SF2 WOE Style Hangar Maker

Converted from my SF1 series hangar maker.

Is also available on my website at

http://www.alternatewars.com/Mods/SF2/SF2.htm

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How to use:

1.) Copy your StrikeFighters2.exe or StrikeFighters2 Israel.exe or whatever.

2.) Rename it SF2 Hangar Maker.exe (or whatever).

3.) Run your new executable. Exit.

4.) Go to User\Saved Games\ThirdWire\SF2 Hangar Maker

5.) Unzip this file there/place them in that folder.

6.) Launch the game using the SF2 Hangar Maker.exe

7.) Remember to start the mission on the ground!

8.) Manuver the external camera directly overhead over the plane and take a screenshot, as big as you can take it without the user interface getting in the way.

9.) Exit WOE

10.) Go into either photoshop or paint shop pro.

11.) Load up the screenshot you took.

12.) Use the wand tool to select all green areas in the screenshot and delete it, making them the green area transparent.

13.) Move the aircraft into the center of the now mostly empty image, or enlarge the picture as needed.

14.) Create a drop shadow. With Paint Shop Pro, its:

EFFECTS (Menu)

3D EFFECTS

DROP SHADOW

The settings I've found to work well are

30 Horizontal Offset

30 Vertical Offset

65 Opacity

10 Blur

and pure black for color.

15.) Copy your drop shadowed aircraft to the clip board

16.) Load DEFAULTHANGARSCREEN.BMP (found in \Hangar Maker)

17.) Place your aircraft picture with the drop shadow onto DEFAULTHANGARSCREEN.BMP as a new layer.

18.) Move around the aircraft until you've gotten it into a good location.

19.) If the aircraft image is a bit too bright, reduce the gamma for the aircraft layer by 0.68.

20) Once you've gotten it where you want, save the image and put it into SF2.