About This File
The Kraits-Air Warrior (Scenario Aircraft Converter) which alters the graphics in the game, SAC can be downloaded from http://www.airwar.org.uk/filestor.html
What is Scenario Aircraft Converter (SAC)?
SAC is a program developed by members of the Krait's Squadron and other members of the old "Air Warrior" Game Community that allows users to customize the terrain and plane bit maps within Air Warrior if they are using a 3d graphics card and DirectX. Using SAC, you can change the appearance of Air Warrior aircraft markings and camouflage from the defaults, to actual aircraft markings used by units of that era, with correct camouflage patterns, colors, and badgework.
You can also change the terrain backgrounds, sky and sea, to match the look of Midway in 1942 or the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, or any other number of air warfare scenarios.
You want a terrain with Snow? Desert? Forests? Sac has it, and makes it easy to change within seconds even from within the game, and can be used online (see note below in the install introduction)) as well as offline.
How do I install SAC?
Follow the step by step instructions on this page. You may wish to print it as a reference.
First, make sure you have either the old Air Warrior 3 box version game or the EA AW Millenium update to it already installed.
Next, click on the link below to download the SAC installer to a temporary location on your computer. Sac supports both the original AW3 box version and the EA AW3MV version if you were an old online player and had updated it. The EA MV version if it was updated over an existing AW3 box version also supports the stand-alone offline missions as a separate game. Note: It is now not possible to play on-line in the multi-player version as the AW hosts are now defunct, though single head to head play over a LAN or over the Internet is still possible.
sacv11full.exe. (Size: 2,938,138 bytes)
Once sacv11full.exe is downloaded to your machine, double-click it to launch the SAC installer.
The installer will ask you which directory you would like to install to.
It is recommended that SAC is installed to the same drive letter as Air Warrior (for example, if Air Warrior is installed to your C drive, then SAC should be installed to the C drive).
An update patch to SAC must also be downloaded and installed to work with the EA AW Millenium Version.
This patch converts the SAC interface to version Sac1.3MV and contains the update to work with the AW3Millenium Version and the new AW Sound Manager and Sac View. An update to Sound Manager from G42s Sound Manager web site is also required for those who wish to use the AW Sound Manager/Sac Seek integrated with Sac 1.3MV
Note: Existing users of Sac may use this update file to upgrade to Sac1.3MV version, revert all terrains and aircraft to default before installation then follow the standard instructions below.
SACMV13.exe update patch. ( Size: 202,630 bytes)
Once SACMV13.exe is downloaded to your machine, double-click it to launch the SAC updater. Make sure you install it into your main SAC directory using the browse button, or change the path. The installer will ask you if you want to replace your old sac.exe with the new one. Click 'Yes.'
Once the Sac install is complete and you have now updated it with the patch, you must REBOOT Your Computer before running the SAC program so that the registry is updated.
Now launch SAC (Before you attempt to customize any of the Air Warrior art) as you need to back up the original Kesmai art. You must do this so that Sac will revert artwork correctly to Kesmai default when required.
To do this, follow each step below:
Launch SAC from the Scenario Aircraft Converter folder in your Start Menu, or from the Desktop Shortcut.
On the menu at the top of Sac click on VERSION. Select the AW3.5MV version of air warrior if you have that version as it will have have opened in the box version AW3 mode by default, so if you have "only" AWMV installed on your PC an error message that it cannot find an "ini file" will be seen -no problemo! Select the AWMV version so that a tick is opposite the MV entry and then close Sac again. On re-starting Sac from your Start menu or Shortcut the MV version will be your default and should now work correctly with AWMV.
Click the Red Button that says 'Post AW Patch Check Back-Up.'
A large button with yellow/black bands and a Warning sign will appear on the right side of the window that says 'Create/Renew Back-Up.' Click it.
A dialog will come up asking 'Are You Sure You Want To Continue?' Click 'Yes.'
Your computer will be busy for a few moments backing up the art. When it is done, a message will appear in the SAC window stating "Backup Complete."
If you have both the old AW3 and the AWMV versions available, and you wish to use Sac for both, switch the version in the menu bar in Sac, close Sac, and then reopen in your chosen version and run the backup again. Default art for both versions are stored in separate files in your Sac directory.
You are now ready to install planes and terrain art listed below to Sac unless you want to install the optional "dibs" MV1.4 patch first. This is for advanced users who have available alternative dibs screens.
Frequently Asked Questions and Help on SAC
If you have any problems, need help, or have general questions about Sac read the Sac History and FAQ page which has solutions and answers to the most common questions before asking for help by mail: SacFAQ.html -click here!
Optional MV1.4 Patch for Advanced Sac Users
This new patch provides support for changing the dibs screens in AWMV. These are both the screens you see in Rooms, and also the thumbnails when loading aircraft. An additional button with this patch is provided in the Terrains screen for Backdrops. With AWMV selected in the Sac version, automatic backup of existing backdrops is made when Sac is started, and also a new Backdrops folder is created. The new backdrop files should be placed as zip files in the Backdrops folder for selection, and can be reverted with the normal terrain revert function.Follow the instructions on the install file when run. If any backdrops have been changed manually before this patch, revert to Kesmai default before installing the patch.
Download SACv14mv.EXE (Size:225,953 bytes ) Install similarly as per the 1.3 Patch.
OTHER
Example Test Backdrops install file for the upcoming Nieman Scenario (VVS) courtesy of Tilt.
Download Test NiemanVVS.exe
Download and Run this file, "browse" and extract contents to the new Backdrops folder in Sac.
Latest News
10th September 2001
It is with regret that I must close this site. I haven't had time to further develop SAC or K-AWSM and haven't flown AW since EA took over so its time to put this project to rest. I'd like to thank everyone for their feedback and support over the years and hope that these utilities have been useful. I will leave this site up for a while longer in case theres anyone that still wants the files.
12th November 2000
SAC View version 0.5 Released
Download and run it once so that it adds its path to the registry, this will enable the new version of K-AWSM and SAC to call it.
Sac View is a little utility I knocked up during a lunch break last week 
its main purpose is to display all the aircraft skins that are currently set (In AW3.1x or AW MV) on one screen. If you double click on any aircraft it will load it into your default BMP editor, if you hold the mouse over an image a tooltip will tell you the name of the aircraft and file. Each aircraft will also be checked to make sure that it is no greater than 256 colours which would cause AW to display it incorrectly.
Eventually I'm planning to adapt it to replace SAC Seek (Within K-AWSM) but in its current form it may prove useful in conjunction with SAC.
SAC version 1.3 MV Released
Fixed error in EST time clock
SAC can now load K-AWSM & Sac View (F3 & F2)
All skins will now stay flipped if SAC is minimized
SAC v1.3 MV will also be available from its homepage http://www.airwar.org.uk/filestor.html shortly.
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-G42
Edited by MarkEAW
