MKSheppard

Got the latest weapns pack; there are a variety of errors, like:

AGM-69A SRAM does not show up for the FB-111A in loadout screens, despite it being in the loadout.ini file.

WWII USAF aircraft don't get HVAR rockets on rocket pylons:

P-51Rkt_Rack

F82_Rack

P-38_Rack

Create a file in your /flight directory named

MISSIONCONTROL.INI

and use the following code

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[MissionControl]

FormationFile=Formation.ini

NationList=Nations.ini

MaxEventLog=4096

MissionSummary=MissionSummary.ini

[ResultModifiers]

PartialRating=20

PartialLossRate=50

OutstandingRating=80

OutstandingLossRate=20

[MenuScreens]

BriefingScreenName=BriefingScreen

DebriefingScreenName=DebriefScreen

[Callsign]

NumCallsignSet=6

CallsignPerSet=5

NumGroundCallsign=12

NumFACCallsign=1

NumTACCCallsign=1

[Altitude]

Normal=6500

Low=2000

VeryLow=300

High=10500

VeryHigh=15000

[Waypoint]

TaxiSpeed=5.14444

TaxiTime=0

TakeOffTime=0

InitialClimbDist=9260

InitialClimbAlt=3048

MaxInitialClimbAngle=45

MarshallTime=150

IPDist=27780

IPAngle=45.0

IPTime=120

AttackAlt=500

MaxApproachAngle=90

LandApproachDist=18520

LandApproachAlt=1524

LandLineupDist=9260

LandLineupAlt=762

StackAltDiff=500

ArrivalTimeDiff=60

EscortTimeDiff=10

MinBaseRange=30

MinFACRange=15

AircraftWaypointSize=1500

GroundObjectWaypointSize=500

[PR]

SR001=0

SR002=5000

SR003=12000

SR004=25000

SR005=40000

SR006=75000

SR007=120000

SR008=160000

SR009=240000

SR010=360000

MR001=0

MR002=5

MR003=10

MR004=20

MR005=30

MR006=50

MR007=70

MR008=90

MR009=120

MR010=150

[speech]

NormalDelay=8.0

HandOffDelay=20.0

DistUnit=NM

SpeedUnit=KNOTS

DepartContactAlt=304.8

DepartHandOffDist=18520

ApproachContactDist=22520

ApproachHandOffDist=18520

ClearToLandDist=9260

CheckOffCourseTime=10

ChatterTime=5.0

[Convoy]

TruckConvoyFormation=TruckConvoy

TruckConvoyBaseSize=2

TruckConvoySizeVariation=28

ShipConvoyFormation=ShipConvoy

ShipConvoyBaseSize=1

ShipConvoySizeVariation=5

[Map]

MapIconSize=32

FriendlyIcon=MapFriendlyIcon.tga

EnemyIcon=MapEnemyIcon.tga

FriendlyRunwayIcon=MapFriendlyRunwayIcon.tga

EnemyRunwayIcon=MapEnemyRunwayIcon.tga

RadarIcon=MapRadarIcon.tga

WaypointIconSize=16

WaypointIcon=MapWaypointIcon.tga

IPIcon=MapIPIcon.tga

TargetIcon=MapTargetIcon.tga

WaypointLineColor=0.914,0.777,0.230

GridLineColor=0.0,0.0,0.0

GridTextColor=0.0,0.0,0.0

MinorGridLineColor=0.0,0.0,0.0,0.8

MinorGridTextColor=0.0,0.0,0.0,0.4

TextFontName=Arial

TextSize=12

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The Green text is the one that determines altitudes. The Stock WOE/WOV/whatever figures have it so that 9,000 feet (2743~m) is normal. While that works fine for WWII Eastern Front Combat; it doesn't work well for the rest of WWII; or for the higher and faster jet aircraft postwar.

6500m, or 21,325 feet as normal works quite well I've found in my missions.

I'm just curious, what do you all think of this? Is each pack a bit too big to download (30~MB); should I split them into smaller 15~ MB packs?

Update:

At first, I was hoping to have one huge unified pack with

SA-9ML_Winter

SA-9ML_Euro

SA-9ML_Desert

Co-existing and being called by the terrain, but it appears that's not possible, so I'm going back to separate packs.

So far I've gotten at least five different pack ideas:

WinterGOP (self explanatory)

DesertGOP (self explanatory)

EuroGOP (self explanatory)

WW2GOP (self explanatory)

GeneralGOP (For those things that don't fit in the other categories, like ships, or ships that saw long service past WW2)

I'll also be doing a comprehensive set of desert and winter skins for virtually everything, to expand on Pasko's packs

File Name: Sheppard's WOE Style Hangars Pack 1 (oops)

File Submitter: MKSheppard

File Submitted: 29 Aug 2006

File Updated: 29 Aug 2006

File Category: SF Hanger/Menu Screens

This is broken, please delete. thank you.

Click here to download this file

hey man do you need help on it ?????? also do you have a auto installer??

No I don't need help, this is just a very tedious process; and I don't like auto installers.

Started work on it; the biggest problem I'll have is probably tracking down Pasko, and the various creators who have disappeared over the years for their permission.

Here's a Finnish one

//Finnish List done with help from Edi from www.stardestroyer.net//

[DefaultCallsign] 
Paimen 
Pyssy
Seko
Linssilude
Lauma

[CallsignSet001] 
Aspis
Kobra 
Mamba 
Pyton 
Kyy 

[CallsignSet002] 
Rapu 
Ahven
Hauki
Lohi 
Taimen 

[CallsignSet003]
Varis
Korppi
Haukka
Kotka
Kurki

[CallsignSet004]
Susi
Ilves
Karhu
Hirvi
Ahma

[CallsignSet005] 
Alasin 
Tikari 
Vasara 
Nuija
Kirves

[CallsignSet006] 
Biisoni
Siiseli 
Leijona 
Tiikeri 
Seepra 

[GroundCallsign] 
Daavid 47 
Eero 77 
Gabriel 88 
Harri 45 
Kalle 52 
Mikko 83 
Niilo 90 
Pekka 34 
Seija 68 
Tapio 61 
Ville 14 
Zulu 29 

[ReconCallsign] 
Silmä

[FACCallsign] 
Nuusku 

[TACCCallsign] 
Kruunu

CALLSIGN-Russian.LST

Put it into your /flight directory and change the russian entry in nations.ini

CallsignList=CallsignsUS.lst

to

CallsignList=CALLSIGN-Russian.LST (or whatever you name it)

\\Much thanks to Stas Bush on www.stardestroyer.net for providing me with a nice russian theme\\

[DefaultCallsign] 
Strizh 
Yastreb 
Chaika 
Sokol 
Kondor 

[CallsignSet001]
///... heh heh heh, this is with allusions. Consider it FUBAR-themed//
Boroda 
Lopata 
Truba 
Bolt 
Grom 

[CallsignSet002]
//tree-themed//
Elka 
Dub 
Bereza 
Osina 
Klyon 

[CallsignSet003]
//a Russian's life...// 
Valenok 
Lapot 
Pogon 
Shinel 
Baton 

[CallsignSet004]
//battle beast themed//
Volkodaw 
Zmey 
Metch 
Zwer 
Drakon 

[CallsignSet005] 
//space-themed//
Vostok 
Voskhod 
Luna 
Soyuz 
Korol

[CallsignSet006]
//insect-themed//
Pchela 
Shmel 
Osa 
Komar 
Medvedka 

[GroundCallsign]
Boris 35 
Anna 21 
Ivan 61 
Yozh 24 
Pavel 87 
Roman 12 
Centr 51 
Ulyana 23 
Vasilii 45 
Galina 28 
Dmitrii 12 
Elena 23 

[ReconCallsign] 
Kobry 

[FACCallsign] 
Shilo 

[TACCCallsign] 
Rossiia

Just uploaded a hangar screen construction set to combatace; hopefully it'll be approved soon.

I'll probably have to upgrade teh pack to 1.1 to take into account that first I thought it was better to use "overcast", but I'm finding out that a normal noon, clear day works quite well in bringing out the highlights and such of the aircraft.

Aaaaand the Hangar screen construction set is up

Linka

Early test with a B-29....

When I get back from walking the dog I'll upload more and detail my process

Mercenary Wing F-100D; I used the IDF F-100D skin from combatace and played with the decal file.

Dhimari F-100D; I used Pasko's 533rd FBS Fuselage as a base; and rearranged the decal.ini file.

Parani MiG; used a desert skin from combat ace...

I'm a bit torn on using the IDF skin for the mercs; there's a lot of brown hues in it; and my Paranis are using tan/brown a lot; which raises the problem of "accidents" involving misidentification in the real world.

huh...here we go again do people read this days???

Yes I do read. And I didn't find anything even resembling a unified objects pack.

right okay here there are.....

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=2759

Already have it on my HD. And it's only for the US Military from 1970-today.

http://wrench1smog.com/wrench3.html

Hm, a bunch of mods each in their own sets, no unified pack I'm seeing there.

It seems to be YOU that has the comprehension problem.

Why limit the Paran's aircraft to ex-Soviet piston planes?

Well, I was doing it in the terms of "realism", having the planes isn't just enough, you need the spare parts and tools to maintain them; if you only have to stock soviet metric tools and gauges to keep your fleet of Lavochkins and then later MiGs flying; it's much easier on your maintenance technicans (and cheaper too), than trying to maintain a stock of US Gauges and tools in addition to British Imperial Gauges and tools.

Give them some ex-western stuff, too. We dumped them all over the world, even to countries that later 'turned against us'.

The great fire sale after WWII! Plus the fact that the planes often got resold by the original buyers to secondary states.

Maybe give Dhimar only ex-USAF equipment while the Parani's use a combo of older RAF (Hurricanes?, Spitfires, a few Meteors) and newer Soviet planes (La-11s, Mig-15s, some Mig-17s).

Sounds good.

Speaking of markings, I've been puttering on mercenary and Dhimari skins for various aircraft (currently only F-100D is actually near completion) and I was wondering what to use for Dhimari squadron markings? Green stripes on the tail or wings, or a Squadron crest?

Title is self explanatory; it would be a real boon if there was a unified ground objects pack which was updated like the weapons pack. As it is adding the stuff yourself to your groundobjectsdata.ini file one by one does get tedious...

A sudden thought came to me:

Why does the US even need to get involved at all?

The US can just funnel aircraft and equipment to the Mercenaries (where do you think the mercs are getting those F-100 from?) and use them as a legimitate "I'm not seeing anything provocative?" excuse in the UN.

Basically, I've been whacking away at a new, updated version of the classical '59 Burning Sands campaign with every side playable, but I can't leave one thing alone, and I have to keep improving it...

I've already re-written the fluff openings for the campaign as well:

Soviet Opening Fluff[/size]

Our glorious fraternal comrades in the Arab Republic of Paran were attacked without provocation by the capitalist lackeys of the Kingdom of Dhimar and have retalitated by invading to put an end to the war-loving monarchy.

Advisors like you will help our Parani comrades in their struggle!

Paran Opening Fluff[/size]

Due to an endless string of insults on our national honor by the monarchists in Dhimar, the Great Leader, General Ali-Amer Ahmed has decided to invade and despose that fool of a King Dhimar has.

Dhimar Opening Fluff[/size]

Relations with Paran have detoriated ever since General Ali-Amer Ahmed removed King Hassan in a violent coup in 1954, followed by Hassan's execution and the declaration of the Arab Republic of Paran.

General Ahmed claims that we are drilling across our border, and stealing the Parans' oil. Ridiculous nonsense of course. However, that was more than enough for Ahmed to declare war.

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I'm still plinking away at various bugs in it; and I was wondering if I should revise the flyable aircraft lists even more than what I have already to represent the state of the world in 1959.

Jet aircraft were a very limited commodity, even in the US Air Force, which still had large numbers of piston engined aircraft well into the 1960s - the last F-51D wasn't retired from the West Virginia ANG until 1957!

Mainly, this was because of the price of jet fuel; it was more expensive than ordinary aviation gasoline; a situation which existed until the mass production of civilian jet airliners, which caused a refining boom, bringing down the price of jet fuel.

The Kingdom of Dhimar being completely equipped with F-100Ds and A-4s in 1959 was always a bit of a stretch. Same with Paran and their nearly 100% MiG-17F force.

Putting my thinking cap on, the following aircraft sound like good candidates for Dhimar's intial aircraft fleet

F-51D Mustangs

F-47D Thunderbolts

F-80C Shooting Stars

A-26B/C Invaders

AT-6 Texans

F4U Corsairs of various vintages

Spitfires?

Gloster Meteors

etc making up the bulk, perhaps in small "squadrons" of only 4-5 aircraft each.

The "King's Own" squadron would probably operate one of these aircraft.

F-84Fs

F-84Gs

Various F-86 Sabres

And they would be broken down 90% of the time, and would only fly for really important events like the anniversary of the King's coronation. They're there for SHOW, to look nice and flashy, like all those new African countries in the 1960s that got shiney MiG-21s when those were actually new.

Likewise for Param; they'd probably have

La-9s

La-11s

Some old WWII Bombers, etc

So leading into the new campaign:

1959: War breaks out, you can fly Dhimari and Parami Piston engined aircraft, and what few obsolete jets they have. The war bogs down, becomes inconclusive.

Mid 1959-1960: The USSR takes an interest in the conflict and decides to escalate it by supplying the Republic of Param with some MiG-19s. A squadron of VVS pilots is sent as well. They proceed to use their technically superior aircraft and skills to cut right through the Dhimari Air Force like butter. The US takes notice and begins to supply the Dhimaris with some more modern aircraft through Foreign Aid.

1961: The US is now fully involved in the Dhimari conflict; with carrier operations and USAF aircraft now based in Dhimar, as well as a constant flow of new aircraft for Dhimar. The USSR responds with more of the same for their Dhimar clients.

1962-1964: All but open war between the USAF and VVS, very similar to the clashes between US pilots and Soviet pilots over Korea in MiG Alley, with the latest and best aircraft routinely being sent to the front.

1965: Peace treaty signed between Dhimar and Param, or a Dhimari offensive takes the capital of Param. The timeline's open to compression, because this isn't korea with huge mountains to slow ground forces down; it's a desert, and rapid movements are possible. It's entirely possible that even with US and Soviet Aid to their respective clients, the Parami and Dhimari militaries are just incompetent, like the Iranians and Iraqis from 1980-88, and the US and USSR decide simply wage a proxy war on the cheap with airpower alone.

What do you think guys?

A lot of soviet aircraft get broken with the latest Weapons Pack, because they were coded for AA-2 and AA-8 weapons; and the latest weapons packs naming convention changed from NATO ASCC to Soviet Designations:

I put together this list to help me with converting all my russian content to the new pack:

AS-1 (56-74) = KS-1

AS-2 (61-70) = K-10SN

AS-4 (87-2020) = Kh-22N

AS-4 (75-2020) = K-22MP

AS-4 (65-2020) = K-22NA

AS-5 KELT (62-88) = KSR-2

AS-5 KELT (62-88) = KSR-11

AS-6 KINGFISH (69-2020) = Kh-26MP

AS-6 KINGFISH (69-2020) = Kh-26N

AS-7 GROM (68-2020) = Kh-66

AS-7 GROM (72-2020) = Kh-23

AS-7 GROM (73-2020) = Kh-23L

AS-7 GROM (74-2020) = Kh-23M

AS-7 GROM (74-2020) = Kh-23PS

Kh-25R KAREN (74-2020) = Kh-25R

Kh-25MR KAREN (80-2020) = Kh-25MR

Kh-25L KAREN (76-2020) = Kh-25L

Kh-25ML KAREN (80-2020) = Kh-25ML

Kh-25MT KAREN (80-2020) = Kh-25MT

Kh-25MTP KAREN (86-2020) = Kh-25MTP

Kh-25MA KAREN (99-2020) = Kh-25MA

Kh-25P KEGLER (81-2020) = Kh-25P

Kh-25MP KEGLER (88-2020) = Kh-25MP

Kh-25MPU KEGLER (94-2020) = Kh-25MPU

Kh-27 KEGLER (78-89) = Kh-27

Kh-28 KYLE (73-2020) = Kh-28

Kh-29L Kedge (80-2020) = Kh-29L

Kh-29T Kedge (80-2020) = Kh-29T

Kh-29TE Kedge (88-2020) = Kh-29TE

Kh-31A1 Krypton (88-2020) = Kh-31A1

AA-1 ALKALI A (60-78) = RS-2U

AA-1 ALKALI B (61-90) = RS-2US

AA-2 ATOLL A (62-78) = R-3S

AA-2 ATOLL B (66-78) = R-3R

AA-2 ATOLL B Training (66-78) = R-3U

AA-2 ATOLL C (68-2020) = R-13M

AA-2 ATOLL D (xx-xx) = HAL AA-2D

AA-2 ATOLL E (80-2020) = R-131M1

AA-3R ANAB A (63-72) = R-8MR

AA-3IR ANAB B (63-72) = R-8MT

AA-3R ANAB C (69-98) = R-98T

AA-3IR ANAB D (76-98) = R-98MT

AA-6R ACRID A (74-2020) = R-40R

AA-6IR ACRID B (74-2020) = R-40T

AA-7 APEX A (73-2020) = R-23R

AA-7IR APEX B (73-2020) = R-23T

AA-7 APEX C (81-2020) = R-24R

AA-8 APHID A (73-2020) = R-60T

AA-8 APHID B (82-2020) = R-60M

AA-8 APHID C (82-2020) = R-60TM

AA-10 ALAMO (IR) (85-2020) = R-27TE

AA-10 ALAMO A (SARH) (85-2020) = R-27R

AA-10 ALAMO B (IR) (85-2020) = R-27T1

AA-10 ALAMO C (SARH) (85-2020) = R-27ER

AA-10 ALAMO D (95-2020) = R-27AE

AA-11 ARCHER A (87-2020) = R-73M1

AA-11 ARCHER B (96-2020) = R-73M2

Heh, you're right..... the F-111E and F-111F Models were available to the USAF in Europe at the time...Oh well, version 1.01

Oh yes, to use the campaign fully as the Commies, you'll obviously need to make the MiGs and Su-7BM flyable.

I'm not very knowledgeable on European air forces, what was the Luftwaffle and everyone else flying in '79?