Cloudscape v3 09/22/2010 by ShrikeHawk
 
Here's two cloud mods for the price of one. You get a cloud mod for Wings over Israel2 and Wings over Vietnam2. Each uses two cloud images: cloud1.tga and cloud2.tga. These images are different in both, but are interchangeable between the two mods. With just a simple file renaming you can try out any of the clouds in CloudSkins 1,2,or 3 in these mods. Experiment, play with it, and see what kind of skies you can build.
 
The WOI2 mod is a variation of the new Widesky. The WoV2 mod is a variation of the default environmentsystem.ini.
 
[CREDITS]
 
Thanks to Cellinski and Insky Group for the original WideSky mod and the updated version for Thirdwire's 2nd Gen Sims.
 
Thanks to Stick for trying it out and for the support.
 
Thanks to TK for a fabulous sim and the wisdom to make it so moddable.

Small transport plane used by all Varszaw pact countries from 60s till 80s
There is a readme included :-)
 
enjoy
 
Monty CZ

II/JG-51 Skin for MontyCZ S-99


 

For SF2 WW2 MTO/ETO installs


 
A fairly simple skin for Monty's S-99 (here representing the Bf-109G-6) as used in North Africa/MTO theatre by Jg-51. Simple, because II/JG51 didn't seem to use any stab marking or ID numbers, making this an easy skin.
 
As always, READ the enclosed readme for full, detailed (and very simple in this case) instructions. This package has been broken down into the various folders that SF2 needs, to make it a LOT easier to install.
 
Enjoy!
Wrench
Kevin Stein

Trainer version of S-199 Mezek build in Czechoslovakia
Enjoy
 
Monty CZ

Mirage IIIC
 
This mod represents the 4 escadres de chasse (fighter wings) that ever flew Mirage IIIC :
 
La 2ème Escadre de Chasse based at Dijon
La 5ème Escadre de Chasse based at Orange
La 10ème Escadre de Chasse based at Creil
La 13ème Escadre de Chasse based at Colmar
 
I also added 3/10 squadron based at Djibouti.
 
IMPORTANT : This mod has been developed for SF2 Europe and SF2 Israël in "merged" version, no .lod file are provided.
Those are high resolution skins (2048x2048), if your computer can't handle them I suggest you resize them to 1024*1024 or even 512*512, only thing is you will loose some details, but they will work fine
 
Installation :
 
1- make a backup of the "Mirage3C" folder.
2- Uncompress this file in a temporary folder.
3- copy the "Objects" folder in your addons (mods) folder.
 
Credits :
 
TK for his game and the Mirage IIICJ which is the base of this mod.
PGC for some decals.
 
And a big thank you to those on C6 and Combatace forums who helped me solve all issues I encountered.
 
Be assured if I forgot somebody it's a mistake, let me know and I'll adapt asap.
 
This addon may be used or further modded according to the Combatace "rules" but in all cases it is and has to remain free.
 
Enjoy.
 
Ludo

I got inspired by Ajudnair and Jean-Baptiste Mouillet excellent third party mystère IV. Not only their skin was beautiful but also realistic. It can be seen here: http://combatace.com...84-mystere-iva/
 
 
For those who use Thirwire's Mystere IV, like me, i decided to make a skin of the same style, taking Paulopanz' beautiful E/C28 nice skin as base.
 
 
 
Most of the work was done on the free open source program: GIMP
 
 
 
Small skin presentation on youtube:
 
Feel free to comment or request on combatace.
 
 
 
P.S:
 
For those who only have the non-flyable mystere IV, you can find flight models for Mystère, super Mystère, Vautour and Ouragan there, thank Paulopanz again:
 
http://combatace.com...s-for-six-days/
 
 
 
 
Installation:
Just put the folder to your mod repertory. For SF2 It should be something like C:\user\my savegames\Thirdwire\SF2 or something like this. Have fun.

Alternative Armour Pack
 
This armour pack is my humble attempt to make ground war somewhat more "accurate". It's been created with SF2:E/NF4+ in mind, but it should be easy to adapt it to other mods/installs. Several "new" tanks have been created, but due to my lack of modelling skills they're only ini edits. Other tanks (both TW and community ones) have been tweaked.
 
"New" stuff:
 
- Chieftain mk2, mk5 & mk11 (edited stock Centurions);
- 120MM L11 gun for Chieftain, parameters optimized for the L15 APDS round;
- Leopard 1 (edited stock Leopard 1A1);
- M1 IP (edited M1 Abrams from NF4+);
- M60A1 AOS (edited stock M60A1);
- M60A3 (edited Pasko's & Kesselbrut's M60A3)
- T-80B (edited T-80BV by SWS, BPAo, Fubar512 & 331Killerbee)
 
Modified stuff:
 
- 120MM L44 customized for '80s M829 APFSDS round);
- Centurions (mk5,6,8,10,13), Leopard (1A1-1A5), Leopard 2A4, M1, M1A1, M48 (A2 & A3), M60A1, T-54, T-55, T-62A, T-72A, T-80BV;
 
Modifications inlclude following changes/corrections:
 
- tank's weight;
- armor values have been changed to RHA equivalents against Kinetic Energy rounds. Angled plates have been taken into account whenever possible. Late tanks (T-72, T-80, Abrams, Leo 2) armor RHA values have been greatly influenced by data presented in "Armor Basics" created by Paul Lasowski & included in Steel Beasts;
- number of gun rounds carried;
- presence (or lack thereof) of nightsight, gun stabilization;
- rangefinder & ballistic computer values;
- service entry dates.
 
I "hope" all this changes enhance accuracy but please bear in mind that:
 
- SF series is about flying and the ground war aspect is kind off limited;
- I'm no guru, I pulled the data from the Internet, therefore it might not be actually accurate, lol;
- there's no easy way to calculate RHA values, info on the net can vary significantly from source to source; if you have some good/reliable literature where these are well/reliably documented for many cold war tanks and their variants/sub-types you're welcome to share ;)
 
If you find any bugs/errors, please let me know so I can correct it.
 
INSTALLATION:
 
Back up your stuff first, so you can revert changes if you don't like them! Unzip archive and copy Objects folder to your mod directory (usually "C:\Users\Username\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Europe\" when using Vista/7). If you want M60A3 & T-80B\BV to show up you'll need to download them from CA (I didn't include lod files or textures). M60A3 is included in US Armour Pack, T-80BV is, well T-80BV. For T-80B copy T-80BV lod files into it's directory. If you don't have NF4+ installed you'll have to get the M1 Abrams from the US Armour Pack as well. And obviously if you want all the "new" stuff to show up in a campaign, you'll have to modify campaign data file. For starters I suggest replacing British Division's Leos with Chieftains in 1979 & 1986 campaigns.
If you're still lost PM me :).
 
Enjoy!
 
SFP1Ace
 
CREDITS:
 
Pasko & Kesselbrut (M60A3)
SWS, BPAo, Fubar512 & 331Killerbee (T-80BV)
NF4+ Team/Kesselbrut (M1 Abrams)

Hi Guys here we go again......
 
The celebrated PAN (Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale) "Frecce Tricolori" of the Aeronautica Militare italiana is going to celebrate their 50th anniversary andso we are with this special edition MB-339PAN release.
 
Just in time for the big Show on the 11th and 12th of September over their Rivolto Air Base
 
 
 
 
The original model has been completely reworked, remappedand retextured in hi-res.
 
In the pack you'll find the colored smokes, the demo-teamformations and all you need to enjoy the thrill of an aerobatic team.
 
 
 
 
ID(io) Team