About This File
Thanks for downloading my Linebacker III campaign. This is release (v1.1). If you are installing this over the beta release or v1.0, the change log at the bottom should let you know which files need to be overwritten.
This is a completely fictional campaign senario created to allow folks to fly some of the 80's/90's era aircraft in a campiagn situation. It's set up to be fun, and not an accurate representation of what would have happened had there been a conflict in Vietnam in the 90's.
I would recommend a dedicated install for this campaign to prevent corrupting something, but it doesn't need it. See the installation instructions for more details. They aren't required downloads or listed in the install instructions, but I would also highly recommend the "Green Hell 2" mod for the terrain and the "wide sky" mod as well to get the most fun out of this campaign. If you want an extra challenge, add the soviet SAMs pack available at CA, and keep an eye out for those SA-19's...
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Included in the zip file:
-Vietnam Targets.ini, movement.ini and types.ini
-LBIII campaign folder
-F-16C and F-18C
-Tornado SEA camo
-Weapon data to be added
-Menu Screen
-Ground Object updates
-Aircraft Data.ini and loadout.ini updates for use with SP5
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All the required downloads are availabe at Combat Ace. However, if you can't find something here, try Column5.us. Required Downloads (sorry there's a lot...):
-Bunyaps Weps Pack
-Latest 3rd wire weps editor
-LAU-88_AGM_65D by KingAlbert
-Infantry Pack by Kesselbrut
-US Armor Pack (labeled 'US 70's to Now Pack' in downloads)
-BMP-1 by Rebel Ryder
-F-15C (recommend the MSIP F-15C/D for an updated HUD)
-AV-8B+
-A-6E_TRAM
-A-7E_Late_MF (from the MF A-7E pack)
-F-14A
-F-16A_BLK10_NDC (only pilot and fx are needed for F-16C_BLK50)
-Tornado GR1 from Tornado Pack
-LHA-1 USS Tarawa
-Soviet Artillery Pack
-SU-27 (available at http://marcfighters.combatace.com
-MIG-29C
-B-52H (requires files from B-52G)
-F-14D
-SU-17
-MIG-25P
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Installation:
1. Recommended: Start with a clean, patched copy of WOE and Add entire VietnamSEA terrain folder from WOV.
or
If you don't want a separate install for the campaign, you can just follow the rest of the steps and add everything to your existing WOE (w/WOV terrain) or WOE/WOV Merged install. Most of the files you're installing shouldn't interfere with anything else, but I can't promise that. I would recommend a seperate install.
2. Add the included vietnamSEA_targets.ini, vietnamsea_movement.ini and vietnamsea_types.ini into the terrain folder (allow to overwrite)
3. Drop the LineBackerIII campaign folder into the campaigns folder.
4. Add the F-16C_BLK40 and FA-18C folders into the aircraft folder. Also run the installer for the F-16A_BLK10_NDC into a temporary folder, and copy all the pilot and extra files (effects, etc.) from the temporary directory into the appropriate directory in your Linebacker III (or WOE) installation.
5. Install Bunyap's weps pack.
6. Overwrite the TER_CBU entry and the HTS_POD entry in the weapondata.ini file with the included weapon data and add the data for the ALQ-126. You will need to overwrite the exsisting entries, not just add the data at the bottom. The only difference is the attachment points have been adjusted to allow only the outer and bottom attachment points to be used (for the F-16). The HTS_Pod active year has been changed to 1991 which seems to be more accurate. Make sure to open the weapon in the weapon editor afterwards so it shows up.
7. Copy all the data.ini files from in the ground object update folder into their appropriate folders in the groundobject folder. This updates all the SAM's, AAA, and vehicles so they show up after the 80's.
8. Install all of the required downloads. Drop the included F-111F_data.ini file into the F-111F aircraft folder and allow it to replace. Do the same for the inlcuded files for the Tornado GR.
9. If your doing a separate install, place mainscreen.BMP and mainscreen_alt.BMP in your menu folder. I have included two different mainscreens, and you can switch between the two by simply naming whichever one you want to use mainscreen.bmp and changing the name of the other one to something else. There is also an icon you can use. I would also reccommend saving a copy of one of you favorite 90's rock songs in .wav format and renaming it mainscreen.wav and dropping that in the menu folder. I chose "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'n Roses. Really sets the mood!
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Credits:
vietnamSEA_targets.ini, _movement.ini, and _types.ini by TeTeT
Modified LBII campaign by TeTeT
F-16C created using the F-16C_BLK10_NDC by Mirage Factory
F-18C created using the FA-18A from Mirage Factory and the FA-18ba from the checksix megapack.
Big thank you to these folks for the work they did and for allowing me to use it!!!
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Changes from 1.0:
AV-8B's moved from carrier to deal with SP5 issues
Changes from the Beta Release:
Fixed squadrons with missing aircraft
Updated some of the weapons in the campaigns
Changed the quantities of SU-27's and Mig-29's
Added the F-14D, SU-17, and Mig-25
Updated the F-111F data to accomodate the GBU-15
Changed the F-16blk40 to a blk50
Updated the HTS_Pod data to allow it to be used in the campaign
Added SEA camo for Tornado GR1