Updating My Hun

[CoopF4]

Gents,

 

I have a few questions regarding the F-100 and its various drop tanks and I was hoping you folks could help. If you read anything about the Hun, you always see mentioned that the F-100 carried four types of drop tanks throughout its service. Each inboard wing station could carry a 200-gallon external tank, while each intermediate station could carry a 275-gallon, 335-gallon, or 450-gallon tank.

 

I'm confused to to which tank is which on the intermediate pylons. The default tank in the TW series says 335-gallon, but it seems so big I wonder if it's not actually the 450-gallon tank.

 

Are other sizes than the 335-gallon tank available for the games?

 

Also, I was trying to find some camo tanks, and while I found them, I can't seem to get them to work. The new file structure makes it such that I don't seem to have the correct files when downloading the Camo tanks. Can anyone help me with exactly how I go about acquiring camo tanks for my F-100? I understand that you must create a folder for each weapon type in the weapons folder now, but I still think I'm missing some files for these tanks as the download only comes with two files, neither of which even seem to match (different file names).

 

Thanks for any and all help.

 

(Oh and can anyone suggest a good afterburner effect for the F-100? The default one for WOV just doesn't look right to me.

[CoopF4]

Does anyone at least have any suggestions on where I could look. I can't seem to find anything here. Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place.

[Lexx_Luthor]

I think somebody came up with a way to have multiple tank loadouts, but its tricky, and it may be old SF. You seem to be doing New SF???

 

Can you do a F-100 copy, another plane, cammo plane, with cammo tanks? Just replace the tank bmp?

 

Its common, although confusing, to see weapons with different texture names, at least for old SF. Don't know about New SF.

[mppd]

Try these:

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=5635

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=5930

[CoopF4]

Oh, I know how to make different tanks available for the same plane. I'm just trying to figure out what other options are even available for the F-100 aside from the default 200 and 335-gallon examples. I'm running WOV for the record.

[+hgbn]

Oh, I know how to make different tanks available for the same plane. I'm just trying to figure out what other options are even available for the F-100 aside from the default 200 and 335-gallon examples. I'm running WOV for the record.

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=5930

 

Try this. there is a different set of tanks in there. I know this link was posted before

Edited April 25, 2009 by hgbn

[CoopF4]

There is an issue with using the Hi-Res F-100. I don't think my computer will handle it all that well. I've tried High-res airplanes before and my system just bogs down.

 

I did try using the tanks for my regular F-100D by changing the attachment (i.e. fuel tank) type for the existing intermediate wing pylons (i.e. where the 335 tanks go), and they did show up as options in the menu, but when starting up a mission, they don't appear under the plane although they are there (if you hit the jettison tanks button the game confirms they were jettisoned). Must be some issue with the 3D files.

 

I did find one file with regular resolution camo tanks, but it doesn't seem to have the required files for them to work.

 

Anyone have any other suggestions? Anyone here using camo tanks of a certain type that they prefer?

 

Oh, and for the record I didn't intstall the complete Hi-Res F-100 package because I'm fairly certain it won't work on my system.

 

By the way, I appreciate the help and responses I've received so far.

Edited April 25, 2009 by CoopF4

[mppd]

Another option is YAP2, or Strike Fighters 2 - Vietnam - both supplied camoed drop tanks. I don't think those large tanks were hardly ever used in service - never in Southeast Asia. Perhaps they were a ferry tank option - like the smaller tanks on those inboard pylons.

 

Are you planning a very long flight? Why not just install the air refueling mod and take along a tanker?

 

Mike

 

Oh, and you can always resize the 2048 pixel texture to 1024 pixels for better frame rate if that is an issue, at a cost in detail.

Edited April 25, 2009 by mppd

[CoopF4]

I tried the High Res F-100 to see if that made any difference and the camo tanks still don't show up though they are loadable as I mentioned before. I must be missing some 3D file or something.

 

Just to clarify though.....the default "335 gallon" tanks are actually the size of the real-life 450-gallon tanks? Are the camo tanks the correct 335-gallon size or are they 275 gallon?

[+hgbn]

Did you transfer the lod file and the bmp into the weapons folder?? it's sounds like you maybe missed that step. From what I can see it's the long slim ones. Got them from sundowner when I made the skin if it's this you are trying out.

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=5930

[CoopF4]

I created a new folder in the weapons folder for them, and put all the necessary files in there. I made sure the attachments were correct in the F-100Ddata.ini and I made sure to run the weapons editor. I would think that would cover all necessary steps.

 

The link you provided just took me back to the main page of the forum. Is the file gone from the site now?

[CoopF4]

Any other good resources for the Thirdwire series where I could find an answer to this. Any suggestions are appreciated.

[+hgbn]

I created a new folder in the weapons folder for them, and put all the necessary files in there. I made sure the attachments were correct in the F-100Ddata.ini and I made sure to run the weapons editor. I would think that would cover all necessary steps.

 

The link you provided just took me back to the main page of the forum. Is the file gone from the site now?

 

Maybe you should not try to make a seperate folder. try place the lod and the bmp in the weapons main folder. sometime older weapons dont work in seperate folders.

 

The file is still there. dont know why the link send you to the main page

[CoopF4]

I'll have to give it a try. I don't think SF2 is an option for me as I don't think my computer will run it all that well.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

I sure wish someone knew the answer to my question about the various drop tank sizes though.

[+ST0RM]

Coop,

 

Not what you were looking for, but a little something to add some more life to the Hun. She's one of my favorites as well.

 

Add these to your [Nose] section

 

SystemName[008]=LandingLight1

SystemName[009]=LandingLight2

 

And these to your // LIGHTS section

 

[Landinglight1]

SystemType=LIGHT

Color=0.88,0.88,0.50,0.02

Brightness=0.09

Position=-0.5,2.49,-1.05

LightSrcOffset=2.6046,49.0560,3.50

LightSrcRange=150

LightRange=45.0

CanFlash=FALSE

LightNodeName=LandingLight

IsLandingLight=TRUE

 

[Landinglight2]

SystemType=LIGHT

Color=0.88,0.88,0.50,0.02

Brightness=0.09

Position=0.5,2.49,-1.05

LightSrcOffset=2.6046,49.0560,3.50

LightSrcRange=150

LightRange=45.0

CanFlash=FALSE

LightNodeName=LandingLight

IsLandingLight=TRUE

 

Enjoy!

 

-S

[Jug]

Coop,

 

Not what you were looking for, but a little something to add some more life to the Hun. She's one of my favorites as well.

 

Add these to your [Nose] section

 

SystemName[008]=LandingLight1

SystemName[009]=LandingLight2

 

And these to your // LIGHTS section

 

[Landinglight1]

SystemType=LIGHT

Color=0.88,0.88,0.50,0.02

Brightness=0.09

Position=-0.5,2.49,-1.05

LightSrcOffset=2.6046,49.0560,3.50

LightSrcRange=150

LightRange=45.0

CanFlash=FALSE

LightNodeName=LandingLight

IsLandingLight=TRUE

 

[Landinglight2]

SystemType=LIGHT

Color=0.88,0.88,0.50,0.02

Brightness=0.09

Position=0.5,2.49,-1.05

LightSrcOffset=2.6046,49.0560,3.50

LightSrcRange=150

LightRange=45.0

CanFlash=FALSE

LightNodeName=LandingLight

IsLandingLight=TRUE

 

Enjoy!

 

-S

Don't know if you can use these, but this is a collection of stuff for the Hun I have gathered over the years:

Hun_Addons.txt

[CoopF4]

Looks like some nifty stuff there guys, I'll have to give it a try! Thanks!

 

I guess I'll just have to forget about the external tank issue....seems to be a lost cause.

 

Just out of curiosity, did the F-100 have internal ECM and chaff/flare dispensers or did you add those just for fun?