Other Tweaks for WoFFue/pe/bh&h2/WoTR1&2

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FM Tweaks for WoFFue/pe/bh&h2/WoTR1&2 (Consolidated)

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Hello fellow fliers of W0FFue/pe/bh&h2/WoTR1&2,

Please find included in this FM tweaks "consolidated" package various folders that contain more than 50 FM mods in total for the UE/PE-era of WoFF, as well as an upgraded package for the BH&H2 ver. of WoFF, and a few FM modifications for Phases One and Two of WoTR. Check over the included Read Me files for more details and info.

Cheers,

Von S

 

DISCLAIMER: All Von S mods, for FE2, SF2, also WoFFue/pe/bh&h2/WoTR, and RoF United, are subject to the CombatAce "freeware" terms of agreement. Mods may be shared with others, included on other media devices, also modded further, providing that original documentation and/or credit is included, and providing that the mods remain free to use. Von S mods shall not be sold, resold, etc., and Von S takes no responsibility for injuries or fixations that may result from flying heavily tweaked FMs or from attempts to enjoy real flying without aid or instruction from a qualified flight instructor.

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• Submitter
  VonS
• Submitted
  08/08/2018
• Category
  Modding Tools and Add-on Software

 

Edited November 10, 2021 by VonS
Made title of thread more relevant.

[jeanba 1,760]

Great idea

It makes me want to go back to WoFF !

 

Hoping for more !

[jeanba 1,760]

Spad 7 150 hp will good for late 1916 early 1917

[jeanba 1,760]

Thank you

 

I will test them soon

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Sept. 17, 2022 Update: Several missions and other modifications included below the pic. that follows, as a JSGME-friendly mod. variant on RAF_Louvert's original Italy mod. for WOFF (read directions in the pic. for more info. regarding the mod.).

Happy flying,

 

LouItalyModVer2VonS_Addons_AlwaysLoadLast.zip (missions compatible with the UE/PE and BH&H2 vers. of the WoFF series)

Edited May 10 by VonS
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Those who enjoy reading WW1 aerial reports and other (mis)-adventures from that period might be interested in checking over Lady Harbury's Burlesque Studio - A Novel.

It's a bit of an eccentric, but entertaining, novel inspired by some campaign episodes in the wonderfully immersive WW1 flight simulator by OBD Software, Wings Over Flanders Fields, and written in the style of the 1910s.

Lady Harbury's Burlesque Studio will be published in installments, as a serialized novel, in Rundelania: the digital literary journal, beginning in the fall of 2022.

Happy flying (and reading),

Von S

Edited June 2, 2022 by VonS
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Fellow WOFFers and WOTRers may now download, below, my various Enhancement Packages, GPU Tuners, etc., for the WoFF/WoTR series of sims. "Read Me" files are included in the bigger zipped packages. All packages are JSGME-friendly.

This post now includes my small FrankenBHAH Enhancement Hardcore Addon (Ver. 1.15) and that is an optional addon for the main FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1 linked to in a separate post below, in this thread. For detailed info. regarding the Hardcore Addon, please see the included "Read Me" file in the relevant, zipped file. In short, the Hardcore Addon makes for more challenging regular flying and dogfights in BH&H2. The Hardcore Addon should always be loaded after - not before - the main FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1. The Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15 is not compatible with the WOTR Enhancement Package.

Also included here is my FrankenMiniTuner Ver. 1.2 and that is a compatible add-on to the WOTR Enhancement and FrankenBHAH Enhancement Packages (to install the FrankenMiniTuner, unzip it and place the relevant folder located inside "FrankenMiniTunersVer1.2inside_VonS" - and that is labeled either for BHAH2 or WOTR - into your MODS directory for BH&H2 or WOTR, and make sure to load it only after - not before - the relevant Enhancement Package, allowing the Tuner to replace identical files in that package). The FrankenMiniTuner squeezes out just a bit more FPS than is possible with the base Enhancement Package installs.

WOFF (Platinum Ed./BH&H2-compatible) GPU Tuner Patch

VonS_WOFFgpuTunerPatchFolderInside.zip

WOTR (Phase One) Enhancement Package Ver. 1.0

WOTRenhancementPackageVer1.0_VonS.zip

WOTR (Phase Two) Enhancement Package (compatible only with Phase Two of WOTR, the BoF Expansion; see "Read Me" included in Phase One Enhancement for details)

WOTRphase2enhancementPackage_VonS.zip

WOTR (Phase One) GPU Tuner Patch (obsolete - recommended instead are the WOTR Enhancement Packages located above, for Phase One or Two of WOTR)

VonS_WOTRgpuTunerPatchFolderInside.zip

FrankenBHAH Enhancement Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15 (compatible only with the FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1, and should be loaded only after that package)

FrankenBHAHenhancementHardcoreAddonVer1.15_VonS.zip

FrankenMiniTuner Ver. 1.2 (compatible with the WOTR Phase One/Two and FrankenBHAH Ver. 1.1 Enhancement Packages, and should be loaded only after those packages)

FrankenMiniTunersVer1.2inside_VonS.zip

Performance tips/info. on the stock Hurricane and Spitfire, MK.I, available at the following links:

https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4501461/re-ai-have-better-engines#Post4501461

https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4501695/re-ai-have-better-engines#Post4501695

For a revised ver. of Lou's excellent "Italy Mod" for the WoFF series, please see the relevant post above in this thread. For other WoFF UE/PE (and BH&H2)-related mods., such as custom shader/preset files, also the FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package, etc., please see the next several posts below. ** For my FM tweaks for the WoFF/WoTR series, please see the main download page that links to this support thread (scroll to the first post in this thread for more info.) - also take note that you need to have an account on CombatAce in order to download the FM tweaks package. WoFF/WoTR-related mods. available under this support thread, on the other hand, do not require an account and may be downloaded by clicking on relevant download links. **

IMPORTANT NOTE: all of my WOFF-related mods. were tested across various patches of WOFF UE (4.18 in particular), PE (5.03 in particular), and also BH&H2 up to the "Recon. Wars" patch 1.36. I will no longer be providing public service information updates regarding my mod.-compatibility and/or WOFF-patch version compatibility on Intel Macs, so tweak/patch as per taste since the mods. are from now on provided "as is," with no further support beyond any Read Me files included with the mods. My WOTR-related mods. have been tested up to "Phase Two" of WOTR, patch 1.02 - so, again, tweak/patch as per taste if you will be upgrading beyond the patch nos. indicated in this note. ** For compatibility info. regarding my various (older) WOTR GPU Tuners and Phase Two of WOTR, see the following post. Also relevant is this post. And further recommended is this follow-up post. ** This note was originally included in this particular post on Apr. 1, 2022, and modified on May 10, 2023. Good WOFFing/WOTRing to all!

Happy flying,

Von S 

 

Edited May 12 by VonS
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One more update to this hopefully convenient thread for all.

Please find included, below the pics. that follow, a zipped package that contains my ReShade "presets" files for WOFFue/pe and also WOTR (phase one). As well look over the included "Read Me" file for more specific info. and directions. The presets are imitations of the SweetFX modifications that I run in FrankenWOFF 4.18 (a backport of PE textures/aircraft into WOFF ver. 4.18). The ReShade presets give the highest-possible FPS variant that I could come up with via ReShade, but that still imitate the look of my 4.18 install.

IMPORTANT INFO.: The initial download included JSGME-friendly packages, but I have instead now provided only my preset files, since it is easy enough to install ReShade and the necessary filters mentioned in the included "Read Me."

Happy flying,

Von S 

 

FrankenWOFF 4.18 Scene With Subtle Bloom, etc. (SweetFX 1.5.1 Bucksnort Modified Mod.)

 

FrankenWOFF 4.18 Scene with Bloom Imitation, etc., also AMD-vid. Friendly, and Possibly Compatible with BH&H 2 (ReShade 4.9.1)

WOFFWOTRshadersVonS.zip

Edited April 30, 2021 by VonS
Uploaded ReShade presets instead of JSGME-friendly packages.

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FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1 (link to package located below pic.; for the relevant ReShade preset file, also the WOTR preset file that works well in WOFF BH&H 2, see the link in the post above this one; more info. regarding the enhancement package may be found in the included "Read Me" file, etc.)

In short, the "FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package" contains several tweaks to shader files, to improve in-cockpit and glass reflections, and scenery lighting. Also interspersed in relevant folders of the package are files that constitute my FrankenMiniTuner - the MiniTuner was initially tested in FrankenWOFF 4.18 (a backport of PE textures/aircraft into WOFF UE 4.18) - and provides a subtle improvement in texture quality over my WOFF GPU TUNER for the PE addon, while at the same time maintaining improved FPS and eliminating blue triangles in the terrain when flying at lower alts.

This enhancement package is fully compatible with and recommended for WOFF BH&H 2, particularly if running BH&H 2 on Macs and/or computers with AMD-vid. cards. It is JSGME-friendly, as are all of my modification packs for the WOFF/WOTR series of sims. The latest version of the FrankenBHAH Enhancement package is 1.1 - since it now includes my improved FrankenMiniTuner 1.1 terrain/FPS tweaks.

To find the separate FrankenMiniTuner 1.2, which is a compatible add-on to the FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1 (and should be installed after that package) - please see the following post located above, in this thread. Also included in that post is the optional FrankenBHAH Enhancement Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15 and that is best installed after the main FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package but before the optional FrankenMiniTuner 1.2.

Cheers all,

Von S 

 

FrankenBHAHenhancementPackageVer1.1_VonS.zip

Edited November 23, 2021 by VonS
Added info./link regarding the FrankenMiniTuner Ver. 1.2 and Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15 add-ons to the FrankenBHAH Ver. 1.1 Enhancement Package.

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Different winds/turbulence simulation.xml files (JSGME-friendly) available for WOFF UE/PE, at the link below the included pic. These simulation.xml files provide different winds and turbulence settings that work in conjunction with similar settings available in JJJ's MultiMod for WOFF. Set choices first in the MultiMod, before loading the relevant, complementary simulation.xml file, via JSGME - for all effects to be implemented properly. The relevant simulation.xml files provide several other tweaks too, including greater chance of random engine failure, greater chance of flamers, more varied gradations of AI (particularly for veteran and novice AI, etc.). Detailed info. and installation instructions are included in the "Read Me" document that is in the package.

NOTE: These modified simulation.xml files are only for WOFF UE/PE. For tweaked simulation.xml files for BH&H2 instead, please see the FrankenBHAH Enhancement (and Addon) Packages included in relevant posts in this thread.

Happy flying,

Von S 

 

WOFFuepe_TweakedSimulationFilesVer1.0_VonS.zip

Edited December 18, 2021 by VonS
Edited post with important info.

[BuckeyeBob 34]

Wow, super VonS. Looking forward to trying this (after I finish my cloud mod revisions).

[jeanba 1,760]

A good reason to buy BHAH

(additionnally to the fact I have now 32 GB of RAM instead of 8)

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FaceTrackNoir (Ver. 2.x.x) "Subtle Settings" located at the link provided below the pic. Settings files provided both for BH&H2/WOTR and WOFF UE (to ver. 4.18). Please look over the included "Read Me" file for more thorough details regarding the two settings files. In short, they are subtle and complement well the padlock view provided in the WOFF/WOTR series.

Cheers all and happy tracking & padlocking in WOFF/BH&H2/WOTR,

Von S 

 

FaceTrackNoirWOFFnWOTRsettingsVer1.0_VonS.zip

Edited January 7, 2022 by VonS
Added info.

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FrankenBHAH Hardcore "Compensatory-For-WoFFue-AI" Addon Ver. 1.16 located at the link below the illustrative pic. Should be loaded after the main FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package Ver. 1.1 but before the FrankenMiniTuner Ver. 1.2. To be used alternatively to the FrankenBHAH Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15 (see relevant posts above, in this thread, for the main FrankenBHAH package and the Hardcore Addon Ver. 1.15). The Compensatory AI Addon, as well as all other addons with "FrankenBHAH" in the name, are compatible only with the BH&H2 generation of the WoFF series - and should not be used in WoFF UE/PE. For further info., please see the "Read Me" file included with the package.

Fellow WoFFers might also wish to peruse this helpful, informal report compiled by me and in consultation with OrbyxP, regarding air density settings, flight paths, forced encounters toggles, and other similar topics, in BH&H2 - the info. is intended for the hardcore WoFFer who enjoys maximally tweaking their WoFF install. In short, the report suggests that for maximal historical flying best is to leave forced encounters always "off"; also recommended, for BH&H2, is freely to fly at "medium" congestion settings for most of the war, since BH&H2 is more frugal with total no. of aircraft in the air, thereby allowing for healthier FPS even at higher congestion settings when compared to the WoFF UE/PE generation. Thank you OBD for an excellent series of sims.

On this note I also hang up my modding hat - it has been an exciting several years modding, both for FE2 and WoFF, and with a few mods. eventually included for RoF as well. I will continue to fly WoFF regularly since it is one of my favorite WWI sims., but with less tinkering and more pure enjoyment of what the virtual skies offer.

Cheers all and challenging dogfighting to you in BH&H2,

Von S 

 

FrankenBHAHenhancementHardcoreCompensatoryForWoFFueAI_AddonVer1.16_VonS.zip

NOTE: if running BH&H2 patch 1.33 or later, test BH&H2 first with stock AI before applying my compensatory AI patch 1.16, since several AI tweaks were included in stock BH&H2 patch 1.33. My AI patch 1.16 was tested heavily in the "Recon. Wars" series of patches for BH&H2 up to patch 1.30. If you are satisfied with stock AI behavior in BH&H2 patch 1.33 and later, recommended is to run only my main FrankenBHAH Enhancement Package, as well as, if you like, the "hardcore" patch 1.15 and/or tuner patch 1.2. "Compensatory AI" patch 1.16 was/is largely a stop-gap feature, but may of course continue to be run if you prefer the broader, and more extreme maneuvers, offered in said compensatory AI patch.

Edited August 30, 2022 by VonS
Added note regarding the "compensatory AI" patch 1.16.