Clouds - found superb MOD - but problems

[blueskiesworld]

HI,

 

Would anyone have any experience installing and using the German cloud MOD / add on by Viper... version 1.1 (Viel Spaß ViperVJG73).. please ?

 

Is there some special installation method, or are special settings needed ?

 

Or is there some other way to achieve this level of sophistication in the cloudscape (ie. greater than the nice / standard fluffy cloud add-on)

 

I have Viper's MOD installed - but grrrrr... it is not showing (have Flaming Cliffs / 1.12a) ... Was installed (and all boxes are green/ok) via ModMan

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

Clouds MOD via http://www.lockonforum.de/thread.php?threadid=2701

[Ironhand]

IIRC, that mod replaces one of the aircraft models with that cloud model. To get the cloud, you have to add the aircraft to the mission and have it fly overhead. So unzip the file and take a look at the files. If there's no ReadMe, then check the files and see which aircraft file is included.

 

Rich

[Maximus_G]

Does it perform landing procedure when it's in BINGO fuel? :)

[159th_Viper]

Does it perform landing procedure when it's in BINGO fuel? :)

 

Indeed it does - It then reverts to Ground Fog :D

 

 

jk

[RedTiger]

IIRC, that mod replaces one of the aircraft models with that cloud model. To get the cloud, you have to add the aircraft to the mission and have it fly overhead. So unzip the file and take a look at the files. If there's no ReadMe, then check the files and see which aircraft file is included.

 

Rich

 

Wow...thats...nuts! :surprise:

 

I'm thinking of all the crazy stuff you could replace an aircraft model with. I wouldn't mine having the Death Star fly over the Crimean. That would be fun to blow up.

[blueskiesworld]

Ironhand - many thanks for the reply.

 

The latest version uses ships.

 

Have tried, as per instructions, without success yet, but will keep trying.

 

Online translation of the German read-me is as follows:

 

This Wolkenmod inserts a veil and Zirrus Bewцlkung into the curl On Scenery

That for more reality in the flying provides.

 

Unfortunately two Russian ships are robbed (Yakushev=dry-cargo ship 2 and Elnya) its function.

 

For the representation of the clouds, must be incorporated therefore both ship types into the mission.

 

Because these ships are invisible, they should be placed also only as static objects because they emerge otherwise as a "Stealtschiffe" on lake and would

be visible only its screws and bow waves.

 

Installation with MOD ONE:

 

Functional method: Place respectively as a static object 1x ship "Yakushev" and 1x the ship Elnya (tanker) in your mission somewhere in the vicinity of the use area at the coast.

 

HP. For ship uses in which these ship types occur simply this MOD deinstallen!

 

In uses in the VJG73 will be incorporated in the corresponding missions of the MOD, or in ship uses, on which required Deinstallation are referred.

 

Much joke VIPERVJG73

[BrumTx]

Excellent Mod but.... For me to lose the ships (Elyna and Yakushev) is too great a loss, I make a lot of missions that use those ships, also the limited area of clouds is too small in my opinion, but for someone who does not use ships in his / her missions I can see it being used. Hopefully the people at DCS / SIM-MOD etc will take a close look at this mod and somehow incorporate it into DCS/BS without losing ships. The skies are wonderful in themselves, almost lifelike.