EricJ Release Thread

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EricJ Cherokee Containers

 

RC22
- Containers should have a shadow when lifted

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Right now things are again at a dull roar. I've been dealing with some family issues at home so been somewhat busy as can be, but it's not too bad and things are going okay. Anyway, BradMick from the Project Hatchet should hopefully give up the HeliSim profile for the Kiowa, so I'll be learning how to integrate it into the helicopter. I'm thinking of just basic texturing the gun pod with the closest coloration that it had. As for the GAU-19 I'll get to it sometime pending reference shots and whatnot. Wiki shows no use of the ATAS so I may not do it. In a future update I'll be removing the BIS pylon weaponry and stick to operational use weapons, which will be pretty soon after this post probably, just to wean players off of it, unless there is a desire to keep it. Other helicopter news just doing some minor tweaks for the UH-92s, and adding some wire strike stuff to the MH-92s, so not much on that front. I did submit (and it's live) a Pilot UH-1Y mission to the Workshop, so if you enjoy that helo and want to fly it SP, then check it out sometime. Other than that not much else going on unless there are of course some requests I can furnish and the like

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

AC17
- Removed access to BIS weaponry, limited to the weaponry it used in real-life

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EricJ Helicopter Pack

RC112
- UH-92s have limited datalink
- Tweaked the UH-92 sensors
- Added wire strike blades to the MH-92s, as for some reason I took them off.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10A08vnEnvpJB1cvJTh6y3O3drD-BLU_Q/view?usp=sharing

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

 

AC18
- Cleaned up the ammo chute for the .50 M3P
- Colored the M3P, with at the closest coloring right now

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

 

AC19
- Basic texturing of the pylons on the model and work-in-progress shadow LODs.

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

 

AC20
- Improved Fuel consumption

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EricJ Helicopter Pack

RC113
- Redid the ammo feed chute geometries for the cannons, makes the weapons look better
- Added shadow LODs for some of the cannons
- Fixed Muzzle flash issue

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EvENoCGmOwcMAoLUsdavKtwjNQJVPwx/view?usp=sharing

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Just so you know, I did try to do an autonomous UH-60, given the program that is being worked on. I don't know what utility it may have, but I did try it with it able to carry passengers. Apparently BIS doesn't like that, so I stopped working on it. I could just make it a regular UAV (if anybody is interested I can do that) with better cargo lifting weight, but as far as an autonomous troop carrier, no bueno. Other than some small things, work on the EricJ Helicopter Pack is something I'm finding less and less to think of and do. Work on the Kiowa is still sporadic, and I think I need to make the brass fall out when it fires, as I noticed the muzzle smoke just forward of the canopy when I fired it, or at least change the cartridge to better reflect the actual as close as possible shell size so it looks believable. Mostly the Need To Do work is on the Gatling barrels for the M197 and M134 pods for the MQ-17, that's about all I need to work on and figure out. If you know how to make the barrels rotate in the model.cfg for pod weapons, please let me know as I need to get those working, as everything is more or less working. There is an FM issue with the Kiowa, as a user found out that you can flip the helo backward and so on and various other settings. Overall, the flight model for the Kiowa is still WIP, and not a final form as I'm waiting on BradMick to release it so I can figure out how to implement it and no more issues. For now just take it easy while flying it, and you shouldn't have many issues doing anything. I'm also waiting on a texture PSD from ADuke (I found the original PSDs for the bird, so that's good), and hopefully, I can reliably get the color right in the future. Nothing else is planned and of course any requests either contact me here (I don't mind too many), through Discord or Steam, or carrier pigeon.

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EricJ Weapons Pack

 

RC110
- Requires game version 2.18
- Fixed a slew of CfgPatches errors stemming from some wrong entries, problem should be fixed.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Gh0hQXMS3t38jtdvxmVLEWsQ66YBv7I/view?usp=sharing

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Just a note, for some reason I deleted the "m468_co.paa" file in some way or other. It's a known issue that the Barrett M468 in the mod (I think it's cursed now), the main texture is missing. I checked all of my files on my external and nothing, so I emailed ADuke (who did the base texture) and hopefully he'll have one on hand to make it "work" again. But then again if somebody could texture it and so on, then I'm open to anybody who can reliably do it. It can be remapped so there's that.

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

AC21
- Shells now eject from the M3P
- Shadow LODs fixed

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EricJ Weapons Pack

 

RC111
- Fixed a missed CfgPatches error

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10HYXDvpM_aGA_ddOzWJnd9btP7d2D3B3/view?usp=sharing

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EricJ Taliban Units

 

RC22
- Armed them after so many years for a mission I'm working on, they use BIS weapons, so there's no issue with weapon use and not making it a small weapons pack. Again if you don't like it make your own edits and so on.
- Fixed a filepath error
- Added a "Taliban Infantry Squad", given to fit the game, unlike in reality where there were no defined squads and the like.

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EricJ Taliban Units

 

RC23
- "Taliban Fighter 2 and (No Hat) has an RPK-12 MG as a standard weapon
- Fixed an entry for the Taliban Fighter 2 (No Hat)
- "Taliban Infantry Squad" now has an RPK gunner (replaced one of the units with him)

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Okay right now I'm pretty much on a chill setting for mods. The Taliban Fighters is pretty much where its at and so on. The EricJ Weapon Pack has one issue and that's the Barrett M468. I don't know how the texture ended up missing, but somehow I deleted it. I asked ADuke if he's got a copy of the texture so I can insert it and kill that error. Overall, not much for the EricJ Helicopter Pack. I do have something to fix, but it's not game breaking, so I'll hold off until inspiration strikes me. As sorta hinted I wanted (and I think somebody hinted at it), a UAV able to transport human or AI players around, but mainly for milsims and the like. Also for the future (whenever I get my hands on it), I'm not sure if I want to put the SA-2 Samson in the helicopter pack, or standalone, but I may move it to standalone, and need to get a hold of James Cameron (it would be the good thing to do to at least ask if it's okay, failing that who knows) and at least cover my butt as far as IP issues and the like, but that's for the future. I've been mainly focusing on mission stuff and adapting missions for play. I don't know what's more popular, SP or MP missions, so I just make them and hope somebody plays them. Some of my missions have shown to be popular, but it's hard to gauge what people like with some metrics and the like. Anyway, I don't have much planned right now, which is nice as I can sorta chill and see what hits my mind in the future.

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EricJ Weapons Pack

 

RC112
- Due to some conflicts with other mods that I'm working with, I decided to remove the Taliban units. I'm sure that they weren't used as much. If you did like the faction, then you can find it under EricJ Taliban Units as that's a duplicate of the same framework that the faction functioned in the weapons pack

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10IV5UKFhfPxOoGXA0U3CXHTsrQtCEel6/view?usp=sharing

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EricJ Helicopter Pack

RC114
- Added a shadow LOD to one of the M230 cannons

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10MSQoYR5U6nnW67uUd4bY1So9ukDzAqz/view?usp=sharing

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EricJ Taliban Units

 

RC24
- Added a dedicated RPG gunner, also added him to the "Taliban Infantry Squad"

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RHS AFRF Lasers and Suppressors

 

RC4
- Re release. It should be noted that this mod was done in 2016 and not updated. I may go and fix this issue, but for now they can be equipped on limited weapons.

 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3359854764

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EricJ Helicopter Pack

 

RC115
- Tweaked threat values for the UH/MH-60/92s
- Tweaked the Sling MFD page on the XX-92s, and removed the Sling Load page on the MH-92 DAP

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Op7UVCJzP16eKS2AzgZkO8YFFrR5-oX/view?usp=sharing

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EricJ Helicopter Pack

RC116
- Worked on the Sling MFD page a little more, tweaking it and changing a few things to make it useful, though it's what it is right now as for some reason it won't center on the page, but it is usable at least.
- Pylon Pod M134 and M197 cannons now have rotating barrels with help from Lexx on the Tiny Gecko Studios Discord.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10QbgH_MAQ82l0jrZQHIMUYCv7lFdN5vD/view?usp=sharing

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Right now I'm practically "feature complete" more or less with the EricJ Helicopter Pack. I really don't have much to add and feel that maybe I can take a good long break from it, hence the two updates today. I was going to post tomorrow but decided to upload it and get it over with, so I can walk away from it for a while until something new comes along and the like. As for other mods, I still have to work on the Kiowa, and tomorrow going to hit it with an attempt to color it better. What templates I have I can do something with it and see if I can't get the right color and get that finished. Not much else is planned and that means probably a few missions in the works down the road and the like. Not much on the plate really, so that's a good thing, but tomorrow the Kiowa at least, get it settled and see what happens. There are some issues with the mapping since the colors don't cover the whole aircraft, I'll post a screenshot of what I'm talking about in my WIP thread when I can. Other than that, not much else is planned for now.

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ADuke Kiowa Warrior Alpha

 

AC22
- Should have correct camo pattern now

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With the tapering off of the mods and such, most of the work will focus on the Kiowa and whatever comes along. Right now I'm considering moving the Kiowa from "Alpha" status to maybe at least a workable mod. I don't know when but soon (I don't want to piss off the people at the Arma Discord for another quick update of the same mod and such) I'll take if off it. What's left to do? The GAU-19 is on the list, and have to sit down and find workable reference images. I'm focusing on what was in service. I know of the ATAS and the like, but I don't consider it as actually deployed, as well other than tests it was to my knowledge issued to line units and was used. I'm more familiar with the Hellfires, rockets, and guns. I think now that the mod is almost complete as is, so will go from an "AC" designation to an "RC" designation, and will start off with next update, which will probably be when I get the GAU-19 done. Currently I have other things on my mind, such as the death of my father due to natural complications. There are a few other things going on in other places right now and I'm a bit distracted, so a day off or so from modding might be what I need. Again any commentary is welcome as I do like the limited feedback I get from you all.