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View File F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (IDF) Multirole Fighter Jet by UllyB November the 21th 2023/ver 1.0.1 **************************************** The Taiwanese Ching-Kuo Fighter is developed and manufactured by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation based in Taichung. The aircraft is also referred to as the Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF). The Ching-Kuo is an all-weather, multi-role fighter and is built in one-seater and two-seater configurations. Ching-Kuo fighter programme The programme to develop the aircraft, known as the An Hsiang or Safe Flight programme, started in 1982 with identification of the requirements for an air-superiority fighter. The rollout ceremony of the first prototype took place in December 1988, when the aircraft was named after the late President Chiang Ching-Kuo. The Ching-Kuo made its first flight in May 1989. Ching-Kuo air superiority fighters are operational in the RoC Air Force of Taiwan (Republic of China) since January 2000 and the last of a total of 130 entered service in July 2000. AIDC has developed an upgrade package which includes a digital cockpit, upgraded radar and countermeasures. BAE Systems supplied the new 32-bit digital flight control computer. Two F-CK-1 prototypes were upgraded to F-CK-1 C/D in 2006. The upgraded C/D aircraft made its first flight in October 2006. It was renamed as F-CK-1 C/D Hsiung Ying (Brave Hawk) in 2007. Other improvements in the upgrade package included increased internal fuel capacity, improved avionics, renovated electronic warfare capabilities and strengthened landing gear. Production of the C/D version began in 2009 as part of the $588m Mid Life Upgrade (MLU) programme. AIDC will upgrade the initial 71 of 130 IDFs under the MLU programme. The first batch of six upgraded F-CK-1 C/D IDFs were delivered to the ROCAF in June 2011. The remaining 65 were delivered at the end of 2012. *********************************************** FCK-1 also known by you, by now, as COMMUNITY MOST WANTED is the first project here that was decided after a democratic vote of community members. I decided to let community vote what type of plane would wish to be built as a sign of appreciation and respect for it. This project had a bumpy start. We lost the 3D Max guy after two weeks.Things went so bad that I saw no other way out than to close the shop. Then GKABS offered to help and bought a 3D model from the market. He and his team offered to take over the project but they had to postponed it before because of their current projects at that time. Then I had a long talk with my old friend and veteran Logan4 who, miraculously offered to help and he gave me a reason to resurrect the project and put it back on tracks. We built a small team and we proceeded forward. As one said it, I owe him one for that. Logan4 had an utmost contribution to this very project.Truth is that Logan4 and his exceptional character and altruism saved the project and I thank him for that deeply. Aircraft general features: - slick 3D design for A/C and B/D versions - canopy animation - aircraft workable slimmers (SHIFT+9) - custom weapons - slick fuel tank design - custom fueltank colors to match the aircraft skins paintjob. - bump maps (normal maps) - regular aircraft night lights. - original decals built - original paintjobs, some inspired from real models. - engine smoke/vapors realistic effect - custom made engine intake decals - hangar pictures for every model included ******************************************* Install instructions: - Copy DECALS, WEAPONS, PILOTS folders into StrikeFighter2XXX\Objects folder - Copy F-CK-1A,F-CK-1B,F-CK-1C,F-CK-1D folder into StrikeFighter2XXX\Objects\aircraft folder - Copy F-CK-1_destroyed.bmp and F-ck-1_destroyed.LOD files into StrikeFighter2XXX\Objects\aircraft folder - Copy Effects folder into StrikeFighters2XXX\Effects folder ******************************************* CREDITS: - Project manager - UllyB - Design, 3D modelling, decals, effects, aircraft textures, bump maps (normal maps), slimmers & aircraft animations, plane's ini files, plane's main files and other 3D Max heavy liftings - Logan4 - Weapons - Logan4 (3D model and current texture of Wan Chien, HF-2 and TC-2 variants) - Aim-9P-4 missile - Ravenclaws weapons pack - original ini files from AngelP's weapon pack - weapons ini files adjustment & numerous tweaks - Logan4 - Additional weapons listed in loadout.ini are either stock or from Ravenclaws weaponspack2 - Fuel tank design and model - Logan4 - Custom fuel tank paintjob to match each plane's skin - UllyB - Pilots model (GKABS) - Custom pilot equipment recoloring - UllyB & GKABS - Mk 10 pilot seat - AleDucat - FM work - Cliff7600 - hangar pictures - UllyB via Google Images - Aircraft information, testing, ideas - Ace888 - Project correction and supervising - Logan4 - Additional project correction - UllyB & GKABS - Testers (Bazillius, Logan4, Compufat, GKABS, UllyB, COMBATACE community for the "B" model) - Project special advisors Ace888, Bazillius, Logan4, GKABS - Special thanks to the COMBATACE community, a wonderful bunch. - Also special thanks to TK & Thirdwire, who made this wonderful military flight sim we all today enjoy. ******************************************** COPYRIGHT Mumbo-Jumbo THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE . You can use this product or parts of it in your future projects only with my consent if more than 30% of the original release is affected by your work . Also you must give proper credits to the ones who contributed in making it, in case I will allow it to be used by third parties as such. This package may NOT in any way, shape or form be used in any payware addition. Under no circumstances may these files be sold or uploaded to a payware site or any kind of illegal warez site. Final log entry Whoever wants to make skins, from scratch, for FCK-1, I can give them access to the texture templates. Just PM me. Also please let us know, in the comment section below, your impressions about the plane. We encourage you to do that, we love to read what you think about out work. Thank you. Submitter UllyB Submitted 11/20/2023 Category Other Origin  

There is always (it always has been) a balance between the world far distance and the 3D objects game engine renders. You show too much 3D object, BOOM, you pc is instantly (sometimes) in its knees. This was always a problem to solve because majority of players don't have NASA PCs. If the graphic card load wouldn't have been a problem then just the imagination were the limit. I think that this balance is well implemented in this game. Anyway, just for future references, be carefull what you wish for ;)

Damn! An all inclusive ? I really feel pain I had missed this one LOL

We encourage you to do more :). Any contribution to the game is welcome.

It's a good idea to compare in weapons editor the default values in the here around weapons packs with the ones you have into your folder. Maybe you changed there something or something is wrong. If that won't solve yoour issue let me know which missile exactly are you talking about and I will show you my settings.

Oh boy, where do I even start.... I don't have a certain one but I can give you some names that impressed me over the time. SAAB 37 Viggen Mirage IIIC/2000D MIG - 29/ MIG - 31/ MIG - 25 SU - 34/SU - 35/Su - 27/ SU -25/ SU- 24/ SU - 30SM Kfir C2/ Shahak Tsniut YAK -38/141 TU-22M3/TU - 95/Tu - 160 F-4/F-16/F-15/F-117/F-22/F-A 18/ F -14/ F -105G Jaguar / Tornado F3 Sea Harrier Rafale M Eurofighter 2000 PS - However, I lost my virginity with F-4 if that is making any sense LOL

Now is that point, it seems, where things get interesting. I can't wait to see where all this is going! :p

" .. in fact someone says that Vietnam war was lost on TV! " LOL I'm a '64 born so I saw some of it at TV news. I am kindda akin to Vietnam war era. I loved all sims about it and played them all. In fact I can say I never felt I had enough of them until this very day. I loved how that F-4 Phantom ugly bird looks. I always have.

Good point! I second that.

It's like in Kafka movie! LOL

Did you eat your cookies and the milk ? Did you behave all this time ? Whaaaat? You didn't ??? LOL Well, anyway St Nicolas has news for you.We are officially launching our AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_T-5_Brave_Eagle) thread. Our AT-5 is almost done, some details still remain to be nailed down. As you might know by now, AT-5 is a trainer that has ability to carry most weapons the F-ck-1 could, except radar guided A2A weapons and the TC-2A anti-radiation missiles. It has no gun so we took the initiative to create an external gunpod for it. Model itself is finished, though we might have to add an additional mesh to the back seat for the Hud repeater among other things. Since the AT-5 is a F-ck-1 modified version, we created templates for the AT-5 fuselage and updated them many time during the development. We still have some work here and there, for instance to adjust panel lines and the fade-in parts for the gills and airscoops. We planned, for now, just three skins for it (see the first two pictures and the last one included) though they will be a (real) challenge for the team given their complexity but I think we will manage it in the end. Decals are already planned to be implemented for it, too. We like the details so for the prototype we'll build a slightly different AC.lod with additional antennas. We made brand new pilots for the plane and we will also update soon the F-ck-1 with these new created pilots for it, too. Given the present period of the year and the fact that some members of the team will take soon a well deserved holiday, we will have important news for you at the end of the January, next year. Until then we will work to the skins and to some left details. Stay tuned. PS - I included four pictures as well for our model.

With some significant delay we will restart soon "the engine" to our project. Stay tuned! https://ibb.co/v1WnM1C

Sir, there is a valuable tutorial to do exactly that signed by our esteemed collegue MIGBUSTER in the knowledge base. Please take a look.

yeah, first a new haircut, second the muffins sold on the corner's coffee shop are great! LOL Welcome back bro!

I think we'll be the last ones joining the party cause we have a serious delay caused by issues in real world, but we're getting there...:)

I reported the facebook page for link to piracy (it's a link to the game on MediaFire of the SF2 NA gamekit), for IP infringement and for not asking permission for IP work. I also reported on ModDB the page for IP infringement and publishing material without authors consent.

Well, maybe not as much as you should LOL

I am not familiar with the mod you are talking about. This what I suggest you to do: - read carefully ALL that modder who made the mod says there. - don't hesitate to contact, via PM, the author of the mod, to give you suplementary explanations if you feel you need them Usually these mods just tap into some new or modified terrain and they did that on a (modified) stock map. The common problem is often the path to that exe file. If it is wrong , them the game won't know what "executable" to start, taking into account that the mod was tested and it works as it should. Wrench is Maitre extraordinaire (I love this title LOL) du terrains, so your best bet is to approach him and ask for help on the matter on hand. If he is not busy and you catch him in a good mood (a very important condition LOL) he might explain to you, after taking a look to the files (smacking you around a bit too), what is really happening there. But if he's not in a good mood, well...if I were you I would run as far and as fast as I can LOL However the situation he will help you eventually so I would keep the spirits high on this one. :)

They are fake just to induce envy into members ;) LOL

Make sure you have something similar. I use the Strike Fighter Israel 2 as default "game" and interface. Click on the attached picture to zoom in.

Thx for the insight, it helped.Though I still remember a little chemistry from school, I didn't know that this mix is yellow. I know how Zinc looks like, I know how Chrome look like, but I never seen the new chemical substance resulted from the mix.

primered in zinc-chromate = abundent in zinc/chrom combination or I missunderstood ?

Oops you are right, it just slipped me LOL. I corrected that. Thx.

Ok, if that comment was just a suggestion for the ones who are keep wondering about cockpit choices made, then I can see your point. Not hearing the tone/voice of someone who just writes a message can be , sometimes, deceiving and submitted to interpretations. Taking into account that, in your statement you were not referring to anyone specific, I just assumed you were talking to me (the initiator of the whole thread), that is why I chose to answer to you.