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Hey folks, first of, I love what TK did - the new avionics and VDI display modes simply rock (although I still need to get used to the *onlywhenneededitsthereRWRdisplay*), let alone the new water effects, terrain and improved Naval ops. That said, I played a little with the front shield reflection to get the bule-green color of the real thing and adjusted the ACM lights to what I consider more close to actual in-cockpit footage. Next thing I want to add, are accurate ejection seats (those F-15 seats are way to ugly for an F-14). Can anyone give me a short instruction how I can add the ejection seat of the TMF Tomcat to the TK tomcat? Cheers, Chris

yes, changes in MFD displays triggered by such avionic events are possible. But as explained earlier, it requires 3D modelling and a lot of `out of the box´ thinking (and obviously trial and error). With regard to the TMF F14 cockpit, the fact that the displays can be changed by simly pressing a key really stems from the largely unused A/G capabilities. something like this: Radar on -> Shows Radar Page or Radar off -> Shows ADI page

Why don´t you just add the radar range text to the radar scope – that´s an easy fix in the avionics.ini.

Caesar, was the LANTIRN feedback actually displayed at the HSD? I found no information on this but naturally assumed it would be displayed as part of the VDI TV mode. If it adds to realism, there may be a way to split LANTIRN and TCS feedbacks to HSD and VDI, respectively (dependant on the selected master mode).

ok, just a small update: I´ve decided to make variant-specific cockpit updates accoring to the F14-variants included in the Tomcat Superpack (excluding the D-models). Avionics were cleaned up and warning lights and inicators are now working as they are suposed to (based on the NATOPS). The VDI symbology was updated and colors were changed according to real-life in-cockpit footage, as well as several texture repaints (including variant-specitic worn-out textures). I´ve still some things to sort out, but we´re getting closer ;) This is the updated F14A_82 cockpit, which was given a vector RWR (this is a trade off for realism, since the RWR dislay was atually not present in the A-model cockpits at all). and this is the current F14B_96 pit, featuring a more worn-out look:

Hi everybody, I´m deeply sorry that I didn’t yet find the time to upload this face-lifting mod. I´m positive that I will be able to upload during the upcoming holidays (probably with an autopilot indicator, thanks to Florain!). Good news is, that I´m about to bring the same modifications to the TMF B(A+)-model cockpit. During this process I will also clean up the avionics, which were a big mess from the very beginning (I´m allowed to say that since I made them). So long, Chris

sorry, I completely forgot about this thread (partly because I haven´t played SF in a while).... I will pack it up and upload the modified files (no further delevopment beyond the things already described in this thread, though) - two weeks

Hey, just noticed in the (Non-Super) Hornet cockpit that it features some dynamic shadows from the cell/fuselage – I´d love to have this in other planes; Are there some magic ini-entries to activate dynamic shadows in the cockpit or is this a 3D-model feature? Cheers, Chris

small update: I added a third selectable Master Mode (VDI and HUD), representing the Take Off mode (straight from the NATOPS; also quite usefull in low level flying): and added CMD markings, Mach and Altitude readouts to the Cruise Mode: Right now I´m revising the Radar screen, so it resembles more closely the symbology depicted in the NATOPS (and that of the TMF cat).

thanks - unfortunately this didn´t work. I try to add more symbology to the VDI display; however, it seems that many things don´t work on the VDI like they do on the Radar or HUD displays...

Folks, is there any code to implement an autopilot or wing leveler indicator/light?? I searched a few cockpits with no luck, but it would be good to have a confirmation

does anyone know whether this skin pack will also work with a SF2:NA-only install? The DLC page indicates no, but I think to remember that the basic Navy F-4 files are also included in the NA-cat files...

found some time for additional ini-changes (Master Arm is now off when in NAV-Modes) and added the missing ASE circle (comes up when in AA-Mode and missle ready; not fully working but still a good reference to place the steeering T): On a related note: is it possible to add 3d objects (lods) to a cockpit, e.g. via the fake pilot method? Cheers, Chris

the skin for the persian cats looks promising–however, I also think that TK should focus more on substancial improvements and fix still broken/missing features (e.g., there are still no working stall warning and autopilot lights, the master arm switch animation is broken/way off and most of all: how hard can it be to replace those ugly F-15 seats in the cat??)

I´ve added missing details to the ACMI panel, tweaked the colors, increased the contrast of labels, added HUD reflection, corrected the stick labels [...] – will upload soon

Hey, pretty stupid question but it just needs to be asked: what´s the folder name of the Pilot photos (for the logbook) in SF2NA? Did some digging in the KB without much success (and I have the urgent need to put a photo of Maverick in my logbook ....ok, not really, but would ne nice to have more Navy faces available)

yepp, that worked - thankx!

Sorry to interrupt your conversation; I take it you are improving/updating the TMF F14 cockpit... I still have the original MAX files for the pit, so if these are of any help let me know!

heading home after unloading all missles on MiGs love the new ILS:

Has anyone been able to open the canopy of the TK Tomcat ?? The ini points to AnimationID=10 but when I press the corresponding key nothing seems to happen (and yes, I´m not testing this while in flight )

looks good

thanks Wrench - that´s good to know after some tweaking of the seat positions, they do look ok (notice that these are the TMF seats):

Yepp, the radio digits are also on my to-do list @ ASE file: not sure whether an ASE cycle can be added - but is´t worth trying on a related note: what is the consensus concerning modded texture files from TK? I suppose it´s not ok to upload those files...

haven´t tried it yet - maybe we can;

you need to extract the LIGHTS1_F-14A and REFLEC1_F-14A.tga from cat25 and edit them according to your taste (using DXTBmp and GIMP). Concering the seats I figured it out, however, the seats seem to be slightly too small (yet still better than the F15 seats).... Does anyone know who created the f14_seats/ has access to the MAX source file?