Stephen1918

File Name: Airco D.H.5 File Submitter: Stephen1918 File Submitted: 19 September 2011 File Category: Other Entente Aircraft The Airco D.H.5 was intended to be an improved version of the D.H.2, combining the power of a forward facing prop with the forward visibility of a pusher. The reverse stagger of the wings was an unusual configuration and the strange appearance of the plane may have contributed to false rumors of its bad performance. Although a slow climber, the D.H.5's strength and maneuverability made it excellent for ground attack and light bombing missions. I have included two skins with decal ini's for both British and Australian markings. Both use the letter decals that come with First Eagles, which you can set in the Loadout screen. The British skin allows you to also set the squadron. (The Australians all used a white stripe on the tail instead of squadron markings.) I have included a set of serial numbers which will be applied randomly. You can also choose a light bomb load in the Loadout screen. Historical Notes The serial numbers are fictious, but in the correct range for most D.H.5s. Credits My thanks to Ojcar for once again making an excellent data file for the D.H.5. My thanks also to Nix for providing the realistic sound file for the Le Rhône engine. Installation Instructions For FE1 - Unzip the file and move the folder named "AircoDH5" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Airplanes folder. You also need to move the sound file "rhone110bn4nC" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. For FE2 - Unzip the file and move the folder named "AircoDH5" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Airplanes folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "AircoDH5". Move the folder named "D" from the Airplanes/AircoDH5 folder into the Decals/AircoDH5 folder you just made. You also need to move the sound file "rhone110bn4nC" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. Click here to download this file

The Airco D.H.5 is built and rigged. The cockpit is done and I've started working on the skins. It should be done in a week or two. It uses the flight letters and squadron markings that come with First Eagles. It seems like a strange plane at first, but I've come to really like the reversed offset of the wings. My monitor crashed a week ago and I'm still haven't got the color adjusted on the new monitor.

Thank you! This will make it more realistic!

There's a Nieuport 10 at The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York. Sometimes you can find photos on Flickr or a similar site.

Great skins Sinbad!

Yes, I can't stop! You gave me the LeRhone 9c 80hp, but I don't have the 9j 110hp.

Excellent skins! The first few times I tried to upload something, I forgot to choose a category on the left side of the screen and I got the same message. Stephen1918

I'm still here. I try to get here every day and I've made some bug fixes lately. I posted in another thread that I'm currently working on the DH5, I should have that finished in a few weeks. I agree with Hansa that an eastern front would be a good addition to FE. That would also allow us to expand into the 1920's and cover the Russian Revolution, the Polish-Bolshevik War, and other fighting that took place in Eastern Europe which used surplus WWI aircraft. I like Ojcar's idea of making short campaigns. That sounds like a good way to learn the ropes before trying to open another front. I've been getting more and more interested in how the game works and what's going on "behind the scenes". Eventually I will do more with the game-play aspects, but right now I'm having too much fun making planes!

Thank you all! It's nice to be appreciated. I have really enjoyed making planes for First Eagles, I've learned a lot and I think I'm getting better with each one. You should also thank Ojcar who has been making the FMs for all my planes. A plane that doesn't fly is no good at all and I don't know enough about the data files yet to make my own. So thank him too. And also thank Quack74. He tracked me down and invited me to make planes for FE in the first place. If he hadn't introduced me to First Eagles, I wouldn't even be here. So thank him too. Thanks for making me welcome and thanks to those of you have helped me get started and who have helped with details and bug fixing. You've been generous with your resouces, photos and expertise. That's what makes Combat Ace such a good place. I'm working on the Airco DH5. The exterior is pretty much done, I'm working on the cockpit and skins. I have a real world job and responsibilities so I'm going slower than before. I haven't stopped, I've just slowed down.

I'm sure it has something to do with the way the model is made, because it only happens on the guns. It did happen in FE1 in High graphics mode. If I can figure out what is causing it, I can build better models in the future. So I'm assuming that you're still seeing the lines?

Did the patch take care of the lines too? I wasn't seeing them, but I have a pretty low graphics card. I'm glad you like the N12, I really enjoyed making it.

I uploaded the Nieuport 12 this afternoon. It has the Etévé gun mount in the back and windows in the upper wing. My thanks once again to Ojcar for making the FM, and to Nix, Sinbad, Whiteknight06604, and 33Lima who provided suggestions and resources for the Nieuport 12. This will be my last plane for a while. I need to get back to real life. I will keep making planes, but I'll be going much slower than I have been. Your feedback on any of my planes would be appreciated.

I hate it when that happens! The white patch in the cockpit was easy. It was a box I was using for reference when I was animating the aileron push rods. I gave myself a slap for forgetting to delete it before I released the plane. The shadow bug was more difficult. It was caused by the guns and was only visible in High graphics mode. I never figured out what was causing it, I ended up making both guns over again from scratch. I also changed the way things are linked. I can't see the glitch anymore, but I can't get to "Unlimited" graphics mode. Please test this and tell me if it's gone. The zip file contains three new LOD files. (Nieuport12.LOD, Nieuport1202.LOD, Nieuport1203.LOD) You have to replace all three for it to work. I have also revised the file in the downloads section. Note: If you were one of the first 6 who downloaded the zip file, you better do it again. The 1st one had a glitch in the wing gun. Sorry about that. N12ShadowFix.zip

I've been testing the Nieuport 10 and I came across this weird glitch with the skins. When I fly the plane, everything is fine. But when the game uses one of my planes as an enemy, some of the skins are messed up. I'll see white patches on parts of the plane. It seems like some of the skins are not aligned correctly. It only appears on some of the parts, the rest of the plane seems to be OK. This only seems to be happening with my planes and only when the game uses my plane as an enemy. Has anyone else come across this? Stephen1918

Yeah, I figured that out. I wish I had known that 3 months ago. If anyone else runs into this problem, try renaming the folders as I said earlier. Thanks for your response Monty CZ. Stephen1918

I uploaded the Nieuport 10 last night. It's a single seat fighter with three skinning options for the Entente forces. My thanks once again to Ojcar for making the FM, to Nix for making the engine sound file, and to Nix, Sinbad, Whiteknight06604, and 33Lima who provided suggestions and resources. The 12 is on the way, it should be done in a few more days.

File Name: Nieuport 10 File Submitter: Stephen1918 File Submitted: 20 August 2011 File Category: Nieuport The Nieuport 10 was the first of the classic wing-and-a-half, V-strut Nieuports. Designed in 1914, it combined the visibility of a monoplane with with the strength of a biplane. The Nieuport 10 was designed as a two seater, but was underpowered. Many of them were converted to single seat planes and with the addition of a wing mounted machine gun, the Nieuport 10 became an effective fighter for the early years of World War I. My model is configured as a single seat fighter. I have included three skinning options, which are identical except for the decals. The Italian Linen uses the Italian insignia and includes the red and green underwing panels. The Russian skin uses the Russian insignia and includes the roundels on the tail planes. The Standard Linen can be used for all the other Entente powers. This plane uses the national markings that come with First Eagles, so you can easily change nationalities (in the Standard Linen skin only.) I have included decals for serial numbers which will be applied randomly. Historical Notes: The numbers are fictious, but in the correct range for most Nieuport 10s. British planes carried a four digit serial number on the fuselage, Italian planes used "Ni" instead of "N" in the serial numbers. Credits: My thanks once again to Ojcar for making the excellent data.INI file for this plane. My thanks to Nix for making the realistic sound file for the Le Rhône 80hp engine. Thanks also to Nix, Sinbad, Whiteknight06604, and 33Lima who provided suggestions and resources for the Nieuport 10. Version 2 Revised data file by ojcar improves performance and corrects hit box locations for the fuel tanks - thanks to Panama Red for testing. Installation instructions: For FE1: Unzip the file and move the folder named "Nieuport10" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Airplanes folder. You also need to move the sound file "LeRhone9c80hp1m4.wav" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. For FE2: Unzip the file and move the folder named "Nieuport10" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Airplanes folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "Nieuport10". Move the folder named "D" from the Airplanes/Nieuport10 folder into the Decals/Nieuport10 folder you just made. You also need to move the sound file "LeRhone9c80hp1m4.wav" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. Click here to download this file

I figured out the problem, I still think it was mostly a memory issue. When I added the Nieuport to my FE1, I started seeing things like this: It took me a while to figure it out because I had to wait for the game to use one of my planes as an enemy plane. Eventually I realized that this plane is using the skin from the Nieuport for the engine cover, but using the correct skin everywhere else. I have been using the same names for the texture folders for all my planes, and some of the skins (like "Fuselage") have been the same in all the planes. When I added the Nieuport (along with all my other planes) it seemed to overwhelm the computer and it grabbed the wrong skin. I was able to fix the problem by simply renaming the folders - "LC3Texture1" instead of "Texture1" - I also had to change the ini file for the plane to point to the new directory name. That solved the problem. Starting with the Nieuport, I will make unique names for the skins and Texture folders. Here it is fixed:

It happened 2 or 3 times today. I didn't think to get a screen shot. Now I can't make it happen again. Maybe it's a memory issue, I do have an older computer. I'll post a shot if it happens again. Yes, all my planes have multiple LODs. But I didn't notice the problem until I got closer so I don't know if it's happening to all the versions. If anyone else experiences this problem, please get a screen shot and post it.

Since the planes are so similar, I'm going back and forth and working on them simultaneously. The 10 is a single seater with a Lewis gun on the upper deck. The 12 is a two seater with a gun on the top and an Etévé ring mount for the Lewis gun in the back. I had to fudge a little on the Etévé mount to make it look right when it moved. The Scarff ring would have been easier to make, but it hadn't been invented yet. Tell me what you think. The 10: The 12: The gun mount:

View File Aviatik-Berg D.I Aviatik-Berg D.IDesigned by Julius von Berg for the Aviatik company, the D.I was the first fighter completely built in Austria. The Berg was light and maneuverable, and after structural problems in the early models were overcome, it became a good combat plane. Although nimble, reasonably fast, and able to reach higher altitudes than many of the planes it fought, the Aviatik D.I was prone to overheating. Many pilots flew with the engine cover panels removed, so I built this plane without the engine cover. Early versions of the plane had the two Schwarzlose machine guns mounted low on each side of the engine. Later versions put the guns higher and within reach of the pilot to make it easier to clear jammed guns. This is a later version with the guns firing through tubes under the manifolds and projecting through the radiator. I have included a basic skin along with my skinning templates. I highly recommend the skins made by Quack74, available at CombatACE as a separate download. Revision 1 - June 12, 2011It appears that I made the original about 20% too large. I have rescaled the plane to the correct size, this involved making some changes in and around the cockpit. Since I was revising the cockpit, I put the correct guns in this version (Schartzlose instead of Spandau.) I have also included the FM written by ojcar, and the sound for the Austro-Daimler engine made by Nix.This version includes all new LODs, new data file, new cockpit ini, and new decal ini. If you have downloaded the previous version, it would be easiest to just delete the whole folder and replace it with this version. Revision 2 - September 20, 2011I have added a complete set of letter decals so you can set a flight letter in the Loadout screen, or the game will randomly assign a different letter to each plane. There will also be a different serial number randomly assigned to each plane as well. Revision 3 - June 5, 2012I have made slight changes to the model, especially in the rigging. This revision has all new LODs. Ojcar has made changes to the FM to work with the new model. All the decals are the same as before. Installation Instructions - New install For FE1 - Unzip the file and move the folder named "AviatikD1" into the "Aircraft" folder in the FirstEagles/Objects folder. You also need to move the sound file "Austro-daimler200.wav" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. For FE2 - Unzip the file and move the folder named "AviatikD1" into the "Aircraft" folder in the FirstEagles/Objects folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "AviatikD1". Move the folder named "D" from the Aircraft/AviatikD1 folder into the Decals/AviatikD1 folder you just made.You also need to move the sound file "Austro-daimler200.wav" into the FirstEagles/Sounds folder. Installation Instructions - Update existing install For both FE1 and FE2 - Delete the following files and replace them with the new versions: All the LOD files and OUT files - you are deleting three of each and replacing them with four of each. The OUT files are optional and not necessary for the game. AviatikD1.ini - the new one makes use of the extra LOD.AviatikD1_DATA.INI - The new one uses the new rigging and is slightly more compact than the original.Everything else is the same as in the Revision 2 download. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 05/09/2011 Category Other Central Powers Aircraft  

Thanks. The drawings section contains some really detailed drawings of the mechanical components. I always find that inspiring.

I know what you mean, it seems like they were always experimenting with the planes. There is quite a bit of variation in all the planes I've looked at so far. It can be frustrating sometimes to build a plane, but it also leaves a little room for fudging, as long as it's believable. I try to make my planes accurate, but I have exercised a little "artistic license" in all of them.