Mod ideas for SF2NA

[stingray77 4]

Cool, Tomcat is finally out and with the hotfix I even have been able to shoot some missles...

 

When enthusiasm gives way to reality again, (as always) one starts to think about what improvements might be at hand. (Without a new CAT-extractor this is still wishful thinking anyway...)

 

Here a list of my wishes/ideas:

- change music of Main screen to "Top Gun Theme", "Danger Zone" or "Final Countdown"-movie-theme

- change loading screen to some RL-photo of a VF-84-aircraft on the cat

- change pilots with enhanced pilots (squadron helmets)

- get improved addt'l squadron's a/c skins (VF-111 with sharkmouth, VF-114 with orange band, VF-1 with the wolf's head below the cockpit...) and add their pilots (helmets)

 

and in the longer run:

- get CVA-65

- get something like the Vietnam Expansion Pack, adding a compilation of the best goodies and taking the game up another notch

 

Any modder welcome to fulfill my dreams.

 

What are you guys missing?

[+Soulfreak 6,510]

Making EA-6B, A-6E & E-2C flyable & high rez skins.

[+JonathanRL 974]

I hope many of the scripting features will be ported to the other games so I can use them in TSF. Crusie missiles, AI Roles and the ship task forces in particular would be awesome.

[Wrench 9,801]

as for Turkey squadrons, are they not showing in the dropdown on the loading screen??? They are for me....

 

as for the pilots ... welll....they were all available, until I closed my site. Guess I'll have to find the archived zips ....gods only know where I put them

 

music and menus is lightweight stuff....

 

it's the terrain that needs a little help...have to figure out WHY we're getting NO land-attack mission in single missions. That's got ME bothered.... and of course, fixing both Red & Blue AD units....

 

JRL: they're already there. remember HOW SF2 works .... all mods folders see all cats and dlls, as they run off the exact same core files. Now, it's just a matter of experimentation, investigation, and modification

Edited March 12, 2012 by Wrench

[stingray77 4]

Yeah, thanks Wrench - I also have the squadrons (with their colorful tails) but VF-111 would need sharkmouth too, VF-114 lacks the orange stripe around forward cockpit (like VF-84's black/yellow chevron-band), VF-1 doesn't have the wolf's head and red stripe below the cockpit.... Things/details like that...

 

Hum, just stumbled ober Baltika's Iceland Terrain - does/would that go with NA? Sounds like a great start....

 

And SARCASM colors appear to add great realistic light to North Atlantic (from what can be seen in the Screenshots-area)...

[Wrench 9,801]

all terrains work in NA just like they did before

[stingray77 4]

Cool - I'll give it a try (although I am aware of all mods most certainly being smashed by hopefully soon released patches)...

 

Oh, btw: I DO already/still have a set of your pilot's helmets (at least the ones I'm fond of)...

[+paulopanz 2,875]

We need cat extractor ...

 

Than my wish should be porting task force groups in Vietnam etc.

 

Maybe we could upgrade something more (sea?)

[+JonathanRL 974]

JRL: they're already there. remember HOW SF2 works .... all mods folders see all cats and dlls, as they run off the exact same core files. Now, it's just a matter of experimentation, investigation, and modification

 

Yea, but the DLLs still need to be present. I want the new settings to be available to somebody who does not have SF2: NA installed. Most of the TSF Fan Crowd in the Swedish Flight Community only have Europe.

Edited March 12, 2012 by JonathanRL

[+Swordsman422 61]

Fist thing I'm going to do when the extractor is available is correct several of the squadron decals that are reflecting later markings(VF-14 and VF-211 specifically) or add a squadron decal where missing (VF-103's Slugger arrow.). Next, I'm going to make a generic early 80's gull grey low-vis skin and modify decals where necessary to create a low-viz set. VF-41 in this skin would use their Sukhoi Killers markings and VF-143 would not have the blue field on the tail for example.

 

Just some quick, non-work-intensive stuff for starters while the game is new and I want to enjoy it. I'll go crazy later.

[+Stary 2,427]

one word: CAT extractor guys...

 

I think alot of us here will be shocked what's in the inis

[+Florian 394]

one word: CAT extractor guys...

 

I think alot of us here will be shocked what's in the inis

You think we should keep a large number of defibrillators ready?

[+Stary 2,427]

definitely

[stingray77 4]

Hum, what exactly DO you expect...?

[Spinners 15,985]

Vietnam Expansion Pack, adding a compilation of the best goodies and taking the game up another notch

 

 

Oooh, an official Third Wire Expansion Pack for SF2:Vietnam would be nice with the F-111A as the star of the show and a re-instated A-6A.

[Blade 341]

- change loading screen to some RL-photo of a VF-84-aircraft on the cat

 

Like THIS one?

 

THIS ONE is also cool, though it is VF-41.

[+Stary 2,427]

Hum, what exactly DO you expect...?

 

there's allways something interesting in the cats and inis

[stingray77 4]

@ Blade: yup, cool - but I'd prefer the even older liveries (with the large insignia over the chevron-band)... I will certainly find sth. suitable...

(This would be great if it were VF-84 - I like the choppy waters; looks like chilly North Atlantic sea.)

 

@ Stary: hum, your post sounded somewhat negative as what to find in there........

[bcyc 18]

Seems to me that the new naval warfare functionality is a match made in heaven for the Falklands/Malvinas mod. Can't wait to play around with it once the cat extractor comes out.

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

Seems to me that the new naval warfare functionality is a match made in heaven for the Falklands/Malvinas mod. Can't wait to play around with it once the cat extractor comes out.

get in line adn take a number

[+Monty CZ 209]

Seriously, what is now mising for good and updated Malvinas mod? Vulcan maybe? and some Argentinian ships?

 

Monty CZ

[Icarus999 70]

So far my biggest wish is a way to open this terrain up in 3ds max and add trees/ objects.

[+Gepard 11,202]

CAT extractor tool.

And then carrier vs carrier battles. Invincible vs Kiev

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

Midway come to mind lot!!!!!

[+Swordsman422 61]

Another thing I'm gonna do when I can get a hold of the campaign files is change the carrier and CVW. VF-41 is cool, but I can't stand VF-84. I'll probably change it to the Ike with CVW-7 and fly with my beloved Pukin' Dogs of VF-143.