streakeagle

Anybody new to SFP1 or WoV should take a look at all these links: http://www.combatace.com/component/option,...id,28/Itemid,4/ but there is one amongst those that really helps a beginner get off on the right foot: http://ca.geocities.com/saganuay820/ The above link is very good and I don't know why more people are not aware of it.

I believe there is an error in your post. To the best of my knowledge, the DRI will not be in this release. If you review the previews at ThirdWire, all of the released screenshots indicate only inline engine aircraft.

I am the kind of person that likes collecting things and then organizing them. I have over 650 music CDs and all of them are arranged alphabetically by artist. I have quite a few model aircraft hanging from my ceiling (almost entirely 1/48 scale) grouped chronologically and by theater of combat (i.e. WW2 Europe, WW2 Pacific). Before SFP1 came along, I collected almost every skin available for Jane's USAF, converted them to be camo-commander compatible, and renamed them to be grouped by aircraft type, service, and unit number. With the arrival of SFP1, I have been overwhelmed by the continuous onslaught of downloads. There have been so many that have come and gone that I am sure I missed a few. The problem I ran into when renaming SFP1 files is that you can't easily tell if a file you are downloading is the same one you already have downloaded. I back up all my files to CD (I haven't gotten around to burning them to DVD yet since not all of my PCs have DVD capability). Instead of renaming the files, I group them in folders. I have a folder for 3d model addons that is separated into aircraft, ships, and ground objects. The aircraft folder contains a folder for each variant of an aircraft (i.e. an F-16C block xx gets a different folder than an F-16C block yy). Some of the download files group several aircraft together, which doesn't really fit my system at all since the whole point is to leave the file intact for easy identification while standardizing the name using a folder with the desired name. Copying the entire package and filing it in separate folders for each variant would maintain the intention of my system, but wastes too much space when making backup discs, so I usually violate my system by breaking those up into their individual aircraft packages. Organizing skins gets even more complicated since I like them organized by aircraft type, branch of service, and unit but also like them organized by their maker. I never was satisfied with any variation of file renaming or folder organization. I ended up with fragments of two different systems floating around on my backup discs :( I think in this case I favor renaming the files: <Type> <Branch> <Unit> <year> <ampliflying info if any> <creator's name> I must be crazy to spend so much time doing this

I have witnessed someone else experiencing similar problems and reported this behavior to TK, but I need more details. What kind of connections were you and your friend using? i.e. dialup modem, dsl, or cable? routers? firewalls?

I don't know what causes this, but it has happenend to me. When certain individuals were on my server, I couldn't join with my other PC. If I got in first, they couldn't join. I always assumed it had something to do with my router. But my router should have little to do with two different people trying to join from the internet. I don't know what could be doing this besides someone's router's NAT behaving funny. I don't know how Hyperlobby or SFP1/WOV could be causing that kind of problem? Maybe it has something to do with the some kind of conflict between the ISPs? I have Roadrunner. You can eliminate Hyperlobby as a possible contributor to this problem by using a batch file to join by IP.

If you try hyperlobby in the evenings during weekdays and at random times on the weekends, you will find there are 20 or more people regularly playing WoV online. I am the only person that leaves a server up all the time in the hopes of attracting more players, but others can and do host since they don't like the hard settings on my server ;) If you look up at the top of this forum, you might find topic that explains what you need to do to join a server in spite of firewalls and routers along with a lot of other useful guidance... try here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=8452 Once you overcome your firewall / router issues, I think you will find it easy to host games yourself. Then you can control the settings and decide whether you want to dogfight or fly co-op missions. Good luck!

+1 Combat Pack is a game compilation recently released by Strategy First that includes a Strike Fighters Project 1 and five other games. I have yet to see it in stores, but others have already mentioned it on the various SFP1 forums and you can find more info on it using Google as it is available for purchase online as well. I assume you have bought this disk and have the box? http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/256131.asp

Additional changes not listed below: Nosewheel steering animation works now (no mods required!) Check out the moving map display in the A-7 Corsair ;) List of changes implemented since v11.05.04 (Patch 1). * Radar will now default to OFF in Normal/Hard mode and when starting on the ground, and must be turned ON manually. * New SEA Planning Map with airbase names and positions has been included. * In-flight nav map now shows location of the runways. * Problem with autopilot not being able to land the F-8E Crusader on aircraft carrier has been fixed. * The Jet Blast Deflectors on SCB-125 modernized Essex class carriers are now working correctly. * F-4C cockpit backup attitude indicator is now working correctly. * F-4C loadout problem with the centerline station has been fixed. * Aircraft carriers are now moving in campaign mission. And AI carrier landing routine has been improved. * Problem with A-4 sometimes not staying connected to the catapult has been fixed. * Flight model for F-105D and F-8E have been refined to give better transonic and supersonic performances. * Radar screens may now display grid overlays. * Ground Mapping Mode radar display has been adjusted so ground objects are more visible. * A-4s' radar display have been changed to B-sweep type. * Amount of time required to obtain air-to-air radar lock while playing with Radar Display options set to Hard has been reduced. * Propeller engine torque being applied in the wrong direction has been fixed. * Player can now only be assigned escort missions in campaign if there are enemy fighters intercepting the bombers. * A bug in campaign attrition code that was causing other AI aircraft squadrons to slowly disappear during campaign has been fixed. * Short campaigns can now end much sooner than before. * Multi-player co-op clients can now see AI planes correctly. * The effect of ground clutter against SAM radar has been increased, and you can break radar lock easier by flying at low altitude. * Delete button has been added on Campaign Screen to delete previously saved campaign files. * The altimeter in A-6A cockpit is now functioning properly.

If you want to change the service date of the aircraft, go to the F-14 folder. A file name something like F-14_data.ini will have the dates at near the top of the file.

If the aircraft shows up in single player and the server has the aircraft installed correctly... then there is only one thing that would keep the aircraft from showing up: the service date. If the aircraft is not available in the year specified by the server (a dropdown when starting a session), then those aircraft will not be listed. You may want to knock back the service date for the F-14 to overlap the Vietnam era better.

AIDE F-4B Flight Model Release Version 1.6 This flight model is very close to the real thing. AI is likely to crash using this FM. Use at your own risk. Simply drop these files in your Objects\F-4B folder. V1.6 fixes: Borrowed engine thrust DryMachTable from F-4C to make military power performance closer to actual charts. V1.5 fixes: Corrected typos in Right Flap and Inner LE Flap 2. V1.4 fixes: Increased Stabilator CLa to compensate for change of min deflection from -30 to -24 deg. V1.3 fixes: Corrected Leading Edge Flap errors, now droops correct amounts: Outer: 55 degrees center: 60 degrees Inner: 30 degrees V1.2 fixes: Reduced Stabilator deflection min to -24 deg per Mytai's data. Reduced Spoiler deflection to 45 deg per Mytai's data. Mapped pilot models to Navy pilots of F-4J addon. V1.1 fixes: Increased stall speed to help AI take off better. Increased corner speed to help AI fly smarter. Reduced Stabilator deflection min to -34 deg per Mytai's data. Reduced Inner Leading Edge FLaps deflection to 30 deg per book data. F-4B_DATA.INI includes many revisions to improve the flight model. It also has modifications to the fuel cells to match the pilot manual. F-4B_COCKPIT.INI has revisions to the AOA Indicator gauge and AOA Indexer lights. The Indicator now shows 20 units = 16 degrees = AlphaMax. The Indexer shows on-speed when AOA = 11.5 and 12.5 degrees. F-4B_LOADOUT.INI has had the gunpod centerline store deleted and/or replaced by the 600 gal fuel tank. Copy and paste this link into your browser (clicking won't work): http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/files/F-4B.zip Or go to my SFP1/WOV webpage where you can simply click on the link at the top of the page: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/StrikeFighters.html I can absolutely nail the subsonic portion of the curve. The supersonic part is still very tricky, but overall I think it came out very well. The transonic part can only be improved by changing the delta for Mach tables. If I used a delta of 0.05 Mach, I could make almost every part of the FM follow the published charts. The Sustained G data borrowed from the F-4C/D is not quite right for the F-4B, so performance in that area is going to be slightly off. Most noticable is how the red curves based on The F-4B FM always have a higher Mach at the Vmax part of the 1g line. Just look at the 1g envelope to see why that is ;) I am going to leave this FM as it is for now until AIDE is improved. But in the future, I intend to make a very high fidelity FM :) By the way, your going to need to know this:

bump for the search engine challenged ;) I spent a tiny bit of time to verify that this FM works with the latest patches for SFP1 and WOV. It will be awhile before I make a new version of this FM incorporating TKs new F-4B FM as a baseline for editing.

I have bad new for you. This problem was reported to TK a long time ago and he had done nothing about it despite having released two patches since then. I keep bumping my post about this at the Third Wire forums and have even added a request for using vector for zoom control. Perhaps if more Track IR users chimed in, TK would consider it worth his time. Anyone playing SFP1/WOV who owns Track IR and hates the uplook limitation, please post a comment here to help attract TKs attention: http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1090 TK only responds to a vocal majority. Multiplayer gets neglected because those who play it are a minority. Track IR is probably being treated the same :( So please speak up!

For SFP1: List of changes implemented since v11.05.04 (Service Pack 3). * Radar will now default to OFF in Normal/Hard mode and when starting on the ground, and must be turned ON manually. * In-flight nav map now shows location of the runways. * Text problems in German/French/Spanish versions on Pilot Records screen has been fixed. * F-4C cockpit backup attitude indicator is now working correctly. * F-4C loadout problem with the centerline station has been fixed. * Radar screens may now display grid overlays. * Ground Mapping Mode radar display has been adjusted so ground objects are more visible. * A-4s' radar display have been changed to B-sweep type. * Amount of time required to obtain air-to-air radar lock while playing with Radar Display options set to Hard has been reduced. * Propeller engine torque being applied in the wrong direction has been fixed. * Player can now only be assigned escort missions in campaign if there are enemy fighters intercepting the bombers. * A bug in campaign attrition code that was causing other AI aircraft squadrons to slowly disappear during campaign has been fixed. * Short campaigns can now end much sooner than before. * Multi-player co-op clients can now see AI planes correctly. * The effect of ground clutter against SAM radar has been increased, and you can break radar lock easier by flying at low altitude. * Delete button has been added on Campaign Screen to delete previously saved campaign files.

http://lfeldhaus.tripod.com/cmdrjackfeldhaususn/id14.html

The quality and beauty of the mods for this sim never cease to amaze me. I love the fact that you can not only fly but even fight with great aircraft like this one that are rarely if ever modeled in any other sim. Sure almost every aircraft you can think of is available for MS FS 2xxx, but who wants to fly aircraft that don't have fully functional radars, bombs, missiles, etc. ?

From where I am sitting, it still says F-4B in both places ;) Glad you are enjoying the flight model :)

Voice Comms Trying to type a chat message in the middle of a dogfight or a ground attack run can be very difficult. The solution is for everyone to use the same voice chat program. Modern internet service and PCs have plenty of bandwidth and CPU cycles to spare for good voice comms. Many free downloads are available: the old reliable RogerWilco, Teamspeak, and Ventrilo to name a few. Even IM and netphone programs like MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and Skype will work with some sacrifice of bandwidth and CPU power. It helps if there are free servers available to everyone to support the comms. I have used all of the above programs at one time or another. Presently, my I suggest Teamspeak for several reasons: It is easy to install and configure (almost anyone can get it talking within a minute or two of downloading it), it is very tunable to work on different levels of PCs and internet connections (i.e. there are plenty of advanced options to meet anyone's needs), and best of all there is a free server at CombatAce.com open to any and all flight simmers! To get Teamspeak, go here: http://www.goteamspeak.com/index.php?page=downloads If you go to the homepage of http://CombatAce.com, there is a link to the free public Teamspeak server. After you click on the link, you are on the Teamspeak page. Click on the server IP to open the login dialog box and type in your nickname. Click on the submit button and then click on the "click here to log in" text. This will automatically open teamspeak on the lobby channel so you don't have to figure out how to connect! You can now adjust the settings as necessary to permit voice activated or button activated mic and try to talk/listen to other people that are there. There is even a test mode in case you are alone. You haven't achieved the full immersion of multiplayer until you have experienced live voice while flying coop or dogfight.... 10x the fun!

Welcome to the community! SFP1/WOV lacks some of eye candy of the IL-2 series (clouds and water especially), but the aircraft look great and with a little bit of tweaking can be made to fly great. IMHO, the moddability of SFP1/WOV makes it the ultimate combat flight sim for single player despite some limitations of the AI (and some bugs that should finally be corrected in the next patch). The main disappointment you may have with SFP1/WOV (if you aren't hung up on the 3d cloud issue or lack of an ejection sequence) is its minimal support for online multiplayer gameplay. Multiplayer does work and is very fun, but you only have two choices: dogfight (a deathmatch between all players with respawning) and co-op with a few generic missions. But the absolute best part of this game is that it is still growing. Not only do volunteers crank out a ton of great mods almost daily, but TK continues to provide free patches for all versions that not only fix bugs, but add all kinds of new features. I hope you have as much fun with this game as I always do.

The way to get to multiplayer with SF Gold is via Hyperlobby. You have to go to the Strike Fighters room. SF Gold is not 100% compatible with SFP1. It is missing the F-104G and C-130A. As such, you will not be able to play on a host server that has these aircraft installed. If you find an SFP1 host willing to strip his install of the things you don't have, find an SF Gold host, or host the game yourself, then you shouldn't have any problems. The main problem you will have is that there are only a handful of people playing Strike Fighters and Wings Over Vietnam online. Of those few, most are playing Wings Over Vietnam, which is why I have my host set up for WOV and not SFP1. I tried alternating between the two games daily, but WOV got dramatically far more traffic and IMO deserved the dedicated server. If you can't find someone to play SF Gold with you online within a few days, let me know. I have a copy of SF Gold and would even be willing to act as a host if I knew someone would be there to fly. P.S. All parties need the same version. I suggest you install the latest patch from Third Wire. You may want to consider having a clean and patched install separate from your main install if you have addons. Some addons don't work well with online play and more importantly, everyone playing must have everything the host has. Sticking to clean installs with official patches for online play keeps things simple and makes it easier to troubleshoot problems joining multiplayer sessions.

That is very good news :)

SFP1/WOV F-4J Sustained G Envelope at max power AIDE vs real data: NOT FOR BEGINNERS! This is a very early release, but I want to get any feedback I can while finishing development. There is no help file yet. If you don't understand the terms used in SFP1's aircraft data ini files, then this program won't be of any use to you at all. This program can not create an aircraft data ini file, but it can be used to analyze and edit an existing one. You can open an existing file and save it as another file, thus creating a new file based on another aircraft ;) The program should be able to open any aircraft data ini file, but it can not extract one from a cat file. I may add that ability later, but the SFP1 Extractor utility gets the job done for now. Almost all of my testing has been done with F-4 Phantoms with only the most basic of tests with the F-100D and A-4F. Even the F-4 data might not be scanned and displayed correctly, so be sure to compare what is displayed in the tree view to what is listed in the ini file. I don't really expect anyone to verify the calculations, I am hoping to convince TK to help me with that ;) The View tab of the main menu bar contains two key options: Edit enables editing, but also changes the way the values are grouped and displayed. Metric toggles between metric and English units that appear in the tree view when editing is disabled. The Constraints tab of the main menu bar contains several options: Mutually exclusive AoA constraints: AoA = AoAmax effectively clamps CL to CLmax, which is useful for finding Vstall. Lsum = 0 via AoA sets AoA to the angle required to balance Lift with the lift components of thrust (Lt) and weight (Lw), which is useful for finding Vmax and Ps. Use with caution. Starting with Mach and altitude values well outside the flight envelope may cause undesirable behaviour. Cm = 0 via Stab sets Stab such that Cm = 0, which is a necessary condition most of the time. This option should always be enabled unless it is malfunctioning or you are curious to see the effect of stabilizer deflection on Lift and pitch moment (Cm). Mutually exclusive Thrust constraints: Thrust = Twet sets Thrust to Twet (afterburner) thrust unless there is no afterburner, then it will set thrust to Tdry (military) thrust. This is useful for determining Vmax and Ps. Thrust = Tdry sets Thrust to Tdry (military) thrust. This is useful for determining Vmax and Ps. Dsum = 0 (T < = Twet) sets the Thrust up to Twet (afterburner) thrust to balance Drag with the drag components of thrust (Dt) and weight (Dw), which is a necessary condition most of the time. This option should normally be enabled unless it is malfunctioning or you are curious to see the effect of Thrust on Lift, Drag, pitch moment (Cm), etc. Dsum = 0 (T < = Tdry) sets the Thrust up to Tdry (military) thrust to balance Drag with the drag components of thrust (Dt) and weight (Dw). An alternative for analyzing performance at military power. The Performance tab of the main menu bar lists all of the Performance tables. Click on a table to check/uncheck it. A check indicates that the table will be included when the Calc Performance Tables button is clicked. Obviously, if no tables are checked, there is nothing to calculate, making the button useless :) Disp Performance button calculates Machmax and Machmin at both Tdry and Twet thrust for the current altitude and displays the results in a dialog box as Mach numbers. Calc Performance Tables button generates/updates the tables checked on the Performance menu. If all to the tables are checked, this process can take some time (about 10 to 20 minutes minimum), so only press this button after making all changes that would affect performance (i.e. Mass). Each time a table is being generated/updated, a progress bar dialog will open to give an idea of how much longer it will take to finish that table. Performance Tables currently include: PerformanceSustG(h=00kft)Table PerformanceSustG(h=10kft)Table PerformanceSustG(h=20kft)Table PerformanceSustG(h=35kft)Table PerformanceSustG(h=45kft)Table PerformanceSustG(n=1, Tdry)Table PerformanceSustG(n=1, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=2, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=3, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=4, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=5, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=6, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=7, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=8, Twet)Table PerformanceSustG(n=9, Twet)Table The Table graphs interface has been improved substantially: Axis scales now have units displayed and are converted by toggling the Metric option. After a Table has been plotted, its Pen Color can be changed (useful when overlaying Tables). Best of all, the Overlay function, which freezes the scaling and then allows graphing as many Tables as desired over the original Table. So be careful to scale the first Table the way it needs to be to support all of the other Tables to be overlayed. Grid lines now have scale values on them to help read values and the number of grid squares can be selected for both the vertical (Y Grid) and horizontal (X Grid). High-lift devices like flaps and slats are not yet accounted for in the calculations. http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/files/AIDE.zip Hit the "go" button or "refresh" after the Explorer window says you don't have permission ;) I have added this link to my website, which should work as well: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/StrikeFighters.html

The goal for this program is to enable you to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. The program should be able to read in any aircraft data ini and generate all of commonly used performance charts, including flight manuals and height-Mach charts. Right now, I have the most important data (sustained g) available in two different formats (sustained g versus speed for a specific altitude and sustained g as a height-Mach flight envelope). Next, I need to provide instantaneous g in two formats (V-n diagram with max g versus speed for a specific angle of attack and a specific altitude and max g as a height-Mach flight envelope). Then, I need to provide rate of climb charts. Finally, I would like to provide accleration charts (time to Mach). Once I have provided all of those charts, I will have met my original goal and call the program AIDE Version 1.0. Along the way, I hope to add some tools that will make it easier to achieve specific results by automatically editing the ini file based on some user inputs about desired adjustments at key points on the charts. Unfortunately, editing the ini is still a pain in the butt right now. I am still using wordpad! But AIDE already fulfills its original purpose: allowing the user to easily analyze every aspect of the flight model and compare it to published data. When I finish the program, I will begin overhauling all of the stock flight models. While I am doing this, I intend to work on a tutorial to help people understand what they are seeing and how to get the desired results. But I doubt this program will ever spit out a complete flight model based on a few simple user inputs. This program is mainly an aid to dramatically speed up the process of flight model development for people who already knew what they are doing.

While TK intended SFP1 to be a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology, it has never had the multiplayer popularity that FA enjoyed for so long. There are several reasons why this hasn't happened with SFP1/WOV: 1. Multiplayer has had major problems from the original Walmart release all the way to the present. Multiplayer did work fairly well after SP1, but there were other problems, such as excessive roll rate sensitivity that necessitated SP2. SP2 had major connectivity problems. SP3 solved the connectivity problems for the most part, but broke co-op missions. Hopefully, the next patch will solve many of the remaining problems with this sim without breaking anything else. It is due out as soon as a version passes beta testing ( t could be a week from now or even a year ;)). 2. Even if multiplayer worked 100% of the way TK intended, it doesn't really offer that much in the way of versatility compared to almost every other online flight sim. Even if people like the sim and have none of the other multiplayer problems that have dogged this sim, they get bored flying dogfights and random co-op missions. Several of us online multiplayer fans have asked TK to make some changes to open the door to a much better multiplayer experience. TK responded with a resounding "No". He is happiest making single player games and offers limited multiplayer as a generous bonus. In spite of everything against it, a group of French Check 6 forum members and a handful of American SimHq forum members did our best to get people interested in playing online. Initially, I got a surprisingly good response. But after a few months of flying everyone for themselves dogfight missions, most people get bored. On a good day 6 to 8 people come and fly on my WOV server, which I try to leave up 24 hours a day. But typically, only 2 to 4 people pop in and out of my server each day. When I tried hosting SFP1, numbers were less than 1/4 of the numbers flying WOV, which brings me to the biggest reason why SFP1/WOV has failed to catch on with online community: 3. The kind of people who like SFP1/WOV simply don't like playing online and the kind of people who like playing online simply don't like playing SFP1/WOV. Most online players are propheads who much prefer flying IL2/FB/AEP/PF, AH, or WB. Those few that love jets generally want max detail and realism (Falcon 4.0, Jane's FA-18, and LOMAC). SFP1/WOV is somewhere in the middle where most people don't want to be. IMHO, SFP1/WOV is a pretty realistic sim on Hard settings. Since that is what I like, that is how I set up my server. However, hard settings have repelled quite a few people from my server. I would rather play alone than turn my server into a gamey quake arena with HUD boxes, player IDs, and arcade physics, etc. If TK would add just a few more features to multiplayer, it could make a huge difference. Unattended dedicated server software would be nice. User-designed missions (including carrier ops) would be great too, but multiplayer is at the bottom of his to-do list. So, unless TK makes a surprise announcement, I wouldn't expect the online situation to change any time soon if at all. Come fly on my server and you will meet some great pilots. There was one virtual squadron flying with me (VFA-41). They were very good, but I haven't seen them on for quite some time. The regulars are Eject, Doghouse, Sixgun71, and a mix of a few others. Maybe you can find some people interested in starting a squadron? I haven't been flying very much lately. I have been focused on developing and using a flight model editor/analyzer to produce much more realistic flight models. Once I get that working right, I have a lot of work to do reviewing and revising the flight models of every aircraft I like ;) Of course my focus is going to be the stock aircraft typically flown online: A-4, F-4, F-8, F-104, F-105, MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21. But almost every aircraft ever released could use a little polishing of its flight model.

Latest revision :)