Stephen1918

Sinbad and I have just uploaded more skins for the Eastern Front. New skins and some data tweaks for Laton's - MS Type L, MS type H, and Pfalz E.III. We've made new loadouts for the Type L and E.III which racks the bombs along the fuselage next to the cockpit. We've also made an unarmed version of the Type L. All the planes have new ini files to update the way shadows are generated, and new Hanger and Loading screens. I THINK this is the last upload for the Eastern Front. We are beta testing the campaigns now (there are 3 of them) and I should be uploading the campaigns in a few days.

View File Eastern Front - Skins for 3 of Laton's Planes A set of skins and some file tweaks by Sinbad and Stephen1918 for Laton's MS Type H, MS Type L and Pfalz E.III. You must have Laton's planes in order for these to work. This download includes - skins for the Eastern front for all the planes - new loadouts, which place the bombs alongside the fuselage for the MS Type L and the Pfalz E.III - a new unarmed version of the MS Type L - new ini files for all the planes which update the way shadows are generated - and new Loading and Hanger screens for all the planes. Installation instructions: If you haven't already, download and install the three planes from the CombatACE Download area. (The MS Type L and the Pfalz E.III are each part of a combo pack.) After the planes are installed, make a copy of the entire "MSTypeL" folder and rename it "MSTypeL_Recon". You will be installing new ini files for this folder later. My install will replace some of the original files - you might want to make backups before you proceed. For FE1 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. For FE2 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 08/04/2012 Category Other Entente Aircraft Skins

I have made some Russian skins for several of the Nieuports - 3 skins for Monty CZ's N11 and 2 for his N17 - 3 skins for EmID's N24 - and 4 skins for my own N12. With whiteknight06604's 3 pack for the N10, and Monty CZ's Russian skin for the N11, we now have a pretty good fleet of Russian Nieuports. All of my skins are pretty simple, I didn't go into a lot of detail. Mostly I reworked Monty CZ's and EmID's original skins and added the decals I had already made for my other planes. If anyone wants to improve them, please do. My thanks to Monty CZ and EmID for their permissions.

View File Russian Skins for EmID's Nieuport 24 Three Russian skins for the Nieuport 24. You must have EmID's plane in order for these to work. I have included skins for an imported version, with the Russian colors painted over the French insignia, a version manufactured at the Dux factory, and a version with insignia for the 1st Combat Air Group. In all of my skins, I used EmID's original skins with some slight alterations. I have included a set of decals and a new ini file to update the way shadows are generated. My thanks to EmID for giving his permission to make skins for his plane. Installation Instructions If you haven't already done so, download and install the Nieuport 24 from the CombatACE Download area. My install will replace the original ini file - you might want to make backups before you proceed. For FE1 - Open my "N24" folder and put all the contents into your FirrstEagles/Objects/Aircraft/N24 folder. For FE2 - Open my "N24" folder and put all the contents into your FirrstEagles/Objects/Aircraft/N24 folder. Next, in your FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, make a folder named "N24". Then move my "D" folder from the Aircraft/N24 folder into the Decals/N24 folder you just made. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/26/2012 Category Nieuport Skins

View File Eastern Front - skins for 2 of Monty CZ's planes A set of skins and some file tweaks for Monty CZ's Nieuport 11 and Nieuport 17. You must have Monty CZ's planes in order for these to work. For the Nieuport 11, I have made three skins. One is an imported plane with Russian colors painted over the French markings. The other two a Dux built machines, with the Dux markings and insignia for two squadrons. For the Nieuport 17, I have made two skins. One is an imported plane with Russian colors painted over the French markings. The other is a Russian built machine with standard markings and squadron insignia. Monty CZ has made a Russian skin for the Nieuport 11 which works well with these planes. In all of my skins, I used Monty CZ's original skins with some slight alterations. I have included a set of insignia decals with each plane, and a new ini file to update the way shadows are generated. My thanks to Monty CZ for permission to make new skins for his planes. Installation instructions: If you haven't already, download and install the two planes from the CombatACE Download area. This install will replace some of the original files - you might want to make backups before you proceed. For FE1 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. Next, for each plane, open my folder "PutInDFolder" and move the contents into MontyCZ's "D" folder inside the aircraft's folder. For FE2 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. Next, for each plane, open my folder "PutInDFolder" and move the contents into the appropriate aircraft's "D" folder Which is inside the Decals folder. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/25/2012 Category Nieuport Skins

View File Russian Nieuport 12 - 4 pack Four Russian skins for the Nieuport 12 - I have included an imported version, with the Russian insignia painted over the French, and three versions manufactured at the Dux factory, two of them with squadron insignia. I have also included a set of decals for all four planes. Installation instructions Put the four skin folders into your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft/Nieuport12 folder. Next, open my "PutInDFolder" and put all five files into the "D" folder for the Nieuport12 - For FE1, it will be inside the Aircraft/Nieuport12 folder - for FE2, it will be inside the Decals/Nieuport12 folder. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/24/2012 Category Nieuport Skins

You could also try extending the gunner's range (in the [Crew] data.) The AI gunner doesn't seem to "see" anything that's out of his range, so he'll turn away from a plane that's perfectly visible to you. Of course, he will use up ammo faster if he's shooting at planes that are too far away. Find a good balance.

View File Eastern Front - Skins for 3 of Bortdafarm's planes A set of skins and some file tweaks for Bortdafarm's OefAlbatrosDII, HalberstadtDII, and Farman MF11c. You must have Bortdafarm's planes in order for these to work. For the Albatros DII, I have made three skins, one plain linen and two camo schemes. I have also included a new ini file which updates the way shadows are generated. Some of the parts were almost impossible to skin, so I have made decals to cover the entire part. It's kind of a clunky way to work, but the results are pretty good. (Note - The Albatros DII had a wooden stabilizer at the tail, I could not get the wood to look right, so used linen instead.) For the Halberstadt DII, I have made a green/mauve camo scheme. This plane also required decals to cover some of the parts. And this one also has a new ini file to change the shadows. For the Farman MF11c, I have made a new linen skin with a set of decals for the Russians. I have included Peter01's FM, which I have modded to take an external bomb load. Bortdafarm made several versions of each of his planes, I haven't tested them, but I think these skins will work with some the other versions. Installation instructions: If you haven't already, download and install the three planes from the CombatACE Download area. This install will replace some of the original files - you might want to make backups before you proceed. For FE1 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. For FE2 - Open each of my plane folders and copy the contents into the appropriate folders in your FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Click "Yes" when it asks if you want to replace an existing file. Then in your FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, make new folders for each of the planes. Folder names must be identical to the folder names in your Aircraft folder. Move the "D" folder from each of the Aircraft folders into the appropriate Decals folder you just made. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/23/2012 Category Other Central Powers Aircraft Skins

I have uploaded some things for the Eastern Front. I have a set of Russian skins for the SPADs that came with First Eagles. And I made some Russian balloons. And (still waiting for administrator approval) I have made some skins and file tweaks for three of Bortdafarm's planes. I have similar file sets coming for some of the other planes. As I work on the Eastern Front, I was getting irritated that First Eagles assumes everything is on the Western Front. In the maps, my Russian and Austro-Hungarian units were always showing up as French and German. So I made a set of icons for the Planning Map which shows the correct nationality for all units. This will work on all the fronts, but you won't see a lot of difference on the stock campaigns. Here's a preview of the Eastern Front and some of my new skins.

View File Eastern Front - Skins for Stock Planes This is a few skins for the Eastern Front - I have included two balloons for the Russians, based on the two balloons that come with First Eagles. And I have made three skins each for the stock SPAD 7 and the SPAD 13. The Caquot style balloon was pretty common in WWI so I made one for the Russians. The kite style balloon (the "Drachen" balloon in the game) was also a common balloon and the Russians purchased several of them from the Parseval-Siegsfeld Company in Germany before the war. The plane skins are a slight rework of the stock tan skins, most of the change is in the decal placements. I have included decals for some of the Russian squadrons, and I eliminated squadron markings and flight numbers. (One of the SPAD 7 skins uses the SPAD 13 serial numbers because I couldn't find the SPAD 7 numbers in FE Gold.) The plane skins should work with any of the modded SPADs that use the stock LODs from First Eagles. The actual skins for each plane are the same, so to save download time, I only included one set with each plane. You will have to copy the 6 bmp files and paste them into the other two folders for each plane. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/23/2012 Category Other Entente Aircraft Skins

View File Planning Map Icons This is a set of icons which will enhance the mission planning map (the one you see in the Hanger Screen, not the one you see during the mission.) This works best in campaigns - With these installed, you will see the correct roundels for all planes in the air and flags identifying the ground units. These icons also work in single missions, although ground units won't show up. Historical Notes - To distinguish between German and Austrian planes, I added red stripes to the Austrian icon. During the war, Austrian, Bulgarian, and German planes all used similar markings. I also included a roundel for Serbia, which is identical to the US roundel. During the war, Serbians mostly flew French planes without changing the markings. Installation instructions: You will need to extract and change the PlanningMapScreen.INI which is in the MenuData.cat file. Detailed instructions are included in the Read Me file. Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/23/2012 Category First Eagles - General Files - Hanger, Menu Screens

Infantry units, tanks, and armored cars will show up as targets in Army Co-operation missions. The game will randomly assign some friendly and enemy units in the target area. Trucks usually show up as targets in Armed Recon missions. There are some trucks placed on the airfields, but these are static objects placed in the Targets.ini. AAA guns are assigned by the game in locations determined by the Target.ini. If you place everything in the GroundObject folder, they should show up randomly during the game. Inside the data.ini for each object there is an "Availability" setting which determines how often the game assigns them. You can try making some of the ground objects "Very_Common" to make them show up more often.

I've had A LOT of requests for planes since I posted the B.I! I like the early planes too and I will make more eventually. Right now I'm working on an Eastern Front campaign and all my free time will be devoted to that for the near future. I'll get back to planes after that.

View File SPAD A.2 The much maligned SPAD A.2 was not nearly as dangerous as some people believe. It was actually a good idea in the days before the synchronized gun was perfected, and continued to be used on the Eastern Front throughout the war. The A.2 was SPAD's first fighter and was introduced in mid 1915. My version is the Russian version which was built at the Dux factory in Moscow. The upper wing has a center panel above the fuselage, and the gunner is equipped with a Colt-Browning 30 caliber machine gun. I have included four skinning options, identical except for the decals. There are skins for 3 Russian variations, and a skin for the French. I have included my templates and serial numbers for some of the skins, which will be applied randomly. Historical Notes: The serial numbers are fictitious. Credits: My thanks once again to Ojcar for making the excellent data.INI file for this plane. My thanks to Nix for providing the engine sound for the LeRhone engine Thanks also to Sinbad and Whiteknight06604 who provided resources for the SPAD A.2 and for the Colt-Browning machine gun. Version 2 - Ojcar has created a new FM which improves the fighting performance of the AI. A fake machine gun has been added which causes the pilot of AI planes to be more active in pursuing enemy aircraft. Installation instructions for the new gun are in a separate file. Installation instructions: For FE1: Unzip the file and move the folder named "SPADA2" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. You also need to move the sound file "rhone110bn4nC" into your FirstEagles/Sounds folder. For FE2: Unzip the file and move the folder named "SPADA2" into the FirstEagles/Objects/Aircraft folder. Then in the FirstEagles/Objects/Decals folder, create a new folder named "SPADA2". Move the folder named "D" from the Aircraft/SPADA2 folder into the Decals/SPADA2 folder you just made. You also need to move the sound file "rhone110bn4nC" into your FirstEagles/Sounds folder. To install the gun, follow the instructions in the file named "InstructionsForInstallingGuns". Submitter Stephen1918 Submitted 07/13/2012 Category Spad

Waiting for administrative approval. I have uploaded the SPAD A.2. This is the Russian version, with a center panel in the upper wing, and a Colt-Browning machine gun. I have included 3 Russian skins, and a French skin. My thanks to Ojcar for making the FM, thanks to Sindad and Whitekinght for info about the plane, and thanks to Sinbad for bringing the Colt-Browning to my attention.

Very nice work Hansa! Thanks!