SF2 Mod Inventory PowerShell Script – Know What's in Your Strike Fighters 2 Installation

[starfighter006]

Hi all,

with help of AI, I created a script to document your complete SF2 Inventory in CSV files containing all your

• Aircrafts
• Ground Objects
• Guns
• Weapons
• Sounds
• Effects

 

It's a power shell script that analyzes your mod folder and extracted stock content (via cat extractor) and creates CSV lists of your content. There is one main CSV file per content type created.

Additional logging, detailed reports and complementary reports are included for deeper analysis purposes.

Just beware that some column labels and flag/status markers are bit mixed up German and English. I didn't bother to clean it up, once the script was in a stable state.  But don't worry, extensive User Guides in German and English are included.

It works best if you have additionally extracted your stock content via Cat Extractor to a folder!

It helps me tremendously especially during mod installation, e.g. to identify missing required objects, such as guns, sounds, etc, in campaign creation and all other mod related tasks.

This script might help you too so, try it out if you like!

CVS reports looks like this:

 

But now let's listen to what AI has to say about it. It's fun to read 

 

AI Summary:

Over the years, many Strike Fighters 2 players have built up extensive mod collections, sometimes containing hundreds of aircraft, ground objects, weapons, guns, sounds, and effects.

Keeping track of everything can become quite a challenge, especially when installing new mods, troubleshooting missing objects, or building custom campaigns.

SF2 Mod Inventory is a PowerShell-based utility designed to make managing your SF2 mod collection easier.

For SF2 Players

Whether you have a small collection of mods or a heavily customized SF2 installation, this tool helps you understand what is actually installed.

Know your inventory: Get a clear overview of your installed aircraft, ground objects, weapons, guns, sounds, and effects.

Install new mods with confidence: Check whether required objects are already present before installing additional content.

Identify missing content: Use the inventory to investigate missing aircraft, weapons, or other resources mentioned in mod installation instructions.

Troubleshoot mod installations: Compare the contents of your installation with a mod's requirements to help identify possible missing dependencies.

Keep track of your collection: Avoid unnecessary duplicate installations and make it easier to find existing objects.

For SF2 Modders and Campaign Creators

The utility is particularly useful when developing custom aircraft, missions, terrains, or campaigns.

Campaign development: Quickly check which aircraft, ground units, and weapons are available for your campaign.

Dependency management: Review the installed content against your project's requirements and identify objects that may need to be included or installed separately.

Mod development: Find existing objects and definitions that could be reused or adapted.

Stock vs. Mod identification: Distinguish between original SF2 content, custom mods, and modified stock objects.

Troubleshooting and quality control: Use the additional detailed reports to investigate definitions, possible conflicts, and incomplete information.

The tool also supports comparison with an optionally extracted stock game database, helping distinguish original game content from additional or modified objects.

How Does It Work?

SF2 Mod Inventory is a Windows PowerShell script that scans your SF2 mod installation and generates easy-to-read CSV inventory files.

These files can be opened in Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or any other spreadsheet application.

The tool produces six main inventory lists:

• Aircraft
• Ground Objects
• Guns
• Weapons
• Sounds
• Effects

Each list provides a compact overview of the available content.

Additional detailed reports and diagnostic information are generated separately for users who want to investigate their installations more closely.

The utility is read-only: It does not modify, delete, or reorganize your installed SF2 files.

Documentation

The download includes comprehensive English and German README files, covering system requirements, installation, configuration, execution, command-line options, and explanations of the generated reports.

No programming experience is required. Basic familiarity with Windows and your SF2 mod folder is sufficient.

Important Note

SF2 Mod Inventory is primarily an inventory and analysis tool, not an automatic mod installer or a complete dependency validator.

It helps you identify what is available and provides useful information for investigating potential problems. It does not guarantee that every listed object will function correctly in the game.

If you have ever wondered what exactly is installed in your Strike Fighters 2 mod collection, this utility should make finding out a lot easier!

SF2_Mod_Inventory_v2.4.0.zip

[Wrench]

that's pretty interesting! there's been many a time when working terrains, and wondering if I put all the needed objects in the 'add these' folder

Good work

[starfighter006]

Another useful script. It collects all INIs existent in your MOD Folder and also optionally retrieves INIs from extracted stock data if they are missing in the mod folder. Also audit reports track for missing or ambigous INIs. 

It creates a compact zip file which, for instance, can easily be uploaded to your favorite AI for analysis purposes.

Extensive user guides in German and English are included.

 

SF2 INI Export & Reference Audit v2.6

This PowerShell script collects INI configuration files from a Strike Fighters 2 mod folder and creates a ZIP archive for configuration analysis.

Features:

Recursively exports all INI files while preserving the original folder structure.

Excludes system metadata files, models, textures, images, and other non-INI files.

Optionally checks INI file references in Objects, Terrains, and Campaigns.

Searches an extracted stock directory for missing INI files and adds matching files to the ZIP archive.

Generates reports for imported stock INIs, missing references, and ambiguous matches.

Stock lookup can be enabled or disabled through the configuration file or command-line parameter.

Never modifies the SF2 mod folder or stock directory.

The script requires Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later. Source paths are configurable.

German and English documentation is included.

Note: The reference audit checks explicit INI file references only. It does not validate aircraft, weapons, units, or other SF2 entities.

SF2_INI_Export_Reference_Audit_v2.6.zip

[snowburn]

Great work!

I think it could be expanded. For example, it could generate a full report on a selected aircraft, show missing referenced files, or give a detailed list of compatible weapons for each pylon throughout its active years. It could also explain why certain weapons can't be used on specific pylons (for example: "Mk-83 - Exceeded max weight," etc.).

[daddyairplanes]

ah the classic cycle

a modder makes an object, somebody asks for the whole respective air force 

great suggestions, but quite possibly a bit to chew on programming wise (especially teh why part). there are after all dozens of thousands of weapons to choose from, and some birds just dont take the weapons (like loading a Mk84 on an A-37)