SF2 MiG-23 & MiG-27 Floggers - Part 1 1.0

SF2 MiG-23 & MiG-27 Floggers - Part 1

 

This mod supplies a collection of MiG-23 & MiG-27 Floggers, created by ArmourDave and The Mirage Factory, and heavily modded by Lindr2 for SFP1. (These are not mods of the 3rdWire Floggers supplied in the SF2 titles.) All have been converted and updated to SF2 standards. Also included with this mod are all the weapons, sounds, pilots, and seats that you will need to install and use any of the aircraft supplied with this mod.

 

This mod consists of three parts:

 

Part 1: 1st Generation MiG-23s (MiG-23S, Mig-23M, MiG-23ME, MiG-23MF,

MiG-23MF, MiG-23UB)

 

Part 2: 2nd Generation MiG-23s (MiG-23ML, MiG-23MLA, MiG-23MLAE, MiG-23P,

MiG-23PD, MiG-23-98, MiG-23UM)

 

Part 3: Ground Attack MiG-23s (MiG-23B, MiG-23BN) & MiG-27s (MiG-27,

MiG-27D, MiG-27K, MiG-27M, MiG-27ML)

 

Each of the three parts includes all the decals, pilots, sounds, effects that you will need for the aircraft in that part. The WEAPONS are contained ONLY IN THE 2ND PART, which means that you MUST DOWNLOAD THE 2ND PART TO GET THE WEAPONS.

 

These aircraft can be used in SF2, SF2E, SF2V, or SF2I. To install and use them, you should ensure that your SF2 installation is patched to at least the Dec2009 patch level. See below for installation instructions.

 

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Installation

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Please note that installation of these aircraft will overwrite & replace the default 3rdWire versions included in the various SF2 titles. I recommend that you first REMOVE the 3rdWire MiG-23 and MiG-27 versions - even if you haven't modded them -- before installing these alternate versions.

 

To install, simply drag the following folders to your SF2 Mods Folder (NOT the folder that the game installs to):

 

\Effects

\Flight

\Objects

\Sounds

 

By default your Mod Folder should be located here:

 

Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[Game]\

Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[Game]\

Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[Game]\

 

...where [username] is the account you log into within Windows and [Game] is the name of the particular game mod folder that you're moving the files to.

 

If the aircraft are not showing up in your Single Mission Aircraft menu, then you didn't install all the bits correctly. And remember, the WEAPONS are contained ONLY IN THE 2ND PART, which means that you MUST DOWNLOAD THE 2ND PART TO GET THE WEAPONS.

 

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Aircraft & Nations Included

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The following aircraft are included in the three parts of this mod:

 

Part 1: 1st Generation MiG-23s

 

- MiG-23S Flogger-A (Early)

- MiG-23S Flogger-A

- MiG-23SM Flogger-A (obr.71)

- MiG-23M Flogger-B (Ser. 1)

- MiG-23M Flogger-B (Ser. 23)

- MiG-23ME Flogger-B

- MiG-23MF Flogger-B

- MiG-23MF Flogger-B (Late)

- MiG-23MF Rakshak

- MiG-23MS Flogger-E

- MiG-23UB Flogger-C (Early)

- MiG-23UB Flogger-C

 

Part 2: 2nd Generation MiG-23s

 

- MiG-23ML Flogger-G (Early)

- MiG-23ML Flogger-G

- MiG-23MLA Flogger-G

- MiG-23MLAE-A Flogger-G (32-22)

- MiG-23MLAE-B Flogger-G

- MiG-23MLD Flogger-K

- MiG-23P Flogger-G

- MiG-23PD Flogger-G

- MiG-23UM Flogger-C

- MiG-23-98 Flogger-K

 

Part 3: Ground Attack MiG-23s & MiG-27s

 

- MiG-23B Flogger-F (Early)

- MiG-23B Flogger-F

- MiG-23BN Flogger-H

- MiG-23BN Flogger-H (Egypt)

- MiG-23BN Flogger-H (Iraq)

- MiG-23BN Vijay

- MiG-27 Flogger-D

- MiG-27D Flogger-J

- MiG-27K Flogger-J2 (Early)

- MiG-27K Flogger-J2

- MiG-27M Flogger-J

- MiG-27ML Bahadur

 

The following nations are represented:

 

USSR Angola

Bulgaria Ethiopia

Czechoslovakia Egypt

East Germany Iraq

Hungary Libya

Poland Syria

Romania India

Ukraine Sri Lanka

Cuba Ivory Coast

North Korea

 

For more information on the differences between these various different versions, see the documentation included in \_OriginalReadMes.

 

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A Few Notes About This Mod

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Those familiar with Lindr2's Flogger packages for SFP1 will rightly recognize that this updated mod builds on his earlier efforts. Although I have largely followed Lindr2's lead in assembling this package, there are some noteworthy differences between his SFP1 collections and this one:

 

1) Different Engine Sounds & Afterburner TGAs

 

I have used different engine sounds and afterburner TGAs to give the various engines used by different models distinct sounds and appearances.

 

2) NATO Code Names

 

The aircraft names do include the NATO code names, whereas Lindr2's SFP1 versions did not use them at all. Also, the Air-to-Air weapons use both NATO and Soviet names/designations (e.g., "R-73 AA-11 Archer").

 

3) Wider range of Skins/Nations

 

You will find a wider range of skins used to represent more nations, drawing on the various one-off skins that have been released by other modders.

 

 

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Credits & Acknowledgements

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This package largely consists of work done by others and released previously in other packages. All I did was assemble the package, update the bits to SF2 standards, and make minor adjustments and tweaks here and there (discussed above).

 

Rafael & BPAo .................................. MiG-23 models for SFP1

wpnssgt ........................................ MiG-27 models for SFP1

ArmourDave ..................................... MiG-23M for SFP1

The Mirage Factory ............................. MiG-23 packages for SFP1

Lindr2 ......................................... MiG-23 & MiG-27 Packs for SFP1

Lindr2 ......................................... MiG-23/27 Weapons Pack for SFP1

ArmourDave & Sal ............................... Su-17 cockpit

Paladrian ...................................... MiG-21MF cockpit

Ordway ......................................... SF2 cockpit for MiG-23-98

Gramps, Matt Ouellette, Marcello, Phantuam ..... Skins

ghostrider883, whiteknight06604, Soulfreak,

Sidewinder86, TMF, & Blackrat

Spillone104 .................................... Sounds

 

If I have neglected to credit anyone, please let me know -- it will be fixed ASAP. Copies of the original documentation for the components of this mod are included in \_OriginalReadMes. Any errors in this package are mine alone, so please do report bugs and inaccuracies to the CombatAce.com forum.

 

 

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Eric Howes

eburger68

20 July 2011