Looking for Original SF2 Effects Files

[Mike Dora]

Hello all

 

I am trying to edit some SF2 effects to better suit them for WW2 versions (at least to my taste - for example the great clouds of smoke emitted by fighter & bomber MGs looks quite unlike anything seen in documentary footage, smokeless powder was invented in the 19th C after all!)

 

My problem is that I can't find the "native" SF2 effects files for editing. I have many alternate effects files from different versions of the program, so I know they belong in the Effects folder. I have extracted all the SF2 *.cat files, but can't seem to find the Effects folder or any of the effects files in any of them. Plenty of aircraft, weapons, menu files etc, but no effects files. I know that they must be there somewhere, because a) they work, and b) other people have edited them!

 

 

So, help please - just where do I look for the native, original SF2 effects files?

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[Snailman]

Hi MIke. Look for the PARTICLESYSTEM.INI  extracted from SF2/Flight/Flightdata.cat (If I remember correctly)  these are not in the Object CATs.

[Mike Dora]

Aye thanks Snailman

 

I was looking for set of discrete effects files, *.tga graphics etc. Had forgotten about the ParticleSystem.ini thing.

 

Spent an afternoon of relearning (it's OK, am in a very boring place just now!), and now have the effects working the way I want them too.

 

Thanks again

 

Mike