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Took One Baby Step...
logan4 replied to Z09SS's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
If you have the accessing code from any of the previous purchases then you can log into the TW download center: https://store.thirdwire.com/mygames.php Then download it directly. Happy hunting! Logan4 -
Bit of a noob here....
logan4 replied to Shootingstar2's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
As your first post - Welcome to the boards! Merging simply means, if you have more than one of the SF2 titles, like SF2, SF2V, SF2E, SF2I, Exp1, Exp2, SF2NA then they are installed in the same directory. In my case its SF2_merged, but can have any names. The important is all the main installations go there. By default all the SF2 install .exes want to install in the same directory, means they create a merged install unless you change the target directory. You can find some additional information at the link bellow: http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB3w/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6582 Also if you dig deeper into moding your installs then the next might help as well: http://combatace.com/topic/62302-what-is-the-mod-folder/ Hope it helps! logan4 -
SF-2 series March 2012 Tools Kit
logan4 replied to Wrench's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - File Announcements
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Alternate Kill Decals
logan4 replied to Piecemeal's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
Don't give up on it mate. Your killmark works see the pic bellow. Unfortunately the plane I used had no more room for decal on the nose mesh so its on the fuselage of it. Why you think it is improper format? Can your problem be a wrong call out in the decal.ini? or a position thingy or maybe an already full mesh with decals? I had this later happen to me many times. But it is your call, all I can say, take few days off from it then take a look at it again. -
Alternate Kill Decals
logan4 replied to Piecemeal's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
It relatively unimportant as it only relates to the created tga, you can chouse either. I normally leave it on the merge option and press export (or just press enter). After that you will get an other window asking the save option. There it is important that you leave empty the "RLE compression" option Sorry for the late reply as I work in evening shift and just finished. -
Alternate Kill Decals
logan4 replied to Piecemeal's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
Check out the files contained in this zip. It was created from the tga you gave in the first post, still needs some color correction as I didn't botherd with it. the tga was simply "saved as" from the basic file with a turned off background layer. Play/tweak/experiment with it to your likeing. tempkillmark.zip -
Alternate Kill Decals
logan4 replied to Piecemeal's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
No problem, I myself am also a rookie in this field. Personally I never use the channel tab on the gimp. When I create a layer I use other names, like this pic only with the transparency option, then draw, write or copy the things I want to put on that single layer. The program automatically creates an alpha channel for the layer not need to add to it. -
Alternate Kill Decals
logan4 replied to Piecemeal's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
Piecemeal, if you have the original file in Gimp as a layerd file - meaning the stars are on a different layer and a separate background layer, than the only thing you need to do is to turn off the visibility of the background layer and save the image as a .tga. I'm not sure which original format you use (psd, icx or other layered format) as the basic. Like on my attached pic, layer1 is the background color, it is off and if I save the file as it is shown then only saves those 2 selected visible layers on the tga. Automaticaly applying the alpha channel to the tga without any hassle. logan4 -
I'm not counted as expert by any means, but the ending of the fairing behide the vertical tails and stabs looks deiiferent. The D-s have only one or no sensor fitted in them, the E-s have a square sensor fitted both on left and right side, see links: F15D: http://www.deagel.com/library/KC-135-Stratotanker-and-F-15Ds_m02006112800355.aspx http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7007658&nseq=16 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6912258&nseq=19 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6892555&nseq=21 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6929344&nseq=17 F15E: http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6302002&nseq=4 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6056274&nseq=6 I hope they show up...
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instant action aircraft
logan4 replied to ultramig688's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
It is in your main installation's /Flight folder and you will need the TW cat extractor to extract the required file. You can download here: http://thirdwire.com...loads_tools.htm (2nd from top) When you look for the file, make sure the right hand bottom corner field says what the attached pic shows. -
Well it's official
logan4 replied to Romflyer's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Actually I meant the color of it compared to the other parts of the ship, but looking at the link you provided that fits well too, seems sooted from the first 2 chemnies. Thanks the info there is always something to learn for a land rat. -
Well it's official
logan4 replied to Romflyer's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
I think (note I'm not a programer) that DM modelling could work on similar principles like the damage textures on the existing planes, maybe that is how the above scene was acomplished, certanly some sub-system targeting would be good otherwise can be very hard to accomplish a SEAD/DEAD mission on ship defences. True on the bomb bays. We can never know enough afore what surprises will waiting for us -
Well it's official
logan4 replied to Romflyer's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
On the first pic with the Corsair and the ship only the central radar seems to be hit and damaged, but I can be wrong Edit- correcting typeo -
Happy to help, even if it is limited. An advice before you go too deep. Always keep a back-up effect folder that you know works. Also if an .ini file ask for overwrite sometimes good to rename the targetfile if you forgot to make a back up, that way you can revert quickly to your likeing. Good hunting! logan4
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Well its a shot in the dark, but you can try to look at the followings and see that you have all the .tga files listed in them, each should be in your Effect folder in your mods directory. AircraftEngineFireEffect.ini AircraftExplosionEffect.ini AIRCRAFTFIREEFFECT.INI Other than that can be also driver issue as EricJ suggested.
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SF2: North Atlantic Ideas
logan4 replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
I'm not a programer so I have no idea howmuch it would take to make something similar to the way you had to direct the AGM62 in Jane's:IAF. Directing with the 4 arrows, this could be used for radar/seeker/released wire or command guidedweapons..... -
Iran will go down the way Egypt, Libia, and Syria is going now, their own people will turn the tide, but before that starts might few bombs gonna fall to serve as catalyst to the process. All dictatorships will fall in the next comming years..
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Tornado
logan4 replied to Ensiferum's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Some Tornado skins you can find at the bellow address: http://combatace.com/files/category/192-tornado-skins/ 3 pages long, some with the "fancy" stuff too. -
Hi Gents, The Vitrual Festival of Aerobatic Teams' 2011 event is ongoing. Happens between the 2nd and 4th of December. In case you are intrested, solo and team flights mostly from 2PM (GMT) to 1-2AM (GMT). The flights are also recorded and can be viewed later if you missed one. Schedule: http://www.virtual-airshows.com/english/vfat2011/vfat2011schedule Live link: http://www.livestream.com/vfat Teaser: Have a great time! logan4
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Hello Gents, Sorry for getting back so late but, haven't got much time recently. So far not much progress, but noticed a vierd thing. If I use the older, not the dec2010 max exporter, than in the F6 view it zooms off from the plane to about 200m. It is still better than the 106004800300000km I had with that same exporter a year ago. With the dec exporter the "F" views work normally. If anyone has some notion about that please share. Thank you very much in advance. Logan4
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Ok Let's Start A Virtual "NATO"
logan4 replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Hi russouk, Might not the full handling but the DecalNumberEnd=21 should say DecalNumberEnd=20 as you have only 10 numbers not 11. I had similar issue once and the game always tried to give that last number i had missing. It doesn't matter what is on the actual tga picture or list file as serial. Also try what florian wrote above. logan4 -
TK uploaded a quickpatch to the sep update. In case you have the stuttering on your sys, try it out and please let TK know your results or experience. http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB3w/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8660&start=20 Please note, it is still a beta to trying to resolve fully the problem, so might not work for eveyone, but certainly the data could help him to sort out the possible causes. Read on at the link above. BR, logan4
