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What did you add? - should have said just check that the correct nations are there (France for example). When it stops normally are you getting any crash reports regarding any dlls? Can you post screens of Windows Explorer showing the SF2NA file structure? When you tried reinstalling are you using the same SF2NA exe file - or did you create another copy? Are you running any other exe files from your install to run other versions - do they work okay?

Going back many years I used Hyperlobby - other more regulars tended to use Hamachi though - Streakeagle might be the best to speak to

Happy new year to all - may this one be vastly better than the last.

At least Volkers Vipers didn't have a cockpit clogging up the air intake

If Derby is good enough for Israel then its good enough for Brazil - it could be superior to the R-77 variants for all we know (especially export). AMRAAM combat firing shows it was never a silver bullet - it would certainly be naive to think it hasn't vastly improved though as JM stated - but so have Counter Measures. This does kinda go with my point though that if you pay more for the F-16 then you get support that may allow you to do things like detect incoming missiles - because it doesn't matter what you are flying if you don't know a missiles coming your way!

Someone else has commented on it not working in the latest patch I see In Terrains\IcelandNA\iceleand_Nations.ini are they added: [LimitedNationList] FriendlyNation001=USN FriendlyNation002=USAF FriendlyNation003=RAF FriendlyNation004=RoyalNavy FriendlyNation005=AustralianNavy FriendlyNation006=NewZealand FriendlyNation007=FrenchNavy

SAAB advertise Derby already as a weapon option for Gripen - only info is that its a lengthened Python 4 with active seeker head. http://www.saabgroup.com/Global/Documents%20and%20Images/Air/Gripen/Gripen%20product%20sheet/Gripen_Weapons.pdf The AIM-120 - which is due for AIM-120D has the biggest budget and actually has combat experience so on this basis only it should be superior by a good margin - but there is no real world data to back up any modern missile performance....... Now Brazil would appear to have 11 x AWACs type platforms (Embraer) - so if Gripen E avionics can integrate into the wireless network then that could have been another consideration. Although its a good point that equipment must work when you come to use it you must remember that storage,handling and maintenance in between manufacture can affect things - I have a whole book of malfunctioning AIM-7Ms fired in ODS as told by USAF pilots. On the positive side Sweden have vast experience in operating front canard aircraft on a budget with data link technology - and an airforce that can work together with superior SA potential due to better sensor fusion and networking will have a distinct advantage over those relying on radar range of a single fighter. Unfortunately avionics, radar range and RCS range are unknowns when it comes to what these airforces actually have (or will get) - but its fun to speculate sometimes

Sorry which mod are you using exactly? - generally some files will be missing or something is not in the correct place

Can check the Su-15_loadout ini - or make it flyable and load it up for that year and see what its using Do you have many Soviet weapon add ons?

Yes but they are essentially a replica of the original file structure in SF1/WOV If you can find the right folders to put the files in it could still work

On the plus side Chilean Vipers don't need to fly over Brasil on the defensive. Had a skiing instructor a few years back from Chile - works in Chile for their season then goes to Andorra for their snowy season - he dint mention the Argies though. Brazil have been using F-5EMs - Based on their use of TurboJets and tiny fuel load you would certainly expect Gripen to have better range than these. Do either have A-A tankers ?

What missiles is the Su-15 using?

Agree - they are buying the best they can no doubt afford based in their assessments - the car analogy fits there Don't Agree - nobody is buying military equipment based on World peace happening next week - its totally irrelevant which border countries to Brazil might be stable or friendly today - especially in South America. Their assessments will no doubt have included Columbia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and certainly any predicted future military scenarios.

hmmm - no idea if sweet FX works in the SF Series 1 games - however the enbseries HDR mod used to work and push up the FPS on multi core CPUs http://combatace.com/files/file/9973-hdr-mod-101a/ Although its under SF2 series I only recommend for SF1 series games (WOV etc) - you don't really need it with SF2 (which is DX10)

Use Shift and Delete to remove a file and avoid the recycle bin.

found another thread on this http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3561686.html I remember when skinning it was very limited in regards to colour and texture size - especially when comparing it to a true DX9 game like Strike Fighters 1

Like in "Afterburner" the 80s arcade game where it used to appear above you Hmm this is DCS you know - I hope you used correct comms berevity code.

Crikey yeah was DX7 level - they did improve the lighting somewhat compared to Falcon4.0 If you are worried about Graphics then AF is not going to deliver (even if SweetFX did work). Yes the box does say that - but pretty certain it wasn't - need to check.............. Being at DX9b would allow you to run newer games at the time and still be backwards compatible with older DX versions (although they stopped that after DX10)

Never played them. I would compare F-16 BMS to DCS A-10C for avionics - install it and you will see what I mean - BMS doesn't go as deep as A-10C which after all is pretty much the USAF ANG sim but it goes deep. The BMS flight model and FLCS is the exact NASA one - took ~8 years to develop apparently - basically I would be surprised if this wasnt the most accurate F-16 sim on the planet - can see why DCS are avoiding the F-16 if they have to match this. Taking off I almost feel sick - you get all the turbulence when you go past clouds - this is the real deal.

Well I wouldn't say it was a fact - there is no supporting evidence or sources to back up this posters lack of understanding. On F-16 net there are some credible posters such as ex pilots (Gums) and ex design engineers (John Will) who relay credible information on things such as aerodynamics etc - thats the main reason I look at this site. If you go through the 19 pages of that thread the above poster confirms his clueless ignorance on page 12 with this generalization: .. the Gripen has proven to be completely superior in BVR and WVR fights against F-15's, F-16's and F-18's. What's interesting is that the pilots claim the Mirage 2000 to be tougher to beat in WVR than any of the teen's." You will even find other claims that NoAF F-16AMs with wing tanks and an ECM pod fought Swedish Gripens with centerline tanks and it ended 50/50 blah blah - but as you can see without information such as configuration, ROE etc there is nothing you can draw from exercises - so kinda irrelevant really.

So if you choose another jet the campaign works? Can you fly the Super Etendard in a single mission?

In theory anything can be cracked - that card needs a physical swipe it looks like so you need physical access to the card and a reader. (Very brief / Lazy research shows no wireless) How secure it is depends on the security that's been implemented. I like that its a dedicated device and a replacement for normal plastic cards - it probably is preferable to it going on as a phone app on an embedded OS where its difficult to see whats logging your transactions and are usually transmitting wireless.

On F-20 look at post #54 - not putting that again - more of a relationship to how it was V the F-16A compared to how it looks Vs the Gripen point 2 - again already discussed throughout the thread (proven technology) - also see last paragraph in post #65 above

Well I know how to do it for individual aircraft in SF2 using subfolders in the decals folder. But if you want to globally add it to the Thirdwire set of Decals then I would guess at having a correct naming format and them sitting in the root of the Decals folder - but not so sure (and cant test at them moment) - so someone else will have to answer

Some valid comments. The state of the airframes is somewhat important - so in that case they would have to access if they meet their needs (whatever they are). On proven technology - No European fighter AESA radars are in service yet (AFAIK) and even the US ones are not problem free - so no guarantee on that one. look at BAE Systems - upgrading South Koreas KF-16 fleet using Raytheon AESA radars - and they are bidding to do a similar thing with Taiwan. On the subject of flying F-16s off roads then Taiwan are a perfect example - any conflict with China means the runways being taken out in hour 1 by a hail of ballistic missiles - the entire air force would have to disperse to other roads - there are vids on you tube of F-16A B20s practicing this. You could of course argue that Gripen would be a better option (in light of political ties blah). With new build F-16s it seems on paper you get comparable airframe performance but with superior range and proven avionics to the Gripen E - you might also pay for some US support - for example if you ever have to use them who gets the SigInt and upgrades ECM suites etc.