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File Name: Seafire 3 887 Squadron, BPF File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 1 Oct 2006 File Updated: 10 Feb 2007 File Category: Spitfire Mk V New skin for the Dev A-Team's Seafire 3. Represents aircraft from 887 Squadron Fleeet Air Arm, British Pacific Fleet , as flown off HMS INDEFATIGABLE in raids against the Japanese Home Islands. Also included is an updated cockpit ini, with a new gunsight tga. Please read the 'readme.txt' for details and full instructions on how to install. Happy Hunting! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

Not being a 3d modeler, I'll hazzard a guess and say a 'leaking' mesh. It almost looks like decal bleed, possibly caused by an open mesh somewere. I'll also venture a guess.... Vatour?? Wrench Kevin Stein

You're more than welcome to copy/paste my list of stuff into it! It should be a help to some folks :) Wrench Kevin Stein

There's a "Filling the Blanks With Ground Objects" thread (maintained by me) at SimHQ and Column5's sites; there used to be a "Filling the Blanks with Aircraft/Ships/Terrains" at SHQ, but you'll have to do an archive search for it, as it hasn't been maintined for about, maybe 5 - 8 months or so. Wrench Kevin Stein

Have you checked the Weapons Wiki??? http://bunyap2w1.com/SFP1_Wiki/index.php?t...88e8111b076d7ba 90% of the Soviet/Red Air birds have already been updated for use with the latest weapons pak. As for the UPK gunpod, there's a date issue...it seems to only be available during the last year of operation for the Fishpots (based on data ini year availibilty) Wrench Kevin Stein

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=3223 File Name: PTO P-80 Shooting Star File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 17 Sep 2006 File Updated: 7 Feb 2008 File Category: Allied Fighters File Version: No Information Website: No Information Mod of Pasko's F-80 into an earlier version for use in WW2: SWOTP. Contains a full skin, modified data, loadout and cockpit inis (with a few cockpit tweeks) NOTE this is NOT the full aircraft -- you wil be transfering 'parts' from the original F-80. See the 'pto_p80_ww2-1946.txt' for full, detailed instructions on what to do. Sub Note: this mod contains decals of nose art depicting nude or scantily dressed women, as is approiate for the time frame. PLEASE!!! read the read me for changes and instructions!! It'l make you life that much easier!! Happy Hunting! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=3222 File Name: RN Corsair Mk.4, British Pacific Fleet File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 17 Sep 2006 File Updated: 7 Feb 2008 File Category: Allied Fighters File Version: No Information Website: No Information Full aircraft mod of Wolf257's F4U Corsair into the Corsair MK.4 used by the Royal Navy's British Pacific Fleet durning 1945 Represents aircraft of 1841 Squadron FAA embarked on HMS Formidible. Contains EVERYTHING needed to just drop and fly -- includes new hangar and loading screens, only available in this mod! All inis included, with tweek for RN loadouts. See the readme for install notes and other historical data! Enjoy! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

File Name: EAF Spitfire F Mk.22 File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 13 Sep 2006 File Updated: 29 May 2009 File Category: Allied Fighters Modificatons of the Dev A-Team's Spitfire F Mk.22 into a country specific model for the Egyptian Air Force of the early 1950s. Complete aircraft, with adjusted data and loadout inis to reflect the country changes. See readme for more details, and full credits!! For SF, WoV and WoE -- just the thing for your Mid-East installs!! Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PERMISSION aircraft ONLY!!! It is not to be included in any mods without express, written consent of the Dev A-Team. It is not to be shared in any other way!! Even though I, The Wrench, am a Freeware Signatory, this mod, and any other mods of DAT Procudts are NOT covered by the Freeware Treaty. Click here to download this file

File Name: EAF Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 13 Sep 2006 File Updated: 29 May 2009 File Category: Allied Fighters Modification of the Dev A-Teams Spitfire Vb into a country specific version for the Egyptian Air Force, in the post-war era, and at the time of the Israeli War of Independence Data and loadout inis adjusted to reflect this country-specific change. See readme for more details and credits. Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PERMISSION aircraft ONLY!!! It is not to be included in any mods without express, written consent of the Dev A-Team. It is not to be shared in any other way!! Even though I, The Wrench, am a Freeware Signatory, this mod, and any other mods of DAT Procudts are NOT covered by the Freeware Treaty. Click here to download this file

And, once again, you can also go here: Bunyap's Weapons Wiki: Aircraft Data Page The data and loadout inis for most of the aircraft (with some exceptions...and are still being worked on) are updated and ready for a simple copy/paste to update you Red Air birds. Moderators: PLEASE!!! for the love of simming, can we get a sticky for this in the knowledge base?? btw: superb listing!!! Wrench Kevin Stein

The ones on my site are broken into sets for a easy reason: Different terrain types require different camo paint jobs. Hence, the Desert skinned object pak, Euro-style skinned object pak, and a few snow-camo skinned thingys. Not counting the snow camos for DBS at Major Lee's site. To be honest, I've been the only one even attempting anything like this for nearly 3 years. I've been maintaining the "Filling the Blanks With Ground Objects" thread at SimHQ for some time (albeit, due for an update caused by the release of the arty by the Dev A-Team -- note to self: do so soon) A GOPak is actually a really good idea But... with the differing types of terrain, this allows the end user the ability to pick and choose which to install to go with what terrain. I mean, it looks somewhat odd having a snow camoed T-54 crawling across the Saini desert (unless this is, of course, after the Great Asteroid Impact, and is the result of the Global Winter) Conversley, seeing a Desert camo Centurion engaging on the Euro terrains looks kinda odd too. As to getting permission, lots of the original stuff (now updated for the latest patch, and no longer needing the groundobjectdata.ini -which no longer exists- to be messed with) were created by Pasko, and he's a bit tough to get a hold of. As to adding listings to the groundobjectdata.ini; sounds like you might need to patch to the latest level. (see above, and also in the Knowledge Base here) So, all in all, a good idea, but it's already been done. At least as far as I can tell :) Wrench Kevin Stein

Can you post the data ini and loadout ini changes? (just the relevant weapons sections), and perhaps the nose/fuselage systemname= bits? I completly forgot about the PF....hide the nose INSIDE, give the plyons the correct placement! Sounds like a very workable solution..! Wrench Kevin Stein

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=3111 File Name: P-55A Ascender, 80th FS PTO File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 20 Aug 2006 File Updated: 9 Feb 2008 File Category: USAAC/USAAF File Version: No Information Website: No Information For "Secret Weapons Over the Pacific", SF/WoV/WoE Reskin of Dev A-Teams P-55A for the 80th FS, PTO. Includes serial numbers, LOTS of nose art, and a cockpit tweek for some new gunsights. Please read the readme for full instructions and list of those who helped out. Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

Alkali missiles are relatively short ranged, and will miss quite often. Below is copied from the MiG-17PFUs' readme, entitled "Interceptions Procedures" -------------------------- It is recommanded that you use easy or normal HUD mode due to limited simulation of RP-2 radar imposed by limited access to avionics60.dll. Refer to GCI and approach the target. Stay bellow and close to target's 6 o'clock. Arm radar selecting RP-1 Izumrud Radar and AA-1 (press same weapon selection switch twice). Select Search mode and you will see RMin bar at the bottom of the scope. It should be moving from left to right continuously. Once you are within 6 nm of the target you will see blip on the scope. But you can't designate the target in search mode. In order to designate the target you have to use boresight mode and its maximum range is only about 2 nm. So make sure the target blip is very near to the RMIN bar before switching to boresight mode. Once the blip is close to, but not below the RMIN bar, switch to boresight mode. You will see faint B weep line along with RMIN bar in case you selected AA-1. Keep the formation of targets at the center of your HUD. If you are using easy or normal HUD then keep your target padlock at the center of HUD. Once target acquisition begins the RMIN bar will desappear. But you have to wait for 5-10 seconds during which acquisition is being processed. Closer to the target when you initiate your target acquisition, it will take shorter. In this simulation, at less than 1nm with C-130 size target it takes no longer than 2 seconds to complete the acquisition although real life data may be different. AFter 5-10 seconds, if you use easy or normal HUD mode you will see yellow diamond overlaying on your target. If you don't use easy or normal HUD look at radar lock light on the left of your HUD glass. If it turns bright green from dark green radar is successfully tracking the target. Keep target slightly under HUD center, fly straight and you can fire now. If missile starts tracking, it will make distinctive turn towards target. Keep aim steady until missile hits! Do not forget that this is not easy and takes practice to perform it correctly! ------------------ And the AA-3 should be a semi-active radar homer. Lock up the target, and keep the yellow diamond in the CENTER of the hud/sight glass until it hits. You might also want to review the game manual on using missiles, check the Knowledge base here, and if you're missing your weapons, check the Weapons Wiki here Aircraft Database I've updated ALL the Fishpots to the latest Weapons Pak standard. NOTE TO MODERATORS: Please put a link in the Knowledge base to the Weapons Wiki....it'll be a big help to lots of folks :) I thank you! Wrench Kevin Stein

Wow! The game now models St. Elmo's Fire???? Is it only the Zipper, or are any other planes doing it? check you graphic setting in the Options menu. Reflections or something like that Wrench Kevin Stein

it is necessary to reewrite all files for each aircraft ??!!! In a word, YES. You must manually update the //Weapons section in ALL 3rd party aircraft to meed the current nation name and attachment type standards (there are a few exceptions, WW2 stuff mostly) You must also maunally updated the loadout ini for ALL Soviet/WP aircraft, as they no longer use the old style of NATO designations for weapons. Several other countries have also had their 'names changed', and they are being worked on. Slowly but surely. Most of the relevant aircraft data and updates can be found here: http://bunyap2w1.com/SFP1_Wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Due to the diligent work of myself, bunyap, tristan and VERY few others, a great deal of the work has already been done for you. Now, it's just a matter of copy/paste. The weapons pack modifiy itself the lines of this files ? In a word, NO See above. Also, all questions about nation names and attachment types changes ARE answered in the weapons pak readme. Note to moderators: any way of making this a sticky, or something like it, adding it to the Knowledge Base, and a link to the Weapons Wiki?? Wrench Kevin Stein

Check in your weapons folder, and see if the F6.lod is there. If it's missing, you wn't have the visual of the pylons. Also,make sure the entry in the weapons data ini is just like my post above. Wrench Kevin Stein

Check the knowledge base up top; I seem to remembe something about changing the 'properties' of the weapons editor's exe to run in XP. Compatibility for Win98??? can't remember off hand.... Wrench Kevin Stine

Or simply, Control- 0 (that "oh" not zero) Works for all bombbays, Beagle, B-25, A-26, B-17, B-29, He111, Do17, Ju88, etc, etc, etc.... Wrench Kevin Stein

File Name: Korean War 'What If...' F-47N Thunderbolt File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 6 Aug 2006 File Updated: 14 Sep 2007 File Category: Fictional Aircraft, Experimental and UAV's New skin and some ini mods for Russo's superb N model Jug. Represents the 36th FBS, had they had Thunderbolts. Ini mods reflect latest patches, and the addition of formation and landing lights. Includes serial and buzz numbers for 36 aircraft. Serials are actual P-47N numbers. You must have the latest weapons pack for this to work. Also, please read the readme for more informations With thanks to Russo for the aircraft, and especially for the templates! Enjoy! Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=3055 File Name: P-82 Twin Mustang WW2 '46 mod File Submitter: Wrench File Submitted: 5 Aug 2006 File Updated: 7 Feb 2008 File Category: Allied Fighters File Version: No Information Website: No Information Mod of Pasko's original F-82 Twin Mustang for use in WW2 1946 (also known as SWOTL 2). For SF, WoV and WoE WW2 Europe installs. This is NOT the full aircraft, so you'll need to transfer files over from your original F-82 install. See the readme in the zip for full instructions and a list of needed 'parts'. Also in the readme are instructions on modifying the F82_radarpod to ensure it loads properly via use of the weapons editor. Includes a skin, serial numbers and nose art for the 363rd Fighter Squadron. The nose art is as historically accurate as I can make it. I hope you enjoy this little addition to the "What If..." world Wrench Kevin Stein Click here to download this file