SF:Project-1 Add-On Dilemma

[Bacardi 0]

Hey All,

 

I visited the mall after work today and by chance stopped in @ EB, and acquired a copy of SF:P-1 for $10 CDN. I've decided to give SF a try. What do I need to bring my copy up to speed? I'll get the patch, but there's a vast amount of add-ons on the net. I've got a couple in mind, but I'm wondering which add-ons the community recommends.

 

Thanks,

Bacardi.

[Guest Ranger332]

copied this from SimHq forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Obtain the latest drivers for your video and sound card.

 

- Obtain the latest version of Direct X from:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx

 

- Install the latest game patches from:

 

http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/downloads

 

- Please refer to the readme.txt included on your game CD.

 

- Run scandisk and defragment your drive.

 

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4. Contacting Customer Support

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Before contacting us, please have the following information available:

 

- Computer brand, model, and processor speed

- Amount of RAM (system memory)

- Operating system and version

- Make and model of your video and audio hardware

- Version of Direct X installed on your system

 

Contacting Customer Support

 

For more assistance, call the Strategy First Customer Support staff:

 

Phone: (514)844-2433 Monday - Friday 9am-6pm EST

Fax: (514)844-4337 Attn: Support

 

For fast and efficient solutions to your technical issues, please use

our Web Support Form:

 

http://www.strategyfirst.com/Support/ContactForm.asp

 

For all other comments or suggestions, contact us by sending an email to:

 

support@strategyfirst.com

 

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5. Manual Erratum

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* Easy Ammo usage setting: Only gun rounds are available in infinite

numbers. Missiles, bombs and rockets are still limited.

 

* Autopilot does not disengage on mouse movement as stated in the manual;

it disengages on flight controller input (may it be joystick or keyboard)

instead.

 

* The Waypoint cycle commands (W and Shift-W) only work with navigational

waypoints, and does not work on any of the take-off or landing waypoints.

When starting a mission on the ground, you must reach the first waypoint

(or press Alt-N) before you can use these commands to cycle waypoints

normally.

 

* Gun Group Cycling keys described in the manual are not mapped to the

[ and shift-] keys as described in the manual. These keys are remapped

to the Ripple interval commands instead.

 

* AIM-7 missile in Easy Weapons setting does not lose track of their target

even if the radar lock is lost.

 

* None of the aircraft modeled in the game carry countermeasures systems

(such as Flares, chaff or ECM).

 

* The RWR display act as a second radar screen when the Radar Display option

is set to Easy.

 

* Medal record is not available in the Pilot record screen.

 

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6. Known Issues

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* The user may experience slow downs and reduced performance when playing

on ATI video cards.

 

* The RWR display present aboard the F-4E Phantom II may not display

properly on certain ATI video cards.

 

* When launching mission with Mission Start Position set to "Near target",

player may sometimes get hit by an enemy plane right from the start.

 

* FAC aircraft does not show up in campaign's Close Air Support missions.

 

* The Shift-Insert key (attempt to acquire current visual target on radar)

only works when radar display options are set to Easy.

 

* The Mk. 20 Rockeye II bomb is acting as a regular bomb, and not as a

cluster bomb.

 

* The planes do not collide with anything except the ground.

 

* Drag chutes is not implemented.

 

* Automatic Action Camera (F12) is not implemented.

 

* The Ctrl-W key (set selected waypoint as visual target) is not implemented.

 

* Password protection for LAN multiplayer sessions is not implemented.

 

* When playing in a multiplayer session, the missiles may not be visible

to the host player.

 

* RWR display does not work during multiplayer.

 

* When playing Reconnaissance missions in multiplayer Co-op mode, mission

status is marked as succeeded from the beginning.

 

* When a player leaves a multiplayer Co-op game, he leaves a message of

friendly fire and all of its external stores floating in the air.

 

 

The European version has been updated with the patch already and does not need Patch 1

 

 

Miscellaneous Updates:

 

1) Steering Nose Gears and Working Canopies by Hawker: http://www.mudmovers.com/Sims/SFP/essentialfiles.htm

 

2) SAM Smoketrail Modification Version 2.0 by Cylix:

http://www.mudmovers.com/Sims/SFP/essentialfiles.htm

 

3) Cluster Bomb Fix - v0.9: http://www.mudmovers.com/Sims/SFP/essentialfiles.htm

 

 

3rd Party and Add-On Aircraft:

 

1) Douglas A-1H Skyraider: http://jg4.homestead.com/sfp1raider.html

 

2) F-4N Phantom II: http://www.column5.us/aircraft.html

 

3) North American F-86F Sabre: http://geocities.com/dczurawski/p1f86f.htm

 

4) MiG-17PFU: http://home.earthlink.net/~pasko_patak/

 

5) Fly All Migs(Stock Flyable SFp1 Migs): http://www.avsim.com

 

6) P-51 Mustang: http://www.biohazcentral.com/modules.php?o...Aircraft_Add-On

 

7) Su-15 Flagon-A and F: http://aerospace.boopidoo.com/

 

8) Su-7BM and Cockpit: http://www.marcfighters.hpg.ig.com.br/

 

9) Mig-21FM/PFM and Cockpit: http://www.marcfighters.hpg.ig.com.br/page2.htm

 

10) B-52G: http://www.biohazcentral.com/modules.php?o...download&sid=21

 

11) Northrop F-89 C Scorpion: http://www.biohazcentral.com/modules.php?o...=titleA&show=10

 

12) Republic F-105D Thunderchief: http://www.max-gs.com/adave/

 

 

Campaigns:

 

1) Desert Dagger Campaign: http://www.biohazcentral.com/modules.php?o...sdownload&sid=7

 

2) Yom Kippur Campaign: http://www.biohazcentral.com/modules.php?o...sdownload&sid=7

 

3) Red Wings Campaign(Flying Migs): http://home.att.net/~r.lee.sullivan/blackh...awk-island.html

 

There are more campaigns in the works. One of them is the much anticipated Vietnam campaign. Read more a about it here: http://skunkworks.free.fr/forum/phpBB2/vie...ewforum.php?f=5

 

The upcoming Official Patch 2 will address hopefully most current known issues.

 

Below are links for most of the above mentioned downloads as well as tons of skins and bits like missions and GUI enhancements to name but a few!!!!!

 

 

http://www.bobsyouruncle.net/StrikeFighterHome.htm

http://skunkworks.free.fr/

http://www.column5.us/

http://www.marcfighters.hpg.ig.com.br/

http://www.major-lee.net/

http://www.avsim.com/

http://jg4.homestead.com/SFP1.html

http://216.219.208.201/

http://www.usaf.vze.com/

http://dzeng.ecorp.net/

http://bunyap462.com/index.htm

http://aerospace.boopidoo.com/

http://www.grampsvmf214.0catch.com/

http://www.strike-fighters.de/

http://www.max-gs.com/adave/

http://www.avsim.com/

http://home.earthlink.net/~pasko_patak/

http://www.biohazcentral.com/

 

Read this thread if you want to learn how to install new skins:

 

http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bb...;t=004777#00000

 

 

Here are links for anyone interested in this era of aviation and aircraft:

 

Aircraft:

 

F-4 Phantom:

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/galle...mages/f4/f4.htm

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/f4/

http://www.ugamedia.com/f4.htm

http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=Phant...tom;action=list (Great!!! lots of links)

http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html (Great for Modders!!!!)

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-4.htm

http://fly.hiwaay.net/~gjohnson/af_story.html (F-4 War Stories)

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/

 

F-104 Starfighter:

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f104.html

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/f-104.htm

http://www.starfighters.nl/

http://home.hetnet.nl/~hluijkx/ifs/

http://www.starfighters.net/

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/

 

A-4 Skyhawk:

http://www.skyhawk.org/

http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/skyhawk.htm

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-4.htm

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/attac.../a4/index.shtml

 

F-100 Supersabre:

http://f-100.org/hun.shtml

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng...detail_f100.htm

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f100.html

http://www.bvmjets.com/HotShots/f-100.htm

http://www.danshistory.com/skyhawk.html

 

Recommended Reading:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/051...3531836-4672766

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=glance&s=books

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/068...3531836-4672766

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/156...3531836-4672766

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...v=glance&s=book

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=glance&s=books

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=glance&s=books

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...6452480-1066820

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1...6452480-1066820

 

 

There is so much more but hey, these will keep you busy for a while

 

 

That covers most of the basics I think. If there is anything that I am leaving out or that you wish to have included, please let me know.

 

 

Regards

 

Gian

[MadJeff 3]

Check the Sticky thread on the top of this forum, it's got this FAQ in full... ;)

[Guest Sony Tuckson]

again, www.checksix-fr.com is forgotten!!!

 

The extractor comes from one of its webmaster and the skininstaller is also created by a member

[Bacardi 0]

Thanks for all the help guys, I know that is may sound a little quirky but I've burnt almost all the add-ons to a few CDs last evening. Other than a few "expected" bugs the game runs quite well. So far I've only installed the patch and a few Phantom, Skyhawk and Sabre skins. I read about all I could find on Project-1 and after a few sorties I'm really impressed.

 

Now if I can only quell my anticipation for LOMAC, I hope the wait will be worth it. :)

 

Bacardi.