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Hi sorry if this is in the wrong place, Anyone can tell me how to get a realistic engine shutdown sound and how to make it work? after I have landed and taxied to the base I switch the engine off, and it just go's silent instantly, really lame, so any fix appreciated

Blimey sorry I asked! back to the far superior IL2 then EH?

I Agree with macelena missiles are far to effective, it would be much more fun to get some damage and limp home with a cranky aircraft like in IL2 rather than the current Dead when hit, as it seems to be now? Shame

I've been learning this skinning lark this week, great fun,, probably not good enough to upload but I like em, all factious but colourful and feasible? I did a set using animal skins themes too, like Tiger, Zebra ,Cheeta etc, and more traditional ones like the harlequin patterns and Diamonds etc I've loads more pictures but it says 1mb max upload, how do you get around that as I see others posting many pictures on the same post?

Christ! just wasted an hour creating an album to upload as you suggested , then it says "you are not permitted to upload this type of file" ! meaning .bmp's? the game saves screenshots in .bmp format but we cant upload that WTF!!!!! Yes I tried renaming them all to .jpg but same meassage what a waste of my time I,m Done..

Ok thanks Guys I'll try some tonight

Hi, I have setup a complete flight panel for flaps, gear, lights etc, like the bought Siatek one but all home made using a old Thrustmaster? speedlink black widow flight stick which had superb vibration.. I bought an X52 pro which is setup and working fine, also all the controls, ( the guts/electronics) from the black widow are working to, All except the Force feedback!. I have read all the forums, checked my .ini reads Force feedback = 1. etc but still no FFB? It works perfectly in my DBW IL2 stormovik (only needing removal of a machine gun file in its "Feedback" folder bizarrely) Ive spent hours reading suggestions and solutions but I cant get FFB working in SF2 merged at all and the poor menu in this game is no help at all? Please anyone who has a similar experience please share. Just to clarify, I have an X52 as my main joystick for general flight, and a speedlink Black widow with FFB set up now as a flight panel, all of which works EXCEPT the FFB. My game version= SF2,SF2V,SF"E,SF,I EXP1,EXP2, SFNA, plus community mod. all on i7 intel 16gb 2x NVidia 60's (I know, will be upgrading but no lag at all in NA on Full) Asus P8 Z77VLX win 7 X52 pro

SupGen , Man that's some going figuring my setup from that distance, However the wiring hasn't changed essentially from the standard Black widow flight stick/yoke? When I said the FFB was setup on the rudder pedals , I literally mean they are sitting on top of the pedals (see pics above on the link) So as far as I am aware they should still be activated in the pitch mode (when detecting a stall?) but in no way to contradict you as your diagnosis obviously worked like a charm, your answer is intriguing, and has made me take another look at the wiring set up I now have? It is entirely possible I may have crossed a wire? or the windows "Device manager" took a short cut or is/was confused by the fact I have a Saitek X52 pro now as my main etc? Whatever the issue, I will be eternally grateful to you. I plan to add 2 more FFB motors by attaching them to the existing FFB Motor wires, hopefully there won't be any voltage drop issues or explosions?, but will be really good to have both the throttle and stick and feet vibrate. I,ll keep you posted on that one, next I will try to get FFB into First Eagles I just download using your fix? Cheers

SupGen! You evil Genius! It Works! THANK YOU very much!!! Don't know why there was no ini's in the flight folder? Im referring to the flight folder in SF2NA which is where I have all my mods? I will study the ini too to try to learn a bit more and keep the file you kindly sent , forever thank you. Now I want to try to get it to rumble as bit sooner to warn of a stall etc , like the F-101 VooDoo is a bitch for that which makes it great fun as the flight model in SF2 is a bit lame compared to say IL2? MANY MANY Thanks Again!

I for one hate the ROF Pay per plane model 777 studios? , I bought the original ROF and was utterly disgusted with the lack of aircraft ,and astonished they think this would be a great way to make money? i'll never understand anyone who pays for "extra content? When there is such a fantastic modding community out there, and so many great games which have been transformed by the modding Gods. The whole Steam thing too is the anti Christ of pc gaming as far as im concerned and I will never buy another Game that DEMANDS the hatful Steam way of doing business, I look forward to the day they go out of business and will laugh my cock off at all the mugs who will lose everything they paid for over the last ten years when there servers disappear or burn to the ground? cant be too soon for me. 5 hours to download an update? WHY do people accept that? I can't name a single title that worked first time out of the box? would you accept a new car like that? OK CD's are history, so why not have the games released on a usb stick or sim card or something Long live Modders!

Hi Id like a copy please, im Exiled in Ireland (Republic of) but from UK originally HELP! PLEASE! there no pc shops in this dump! (or anything else for that matter) Anyone willing to post the game plus as many mods as possible? ive tried looking on the net even e bay and amazon , just not out there even tried torrents which either werde dead ends or bugs and malware etc please help. happy to reimburse etc thanks guys superb site and comunity

Hey supgen, Thanks, er NO there no ini's at all in my "flight folder" ? loads of files but ni .ini's

I still don't have any FFB so I repeat question above Anyone Please

Hey Romflyer thanks, I think you may have something there with the FFB being assigned to the primary controller? However SF2's working AND recognising separately the Rudder (from the black widow flight stick) and everything else for that matter, they all show up in the control config panel in SF2NA and work, Its the FFB which needs a workaround, so if you have any ideas? Ive been searching the web for 2 weeks trying to find a solution but as SF2 is so limited with its control? My FFB works perfect in IL" FSX X plane 10 , DCS etc etc just SF" and First eagles wont play and its a real shame as I really like the way the Voodoo is a bitch to fly and stall warning rumble would be superb and a genuine flying aid on that beast. Hope you can come up with a solution? I downloaded and played around with FEEdit a force feedback tool, as far as I can see it just changes the length and pulse of a "Rumble" I was hoping it would have a facility to increase the power of the rumble and/or have the workaround I need?

Ok shoot me down if this is posted in the wrong place but there as so many bewildering choices? Anyhoo here's my first (and probably last attempt to "Share" what I have done recently to enhance my Flight sim and gaming experience (and to hide away from the missus) I,m not sure if I can make the link work, but here are pics of my home made simbox, and flight panels. Horrified and the cost of all the superb S....tek ones I decided to try to use my old Black widow Joystick to create a flight panel for flaps and gear. Now believe me when I tell you I know very little about electronics and complicated wiring and stuff ( I can do my shoelaces) So if I can make this happen ANYONE CAN! So if you (like me) have upgraded from an old joystick to an X52 or similar and you still have your old one, don't chuck it away! The insides can easily be made into aq flight panel or used to make your flaps ,gear work and nav lights etc anything really, without the need to do ANY wiring and best of all will just plug into your computer as before with the existing USb ! It just needs a little imagination and very carful disassembly of the old joystick, the layout and use of it is up to you? You may be limited by the shape of the actual electronic board that is inside your stick, as I was but in my case it turned out to be great as you may spot from the pictures the 4 original buttons for nav lights or whatever are still in place under my flaps lever, So you see with a bit of planning and imagination you could make an entire cockpit if you had enough old sticks? Anyone who has an old Un wanted Black widow I could use as may "Guts from the thing as you are willing to part with? I don't need the whole thing just the insides. Hope this inspires others to try? For example, the combined throttle/rudder unit on that stick was perfect and easy to make into a real rudder bar, and the old Force feedback motor place on it gives a really great vibration thru your feet when you land,stall, get blown up etc. I plan to extend FFB to the x52 throttle and stick if you Guys will send me some? This is an unfinished project at time of posting, I will post more if I get enough interest/advice Cheers All Veiwers Thanks for a superb site <a href="http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/teddybear412/story/25509" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g354/teddybear412/story/25509/thumb/large.png" border="0" alt="teddybear412's Story"/></a> Simbox design @patpending

hi widowmaker-uk, thanks, why don't you then? I mean think about it, mine takes up less room then a normal family wardrobe, or about the same area as a 2 kid bunk bed etc. The wood n screws cost about £80 in total, its just 6mm sheets 8x4 x 6 of and a box of self tapping wood screws from Aldi £4.99! you already have a computer and joystick right? The rest is just bits from old computers (right hand panel) and an old Black widow joystick. and I mounted the FFB motor on the home made rudder pedals (see pics) that's just a piece of 2x1wood batten with bought metal brackets from a hardware store.

Hi Romflyer, the FFB motor now sits on top of my home made rudder pedals which is very effective, I plan to splice into the FFB motor wires and run 2 more motors, one to the base of the x52 throttle and one to the stick, should be great. This setup all works perfect in IL2, but I have no FFB in SF" or FE? hope you have the answer Thanks again <a href="http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/teddybear412/story/25509" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g354/teddybear412/story/25509/thumb/large.png" border="0" alt="teddybear412's Story"/></a>

Hi I just discovered SF2 like this week! Hard to believe I I know? Especially having played/mod'ed IL2 series since its launch. So I am thrilled to find this program with just as great a modding community as IL2 . Its the Jets that attracted me and the slow additions of "Jets" il2 made me search for a new sim etc. So I'm ecstatic to find fabulous aircraft like the Voodoo and star fighter F-104 etc. I have so far this week managed to get a fully working SF2/SF2V/SF"E/SF" Israel working with the superb community patch working (and I have to say its been no fun at all, a real bitch and hit and miss affair) I must have spent 3 days solid reading the knowledge base etc, So it is with great reluctance that I am here now asking any questions as I would have liked to figured this one out without bothering you guys but... I have the superb Voodoo's installed in Israel ( I figured this was the latest and best chance of working folder to use?) When I choose to fly a Voodoo , only the voodoo 101-C recon (no weapons available on that one) shows up on the runway! working and flyable complete with cockpit and outside view full model? and here's the strange bit, all other models, load, and go to the game, runway but no plane showing or cockpit?!!! The game appears to be running with full sound and all other AI aircraft (except ANY Voodoo's) I could post a picture of an empty runway but what's the point you get it right? Any idea what the problem might be, I have the basic Voodoo then the "mega Voodoo pack installed. All show in the setup menu, all load normally but don't show up in game please help! I have_ SF2 SF" Europe, Vietnam, Israel, Community pack mod p/s this problem has been the same whichever version it is installed in Asus P8Z77-VLX i7 Quad core intel 16GB Corsair 2x NVidia 630's (I know) Win 7 64 bit many many THX in Advance to all modding Gods!

Thanks stick, but being a "Newbie" to SF2 I was making all the newbie mistakes (im allowed right?) I have since installed SF2 North Atlantic and everything has come good now. SUPERB choice of Aircraft Fabulous mods, im currently adding stuff daily thanks to this great site! Too Much Fun Cheers

Thanks Spinner, I hope this is not the normal "Level" of " Help"3 replies so far not one letter of advice

Er just searched for an hour, where is the correct forum you did not say?

UH Sorry first time posting I thought it was for tech problems apologise.

OK, I did a total reload of the voodoo and then voodoo mega pack, and got the same result ie; all Aircraft show in the setup planning menu etc, but none in game? I then looked into the SF2 base file ie; C:progamfiles (X86) /Thirdwire /objects /Decal (YES I KNOW THIS IS NOT NOT NOT! where you put your mods) BUT ...in the Decals file in there it showed the Starfighter decals, which worked from the first install, SO as a last resort I dropped all the voodoo decal files in there and f me! It worked!!! I now have all the Voodoo's working but hey, come on, Its been drilled into me from the first read of all the knowledge base, that the mods ONLY go into the saved games thirdwire folders etc (win 7) SO what gives? I still say this is a real bitch of a game to mod compared with IL2 or any other "Open" sim out there? I,m bothering to post this in the hope that it will help other frustrated newbie's? I really would still like to know WTF though? thank you again Migbusters for your superb work and Vertex Slave for taking the trouble to reply. I hope a real SF" Expert can answer this oddball? All great stuff. "Persecute him, Kill the non believer! "well he did say Jehovah"?

HI Vertex Slave, THANKYOU! for replying, Yes I just checked ALL the Voodoo Aircraft and Decal folders and there appear to be many .lods in there about 6 lods ? I wish I knew how to take a screen shot so you could see. I also checked the original mega pack and the voodoo V2 final which I downloaded at the same time. its really strange that only the recon 101-B is working/showing in game, when all the other file structures appear to be identical inside? I was up till 2am this morning tying to figure it? I did manage to learn to change/add a skin to the working one after re reading "Migbusters" excellent knowledge base etc but I still get no voodoo's that can carry weapons. must be a .3d issue if im getting no "3D image in game? maybe? I,m going to try re loading the Voodoo's from scratch, I can only think its a download issue as I have put just about every other plane available in the game now without issue? Thanks again any ideas more than welcome