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no. it works in the skin folder (exact same file) just not outside. kinda sucks cause it was saving space on around 21-23 skins.

i'm working on some lo-viz skins for naval F-4s and had set up the universal skin, that is the jpegs in the main aircraft folder and then texture set and decal ini in the skin folders. THENNNNNN.............. I patched. now everything stock or stockish still works but STORM's F-4N doesn't accept this method anymore. had to put all bmp files into the skin folders. esp weird cause I have a F-4J that this does work on, but no joy with Storm's N. and the main folder skin works on the DLC N. any ideas? btw the J_xx and Storms N are BMP, the DLC N_xx are JPEG. edit F-4S is fine too. just cant use jpeg OR bmp outside the skin folder in STORM's F-4N.

Crazyhorse, i figured you for old enough to have a crazy Korean, German or Panamanian wife. whatchya doin lookin up online brides? and why are you tryin to get them Homeland Security degrees? on second thought, that might be a win win for both parties. the menfolk would object less to TSA if they were getting patted down by alot of asian or south american women, and the women get in the country on a student then work visa. "yes maam i think you need to pat my ankles again. could you look at me while you do that?" (was that wrong. yes yes it was)

this was just cover recently. also check here http://combatace.com/topic/78735-invisible-wheels-or-hover-craft-syndrome/?do=findComment&comment=628368

chaos will ensue, evilcommbuildings will rise up to smite you, and Dave will get a pony. in short all the worst parts of the apocalypse. just kidding. I like to set mine so that the skin will default to appropriate for the year selected. but try it and let us know what happens!

damn on the Sparrows. to our Brit friends out there.... when did you guys start developing the Sea King AEW? I know it came online after the Falklands, but when did the concept begin for it? I think I have my thoughts about finalized on this should start some ini editing tonight and backstory this week. Spinners has been slacking on his stories lately (tho not his skins!) so it's time he had some competition

Thanks dragon and macelena. True a SCB225 should be more than a SCS. Personlly i think i need to get away from calling it that. Call these reserve carriers. Again, in the timeline no one will really want to spend money on them at first. So not really any defensive armament, and no Fightinghawks. This is to get a feel for what could have been done on the cheap. My main thinking now is either E1 or EC1 Tracer going a bit further along and directing the Scooters to punch out the eyes of the recon birds. Just noticed i said SCB225. maybe thats what i could call the refurb........

I thought of that icarus. Have the yearly or bi annual carquals for those units on their assigned go to war carrier. Would possibly be used on arrival in Europe to back up NATO to. But still like the idea of wiring the TA-4J too. Esp if they could be stand off SAHM launchers. Another question for thought.... could FLIR be used to detect a sub within missle launch depth? Or snorkel depth in the case of diesels? Yes i just want an excuse to base Bronco's on a carrier.

ok buncha responding to do here. the threat remains the same. the hangup for me is the AEW component, esp as I don't want to use the E-1 from DAT site. best idea is to try to get the Bears and Badger recon birds first before they can relay targeting data. yes I know the Essex would be more expensive than the LPHs. the rough idea in my head is that Carter cancels one of the Nimitz's early in his term. tells the Navy to refurbish the Last of the Essexs in place. the material condition is bad, and its not what the admirals want. to make it work they are declared for use as escort carriers in time of war. in the interim to maintain them in a semi ready state they are rotated between duty as training carriers (Lexington was already doing this) and refurb. the quickest way to man them would be to wire the TA-4s. Marine and Reserve units would fill out the rest of the airwing in event of war or major exercise. The driving factor here is COST and POLITICS, not what could have been on capability my candidates are the Lexington, Hancock, and Oriskany. Lex becomes operational in the role in 78, with the other two following a year later apiece. they designated CVT's with the intention to redesignate CVE in case of conflict. F-8s are a nice idea, but like the Thud fleet most were worn out by the end of Vietnam. Same for most of the A-4 fleet and early A-7 fleet. F-4 and A-6 were judged too heavy to fly from Essex. got your post while writing this Wrench. hmmmm on that as again, this idea comes about cause nobody wants to spend the money. Carter on the big carriers, Navy on fixing these hulks up. finally two question: 1.can Sparrow or Skyflash be lobbed into an area directed by AEW radar? Scooters could carry Shrike, which was based on the Sparrow. not a sharp shooter per say as much as a spear chucker. and wasn't Skyflash autonomous once close to the target? 2. could esm aircraft pinpoint the recon birds before awacs radar could find them? could then use EC-1 Trader as they were in use til the mid 80s

you mean we're not doing cutaway mods now? I was sooooo looking forward to my Ghost Mustang.

Before offering much, what are you using to work on the skin, GIMP or PS? As to the glass, that is a tga i believe (usually left clear). Will want to hunt down the proper file in the cat files, recolor a verrrry opaque gold and insert into the skin folder. General, advice on weathring, its a pain! But it does make them look sooo much better.

Would be interesting the Hornets. But the idea is sort of a budget carrier. The use as training carriers is mainly to keep them maintaned in event of war(less time getting ready). Still the Hornet idea has merits, pull them from Marine or Reserve squadrons. Gotta compare aircrsft weights.......

I know this is the What if forum but I do like to keep my what if ideas in some plausible realms. the idea is as stated based off the Sea Control Ship. the idea is that while the LPH/ Harrier combo was rejected, after Carter took office he moved to refurbish 3 of the SCB-125 Essex's into the concept. they would pull double duty as training carriers and escort carriers. potential airwings would be TA-4Js wired for 'Winders, OV-10s for light strike/ long range torp delivery, H-3s, and E-1s for AEW. 80's air wing would upgrade to T-45s with a similar conversion as the Hawk T1As and poss a similar Sea King AEW lik the Brits did after the Falklands. would like some feedback on the following - using the Hancock, Oriskany, and Lexington as the carriers. they were the last to be retired and therefore the most likely I think to be brought back for this - dual tasking training squadrons to the escort duty. in wartime we would go in with what we had, the instructors would be needed in the fleet. - whether the TA-4's could realistically be wired for AIM-9. A-4Bs were flown off the CVS's in the early 60's for daytime fighter protection - how bad was the condition of the E-1? could it have possibly been maintained into the early 80's? - looking at a timeline of mid 78 for the Lex, 79 for the Hancock and 80 for Oriskany. all at the expense of a Nimitz tho. - OV-10s for long range torpedo delivery. at least more stand off than the SH-3s would give.... -what do we have on hand that would work in this scenario instead of the E-1? if this goes forward into mod mode, would be nice to keep it in house(CA), but the carrier will need some kind or airborne radar to provide early warning that can operate from an Essex looking forward to your ideas..

oh i'm thinking total package here. in the 70's studies were done on sea control ships. basically escort carrier for modern times. the real studies used harriers and the USS Wasp. but i'm thinking what if Carter decided to go for it? refurb the last Essex carriers still going with SCB125...... need a fighter (A-4M in the 70's T-45 in the 80's) light attack/ ASW ordinance delivery (poss OV-10) and AEW (S2 in 70s, Sea King AEW's in the 80's). brought in courtesy of Carter, retired in 90-92 as part of the peace dividend. in war time as said would have escorted convoys freeing up the CVA's to go after red fleet. gonna open a new thread to fleash out some opinions on this. also i'll shoot you a set of FS colors. I use it in PS6 but methinks it will work in PS4 too.

ok on the colors. do you have a template for FS in PS? as for the "AT-45" I was gonna use the T-45 (which has hard points) and tweek the Hawk T1A skin to be lighter. got busy on other projects tho. again, definitely works for a what if flying off of upgraded Midways or Essex. lemme do a little research on the ships involved. getting an idea for convoy carriers 80's style.

ya know GearyMcS..... there are possibilities with a smaller Sea Control Carrier, the Hawk in its T-45 Goshawk configuration and modded along the lines of the Hawk T1A used for secondary air defence duties. also always been curious: how come your skins don't match FS colors closer?

depends on how your going about getting it gents. if you just fire up the TW cat extractor, then in the main Strike Fighters 2 folder select DLC instead of objects you can start pulling what you need out. then once extracted it will go to a DLCxxx folder in the Extracted Files folder in with your mods folder. and finally Spinners is right, so long as you don't mind looking at an A-4B pit. in summary, the answer is : 42

Prob scared the s*** outta him enogh to not come back

Thats being commented on extensively at the WW2 forum Russ. Some terrains good, some holy $#!+!!!!!! For the same plane iirc.

the extractor has a whole separate category for DLC. get out of objects.cat and look for "DLC"

Wrench said he was working a new one indeed. an SB-17 would make nice post war eye candy too while the request lines are open...

depending on how you want it to look, you may adjust several times to a precision of thousandths (x.xxx). it goes x (front/back) and z (up/down) for decals in that order. for most of my projects i get the first one positioned how i want, then get the rest of my tgas made with guides in place to help keep it all straight.

but which to choose? the folks I deployed with twice, my current unit Reserve unit (nah scratch that) or would I even be allowed that BRO finally? (stupid Kosovo doesn't count for a patch back in 2000 grumble grumble..) nah lets keep it simple. but seriously, I agree with Crazyhorse. don't care for the current logo. but then again I came in to "Be All that You Can Be."

If the naval Phantoms are lo-viz i wouldn't mind those. VMFA134, and 451 regular (not the Forrestal dep) in particular

The greatest trick Bob ever did was to convince CA he didn't exist....... Ok no more philosophy until coffee.