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  1. i thought it was going to be FACs when i saw the title. looks wicked, but kept thinking "toot, toot!" as i was lookin at them

  2. TGA Decals

    daddyairplanes replied to LilLucy's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion

    still discussing GIMP, now that he gave you a fish lunch, i'll teach you how to fish for yourself. open the file, under files select Export As (NOT SAVE AS) then make sure teh file type is .tga uncheck the box next to RLE compression. this pops up the first time you open GIMP, and then it will stay that way for any other tgas you open during that session. open any others you need to fix and export them, allowing overwrites. sometimes when working with serials, i forget to uncheck the box first time out. so i might make a dozen serial number decals before realizing the filse sizes are too small. so i have to follow the steps above to fix them
  3. yes it should be about skinning mostly. possibly some data ini changes if you want Iranian Tigers past the mid 90s but there are a few model options in the F-5 portion of the download section
  4. the Coasties have a lower budget than the Marines,. all the bad publicity early on with the crashes and i think theyre too big to land on most cutters they did some tests with the XV-15 though back in the 80s
  5. looks awesome would suggest moving the insignia off the nacelles though. because of the rotation. best suggested place would be on the fuslage forward of the red band, and as big as possible
  6. if the U-2 wins brother. i have a full bag of tgas for it already cant say the same for the others no, that isnt meant to affect the decision. just letting you know if it does win
  7. lemme know if and when it gets to the skinning part. no sense in totally reinventing the wheel on the markings....
  8. dont recall a DAT Dragon Lady. the one here is the much earlier smaller one i have one as well, from a friend of a friend type deal and not for public release. but part of how i came across it was to tweak their skins and do serials as well as tail arts. as for the aircraft, that one could be interesting. the superpods on the wings, the hump on top and even the noses are interchangable. if one were to set it up as recce pod weapons, and the locations as weapon stations you could tailor the aircraft just as in real life

  9. Word of thanks

    daddyairplanes replied to sixstrings's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion

    there is an exporter for Blender
  10. heres one i just thought of any chance of a U-2R or S making the cut? if so, TR-1 would be a ini edit away, given they were renamed Rs for USAFE use (all renamed R after 91, then renamed S after upgrades mid 90s)
  11. im down for another Boeing. just make an airstair in the back, with a single paratrooper station (50 points to whoever gets it) and could make the fictional Concorde RS1 strategic aircraft along with a Concorde......
  12. that what mission editor is for but some of my favorites mission wise the last couple of years have been to sent interceptors (15s or 16ADFs) to track airliners. we just say they were in trouble and needed an escort and makes for great screenies
  13. any commercial airliner in a warzone wont be neutral. The US gives alot of charter business to companies on condition that in a war time call up a percentage of their fleet and crews will become auxillaries (was used in 90-91 and again in 03). thats passenger and cargo with some converted for medevac. It is officially known as Civil Reserve Airlift Fleet or CRAF. Aeroflot was always a dual entity. a short Google search will show paratroopers loading up on Aeroflot IL-76s. they werent flying first class not sure on other European nations (east or west) but safe to say the airlines would be pressed into service. as i mentioned elsewheres, ther is a BLUE Airliner nation. mainly made to create an airliner formation. wouldn't be too big a stretch to make a RED airliner nation.
  14. check sound settings too. i had an issue with ODS30AE, and the the fix turned out to be in the sound settings I had to change from 24 channel to 32,but not 100% sure and cant reference my install right now as the desktop is still packed away

  15. USAF A-37B Pack

    daddyairplanes posted a file in Other

    Version 0.98

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    A-37B USAF Pack This is the current end point for two years worth of work. Centurion-1 began by creating a new model for the Super Tweet, several contributors later we are releasing it to you Included are decals, new J85 sound, an updated squadronlist.ini, appropriate weapons, and 3 versions of the aircraft. - A-37B: the original, as used by the USAF, Air National Guard, and several Latin American air arms. no refuel probe - A-37B (76): adds refuel probe, as used by US ANG and USAF Reserve units the second half of the 1970s - OA-37B: Final version as in US service, and as currently used by Latin American air arms. With refuel probe - Photoshop templates for those that want to bring the other air forces into play **********************************KNOWN ISSUES*********************************************************** -Cockpit is missing throttles. Unless Centruion1 returns this is unresolveable -Lod is locked in, unless Centurion-1 returns. -Modders: there is a bleed issue on the right side. any bands like the VNAF had need to be on skin, not tga. small decals like insignia work fine. -This mod uses my master squadronlist.ini. IF installed into another install with other than stock squadronlist, do not install. It will mess up the other things on your install and my mod is adapted to force the decals. NOTICE: this mod currently is AS IS and can only be modded by skinning and ini edits. It's not perfect, but its in house and therefore free. ******************************************************************************************************************************** Installation: drop into mod folders. allow overwrites if it comes up. Delete DAT version, this replaces and upgrades player experience. Modders, put the templates where you wish to work on them DON'T FORGET TO BACK UP BEFORE INSTALLING! ****************NOTE!!!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE ************************************************************* If you install this in a install that has eburgers SF2V Air & Ground Expansion Pack, DO NOT INSTALL THE PILOTDATA FOLDER!!!! This will overwrite the Squadronlist.ini in the pack and may break something. If you do not have the Air&Ground pack or NATO Fighters installed the new squadronlist ini will work fine and be a big improvement for units available. ********************************************************************************************************* References: Squadron/Signal A-37/T-37 Dragonfly in action Wikipedia Google Images Credits Centurion-1: original model, template and mapping work Crusader:Cockpit and data.ini tweaks Wrench:various FM and ini tweaks, original hangar screens Eole: Vietnamese versions (North and South), loading screens, additional template work, additional FM and ini work VA56Champ: tga work that helped expedite the process from Thai skins ravenclaw_007: all weapons except for the A-37 Tanks Daddyairplanes:USAF, Peru, Thai and Dhimar skins, final wrap up, template tweaks and decal.ini setup Engine sound: (F80Engine)currently unknown, if this was you let me know so I can give you proper credit. J85-2 sound added by Eole. Special Thanks for Wrench's advise on this project, Eole returning to bring up the Vietnamese, and Centurion for starting this bad boy. Matt, I hope you're doing ok wherever and whatever you're upto. This has taken place over two years time so if I have missed anyone please let me know and I will get you creditted ASAP I hope you enjoy this mod folks! Kevin Unruh aka daddyairplanes 4 July 2016
  16. you say Tigers?
  17. those are amazing!
  18. maybe go less brown. Stratos's second pic actually looks very milky. more whitish tan than brown
  19. i had thought to do a RED_Airline for that sort of thing. but never got around to it also, later thinking on airliners was the Civil Reserve Airlift Fleet. only called up so far for Iraq 90/91 and 03, it would have featured heavily in a real world REFORGER bringing the troops while the cargo birds bring equipment and supplies
  20. im not sure why airliner is neutral i added airliner nations when i made airliners (DC-10, 757, A310, 707) years ago. also added it to the formation ini so that the airliners would fly in a long line "formation". however, the airliner nation should be FRIENDLY, not NEUTRAL.
  22. dammit, i missed it! would ask what i missed, but know i'll get a generic answer

  23. Two-Seater Tuesdays

    daddyairplanes replied to allenjb42's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots

    you know, one of my ideas that never progressed too far was to have the Lexington take on some TA-4s and Stoofs or Sea Kings for convoy escort duty, as well as a major what if with the above on a Forrestal that actually became a CVT. mandatory screenie (not my work, but a glimpse into the future)
  24. well, the real life shots were mostly in Washington state. i dont think many would object if you made a new pacific northwest, one version for Maverick and one real life the bridge was in california though

  25. Group for SF2 fans

    daddyairplanes replied to sixstrings's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion

    it has its uses. for me its keepin in touch with family, some of the CA crowd outside CA, and contacting veteran groups when doing research if you scroll past the political crap, its not that bad
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