Uhu

#INSTALLATION
 
The setup for this mod is designed to use the Thirdwire first generation folder structure patched
to 10-08 standard, the latest one as per January 2010!
 
It doesn't contain the model of the plane itself, you need to get the fourth setup pack of NF4+ (link below) to get it. This package contains the INI reworks to make the model compatible with the first generation games along with the correct gun of the plane.
 
1) Unzip the "Su-25-firstgen" folder to a temporary place where it is easy to find.
 
2) Add the data from "GUNDATA.txt" to your GUNDATA.ini (numbering the entry with the first number availabe), open and save it with the gun editor. This step adds the Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 gun which was the gun gun carried by the series-produced aircraft.
 
3) Get the 4th pack of NF4+ at CombatAce: http://forum.combata...&showfile=10125 and extract at least the folder containing the Su-25.
 
4) Copy the plane folder (the one with the LOD's and the cockpit directory) to your “Aircraft” directory and then the INI's within the “Su-25-firstgen” into the Su-25 folder, allowing to overwrite when prompted - be careful: you must only overwrite the files, the INI's to be precise, within the Su-25 folder, not elsewhere!
 
5) In the case that you do not use the community weapons pack 2.52 (available at CombatAce.com, link below), you may have to add the data from "Weapons\Ordnance_Weapondata.txt" to your weapondata.ini and copy the needed folders in "Weapons" in your weapon directory. No overwriting of existing files is needed.
 
 
#ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
This is mainly a INI rework to convert the Su-25 for the 2nd generation games included in the NF4+ mod into a plane usable in the first generation.
 
The weapons provided are solely those needed for the given LOADOUT.INI as I assume that a large majority of users has some kind of weapon pack installed, giving enough weapons to modify the loadouts at will.
 
I've tested the plane on a Wing over Europe install patched to Oct.-08 level with the
community weapons pack 2.52 installed.
 
 
#LINKS TO MATERIAL
 
- License information: http://forum.combata...showtopic=26131
- Community Weapons pack: http://forum.combata...p;showfile=7791
- Nato Fighters 4+, aircraft folder 2, fourth part: http://forum.combata...&showfile=10125
 
 
#DOCUMENTATION
 
1) The conversion of the plane was made by re-saving all INI files with ANSI coding, as this is the sole file coding understood by the first gen game engine.
 
2) Additionally, it makes use of the so-called “hiding components trick by bpao” (if you look at the Su-25_DATA.INI , you'll see how it works).
 
3) The loadout.ini is my creation.
 
 
#LICENSING INFORMATION
 
I think it is safe and the best to put my little INI work under the
-> CombatAce Freeware License (see link above) <-,
this rework / compilation is licensed as such, in short: freedom to distribute such licensed work
as long as it does NOT become part of payware or not publicly available.
 
I wasn't allowed to republish the model of the aircraft. USAFMTL said on request that “The person who made requested that it stay in the package only. “ but that I was clear to include the INI's, so I can't even name the contributor but nevertheless ask that he or she will accept my thanks!
- EDIT: after the upload, I learned that the model is more to be seen as in a "beta stage", AmokFloo ported it in game and 76.IAP-Blackbird is still working on it.
 
#CREDITS
 
- The Sukhoi 25 was/is done by AmokFloo and 76.IAP-Blackbird.
 
Uhu
 
EDIT of File description 2010-02-07: clarified a part of the install explanation after I saw that the advice of overwriting lead at least one time to misunderstandings. Also updated the information about original author. Same changes in updated readmes within the archive.

The german city of Leipzig is erroneously called "Liepzig" in game. Hence a little corrective fix of the 2 affected INI's (_movement.ini and _targets.ini).
 
You have to simple unzip the 2 files in a temporary place and drop them in your GermanyCE terrain folder (or you may go for the "hard way", extracting these two files, searching manually for "Liepzig" and replacing this by the correct spelling "Leipzig").
 
Uhu

#INSTALLATION
 
The setup for this mod is designed to use the Thirdwire first generation folder structure patched
to 10-08 standard, the latest one as per july 2009!
 
1) Unzip the "Hunter FGA9" folder to a temporary place where it is easy to find.
 
2) Add the data from "Hunter Pylon_Weapondata.txt" to your weapondata.ini and save it with the weapons editor.
This step is mandatory in order to get a visible pylon for the Sidewinder.
 
3) Copy the "Hunter_FGA9" folder to your "Aircraft" directory.
 
4) In the case that you do not use the community weapons pack 2.52 (available at CombatAce.com, link below),
you may have to add the data from "Weapons\Ordnance_Weapondata.txt" to your weapondata.ini and copy
the needed folders in "Weapons" in your weapon directory.
 
 
#ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
This is mainly a INI rework to turn a SFP1 Hunter F6 (also available at CA, link below) in a
Hunter FGA9 ground attack aircraft. It uses some data (namely the Hunter Pylon and a cockpit) of
another Hunter Mod by ndicki (it could also be downloaded at CA, link below).
 
I did not research a large amount of historical fidelity - it looks like sidewinder pylons were only
mounted on exported and so customised Hunters - like planes of the Rhodesian Airforce.
 
I've tested the plane on a Strike Fighters Project 1 install patched to Oct.-08 level with the
community weapons pack 2.52 installed.
 
 
#LINKS TO MATERIAL
 
- License information: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=26131
 
- Community Weapons pack: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=7791
 
- Hunter F6 for SFP1: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=5235
 
- Rhodesian Hunter FGA 9 for SF2: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=8445
 
 
#DOCUMENTATION
 
1) The FM and the rest of the aircraft_data.ini comes mainly from the Hunter F6 model. Changes include
the removing of the rocket rails and the adding of the Sidewinder stations.
 
2) The loadout.ini is my creation.
 
3) The LOD's, hangar, loading and loadout screens are simply renamed versions of the F6 versions.
 
 
#LICENSING INFORMATION
 
As the used sources are under the
-> CombatAce Freeware License (see link above) <-,
this rework / compilation is licensed as such too, in short: freedom to distribute such licensed work
as long as it does NOT become part of payware or not publicly available.
 
 
#CREDITS
 
The Hunter F6 was done by:
 
- Modelling likely by ArmorDave. Skins by Sundowner, Gramps. Other contributors according to the
readme were Diego, Marcelo without naming their contribution. The upload at CA was done by USAFMTL.
 
The Rhodesian Hunter was a coproduction too (quote from the ReadMe of it):
 
- "Spinners modified the Thirdwire stock Hunter FGA.9 to make it flyable, and fitted the cockpit.
The weapons pylon and rail was made specially by Alex "AleDucat" Ducat.
Modifications to ini files, stock weapons, screens and skin by Nigel "ndicki" Dickinson.
Ideas and support from Josh 'Jeremiah Weed' "
 
 
I apologize for any forgotten people in the credits, please notify me in case of any lack of correctness.
That is my first try at a modification and so my first little publication - any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
 
I want to say "Thank you" at Wrench, moderator at CombatAce, for some useful hints. Thanks also for the rest
of the Thirdwire community!
 
Uhu