+Baltika Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Harrier GR Mk 7, of No. 1 Sqdn RAF, on egress from RAF Gutersloh, West Germany, circa 1994:- OK, not really Thanks to bobrock for his superlative AV-8B Harrier II plus package, to NFG for making me think about RAF decals, and to Wrench and other such gurus for showing us all the way. Cheers to one and all Quote
+Baltika Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 Aw shucks. . . Thanks Simple .ini edit using WoE stock 1 Sqdn GR3 decals. Here's how:- 1. Open your AV-8Bplus folder, and copy one of the skin folders (eg "VMA231") to your desktop. 2. Rename the copied folder "1RAF" (without the quotes). 3. Open your new 1RAF folder. Delete the "d" subfolder - you won't need it, and every little bit of space helps 4. Open the Textureset.ini with wordpad or some such, and replace all the text with the following:- [TextureSet] Name=1 Sqdn RAF Nation=RAF Squadron=1RAF Specular=0.300000 Glossiness=0.350000 Reflection=0.000000 5. Open the Decals.ini, and replace all the text with the following:- [Decal001] MeshName=nose DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=RAF_letter Position=5.8,-0.4 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.3 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal002] MeshName=nose DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=RIGHT FilenameFormat=RAF_letter Position=5.8,-0.4 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.3 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal003] MeshName=Fuselage DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=Harrier1SN Position=-4.25,0.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal004] MeshName=Fuselage DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=RIGHT FilenameFormat=Harrier1SN Position=-4.20,0.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal005] MeshName=FlapLeft DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=TOP FilenameFormat=RAF_letter Position=-1.6,-2.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.3 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal006] MeshName=FlapRight DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=TOP FilenameFormat=RAF_letter Position=1.6,-2.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.3 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal007] MeshName=Tail DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=FinFlashLVTiltedL Position=-5.9,1.25 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.6 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal008] MeshName=Tail DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=RIGHT FilenameFormat=FinFlashLVTiltedR Position=-5.9,1.25 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.6 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal009] MeshName=WingLeftOut DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=TOP FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=-2.9,-1.5 Rotation=20.0 Scale=1.2 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal010] MeshName=WingLeftOut DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=BOTTOM FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=-2.9,-1.6 Rotation=20.0 Scale=1.2 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal011] MeshName=WingRightOut DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=TOP FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=2.9,-1.5 Rotation=20.0 Scale=1.2 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal012] MeshName=WingRightOut DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=BOTTOM FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=2.9,-1.6 Rotation=20.0 Scale=1.2 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal013] MeshName=OuterRigDoorR3 DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=BOTTOM FilenameFormat= Position=2.9,-1.6 Rotation=20.0 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal014] MeshName=carenatura motore ant DecalLevel=1 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=SqBadge Position=1.6,-0.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal015] MeshName=carenatura motore ant DecalLevel=1 DecalFacing=RIGHT FilenameFormat=SqBadge Position=1.6,-0.2 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal016] MeshName=Rudder DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=LEFT Reverse=FALSE FilenameFormat= Position=-6.48,1.45 Rotation=0.0 Scale=1.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal017] MeshName=Rudder DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=RIGHT Reverse=TRUE FilenameFormat= Position=-6.48,1.45 Rotation=0.0 Scale=1.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal018] MeshName=nose DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=4.35,-0.3 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.5 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal019] MeshName=nose DecalLevel=0 DecalFacing=RIGHT Reverse=TRUE FilenameFormat=InsigniaLV Position=4.35,-0.3 Rotation=0.0 Scale=0.5 DecalMaxLOD=3 6. Save the changes to your edited .ini files. 7. Cut and paste your whole edited 1RAF folder back from your desktop to your AV-8Bplus folder. 8. Fire up WoE, select single mission for AV-8Bplus, go into the loadout screen and change the squadron for each plane to 1RAF, which will now show up in the list. 9. Voila! You are now flying a "fake" RAF GR7. Blow stuff up Have fun Extra thanks to bobrock for making the AV-8Bplus baseskin a blank canvas to work with. Cheers again for the whole package Quote
+Wrench Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Why not finish the job, and do the rest of the edits to the data and loadout ini, creating a fully RAF bird??? Mabye about 30 mins more work!! Good job, and when I get NFG her decals, we'll have matching serials for the fuselage, too. Unless, of course, somebody ponies up the production list..... Wrench kevin stein Quote
Spinners Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Good work! Tip! Change pilot to PILOTN1 (those chequered bone domes are so passe). Quote
Canadair Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Is there a way to add the extra pylons that carry sidewinders from the wing landing gear extensions? perhaps could be used a tecnique similar to Fast Cargo's canards, or Mig-19 AAM pylons. There is still the long nose problem, but I like the idea of a fictional harrier with radar, after the GR7 and GR9; maybe a fictional GR10, a night attack harrier above the AV8B plus standards. that is waiting until bobrock delivers GR7 nd GR9.....which he will Quote
+Gocad Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Unless, of course, somebody ponies up the production list..... You do know this site already, Wrench, right? Check 'ZD' and 'ZG'. Quote
+Wrench Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 No!!! But I do now!!! A million blessing on you and your family, my brother!!! That's a resouce we can all use. I'd always wondered if there was a Brit equlivant of Baugher's serial number site!!! Wrench kevin stein Quote
+Syrinx Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 That site is Gospel to me. Wrench, look here too...great stuff ! http://www.demobbed.org.uk/ Quote
+bobrock Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Nice work Baltika, I guess I have to hurry the GRs! A question to the RAF experten: I understand the serials are in a two letters + 3 digits format, but sometimes the planes carry another code (usually on the fin) which I can't get. I suppose it's the squadron numbering, but the format is not consistent, sometimes it's a letter, sometimes two letters, sometimes two digits. How is it supposed to work? The numbers seem quite self explanatory, but the letters leave me puzzled Examples And before you ask, yes, I'm working on a couple of brit fighters Quote
+SkippyBing Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 The tail codes are a squadron ident, like the numbers on US Navy aircraft. It generally isn't consistent between squadrons as it's just a way of identifying individual airframes, some squadrons arrange it so that lined up correctly they'll spell something e.g. 74 Sqn used to have T I G E R and S as tail codes. I think the GR 7/9 have some arrangement where the A variants with the upgraded engine have an A as the final digit on their tailcode. Somewhere like the Key publishing forums may have more detail on what's currently being used. I'm not sure about the RN part of the Harrier force, but traditionally we've used a letter on the tail to denote which ship/airbase an aircraft belongs to and a two or three digit number to denote which squadron it belongs to, squadrons being assigned a group of numbers Quote
+Syrinx Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Some RAF squadrons also use the old-style WW2 codes, (ie: QO-W, KC-A) particularly the Tornado & Typhoon (a neat touch IMO). There's also now a tactical number, three digits, being allocated to some a\c (ie: 005, 019 etc) as well as individual letters. Here's a selection... Quote
+bobrock Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Some RAF squadrons also use the old-style WW2 codes, (ie: QO-W, KC-A) particularly the Tornado & Typhoon (a neat touch IMO). There's also now a tactical number, three digits, being allocated to some a\c (ie: 005, 019 etc) as well as individual letters. ... just to keep it simple Quote
+Gocad Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 ... just to keep it simple That's why I like Royal Navy skins...they're simple (well, at least when it comes to making the decals) Oh yeah, feel free to look up 'XS955'... Quote
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