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https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321551/ I have been working on a set of AI skins to recreate an early 2000s CVW-5. This is my attempt at a VRC-30 Det-5 C-2A.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321552/ I have been working on a set of skins for AI assets to recreate an early 2000s CVW-5. I hope you enjoy my attempt at HS-14. Two skins included.

Thank you sir! I have a few more skins for CVW-5, just waiting for them to be authorized on the dcs download page.

Inspired by @Tomcatter87 I have tried my hand at skinning too! I am happy to present two VAQ-136 skins from the early 2000s. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321550/

Thank you for the replies. Very interesting to learn about these things and to have a general idea of what to do. I assume the air brake is similarly related? For the sound, would there be any potential to bypass it by creating a custom sound set similar to a stand alone mod?

Are there any coding wizards out there who might be able to take a look at the catapult bouncing behavior and tail hook not catching wires? The AI has no issues so that seems to be a glimmer of hope. I understand these have always been issues but I’d happily compensate for someone’s time.

I would also like to request a longer more defined wake. For months I was having troubles lining up in case 1 landings until I heard a pilots comment. “Tuck the wake under your left arm.” Suddenly everything clicked. Except our wake, depending on map conditions can be very difficult to see.

Does anyone have a working download link for this?

Wonderful mod! It’s great to have some Cold War Royal Navy ships in game. In addition to these bugs mentioned by Foogle, I have noticed the leanders radar always seems to be active on my rwr (F-14). I havnt had this issue with the base game ships before unless there are enemy in the area.

@Tomcatter87 Beautiful work as always! Thank you so much for doing these!

This is amazing! You are a gentleman and an artist! I was poking around in the .lua and found if you set has_speedbrake = true then the wingtip speed brakes also work. Still no hook animations though Skins are outstanding though!

Yes this mod has pilots in the pit which makes it a lot more appealing for myself! Super cheeky of me but thanks for considering it

This is amazing for AI to populate carriers and to make some interesting missions thank you! I noticed the hook is not animated at the moment. Are there any plans to fix this? Thank you. @Tomcatter87 We need your skinning skills! May I be very cheeky and request a VA-34 Blue blasters skin as a first candidate?

@Tomcatter87 Thank you for the reply. I understand! Looking forward to more skins for sure. I am really enjoying this little mod a lot as it adds so much more life to my carrier ops. I have noticed the aircraft speed at the end of the cat shot is very low, barely 120, and with a full load it really struggles into the air. Ive tried poking around in the lua file and changed a few values but with little effect. Any advice on tweaking the speed settings would be great. Similarly the wing tip vapor positions seem slightly off too. Not complaints at all, just feedback!

@Tomcatter87Apologies for referencing an old post but your skins for this mod are amazing. Also a quick question, how did you get the canopy to open like this? Is it a script or a change in the LUA? Also have you considered doing S-3 and E-2 skins in a similar weathered style to these?

Can confirm this problem on many servers for a long time. F-14 user here. Asking for launch does nothing. The deck crew will ignore you until the first aircraft clears. Same thing happens with cats 3 & 4 when trying to launch an F-14 pair. The only work around I’ve found is launching a pair from cats 1 & 3.

Hello all, tl:dr. If you miss the basket while trying to refuel online jester gets stuck in a comment loop. I'm fairly new to DCS and the F-14 but I am enjoying it immensely. I recently ventured online and to try and get into a good habit and practice when ever I launch from the carrier I try to top up the tanks ASAP. The issue is with the Jester comments when connecting with the air to air refueling basket. If I miss the basket he seems to get stuck in a loop calling out every basket related line of dialogue, one after another, until they are exhausted or until I do something to break the loop. This happened on various servers when tanking from the KC-135. It does not happen offline, just 1 or 2 comments as usual. Apologies if this is a known issue. Im in 2.7 steam version with only the F-14 and super carrier modules. I did an integrity check via steam and all was ok. Thanks, roobarb