VSN New F-104 Mod

[MEV-27]

Thank you, bro! The model is beautiful!

[Saguanay]

[PeeJott17]

On 6/20/2025 at 4:29 PM, Blinde said:

Apparently this still requires FC modules? When trying it from mission editor, it just spawns on map.

Here is the patch I was talking about:

Extract it and copy the files and folders in the mod-root folder of the VSN_F104G.
That should fix your problems with the "C".

VSN_F104G_Patch_2.8.2.202_to_2.9.16.203.zip

22 minutes ago, Saguanay said:

Hi there.

Just saw it, when you click the AAA/DEF button on the AN/APR-25 console, the RWR-repeater will not show any AAA-Radars, since it is a "declutter" function.

May-be that helps somebody

Cheers,
PeeJott

[Dogsbd]

I want some of the manual pages available on the kneeboard, I converted those pages to .PNG but where do I put them? 

[MEV-27]

11 часов назад, Saguanay сказал:

Great!

[Boelcke]

vor 14 Stunden schrieb Dogsbd:

I want some of the manual pages available on the kneeboard, I converted those pages to .PNG but where do I put them? 

Copy the files to

C:\Users\YourName\Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard\VSN_F104C

If not exists,create this folder.

Each file has to be as png or jpg with 768 x 1024 pix.

Edited June 23 by Boelcke

[Saguanay]

[Dogsbd]

10 hours ago, Boelcke said:

Copy the files to

C:\Users\YourName\Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard\VSN_F104C

If not exists,create this folder.

Each file has to be as png or jpg with 768 x 1024 pix.

Thanks!

[Dogsbd]

Can we get a version of the previous mod with the 104G and NF-104 that will live side by side with the 104C standalone?

If I activate both I get all sorts of issues.

[cesarferrolho]

On 6/19/2025 at 11:51 PM, PeeJott17 said:

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen.

Finally we were able to release the VSN F-104C standalone in an early-access state (V0.99). You can get it here 

https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZkMk6Z2ugmw0cKA0X0mMoNv8AboVB1hszV

or, as an alternative, here:
 

https://app.filen.io/#/f/e6c0639c-13c0-47e7-ba22-3a38964f4efc%23SyDSz5Wzl8lnQ4dTRXxd3DYOvHj4HPVf

 

There is also a little "manual" that will help you find your ways around the cockpit as well as we've got one Test-Mission that tells you how to start the "Zipper".

Cheers and enjoy the F-104C,

VSN-Team.

 

Thank you very much for the mod. It runs well so far as i've tried and looks VERY promising ! Quality stuff !!!

I'll be sure to try all of it as much as i can.

Here is one of my first flights in it:

I lost control at around angels 35 completing an Immelmann, but regained control and landed  

[PeeJott17]

13 hours ago, Dogsbd said:

Can we get a version of the previous mod with the 104G and NF-104 that will live side by side with the 104C standalone?

If I activate both I get all sorts of issues.

Either you try the Patch or redownload the updated VSN_F104G mod here:

https://drive.filen.io/f/c798daf9-0435-4921-aa16-99b02f67b474#tsdthQiPeNARYGbrPjj8MGdihEwe1S2U

[minusaka]

I can’t control the nose wheel steering. I tried L-Alt Q, but it doesn’t work, and the wheels remain stationary. Any suggestions?

[PeeJott17]

2 hours ago, minusaka said:

I can’t control the nose wheel steering. I tried L-Alt Q, but it doesn’t work, and the wheels remain stationary. Any suggestions?

Yep. Press and hold the nws-button. Then use rudder to steer.

If you let go of the nws-button, the nws stays in that direction until you tap that Button again.

[ebabil]

can someone share some extreior screens?

[Boelcke]

me, after learning that Tu 95 have a rear gunner ... 

 

[Spanker79]

Can be the A2A refuel probe be removed?
I can't find how in mission editor..

[Marcq]

2 hours ago, Spanker79 said:

Can be the A2A refuel probe be removed?
I can't find how in mission editor..

I believe you can't, the C version comes with it

 

 

 

Love that mod, great job  There suppose to be a manual that comes with the mod (I think), where can I find it ?

Thanks, Marc..

Edited Thursday at 11:19 PM by Marcq

[CarloVecchi]

vor 7 Stunden schrieb Spanker79:

Can be the A2A refuel probe be removed?
I can't find how in mission editor..

Not sure if the probe can be removed.

But early Cs had no probe.

I guess you have to check the Arguments in modelviewer2

[clanitho]

Hello, will the VSN F-104 G also become standalone like the F-104 C?

[stockfisch]

I am puzzled. In the video ‚F-104C mod - first flight‘ of cesarferrolho it seems to be a F-104G model with the long rudder and without probe. The cockpit is clickable. Is it some kind of a ‚franken plane‘? Would love to combine the exterior model of the F-104G with the F-104C standalone clickable cockpit features. Is it possible?

 

[Saguanay]

Or wait until they release the G with the click pit?

[AndyJWest]

I've been trying out the C model. Looks are excellent, but I'm a little unsure about the flight modelling. I can understand it being sensitive in pitch, but it seems to actually be divergent in roll: trimmed hands off, it will fairly rapidly roll off to one side or another, to an extent that I'd have thought unacceptable in a real aircraft. Is stability augmentation working? Turning roll augmentation off via the switch seems to make no difference.

[zsoltfireman]

It would be nice to have a G/S model package that can be used without FC in the same way as the C package

[cesarferrolho]

9 hours ago, stockfisch said:

I am puzzled. In the video ‚F-104C mod - first flight‘ of cesarferrolho it seems to be a F-104G model with the long rudder and without probe. The cockpit is clickable. Is it some kind of a ‚franken plane‘? Would love to combine the exterior model of the F-104G with the F-104C standalone clickable cockpit features. Is it possible?

 

Good question. That video is using an Instant Action misson of that aircraft, the cold and dark mission. In that mission, you have the version without the probe, but if you go to the mission editor and make a mission, the aircraft always has a probe, and that livery from my video is not available, it's only available in the cold and dark mission.

I tried editing the cold and dark mission in the editor, but i found no options or scripts or arguments in the ME that may remove the probe or use the livery that you see in my video.

I also made a mission to dogfight an enemy and the aircraft has the probe, i see no livery without it in the ME.

[PeeJott17]

On 6/26/2025 at 10:48 PM, Spanker79 said:

Can be the A2A refuel probe be removed?
I can't find how in mission editor..

You can remove it through the custom-args section in the description.lua in the livery-zip-folder.

Open the livery-zip with the Explorer, drag-and-drop the description.lua someplace, open it with Notepad++ find the "custom_args =" section, change the value for the arg that us commented with --fuel probe.

Save the file, drag and drop it into the livery-zip-folder.

Done.

 

On 6/27/2025 at 8:57 AM, clanitho said:

Hello, will the VSN F-104 G also become standalone like the F-104 C?

Nope.

It would be conflicting with AERGES upcoming F104 too much. We do not want to step on abybody's toes.

On 6/27/2025 at 11:31 PM, stockfisch said:

I am puzzled. In the video ‚F-104C mod - first flight‘ of cesarferrolho it seems to be a F-104G model with the long rudder and without probe. The cockpit is clickable. Is it some kind of a ‚franken plane‘? Would love to combine the exterior model of the F-104G with the F-104C standalone clickable cockpit features. Is it possible?

 

The thing is, that the external 3d-model has the possibility to get "converted" to F-104G.

If you use a "G" livery and do not Set the custom_args for "C" in the description.lua, you will get the looks of the G.

Systems, Performance and everything else is "C" though.