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12 pointsWorld coalition to liberate Kuwait.
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5 pointsWe have quite a bit of users of the SFx series. There are other sims out like DCS, but I find SF2 a lot easier to mod and create campaigns with. Before this, I was a very old school sim addict, addicted to the Microprose sims from back in the 486 days. SF1 came out and it brought me back into flight sims in 2009. I took a break for 11 years to start a family. Realizing how much stuff is out there for SF2, it brought me back in. One of my kids has additional needs, and discovered became a fan of flight sims. It was a great way to bond and teach him about flying. Using SF2 WoV as his first experience, he was enthusiastic popping off Sparrows from an F-4D. We modded further and now he's running buzz saws of 20mm from French Corsairs in the Madagascar terrain. Guess it's his new favorite aircraft. We converted a Lenovo laptop as a dedicated SF2 gamer, and he has begun modding with me. For those times we travel, he can sit all day at the airport terminal watching commercial aircraft depart and arrive .. Anyway that is my story. What brought everyone else here?
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5 pointsI liked it's equivalence to European Air War in terms of being able to jump in and fly a quick mission or dig into a campaign. I know people say it's "lite" compared to something like DCS but I think as a COMBAT sim it really excels at delivering that experience. I really don't like DCS for a lot of reasons I won't go into here. Let's just say it is not my go-to sim. If I want a FLIGHT simulator I will go with MSFS or X-Plane. Easy to play, easy to mod, great community, great mods. What is not to like from a easy to access COMBAT simulator?
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4 pointsI had my first flight sim on my Amstrad 664, cannot for the life of me remember what it was called though, then I upgraded to the Amiga, and I really went in for Flight sims, I had Falcon, F16 Combat pilot, Birds of Prey, Gunship, F/a 18 , F14 fleet defender, and several more including several of the Janes series. I eventually got my first PC and continued the trend. My first big love was EAW, that got me hooked on modding and editing the sim, I prgressed to the IL2 series, and ended up with Lock on, then I discovered SF Gold........I have DCS, and IL2 Battle of.......well all of 'em actually, but I always come back to SF/FE as it is just so good, user friendly, uncomplicated, and fabulous to mod and skin, DCS is superb, but I am NOT a real fighter Pilot, and although I WAS in the RAF, I was an RAF Regiment Gunner, so I like things simple, as my poor ol' Rockape brain cannot be bothered with having to press 2 million buttons, and flick almost as many switches just to adjust the seat height in the pit heehehehehe. I find this series of sims ( SF/FE) to be fun, stress free ( mostly) and easy to use, fly, and mod/skin. Long may it continue.
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4 pointsF-7A Red Hawk. So it could look, if the Pentagon decide to buy a fighter version of the T-7A.
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4 pointsI came from the Lock On/Flanker 2.51 community when me and Dave met each other through Eagle Dynamics. I flew many other games and didn't get much into games from Jane's (I did like Apache Longbow though), but for the most part got into the WOX series and then when SF2 came out I moved on to that. I like the replayability and what little modding I have done though, so while I go away I still maintain some kind of presence here and so on.
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4 pointsI was a big janes fighters Anthology and Microsoft CFS 1 and 2 player way back and was a semi-regular on the old Netwings and sim-outhouse forums. I remember 2003? Dave posting some screen shots from the original Strike Fighter Project One there. i was hooked and the first opportunity I bought the game. Unfortunately it was a second hand "Wally World" edition. Took me a while to track down a "real" copy and the rest is thousands apon thousand of siming hours of history.
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4 pointsF-4 Phantom near London Gatwick Airport
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4 pointsThis colorful F-84G Thunderjet, nicked name "Night Take Off, Rurh, was the personnal mount of Col Col Charles Jordan, 58th FBWg commander, Taegu, Korea, circa 1952
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3 pointsstarted because.... Phantoms stayed after I got teh modding bug prior ot that, computer ownership (and therefore flight simming ) was a very on and off thing for me.
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3 pointsI've always played flight simulators. Since 1998. My favorites are Falcon 4.0 (FreeFalcon, OpenFalcon, BMS) FSX, FS2004. But I like Strike Fighters 2 because it's easy to mod. Modifying games, not only SF2, is my hobby. It calms my nerves. I love modifying while listening to music or watching a movie on the second display. For me this game mostley is not for playing, but rather as a collection of airplanes. Its too.. to arcade. No matter what game I start playing, after 20-40 minutes I already want to change something. I turn off a game and start looking through resources or seeing what I can add. The first game I started modding was Tank Platoon 2 in 1998
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3 pointsI remember Janes Fighters Anthology! I had a copy of US Navy Fighters before it became merged with ATF and NATO Fighters. Didn't play it a lot since I was in HS at the time. I do remember they graded you on carrier landings in there.
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2 pointsI didn't get on board until early 2008 when I saw a copy of Strike Fighters Gold (with an F-4E on the cover) in a local department store. My PC at that time was far from being a gaming machine but SFG worked just fine and I quickly caught up with WoV and WoE. This was a great time as WoI came out soon after and Strike Fighters 2 came in at the end of the year. From the very start I just wanted to modify the game to my own tastes and have the ability to place, say, an F-105D in service with the RAF and give it contemporary markings still gives me a kick. This nudged me in the direction of making my own decals and then making my own skins, mainly from templates but sometimes from scratch. I have tried other flight sims but I still find that SF best suits my interests. It's a pity that Third Wire did not continue to support SF on PC as I liked the direction they were going with DLC's and I'm convinced that SF2:Korea was on the horizon. Hey ho.
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2 pointsthe little things you can do when you have the slots open
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2 pointsMaking lights ;-0)
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Version 1.0.0
137 downloads
Gunfighters! 366th Wing, Mountain Home's Mini Air Force in the 1990s In the 1990s, CSAF General Merril McPeak had a concept to test; expeditionary wings that had the entire range of capabilities to wage an air campaign. This lead to change for the 366th Fighter Wing, "Gunfighters", as they transitioned from a F-11 fighter unit to a composite wing, with bomber aircraft, tankers, and fighters specializing in air to air, SEAD and interdiction roles. The wing participated in several exercises and combat operations throughout the 1990s to validate the composite wing concept. Ultimately, economics of operating so many different aircraft types in one wing and base led to the consolodation of the Wing as a F-15E Strike Eagle unit. But, for about a decade, the Gunfighters hosted an entire mini air force, ready for its' nation's call to action. This mod is a tribute to that experiment. Installation This package includes everything you need to get into action. Unzip the mod, ope the "2. Mod Folder", and place contents into your chosen mod folder. Allow overwrites as necessary. Credits(for original readmes and full details, see Credits folder contents) B-1B - Bone Team original work, see credits in folder B-52G_92 - wpnssgt orig model, Kjakker some data ini edit F-15C/D/E - Original F-15 Superpack team(2010) and MudHen Maintenance Team (2016), see credits in folder F-16C/D, - original model by BPAO, modified by ravenclaw007, pits by ravenclaw007 Blocks 25 and 52 KC-135R - model by BPAO, orig skin by Sundowner, upsized template by yakarov79 weapons - by ravenclaw007 (ie AN/ASQ-213A, Mavericks) and KillerBee331 (Gunny's Weapons pack) ACES2 seats - Julhelm ModUSAF pilots - Deigo new templates - yakarov79 (KC-135), viper63 (F-15), jimbib (B-1B), ravenclaw007 (F-16). while i laid alot of new work on top, these fine modders had some solid foundations to build that success on Test Team - the usual suspects, allenjb42 and Nightshade/PR. big thanks as always for your input and extra sets of eyes on this so what did DA do? whats included? * B-1B new skins, * B-52G_93 new skin, ini edited aircraft, adjusted loadouts * F-15C/D_91 new skins, ini edits, removed a2g capabilty in C_91 (not a pound for air to ground!) * F-15E_93 new skins, ini edited aircraft, adjusted loadouts * F-16C/D B25 new skins, * F-16C B52 new skins, ini edits, adjusted loadouts * F-16D B52 new(ish) aircraft from D B42 model and C B52 data ini * KC-135R new skins * new loading screens, tga for all aircraft * AN/ASQ-213A ini edits * Other Weapons some ini edits for base quantity or to limit stations * research on all units to pin down aircraft numbers and identities * packaging of every sound, effect, weapon, pilot and every thing else needed to get teh Wing into action I hope that you enjoy flying and fighting this mod as much as i enjoyed creating it over the last year. Thank you for downloading this mod Kevin Unruh aka daddyaiplanes 14 Jan 2023 ************************************************************* This is freeware; it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by myself. The original readmes, if any, and all other pieces of the package MUST remain intact. The names of all contributors, modders, suppliers, etc =MUST= be listed in any new readmes. This package and any part of it may NOT in any way, shape, or form be used in any payware additions. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any persons wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Any persons wishing to make further modifications MUST remember to put everyone's name in it. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* -
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Version 1.0.0
67 downloads
SENTRY: Aircraft of the NATO E-3A Component Since 1983, NATO has operated international squadrons of E-3A Sentrys, commonly referred to as AWACS from Geilenkirchen AB. Registered in Luxembourg due to international law, the NATO AEW&C Force held watch during the final decade of the Cold War, participated in operations over the Balkans and Libya, and assisted with US homeland defense after the attacks on 9/11/01. During the late 1990s, the NATO Sentry fleet gained upgrades in line with the USAF's Block 30/35 upgrades. These included distinctive fairings on the aircraft chin, cheek and tail housing ESM equipment. The aircraft retained their original E-3A designations after the upgrades. For several years, retired 707 airliners were also operated as trainers to reduce E-3 flying hours and as transports to support NAEWF missions as well as other NATO missions when available. These aircraft were designated CT-49A and operated unti the mid 2010s. Included This mod includes skin for the E-3A, an E-3A_98 aircraft with fake pilot upgrades and CT-49A trainer aircraft, as well as decals and a set of ESM pods for the newer E-3A Installation unzip mod, add contents of "2 Mod Folder" to mod folder of your choice. allow overwrites Known Issues - The Sentry aircraft pull hard to port (left) when taking off. This only occurs when the player is hand flying the aircraft, when AI or autopilot flies this is not an issue - The cockpit is not a great match for the aircraft, however SF2 does not support any of their (E-3 or CT-49) original missions as player flyable and they were originally intended to be eye candy. Until we get a 3d modeller that wants to do a new E-3 or even 707 proper pit, this is how it will be. Credits BPAO 707 model The Mirage Factory original E-3 mod and model yakarov79 NATO_AWACS pod model Dave putting the bug in my ear to do more than just one squadron of new Sentry work daddyairplanes skins, tga work, research I hope you enjoy this mod as much as i have enjoyed creating it, and thank you for downloading it. Kevin Unruh aka daddyairplanes 14 Jan 2024 ************************************************************* This is freeware; it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by myself. The original readmes, if any, and all other pieces of the package MUST remain intact. The names of all contributors, modders, suppliers, etc =MUST= be listed in any new readmes. This package and any part of it may NOT in any way, shape, or form be used in any payware additions. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any persons wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Any persons wishing to make further modifications MUST remember to put everyone's name in it. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* -
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1 pointyup, circa '04-06 the guy that was silent in the last beta test thread of ours put the bug in my ear to do it. or specifically, i started looking at the ESSM pods (a fake pilot add on), then fiexed them, then looked at pics from 2003-2007...... you get the picture The NATO ones were actually much simpler to do, as they dont differentiate tween the 3 squadrons. just 1 NAEWF. and i did the research on that years ago. but since i had the decal slots open, i put in a data plate with serial num and model (B or C) right now im just waitin on a couple answers from said guy to complete. all the tgas are already made, whole wing skin done, and squadron skins are just a matter of copy and ini edit.
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1 pointNetwings, there's a blast from the past.
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1 pointDepends on plane. Some planes are made so, that they are very easy to fly. One example is the An-14 Pcholka (Little Bee). Oleg Antonow gave out the target, that an average "traktorist" (tractor driver) must be able to fly this plane. And in that way the plane was developed and finally the target was achieved.
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1 pointThere are View Controls in the key mapping found in the Workshop. To move back in the cockpit I think it is Control + Enter. There are key assignments to move your view however you want in there. Beard
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1 point552nd out of Tinker?
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1 pointAny group that can fly that tight a formation through clouds can handle some pesky Nieuports. Excellent work nonetheless... Also, I dig that b*tching Alpine sound system you had installed in the Einy... I think the propulsion of the sub woofer gave you a fortuitous extra 5-7kph! Also also, love the last minute "Uhh, am I going the right way?" glance at the compass! First rate all around! What happened to your wingmen? CaptSopwith, missed that pic the first time. That's quite a crew you got there! Who's leading who?
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1 pointThis is a script to be used with 3ds Max to make the LOD files for the different distances beside the main LOD model. For example, you make an F-16.lod (file size is 6MB) and you need to make the other smaller files LOD1 High poly count 4MB LOD2 Lower 2MB LOD3 Even Lower 1MB then this is what you need. This used to be done manually but with the script, it will make it for you faster. Ps. Just be aware that it may work sometimes and may not work other times.
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1 pointok how would we use this? could this bring model creation to the masses, or is it a specialized tool for the 3D model folks? please explain it to me like im stupid. because when it comes to making models i am
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1 pointLogans MiG-Ye-8-144
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1 point
Version 1.0.0
51 downloads
Hello and thank you for downloading my work. https://gkabs.net https://gulfknights.net What's included: Air Base Precision Approach Radar All my files should include the Strike Fighters 2 Series game file (.LOD) and the texture required. (tested and work only for SF2) Installation: Copy files to their proper folder add to Terrains file for example IraqWA_03_TYPES.INI under the IraqWA_03 so it will show up for you to add to the Terrains by using TargetAreaEditor replace the XXX with the correct number sequins from your _TYPES.INI file [TargetTypeXXX] Name=AAS-Surv-Radar FullName=GK-AAS-Surveillance-Radar ModelName=GK-AAS-Surveillance-Radar.lod TargetType=RADAR ActiveYear=1960 TargetValue=200 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=1.0 ArmorValue=0.0 ArmorType=0 RepairRate=0.555 StartDetectChance=80 StartIdentifiedChance=20 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=10 MaxVisibleDist=6000.0 DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=SmallFire DestroyedModel=asr_destroyed.LOD SecondaryEffect=SmallExplosionEffect SecondaryChance=50 AnimationID=1 AnimationTime=4.0 If you need any further help, please read the Knowledge Base at: https://combatace.com/forums/forum/268-thirdwire-strike-fighters-2-series-knowledge-base/ Virgin 1.0 LICENSE: You are allowed to use this model and everything included with it for personal non-profit use for Strike Fighters 1 and 2. For use outside of this scope, you need to contact me for permission. gkabs@gkabs.net Credit goes to the following: Third Wire for making this outstanding game." Finally not to forget the wonderful site of https://combatace.com and all the nice members and their dedicated support for this game. Software used: 3d Max 2009 UVLayout v2 Pro Substance Painter Adobe Photoshop Mixamo If you need any assistance please contact me at gkabs@gkabs.net gulfknights.net -
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Version 1.0.0
57 downloads
Hello and thank you for downloading my work. https://gkabs.net https://gulfknights.net What's included: Air Base Ground Support Equipment 1- A-M32C-17 2- M32A-60A All my files should include the Strike Fighters 2 Series game file (.LOD) and the texture required. (tested and work only for SF2) Installation: Copy files to their proper folder If you need any further help, please read the Knowledge Base at: https://combatace.com/forums/forum/268-thirdwire-strike-fighters-2-series-knowledge-base/ Virgin 1.0 LICENSE: You are allowed to use this model and everything included with it for personal non-profit use for Strike Fighters 1 and 2. For use outside of this scope, you need to contact me for permission. gkabs@gkabs.net Credit goes to the following: Third Wire for making this outstanding game." Finally not to forget the wonderful site of https://combatace.com and all the nice members and their dedicated support for this game. Software used: 3d Max 2009 UVLayout v2 Pro Substance Painter Adobe Photoshop Mixamo If you need any assistance please contact me at gkabs@gkabs.net gulfknights.net -
1 pointFree Kuwait forever.
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1 pointDe Havilland Meteor FB.5
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1 point
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