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    Hello, We have made several updates and renovations to the Vietnam War Vessels mod. Unfortunately, the release of the MiG-21MF has been postponed as the model requires significant reworking to better represent the aircraft. However, we are also developing a well-recognized propeller-driven plane for the mod, though neither plane has a fixed release date yet. In terms of recent updates: Odyseus has improved the fore and aft sections of the CVA-31. The Maddox now features new bridge windows that are more in line with the Vietnam War era appearance. Technically, the CVA-31 deck has been renamed to PALUBA_, which has resolved the BDA messages in the debriefing. We hope you enjoy the update! https://github.com/tspindler-cms/tetet-vwv/releases
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    Thanks for your kind words! When I sourced the model it was advertised as MiG-21F-13, but clearly it isn't. I was believing it's a MiG-21MF, but it sports the GP-9 gondola and no built-in cannon. Maybe therefore it's probably the model of a MiG-21PFM? I got myself a book from the author of https://mig-21.de/default.htm to educate myself a bit more on the actual variants that existed and their relative performance. The table at https://mig-21.de/deutsch/technikbewaffnung.htm seems also to hint that the GP-9 gun pod was used by the PFM, not the MF. It's good fun to learn about this while we try to bring it into game I can see that some serious scholars may snicker at this naive approach, but for the hobby that modding is, it's the right approach for me. To uncover new knowledge and make it available for the enjoyment of the game. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Ein Wiesel in der Wiese?
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    Nice idea. Ideally I would love to convert it to an MiG-21F-13, but we'll see what time and skills allow for. Right now we're still busy with the MiG-21MF and some other possible surprises. Cheers, TeTeT
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    I've tried to compile Vietnam War Assets in this list, the link found there works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pjekOidlNesbXKBUe-VUTVaoxj7itVYlqjrSFFDJ4_M/edit?usp=sharing https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZ1LInZ0wjQdrrnx3Xc16IxKhWuuYtzHX4y/
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    Hi, ironically I was looking for a MiG-21F-13 model, but what I sourced is closer to the MF, minus the GP-9 gun pod and missing intrinsic gun. So in a very real sense we'll make do with what we can acquire for free or at reasonable cost. Based on the comments on the MiG-21bis I've changed the SFM table slightly. We're looking for additional eyes on the current dev model of the MiG-21MF. If you're interested in fighting against the AI only MiG-21MF and want to help with development please send me a DM here and/or join our discord at https://discord.gg/Jyr8a27K and ping me there. Especially results from dogfights between F-4E (player) and MiG-21MF (AI) would be of interest. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Ah, thanks for sharing! In the current testing these problems won't be detected, as I let AI F-4 and F-8 fight with AI MiG-21MF and check if the results are believable. As the advantage AI pilots have in DCS seems to be generic, it's suddenly a level playing field of AI vs AI again. I guess matching the SFM up with the EFM used by a player aircraft is simply impossible. The EFM can attribute many more factors in calculating the planes performance than the lua table based SFM. If you find an easy work around, would be great to hear if adding weight is such a solution. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Hi, The MiG-21F-13 was high on my wishlist as well, but for now we go with the MiG-21MF variant, as the model looks more like an MF than an F-13. There's nothing wrong with the MiG-21bis for me, it's just that it arrived in Vietnam in 1977, too late for the Vietnam War. Right now the SFM is based on the MiG-21bis, but this is still subject to change. @Biggus can you point me to the thread were the shortcomings of the MiG-21bis are highlighted? Maybe it's valuable to our efforts here. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Thanks for the mention! We're trying to bring in a MiG-21MF as AI only asset. Currently biggest missing piece is a pilot figure, otherwise development is progressing. We've also got an A-3B Skywarrior model, but rigging has not even started on it. Good luck with your project! TeTeT
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    Thanks for the suggestion! We placed the wheel more inwards and it's gone in the more recent builds now. We've also changed armament and flight model slightly, so it's not a carbon copy of the MiG-21bis any longer.
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    Hi, and a testing video from yesterday's build. Pilot still AWOL
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    Hi, work continues on the mod. Seems we've found the reason for the bda messages in the debrief, a fix still needs confirmation from testers, but it looks good so far. The DD Maddox got a face lift for the bridge, and the windows changed to a more Vietnam era contemporary look: While development is still on going, we're now testing an alpha build of an AI MiG-21MF. These screens are from a first live fire test vs US transports. Note that we're still lacking a pilot model, preferably a North Vietnamese pilot, if anyone has a model spare Cheers, TeTeT
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    Welcome to the maintenance release 0.5.2 of the Vietnam War Vessels mod. In this update, we have made two improvements: the H-2 Seasprite can now land properly, and some F-8 Crusader liveries have been upgraded to 8k resolution. We hope you enjoy these enhancements. As with Vietnam War Vessels 0.5.0 and 0.5.1, we now offer also a separate livery pack from the base mod. You can either download the complete zip (765 MB), or the base zip (524MB) and optionally the liveries pack (241MB). https://github.com/tspindler-cms/tetet-vwv/releases
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    Hi, some more teaser pics by Whiplash of the upcoming skins for the F-8 and the gained ability of the H-2 in the Vietnam War Vessels 0.5.2 update:
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    Hello, with the recent launch of the F-4E Phantom the mod saw less attention than in the prior weeks Nevertheless, some progress was made: seabat has created updated 8k liveries for the F-8 Crusader: And today another break-through was finally reached with the Seasprite. It now takes-off and lands properly, at least according to some first tests: Cheers, TeTeT
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    Thanks, added!
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    In an attempt to catalog the available Vietnam War assets for DCS I've started a Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pjekOidlNesbXKBUe-VUTVaoxj7itVYlqjrSFFDJ4_M/edit?usp=sharing I've placed a PDF version of this at https://tetet.de/dcs/mods/Vietnam War assets for DCS.pdf Hope you find this Atlas of Vietnam War assets useful for your modding experience!
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    TeTeT's Vietnam War Vessels 0.5.1 This is a hotfix release for a problem with the F-8 Crusader pylons. The pylons were fixed, and the pylons on the wings are now hideable. The hotfix affects only two files. If you have downloaded 0.5.0 already, you only need to get the patch zip: "TeTeT VietnamWarVessels 0.5.0_0.5.1 patch.zip" As with Vietnam War Vessels 0.5.0, we now offer also a separate livery pack from the base mod. You can either download the complete zip (748 MB), or the base zip (533MB) and optionally the liveries pack (214MB). https://github.com/tspindler-cms/tetet-vwv/releases
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    The model does not really allow for it, we tried it and it looked mostly horrible. So don't expect this feature of the Crusader to appear soon.
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    Hi, I have now patched the affected crusader.lua and it should work again. For now you need to manually patch the file: https://github.com/tspindler-cms/tetet-vwv/releases/download/VWV_0.5.0/crusader.lua We'll create a new zip and release tomorrow. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Hi, unfortunately I just discovered that I broke the F-8 pylons with some experimental stuff, that was not meant to be released. We hope to push out a fix before the weekend. Cheers, TeTeT
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    Welcome to the latest update for Vietnam War Vessels, version 0.5.0. We're excited to unveil the latest addition from Hawkeye60's workshop: the H-2 Seasprite, now revamped and enhanced with fresh liveries courtesy of seabat. In this update, the CVA-31 Bon Homme Richard proudly displays a weathered flight deck, a realism touch inspired by Tobsen's insights into Blender texturing. We've also addressed issues with catapult smoke on Cat 1 and revamped the deck layout for 36 planes, courtesy of Beldin. Experimentation is underway with an animated meatball, though its functionality is still in development. The Crusader receives an updated collision shell, and we've corrected the main menu icon color. While launchbar support has been implemented, it's not compatible with the SFM of the plane. Our future plans include developing a customized EFM, though this may take several months. We're thrilled to showcase a new livery for the USS Maddox, the DD-692 USS Allen M. Sumner, supplied by Beldin, which brings our mod's journey full circle, originating from a WWII Sumner destroyer model. Additionally, we've updated the README to address some known issues within the mod. We now offer also a separate livery pack from the base mod. You can either download the complete zip (748 MB), or the base zip (533MB) and optionally the liveries pack (214MB). https://github.com/tspindler-cms/tetet-vwv/releases
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    I have that all the time when landing, I ignore it for now. Haven't seen anything particular bad happening, though.
  24. TeTeT
    No, unfortunately not - after a certain distance (maybe 100 meter) only the center of the static aircraft seems to register hits, neither nose nor tail. It's unknown to me and the team what might be causing this issue.
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    Hello, The team of Vietnam War Vessels is wrapping up another release: 0.5.0. We hope it will be available soon, if there are no last minute critical issues found. As apetizer some screens from Whiplash:
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