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Given that most users are not knowledgeable in HLSL, I'd rather provide alternatives myself. You can edit the shader by opening TWPOSTPROCESS.FX with Notepad yourself, but it's not easy for everyone. Does this light vignetting suit you?

Users complained about the vignetting effect and I could agree with them (though I even received a comment describing it as a bug, bah!), so I decided to rework it a little. Here below some comparison shots. realSKY 1.5 w/ No Post Processing (Effects=High) realSKY 1.5 w/ Stock Post Processing (Effects=Unlimited) realSKY 1.5 Post Processing (Effects=Unlimited); color correction (darker colors and brownish filter), stronger vignetting, bloom effect. Proposed Post Processing (Effects=Unlimited); color correction (slight brownish filter), minor vignetting, bloom effect. Feedback is appreciated. I could keep the post processing in realSKY 1.5 as is, if only end users would know that it's only available with Effects set to Unlimited (thus it can be disabled by setting them to High), but I've explained this 8492 times at least.

No patch can ever solve the issue you're having, it's not our fault. The executable of SF2 is meant to be run natively on Win7 x86. Without source code or TK's will to update the game, nothing we can do. Some ODS 30AE team members had the same crash issue. In their case, the solution was to install latest video drivers. Also, it's highly suggested that you tweak your graphics options in the Options menu screen. Unlimited settings should be avoided for everything except for textures.

Yes, I understood you were looking for TAW's map. Once I had started to work on it, but then I scrapped it; it's impossible to reproduce such a big area with all of TAW's cities and airbases in a reasonable time. Not to mention that Strike Fighters is not designed to handle full scale terrains but rather 60% scaled ones. We'd be lucky if I ever manage to finish the one I showed above. It seems to me that many underestimate the amount of complexity, work and time required to create a decent custom terrain for Strike Fighters. In order to recreate rivers and lakes, you have to place thousands of thousands of terrain tiles manually with a third-party tool, and that's not exactly something anyone would do in a heartbeat. And that's just one of the many parts of terrain creation. I could mention months of research for reproducing correct locations of cities and airbases, all needing to be placed and recreated manually one by one. A well detailed, full scale TAW terrain complete with all Real World rivers and lakes and cities is simply not manageable and it's not going to happen.

Any chance for an upgraded set of ODS decals for this latest 3d model? I still plan to update ODS 30AE from time to time.

I have a brand new one in the works, but it's been sitting on my HD for quite some time. Not sure when it will be finished. It doesn't cover the entirety of the Red Sea, but the north of it is already included in the stock IsraelME terrain. This new one offers many different scenarios. Eritrea and North Yemen are Blue Side. Eritrea will only appear after its independence date, before that it's part of Ethiopia. The same for Yemen, it's unified after May 22nd 1990, being completely Red Side.

January 26th, 1991. Furball somewhere over Iraq, during the IrAF retreat to neighboring Iran...

Anything rendered in the game uses a shader, so those gunsights surely use another .FX even though it's not directly referenced in the .ini. Currently I do not have the time to investigate this further. Maybe in the next two weeks.

The mod linked a few posts above mentions that you need to disable the EffectShaderName=fltHUD.fx from each _avionics.ini file. Not an elegant solution, the best would be to fix it globally by modifying the shader itself. I haven't looked into it though. One thing's for sure; if it does not work as intended on Unlimited, one of those .fx shaders is involved. For this exact reason I did not include the CCIP mod in ODS 30AE, previously I was using it. Users flying the A-6E need some clues, since we cannot reproduce DIANE.

It is indeed. I've used a similar method for burning oil fields in Kuwait for the ODS 30AE mod. Though the effect I use is not that good looking, yours is nicer. So basically, it's an invisible boat GroundObject? If so, it would appear in the Mission Editor's list of selectable ground objects.

Well, yes? With ODS 30AE we provide a custom MissionControl.ini file with tweaks here and there. I just didn't bother about editing the Waypoint section. Not exactly, I had already explained what it was;

No, that file establishes spawning locations for multiplayer, which is removed in SF2. What you ask for has nothing to do with terrains. Waypoints can be altered globally by tweaking relative values inside the MissionControl.ini file that must be put inside the Flight folder. I never experimented with this though, so you're on your own.

@Hornet54 You shouldn't post issues in the comments section, this is the proper thread. I'd like to help, but you have not given enough details, I have no clue about what's going on your system. I can only suggest that you reinstall/update video drivers.

It's called BaseScreen.ini, that's what you're looking for. In any case, you can extract files and figure it out on your own.

Update video drivers or roll back to older versions if you're on the latest. Some of the ODS 30AE team members had crashes to desktop with the latest release of the ODS 30AE package, for instance. I don't know if you have a Nvidia card, but Nvidia drivers are known to cause issues with SF2 from time to time. Sometimes they fix something, sometimes something gets broken.

Nope. The LODs are actually optimized, I've seen much bigger ones in size. You should resize bump maps (BM_ textures), those are the most affecting, or remove them altogether. If that does not help, you should lower graphics settings.

Sono in ritardo, ma ci sto rimettendo mano... ODS 30AE mi ha richiesto tempo e passione, un progetto vastissimo e di qualità che spero alcuni di voi abbiano potuto apprezzare. Ancora molto da fare per questo terreno. Fiumi e laghi sono tutti completi, così come il tiling per le maggiori città. Dalle immagini potete apprezzarne la complessità e il realismo. Tutto ricreato a mano con TFDtool e immensa pazienza, perché non c'è modo di automatizzare la creazione di fiumi e laghi. Se i miei impegni e doveri lo permettono, vorrei completare il terreno per un rilascio entro la fine dell'anno.

Package has been re-uploaded, now including much needed bug fixes. Thanks for the support. Wait until it is approved by the admins. You'll have to redownload the entire package. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Package has been re-uploaded, now including much needed bug fixes. Thanks for the support. Wait until it is approved by the admins. You'll have to redownload the entire package. Apologies for the inconvenience.

View File F-22A Raptor Add-on F-22A Raptor Add-on October 13th, 2021 (1st Release) by yakarov79, baffmeister, Crusader, guuruu and Menrva >For Strike Fighters 2 games This is a high quality add-on of the F-22A Raptor aircraft. The original model had been made by Heberth, and it was released in alpha stage. Upon noticing room for improvement, yakarov79 helped finalize the 3d model with numerous, additional details; accurate pylons and rail launchers, new external fuel tanks, highly detailed rack and small diameter bomb 3d models, canopy and thrust-vectoring animations, high-res skin with specular and bump maps, updated cockpit model, and so on. A realistic, well-thought flight model has been produced by our expert, baffmeister. Moreover, Crusader offered his great expertise to improve upon his previous modification for the Raptor's avionics. All their efforts have raised the quality bar of the project I had started; much credits to them all. I further polished the package by adding historically accurate weapon loadouts, my selection of sounds (including authentic engine samples by guuruu), realistic camouflage shapes and colours, reworked decals for the actual USAF's F-22A squadrons, new cockpit textures and other tweaks here and there. Each squadron has got historically correct serial numbers, and they appear in chronological order in the loadout screen; the serial numbers at the bottom of the list are those of aircraft that joined that squadron for last, while the serials at the beginning of the list indicate those aircraft that were available to that squadron for first. Like you would expect in an opera omnia, I even reproduced three unique paint schemes of real Raptors; the air superiority camouflage of the EMD 91-4001 Prototype of September 1997, the temporary "Blue Nose" decoration of the "Cripes A'Mighty" Raptor assigned to the 149th Fighter Squadron in April 2010, and a generic Mid-Production livery sporting the markings of the last Raptor ever produced that flew for the first time in March 2012. Templates by yakarov79, tweaked by yours truly, are included for your skinning fantasies. Notes: -The cockpit is not yet accurate, as various details couldn't be reworked due to RL and time constraints. We were working on a brand new cockpit with accurate HUD and displays. Slimers with correct illumination were also planned. Hopefully they will be a thing in a future re-release. -The aircraft folder is named "F-22A", just like the one included in a number of mod packages which use an old 3d model by Dels. In order to avoid mismatches and bugs of any sort, it's highly suggested to either remove or rename the aircraft folder using Dels' Raptor 3d model. -GPS guidance bombs (EOGB) do not work as intended in SF2, there are issues about them not locking on target and about AI behaviour. The GBU-39 has been set as an EOGR, so it works like a missile; this is a needed workaround to have them loaded properly on a rack while keeping the GPS guidance property. -You need to tweak the SoundList.ini file in order to fully experience any new sounds. Read "(Add to SoundList)" for further details, and remember to extract the SoundList.ini file from the FlightData.cat archive, if you do not have a custom one in your mod folder already. >Credits (in no particular order): -Heberth, for making this (once forgotten) fantastic 3d model.-Heberth, for making this (once forgotten) fantastic 3d model. -Julhelm, for sharing the files of his superb F-22A cockpit 3d model, allowing yakarov79 to improve upon it. -yakarov79, for his invaluable help in finalizing the 3d model and remaking the base textures; you have my gratitude. -baffmeister, for his excellent flight model; it's thanks to him if this beauty flies as good as it looks. -Crusader, for reworking the avionics enhancement made for Julhelm's F-22A cockpit, and for improving the AIM missiles. -simonmiller416, for his smokeless rocket effects mod and for reproducing the experimental chrome coating skin seen on Raptor 04-4065. -guuruu, for sharing his RWR symbols improvement mod and for making better engine sounds. -ravenclaw_007, for the AIM missiles from his top notch Weapons Pack 2, the GBU-32 JDAM bomb and the ACES II seat 3d models. -viper63a, for his old F-22A USAF Raptors Redux package, from which I borrowed decals. -mue, for his LOD Viewer which helped immensely in the making of the skins. -Cocas, for further help given to Heberth for the aircraft's 3d model. -My girlfriend, for supporting me in all of my endeavors. Additional ReadMe files by yakarov79 and baffmeister have been included among few others; be sure to read those to know about their work in better detail. >Disclaimer: This is a freeware; yet it can be redistributed ONLY in other CombatACE mods/mod packages. This mod may NOT in any way, shape or form be used in any payware additions. Submitter Menrva Submitted 10/13/2021 Category F-22

View File F-22A Raptor Skin Pack F-22A Raptor Skin Pack October 13th, 2021 (1st Release) by Menrva >For Strike Fighters 2 games This is an extra skin pack for the high quality F-22A Raptor aircraft add-on. Most skins are based on ideas and depictions from other videogames. Here below a list of the included ones: -YF-22 Paint Scheme (inspired by the real YF-22 prototype) -Sea Raptor Livery (inspired by the F-22N Sea Raptor concept) -Saudi Grey Camouflage (as depicted in Digital Image Design's F-22 Total Air War) -Egyptian Woodland Camouflage (as depicted in Digital Image Design's F-22 Total Air War) -USAF Pac West Camouflage (as depicted in Digital Image Design's F-22 Total Air War) -Desert Lightning Camouflage (as depicted in NovaLogic's F-22 Lightning 3) -Phoenix Livery (from Namco Hometek's Air Combat, as depicted in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown) -Phoenix Livery, Dark (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat Infinity) -Scarface One Livery (as depicted in Namco Hometek's Ace Combat 2) -Z.O.E., Red Livery (from Namco Hometek's Ace Combat 2, as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat Infinity) -Mobius One, ISAF Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies) -Abell, Black Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies) -Razgriz Livery (from Project Aces' Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation) -Pegas, 3-Tone Blue Camouflage (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation) -Indigo Wing Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation) -Gryphus One Livery (from Access Games' Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat Infinity) -Warwolf Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat: Assault Horizon) -Mobius One, IUN Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown) -Trigger Livery (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown) -JASDF 2-Tone Blue Camouflage (as depicted in Project Aces' Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown) As a bonus, different aircraft configuration files are included in the "(Alternative Data)" folder. You'll be able to choose between realistic loadouts (default configuration of the aircraft add-on package) and what-if loadouts inspired by the mentioned F-22 videogames of the late 90s, namely weapons included in F-22 Lightning 3. Both configurations are also available with the addition of invisible skids; those will allow you to perform belly landings, which are a feature of good old F-22 Total Air War. Notes: -The B61 tactical nuclear bomb is a retarded version, but drop it safely from high altitude at high speed. Take note that it does not damage the stock Runway object, due to the armor values of it. The B61 is meant to be used against naval fleets you may encounter on some custom terrains. -You need to tweak the SoundList.ini file in order to fully experience any new sounds. Read "(Add to SoundList)" for further details, and remember to extract the SoundList.ini file from the FlightData.cat archive, if you do not have a custom one in your mod folder already. >Credits (in no particular order): -yakarov79, for his high quality templates which allowed me to easily put some new paint on the aircraft. -ravenclaw_007, for sharing some of his latest weapon 3d models for the bonus what-if loadouts. -Astore, for providing me with better Ace Combat themed emblems, and for being one of the few Italian Ace Combat fans like me. -godrugalultimate, from DeviantArt, for making incredibly detailed Ace Combat themed decals. -RythusOmega, for providing all Ace Combat 7 emblems and whose skins have been used as reference for the Phoenix liveries. -Lanzerince, whose Ace Combat 7 skins have been used as reference for the Scarface livery. -mue, for his LOD Viewer which helped immensely in the making of the skins. -Blade, for sharing info about the purpose of the game's decal levels. -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. This mod may NOT in any way, shape or form be used in any payware additions. Submitter Menrva Submitted 10/13/2021 Category F-22

Due to RL, time constraints, other projects etc., some details for this add-on couldn't be completed. The aircraft add-on and a bonus skin pack for it have just been uploaded for your enjoyment. Wait for admin approval. We were working on a brand new cockpit with accurate HUD, displays, text and functionalities. Hopefully it will be a thing for a future re-release. For now, enjoy the add-on and the bonus skins as they are. They've been sitting on my HD for so long, and it was just a pity to leave them forgotten. It wasn't doing any justice to the amazing efforts the development team has done so far. Well, now you can fly with one of Uncle Sam's finest air superiority aircraft, with new high definition models and textures. Take care, people.