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Viggen: No, it shouldn't. The entire time I was testing this I had the following installed to one Mod folder: - SF2NA Expansion Pack - SF2NA RSR - SF2 North Cape - SF2 MedCrisis If you have North Cape, you should know that I am currently uploading a large update to that mod. It adds three new campaigns and the aircraft and ground units to support those campaigns: - Fighting Withdrawal (86): Just hours after the Warsaw Pact invades Central Europe, Soviet armored columns and airborne troops launch an assault on northern Norway. As Norwegian army units fall back, the USS Nimitz and her escorts are ordered to withdraw from the waters off Norway, lest the carrier and her invaluable air wing fail prey to Soviet bombers filling the skies over Norway. - Return to Norway (86): With the ground war in Central Europe stalemated and the Soviet Northern Fleet defeated in the North Atlantic following a failed assault on Iceland, the USS Nimitz returns to Norway with the USS Forrestal and a Marine amphibious group to retake the airfields and ports under Soviet control in northern half of the country. The Marines will seize Narvik, splitting the Soviet occupation forces, while relying on the two carriers' air wings to provide a covering umbrella of air support. - Assault on the Kola Peninsula (86): Three weeks after the successful landing of Marines near Narvik and subsequent defeat of Soviet forces in Norway, the Nimitz and Forrestal battle groups take position in the Barents Sea to strike Soviet air bases and naval facilities on the Kola Peninsula. Eric Howes

View File Strike Fighters 2: Crisis in the Med Strike Fighters 2: Crisis in the Med This is an add-on package for the "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" Expansion Pack available at CombatAce. The "Strike Fighters 2: Crisis in the Med" (SF2MC) add-on includes two new campaigns, both set in the Mediterranean early to mid 80's and both providing fictionalized takes on real world events from that time period. Also included are sixteen new aircraft and a three-dozen new ground objects to fill out these new campaigns. This add-on package is designed to be applied over the top of an existing installation of the SF2NA Expansion Pack. You can download the three main Expansion Pack files here: Part 1: http://combatace.com/files/file/13980-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-1-of-3/ Part 2: http://combatace.com/files/file/13979-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-2-of-3/ Part 3: http://combatace.com/files/file/13978-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-3-of-3/ Please take a look over the remainder of this ReadMe before installing this add-on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The minimum requirements for this add-on package are: REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic (SFNA), plus Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus Strike Fighters 2 Europe (SF2E), plus Strike Fighters 2 Israel (SF2I), plus Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V), plus DLC #28 (AI Plane Pack 1) PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher As this mod is an add-on to the SF2NA Expansion Pack, you must have that earlier mod already installed and working. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's how to install this update package: 1. Ensure that SF2NA, SF2V, SF2, SF2I, and SF2E are all properly installed & updated as part of a merged install. 2. Ensure that the SF2NA Expansion Pack is properly installed and working. (See above for links to all the download components.) 3. Unpack SF2_MedCrisis.7z to a safe place on your drive. 4. Open the \To_Mod_Folder directory. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within \To_Mod_Folder to your SF2NA Expansion Pack Mod Folder, overwriting as prompted. At this point the SF2MC add-on is installed and you're ready to play the new campaigns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary of New Campaigns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on supplies two new campaigns for the SF2NA Expansion Pack, both set in the Mediterranean early to mid 80's. Both campaigns involve fictionalized takes on real world events: - Powder Keg: After Israeli armored units invade southern Lebanon in June 1982, driving PLO forces north to Beruit and routing Syrian tank regiments, the Soviet Union dispatches a large amphibious group anchored by two carriers to intervene. Standing in the way is one lone U.S. carrier group: the USS Eisenhower and her escorts. With little support from feckless NATO allies, the Eisenhower sails north to intercept the Soviet 5th Eskadra and Black Sea Fleet. - El Dorado Canyon: In June 1986 the Reagan Administration decides to take action against Libya following several years of naval and air skirmishes between the US Navy and the Libyan military as well as a string of terrorist attacks against civilian targets in the Middle East and Europe, all financed or supported by Libya. Codenamed "El Dorado Canyon," this operation will be a coordinated series of strikes by USAF and USN aircraft against Libyan military and industrial targets over the course of five days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's Included ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on includes the following updates for the SF2NA Expansion Pack: NEW AIRCRAFT (Soviet & NATO) - BR.1150 (AMI) - C-130H (HAF) - Ka-27 - Mi-24P - S-3A - S-3B - Tu-16KSR2 - UH-1D (HAF) NEW AIRCRAFT (Libya) - An-12 - C-47A - C-130H - G-222 - Mi-8T - Mi-24P - MiG-21bisB - MiG-23BN - MiG-23MF - MiG-23MLA - MiG-23MS - MiG-25PD - MiG-25RB - Mirage5D - Mirage5DE - F-1AD - F-1ED - Su-20B - Su-22 - Su-22M3 - Su-24MK - Tu-22 NEW GROUND OBJECTS - BTR-60 - FROG-3 - M38Jeep-Red - M38Jeep-Yellow - ZIL-157_M1939_Trailer - ZIL-157_SA2_Trailer - Zil-157_ZPU-1 - Zil-157Flatbed - Zil-157Troops NEW SAMS & RADARS (Libya) - BarlockB - Crotale - FansongF - FlatfaceB - SA-2LF - SA-3QL - SA-5LB - SidenetB - SquarePairB NEW SHIPS - Assad - FAPC - Komar - Koni - LNGTanker - Moskva - MTB - MVAtlantic_Causeway - MVAtlantic_Conveyor - MVBaltic_Ferry - MVNordic_Ferry - MVTor_Caledonia - NanuchkaII - SSCanberra - Vosper OTHER ADDITIONS - EasternMed terrain - Libya terrain - two new campaigns - misc. new skins - misc. new weapons OTHER UPDATES: - updated & expanded F-14 skins/decals - new lo-viz skins for A-6E_79 & A-7E_74 - new EF-111A 42nd ECS skin - new F/A-18A skins for VFA15,VFA82,VFA86,VFA87,VMFA314,VMFA323 - additional Mi-8T Soviet camo skins ~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~ This update contains a number of new items from the following modders who generously allowed their use: Dave (USAFMTL) ........................ B-52G 2nd BW skin Veltro2K & Wrench ..................... BR.1150 Dels .................................. C-130H Daddyairplanes ........................ C-130H upgrades & skins Veltro2K & Wrench ..................... G.222 WhiteboySamurai ....................... Ka-27 YEYEYE ................................ Mi-24P emresukhoi ............................ Mi-24P skins Paulopanz ............................. MiG-23 LARAF camo skin USAFTML & MiG-25 Team ................. MiG-25PD & MiG-25RB Baffmeister ........................... MiG-25 updated flight model Wrench & Paulopanz .................... MiG-25 LARAF skins Paulopanz ............................. Mirage5D/E camo skins The Mirage Factory .................... Mirage F-1 CA_Stary .............................. Mirage F-1 cockpit repaint Ravenclaw_007 ......................... Mirage F-1 camo skin Florian ............................... P-3C beta FoxMonter ............................. S-3B Wrench ................................ S-3B updates slick cowboy .......................... S-3B skins ArmourDave & AmokFloo ................. Su-22 models Lindr2 ................................ Su-22 upgrades eburger68 ............................. Su-22 SF2 upgrades Veltro2k & Lindr2 ..................... Su-24MK Mikeymead ............................. repainted/updated Su-24 cockpit Paulopanz & Spillone104 ............... Tu-16KSR2 whiteknight06604 ...................... Tu-22 camo skins Gramps ................................ UH-1D Huey Adrian Benetti ........................ Assad & FAPC (ARA Intrepida) rebel ryder ........................... BMP-2, BMP-2_AT-5 Kesselbrut ............................ CommTrailer, HQTrailer Pasko ................................. BTR-60 & Frog3 BPAo & Sundowner ...................... Crotale (SA-9) Kesselbrut ............................ Kilo Class submerged (November) AleDucat .............................. Kilo Class Sub (ARA Salta) Pasko ................................. Komar WhiteboySamurai ....................... Koni (Type053K) Fubar512 .............................. LNGTanker WhiteboySamurai ....................... Moskva (Jeanne d'Arc) Kesselbrut ............................ MVNordic_Ferry, MVTor_Caledonia, MVBaltic_Ferry, & SSCanberra Polak ................................. MVAtlantic_Causeway & MVAtlantic_Conveyor Badfrank .............................. Red & Yellow Jeeps SUICIDAL-ART .......................... M113A1 Unknown author ........................ MTB WhiteBoySamurai ....................... Nanuchka II missile boat Pasko ................................. SA-3, Flatface, & Sidenet FastCargo ............................. SA-5 & SquarePair WhiteBoySamurai ....................... Vosper class (Zulfiqar) Kesselbrut ............................ ZiL-157 trucks Edward & Wrench ....................... EasternMed terrain USAFMTL, Diego, Deuces, & Wrench ...... Libya terrain OldDiego, Pappy, Wrench, Pasko, ....... Pilots Florian/AmokFloo, & PureBlue If I have neglected to credit anyone here, please let me know. I will get it fixed ASAP. -------------------- Eric Howes eburger68 8 May 2015 Submitter eburger68 Submitted 05/09/2015 Category User Made Campaigns

Wrench: Yes, and experienced users will know from my explanation what happened and what to do. But others may not be comfortable editing INI files. Eric Howes

Thomas: Looks like I somehow flipped the Avionics.DLL reference back to AvionicsDLL=Avionics60.DLL before uploading. See here for corrected files: http://combatace.com/topic/85726-sf2i-extension-pack-corrections/ Eric Howes

Folks: Looks like I somehow flipped the AvionicsDLL reference back to Avionics60.DLL on the F-4E Kurnass 73, 75, and 78 before uploading. Attached is a zipped set of files to correct the problem. Drop the contents in \Objects\Aircraft in your SF2I Mods folder, allowing Windows to overwrite files as prompted. Eric Howes f-4e_kurnass.zip

Canadair: It is a risk in any naval campaign. You can minimize the risk by restricting or even eliminating enemy aircraft that are tasked with Naval_Search. You can also minimize the risk by minimizing or eliminating enemy aircraft tasked with Naval_Attack, Cruise_Missile, Strike, SEAD_Naval, or SEAD. But depending on the geography of the terrain some risk will always be there. Even with battle groups that lack a carrier. In some cases (48-56, ODS, OTC) I have had pretty good success in minimizing the risk. In other cases (Black Sea Crisis), it continued to happen no matter what I did. The friendly naval groups were always discovered, and then the strikes on those groups would begin. Eric Howes

Canadair: The problem of inland targets on Gerwin's terrain is discussed in the ReadMe for the optional install of the terrain. Baltika's terrain uses a different TARGETS.INI. Yes, the behavior I discussed in the Black Sea Crisis ReadMe is a feature of all naval campaigns. Eric Howes

Canadair: I wouldn't suggest one terrain over any other. It's a matter of preference. The coastlines of Gerwin's terrain and Baltika's terrain are different than the default IcelandNA terrain, through Gerwin's terrain is otherwise compatible with the default campaign for the IcelandNA terrain. Baltika's terrain requires you to install the alternate campaign files if you wish to fly the campaign on that terrain. Yes, you can have the RSR add-on installed to the same version of the SF2NA Expansion Pack as NorthCape. That's the way mine is set up. Eric Howes

View File SF2NA: The RSR Edition Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic - The RSR Edition This is an add-on package for the "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA) Expansion Pack available at CombatAce. The "SF2NA: RSR Edition" (SF2NA-RSR) add-on offers a new campaign that is markedly different from the default "Northern Sabre" campaign that ships with SF2NA as well as fourteen stand-alone missions that can be flown independently of the campaign. Also included are eleven new aircraft and a four new ground objects to fill out the campaign and missions. Please note that while the campaign and missions are inspired by a certain popular novel from the 1980's, they are not designed to faithfully re-create down to the last detail episodes from that book. This add-on package is designed to be applied over the top of an existing installation of the SF2NA Expansion Pack. You can download the three main Expansion Pack files here: Part 1: http://combatace.com/files/file/13980-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-1-of-3/ Part 2: http://combatace.com/files/file/13979-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-2-of-3/ Part 3: http://combatace.com/files/file/13978-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-3-of-3/ Please take a look over the remainder of this ReadMe before installing this add-on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The minimum requirements for this add-on package are the same as for the SF2NA Expansion Pack. REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic (SFNA), plus Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus Strike Fighters 2 Europe (SF2E), plus Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V) PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher As this mod is an add-on to the SF2NA Expansion Pack, you must have that earlier mod already installed and working. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's how to install this add-on package: 1. Ensure that SF2NA, SF2V, SF2, and SF2E are all properly installed & updated as part of a merged install. 2. Ensure that the SF2NA Expansion Pack is properly installed and working. (See above for links to all the download components.) 3. Unpack SF2NA_RSR.7z to a safe place on your drive. 4. Open the \To_Mod_Folder directory. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder to your SF2NA Expansion Pack Mod Folder, overwriting as prompted. At this point the SF2NA-RSR add-on is installed and you're ready to play the new campaign. For information on the individual missions that are also included as well as some optional items that you can install, please see the following two sections. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optional Items ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on package includes files to support the use of Gerwin's alternate IcelandNA terrain as well as Baltika's Iceland02 terrain. These optional files are contained in the \_Optional directory. \_Optional\Baltika: This directory contains files to update the version of Baltika's Iceland02 terrain that is included in the SF2NA Expansion Pack (also as an Optional install). It also contains a custom version of the new campaign for use with Baltika's terrain. To use these updated optional files you must install Baltika's Iceland02 as directed in the SF2NA Expansion Pack documentation for that terrain as well as the updates for it included in the SF2NA Expansion Pack. Once the terrain and original updates are installed, you can install the additional updates for the terrain included in this directory. You can also install the alternate version of the new campaign (which will overwrite the standard version of the new campaign that works on the IcelandNA terrain). \_Optional\Gerwin: This directory contains files to update Gerwin's alternate IcelandNA terrain, which is included in the SF2NA Expansion Pack. To use these updated files you must have Gerwin's terrain installed as instructed in the documentation for the SF2NA Expansion Pack. To use Gerwin's alternate terrain with the new campaign, you will need to edit the new campaign's main .INI in the same way you did the campaigns included in the SF2NA Expansion Pack. See Step 7 of the installation instructions for Gerwin's alternate terrain in the SF2NA Expansion Pack. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary of New Campaign ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on supplies a new campaign set in June 1986 for the SF2NA Expansion Pack. This campaign is markedly different from the stock "Northern Sabre" campaign in that the Soviets control all of Iceland at the start of the campaign. A large USN/USMC naval convoy approaches from the southwest to re-take the island from the Soviet forces entrenched on the island. That convoy consists of two carrier groups (led the Independence & the America), two amphibious groups (led by the Tarawa & Peleliu), and a naval gunfire support group (anchored by the USS Iowa & USS New Jersey). USAF, USN, and RAF aircraft based in Scotland fly from off-map air bases in support of the convoy. The first few days of the campaign are spent striking Soviet targets on the island, fending off Soviet long range recon aircraft searching for the naval convoy, and searching for Soviet naval units thought to be moving towards Iceland. The Marines land at two points near Mt. Snaefllsjokull on the western side of the island north of Reykjavik. The new campaign appears in the campaign list as: 1986-0618 Northern Sabre (RSR). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Individual Missions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As noted earlier, this add-on includes fourteen missions that can be flown independently of the campaign. These missions are located in the \_Missions directory. For instructions on how to install and play the individual missions, please see the ReadMe for the missions included there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's Included ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on includes the following updates for the SF2NA Expansion Pack: NEW AIRCRAFT - AH-1J_80 - FB-111A - Mi-24P - NimrodMR1 - P-3C - RF-4C - S-3B - Tu-16KSR2 NEW GROUND OBJECTS - BMP-2 - BMP-2_AT-5 - CommTrailer - HQTrailer OTHER ADDITIONS - one new campaign - fourteen new missions - misc. new skins - misc. new weapons ~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~ This update contains a number of new items from the following modders who generously allowed their use: yakarov79 ............................ AH-1J_80 EricJ ................................. AH-1J camo skin Dave (USAFMTL) ........................ B-52G 2nd BW skin FastCargo ............................. FB-111A slick_cowboy .......................... FB-111A skins Julhelm ............................... F-19 Veltro2K .............................. Il-76 & A-50 Dave (USAFMTL) ........................ F-4D 136th FIS skin, F-15C skins, RF-4C Euro skin YEYEYE ................................ Mi-24P Veltro2K & Wrench ..................... Nimrod MR.1 Florian ............................... P-3C beta FoxMonter ............................. S-3B Wrench ................................ S-3B updates slick cowboy .......................... S-3B skins Paulopanz & Spillone104 ............... Tu-16KSR2 rebel ryder ........................... BMP-2, BMP-2_AT-5 Kesselbrut ............................ CommTrailer, HQTrailer ID(io)T Team, Torno, YeYeYe, .......... Iowa '80s battleship & Spitwulf Fubar512 .............................. Iowa '80s configuration Caesar & eburger68 .................... RSR missions Dave (USAFMTL) ........................ Frisbee missions If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP. ---------------------- Eric Howes (eburger68) USAFMTL (Dave) 14 March 2015 Submitter eburger68 Submitted 03/16/2015 Category User Made Campaigns

Wrench: My guess would be that your WW2 mods folder uses a customized .INI in the \Objects or \Flight folder that replaces the default SF2NA .INI, which includes whatever line is causing this little anomaly. Eric Howes

I think it was Olds who, in his account of the approach to Thai Nguyen during the March 1967 raid on the steel mill there, described the flak cloud above the area as an "angry, boiling black mushroom of smoke." Eric Howes

Dave: Great stuff. Interesting how many of the more memorable car chase scenes were done in the early-to mid-70's (or thereabouts). The classics: The Seven-Ups Car Chase The French Connection Car Chase Bullit - Chase Prelude Bullit - Chase Part 1 Bullit - Chase Part 2 The Seven-Ups might not be familiar to everyone. It was a kind of follow-on to The French Connection and was directed by Philip D'Antoni, who was the producer on Bullit and The French Connection. Coincidence that all three films feature memorable car chases? Probably not. Eric Howes

blaze95: Thanks for taking a crack at it. I'll take anything you got corrections-wise. Just PM me with with the data and/or files. Best, Eric Howes

tn_pvteye: There are no seasonal tiles for this terrain, so far as I know. I'd like to see some seasonal, hi-res tiles for this terrain, too. I was sort of hoping a dedicated all-in-one mod for the terrain might inspire someone to take on the task. Eric Howes

View File Strike Fighters 2: North Cape Strike Fighters 2: North Cape (Version 1.2) This is an add-on package for the "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" Expansion Pack available at CombatAce. The "Strike Fighters 2: North Cape" (SF2NC) add-on includes two new campaigns, both set in northern Norway during the late 70's and early 80's. Also included are fourteen new aircraft and a dozen new ground objects to fill out these new campaigns. This add-on package is designed to be applied over the top of an existing installation of the SF2NA Expansion Pack. You can download the three main Expansion Pack files here: Part 1: http://combatace.com/files/file/13980-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-1-of-3/ Part 2: http://combatace.com/files/file/13979-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-2-of-3/ Part 3: http://combatace.com/files/file/13978-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-3-of-3/ Please take a look over the remainder of this ReadMe before installing this add-on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The minimum requirements for this add-on package are the same as for the SF2NA Expansion Pack. REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic (SFNA), plus Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus Strike Fighters 2 Europe (SF2E), plus Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V) PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher As this mod is an add-on to the SF2NA Expansion Pack, you must have that earlier mod already installed and working. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's how to install this update package: 1. Ensure that SF2NA, SF2V, SF2, and SF2E are all properly installed & updated as part of a merged install. 2. Ensure that the SF2NA Expansion Pack is properly installed and working. (See above for links to all the download components.) 3. Unpack SF2_NorthCape.7z to a safe place on your drive. 4. Open the \To_Mod_Folder directory. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder to your SF2NA Expansion Pack Mod Folder, overwriting as prompted. At this point the SF2NC add-on is installed and you're ready to play the new campaigns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary of New Campaigns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on supplies five campaigns for the SF2NA Expansion Pack, all set in northern Norway during the late '70's and early to mid '80's. Two of the new campaigns are variants of the same underlying campaign: - Nordic Sword (79): After war erupts in Europe, the USS Nimitz carrier battle group sails north off the Norwegian coast in September 1979 to contain the Soviet Northern Fleet as it attempts to break out from the Barents Sea and into the North Atlantic. A trailing Amphibious Group carries U.S. Marines ready join the Norwegian Army in its fight to prevent Soviet armored regiments from seizing the North Cape. The Norwegian Air Force flies F-5As and F-104s. Temporarily deployed to Norwegian air bases are two squadrons of USAF F-4Es and a squadron of USAF F-111Fs. A squadron of B-52Gs, hastily deployed to RAF Fairford (off map), is available for use in theater. - Nordic Sword (82): A variant of the 1979 campaign, set in 1982. The USN carrier battle group is led by the USS Independence. The Norwegian Air Force has one squadron that has transitioned from F-104s to F-16As. Temporarily deploying to Norwegian air bases are two squadrons of RAF F-4Ms and one squadron of USAF F-111s. The other three comprise a linked series of campaigns set in 1986: - Fighting Withdrawal (86): Just hours after the Warsaw Pact invades Central Europe, Soviet armored columns and airborne troops launch an assault on northern Norway. As Norwegian army units fall back, the USS Nimitz and her escorts are ordered to withdraw from the waters off Norway, lest the carrier and her invaluable air wing fail prey to Soviet bombers filling the skies over Norway. - Return to Norway (86): With the ground war in Central Europe stalemated and the Soviet Northern Fleet defeated in the North Atlantic following a failed assault on Iceland, the USS Nimitz returns to Norway with the USS Forrestal and a Marine amphibious group to retake the airfields and ports under Soviet control in northern half of the country. The Marines will seize Narvik, splitting the Soviet occupation forces, while relying on the two carriers' air wings to provide a covering umbrella of air support. - Assault on the Kola Peninsula (86): Three weeks after the successful landing of Marines near Narvik and subsequent defeat of Soviet forces in Norway, the Nimitz and Forrestal battle groups take position in the Barents Sea to strike Soviet air bases and naval facilities on the Kola Peninsula. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terrain Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on is based on the North Cape terrain created by Baltika and updated by Wrench. As Wrench notes in his ReadMe for his updated version, the terrain is not in a final, finished state. Thus, you should be aware of some of the terrain's anomalies, which I have not been able to redress. Air Bases Some air bases on this terrain are un-usable for various reasons. - Some air bases sit on ground that still needs proper flattening. At affected air bases, the runway and parking areas may disappear from view at ground level. In the very worst cases, aircraft may bounce around or even explode on the ground as they taxi or take off. For the included campaigns I have not used any of the most affected air bases, though at one Norwegian air base (Narvik-Framnes) the runway will disappear from view at ground level (aircraft still taxi and take off without issue). - Some air bases sit in the middle of heavily forested areas, with trees crowding the runway and taxiways. Most of these bases are in the southern area of the terrain, which is generally not used for the campaign. In sum, although some air bases on this terrain have unresolved issues, they are for the most part not used in the campaigns. If you try to fly game-generated single missions, though, you could find yourself starting from a problem air base. Naval Groups One other problem you could encounter in game-generated single missions involves the placement of opposing naval forces. Although the terrain has been properly converted to SF2NA Naval Map standards, the single mission engine often ignores the designated water areas for friendly and enemy naval groups, which are generally along the northern peripheries of the map. The game engine seems to prefer spawning naval groups in the center of the map -- the Gulf of Bothnia -- often right on top of one another. This misplacement of naval forces really only becomes an issue if you are flying naval aircraft off carriers in game-generated single missions. When flying a naval aircraft on a single mission, you would do well to check the mission map before taking off. If the game engine has chosen to locate opposing naval groups in ridiculous places, back out and start a new mission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's Included ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This add-on includes the following updates for the SF2NA Expansion Pack: NEW AIRCRAFT - C-130E (RNoAF) - CF-104 (72) - F-5A - F-16A Block 10 - F-104G - MiG-25PD - MiG-25RB - MiG-27K - MiG-27M - RF-5A - Su-24 - Su-24M - Su-25 - Vulcan B2 (MRR) NEW GROUND OBJECTS - Container Ship - Firecan - Leopard1A1 - M113A1 - Oiler - Oslo - Petrolero - Soviet Cruiser - Soviet Freighter - Soviet Tanker - Soviet Trawler OTHER ADDITIONS - North Cape terrain - two new campaigns - misc. new skins - misc. new weapons ~~~~~~~ Updates ~~~~~~~ In May 2015 this mod package was refreshed with the following updates, additions, & fixes: NEW AIRCRAFT - AH-1J_80 - Be-12 - IL-38 - IL-38N - Ka-27 - Mi-24P - MiG-31 - NimrodMR1 - P-3C - S-3B - Su-15TM - Su-17M3 - Su-17M4 - Su-27 - TornadoGR1 - Tu-16KSR2 - Tu-126 NEW GROUND OBJECTS - BMP-2 - BMP-2_AT-5 - CommTrailer - HQTrailer - Kilo - KiloSub - Koni - NanuchkaI - NanuchkaIF NEW CAMPAIGNS - CampaignNC3A: Fighting Withdrawal - CampaignNC3B: Return to Norway - CampaignNC3C: Assault on the Kola Peninsula Other notable additions/updates: - updated campaigns - three new campaigns - updated & expanded F-14 skins/decals - new lo-viz skins for A-6E_79 & A-7E_74 - additional Mi-8T Soviet camo skins - updated & corrected terrain ~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~ This update contains a number of new items from the following modders who generously allowed their use: yakarov79 ........................ AH-1J_80 EricJ ............................. AH-1J camo skin Dave (USAFMTL) .................... B-52G 2nd BW skin Veltro2k & Wrench ................. Be-12 (PBY Catalina) Dels .............................. C-130E_RNoAF Daddyairplanes .................... C-130E_RNoAF upgrades & skins The Mirage Factory ................ F-5A & RF-5A suhsjake .......................... F-5A Norwegian skin hgbn .............................. F-104 RNoAF decals Viper Crew ........................ F-16A_Blk10 Veltro2K, Torno, & Paulopanz ...... IL-38 & IL-38N WhiteboySamurai ................... Ka-27 YEYEYE ............................ Mi-24P USAFTML & MiG-25 Team ............. MiG-25PD & MiG-25RB Baffmeister ....................... MiG-25 updated flight model Jv44kt, Erwin_Hans, & Lindr2 ...... MiG-31 Veltro2K & Wrench ................. Nimrod MR.1 Florian ........................... P-3C beta FoxMonter ......................... S-3B Wrench ............................ S-3B updates slick cowboy ...................... S-3B skins Boopidoo & Volksjager ............. Su-15TM Jug ............................... Su-15 lights update dalai_LAMA ........................ Su-15TM camo scheme Flogger23 ......................... Su-15-TM revamp packs ArmourDave & AmokFloo ............. Su-17M3/M4 models Lindr2 ............................ Su-17M3/M4 upgrades eburger68 ......................... Su-17M3/M4 SF2 upgrades Veltro2k & Lindr2 ................. Su-24 & Su-24M NATO Fighters 4+ team ............. Su-25 Florian, Baffmeister, Paulopanz ... Su-25 updated model, INI updates, & new skins Marcfighter, Erwin Hans ........... Su-27 SayWhat!, Massimo, Erwin Hans, .... Su-27 skins & Diogo Orsin & Lindr2 .................... Su-27 & Su-33 flight models YEYEYE ............................ Flanker cockpits Sundowner, AD, & Dave ............. TornadoGR1 Ianh .............................. Tornado GR1 fixes & updates Paulopanz & Spillone104 ........... Tu-16KSR2 Veltro2K .......................... Tu-126 russouk2004 ...................... Vulcan B2 MRR Paulopanz ......................... Vulcan B2 skins rebel ryder ....................... BMP-2, BMP-2_AT-5 Kesselbrut ........................ CommTrailer, HQTrailer BANIDOS Team ...................... ContainerShip Julhelm ........................... Container_Ship & SovietTanker Fubar512 .......................... Fleet Oiler Kesselbrut ........................ Kilo Class submerged (November) AleDucat .......................... Kilo Class Sub (ARA Salta) WhiteboySamurai ................... Koni (Type053K) WhiteBoySamurai ................... Nanuchka missile boats Florian ........................... Oslo Class Frigate (Bremen F122) loborojo & SUICIDAL ............... Petrolero Hinchinbrooke ..................... SovietCruiser Cocas ............................. SovietTrawler Julhelm ........................... Firecan radar SUICIDAL-ART ...................... M113A1 Baltika ........................... North Cape terrain Wrench ............................ North cape terrain upgrades blaze95 ........................... updated terrain .TFD file OldDiego, Pappy, Wrench, Pasko, ... Pilots Florian/AmokFloo, & PureBlue If I have neglected to credit anyone here, please let me know. I will get it fixed ASAP. -------------------- Eric Howes eburger68 8 May 2015 18 January 2015 Submitter eburger68 Submitted 01/19/2015 Category User Made Campaigns

Hi: If you're not seeing the AIM-7E4 & AIM-54A, then you haven't installed the Sept. 2014 Update Pack for the SF2V Expansion Pack, which includes those weapons: http://combatace.com/files/file/10466-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-sep-2014-update/ Eric Howes

Hans: Thanks for the note. That fix will be incorporated into a future update. Eric Howes

Zola25: Great info. And also very interesting because I stopped patching at the July 2012 patch level, which explains why I never saw the bug. It was never clear to me what benefits or fixes the 2013 patch levels brought with them, and I remember a number of folks reporting minor problems after patching. This would be just one more of them. Eric Howes

Zola25: It would be interesting to learn what patch level introduced that bug. I know from experience that the StartTime setting has worked. When ODS was released for SF2 back in April 2012, the initial campaign mission would be at around 2:00 am, if you were flying an aircraft with AircraftCapability=DAY_AND_NIGHT. Day-only aircraft would fly their first mission at sunrise. The same holds true for some of the later NF5 campaigns (the '79 and '86 campaigns). Thanks for reporting your findings. Eric Howes

Zola25: Thanks for the information. I was beginning to suspect something like that. The bug is a tolerable one for me, and the fix/workaround you offer is an easy one to implement for those who find it intolerable -- basically comment out the following line near the top of the affected campaign's DATA.INI: StartTime=2:00 So, it would be useful to hear from the folks who reported encountering this bug: are you using the navalized version of the campaign? If you try the above fix, does it work for you? Eric Howes

Folks: Quick followup: I just checked the campaigns for the original SF2 release as well as the SF1 release back in 2009. The campaign statements governing the tempo of the campaign -- number of missions, frequency of missions, etc. -- have not changed. All the more reason to get the information requested in my previous post. It's possible something in the campaign engine itself changed. Eric Howes