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Yeah, Its damn near impossible to grab either in Adelaide ot Perth I've found. It only takes 10 days I think if you order it online and it's usually a lil cheaper too. That is if you can't find it at all here...

Just used it then. Outstanding!

Yeah, where abouts are the archived posts, if they're kept at all? I tried the search engine but came up with nada...

This is total overkill but there are quite a few sites from this link that'll have a working Tommy plus skins... http://www.thirdwire.com/projects/p1/rt_links.htm Tip: You can't go wrong with the Column 5 site. Otherwise, ignore this post cost BUFF's will work fine. WARNING! I know this is a sh**y thing to say, but about a third of the sites here are down but the ones that are up like MajorLee's, Marcfighters,Column 5, Capun's (although your eys will go funny looking at that one :p) and check six, are absolutely gold!

Essentially, all you have to do to get an understanding of what weapon systems, what pylons and how to change them, is to have a look through the aircraft data.ini (F-4E_DATA.ini, MIG-29_DATA.ini etc). It's pretty straight forward once and easy to remember once you do it a couple of times Open up the (aircraftname)DATA.ini (it defaults to notepad), scroll down, it's usually about three quarters down the page. This is where nearly all the info on the aircraft is located, in your case, the important stuff like weapons loadouts, flight model characteristics (if you wanna change pitch,yaw rate, max/cruising speed and so on). You should see something like this (I don't use the A-37B coz I'm not a fan so I've Mig-29G here as an example): // Internal Guns --------------------------------------------------------- [internalGun] SystemType=FIXED_GUN GunTypeName=30MM_GSH301 (<<< This is where you can change the type of gun) InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN MuzzlePosition=-0.655,4.873,0.222 LightPosition=-0.655,4.873,0.222 AimAngles=0.0,-1.63,0.0 MaxAmmo=150 (<<< Self explanatory really, the ammo capacity, change it to what you want) EjectShells=FALSE MinExtentPosition= MaxExtentPosition= All you need to do is change the data next to the "GunTypeName=" to whatever you want. You need to know what names to use because if you enter incorrect or misspelled names here, you'll have no gun when you get into the game. To find out, you can either open the GUNDATA.ini in notepad or use and editor (the editor is the easier way to do it as it lists more clearly the various guns as you'll do a LOT of scrolling in notepad!) You can grab an editor from the download section under "SF Utilities/Editors", I'd say go with BUFF's as it's pretty Sh*t hot. After you install it or whatever, just open up you GUNDATA.ini with the editor and it should list the names there. Incase you don't already know and I'm patronising the Sh*t outta you (soz if I am) the GUNDATA.ini should be in either your SFG\OBJECTS folder, or in your SFG\OBJECTS\WEAPONS (for some reason I have it in both :) ) I don't think it should matter which service pack you're using... should it? Otherwise, ignore all that and follow Mr Cap's instructions above That's how I learned FYI, my first mod when learning this game was a modernised A-4G Skyhawk I optimised for the precision attack role and the first thing I did was getting rid of those bloody useless Mk12s and replacing them with the GAU-12... lottsa fun after that

Yeah, soz dude, my bad. I'd been modding for a few hours with only about half of what I was doing working properly. Was getting kinda stressed :p

Whoa... relax dude. Gimme some cred, I know the pilot can't do everything! :) (Even if the makers of the KA-50 think otherwise!) I already knew about the defensive turrets on bombers because I'm pretty sure I read it from your post, I meant the AI controlling the gat too, leaving the pilot the weaps on the stub wings. But I guess its all academic now if they can only target air... cheers anyhow.

Good work thus far playa!

...and I was thinking a little more along the lines of widening the targeting area of the IRMs, or somehow linking it to the mouse look. A mate of mine's looking into it but I won't get my hopes up as it'll be a big ask I just thought of something! In the meantime, what about assigning the turret mounted guns on the gunships to the AI. It would give the appearance of it being trainable... only question from there is can you specify it to attack only ground units?

I looked there but they don't seem to be there anymore and I'm pretty sure thats where I got mine from... Yeah, the 22M-3 is a completely different plane. Positive there's no model out as of yet but there are a couple in the works but its taking a while because its a difficult job :(

That really sucks for the rest of us but sounds like you had a good run! I've just been going through my library of models, skins etc and most of what I have seems to have originated from you. So cheers to you for my effing sweet SFP experience so far! Can't believe you'd cop a lot of crap considering what you've provided for the community!

OOOOoooohhhh! Joy! That's top stuff guy! You gonna be releasing that with just USMC skins?

Nope, still can't seem to get it. was having a few other problems with weapons systems not showing up other aircraft so I now have a fresh install but the same problem. Has anyone else had this problem? I've altered the avionics.ini and data.ini the same way I've edited other aircraft previously (even cutting and pasting the loadouts from other models's data.ini and still no joy)and this is the only one I seem to have probs with? Any clues?

Does anyone know it it works with the C-130J model?

Alrighty, cheers. For the quick responces. These are my limits for the wing pylons at the mo (I basically went over the top to see what I could add and to get a feel for the new asthetics of the G) Outer) LoadLimit=700 Inner) LoadLimit=1220.9 Centerline) LoadLimit=1587.6 Now I already had EGOR and EGOB covered in the initial test loadout: AllowedWeaponClass=BOMB,RP,CGR,IRM,TER,TLR,LGB,EOGB,AWD,LGR,EGOR,ARM,ASM,EP,NUC,RCKT,GP,IFP (Again, just to get an idea of what a hypothetical loadout would look like in game) I had the attachment type like so: AttachmentType=NATO,USAF,USN There wouldn't be any conflict between having both USAF and USN attachment type would there? Cheers for the Weaps list too, I remember seeing it somewhere but I just assumed it was a link from the KnowledgeDB or something. I'm at work now so I'll have to hunt for it when I get back.

Okay, so I'm having a problem with my ISP at the moment and ever second page is coming up with "Server not found", including quite a few from this site. Anyways, I'm in the process of modding aircraft for a bit of a "what if" mod and am having problems adding Maverick AGMs to the RAN A-4G Skyhawk by (I'm pretty sure) Gramps. I've been going a bit crazy trying to find a link back to a page I thought held the descriptions and definitions of the various weapons systems (ie RP=Rocket Pod, IRM=Infrared Missile, etc) but with my ISP woes, I'm getting nowhere. There is a page for that, yeah? I'm pretty sure there is. Now for some reason I've had no problems with adding them to the A-1 Skyraider and I've examined the data.cfgs to determin the differences between the two aircraft but they seem to be identical. Somehow I've been able to (unintentionally) add a Tomahawk ALCM but still no Mavericks. Can anyone shed any light on this?

I can't seem to find the other thread where you previewed this skin before, but I was wondering if you were going to release the skin of the modern looking FGR 1/2 aswell as it was looking rather kickass too...?

Also, what about the EA-6 Prowler? Could its EW systems, as well as AWACS aircraft be utilised too?

That's classic streak! :p

Yeah, no plane's idiot proof. There are quite a few air forces operating with the Su-27/30 family in the Asia-Pacific region and India is considered to be the only "professional" Air Force with them in service and the fact that they use western avionics and have the option of using some western weapons helps enormously. Not even the Russian in service models are said to be as advanced. I’d hate to think what a fully westernised Su-27/30 with “professional” pilots (by that I mean with anywhere near the amount of training the USAF pilots receive) would be capable of if the current model can outfight an F-15 in one to one. Appologies to the Chinese but many governments, MoD's etc still don't believe the PLAAF is at a truly professional level yet which is a shame and can only result in monumental badness for strategic planners. Particularly if the PLA-N get their carrier into service any time soon... Also, don’t ever forget the likes of Nguyen Nhat Chieu or Nguyen Van Coc (http://www.acepilots.com/vietnam/viet_aces.html) and their like who exploited the F-4’s shortcomings during the Vietnam war with supposedly “inferior” aircraft. Agility can be irrelevant in knife fights sometimes, particularly if an R-73 or AIM-9X or those big russian guns are invovled...

There has been some talk about the IA/SDF upgrading their F-16s to Blk 60 standard, but I can't seem to find anything online that is more than conjecture. Could someone shed some light on this...?

Hehe, no you're right USAF I should have been a little more precise. What I meant was rotodome radars like the E-3 A-50 are proving to be less efficient than the more capable AESA array style AWACS aircraft that can scan 240 and 360 degrees in real time. Plus the newer types of aircraft have learnt from the lessons of rotodome radars. Things like dead zones directly beneath the aircraft, getting scan and return interference from wingsand fuselage, and an almost trebling target tracking capability (although reliable stats on exactly how much varies). Do I think AWACS is obsolete?? HELL NO!! Its fooish to suggest otherwise. I'm just saying that as you see AWACS aircraft begin to become a fixture in the modern AF you'll see less rotodomed aircraft in development and more with AESA types like this (ignore the airframe): http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/img/saab/340aew_3.jpg and the Chinese Y-8 AEW (Balance beam): http://www.softwar.net/plaaf.html I mean I can't speak for the future of American development as my experience lies within the Asia-Pacific militaries and the associated AFs in this region but this seems to be the way BAe, Elta, IAI, GEC-Marconi, Tenix, SAAB et al, are going...

No way Gepard! I mean those kinda planes do their role very well, don't get me wrong, and there'd be plenty of troops who might not have been going home were it not for them but understand that the US, or most other high tech defence forces, have not entered troops into a fray when air dominance hasn't been established since Vietnam (I'm pretty sure its Vietnam but if someone wants to correct me, feel free) There's no way anyone would expose themselves to any potential threat by giving up air dominance. Aircraft don't necessarily need to be used against an aggressor, they are deterrent enough. Yeah, true, Saddam and Slobodan Milosovic had capable looking air forces on paper but were hardly a threat because they were completely nullified early on in their respective conflicts and/or lacked support (AWACS, Tankers, EW). The roles of OCA (offensive counter air) and DCA (Defensive CA) are vital roles to allow free flow of troops, supplies etc, without which , campaigns would surely not succeed. Any potential conflict with Iran and the US (heaven forbid) would see a major use OCA and DCA fighter to neutralise the threat of Iran's quite capable fleet of Russian and US made fighters. I mean that's one of the few examples of an "old" style of warfare where large industrial nations do battle on a wide scale but Capt. Scarlets' right. Warfare, for the most part, isn't fought like that any more (Unless you live in Africa ) Modern Warfare centres mostly around the 4CI principle (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intel) to eliminate the "Fog of war" form the battlespace. This means being able to monitor the enemy in real time, cutting down the time from a strike request to delivery. Being able to relay data freely over long distances so as to avoid detection and being efficient and precise with munitions. Drones are increasingly critical to this but they're not a panacea, that is, they won't solve everything that's why vehicles like JSTARS and ASTOR are being intoduced and aircraft like the E-3 which are obselecent have been converted into a networkcentric warfare approach similar to the EMB145s, the new model Saab AEWs and the RAAFs Wedgetail AWACS. That's gonna be the future, not drones. UCAVs have to learn to crawl before they can walk and that'll be a loooong time yet. :offtopic: Now I'm way off target like an albanian bomb :offtopic:

:offtopic: Uh... Yeah... fair enough. A bit off topic though... That website isn't the best source though... Its an arch conservative site. Republicans and defence conservatives will exagerate any potential threat to the USAFs air dominance in order to build more F-22s. I mean lookit how the F-15 came to be...

The biggest issue with that is the information about Su-37s/47s Mig 1.44s etc varies (wildly depending on where you garner the info) so making an accurate model, even a relatively accurate one would be a bitch on a good day. The volumes of Jane's material we have at work has differing stats on the Su-30MKI alone from the 2001-2004 volumes so it's hard to differentiate what is legit, what is a guess and what is in all likelyhood marketing from Sukhoi... You wouldn't be saying that with a 37 on yo' ass :) But you're right in a way... only the cheap knock off, JC penny quality Russian types have really been represented thus far, I'm suggesting the more advanced Tiffany's quality fighters that are under represented...