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I want to make some new Menu Screens but cannot find where the game stores the originals. Any ideas?

Kevin.. Apologies, I must be more careful and will do my best in that respect. Glad you liked the cartoon. Nick

Where can one download this campaign? Can you post a link here please?

Kevin. Thanks again. I have made a pilot record screen using your templates and my painting of a real RAF pilot. I put it in a folder I made here: C:\Users\TANIA\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Europe\Menu and it showed. Try it and let me know if it is good enough to upload. I can also change it--I am open t suggestions. I can move the images around, resize them, delete them and add other ones perhaps, etc--all the Photoshop changes\tools can be used. Thanks for your templates. Nick

Kevin. Thanks. I assume I will have to use the cat extractor tool.

Is this site here the only one that has SF downloads, or are there any more sites? Nick

Dave, I see. And the only reason I visited the Capun site was because I want a WWII SF installation and one file (it may have been a plane--do not remember now) was only available there. I am glad you undesrtood me. Nothing wrong with this site here. Nick

SFP1ACE, I did not ask anyone to change their downloading sources, did I? I must be mad to ask such a thing. I just asked what other sites there are. How difficult is that to understand? I do respect the choices of all in uploading or downloading wherever they like and will certainly not interfere with their choices--never. Respect should be mutual. I apologize profusely if my wording sounded unrespectul.to some ears, though I am sure my wording sounded ok to some other ears. A matter of sensibilties or over-sensitiveness perhaps. And to add a truth, when I visited Capun's site, I did not like it at all and l will have nothing to do with them, Fubar, in his response above sounded reasonable, logical and enouraging. (Thank you Fubar). In fact, because of his wonderful response, I will hurry to make something and upload it here,as my first contribution. Since I am new to the game and still do not know some of its structural details, it will be something small and easy, like a menu screen. If I do a skin, I may consult some of the repainters here for help. Nick

Dave,. No problem with that. You get the wrong impression. I simply wanted to know what other sites there are. Some, like the French site mentioned above, are of intense interest to me as I speak and write French and can post in their forums and download French skins. I have a soft spot for French colors as I find their sqquadron and wings insignias very refined. If you search under "Tselepides" at flightsim.com you will find French repaints of WWI a/c I made, plus others.. I have lived in France. I also speak and read Russian and will find out about Russian sites through a Russian (relative) friend I have in Moldova, the nephew of my wife, in fact. My wife is from the Republic of Moldova-- of Russian descent however. Many do not even know where that country is. I did not either until I got married. Moldova was one of the 12 Soviet republics of the defunct USSR.... Pignon, Thanks for the checksix site. I know it from FS downloads--it has been around for a long time. Are you French? Nick

Soulfreak Is that a Fiat G.91 in your posts? Where can I get it? Dave: Each has his beliefs and principles. You and I differ here. But all posters have their rights and tastes. Nick

Z09SS, Whose F-102? Gerwin's? Dave, It is clear that some addons cannot be downloaded here. Also, since I come from an FS9 and FSX background, I am accustomed to many sites and many forums as well. And download from nay and post in many forums. As simple as that. Let alone the fact that I could not ge used to the possibility that only one site has a monopoly on SF. Democratic principles? Perhaps. Nick

I downloaded Russo's Lightning F,mk 6 and cannot install it. He says in his Readme (I cannot find where what is marked in red below is--in blue you have my questions): "Lightning Fmk6 Ver1.0,(Beta)for SFP1 By me Russouk2004... This is a beta and is not the finished article,so keep this in mind..lol She flies ok but I will get the FM done a tad more realistic when I can. Extract the A\c folder called "Fmk6",and move it to the Objects \Aircraft folder (where is this?).....there will be no Cockpit folder(using F100D for now),so just copy the F100D cockpit folder into the Fmk6 folder...no editing to do),and two squadrons,Number 5 and Number 11 squadrons,(more to follow).. Sounds.... Copy the sound folder to the main SFP1 folder,and click yes to overwrite..Thats it (I could not find a sounds folder in SF Europe) Effects... Put the AFTERBURNERF6.TGA in the objects folder.(which one?)..then Copy n paste the entries in the particlesystemreadme to your particlesystem.ini file as per the instructions included in the readme...thats that...make sure you back up the original 1st... Regarding skins..at the moment only a\c numbers are decals,If you want to add decals then feel free,tho I will be doing them later..(soon as I have time.) Weapons... Copy the entry in the weapondata.ini,in weapons folder,to your weaponsdata.ini,and add using the editor (which editor?)in the usual way. I have included the excellent Pilot skins for RAF,put them in the aircraft folder (which one?) Squadrons.... Add these to the squadrons.ini in the flight folder..." I also looked at the beginner's help on how to install a/c, but no explanations as to where these files go. I am used to fs9 and fsx--where things are simple and logical--and the crazy structure of this game beats me. For a beginner it is torture to add even a simple thing like an a/c,.. Last time I tried to add a Javelin I messed up the sim and had to reinstall all 4 versions from scratch. I have a merged install with 4 versions. TK should make a neater version if he can. Any help will be appreciated, I was thinking of adding this a/c to SF Europe...right or wrong? If I fail to add this a/c, I think I will give up this sim for good. Nick

allenjb42, Thanks for the info, will check them all .

I checked out the link above and saw that the site above is piratical, I think. I was horrified. Can a moderator delete the references to it please. Apologies, Nick

Kevin, Where can I get the SF2E expansion pack? I have one folder named [sF2_update_Mar2012]with an exe in it named [sF2_update_Mar2012.exe] and a text file that says: I have a 2nd folder named [sF2_update_Mar2012_Hotfix] with an exe in it named [sF2_update_Mar2012_Hotfix.exe], and exactly the same text words as above. Found those through google--they may be pirate or unauthorised--I do not know. Finally I have a file named [sF2_update_Jul2013.exe]. Arre any of the above what you say I need for the "ready-made" Lightning. If not, can I have a direct link to the SF2E expansion pack? Nick

Wrench, In the list of folders above, the Sounds folder is missing. Where should it be created? Haye a look at my download: http://combatace.com/topic/13986-lightning-fmk6/ sand let me know what I need to do for that file, if possible, please. Nick

Thanks. I just need to practice what your posts show till I manage Nick

What about the Swiss? They have an army, but no sizeable Navy and understandabky so. Their country has no sea....They can only float their ships in lakes and rivers from which they cannot escape if attacked. Even if they managed to sail at full speed seaward in rivers, the nearest seas are too far and they would not make it in time and flee from their pursuing enemies, aircraft or ships, if any.... The Swiss cannot possibly float them up their mountains and their Alps, either, unless they fit skis to the hulls and make wind with ventilators for their sails, but even then the skiing tourists would complain.. Joking, of course.... What about Greece? We have the oldest seafaring nation in Greece with 1200 or more islands and the largest merchant fleet in the world. Any badge for us Greeks? We have had war fleets for 2000 years or more.... Nick

Can anyone tell where I can get this game please?

I am confused and I apologize. I think I meant a game named NAVAL BATTLES, with sail warships with broadsides guns similar to HMS ViCTORY, or smaller. I saw some videos on Utube that looked nice.

Sorry, I meant FIRST EAGLES.

Can anyone give me a link to download the PTO version of SF? I found many a/c but nothing else. Nick

I have read the instructions for making a standalone separate install of WW2 SF by the Wrench. Some questions: 1. I have a merged install with 4 game (SF, SF Europe, SF Vietnam, SF Israel) all in one folder, at C:\Program Files\ThirdWire\Strike Fighters 2, and my saved gaves at C:\Users\TANIA\Saved Games\ThirdWire. Do I need to rename these before starting the new install?? In fact, was thinking of renaming them thus: C:\Program Files\ThirdWire\Strike Fighters 2 MERGED and C:\Users\TANIA\Saved Games\ThirdWire_MERGED and then proceeding with a new istall of SF (the one I have is dated Oct 2009 at lower righthand corner). 2. Will the October 2009 version of SF do for a WW2 install? This morning, I was looking at a list of backup discs (in WHERESIT PROGRAM catalogs ) I have and to my surprise (and delight) I discovered I have a whole SF directory saved on disc from the days of SF1 ten years ago or so, PLUS MANY DOWNLOADS OF THAT ERA on a couple of other discs I had made then. I am therefore thinking to copy the whole SF folder to another drive (D) on my PC and see if that runs. It should. I suspect also I will find some in-game screens in it that I had made at the time plus a couple of Canberra skins. 3.Can I rename the exe files of my installs to things like SF WW2, SFXXX, SF PTO, etc? It is fun getting into this game again, but I would like to stress that it would not have been possible without the help I got in these forums from many wonderful people. Thanks and gratitude to all. Nick .

Some people have added me as a friend. How can I add them and others as friends in this forum? Nick

Muesli, I see... Thanks