DCS Super Hercules mod by Anubis

[Ghostmaker]

Ok. Hercs now sorted. Its showing in instant access and down the bottom. I deleted all and re installed. Now.... how do you make downloads work from user files on dcs webpage? This is where people put there versions up of stuff as i have an fq5e in cama .. i know its not realistic but looks mint. I asume id need to try re download those the same way.

Edited January 4, 2024 by Ghostmaker

[Art-J]

I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you meant how to install custom liveries downloaded from User Files section of ED website? These should also go into Saved Games/DCS, but you need to manually create a new folder there, this time called "Liveries". That's where sub-folder with individual aircraft need to be created as well, and the skins have to be extracted into these.

Any skinmakers worth a damn will (should?) provide readme file or instructions related to correct aircraft folder name, because spelling here is crucial. I don't own F-15E so can't help with this one.

Edited January 4, 2024 by Art-J

[Ghostmaker]

Sorry yeah i should have been more specific 

Yeah like the f18 helmets .. not sure where this needs to be added to

The f15e skin .. will be in a new folder as "Liveries" is this to go in the Aircraft folder or before accessing "Aircraft" folder?

 

Thanks for your help

[MAXsenna]

@Ghostmaker
Little tip, press Left Win key on your keyboard and type "Snip", and the app Snip&Sketch should come up. Then you can make perfect screen captures without your phone. I also believe the default key combo is LWin+LSfht+S to make a capture. Now, save the image as a file, and just drag it into any post your editing.
Cheers!

PS: Default Windows keys are of course Print Screen for the whole desktop, and LAlt+PrtScr for current window. And then you should be able to LCtrl+V for pasting it directly into the post.
Shout out to ED for finally fixing the website to have images pasted as plain text by default, so we don't get the "null" text we previously did.

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[Ghostmaker]

When you download the textures on the first post where do you save these? I created a fokder "Liveries" within mod folder and extracted into there but i cant change it in game or see the different textures. What am i doing wrong here? Just flew the herc that was great fun

[Mordants]

3 hours ago, Ghostmaker said:

When you download the textures on the first post where do you save these? I created a fokder "Liveries" within mod folder and extracted into there but i cant change it in game or see the different textures. What am i doing wrong here? Just flew the herc that was great fun

Hi mine are here

Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Mods/aircraft/Hercules ver 6.8.2/Liveries/Hercules

 

[Ghostmaker]

Ah ok. Ill have a look in the morning and see if i can add them there. Keep you posted bud

[Ghostmaker]

Before i go on dcs to do this. Is there a pilot / co pilot for the herc? Right shift P doesnt work for this aircraft however ive just seen this on the discord?

[Mordants]

1 hour ago, Ghostmaker said:

Before i go on dcs to do this. Is there a pilot / co pilot for the herc? Right shift P doesnt work for this aircraft however ive just seen this on the discord?

Never seen it before.  Doesn't affect my game play at all.

 

[Ghostmaker]

All liveries are working now. They look great. 

[Ghostmaker]

How do i change the skin of the Hercules in mission editor? It only lets me use general skin which is grey USA version

[Ghostmaker]

Any ideas?

[Mordants]

1 hour ago, Ghostmaker said:

Any ideas?

Go into mission editor and select the Hercules.
Go into payload second tab in orange
Open paint scheme and select skin.

 

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Ghostmaker said:

Any ideas?

 

Maybe you are selecting the standard C-130 aircraft ... this Mod shows up as "Hercules":

 

 

[Ghostmaker]

What about for static hercules? I wanted a few not doing anything and my only optuon is general

[Rudel_chw]

36 minutes ago, Ghostmaker said:

What about for static hercules? I wanted a few not doing anything and my only optuon is general

 

Its the same ... are you sure that you are selecting "Hercules" ?

 

 

on my DCS the Anubis' Hercules skins work just fine:

 

 

Why dont you show how you are editing this? maybe attach the mission? ... that way it would be easier to help.

[Ghostmaker]

Ill try and screen shot or attach what im doing but will probably be tomorrow evening now. I must be doing something wrong lol

[Ghostmaker]

Also can you make te her AI do bumps and circuits?

[Rudel_chw]

14 minutes ago, Ghostmaker said:

Also can you make te her AI do bumps and circuits?

 

haven't tried .. instead I use the Random Air Traffic component of the Moose framework, to add background air traffic on my missions, but those are simple one way flights, no circuits nor bumps  

[Ghostmaker]

This is new, how do you set that up? 

As you can tell im fairly new to dvs and so lota of exciting questions and learning

[Rudel_chw]

5 minutes ago, Ghostmaker said:

This is new, how do you set that up? 

not new, dates from 2017, but it still works using current versions0f moose:

 

 

[Ghostmaker]

Right, ive sorted the hercules skins in create mission, so now me and my wing man can cold start whilst 3 Rafales fly over at 1200knots big bangs lol. Followed by 3 RAF hercs taxi ing to the run way past me and the 3 more Rafale B's taxi for take off. 

is that RAT hard to install and use? 

[Rudel_chw]

4 minutes ago, Ghostmaker said:

is that RAT hard to install and use? 

didnt you watch the videos on the thread I linked?

[Ghostmaker]

Ah its working now, it didnt play earlier when i clicked it

Ill have a watch

[Pnguin9999]

On 10/18/2023 at 7:52 PM, CmdrMoros said:

Hi there. I was wondering if it is possible to edit the code to be able to carry 1 abrams tank? Thanks.

I have not tried something that big but have added smaller mod vehicles this way. If you are using CTLD you can add it to the Hercules_Cargo_CTLD.lua. In the section that begins at line 47, Hercules_Cargo.types. Go to the end of the section at line 108, place your cursor at the end of the last entry, should be generic crate, press enter to start a new line and type in or paste the following   ["MBT M1A2 Abrams [34720lb]" = {['name'] = "M1A2 Abrams", [container'] = false}  

Warning, before you alter any code in any lua, make a clean backup of the lua file and save it on your desktop or somewhere you can find it. Mine are all saved in a file named Vanilla lua. Also visually the Abrams will stick out the side and top of the Hercules. This is also not air droppable, you need to land and unload it using CTLD commands in the F10 other CTLD menu.