yakarov79

nah..not much work..all is done by now. I am just putting it all together, and was thinking about which way would be best.

...Just use the forum. Interact with others. Ask silly questions, ask good questions. I do not know what people are doing normally on the forum these days. I am not sure if anyone here is counting posts and likes... Although there were rumors that accumulated "likes" are converted into slips of gold-pressed latinum at the end of each year. Here on CA we are just messing around, pissing off each other, and admiring others' work. Helping. Fooling around. Gloating. Nothing unusual.

Quick question to players. Situation: In 1973-74, the Orpheus pod was introduced to KLu. All old RF airframes were modified to carry this pod. We all know Ravenclaw's work. At this point, RF were not yet equipped with any characteristic antennas on the nose (high band and low/mid band) and a high-band antenna on the rear fuselage. Somewhere in 1976-77 ECMs were added to the fighter-bomber zippers and to reconnaissance airframes as well. And this is the time when antennas were present. and one characteristic intake for cooling new electronic equipment I can make ECM antennas pop up in a specific year (weaponstation mode) and add ecm in aircraft data.ini. Then antennas will be present according to the year, but ECM will be embedded in the aircraft anyway. Done for many years on other aircraft and on all aircraft in ODS30AE. ECM is working, visually everything is correct, and we are happy with it considering game engine limitations. This is more or less clear, and that was the plan. But going this way, the intake should not be present on early aircraft. So the question is: Do you want another variant? Example RF-104G(O) '78 with ecms and early variant RF-104G(O) '73 ? Or you can live with that intake on early birds. Personally, I would make two birds (how I will have in my mod folder anyway) but I am considering your opinion (thing I am not doing usually) before uploading. I can also make two variants anyway and those who want two will have two and those saving space can do some modding on your own and have one "inpure" mod. I am not going to mention that there were small differences between old refubrished RF and new converted from ex-AWX airframes (when 322 and 323 squadrons retired airframes) - this I simplified and it is solved. Of course, the process of refurbishing to RF(O) and ECM took some time (not overnight), but in mod this is simplified for - 1973 for Orpheus and 1977 for ECMs. And this situation will also occur with the fighter-bomber variant also. Just intake is in a different position. So there I will have the same problem to solve. So whatever will be done with RF will be done with the fighter-bomber variant too. Here is an example: D-8138 in 1975 And a few years later, with antennas and intake. D-8138 was the last one to receive IFF/SIF and ALQ-126 mod in January 1978. Or you simply do not care about such small details. Downloading for free is more important for some users than "what and why" modders are really doing. Should not been that way on the sim forum where downloads are based on modders' work, but hell ..You know nothing, Jon Snow...

Seriously? They are still not over with it? fcukers...

1963, Twente lady.

Despite how phabulous Phantom is, I remind, of the one picture per Friday rule from the first post. Phantom greatness in one pic, not necessarily a story of swooshing missiles... Meanwhile, in the Gulf, 1991.

View File AH-1G Cobra. ver.2025. Bell AH-1G Cobra This is the 4th version of Cobra that I made. For now, I am done with this Snake. So, this is all new models, aircraft, cockpit, and weapons. New skins, bump maps, and specular maps. New flight model Basic modding skills are required to run this mod. (copy/paste, mod folder structure, etc.) Install: Copy and paste specific folders into their respective destinations. A fake pilot is required to run this mod. In the game, you will find under a prefix: .USAA. AH-1G late variant with tail rotor .USMC. AH-1G late variant loaned to USMC in the early 70s for training purposes. .ArEs. HA-14 Late variant of AH-1G in the service of the Spanish Navy. By activating the hook, you switch position - pilot/gunner. To retract the sight station in the front seat - use the gear key (gear up/down) - you will see in the cockpit and external model. shift+9 - gunner canopy shift+0 - pilot canopy shift+8 - ammo compartment doors All skins are in 4096x4096 format. You can easily resize as needed. Decals represent historically correct serial numbers assigned to aircraft during their service for a specific year, squadron, etc. IMPORTANT INFO: For my Vietnam Era Illuminati Colleagues. Those are different models compared to the VN pack, so don't mess up your installs. Credits: All models, textures, and weapons are made by me. flight model with the help of Guuruu. To run this properly, you should have these particular weapons from ravenclaw's weapon pack: Mk40_M151 Mk40_M156 Mk40_M229 Mk40_M247 Mk40_M259 Mk40_WDU-4A Those are only rockets that will work properly with this pack. And In case you have under a different name, it should be named as listed. Or edit weapon_data.ini. In case that sounds works wonky...you have to create new positions in soundlist.ini and add lines covering sounds from this pack. M129.wav M134Minigun.wav M195Vulcan.wav RotorAH1.wav [RotorAH1] Priority=NORMAL 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=TRUE Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=3 FrequencyControl=TRUE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=100.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=100 [M134Minigun] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 [M129] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 [M195Vulcan] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 Please don't forget to say thank you if you like the file. Or click on the link below and toss a coin. https://combatace.com/clients/donations/ I strongly believe that this file will always remain in the Early Access section. So thank you for subscribing to this site. Sorry for the trouble. I had to split it into two RAR parts. ************************************************************* This is FREEWARE-DONATIONWARE, and it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by me. THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE AND IN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL IT BE USED, EVEN IN PART OF ANYTHING THAT IS PAYWARE. ALSO, THESE FILES CAN NOT BE HOSTED ON ANY OTHER SITE THAN COMBAT ACE. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any person wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Bribes and donations are accepted. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* Have fun. Report bugs. * Expect the unexpected. Live long and prosper. Thanks for all your kind support. Jarek Hereda Submitter yakarov79 Submitted 11/09/2025 Category Early Access  

View File Starfighters - Luftforsvaret Royal Norwegian Air Force Starfighters. This mod is not to compete with any previous packs. It is just my different approach. So before removing/overwriting any of the older stuff, test this one - as you may not like it. Basic modding skills are required to run this mod. (copy/paste, mod folder structure, etc.) Install: Copy and paste specific folders into the correct destination. A fake pilot is required to run this mod. Also, the Thirdwire F-104 cockpit is required from the original game. Fuel tanks- Tanks are just ini files. The mod uses tanks that are part of an aircraft lod. If someone is wondering why again, Starfighters. Because I can. And this is a new model. So. Make it so... In the game, under a prefix.LFV. * You will find F-104G / CF-104 that served in the Norwegian Air Force. * Luftforsvaret All skins are in 4096x4096 format. You can easily resize as needed. Decals represent historically correct serial numbers assigned to aircraft during their service in the Norwegian Air Force, for a specific year, squadron, etc. Historically, the first Norwegian starfighters were RF-104 versions, but without cameras, and during first IRAN modified to F-104G type. Those airframes were only in a castrated RF configuration for a few months. Additionally, in 1965, three airframes arrived in Norway, but those three were built by Canadair. They were also in F-104G configuration and had all the remarks of F-104G, not CF-104. Also, those three were painted light grey. Not silver aluminium like previous birds. In this mod, I did not follow the history of delivery so strictly, and all those 19 starfighters are F-104G with one silver paint. The first CF-104 arrived in Norway in 1973. All were formed in one 334 squadron. And carried a little different mission profile than the older F-104G. I could write a little more about history, but probably most of you will never read this or do not care about what I have written here. (which is already proven after my recent uploads) So I will pass... Credits. The original model - Bobrock, Soulfreak, and my messing around model Yours truly - mambo jumbo like skins, decals, some effects, research... I have no idea who made the pilot model; it is an old model used almost everywhere. I just repainted the skin. light effects - guuruu All weapons by Ravenclaw, you should have them by now, but I have included what is listed in loadout.ini. TDU-11 - do not take it seriously, it is made as ASM - you can fire it and chase, and try to pick it with sidewinder. Travel pod- absolutely do not take it seriously - you are not going anywhere... There is a weapon station in the data ini calling for a training bomb rack made in the Netherlands (looking for some photos, infos and manuals). But since we do not have it...I just made a weaponstation entry in case we will have it. Also, CF-104 could carry 4 LAU-3/LAU-5003 on TSC racks, but since we do not have such a weapon model, maybe you can convince Ravenclaw to make one. (We only have nice LAU-51 on TSC...so use them instead if you need to have 4 launchers) Please don't forget to say thank you if you like the file. Or click on the link below and toss a coin. https://combatace.com/clients/donations/ If you are not subscribing to this site. Highly recommended to do so. https://combatace.com/subscriptions/ Sorry for the trouble. I had to split it into two RAR parts. It is not so big...but for me, this is the way today. ************************************************************* This is FREEWARE-DONATIONWARE, and it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by me. THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE AND IN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL IT BE USED, EVEN IN PART OF ANYTHING THAT IS PAYWARE. ALSO, THESE FILES CAN NOT BE HOSTED ON ANY OTHER SITE THAN COMBAT ACE. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any person wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Bribes and donations are accepted. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* Have fun. Report bugs. * Expect the unexpected. Live long and prosper. Thanks for all your kind support. Jarek Hereda Submitter yakarov79 Submitted 11/07/2025 Category F-104