Gepard

Good Morning Vietnam!!!

DRV 2.1 terrain is uploaded now. The Admin must give the okay, then you can download it. Here a look in the readme: DRV 2.1 terrain Democratic Republic of Vietnam or better known as North Vietnam ***************************************************************************** ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This terrain is written for SF2NA and SF2E or SF2I or SF2V. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I. Short description: This terrain covers North Vietnam, parts of South Vietnam and Thailand. The timeframe of the terrain is from 1964 to 1979. It is made as a NavalMap so that you can fly carrier missions against North Vietnam. You can fly following missions for the Americans and their allies, the South Vietnamese: SWEEP,CAP,ESCORT,INTERCEPT,STRIKE,SEAD,ANTI_SHIP,RECON,CAS,ARMED_RECON For the North Vietnamese you can fly this missions: CAP,INTERCEPT DRV 2.1 is an updated version of DRV 2.0, which is a rework of DRV 1.4, a terrain which i made 20 years ago. I gave it a new tileset, reworked some tiling and some target areas. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I+. Update DRV 2.1 reworked the tiling of the terrain reworked the placement of TOD objects on the tiles. removed as many "potholes" in the landscape as possible added the north vietnamese airfield Cat Bi reworked all north vietnamese airfields to gives them a more or less correct layout reworked all american air bases, to give them a more or less correct layout renamed airbase Cam Thy to Tho Xuan renamed airbase Hue to Phu Bai Combat Base added the airfield Da Nang East (Marble Mountain Airfield) reduced the number of SAM sites relocated Gia Lam Airfield from west of Hanoi to east of Hanoi ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ II. INSTALLATION: To run this terrain you need SF2NorthAtlantic and SF2 Israel or SF2 Europe or SF2 Vietnam. Unzip the folders Objects and Terrains into your saved game folder ...ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2XXXX Thats it. If you have SF2Europe installed you must do nothing more. If you miss SF2E and have SF2Israel you must open file DRV.ini with Notepad editor and look for the lines: //CatFile=..\IsraelME\IsraelME.cat CatFile=..\GermanyCE\GermanyCE.cat change the entry into: CatFile=..\IsraelME\IsraelME.cat //CatFile=..\GermanyCE\GermanyCE.cat If you have SF2Vietnam, but no SF2 Europe then open DRV.ini with Notepad editor and look for the lines //CatFile=..\VietnamSEA\VietnamSEA.cat CatFile=..\GermanyCE\GermanyCE.cat change the entry ino: CatFile=..\VietnamSEA\VietnamSEA.cat //CatFile=..\GermanyCE\GermanyCE.cat save the file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ III. Credits. Tileset is basing on Starys Green Hell 3.0 tileset. I converted it to jpg format and merged the 512x512 tiles to 1024x1024 pixel tiles. Tileset green made by Wilches Korat Air Base ArmourDave Huey Wrench Cobra ??? Radardome Grumpapotamus airfield components are taken from AirfieldDevKit_v1.1 made by Pureblue design of Nakhon Phanom AFB by Wrench, inspired by Tannethal, modded by me design of Ubon AFB by Wrench, inspired by Tannethal, modded by me Crader Wrench Techniker.LOD is made by Geezer, modded by me industrial factories are made by Geezer. POW.LOD is made by Geezer, modded by ZwergUhu Pit1 is made by Raven, modded by me I hope i have not forgotten someone. . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IV. This Terrain is Freeware. Commercial use is not allowed. And i say it again for the YAP, YankeeAirPirates file thiefs, the usage of this terrain and/or parts of the terrain for commercial use is not allowed!!!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ V. For remarks, comments, bugs, etc please use CombatAce forum or send me a PM. Hope you enjoy it. Michael (Gepard) Made in Germany 16. November 2025

Rotation point and lift off!

South Vietnamese Dakotas.

Take off on pairs

In Germany it is on June 15th, but the west german fools deny to accept former East German soldiers as veterans. But who cares about this. We know, that we East Germans were the true and only german soldiers after WW2. Thats why greetings to all true veterans of this world.

Some decades ago a american pilot said: "Our worst nightmare is a German in a MiG-29." A German in a F-31 would have been much worser!

DRV 2.1 is nearly finished. Afterwards i will go back to Michigan terrain.

Good morning Vietnam, from Pleiku to Da da da Nang!!!

Over the weekend i made the TOD files, which i missed the last time. Then i made 2 new tiles for the coastline and created for them the TOD files. So the Da Nang area looks at the moment I reworked the coastline a little bit to come closer to the reality. This is the look to the north, the peninsula in direction of Hue. In the next days i will make final checks, to find mistakes. Then i will write the readme and give credit to all guys, whom files i was using in this terrain. And afterwards i will release DRV 2.1 When all runs fine release will be next weekend.

Terrains with s must it be.

I thought, that i would be close to finish the terrain. But when i placed Monkey Mountain EW site close to Da Nang i found out, that i had forgotten to place TOD trees and objects to a couple of tiles. Back to drawing board! Monkey Mountain Facility and clearly to see, that the trees are missing.

In strike missions you have to destroy the object, which the game engine gives you as target. The size of the object is defined by the shape of the object. This cant be changed by simple ini eding.

There is a simple rule in the SF world: If you want that something is done, do it yourself. Here you find some lessons, how to create a terrain : https://combatace.com/forums/forum/191-modding-terrainsenviroments/ It is not as difficult as cutting an atom into pieces, but it need time.

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