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Me too, but this doesn't mean it's acceptable. It's a disservice to other users and for those wishing to buy it. First of all, I hope TK is doing fine. Second, I hope the site comes back online and that we can get an explanation. We've had the feeling the games were abandoned by TK for years, time for ThirdWire to clarify their intentions about it.

What the title says, I cannot get into ThirdWire's website. I can't download my purchases from the store anymore if I wanted to. This isn't looking good, I wish TK could explain what's going on.

My best wishes to you, René. You've provided the community with fantastic creations. When I'm around here I'll make sure your contributions are properly credited if used or included elsewhere. As Wrench already said, stop by once in a while! You're part of CA's history among the greatest modders of Strike Fighters.

Not possible, I'm afraid, game engine limitation. The game never supported helicopters, they exist with many workarounds as mods.

What I denounced when opening this topic back in 2023 had nothing to do with CombatACE temporarily blocking free downloads (back then they still weren't blocked) which, by the way, have been reinstated months ago by the site's owner after spending his own money to update and keep the servers working. People stealing the work of modders and republishing it elsewhere as their own work is not excusable in any case. The very least would be to add the names of the modders involved in some credits list, which was not the case of what I denounced back in 2023. The internet has its own set of rules, but folks like you would rather have it running as a jungle, much like world leaders are doing right now with no dignity for human life. Topic is locked, I've had enough of these posts trying to defend unexcusable behaviors. Enjoy your ban, now the account will be gone for good like you desired and you won't be able to complain over the discovery of water and fire anymore.

So sorry about this, but glad you're still with us, Volker. Wish you a total recovery, take your time, health comes first.

@Viper63a you can remove me from the credits, I have nothing to do with the pilots' 3d models, I'm not a 3d modeler.

Package has been updated to v1.2, now featuring correct flags for the FCU and Sotoa.

Not possible as far as I know, you can't control the direction of a gun turret from cockpit view, no such functions exist in the game. The closest thing is having a separate bomb sight in cockpit view, Stary made a cool one in his Il-28 cockpit. In it, you could use autopilot and switch to the bombsight station for dropping bombs with it. Nothing to do with gun turrets though, that's not possible.

I'm a great Ace Combat fan! Got in love with the series since I played AC04 as a kid, the first AC I ever played! It's arcade but it doesn't turn me off even when I play realistic flight simulators, it's the kind of game I usually go back to for the great stories, action and soundtrack, it's a rush of adrenaline. Looking forward to AC8!

That DLL comes from SF2 North Atlantic. The other games you install must all be on the same patch level (July 2013), otherwise their executables can't run DLLs from other versions. I never had such an issue, so that's all I can suggest.

Operation Desert Storm is a mod, not a game. The download page clearly states that the mod requires to have three Strike Fighters 2 games installed.

Never had the chance to interact with 331KillerBee, his works available in the downloads section have been important for the community over the years. My deepest condolences for your loss.

As yakarov79 said, it's projected on the HUD, but apparently due to a typo of my tweaks in the cockpit.ini files it doesn't show up. This is a fix until a new version of the mod is eventually uploaded, unpack and replace the original files inside the ODS30AE mod folder:MiG23_Pit_Fixes.zip The typo has been fixed for all MiG-23 variants, but the radar should only show up in the MF and MLA variants.

I have no clues as to why it doesn't work on your end. The installer queries Windows' registry keys to read the path of your SF2 installation (in particular it looks for the InstallLocation key, check image below). Once the path has been retrieved, the installer then looks for the stock game files in the game's folders, if one of the required .CAT archives is missing it cannot proceed with proper installation. EDIT: Actually, on a closer look to your screenshot, it seems you do not have Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic. I'm afraid that's one of the required games and you're missing it, the download page clearly states which games are required by the mod.

I don't know. You must have all games merged in a single installation. If you installed the games in different paths/locations, it's not going to work. The mod looks for the required stock games' files in the same path. Uninstall the games and reinstall them properly.

Don't want to stop you from it, Kevin, but I have a much more accurate remake of the VietnamSEA terrain in both Indochina and Vietnam War versions: Topography in the original VietnamSEA terrain is a mess, poor job by TK, it's more like a fictional version of the area, tons of mistakes, missing geographic details, cities, and very inaccurate airfield locations. I need some help in double checking and/or retargetizing some target areas. I already retiled huge portions of the terrain with accurate rivers, lakes, towns etc. and moved cities and airfields to proper coordinates all over Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam. If you wish to help and work on mine, please send me a PM.

View File Midway, North Pacific Terrains Midway, North Pacific Terrains February 13th, 2026 (1st Release) by Menrva >For Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam, Recommended Full-5 Merged This package offers two previously unreleased high quality recreations of Midway Atoll in two versions, 1942 during World War II's Battle of Midway and 1969-1993 during the Cold War. I started work on the Cold War version sometime in 2018 while the World War II version was conceived during 2024. Textures for the Cold War version of the islands were recreated from satellite imagery thanks to Google Earth, while the WWII version of Midway's Sand Island was recreated by hand, using recovered photos from the era. Both terrains also feature Kure Atoll and Pearl & Hermes Atoll in their Real World scale, but keep in mind that both are identical between the WWII and Cold War versions. Someday I'll properly retexture Kure's Green Island and Midway's Eastern Island so that they are more correct for the World War II time period. These terrains have been collecting dust on my HDD for so long and I never had the chance to properly finish them. I decided to release them on my 31st birthday, in the hopes that I'll get back to modding Strike Fighters 2 at some point despite a busier Real Life, and that they get the interest of other modders willing to help me in properly finishing them. The terrains currently are barren, they lack buildings and proper runway 3d models, while TOD trees only exist for Sand Island and better placement and texture work could be done with those. I demand that these terrains are NOT rereleased elsewhere nor are included in other mod packages without my explicit permission; that's all I ask for, for what required a huge amount of work and research by yours truly. The WWII version is clearly designed for the 1942 Battle of Midway; currently we lack several ships and aircraft for it, so as a safe measure only the Recon mission type is allowed, other mission types can make the game crash if the end-user does not have aircraft and ships required by specific countries and mission types. The Cold War version spans from 1969 to 1993; it's meant for fictional clashes between Red forces (namely Russia and China) and all of the American services (USAF, USN and USMC). More mission types are allowed in this version, but make sure to also have Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic installed, since its ships are required for the automatically generated naval fleets. Also, Off Map Airbases have been added and long range AI flights can be generated from them. >Credits (in no particular order): -Stary, for the hi-res tree textures borrowed from one of his many great terrain tilesets. -gerwin, whose TFDtool has proved to be essential in today's terrain making. -mue, for the tools he made for SF2 modding. -Gepard, for his great tutorials about terrain making, in the SF1 Knowledge Base at CombatACE. It's a gold mine! -krfrge, who has produced a tutorial for recreating SF2-like planning maps, which prompted me to work on templates and my own high quality planning maps. Thank you very much! -My girlfriend, for supporting me in all of my endeavors. >Disclaimer: This is a freeware; yet it can be redistributed ONLY in other CombatACE mods/mod packages. Any changes to the terrain package's files and/or any copy-and-paste attempts of their contents are NOT authorized if you plan to release them in other mods. But permission might be granted to those who request it to me at CombatACE. This terrain may NOT in any way, shape or form be used in any payware additions. Submitter Menrva Submitted 02/13/2026 Category Full Terrains