ADMIRAL189'S CORNER - INCOMING SHIP MODELS

[Rudel_chw]

4 hours ago, Admiral189 said:

I will be having back surgery the first week of Dec.

Hi, I’ve been away from this thread for a while, so just today I heard about your health issues … will have you present on my plegaries, and wish for a good recovery. Getting older sucks, every year brings me new health issues, tough nowhere as serious as yours .. wish you good luck 

[scommander2]

Please take care and get well soon...

[bbtbmb]

We are all in your corner for you Admiral! 

[Timex3]

14 hours ago, Admiral189 said:

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.

I just wanted to give you all an update on where I stand. I will be having back surgery the first week of Dec. Something I have been trying to avoid for the past 9 1/2 years. However, all my other options to get back pain relief have been exhausted. So this is it for me. I'm just praying for relief. 

So to not think about surgery so much I have been working on AI Ship mods. They include Kidd, Spruance Class destroyers, the USS Bowen, and the Thaon di Revel class frigate. I'm hoping to release the Thaon di Revel class frigate with the Italian pack before my surgery. I will be releasing them as a Beta version although I'm not happy with the textures of the FREMM class. I plan to completely redo the FREEM Class as I have been software to help with creating UVs. Anyway, that's the plan. I don't have any specific time frame to release them. I will just release them so stay tuned and thanks for your patience.

Photos are below of the AI Mods I'm working on. All are still a WIP.

 

Hi Admiral. Just wondering if the USS Bowen is available to download in DCS 2.9?

 

Thanks,

Timex 3

[Ironghost]

14 ore fa, Admiral189 ha scritto:

Ciao a tutti, spero che tutti stiano bene.

Volevo solo darvi un aggiornamento su dove mi trovo. Mi sottoporrò ad un intervento chirurgico alla schiena la prima settimana di dicembre. Qualcosa che ho cercato di evitare negli ultimi 9 anni e mezzo. Tuttavia, tutte le altre opzioni per alleviare il dolore alla schiena sono state esaurite. Quindi questo è tutto per me. Sto solo pregando per avere sollievo. 

Quindi, per non pensare così tanto alla chirurgia, ho lavorato sulle modifiche della nave AI. Includono Kidd, i cacciatorpediniere classe Spruance, la USS Bowen e la fregata classe Thaon di Revel. Spero di rilasciare la fregata classe Thaon di Revel con il branco italiano prima del mio intervento chirurgico. Li rilascerò come versione Beta anche se non sono soddisfatto delle trame della classe FREMM. Ho intenzione di rifare completamente la lezione FREEM poiché ho utilizzato un software per aiutare nella creazione di UV. Comunque, questo è il piano. Non ho un periodo di tempo specifico per rilasciarli. Li pubblicherò semplicemente, quindi rimanete sintonizzati e grazie per la vostra pazienza.

Di seguito sono riportate le foto delle mod AI su cui sto lavorando. Sono tutti ancora un WIP.

 

Good morning Admiral, I sincerely wish you well as soon as possible, and best wishes for your surgery. A virtual hug. As always, great work by you.

[DJOGOO77]

Good morning Admiral, I want to thank you for the immense work you are doing with the Italian asset pack, with the addition of the PPA class (also called MPCS or Thaon di Revel), you have made many of the Italian navy enthusiasts happy. I sincerely hope that your health conditions improve for the better, the community really needs people like you. Thanks so much again.

[RWC]

On 11/9/2024 at 1:41 AM, Admiral189 said:

RWC, do you live in Norway? I know the USS Gerald Ford was there last year or early this year but I didn't know the USS Harry Truman was visiting as well.

When I was stationed in Virginia in the 90s I saw four carriers in port at once. It's unusual but it was during the holidays.

Yes Sir, i am. Right in the port of Oslo. The feeling of seeing these carriers up close is indescribable. Wish you a great op and recovery in Dec, Sir !!!

[Admiral189]

Thanks, Slippa, my mods aren't up to ED standards. It's ok I like being independent as do most modders for DCS. So I'm sure you can relate to what I'm going through. 

Hey RWC. Nice, I'm sure it will be routine for the US Carriers to make pit stops in Oslo. Norway looks like a beautiful country. Just FYI, I have the Nansen and De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate in my collection as well. 

Timex3, no I'm still working on the USS Bowen. It's a complete rebuild of the old one. Two versions.   

Thanks DJOGOO77. I'm happy to hear that. I will finish what I started including the Cavour. I haven't forgotten about her. I'm packing the Italian mods for release later this week.

Bbtbmb, thanks I appreciate that. It helps.

I want to thank you all for the motivation and support guys it's something I don't have a lot of these days but I will be ok. It'll take time but I will get through It. 

I had to step back and look at how I create mods. Instead of trying to create the ship mods all at once in a few days like I used to. I will work on them in stages. 

1. Stage 1 creating UVs for the mod and texturing in Substance Painter.
2. Stage 2 exporting the mesh, and textures from SP and texturing the mod. Stage 2 may require rework of the textures so it will take some time.
3. Stage 3 is animating and coding all the weapons, props & radars. Coding requires a good eye because a letter, comma or period misplaced will cause problems.
4. Stage 4 is testing the mods in DCS. This is the longest stage because it requires you to log into and out of DCS. This is how I create mods but others may work on them differently. I'm sure it's similar to how ED creates mods but of course, they have a team of guys to work on them. 

Thanks again, everyone. I have to get back to work. You all will have your hands on the Italian Mods Pack Beta this week. I will completely rework the FREMM Frigates and re-texture them. For some reason, they didn't turn out right.  

Thank you all for your patience. Stay tuned.

 

[RichCotte]

Keep the great work Sir and let us know where we can help.  Your mods really bring the seas of DCS to life.

[Admiral189]

Thanks, Rich, I will do just that. Thanks.

I have sent the Italian Pack out for testing. Once testing is complete I will release the Italian Mods. I've hung on to them too long now. 

Thanks for your patience.

 

 

 

[Admiral189]

Good Afternoon/Evening everyone and Happy Saturday.

I have released the Italian Mod Pack Version 1.0.0 BETA. The mod pack includes the Comandante and FREMM Frigates Alpino & Luigi Rizzo with Liveries. Features are shown below. 

• KNOWN Issues. Known issues will be corrected in version Two.
• FREMM Frigate hull numbers are blurry when viewed far away. 
• FREMM Frigate Damage Textures

I will release the Paolo Thaon di Revel class patrol vessel in version two with the updated FREMM Frigates. Cavour and Horizon Class Frigates will be future mods. 

I know everyone here has an opinion of how mod weapons should function in DCS. If you recognize a weapon that can be tweaked. Please PM me with your findings. Thanks

Enjoy, everyone. Please PM me for any major technical issues with the mods. Thanks.

[bbtbmb]

Thanks, Admiral they will be joining my joint task force today on my Indo/Pacific maneuvers, around Guamanian waters with a port call to Apra Harbor.

[Admiral189]

Great bbtbmb, post some photos of your task force. Thanks.

Good Morning, Everyone. I hope you're enjoying the mods. I spent all afternoon reworking the FREMM Textures. I will finish them today and import the weapons from the other mods. I'm not great at texturing mods but I do my best. I use my imagination and photo references. 

[CRUD]

Launch and Recovery work fine

[roobarbjapan]

On 11/9/2024 at 6:22 AM, Admiral189 said:

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.

I just wanted to give you all an update on where I stand. I will be having back surgery the first week of Dec. Something I have been trying to avoid for the past 9 1/2 years. However, all my other options to get back pain relief have been exhausted. So this is it for me. I'm just praying for relief. 

So to not think about surgery so much I have been working on AI Ship mods. They include Kidd, Spruance Class destroyers, the USS Bowen, and the Thaon di Revel class frigate. I'm hoping to release the Thaon di Revel class frigate with the Italian pack before my surgery. I will be releasing them as a Beta version although I'm not happy with the textures of the FREMM class. I plan to completely redo the FREEM Class as I have been software to help with creating UVs. Anyway, that's the plan. I don't have any specific time frame to release them. I will just release them so stay tuned and thanks for your patience.

Photos are below of the AI Mods I'm working on. All are still a WIP.

 

Amazing! We are eagerly looking forward to these in our group!

[Admiral189]

Thanks for the photos guys. Keep them coming.

I didn't realize until now that the Spruance Class Destroyer is more of a Tomahawk Missile launch platform and it doesn't carry many anti-Air Missiles. I see why they decommissioned it. It would have been great if they added some SM-2 missiles to the VLS Cells. I haven't added the weapons to the USS Kidd yet. I will import/merge the weapons from the Ticonderoga Class.

[Admiral189]

I'm finishing up the Italian Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels. Indonesia also owns a couple of the Paolo Thaon di Revel ship class. 

[roobarbjapan]

1 hour ago, Admiral189 said:

Thanks for the photos guys. Keep them coming.

I didn't realize until now that the Spruance Class Destroyer is more of a Tomahawk Missile launch platform and it doesn't carry many anti-Air Missiles. I see why they decommissioned it. It would have been great if they added some SM-2 missiles to the VLS Cells. I haven't added the weapons to the USS Kidd yet. I will import/merge the weapons from the Ticonderoga Class.

A thing of beauty! We are embarking on a late Cold War campaign soon and she will be right at home.

[Citizen]

11 hours ago, Admiral189 said:

I didn't realize until now that the Spruance Class Destroyer is more of a Tomahawk Missile launch platform and it doesn't carry many anti-Air Missiles. I see why they decommissioned it. It would have been great if they added some SM-2 missiles to the VLS Cells.

 

 

 

 

I wonder if the Spruance carried a bunch of TASM.  That'd be a nasty surprise to a Soviet battlegroup.

[Admiral189]

Hey Citizen, it shows they carried more Tomahawks but whose to say they didn't have the TASMs onboard. I've been trying to find out which ships carried the TASMs. If the Spruance did carry them I would add them. The TASMs were removed from service in 1994.

Edited Thursday at 06:42 PM by Admiral189

[Admiral189]

Yesterday, I finished texturing the Italian Ship Paolo Thaon and created three liveries. Afterward, to keep me motivated I started texturing the Cavour. It's still a WIP. I will need assistance with aircraft parking so it may take some time to get her Battle ready. 

[Citizen]

50 minutes ago, Admiral189 said:

Hey Citizen, it shows they carried more Tomahawks but whose to say they didn't have the TASMs onboard. I've been trying to find out which ships carried the TASMs. If the Spruance did carry them I would add them. The TASMs were removed from service in 1994.

It wouldn't surprise me if there's not a whole lot of info since I bet USN wanted to keep the amounts and locations of TLAM-Ns a secret.  

How reliable is this?  I have no idea, but the 1986 load is interesting since that's a lot of throw weight for the USN that is not represented in DCS.
https://influenceofhistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/missile-loadouts-spruance-class.html

[navyBtown]

1 hour ago, Admiral189 said:

Hey Citizen, it shows they carried more Tomahawks but whose to say they didn't have the TASMs onboard. I've been trying to find out which ships carried the TASMs. If the Spruance did carry them I would add them. The TASMs were removed from service in 1994.

Well out of 31 built in the class only 6 reserved Tomahawk Armored Box Launchers (ABL), 24 ended up being upgraded with VLS, and 1 USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986) had its upgrades canceled, but still went ahead and removed its ASROC box launcher. The 6 with ABL kept them until the ships were taken out of service.

This is not much of a list, but it gives you an idea of where to start. I could try to make a list for you, but it may take a day or two because I have some projects going on right now that are eating up my time. Or the link that @Citizen posted work to LoL.