Wrench

I would go with the seperate models. I know it adds more work for you, but in the end, it'll mirror Real Life (tm).

"a more wretched hive of scum and villainy you'll never find" Seems to have been all cleared out. Looks like TK finally got tired of seeing all the moronic threads. Mostly were about 'how do i get such-and-such file from CA without paying?'. Lots of (attempted, and maybe completed) piracy there. Good riddance I say! Most of posters were bunch of whiny twats. Nothing left but the announcement thread. All the others are gone.

View File SF2 S2F-3S/S-2FE Tracker (Beta +) 11/20/2025 SF2 S2F-3S/S-2FE Tracker (Beta +) 11/12/2025 -For SF2 =ONLY= (Any & All, Full 4/5 Merged Recommended) Another "Found In The Archives" Job Found this while cleaning an external drive. I have no idea where I got it, when I got it, or who built it. I've checked with our South American brethren, and they weren't sure either, but support the decision to release it. It's a 'not quite' ready aircraft, with some mapping issues (like, some parts are unmapped), but otherwise in good shape. It flies fine (albeit a bit TOO overpowered and maneuverable, but otherwise just fine). Therefore, I've given it the rating of "Beta +". If anyone does know who built it , Please Let Me Know, and I'll update the credits. What we have here is a Grumman S2F-3S (SF2-E after 1962), and is VERY close to the G model. (See "Notes"). This is the later model, not the early type with the sensor pod on a pylon above the cockpit. The aircraft came with several skins, and of course I had to add more! Those marked with a star (*) are the original skins. Those unmarked, are by me. You'll have: US Navy: VS-21 "Fighting Red Tails" (Pacific 60-70) VS-37 "Sawbucks" (Pacific 61-73)* VS-28 "Hukkers" (Atlantic 60-69) VT-28 "Rangers" (60-79 TS-2A)* Argentine Navy: Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (Blue)(<1970)* Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (<1990)* Brazilian Navy: 1/1 Grupo de Aviacao Embarcada (P-16E)<1965)* Venezuela: Escuadron Antisubmarino (Ven <1970)* Royal Australian Navy: VS-816 NAS (RAN) (67-85) Generic Gull Gray/White* As can be seen, the SF2 Date Switch if active, and skins will change accordingly. The "Generic Skin" has been decaled for the USN, but with "fictional" markings. As all decal positions are now pre-plotted, other Texture Artists can easily make additional skins and decals The skin template is included; it's stored within the main aircraft folder. Nearly all marking are decals, with the exception of some national or squadron markings that are painted on due to a "lack of meshes" issue. All serials (BuNum for USN) have been matched as close as possible to their Modex numbers. Any numbers marked with the cross (Plus sign +) could not be matched to each other, but DID serve in the units assigned. In other words, nearly 100% historically correct. The BuNums for VT-28 are also correct, but as I couldn't find which were converted to the trainer, consider them 'generic' in nature. This mod uses (almost) all stock weapons. I've included the Mk.44 LWASW Torpedo, modifying it's service dates and exportation (after researching, of course). They work very well on Anti-shipping missions. All other weapons use stock 3W items. A new engine sound is also supplied (see "Notes" for install instructions) I've used the Standard Animation Keystrokes (tm), Shift/9 will fold the wings. Shift/0 (zero) will open the starboard side crew door. The MAD boom and belly radome extend automatically with landing gear retraction. It is fully Carrier Qualified, having been tested on USN, RAN, Argentine and Brazilian Navy CVs. On the Aircraft selection Dropdown on the Main Screen, you'll see: S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker This will, of course, keep it differentiated from any other Stoofs that might be flying around. As is always recommended, unzip to a temp folder or your desktop to give easy access to the rest of this readme for it's install instructions. PLEASE read them, before installing!!! You will be adding a sound to your SoundList.ini, as SF2 has some weirdness with engine sounds (expecially in Win10/11). Please read the Notes section for other useless information, and (hopefully) full credits. Please also take note of changes in the Standard Disclaimer in the "Legal BS" section at the bottom. Good Hunting & Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 11/20/2025 Category Other

Jealous much? Eat your heart out USS Forrestal & Jimmy Flattley!! (the bird will be released too, just because)

Unfortunately, no. Like I said above it's from 2003. The model maker has long since left the community. If we had the MAX file, that would be great. To be able to fix the mapping, map the unmapped sections (the roof of the island and antenna farm), add box launchers and guns, etc. Even if we can't get a (easily) working VLS, I'd settle for having them "pop out of the deck" at nearly any angle!

Hmmm.... wonder what the armor value is for pykrete?? (nah, lets just leave it as steel) That deck should be big enough for AF medium bombers, too. And Hercs! Even without arresting gear, and would need a different yoke for the cat shot. Or a rolling take off? JATO shot? depending on the overall weight, I suppose (re: World War Z)

Thanks! Wait till you the actual SIZE!!!

Most of you all, even the Old Hands (tm) have probably never seen the ship depicted below. It comes from "The Factory Place" circa 2003. Yeah, THAT old!! Amongst all the various buildings we're still using is this Monster of Seas (tm). I actually got it working as a full use carrier, as you can see it's repainted, and yes those are standard game generated Hornets parked on the deck. Gives you an idea of the size. I call them (there's 5 named) the Goliath Class CVBN carriers. The birds take off and land pretty good, actually. I used bits and pieces from the 3W Nimitz class data ini, and rearranged locations to fit the enormous amount of available real estate. I know the forward cats could be shortened (moved forward), and that's an easy repaint and ini edit. That would also (possibly) add more parking spaces. There's 18 right now. What I need to figure out is, for one, the damn ship number deck decal(s) and ship name on the stern aren't showing up in game. They do in the LOD viewer, but not in 'real life'. The other is trying to get the air defense Sea Sparrows (also borrowed from the Nimitz) to be VLS(ish). Because, as every one can see, there's no box launchers in the corners. Same can be said for possibly added CWIS. "Fake Weapons" have been used in the past, so it should just be a matter of locating them. So, I'm looking for volenteer(s) to give this a shot. Respond here, and/or PM me if interested. The LOD itself has many issues, but they are ignorable. T Also, if anyone is interested, I expanded the names list for the CVN-68 (Nimitz), now including the full class. BTW, 3W gave us 99 hull number (USNCVnum) decals, and the new listing show up nicely. Will give them a lifespan well beyond 2055 (or so). thanks!

i "THINK" the values are the normal ones used, probably meters per second, like the speeds in the Flight Control section at the top of the data ini. But, correct me if I'm wrong! There's also "smooth deployment" that can be used for slats and such

Moved to the correct Forum

F-14 avionics dll doesn't have the ability to do ground mapping radar

Is this in the right Forum?? Is the question related to 1stGens??? Just wondering, 'cause if its for SF2, I'll be glad to move to The Right Place (tm). =========== To answer the question; No. Like Gepard said, the game assigns ONLY one target per mission. Now, OTH, it don't mean you can't bomb the shit everything around it. As for The Range, there's nothing like practicing The Craft of Putting Iron On Target withOUT all the Bad Guys shooting at you. They why we built those terrains. And upgraded them innumerable times (NOW!! With Water Features for your Anti-Shipping needs)

Flight testing on the Tracker is on hold for bit, as I discovered that the USN skin(s) have compelty wrong serial decals*. So, back to the paint shop for now. As is my habit, there'll be 1 Pacific fleet (actually, there's 2, one a new one by me), one Atlantic Fleet squadron. It came with a skin for VT-28 (training unit), and I think it needs new modex and BuNums as well. Will resume flight testing with carrier quals (to make sure it gets back on the boat) as soon as the paint dries. below is the new skin for VS-21. All BuNums matched to Modex * the Argentine, Venezuelan, Brazilian are all correct

and paitence, and an inordinate amount of time in research. But the end product, is worth it.

We've know for many years, going back to SFP1, that the night sky is pretty accurate in this game. While I was looking for something else (why the skies are purple in NA for some unknown reason) I looking into the EnvironmentalSystem ini and found this listing. Now, I'm not one of those Guru's like Stary or some others are (more down on the ground for me) But check this out: In 25 years, I just never thought that the stars would actually use their spectral class. To say nothing of lunar phases, and sunrise/sunset time based on latitude (if terrain has it listed) For a 'sim lite', that's pretty advanced.

One of my absolute favorite Elvis songs!! Well done!!!

because some newbie was whining, totally ignorant of the new site policies. posted for all to see, that perhaps - just perhaps- someone'll get a clue

Miguell007: Please Follow this LInk, and READ the announcement from the Site Owner. https://combatace.com/forums/topic/100316-revamped-free-memberships/

View File SF2 Formosa Straits Terrain Fix-it Patch (v.2.5) SF2 Formosa Straits Terrain Fix-it Patch (v.2.5) 11/15/25 *Full 5 Merged Installs Recommended* This is the Repair Patch (aka "Fix-it") for the Formosa Straits terrain available at the following URL: https://combatace.com/files/file/18166-sf2-formosa-straits-terrain-revamp-v2-by-gepard/ If you already HAVE the terrain, THIS is the patch for it. If you don't have it, you should ignore this, and just get the Full Terrain (tm), as it has already been updated with the rebuilt TODs and other additional repairs and additions. See full Change List below in the "Notes" section. As always, PLEASE read the install instructions, and the accompanying Notes and Other Nonsense for more details on other needed items. As is recommended, unzip to an easy to find location, so you can access the readme for it's full instructions. Gepard's original readme is also included, for historical purposes. If there are any problems, please post in the Forums, or message me directly. Good Hunting! Wrench Kevin Stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 11/04/2025 Category Environmental Mods

Version 2.5 uploaded! Fixed overcrowded TODs, some other smaller changes. Full list of changes in Read Me Fix-it patch for those that don't want to re-download the full terrain will be up shortly! Thank You!

Yeah, put them up in the Downloads section. Be MUCH easier then attaching them to a post that will wander off the screen at some point!!

Truth. He and I did a LOT of good works, both historical (WW2) and What-Ifs.

don't forget to change the dates in the Options.ini as well. There's a whole post on extending operation years in the Knowledge Base. I also moved this to the appropriated Forum