Wrench

frelling AWESOME!!!

indeed, I was hoping you'd weigh in on this thread! like we said above, bounding boxes are good starting point, but many definately need to be eyeballed in (example: engines --> the "cowl" bounding box is always too large, and you need to shrink it in to get the box INside the actual cowling). Swept wings are problematic as the damn boxes are always rectangular; it's a pity we can't them to actually fit the shape But I've found SOOOOOO many with just oddball flaws -- fuel tank boxes 1/2 meter BELOW the aircraft!! or all tail surfaces one side! I also worry about increasing vulnerability of the aircraft to enemy fire -- we all know many (most?) guns are a bit overmodeled. like in the image below, I'm really afraid to even go near the sabres -- I like them too much!! (lol!)

View File SF2 WW2 Ventura & Harpoon Tweeks/Fixit Pack SF2 WW2 PTO Ventura, Harpoon, Lodestar Adjustment Pak 8/29/2017 -- For the WW2 players -- This package contains a new, modified data inis for the following aircraft: Pacific Theatre: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (Early) Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (Mid) Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (Late) LOckheed PV-2 Harpoon Lockheed C-60 Lodestar (transport/cargo) European Theatre: Ventura Mk.II (RAF) Included are "backed up" copies of the original data inis for each of these aircraft, just for safety's sake. If you have these aircraft already, =THIS= is the pack to use. The full aircraft packages, available here in the CA Downloads, have already been updated for new download users. Reminder - if you have these aircraft already, you do NOT need to redownload the entire aircraft again. = Instructions for Use: unzip to a temp folder or your desktop. Inside, you'll find two main subfolders: PTO ETO As most of the USN variants (and the Lodestar it seems!) were used in the Pacific, all those Ventura's are here, in the PTO folder. Copy/paste the various /Objects folder DIRECTLY over the original /Objects folder in your WW2 PTO-centric mods folders. -- For the RAF Ventura Mk.II, do the same thing, excepting you're now doing it to your WW2 ETO-centric mods folder. This was done simply as a "make it easier" for me to upload. Go fly. Good Hunting!! Kevin "Wrench" Stein Updated 8/29/2017 All hit boxes reset or newly created for those components without Small adjustment to some FM parameters. Destroyed model referenced to a stock 3W aircraft, available in all versions Submitter Wrench Submitted 09/01/2017 Category ini File Edits  

View File KAW/Post War B-29 & RAF Washington B.1 Data ini Fixit Pack SF2 KAW & Post-War B-29 & Washington B.1 Adjustment Pak 8/31/2017 -- Something for the WW2 ETO players -- = For SF2 ONLY, Full-5 Merged (Reccomended/Preferred) = This package contains a new, modified data in for the Post-War and KAW era B-29 Superfortress, and the RAF Washington B.1. Also included is a "backed up" copy of the original data ini, just for safety's sake. For those with the skill to copy/paste, you can use this data ini for your WW2 PTO B-29 as well. You'll only need to copy/paste the TOP section of the original data ini from your WW2 B-29 into this new one. If you have this aircraft already, THIS is the pack to use. Both of the full aircraft mods, available here in the CA Downloads, have already been updated for new users. Reminder - if you have this aircraft already, you do =NOT= need to redownload the entire aircraft again. = Instructions for Use: unzip to a temp folder or your desktop. Copy/paste the B-29_data.ini (and B-29_Data - copy.ini) You know, copy them BOTH into the KAW/Post-War B-29's folder. Do the Same for the Washington B.1. Copy/paste BOTH supplied data inis into the WashingtonB1 folder. Go fly. Good Hunting!! Kevin "Wrench" Stein Updated 8/31/2017 Changes: All hit boxes reset or newly created for those components without Small adjustment to some FM parameters. Submitter Wrench Submitted 08/31/2017 Category ini File Edits  

looking that over, I see some that I'm pretty sure have been done, in partucular the B-29. I "think" I uploaded a newer version, possibly the KAW or Post-War versions with fixed HBs. I"ll have to recheck! Looking at the list, oddly, the WW2 F4U-4 has perfect boxes. Which means that I induced the issue on the KAW ones. I'll get on those as soon as I can! Thanks for pointing them out

the only real difference between that and the 'standard' Trop, is the dust filter, built and installed at the Aboukir Modification center (next door to Alexandria). While it would be nice, simply as eye candy, it' not a necessary thing for the Western Desert. besides, there ain't (hardly) nobody building WW2 stuff anymore, so what would be the point?

View File SF2 WW2 PTO B-26B Marauder Adjustment Pak SF2 WW2 PTO B-26B Marauder Adjustment Pak 8/29/2017 -- For the WW2 PTO players -- = For SF2 ONLY, Full-5 Merged (Reccomended/Preferred) = This package contains a new, modified data in for the B-26 Marauder, as used in the PTO (Southwest Pacific ie: New Guinea) during WW2. Also included is a "backed up" copy of the original data ini, just for safety's sake. If you have this aircraft already, THIS is the pack to use. The full aircraft, available here in the CA Downloads, has already been updated for new users. Reminder - if you have this aircraft already, you do NOT need to redownload the entire aircraft again. = Instructions for Use: unzip to a temp folder or your desktop. Copy/paste the B-26_data.ini (and B-26_Data - copy.ini) You know, copy them BOTH into the B-26's folder in you PTO-centric mods folder. Go fly. Good Hunting!! Kevin "Wrench" Stein Updated 8/29/2017 Changes: All hit boxes reset or newly created for those components without Small adjustment to some FM parameters. Destroyed model referenced to a stock 3W aircraft, available in all versions Submitter Wrench Submitted 08/29/2017 Category ini File Edits  

Menrva, which, in particular are of concern?? A lot of the transport planes (usually!) aren't in a combat zone (well, we all know that's NOT really true). I'm dealing with 3rd party add ons. Give me a list and I'll see what can be done Truer words! Sometimes it takes longer to dial in say, fuel cells in the fuselage & wings to make sure they're INSIDE the structure than anything else (case in point: the Me-262 -- was all kinds of messed up!!)

View File SF2 WW2 ETO B-26 Marauder Data Ini Adjustment Pack SF2 WW2 ETO B-26B/G Marauder Adjustment Pak 8/29/2017 -- Something for the WW2 ETO players -- = For SF2 ONLY, Full-5 Merged (Reccomended/Preferred) = This package contains a new, modified data in for the B-26 Marauder, as used in the ETO (Northern Europe) during WW2. Also included is a "backed up" copy of the original data ini, just for safety's sake. If you have this aircraft already, THIS is the pack to use. The full aircraft, available here in the CA Downloads, has already been updated for new users. Reminder - if you have this aircraft already, you do NOT need to redownload the entire aircraft again. = Instructions for Use: unzip to a temp folder or your desktop. Copy/paste the B-26_data.ini (and B-26_Data - copy.ini) You know, copy them BOTH into the B-26's folder in you ETO-centric mods folder. Go fly. Good Hunting!! Kevin "Wrench" Stein Updated 8/29/2017 Changes: All hit boxes reset or newly created for those components without Small adjustment to some FM parameters. Submitter Wrench Submitted 08/29/2017 Category ini File Edits  

I base the min/max off the bounding boxes, then the collision point (hit box?) off the bounding box, and adjust as necessary. Especially for tail draggers, that only have a single "fuselage" mesh -- this reinforces the absolute NEED for 3d modelers to break up the fuselage mesh into "nose", "fuselage", and "tail". The same thing with wings, they must be cut into an inner and outer set. when I was flight testing the Ventura after the box adjustments, the damn thing crashed due to the "tail" damage because the HB was too far down. Yup, it's collision points that really mess me up!

Here's what I have for my X-4. Test and see how it works: the major problem is, in game you can't have an wire guided* A-A missile, so it reverts to being IR guided, with growl *nor any other type. this was tested and tested and restes in the early 2000s when these were "popular". Nothing else seems to work.

Anyone that's ever seen this movie will know the reference of this thread title (which I"m sure I spelled wrong..) Afficianodos of aviation films will appriciate this lost little gem from Hollywood. I'm talking about 1948's "FIghter Squadron", staring actors and, most importantly, P-47 Thunderbolts. If you've never seen it, take the time. The flying sequences are worth it (both the archival combat footage and the 'new' shots for the film. It's never been released on video (tape or disc) that I know of...but someone uploaded the full movie to YouTube. Enjoy!

<cough> Azon bomb The X-4 should already have it

moved to a more appropriate forum. to the answer the question, not that many remain. 3rd Wire for the various DLC packages (well worth the money, and they're inexpensive!) CombatAce (of course!! and the best) Capun's site (good luck with that!) yakarov has a place for his helos -- https://strikechoppers.wordpress.com/

with cockpits, one could re-add the moved items, back where they came from. But that was in SF1. In SF2, it might not work. BTW, just looking at the heirarchy, you wouldn't be trying to do the 'remove bits' to a ground object, would you?. AFAIK, that dosen't work (at least not when I've tried it)

yes, that's the "parent mesh". Unfortunately, it'll remove all the "child" meshes as well