Ok, here is my attempt at adding flares to the Mi-8 Hip. I'm giving you two options because of the glitch that has the game popping 4-5 flares each time you press the button.
The first is based on the ASO-32 system that Crusader found for us. It has 4 buckets with 32 flares each, mounted on the tail boom. This is the "authentic" load.
Add this to the fuselage node labeled [two]
SystemName[005]=DecoyDispenser1
SystemName[006]=DecoyDispenser2
SystemName[007]=DecoyDispenser3
SystemName[008]=DecoyDispenser4
Add these in below the weapons pylons
[DecoyDispenser1]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-6.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=-20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=32
[DecoyDispenser2]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-7.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=-20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=32
[DecoyDispenser3]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-6.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=32
[DecoyDispenser4]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-7.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=32
Ok, for a temp fix until the multiple flare launch thing gets fixed, you can use this:
Same thing as above, add these to your fuselage node labeled [two]
SystemName[005]=DecoyDispenser1
SystemName[006]=DecoyDispenser2
Add these after your weapons stations
[DecoyDispenser1]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-6.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=-20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=64
[DecoyDispenser2]
ReferenceName=ASO-32
SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER
EjectPosition=0.08,-6.00,-2.00
EjectVelocity=20.00,0.00,-0.00
NumChaff=0
NumFlare=64
Notice that I combined the 4 dispensers into 2 and added extra flares.
Thanks to Fubar512 for his explanation of the eject velocity. It helped figuring out which was what. In fact, I've created my own add-on explanation of the eject position if anyone is interested, or if it can be added to the KB section.
Hope this helps out a bit and keeps you from getting smoked by those IR missiles.
Storm