Enhanced U.S. weapons addon for CFS2 v1.0
By Sergio Dolcemascolo
These weapons are intended to be used instead of the CFS2 default weapons. They have a better appearance and its sizes are more like the real ones.
1.How to install:
Copy Objects_dp and Scenedb folders to you main CFS2 directory.
2. Use with default aircrafts:
Remember: backup your files first!!!
You need to change the dp files to use the new weapons.You will find the text files with the entries that must be changed in the folder named dp_entries; open the aircraft dp files in notepad and use copy and paste to replace the entries with the corresponding ones from the text files. I did not provided entries for the F4U1A because I made a separeted addon for it with new pylons and fuel tanks, which can be finded in the same website from where you downloaded this package.
In order to have the correct weapons names displayed by the simulator, you need to copy the entries in mdl_names.txt provided here to the mdlnames.txt in the main CFS2 directory. Make a backup of the file before change it and put it in a safe place.
3. Advanced Users:
To add the weapons to another aircraft payload, you just need to change the names of the bombs, as they have the same mount positions of the stock; however, the rockets and its pylons positions must be lowered a little. You can use a mount 0.2 meter below the default as a starting point. Once you locate the pylons, you can use the same values for the rocket mounts.
4. Uninstall:
In the Uninstall.txt you will find a list of the files that must be manually removed. You also need to put back the files that were modified.
4. Description:
There is several different models of the bombs and rockets to improve the range of options:
WEP_DB_US_2000lb_GP_a, b, c and d
WEP_DB_US_1000lb_GP_a, b, c and d
WEP_DB_US_500lb_GP_a, b, c and d
WEP_DB_US_250lb_GP_a, b, c and d
WEP_DB_US_2000lb_GP_fb
WEP_DB_US_1000lb_GP_fb
WEP_DB_US_500lb_GP_fb
WEP_DB_US_250lb_GP_fb
WEP_DB_us_rocket_pylon_a
WEP_DB_us_rocket_pylon_b
WEP_DB_us_5_rocket_army_wired
WEP_DB_us_5_rocket_navy_wired
WEP_DB_us_5_rocket_army
WEP_DB_us_5_rocket_navy
The differences are:
-bombs "a" have fuses in the tips
-bombs "b" have fuses in the tips and graffitis
-bombs "c" have covered tips
-bombs "d" have covered tips and graffitis
-bombs "fb" are best suited for bombers, as they are less detailed and a little smaller to be best fitted inside the bomb bays. I recommend you to download the CFS2 stock mdl replacement which allows the bomb bay doors to be opened. Use this link to download it:
http://www.simviation.com/files/1cfs/baydoors_update.zip
-rocket pylon "a" is painted medium blue
-rocket pylon "b" is painted dark blue
-rockets "wired" have the firing system to be used with the new pylons; the others are for use with another type of pylons.
The Mk.13 Torpedo will be included in a next release.
5. Frame Rates: the weapons are multires to ensure that they will not drop the frame rates in a very noticeable way, in spite of they be more detailed than the stock.
6. Textures: there is a set of bomb textures without graffitis enclosed on the no_graffiti.zip file; you can use them to paint your own graffitis. You need to save your textures 565 or dxt3 format or they will not work.
7. Main References:
-In Detail & Scale Book Series
-In Action Book Series
By Squadron/Signal Publications
8. Software Used:
Abacus Software FS Design Studio (FSDS v1.6b) by Konstantin Kukushkin
MdlDisAs 3.02 by Trevor de Stigter
SCASM 2.50 by Manfred Moldenhauer
Corel Photo-Paint 7
DXTBmp by Martin Wright
9. Acknowledgments:
I wish to thanks all the people that are spending time to teach us how to do these addons. Without their priceless help I would not able to produce these files. And, a especial thanks to Netwings and Sim-Outhouse forums users, with which I am learning a lot.
Disclaimer
I have had no problem using the files ,however there is NO warranty, guarantee of any kind and I am not liable for any problems on hardware or software you may encounter while using this file.
You use this software at your own risk.
