Not much of a video, hence here in the Mods section. The MiG-21MF of Vietnam War Vessels mod got some texture love by Odyseus and some work on the model for the misaligned landing gear. Result looks ok to me, but be your own judge:
It’s a bit of a pain to keep the Substance Painter fbx and the Blender file in sync. One cannot simply export the Blender file to fbx and use it in Substance Painter, one needs to remove the Armatures (for the animations and the conversion to edm). Better have some backup copies around
Meantime, making the A-1 Skyraider, err, AD-4 Skyraider Korea capable for unassisted take-offs from the '44 Essex. A gorgeous carrier, it looks and works oh so great!
Currently max take-off weight is at 85%, otherwise the AI will splash:
The last pic gives the wrong impression, the Skyraider drops pretty low before gaining altitude …
Fine tuning the SFM is needed, I gave the engine more power and the plane more lift, the flaps more effectiveness and less drag. Now need to check how it looks when you take-off from solid ground. Might be a Harrier like performance without weaponry
Working on a new plane for Vietnam War Vessels: RF-101B Voodoo. Not entirely Vietnam authentic, as only the single seater variant was used there. But as we got the model from cgtrader at a reasonable price, we moved the project forward. Hope the discord image link works:
Still sourcing a crew for the plane and finish rigging.
Now we face the challenge to pick the next projects to be added to Vietnam War Vessels 2.2.0. While some maintenance on existing assets will be done (afterburner engine glow for example, as I just learned how to do this), the next non patch version should add an asset or two. I’ve compiled a list of assets, but it’s getting lengthy:
MiG-21MF updated model from Odyseus
MiG-21PFM from Flogger23, but base model might get an update soonish
CH-46 Sea Knight from Odyseus, unclear in what state the base model is
Planning to add another AI asset to Vietnam War Vessels: CH-46D Sea Knight. Here a short video showing a vertrep style mission between USS Enterprise and USS Sacramento.
I had a MSFS2024 weekend. But then I got into the YF-23 Black Widow. To my surprise, there was a DCS version. I quickly downloaded it to find out it does not work. What is the deal with mods lately? F-22 does not work and a host of others. Lucky the Starfighter still works. Can someone enlighten us as to what good mods are still alive and kicking? Here is my list…
If the plane relies on an FC3 aircraft, it won’t work automatically. There’s a somewhat crude work around to first load into the FC3 aircraft that is needed and then the mod plane. Like if the mod uses the F-15C, place an F-15C in editor, enter it first, select roles, switch to mod plane. There’s also another way to force load the needed dll’s, but it breaks IC so if you plan to do multiplayer on public servers it’s usually a no go. Good luck!
The mods you list are however all stand-alone except for the F-104G. So they ought to work.
Thank You for that exponation. Yeah, it makes sense. I will not compromise my ability to play online. I dont do it enough, but I like having the option. So now I know, Stand Alone Mods… that is where I live.
