SDirickson

I found the Falcon: F-4C Loadout. And its no big deal, the Sidewinder easily outclasses it.

I have yet to see a drag chute, and I know that the real F-4 could carry flares.

Hope it works for ya. The MiG-17 and 19 are an absolute blast!

I'll look again. I just found the AIM-4's by the way. You can load em on the F-4C.

Umm, first, did you make a backup of the original aicraft? I'll paste the entire *.ini of the MiG-17 here so you can copy it into the original aicraft. [AircraftData] AircraftFullName=MiG-17F Fresco-C AircraftDataFile=MiG-17F_data.ini CockpitDataFile=A-4C_cockpit.ini HangarScreen=A-4C_hangar.bmp LoadoutImage=A-4C_loadout.bmp LoadoutFile=MiG-17F_loadout.ini AvionicsDLL=Avionics60.dll AvionicsDataFilename=A-4C_avionics.ini [LOD001] Filename=MiG-17F.lod Distance=100 [LOD002] Filename=MiG-17F_lod002.lod Distance=250 [LOD003] Filename=MiG-17F_lod003.lod Distance=500 [LOD004] Filename=MiG-17F_lod004.lod Distance=1000 [LOD005] Filename=MiG-17F_lod005.lod Distance=8000 [shadow] CastShadow=TRUE ShadowLOD=MiG-17F_shadow.shd ShadowType=1 ShadowCastDist=10000 MaxVisibleDistance=300 [DamageTexture] DamagedPostFix=_Holes.tga DestroyedPostFix=_Shredded.tga [TextureSet001] Directory=SovietSilver1 Name=Soviet Silver Nation=Soviet Specular=1.00 Glossiness=0.50 Reflection=1.00 That is all the data in the file of the new MiG-17. All you need to do aside from that is copy the Cockpit folder from the A-4C, and the A-4C loadout bitmap. If that doesn't work, email me.

OK, I figured out how to make the AI aircraft flyable, but I can't figure out how to change loadouts. Can anybody tell me how? And was it just my imagination, or did I see AIM-4 Falcons in the loadout screen somewhere? Oh yeah, is there some way to edit the pilot's view position, so I can a better over the nose view for A2G?

I thought the snake-eye's were included in the game already? It mentions 'em in the manual. Look for them on the F-4E, if anywhere. BTW, has anybody been able to get the weapons view to work? I wanna watch my bombs.

I just hope more people see this and start making cockpits and loading screens for the aircraft.

No problem. I have only flown the aircraft in the Single Missions, you just select them from the drop down menu like the normal ones. I haven't fiddled with the campaigns yet, and I don't think the sim will load them for Instant Action. As for multi-player, well, it'll have to wait for HyperLobby. The loadouts can be changed just like the normal aircraft, and the weapons will all reflect the actual aicraft. MiG-21's will use AA-2 Atolls, and O-1E's can mount HVARs, etc... If you want, I can send you a modifed *.ini so you can directly see the changes, but it is exactly like I described it before. There really aren't any suprises or difficulties.

No, no. You don't have to 'replace' anything. This is modifying the *.ini of each AI aircraft, and changes nothing from the original flyable aicraft. So, when you get done, EVERY SINGLE AIRCRAFT is flyable. It would be a good idea to keep backups, though.

I don't know if anybody has done this, or posted how to do so, but it is very easy to make the AI planes included with Strike Fighters flyable. 1. Go to the ObjectsAircraft directory 2. Copy the cockpit folder and loading screen bitmap of the aircraft of your choice into the folder of the AI aircraft 3. Open the *.ini file in each folder, and copy the data at the top from the original file to the AI aircraft's file. The data should look like this: [AircraftData] AircraftFullName=A-4E Skyhawk AircraftDataFile=A-4E_data.ini CockpitDataFile=A-4E_cockpit.ini * HangarScreen=A-4E_hangar.bmp * LoadoutImage=A-4E_loadout.bmp * LoadoutFile=A-4E_loadout.ini AvionicsDLL=Avionics60.dll * AvionicsDataFilename=A-4E_avionics.ini * The lines marked with the * at the end are what normally needs to be copied to the AI aircraft. Thats it, just start up a single mission and enjoy a MiG-17. The loadout screen will look like the loadout screen of whatever aircraft you copied from, but all of the weapons and skins will be for the new aircaft. Hope you guys enjoy this.