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Wait, I'm confused...can't you just add a HUD gunsight? It shouldn't be that hard...just copy the relevant portions from a aircraft that has one that uses Avionics70. Or am I missing something? FastCargo

Also, to save some time...the .CAT extractor MUST be run in Win98 compatability mode (assuming you have WinXP or Vista). Google 'windows compatability mode' or do a search here if you need to know what that means. Also, the extractor will usually only extract the file into the directory where the .CAT file is located. So you have to be familiar with how to get around directories to find the files you extracted and put them in the proper locations. FastCargo

Oh damn bob...that's looking SWEET!!!! FastCargo

Well, actually... Yes, you can have more than 6 groups. However, any additional groups will NOT be selectable in the weapons loadout page. This could be useful for certain weapons that you always want loaded on the aircraft. You have to use the loadout.ini to get those groups to load. FastCargo

No need to watch the whole movie. Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-nljYQq9PM You'll see the VI wing right there at the beginning... FastCargo

Remember, WOE simulates aircraft in 1979...a LOT of aircraft back then still did not have MFDs. Including early versions of the Harrier. FastCargo

Hah! You helo guys are too slow...wink, wink, nudge, nudge. FastCargo

Basher, There is already a U-2 available for download: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...mp;showfile=488 Also, the recon aircraft was a F-8, not a A-7 (in the movie). Welcome again to the TW sims world. To help you out, like others have posted, please refer to the knowledge base (KB as we like to call it). Its a gold mine of information, and will help you when you are ready to start enhancing your sims. FastCargo

Yes...in the stock WOV/WOE combo install, all theatres and campaigns are accessible and flyable. FastCargo

Gentlemen, please keep this thread on topic.... FastCargo PS And I very seriously doubt that girl is a Harrier pilot. The uniform fits wrong, the patches are incorrectly (and badly applied). The other girl on the wing of the trainer MIGHT be a pilot...but the uniform still is not fitting correctly. The patches look right...but the way the flight suit fits is 'bad'. Hard to explain until you seen enough men and women in proper fitting flight suits.

Hmmm...odd. During the install, WoE will look for WoV if you ask it to and will ask if you want to do a 'merged' install. Unless certain versions of WoE don't do that.... FastCargo

Actually, it's usually as simple as copying the aircraft directory from one sim to another. I say usually, because all the sims have to be at the same patched level, and certain textures, files, etc, may not make it over if you don't extract them. An easier way is to do a 'merged' install of WOE and WOV. The WOE installer allows you do this if you already have WOV. FastCargo

CaptainCA, The data.ini file (if you don't have it) has to be extracted from the Objectdata.cat file. This link will help with what all these terms mean: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=25845 Basically, you have to 'pull' the data.ini from the Objectdata.cat file, put it in the aircraft directory of the aircraft you want to modify, then edit away to your heart's content. FastCargo

Hey USAFMTL, Isn't this the unit that would have been ASAT carriers? I'm being serious...I'm not sure. FastCargo

Gentlemen, nice job with the explanation and the screenshots. We may have to sticky this into the KB since this comes up a lot. FastCargo

Guys, I have to say I'm not sure what's going on either...I did the same thing Super Dave did and it works just fine. No fancy tricks at all. Aircraft show up where needed, and catapult just fine. Heck, the only time things didn't work properly was when I was trying my 'What if the USN had gone with the idea of zeppelin type carriers and carried it into the modern day?' scenarios... FastCargo

Sparky, are you KIDDING me??? Did you think I didn't know that? You think I'm some (censored) REMF who doesn't know what the situation is out there in the sandbox? The thread is about women in uniform. If the women is not in a uniform, then the picture does not belong here. In other words, if the combatant dresses like a civilian, they do not conform to the definition by the Geneva convention. Otherwise, we will start getting all sorts of pictures in here, including pretty stupid ones. Narrowing down the definition keeps the pictures to the intent of the thread. You want to get into a debate about the legitmacy of irregular fighters, fine...but not in this thread. FastCargo

A Baron B58????? Are you (censored) KIDDING ME???? I call shenanegians.... Now, if they had said a Convair B-58, I might have been more receptive... FastCargo

Actually, let's look at the example of adding a Tornado sidewinder station to help us here. Here is the entry: SystemType=WEAPON_STATION StationID=12 StationGroupID=6 StationType=EXTERNAL AttachmentPosition=-2.350,-1.7,-0.3 AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0 LoadLimit=1400 AllowedWeaponClass=IRM,2IR AttachmentType=USAF,USN,UK,RAF,NATO,W_GERMANY ModelNodeName=pylon_inner_left LaunchRailNodeName=LAU-105 MinExtentPosition= MaxExtentPosition= MovingPylon=TRUE RotatingPylon=FALSE Note the bolded areas. The ModelNodeName is what the weapon is 'attached' to. The other 2 entries tell the engine if that part rotates and/or moves. I'd use that information in your weapon station entry and give that a shot. The hard part is that you are going to have to find what the mesh name is of the bomb bay doors is. Also, the position of the weapon needs to be determined based on the doors CLOSED. Try that...I'm curious to see if it works. FastCargo

First, read what the definition of "two weeks" is here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=25845 Second, modding, especially complete aircraft is MUCH harder than guys here make it look. 90% of the work (and time) for aircraft modeling is spent on the last 10% of the product. FastCargo

It depends. Is what she's wearing a uniform as defined by the Geneva conventions (clearly marked, standardized, etc)? If so, no worries. If not, then get rid of it. FastCargo

"He's pretty high for an old guy...." Congrats Dave...enjoy your birthday my friend! FastCargo

Folks, If this were easy, everyone would be doing it. Think of it as trying to ride a unicycle. You are trying to keep your CG within the '4 posts' defined by the jet engines. Here's my technique which works pretty good and is consistent. First, get setup EARLY! What I recommend is come into the carrier like an approach in a normal aircraft, glideslope and everything. Get to within half a mile. Then, start rotating your nozzles downward while slowing. Eventually try to be at about 70 degrees nozzle, with throttle setting to continue down that normal glideslope. Continue to progress to the carrier until you are about a tenth of a mile, leveling at 100-200 feet (which will put you above the 'normal' glideslope). Tweak your nozzles to about 80 percent...and slowly modulate your throttles to start a nice descent...while continuing to progress toward the carrier. At this point, only use your primary flight controls and your throttles to manipulate your descent. If you come down too fast, bump up your throttles. If you find yourself falling behind, pitch down SLIGHTLY to gain more forward speed...pitch up SLIGHTLY to bleed speed...compensating the reduction in pure vertical lift with throttle. This saves you trying to manipulate 3 controls at once. Also, as a technique, turn off the cockpit. Yeah, yeah, you lose immersion, blah, blah. In a real aircraft, you can see far more than a cockpit view in the sim shows you, and most especially, depth perception. So this is a way to 'relevel' the playing field. Also, zoom out a little bit...this helps detect 'ground rush' eariler if you start sinking too fast. As you get close, don't be afraid to do a slight roll on landing...just be ready to hit the brakes. If you're in doubt...go around and try it again. Do not push a bad setup...90% of bad landings are caused by not taking the time to setup properly. FastCargo

You have posted this exact topic before in two separate threads. For anyone interested in helping viperfalcon finding this sim, please refer to and post your responses in the following threads: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=20530&hl= and http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=19559&hl= In the future, if you want to bring up an old topic you started, do a search under your name for the topics you started and then post in that thread. It will bring that thread back to the forefront. It will also help to avoid the same questions being asked again and again. With that, this topic is closed.