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File Name: F-4D (67) LORAN Equipped File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 06 February 2011 File Category: F-4 F-4D Phantom II, LORAN Pak -- For FULL-4 Merged SF2 (Prefered) and/or SF2:V -- (it can acutally be used in any SF2 install that has the access to the F-4D_67) This is a repackaging of the MPPD's F-4D Loran equipped Phantom, originally made for WoV, into a stand alone package for the SF2 series. While designed for mostly SF2:V, they can be used (as stated above) in any install that can access the F-4D_67. REMINDER- this is the ORIGINAL Loran pak, not the Night Owl skin pak. All inis, decals and skin bmps are inculded. As it makes use of all stock items, minimal changes have been effected. In fact, the decals themselves have been pared down, due to the fact that I modified 2 of the skins to now have painted-on slimers, thereby reducing the package size. The canopy has been activated via a manual animation key. Use Shift/0 to open/close it. A minor adjustment to the loadout ini has been made, 'upping' the STRIKE bombs to M-117, 750 lb bomb. The SUU-23 gunpod, while probably not used all the time, is carred for all but one mission profile (Long Range), due to the need for the centerline tank. Included is mppd's original F-4D LORAN readme, full of historical details. As always, =READ= the enclosed readme for full, detailed instructions. This package has been broken down into the various folders that SF2 needs, to make it a LOT easier to install (read: drag and drop). Again, as usual, the expected "Notes & Ramblings of a Madman" section for fun. Enjoy! Wrench kevin stein Click here to download this file

looke more like a FireBase!! Nice, clear 'kill zones' ... oh, yes I can certainly use this!! Thank you! wrench kevin stein

why, oh why! are there so many fraking bridges!!! (bonus point to ID where and what!!) wrench kevin stein

but what bothered me, was the shoe fetish... wrench kevin stein

what with Valentine's Day tommorrow .. I couldn't agree more!! A reminder to EVERYONE -- don't forget your Significant Other ™ tommorrow!!!, wiether married or not!! wrench kevin stein

some research has deterined, the first Es were delivered between 74-78, is standard SEA 3tone, with roundels in all six positions (didn't look too much further for serials and such) so...extract the F-4E_72_userlist.ini, and add Greece. Place it in the appropriate aircraft folder. Then, you can select it from the drop down. like thusly: [Greece] ServiceStartYear=1974 ServiceEndYear=1997 Availability=RARE (97 reflects the year they went in for overhaul to AUP standard, me thinks) Or/And ... create a new HAF specific skin folder, with the proper bmps, edit the textureset ini, edit decals ini to call the proper positions of the roundells and fin flash, drop into E_72 main folder (don't forget the edit the userlist ini!!!), and off you go.j About 15 minutes worth of work. See, folks .. work smarter, NOT harder. wrench kevin stein

than, my guess would be its an 'applied material' issue to the windshield mesh. Nothing you can do about it (even experimented with the stock 'canopyglass.tga', suitably renamed, and still have a slight tint. wrench kevin stein

isn't there a HAF AUP already in the SF2 downloads section? You canNOT use the old 1stGen data ini at all ... too many nodes have changed. Also, probably calling for the wrong lod (a very common problem). Best thing: determine WHICH version of the E is being used, adapt the skin for that, edit the userlist.ini, off you go. wrench kevin stein

leave eerything alone, swap the aircraft on the Loadout Screen, reload weapons by hand on that screen, go fly wrench kevin stein

have you tried renaming the 'frontglass.tga', to it can't call for it? (ie: xfrontglas.tga) wrench kevin stein

do you have the ww2 formations ini in the /Flight folder? do you have all the correct ground objects installed (the ones I, iirc, put in a subfolder of the terrain -don't remember about New Guinea, but the Solomons should have some) truck formations are set in the formaiton ini, as are ships, but ships have a few other lines -- FormationSizeBase=1 FormationSizeVariation=4 those are stock on the cargo/tanker, and should be in any other add-on 'cargo ships' supplied. Vehicles don't seem to need them. ----------------------- I'm really surprised that you're able to fly WW2 stuff in SF2 -- for me, the damn planes are viturally uncontrollable; and the AI can't get them to do anything right! We really need all 350+ aircraft's FM totally rebuilt....sigh....just makes me want to weep at all the work done, to have it negated..... wrench kevin stein

AFR doors aft of the cockpit (ala Phantoms)? or like EricJ said, an long probe (extendable?) coming out from nose/fuselage/cockpit region Neat idea!! wrench kevin stein

if it's a 3d object (like an antenna, or CFT or pylon), it MUST be created in max. The fake pilot method ™ is only used to create a place to hang things from (ie: the new object is the seat the FP sits on) wrench kevin stein

Quite astonished this actually worked, and worked the way it does. There is definately some VERY interesting coding inside SF2... Notice the 'black items'. Kudos to that can ID what they are...(suffice it say, they did NOT fall the sky) I always liked the 'lived in look'. Otherwise, it's just too pristine wrench kevin stein

the D7s are in my rebuild of the WW2 Solomons terrain (you can find it in the 1stGen terrain d/ls -Solomons V.3) dozer.lod 30118olivedrab.bmp are the items needed. (if one is also clever enough, you could turn them from Terrain Objects, to GroundObjects, that drive around and cause traffic jams) I don't know who actually built them, as they date from 11/2004. Could have been Edward??? I can always just upload it, with easy to follow instruction for adding to a terrain. wrench kevin stein

they look like shadow defects, coming from stuff on the airbase. It's a known 'issue' with the pit1 object. copy/paste this into a blank notepad sheet, 'save as..' PIT1.INI, and drop into EVERY terrain folder. It that dosen't cure it, then it might be something with the Tu-160's lod. But try this first

You should see the ENTIRE destroyed cities on the SoCal map! For "regular" destroyed objects; things that are found in the terrain cats, simply requre a small edit (well, along with a copy/paste and renumbering of the original items) to change the pointer from the standard item, to the destroyed item, and removal of any target value points these come directly from the terrain cat. The same thing can be done with vehicles, so if one wanted to have the remains of a tank battle (say, in the Fulda Gap), you just need the entries and placements (you'll see that too, on the SoCal map) For the destroyed aircraft, that was some guesswork. First, I had to find them! They're stored in ObjectData001.cat. Then, experimentatly added them to the types ini (in this case, the MidWest USA map). What I wasnt' sure of, is that they'd show up without being inside the terrain cat. So, I just added one, placed it via the targets ini, crashed in a city ... and there it was! Pulled right from the ObjectData001 cat!! The entries are pretty much the same... there's 35 or so of them... the bulldozers come from one of the WW2 maps wrench kevin stein

Happy Birthday!!! wrench kevin stein

well, they're hard at work, trying to figure THAT part out!! wrench kevin stein

File Name: F-4E_86, 45th TFW "The Warbirds" Skin Set (Fictional) File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 05 February 2011 File Category: F-14 F-4E (86) Phantom II Skin Set - 45th TFW "The Warbirds" -- For SF2 (any/all) -- This skin/decal set is designed for use =ONLY= on the TMF F-4E ARN-101, as this is the proper airframe for the time period depicted. You can find/download the aircraft at the following URL: http://combatace.com/files/file/9268-mirage-factory-f-4e-phantom-arn-101-for-sf2 -series/ You MUST install this aircraft first, before applying this skinpak. This is a fictional skin, representing the 45th TFW's 3 squadrons, as seen in the Richard Herman novel "The Warbirds". The novel tells the story of a fictional Persian Gulf war, wherein the 45th are (basically) the only US Air Power ™ in the region. I won't go into the storyline, but since it all revolves around a Phantom unit (the book says it's the last USAF Phantom unit, btw), and EVERYONE love Phantoms ... it's a no brainer, eh? The 3 Squadrons of the Wing are represented. They are: 377th TFS 378th TFS 379th TFS They carry the tail badges as when assigned to RAF Stonewood. After much discussion with the Resident Experts ™, it was decieded that the 45th's deployment to Ras Assanya was just that -a deployment-, and they would still carry the codes from their parent unit or base. Each squdron also has it's own tailfin color flash. A slightly modified Loadout ini is included, with some weapons changes (back to Iron Bombs ™ ). In reality, these late-model aircraft were used more on PGM delivery (ie: laser guided bombs) than 'dumb-bombs'. The Dumb Bombs fit more with the descriptions in the book. As always, READ the enclosed readme for full, detailed instructions. This package has been broken down into the various folders that SF2 needs, to make it a LOT easier to install (read: drag and drop). Don't forget to read the "Notes & Other Nonsense" for various and sundry ramblings of a madman, and Full Credits. Good Hunting! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

File Name: Iran-Iraq Terrain File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 05 February 2011 File Category: Full Terrains Iran-Iraq Terrain - For SF2, Full-4 Merged (or any with access to the Desert cat) - (Although Perfered Usage is as a Complete Stand-Alone Iran/Iraq War Mod) This is a complete and total rebuild of the Iran/Iraq terrain from oh, so long ago. The entire map has been retiled, using Polak's Desert Storm set (also with some updates) with the addition of rivers, more farms, cities and an major expansion of the target areas. Simply put, those that have or seen the original probably won't recognize the place!! Although designed with the 1980-88 War in mind, it can (with EXTENSIVE reworking) be made over for use for any time period, up to and including the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait/Desert Shield (more in the "Notes" below). While many of the neighboring countries DO have (minimal) targets added, they are set as NEUTRAL, and have 0 value targets, as they are beyond the scope of the main focus of the map -- the Iran/Iraq War. However, the major airports ARE there, also NEUTRAL. MANY new tiles have been added, updating of some originals (to make them fit and look better), and LOTS of custom TODs for buildings and trees and such. Including ALL new river AND road tiles for all 3 types of terrain (desert, farm, mountain), with all the transitions. While not perfect, given game/terrain engine limitations, these changes make the region look more like it should. Unfortunately, however, some rivers and other terrain features are NOT replicated due to the height field display of the terrain, making it virtually impossible to do so. This is especially true for regions in Iran that are heavily mountainous; or have some other "oddities" due to airfield flattening. Roads may also NOT follow their actual paths. Other changes are to Runway 2 and Runway 3, that have been retextured to fully paved (no more FOD from dirt!!) It is also reccomened you have the Pasko's Ground Objects, and Kesselbrut's Vehicles Pak, the GAZ trucks, etc; in short any and all add-on SAMs, AAA, vehicles, ships, and whatnot from any and all other terrain mods. HOWEVER -- make sure said add-on objects are CORRECT for the theatre and timeframe. (SA-2, SA-3 and SA-6 for the big Iraqi SAMs -btw, 2 & 6s are stock items) While NOT all are included, some are. Wherever possible, I've tried to stick with stock, historic items. Several new, "nation specific" items ARE included. Aircraft are NOT. As to be expected, there are some Easter Eggs. Most are scattered around the map; some are actual historic World Heritage sites. While this can be used in a SF2 series (any), it is reccomended that it be used in a Stand-Alone Mods Folder dedicated to the Iran/Iraq War only. As it uses desert tile/terrain naming conventions, it points to the Desert.cat. As all tiles and most terrain objects are either stock or included, it should work with any of the stock Cats, =EXCEPTING= SF2:I's IsrealME. Use of that cat is =NOT= reccomended. It is highly reccomended that you READ this entire document through before installing this mod. If you don't, you're SURE to run into problems. And then, well, you know the drill. You get clowned on. Hard. As usual, the expansive "Notes and Other BS" section for clarifications, elaborations, explainations and general ramblings. Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

the major problem is, they don't like being anywhere's near anything with the zBuffer offset (like runways), as they tend to sink below it's surface. But when placed 'in the rough', off the concrete .. they work fine. I guess, just assume they were bulldozed out of the way oh, btw, these are stock 3W items ... not placed ANYWHERE (well, other than the _types and _targets.inis!!! But called from the ObjectData cat, directly. (although there are some destroyed models in the WW2 terrains that work fine on 'the pad'; they ain't jets) wrench kevin stein

what, don't none of you read Harry Turtledove??? I direct your attention to his alternate-histroy novel, "The 2 Georges" linky thingy.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Georges wrench kevin stein

Just to yet ANOTHER correction from pureblue --- another spelling error by your's truely Open up the IR_TYPES.ini, and find this item: [TargetType094] Name=factory1 FullName=Factory 1 ModelName=fabrik1.LOD TargetType=WEAPONS_FACTROY I"d spelling 'factory' wrong, so copy/paste the section above, or just fix my mis-spelling. "Another fine product of the Los Angeles Unified Skool System" thank to PB for catching that! wrench kevin stein

well, the desert tileset comes right to mind. SF2I is the odd duck .. it don't match anthing else (tilewise), but all the 'usual suspect' buildings ARE there, plus a boatload of terrain specific items as to cat pointers, that's why I always list the other (except IME) in my terrain mods. As to snowy norway don't have it anymore, but iirc, it was built with/from WoE tileset. wrench kevin stein