Piecemeal

On 23/03/2023 at 12:29 AM, Jimbib said:

Dusted off some old higher resolution templates I made for the stock A-10 from 2007, working up a few skins I never got round to finishing. Euro 1, Snow Hog, Peanut and Flipper.

I've always wondered what an A-10 would look like in an 'Asia Minor' scheme. You know, a 'what if the Shah had bought a sh*t-ton of 'em in the  mid '70s' kind of thing 

Have you ever thought of doing the A variant of the much vaunted SA-8 'Gecko' vehicle? There only seems to be the B model available for SF2.

I'll see your widowmaker and raise you twenty....... 

On 10/04/2022 at 3:57 PM, yakarov79 said:

Nice!! 

Looks good in the IDF/AF camo scheme. I didn't even know there were templates available

While we're on the subject of cockpits; I've been trying to Anglicise some of the gauges and panels on the Mirage 5BA cockpit. Does anybody know the english translation for these: 

Google translate has told me that 'Bidons' loosely translates as 'Cans' which I'm assuming means the external tanks. I'm completely lost on 'Voils', though.

....... I knew I should've paid more attention at school 

1 hour ago, logan4 said:

It is possible to view them. What you need to do is to change the lod callout in the AC.ini for the pit lod, this assumes that you already looked at the given AC's cockpit.ini and you do know the given lod's name.

In the AC. ini you need to show this line:

[LOD001]
Filename=F-15A_pit.LOD
Distance=120
 

The name comes from the AC_cockpit.ini:

[CockpitSeat001]
ModelName=F-15A_pit.LOD    <--------

 

 AMAZING!!! I've been using TW sims for years and have trying every which way to do that!!!! It's a perfect example of thinking outside the box. Thanks a million Logan 

Hi eric. I was just thinking there; didn't Nyghtfall find a way to view them, or was that on another 3D app he was using.

Does anybody know if it's possible to view the stock cockpits on the LOD Viewer app; and if so, how?

On 26/03/2022 at 4:31 PM, WTRAdmin said:

If you're reading the book you'll absolutely have an even greater appreciation for the project, especially as we are replicating the missions not only as the book describes but in accordance with Ed's actual flight logs.  Just curious if you have a favorite mission/experience in mind you're hoping to enjoy? 

Hi Steve! It's good to hear that things are moving (as they should!) in the right direction. I'm slowly coming back to the SF2 world (ain't RL a bitch!) but won't be able to help this time as I'm slowly rebuilding my current mod folder. I WILL, however, be available for you to take my money when it's finally released 

Old soldiers never die...... 

......they just fade away

I suppose there are SOME advantages with having to rebuild your mod folder from scratch....... 

Before, it was a teensy weensy bit slow and bloated...... 

....... now; I'm roughly halfway through the rebuild; and already I've got a leaner, sportier AND faster version of the old:

3 hours ago, ravenclaw_007 said:

yes it will be , but in the moment i´m not able to mod because of my health problems , i may be able in the second half of this year slowly to start modding again ( i hope ) , so it will take a while until this pack is done 

i may release a part of it , the rocket launchers and rockets , as part 1 of the pack because the pack is simply to big to upload it as one pack

so please be patient , and i'm sorry for all the delays but i will do my best to get it done

There is absolutely no rush my friend. Take all the time you need to recuperate. Best wishes from this end 

Hi Ravenclaw! Just out of curiosity, will there be a new Red Top missile included in this pack? 

Now THAT'S what I call dirtified! 

(Note to C/O; more turtle wax required at next docking area)

It's not absolutely perfect, but for an AI aircraft it certainly fits the bill. I can edit the borders of the dark brown to take the rough edges off it at a later stage. 

To all those who provided help and advice, thank you so much. Your assistance is hugely appreciated 

14 hours ago, daddyairplanes said:

im guessing youre keeping the pattern but changing the color

Correctamundo

Ok, so....... I've been out of the loop for a good while so please be patient 

I've downloaded Sundowner's excellent hi-res Hunter Mk.6 templates and have been trying to change the colours of the standard olive/grey camo pattern. I've isolated the specific layers but after selecting the new colours I've been unable to fill those layers with them. I assumed it was just a case of sampling a colour and then using the 'Bucket Fill' method, but obviously not. The knowledge base here doesn't seem to show anything of help and Google Search is just no help at all. Can somebody give a few pointers as to where I'm going wrong and what I should be doing? Any advice would be a huge help 

Rebuilding of the mod folder continuing at a snails pace.

$2,000 worth of Super, please...... 

Chocks away...... 

Top class work there. Night fights have just become that little bit more realistic thanks to this mod..... Bravo!! 

4 minutes ago, EricJ said:

No problem man just thought that it would be a start. I don't have that many decals for VF-103 but I have a few for VF-84, so I'll probably look into doing one of the skins, as soon as I figure out the tails and how their mapped and such.

The more the merrier, my man. Thanks again 

1 hour ago, EricJ said:

Here's what I created so far, just to satisfy that there is something out there. I would recommend having Swordsman's decals available at the minimum, as this supports that mod. I could look into doing other skins though, but this should get somebody started. ONLY for the TW F-14A. I also don't remember who did the templates (I did the drop tank though, for some reason  the person didn't do that). In the dropdown menu for the skiin it's "USN Lo-Visibility"

USNGREY13.7z

Eric, my man; that is one fantastic skin! Thanks a million!! This is (literally) a game changer!

Eric, my man, you are a fupping LIFESAVER!! That would be great!! Rebuilding my install  to a leaner version of the way I had it is already taking me ages, and I'm only halfway through the aircraft folder! I've yet to deal with the groundobjects, effects, and (shivers!) the terrains.

12 minutes ago, EricJ said:

I think you're better off with a custom-built skin or better off doing your own skins or someone else doing them for you given Swordsman's work

I was coming to the same conclusion. No worries. It's just that I haven't really been too active here recently and I thought I'd ask around.

2 hours ago, allenjb42 said:

Low viz skins for the stock F-14? Try these:

Low Vis and Alternate Skins For SF2:NA F-14A + Also Decals Fixes for Stock Turkeys - F-14 - CombatACE

 

I've downloaded these already, thinking that the markings would be dark grey/black, as per this photo: