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This is my 1st DCS modding. T-Tail Twin Jets mod project. vol.1 : McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (-30) and MD-83 (-81/82/88) --- version 0.0.5 on 28th/Jan./2024 . MD-81/82/88s have the same shape to MD-83 (different engine power or fuel amount, cockpit architecture). I have a future plan to add Boeing 717 (MD-95) variant, but its priority is not high. Other family --- DC-9 -10/15/20/40/50 or MD-87, MD-90 --- are no plan. Download : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328018/ All 3d and 2d works are done by me. Current limitation: No LOD 2-3 (LOD 1 and 4 exist), No damage models. Skins have less weathering and miss some caution paintings. version 0.0.5 upgrades --- LOD 1 and 4, collision models, night lighting. vol.1's liveries --- DC-9 -30 : Eastern1981, Eastern1986, Iberia1986, KLM1985, KAF C-9K 1987, NWA2005, swissair1982, TurkishAirlines1992, USAF C-9A 1999, USN C-9B 2006 MD-83: AerolineasArgentinas2009, andes2019, AustralLineasAereas2011, BulgarianAirCharter2015, DeltaAirLines2016, EuropeanAirCharter2022, IranAirtour2018, Spanair2008, TWA1991, KTHY1997(fictional - trib. MD-90) USAF C-9A Nightingale, VC-9C "Air Force Two" skinpack is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328235/ This skinpack contains 14x C-9A skins + 3x VC-9C skins. US Navy C-9B (DC-9) Skytrain-II skinpack is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328148/ This skinpack contains 17x Navy C-9B + 3x leased DC-9 skins with 12x squadrons' tail codes. Those C-9A / VC-9C / C-9B skins' template (paint Kit) is here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328253/ You can change registration numbers or squadrons into you want. Alitalia, Ati, eurofly skinpack is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328409/ American Airlines, Allegiant Air and USAir skins published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328845/ Turkey and EU, Iran append skinpack is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329614/ (Onur Air, atlasjet, ankair, flyair, AOM, IranAir, crossair McDonald's, TendAir, Venus Airlines) Nordic append skinpack is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3337437/ (DAT, Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Viking, snowflake, Blue1, Meridiana) ----- vol.2 : Embraer ERJ-145 and ERJ-135BJ (LEGACY 600/650) --- version 0.0.2 on 21st/Oct./2023 . ERJ-145's AEW/C and ASW variants R-99 was in my future modding plan, but now abandoned because of another modder publishes it. Other variants ERJ-140 and -135 are no plan. Download : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329489/ All 3d and 2d works are done by me. Current limitation: No damage models. Skins have less weathering and miss some caution paintings. version 0.0.2 upgrades --- LODs, collision models, night lighting. vol.2's liveries --- ERJ-145 by countries : USA -- JSX, AmericanEagle2015, DeltaConnection2015, UnitedExpress2006 / Mexico -- TAR Aerolineas UAE -- rotana jet / Iran -- ATAairlines / Israel -- AyitAviation 4X-EMP Argentina -- AmericanJet, LASA / Australia -- AustralianCorporateJetCentres, JETGO Airliner in Europe -- flybe (blue belly , white), HOP! Charter in Europe -- AirChartersEurope, PanEuropeenne, Windrose Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira) -- 2x Low-Viz + 1x High-Viz C-99A ERJ-135BJ's Air Force transport and Government : Brazilian Air Force VC-99B, Honduras Air Force, Cyprus, Serbia Other 20x BJ liveries are charter or private. European airlines append skinpack for ERJ-145 is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3337361/ (Air France Regional, Alitalia Express, AMELIA, brussels airlines, Cirrus, City Airline, Crossair, Dniproavia, finncomm, KLM exel, LOT, Luxair, PGA, Regourd Aviation, Rheintalflug, Skyways, SWISS, Team Lufthansa, BAE Systems) Charter Business Private jets append skinpack 1 for ERJ-135BJ is published here : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3338042/ (Vista Jet, Air Hamburg, Air-X charter, AMSair, premiair, Gama aviation, TAG aviation, Comlux KZ, RCC etc.) --- This project will be expanded to other makers / other T-Tail Twin Jets. vol.3 : BAe-125 / Hawker 800 vol.4 : Fokker F28 (-1000) , (Fokker 100 if possible) vol.5 : Bombardier CRJ (100/200 and 900) vol.6 : Tupolev Tu-134

I'll publish this mod in 1 week. "KTHY" paint is fictional ! That body model is MD-83 instead of historical MD-90.

My same version DCS + SA map isn't trouble with ME ruler tool, no crashing. How about DCS Repair ?

Yes ! I agree it. In testing A-4E-C v2.1.0 on DCS 2.7.18 .30765 or 2.8.0 .33006 --- A-4E makes DCSW crashing only on 2.7.18 .30765 .

Hi. Your skins are great addition. Missing Default entries in ME's paint scheme menu is a common trouble not only ships (or mods) but also aircrafts / cars and ED official contents. I don't know why .... DCS World behaves so. The Liveries / xxx / Default folder doesn't need dds files. OK only with the description.lua file of livery = { } code. I think smart and no loss disk space. Another strange result comes though .... Default item becomes duplicated (same result of choosing each items).

Those four wind turbines were added in patch 2.7.15 .26783 ob on 22/Jun./2022 , and usable by everyone as Eight Ball said. Its stable release date was unknown (changelog is missing), but at least 08/Sep./2022's 2.7.17 .29493 should have them. (Or 04/Aug./2022's 2.7.16 .28157 might)

"tand_gear_max" entry ? It means tangent on maximum yaw angle of front wheel. 75 degrees : tand_gear_max = 3.73 , -- (F/A-18C) 45 degrees : tand_gear_max = 1.00 , -- (AV-8B NA) 30 degrees : tand_gear_max = 0.577 , -- (A-10, L-39C, C-130, KC-135) Or some variable code might be written instead of a static value ; much bigger value set in low speed ?

In my testing A-4E-C mod v2.1.0 on DCS World 2.8.0.33006 openbeta with A-4E's Instant Actions (Caucasus or Marianas / Takeoff or Cold Start), A-4E looks a bit (perhaps 5cm or 10 cm) falling in its ground mission starting , but not so big value like 1m. One reason I can think; mod's update failed like some same named files not overwritten. How about once clean-up A-4E-C mod folder from your Mods/aircraft/ and install the latest v2.1.0 ?

Ha ha , I lose. Patch 2.8.0.33006 has been done on my DCS ob.

I bet 5 cent that the patch release will be delayed to Monday.

I know it and advised as : But perhaps it's only way to adjust the model's total coordinate after built in wrong direction.

Good !!

How about applying "Reset XForm" and "Collapse" after rotating the model ? This operation may reset all sub-nodes' orientation. Some reworks or parameter reminds maybe needed.

That looks like not to follow DCS's rule. As SkateZilla wrote, DCS models are in X+ Right / X- Left , Y+ Front / Y- Back , Z+ Up / Z- Down coordinate. Each abc_klm_pos(,,) lines in lua means (Front or Back, Up or Down, Right or Left) ; equaling (Y, Z, X) in model's coordinate. Or ? that orientation mismatch might cause the undercarriage breaking ? not sure not sure ...

Hi. Some areas of Persian Gulf are shallow hard to know its depth from map view (enough far from the coasts or islands, though). Such less depth causes ships' grounding .... cannot move any more. When you set the same waypoints of HMS Hermes with other ships like USS Stennis or HMS Invincible, they can move as you plan or not like Hermes ? If the result will be same to Hermes with other official ships ..... HMS Hermes mod aren't responsible about it. Sea / Gulf's depth can be seen in Mission Editor's bottom line --- Alt column. Its minus value shows the depth of the place under the mouse cursor. We can check that our missions' ship waypoints have enough depth with it.

About HL, I make available ZU-23's Red body on DSHK variant <-- -> DSHK's White body on ZU-23 variant. Only adding ZU-23's White folder and DSHK's Red folder causes each models' default paint schemes missing. I added Default folders for each. (Similar behavior was also seen and same operation was needed about tt70 LC.) description.lua files were generated by ModelViwer2. Liveries\HL_dshk\Red\description.lua livery = { {"dshk_ttHL_base", DIFFUSE , "tthlred_d", true}; {"dshk_ttHL_base", ROUGHNESS_METALLIC , "tthlred_d_r", true}; } name = "Red" Liveries\HL_ZU-23\white\description.lua livery = { {"zu23_ttHL_base", DIFFUSE , "tthl_d", true}; {"zu23_ttHL_base", ROUGHNESS_METALLIC , "tthl_d_r", true}; } name ="White"

description.lua livery = { {"Kord_tt70", DIFFUSE , "tt70_base_ae86", false}; } name = "AE-86 in Initial-D" Other liveries' folders are : HL_B8M1 HL_ZU-23 TT_B8M1 TT_ZU-23

In my looking around, those technicals' liveries folder names maybe incorrect. And each seasons' textures were not drawn. Those folders might be only placeholders. But user skins maybe available with correct folder structures under MySavedGames. (not to rename or add folders under CoreMods). "HL_dshk" for "Scout HL with DSHK 12.7mm" instead of "ttHL_dshk". "HL_kord" for "Scout HL with KORD 12.7mm" instead of "ttHL_kord". "TT_dshk" for "Scout LC with DSHK 12.7mm" instead of "tt70_dshk". "TT_kord" for "Scout LC with KORD 12.7mm" instead of "tt70_kord". Correct description.lua files have to be written by ourselves for each skins newly drawn. ZU-23 AAA variants and B8M1 rocket variants are not researched yet. Correct folder names can be found in each lua files under CoreMods/tech/TechWeaponPack/Database/vehicles/.

How about removing collisions from undercarriage ? I have less information about collisions and damages , cannot instruct them for you.

Hi, does this trouble still need some help ? The movie looks like main (left and right) gears get damaged and separated in physics calculation, it leads the fuserage sinking .... fuserage doesn't have a collision .... pivot (0, 0, 0) goes under the ground .... exploding judgement is done ! I cannot figure out why gears get damaged. Main wheels' collisions are too low ? not following the suspension's animation shorten by Gravity ? too weak values set in the flightmodel ? Umm .... The tail wheel submerging maybe the mismatch of nose_gear_pos value in the lua. How about decreasing its second (Z position) value ? Or its suspension stroke value (optional in lua) is too big than its animation ? Its default (no value set) stroke maybe fitting to modern jets' nose gear and too big for WWII tail gear.

Now the site issue looks fixed.

DC-10 is now a part of CAM (v0.87 - 0.88) as Geschirre says, but bambino's great looking skins have not been contained in it or published as an additional skin archive. I have only skins of swissair and FedEx for DC-10 of CAM. Layered template or white clean source data are also not available. That makes us too hard to draw new historical skins of DC-10 by ourselves. By the way, my DC-9 (-30) + MD-83 (81/82/88) mod project is near to publish. 3D modeling phase is done. 2D texturing + Normal map works are under going. In this month without any troubles ?

No. I cannot show the correct number, but about .... 40 GB bigger ? 20 GB = SA map expansion. ( 5 GB = Marianas map expansion ... when you forget ) 9 GB = Mirage F1 AI common resources. 3 GB = MB-339 AI common resources. 2 GB = Ground units newly added. 1 GB = New aircraft Liveries officially added to the install. Rest 110 GB may replace existing files.

Congrats ! Those DCS features (limitations) puzzle us.

Does the error message in dcs.log change ? or not ?