Loadout Oddities

[Starfighter 0]

OK, so I've got the latest patch and service pack installed for SFP1. I also pulled the weapons pack from 03 July 2006 and installed it. I then followed that up with the F-104C and F-104C-10. I've got a sneaking suspicion that the F-104C has an incomplete loadout, because about all I can pick is F-84F rocket packs from the Korean War and some drop tanks for various aircraft. If I read it right, that's all I can choose throughout the aircraft's availability.

 

Secondly, the F-104C-10 behaves funnily between player and AI aircraft. I can't load wingtip AIM-9s, but the AI apparently did; I saw the second ship in my flight carrying them. Meanwhile, I get the choice of drop tanks. Everything else seems fine---lots of unguided ordnance and a centerline B61 are available. So er, what gives?

 

My highly uneducated guess is that I need to tinker with loadouts, but the specific changes I need to make are beyond me. Can anyone help?

 

Meanwhile, does anyone know of a Vietnam F-104 campaign?

[+suhsjake 11]

In the f104C_data.ini, scroll down to the weapons stations and check the attachment type. If it says NATO, then change it to USAF. That should fix it. Also check the knowledge base for wrench's loadout fixes, that should help a bunch.

[FastCargo 412]

Check this thread from this page:

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showt...18346&st=75

 

and subsequent pages. Shows you how to modify the data and loadout.inis for the specific F-104s you are asking about.

 

You need to learn about the following topics:

 

How to extract files from your .CAT files.

Extracting the data and loadout .ini files for your specific aircraft.

Extracting the campaign files, specifically the campaign and campaign_data.ini files.

Then look at the campaign_data.ini files and learn what each aircraft entry means.

 

It's actually very simple to substitute aircraft in campaigns.

 

FastCargo

[Starfighter 0]

Excellent; thanks to the both of you. Got something to read while running around the North Atlantic in SHIII. :D

[Starfighter 0]

Check this thread from this page:

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showt...18346&st=75

 

and subsequent pages. Shows you how to modify the data and loadout.inis for the specific F-104s you are asking about.

Is there one for the F-104C/F-104C-10 in there? I think I looked at all of the loadouts, and there didn't seem to be one for the two TAC birds. I could be wrong, though. The SFP Wiki doesn't have anything for them, either.

 

Bother. Thanks for the help on other things---I'll get the hang of that as soon as I everything working on the aircraft themselves.

[+Gocad 26]

Secondly, the F-104C-10 behaves funnily between player and AI aircraft. I can't load wingtip AIM-9s, but the AI apparently did; I saw the second ship in my flight carrying them.[/i]

 

The AI aircraft will carry what is stated in the loadout file, no matter whether those entries are correct or not.

[Wrench 9,846]

Seems to work fine for me....

 

 

The only thing I noticed, is the attachment position of the wing tank needs some adjusting upwared a few mm.

 

Make sure the data ini says "USAF" for the attachmenttype=, and use this below for your loadon ini

 

[AirToAir]

Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[05].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[05].Quantity=1

Loadout[06].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[06].Quantity=1

Loadout[08].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[08].Quantity=1

Loadout[09].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[09].Quantity=1

 

[AirToAirLongRange]

Loadout[01].WeaponType=TANK170_F104G

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=TANK170_F104G

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[05].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[05].Quantity=1

Loadout[06].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[06].Quantity=1

Loadout[07].WeaponType=

Loadout[07].Quantity=0

Loadout[08].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[08].Quantity=1

Loadout[09].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[09].Quantity=1

 

[Attack]

Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[03].WeaponType=LAU-3A

Loadout[03].Quantity=1

Loadout[04].WeaponType=LAU-3A

Loadout[04].Quantity=1

Loadout[05].WeaponType=

Loadout[05].Quantity=1

 

Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[03].WeaponType=M117

Loadout[03].Quantity=1

Loadout[04].WeaponType=M117

Loadout[04].Quantity=1

Loadout[05].WeaponType=M117

Loadout[05].Quantity=1

 

[RECON]

Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[03].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[03].Quantity=1

Loadout[04].WeaponType=Tank_195F104G

Loadout[04].Quantity=1

 

[ARMED_RECON]

Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[01].Quantity=1

Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9B

Loadout[02].Quantity=1

Loadout[03].WeaponType=LAU-3A

Loadout[03].Quantity=1

Loadout[04].WeaponType=LAU-3A

Loadout[04].Quantity=1

Loadout[05].WeaponType=

Loadout[05].Quantity=1

 

Wrench

kevin stein

[Starfighter 0]

Wrench, I appreciate your help! I hope you'll forgive me asking this---is your data for the F-104C or the F-104C-10? I er, can't tell the difference between the models.

[Wrench 9,846]

What I posted was the C-10. (I can't find my common,garden variety C!!!) Should be the same though.

 

Wrench

kevin stein

[Starfighter 0]

Oh, splendid. What did you do specifically to adjust that tank? I'd be likely to put the thing on top of the wing or level with the tail if I tried to eyeball it.