SupGen

View File F-104A and C Pack for SF2 by SupGen First, read the readmes; all of them! The first two are Spillone104s', this mod is based on his work and those credited in his readmes. Also, as it says in his readmes, you'll need at a minimum SF2E for the stock F-104s. You'll also need to follow the instructions here: http://combatace.com/topic/57393-flyable-f-104s-for-sf2/ to get the cockpits. This Pack contains six different versions of the Starfighter, three F-104As and three F-104Cs. I felt this was necessary because of the changes that ocurred over the years; the original A models had no gun and didn't recieve one until 1964, later, in 1967 a number of them recieved the J79-GE-19 engine. The C model was originaly optimized as an interim Nuclear Strike Fighter to fill in until the F-105 came online, as such it was cleared to carry either the Mk-28 (B28) or Mk-43 (B43) tactical nuclear weapons. Included are dedicated versions of these weapons and Lexx Luthors' Nuke Effects. I've made this an alternate loadout in the later versions(selectable with the Mission Editor) so if you really want to shake up Uncle Ho, you can. The F-104C also had the ability to carry two more Sidewinders on an under fuselage "Catamaran" ala the F-104G and according to Joe Baugher, while in Viet Nam they did just that. Raven was good enough to make a version of the "Cat" for both the SEA Camo and standard versions of the F-104C. Batman1978s' Hi-Res Cockpit .Bmps are included, as well as a Radar.bmpfrom Starfighter2s' F-104C Cockpit mod that I cleaned up a little. Some of the aircraft have benefited from Wrenchs' secondary ADI fix, however, in later versions of the aircraft that had a RWR, the secondary ADI was given over to a visual display. They also use Wrenchs' steerable nose wheel fix, along with a little bump from Raven. I also modified Spillone104s' "Added 3D Parts" to put the RWR bits on the F-104C_67. I think that's about it; it was a lot of work but if you enjoy it, it's worth it. As always, good luck, good hunting, and give 'em hell! SupGen, Frank Rosato 5/24/2013 Submitter SupGen Submitted 05/25/2013 Category F-104

Check the link in my post above.

The Flanker is here: http://marcfighters.combatace.com/ .The legal Flanker.

Ah, thanks whiteknight, just that I'm seeing a lot more FE2 traffic lately, just as I think interest is building in SF2 WW2 mods...put two and two together and get...?

We mod SF2 "down" for WW2 sims...Has anyone ever modded FE2 "up" for the same? Is the game engine "optimized" in any way for props? Any thoughts?

So download the SF1 series plane and then go here: http://combatace.com/topic/44026-converting-older-planes-to-work-in-sf2-%e2%80%93-a-basic-guide-by-migbuster/ , and have at it. It's not that hard, a little trial and error and you'll be flying in no time!

Spillone104, thanks for checking in; your input on anything related to the Starfighter is always appreciated. Again though, (see my first post in the thread) while the F-104C was used in combat (without the catamaran), the situation in Nam wasn't anything like a hot war in Central Europe. With the full weight of Soviet airpower directed at supporting an armored breakthrough into the North German Plain via the Fulda Gap, we would have been looking for any means to hang more missiles on every aircraft we had.

Picture a long line of Soviet Transport, Armor, 2nd Echelon Troops and Vehicles, all bottlenecked at a bridge far behind the Main line of battle...and some F-15Es loaded with cluster munitions. Whoopsee!

OK Geary, been doin' some more foolin' around...you're absolutely right, you're own Navys' place in the list does not affect whether or not your Carriers generate Strike Missions, the enemys' list position determines what your target type will be, ie. land targets or CBGs. On another note, I did some more foolin' around...I changed the Base .exe for my Vietnam: Air and Ground War Expansion Pack from SF2V to SF2NA, added NavalMap=TRUE to the main .ini in both terrains, and added a slightly different WaterMap to each terrain; the one for South Vietnam has the carrier zone in the southern part of the map, and vice versa for North Vietnam. End result is I now get carrier missions from either Yankee or Dixie Stations depending on what terrain I select and as a bonus it doesn't seem to affect the Campaigns at all; those missions all generate from Yankee Station as defined in the Campaign Data .inis. This is a little off topic, but I found it interesting and thought others might also. Edit: Changed it back to SF2V; same results.

You know, I think I'm losing my mind, but I completely forget about this thread: http://combatace.com/topic/77999-new-hornet-skins/ . Oh well.

Owwwww, my head! Had to do some R/L, so I had a chance to think...and what I'm thinkin' is I am an idiot...first; the USN (or whatever) as 001 is when you want the other guys strikes to attack you; I haven't had a chance to check out the rest of it yet BUT,...to get back to the original question that started this thread I've realized there's one other reason why you were getting carrier launched strikes against land targets and it's something so simple and obvious that I've still got the palm imprint on my forehead. Start Date. Of the Kiev. Geary, is it possible that all the missions you played prior to all the strikes targetting CBGs were prior to 1976, the Kievs' Start Year? I ask this because I enabled naval ops in my Europe install and without changing anything in the EnemyNations list, prior to 1976 all my strikes attack land targets and after, they all target the Kiev CBG. No carrier, no CBG, no airstrike on same. As Homer would say, "Doh"!

Geary, glad you got it straightened out. Thing is, now you got me thinkin'...USN at 009? I had understood that if you wanted Carrier strikes against other CBGs, the Navy your carrier is part of had to be first in the list but, maybe it just has to be the first Navy in the list? In other words, if SovietNavy is first in the EnemyNations list (so your strikes will attack another carrier) but you make USN 012 and FrenchNavy 009, will the French carrier then launch strikes against the Soviet CBG? I hadn't even thought about this aspect until now, you sir, have opened a can of worms (in my head) . Well it is raining out...guess I know what I'll be doing for the next couple of hours.

Thanks, Boss, you are da man!

Thanks, Eric!

Oh RAVEN, that looks perfect! Whoo Hoo! Please just ensure clearence for the Sidewinders' fins and that the nose will clear the nose gear doors as Ajunadairs' Starfighters don't have as much room between the nose and main gear doors as the stock F-104Gs. A slight (two degrees?) nose down angle should do it, in a nice shade of Air Superiority Grey. Thank you, thank you!

Geary, a couple of questions first. Did you: 1) Add USN to the LimitedNationsList in the GermanyCE_NATIONS.INI in the terrain folder and make it FriendlyNation001? 2) Add a WaterMap with Carrier Zones defined? Without those two things I couldn't get any Carrier launched strikes at all; once I added them all Strike Missions were, as you say, against CBGs. This, however, is normal; what I don't understand is how you were getting Strike Missions against land targets in the first place. The reason is the game engine assigns Strike Missions based on who's first in the LimitedNationsList; in order to get Strikes launched from U.S. carriers, USN must be FriendlyNation001. The problem arises from the fact that there is no seperate SovietNavy; all Soviet forces are lumped together under the designation "Soviet". Once you enable NavalMap=TRUE, the game assigns Strike Missions against Soviet Naval assets until there are none left. The key is to create a new nation, SovietNavy in the NATIONS.INI that goes in the Flight folder, and to make it EnemyNation002 (or anything but 001) in the LimitedNationsList in the GermanyCE_NATIONS.INI in the terrain folder. Your Strike Missions will now attack land targets, I think exclusively. A couple of weeks ago I (shameless plug here) uploaded a small mod that addresses this, but only on the Iceland terrain. To tell the truth, I just hadn't thought about Naval operations on the other terrains. If you d'load it here: http://combatace.com/files/file/14024-airstrikes-on-land-targets-in-sf2na/ , you can take a look at how it's done and actually, substitute the appropriate files for the GermanyCE terrain and use it. Hope this helps you out.

Yeah, most if not all can be adapted; I'm doing that myself.

Well, you guys know that I don't ordinarily go round askin' for people to make stuff for me...but I'm kinda at a loss, here. I'm putting together an F-104A/F-104C pack using Spillone's updates of Ajunaidrs' Starfighters with, of course, some comprehensive .ini editing to bring things into what I believe is a more realistic representation of the aircraft; new radar, changes to what aircraft get RWRs, no gun in the A model until 1964, and other things. Did you know you can drop the flaps on that sucker up to 550 KIAS? One of the things I'd like to model is the F-104Cs' ability to carry two 'winders on a fuselage centerline hardpoint. I'm fully aware of the "controversy" about whether this should be modelled; I know it was rarely used due to pitting of the missiles seeker heads, etc. The thing is, if the Starfighter had been involved in a "Red Hammer" scenario, with Soviet and WarPact forces pouring through the Fulda gap, I think there would have been sufficent "turnaround" of missile stocks that pitting of the seeker heads would have been the least of anyones problems. The other aspect of this is, well, all of the F-104Gs have it; their seekers don't pit? Right now I'm using a modified LAU-105 2IR rack mounted on the centerline pylon; it works but it really doesn't look right. I may upload the pack with it but, (here it comes, boys), if one of our magnificent (yeah, this is shameless stroking but I really mean it, you guys are the best) 3D modellers would create a 2IR weapons rack for Ajunaidrs' F-104C modelled on the F-104Gs' I would be thrilled to death, and it would also be a welcome addition to the community weapons pack, so to speak. So there it is, I know 3D modelling is time consuming and that it isn't easy, but if someone takes this on, I'd really appreciate it.

Take a look here; had the same problem and got it fixed: http://combatace.com/topic/77715-modern-planes-returning/ .

A lot of the skins in the original release were missing the texture. Open the skin in Gimp and plop some grey in there; it works.

Doh!

Hey Wrench, didja ever do the Taiwan skin for Spillones' F-104A update?

Skyknight, one thing you'll learn about CombatAce is that the downloads section provides a sometimes bewildering variety; and that's of the same mod! If you d'load ModX from the SF1 section and convert it for SF2, you'll have one thing. If you d'load ModXforSF2, you'll have another. ModXforSF2 ver.1.0, ver.1.0%2, ver.2.0...you get the picture. Having said that, there are at least two packs (MiG-29 Pack 2.0 and MiG-29 Pack 2%2e0) that have both the MiG-29G AND R-27s and R-77s specifically for that aircraft. I just did a quick looksee and search but, the search turned up single MiG-29s but no packs. They are there though, but at 68 pages long, you'll have to do the legwork yourself. Try not to get lost in there, it's amazing what you'll find. When you do find them, IIRC you may have to mess around with one of the missiles to get it to show (don't remember which one). If they give you too much of a problem, just post back; open a new thread though, we're already pretty far from "SU-15 Lights" as it is. Edit: Ha, Ha! Found it (search Fulcrum, not MiG-29) : http://combatace.com/files/file/12489-the-mirage-factory-mig-29-fulcrum-mod/ . More Migs than you can shake a stick (or Sidewinder) at.

There's a typo here; it should say AvionicsDataFilename=A-7E_avionics, that being said, you probably have to put the Avionics.ini in the aircraft folder. Edit: Just caught this; this method depends on using the avionics from a stock aircraft so the stock .tgas can be accessed from the .cat files.