Tomcatter87

Hey @Woogey, how's that beauty doin'? At the moment, I'm working on a VA-52 skin for the VSN Intruder mod, as well as a "Hormel Hogs" skin for the E-2. Both are from the Carl Vinson, Tail Code NL, and would perfectly fit your Prowler.

Fun fact: without reading your post, I did a hi viz one today. Without the Lance, but with a really nice blue tail stripe, from the early 80s, USS Carl Vinson.

Speaking of tankers @Hawkeye60 : Do you think there would be a way to use the Intruder as a working tanker?

Thanks, glad you like 'em! I'm pretty sure they'll be ready by then. On those skins, I kept the discipline to keep my PSD layers in order - that means, I might even do a low visibility version without too much effort, so we'd have both tankers and bombers.

You're very welcome! Thats a great tip about the speedbrake, just noticed that it doesnt use them. I also found out now how to close those holes in the KA-6D style airbrake, so I can also make some attack version skins that look more realistic. I noticed that one can only put the Intruder as singe airplanes, not in groups. I remember reading something about how to fix that... does someone have the answer?

Allright, getting along quite nicely

Thanks! Didnt recognize the normal maps due to the naming. I was able to remove those baked in markings.

Allright, i started working on some Intruder skins - mostle KA-6D ones, because the VSN bird has the old school airbrakes. @roobarbjapan : I even started with a blue blasters Intruder. However I found that some parts of the default skin seem to have been baked into the 3d model - like tail code, modex number and so on. You can only see it in certain angles - but still: does someone know a way to get rid of this?

After the latest update, my DCS freezes if I end a mission. Anyone else having that problem? I can not provide a crash log, since DCS doesn't crash but just does nothing. I mostly fly the F-14, so I dont know if it is a problem of DCS in general or just of the Tomcat.

For me, the mod seems to be broken. The Intruder doesnt show up - anyone else having the problem? I know there's a nice VSN mod out now, but I'd like to use my skins and right now I dont have the time to convert them to the new mod which is a totally different template.

I guess I have to rework my skin pack for the vsn mod, then... I'm kinda stubborn about what liveries (era, tailcode, squadrons...) may stand on my flight decks.

Since the last update, Corsair Cats A-6E Mod doesnt seem to work anymore. Anyone else having that problem? The plane shows up in the list in the mission editor, but no model is shown. If I start missions containing the Intruder, my computer freezes while loading.

It's september now - any news when THE update might drop?

I'm honored - thing is, there already is a VA-34 bird from USS America contained in my Intruders of the 80s skin pack Not the most beautiful Intruder, but I wanted to make one that fits into the El Dorado Canyon era. Check it out here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3315539/ Edit: Sorry, just saw that this is a new mod? I'll see what I can do

Does anyone know in which year the MH sparrow was introduced? The M model came in 1982, but the MH?

Does this mean you've made an A-7 mod?

Looking realls awesome! 1987 was quite interesting from a skinners perspective. It seems to me that the tomcat squadrons had quite a mix of paintjobs, some shiny light-grey cats with HiVis markings and also really subdued, battle-worn low visibility schemes.

I know, I also use them as static, linked to the carrier. But the canopy only folds if a flying unit has landed. Thats what I wanted to say

Thanks so much If you use the Prowler as an AI asset (not static object), it will fold/unfold the wings and, after landing taxi to a parking spot and open the canopy. In fact I have some S-3 skins up my sleeve (Tailcode NE, CAG and line bird) and I noticed some Hawkeye Squadrons are missing too - for example one with tail code AG, to pair with those nice Pukin Dogs liveries....

Willy Pete, here I come!

I really love those trees. Would a mod like that, with palm trees, of course, increase the FPS we're getting in the new Marianas map?

That beast is so photogenic. Especially in the front view.

For the upcoming Marianas map, I did a US Navy Rescue Huey that was based at NAS Agana in the 1980s. The original was a Twin Huey, but since the H model is what we got, it has to to the job It took a while to get the coors right, now I think they should be correct. If you have any information about that color scheme, let me know. UH-1H US Navy Rescue (digitalcombatsimulator.com)

My Prowler skin pack is online - containing four birds of VAQ-131, VAQ-131, VAQ-138 and VAQ-141, mostly 80s and Desert Storm era. Two of then even have a nose art, another one with ODS mission markings https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3316723/

Allright, I finally found the time to upload a new version of my Intruders. The 80s birds are now all in one pack. The missing throttle texture has been fixed. And I improved the textures on the lower side of the wings - expecially on the Hi Visibility birds. Intruders of Vietnam (digitalcombatsimulator.com) Intruders of the 1980s, Part 1 (digitalcombatsimulator.com) Intruders of Desert Storm (digitalcombatsimulator.com)