To Install
Make a folder in your SF2:NA mods folder called menu and put these in there.
Based of Kouts and Wrench's templates.
Enjoy
Dave
Update of my Korean conflict mainscreen for SF1. Installation instructions included. Let me know if you encounter any bugs.
1680 x 1050 Mainscreen modification for SF2 Vietnam
Mainscreen only of Just a first & simple attempt to make the SF2 series GUI more attractive, after my failed attempts yet to convert various nice menu mods for SF1 series (especially Kout's) or the very nice stock WOE one, for SF2. If i have time and won't loose interest in this, i may try extend the modification to all in-game screens for all three modules. You can also find a generic SF2 mainscreen (although more Europe oriented) and its Photoshop template here : http://combatace.com...exp2b-dec-2010/
- Credits:
System menu icon.bmps are modified originals of Kout.
The beautiful & inspiring screenshots material is provided by Gustav "Farmer"
- Installation :
Extract the 'Menu' folder and place it in your mods folder (eg C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2Vietnam\ (or if theres already a 'Menu' folder in your mods directory , place the 'Menu' contents in the 'Menu' folder of the mods directory)
Nick 'Squid' D.
1680 x 1050 Mainscreen modification for SF2 (EXP2b Dec 2010)
Just a first & simple attempt to make the SF2 series GUI more attractive, after my failed attempts to convert various nice menu mods for SF1 series (especially Kout's) or the very nice stock WOE one, for SF2.
This is just a generic main screen modification (having Europe in mind). If i have time and won't loose interest in this, i may try extend the modification to specialized versions for Vietnam, Israel, Europe and go even further with the changes and work in all screens as well.
Till then i am including the .PSD file also, feel free to play with it, (eg change the background image to your taste)
I was bored with all same SF-2 Israel screens,
so I took Wrench's temps and made my own.
I like these, I hope You, too.
If feedback should be positive, maybe I
could try to remake SF-2 EU or VIET, too.
CONTENT:
ALL stock screens redone.
CREDITS:
- Kevin 'Wrench' Stein for temps;
- kout for original WOI Mainscreen I liked so much;
TO INSTALL:
Put all in Your main SF-2 Israel mod folder
Enjoy.
Paul
StrikeFighters2 Hi-Res Replacement Spash Screens
By Viper
Replacement spash (Initializing, Please Wait) screen for SF2. Uncompress the zip file and copy the *.bmp files into "<Your Install location>\Strike Fighters 2\Menu\" folder...where-ever you installed SF2.
Simple install: Backup your "INITSCREEN.BMP" and rename one of the new BMP you like to "INITSCREEN.BMP" and all your SF2 starts will show the new splash screen.
Complex Install: If you want each of your games to have a different splash screen...Back up and edit the <game>.ini file for the <game>.exe you want to change the splash screen for in the "<Your Install location>\Strike Fighters 2\" folder. Update the "LoadingScreen=" parm with the name of splash screen you want to display on start up: ex. "LoadingScreen=Menu\INITSCREEN (1).BMP".
Note: If you copied the <game>.exe file to some other name, you have to copy the <game>.ini file to the same name as a the <game>.exe file. Also, the splash screen has to be a BMP file...PSD included so you can make your own.
Thanks to "Squid" for the idea and some elements from his screens!
Enjoy!
StrikeFighter2 Operation Desert Storm Hi-Res 1024x768 Menu Screens
By Viper
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Original Operation Desert Storm Credits to eburger68 & USAFTML (Dave) - See Readme file in the package for all the credits...
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This mod includes custom Desert Storm themed Menu, Campaign and pilot screens. No other (Hangar or Loading) screens or INI files are changed. You should unzip the file and preview the new screens before installing them. I recommend doing this as there are MANY alternate screens I have in there that you might like better.
If you choose to install these screens, I recommend that you back up your MENU, FLIGHT and PILOTDATA folders in the SF2 Desert Storm folder. Just in case you want to go back to your original setup.
To install, simply unzip and copy the Flight and Menu folder to your StrikeFighter2 Desert Storm Mod folder.
My Win97 folder was..(yours may be different)...
C:\Users\<your_id>\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighter2 Desert Storm\
Note: The "\StrikeFighter2 Desert storm\" is the name I copied the StrikeFighter2 Europe.exe to when I created my clean SF2 Desert Storm game...See the original Operation Desert Storm read me for more info on this...
Enjoy!
I had once worked on a campaign for SF1, set in the Marianas, June 1944 (using Wrench's map). I had let it aside, then discovered that The Dev A-Team had perfectly completed this project within its free mod for SF2 full-5 merged: WW2Pacific, and its Expansion Pack 1 (available as usual at Capun Skunkworks). Yet, I'd like to provide here some recyclable marginal works I had designed for this campaign, updated and complemented for an SF2 release, which could be a fine graphical addition to The Dev A-Team's mod:
A batch of colorful, reduced-size counters, devoted to each of the nationalities significantly present during the War in the Pacific – but also expanding to the CBI Theater (China-Burma-India). Besides having a more attractive map and less confused stacks, you can also find more easily the units you're after. As a rule, the counters with rectangular national flags and regimental/divisional devices show the ground units, while the counters with roundels concern the air units. For several nations, alternative counters are included to cover the different periods of The War when the aircraft skins or roundels changed.
Lot of screens and related texts, initially intended to be linked to my own Marianas 1944 campaign (screens are converted to .jpg format, and includes some alternative screens). Screens and texts cover: openings, daily missions briefings, and campaign victory/draw/defeat/KIA debriefings, for each side.
Bon appétit !
I had once worked on several annual campaigns for the mythic Korean Air War Complete Mod for SF1, uploaded at CombatAce by Edward in 2005. I planned one campaign for each of the years 1951, 1952 and 1953, with actually one UN-sided and one Red-sided campaign for each year, six campaigns in all. Though the R&D work was very advanced, I have given up since long, and for the moment, I don't plan to reinvest time in this project before long. Yet there were many related works that I could deliver here for SF2:KAW after a swift conversion in picture format:
A batch of colorful, reduced-size counters, devoted to each of the nationalities significantly present during the Korean War, 1950-53. Besides having a more attractive map and less confused stacks, you can also find more easily the units you're after. As a rule, the counters with rectangular national flags and brigade/division/corps/army devices show the ground units, while the counters with roundels concern the air units.
Lots of screens initially intended to be linked to the campaigns I planned, now converted to jpg format (start screens, daily missions briefings, or campaign victory/ draw/defeat debriefings).
For each of the six planned campaigns, a briefing synopsis, and three end-of-campaign debriefings in case of victory/draw/defeat.
There is no notice about installation. Just consider everything graciously given here as raw materials to be renamed at will for building your own campaigns. Some new materials could also be uploaded in a next future.
SF2 WW2 PTO "Generic" Menu Screens Pak
= For SF2, Any and All, PTO-Centric Based Mods Folders
This is just a simple pak of Menu Screens for use in Pacific Theatre based mods folders. These will
replace a11 of the stock ones, while keeping the same layout for all the clickable hot-spots. (as
the templates I made to make them, keep all the same setups.
You get:
Loadingscreen
Debriefscreen
LoadoutScreen
Mainscreen
MedalListScreen
OptionsScreen
PilotRecordsScreen
PlanningMapScreen
RosterScreen
SingleMissionScreen.
All are in jpg format, and are already divided into the 2 folders where they'll reside (/Flight and
/Menu) for simple drag/drop into your Mod Folder ™.
Also included are WW2-themed in-game map icons from 1stGen WW2 mods, that change the 'jet' shapes to prop planes. I can't find any info on who made them, so I canNOT any take credit for something
that isn't mine. These are usable in any WW2 Era install.
As always, easy to follow instuctions are in the 'To Install' section.
Enjoy
wrench
kevin stein
A new MainScreen for you to view on SF2V. This features the F-105 Thunderchief and some colorful images. Readme file includes simple installation details. Image size is 1920x1080 for widescreen monitors. ENJOY...!!!
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Israel (1920 x 1080) created for myself
This is a set of Images only - no ini files or changes
Just drag and drop copy/paste etc the files into your mod folder structure as defined.
Default location for Vista / 7 is C:\Users\<YOU>\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Israel
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Europe (1920 x 1080) created for myself
This is a set of Images only - no ini files or changes
Just drag and drop copy/paste etc the files into your mod folder structure as defined.
Default location for Vista / 7 is C:\Users\<YOU>\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Europe
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (1920 x 1080) created for myself
This is a set of Images only - no ini files or changes
Just drag and drop copy/paste etc the files into your mod folder structure as defined.
Default location for Vista / 7 is C:\Users\<YOU>\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Vietnam
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 (1920 x 1080) created for myself
This is a set of Images only - no ini files or changes
Just drag and drop copy/paste etc the files into your mod folder structure as defined.
Default location for Vista / 7 is C:\Users\<YOU>\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
F-14 Menu Screens, Speech and Menu Music Mod. v1.0
For SF2:(Any) Series and or Mods addons.
By Spectre8750
This is a set of F-14 Screens plus Navy Speech edited to sound
as through a Radio set. Music is Chopped and looped Ace Combat 6
Themed selections.
Install:
Just drop the Folders into any SF2 Series Stock or Modded Game
root Directory. Choose one of three Mainscreens and rename to
Mainscreen.jpg.
Hope you Enjoy
Regards
Spectre8750
Menu X (ODS) is a menu screen project for Operation Desert Storm that replaces the default (4:3) menu screens (loading screens and icons) w/ widescreen (16:9) photographic alternatives.
The file contains a small program by the name JSGME (JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler) which can enable or disable the mod when used correctly. It's optional but highly recommended.
The Saved Games folder should be extracted to "C:\Users\(Your User Name)". If you don't wish to use the JSGME program simply copy the various folders from the folder MODS and move them to "C:\Users\(Your User Name)\Saved Games\ThirdWire\Operation Desert Storm".
The Fonts folder contains the required fonts used by the GUI. Simply drag/drop the respective files to your Windows fonts library.
Also, I've included both an alternative Windows shortcut icon and a PNG for those that use a dock program. Both can be found in the Desktop folder.
Strike Fighters - North Atlantic
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New Mainscreens - The "I don't want to change anything else" Edition
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Notices_____________________________________________________________
(1) May overwrite files - back up first if this bothers you.
(2) Provided "as is" - use at your own risk.
Installation Instructions___________________________________________
The Strike Fighters 2 automatically scales the background image of
the menu's to fill your screen at its native/desktop resolution.
This distorts the image if you have a widescreen monitor.
This mod therefore includes to variants -- one for regular screens
with a 4:3 aspect ratio (e.g. 1024x768px or 1600x1200)which should
also work on screens with a 5:4 aspect ratio (1280x1024).
There is also a widescreen variant for screens with an aspect ratio
of 16:10 or 16:9 (e.g. 1920x1200 or 1920x1080).
> The regular aspect mainscreens are located in the folder "Normal"
> The widescreen mainscreens are located in the folder "Widescreen"
Each folder contains two subfolders, "A-6" and "F-14".
> Decide whether you want an A-6 or a F-14 themed mainscreen and
copy the relevant "mainscreen.bmp" file to the MENU folder in
your Strike Fighters North Atlantic mods folder.
> For more information on the mods folder, please see:
http://combatace.com/topic/62302-what-is-the-mod-folder/
> If you don't have a MENU folder, create one by selecting File >
New > Folder in the explorer menu.
> Copy the file named MAINSCREEN.INI to your MENU folder as well.
That's it.
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© 2012, Kout
These files are made available under the Creative Commons -
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license.
This basically means you are allowed to modify and redistribute these
files, but that you should
(1) give fair credit to me;
(2) distribute work based on these files under the same conditions as
I did; and
(3) you may not use these files or works based on them for commercial
purposes.
For details: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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This is an update of my mainscreen for the SF1 version of WOI. 1024x768. Two variants. Installation instructions included.
Let me know any bugs/issues you encounter.
1680 x 1050 Mainscreen modification for SF2 Israel
Mainscreen only of Just a first & simple attempt to make the SF2 series GUI more attractive, after my failed attempts yet to convert various nice menu mods for SF1 series (especially Kout's) or the very nice stock WOE one, for SF2. If i have time and won't loose interest in this, i may try extend the modification to all in-game screens for all three modules.
Other SF2 mainscreens
- SF2 Generic : (although more Europe oriented) and its Photoshop template to possibly alter it to your taste, here : http://combatace.com/files/file/11555-1680-x-1050-mainscreen-modification-for-sf2-exp2b-dec-2010/
- SF2 Vietnam : http://combatace.com/files/file/12493-1680-x-1050-mainscreen-modification-for-sf2-vietnam/
- SF2 Europe : http://combatace.com/files/file/12500-1680-x-1050-mainscreen-modification-for-sf2-europe/
- Credits:
System menu icon.bmps are modified originals of Kout.
- Installation :
Extract the 'Menu' folder and place it in your mods folder (eg C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2Israel\ (or if theres already a 'Menu' folder in your mods directory , place the 'Menu' contents in the 'Menu' folder of the mods directory)
Nick 'Squid' D.
1680 x 1050 Mainscreen modification for SF2 Europe
Mainscreen only of Just a first & simple attempt to make the SF2 series GUI more attractive, after my failed attempts yet to convert various nice menu mods for SF1 series (especially Kout's) or the very nice stock WOE one, for SF2. If i have time and won't loose interest in this, i may try extend the modification to all in-game screens for all three modules.
Other SF2 mainscreens
- SF2 Generic : (although more Europe oriented) and its Photoshop template to possibly alter it to your taste, here : http://combatace.com...exp2b-dec-2010/
- SF2 Vietnam : http://combatace.com...or-sf2-vietnam/
- Credits:
System menu icon.bmps are modified originals of Kout.
- Installation :
Extract the 'Menu' folder and place it in your mods folder (eg C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2Europe\ (or if theres already a 'Menu' folder in your mods directory , place the 'Menu' contents in the 'Menu' folder of the mods directory)
Nick 'Squid' D.
SF2 BRIEFINGS RETROFIT MOD 1.0
This small mod does exactly that - it retrofits the SF1/WoV/WoE series style missions briefings to the current Gen 2 SF2 series!
INSTALLATION:
Very easy. Unpack the archive somewhere safe and the copy the CONTENT of a GAME SPECIFIC folder to its's corresponding MOD directory. I.e. content of "To SF2_Europe mod folder" in most cases should end up in "c:\Username\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Europe\" and so on.
Enjoy the wind of nostalgia! ^_^
CREDITS:
TK, CA & whoever made CatPack utility for Gen1 games
StrikeFighters2 SINGLEMISSIONSCREEN, USN THEME
By tselepides
Installation instructions in ReadMe
Can be used in all versions of SF2
CREDITS:
Wrench for his templates. Thank you Kevin.
Nick Tselepides,
Athens, Greece
20th Dec. 2014
StrikeFighter2 German Luftwaffe WWII (ETO) Hi-Res 1024x768 Menu Screens and Music!
By Viper
This mod includes custom "German Luftwaffe WWII" themed menu screens and pilots for the ETO package I hope someone will make in the future (if not already made that I don't know about). You should unzip the file and preview the new screens before installing them. I recommend doing this as there are MANY alternate screens I have in there that you might like better.
If you choose to install these screens, I recommend that you back up (make a copy of) your FLIGHT, MENU and PILOTDATA folders in the SF2 Mod folder you're installing this mod into. Just in case you want to go back to your original setup.
To install, simply unzip and copy the uncompressed FLIGHT, MENU and PILOTDATA folders to your StrikeFighter2 mod folder.
To remove, simply delete the FLIGHT, MENU and PILOTDATA folders and rename the copies you made to FLIGHT, MENU and PILOTDATA folders.
My StrikeFighter2 mod on Win97 64-bit would be something like...
C:\Users\<your_id>\Saved Games\Thirdwire\<Name of your ETO mod folder>\
Enjoy!
A bunch of Hangar Screens of F-111 Aardvarks...
Use them however you like....
:) Viper63a
To Install
Update of my Korean conflict mainscreen for SF1. Installation instructions included. Let me know if you encounter any bugs.
1680 x 1050 Mainscreen modification for SF2 (EXP2b Dec 2010)
I was bored with all same SF-2 Israel screens,
A new MainScreen for you to view on SF2V. This features the F-105 Thunderchief and some colorful images. Readme file includes simple installation details. Image size is 1920x1080 for widescreen monitors. ENJOY...!!!
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Israel (1920 x 1080) created for myself
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Europe (1920 x 1080) created for myself
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (1920 x 1080) created for myself
HD 16:9 menu screens for Strike Fighters 2 (1920 x 1080) created for myself
F-14 Menu Screens, Speech and Menu Music Mod. v1.0
Menu X (ODS) is a menu screen project for Operation Desert Storm that replaces the default (4:3) menu screens (loading screens and icons) w/ widescreen (16:9) photographic alternatives.
This is an update of my mainscreen for the SF1 version of WOI. 1024x768. Two variants. Installation instructions included.
SF2 BRIEFINGS RETROFIT MOD 1.0
StrikeFighters2 SINGLEMISSIONSCREEN, USN THEME
A bunch of Hangar Screens of F-111 Aardvarks...