Mark F-15, MiG-29, Su-27, 25 and 33 as owned if you have flaming cliffs

[upyr1]

I don't think this should be too hard, but I figure it would be cool if flaming cliffs owner saw the individual modules marked as owned and could apply any wall paper that might be associated with the modules. 

[Callsign112]

Can you access wallpapers of the individual jets from within the FC3 module?

I was thinking of making FC3 one of my next purchases as an introduction to DCS jets, and thought it would also be a good way to show support for DCS in general.

[upyr1]

 

1 hour ago, Callsign112 said:

Can you access wallpapers of the individual jets from within the FC3 module?

I was thinking of making FC3 one of my next purchases as an introduction to DCS jets, and thought it would also be a good way to show support for DCS in general.

 no not even if you buy them I have flaming cliffs and the Su-33 which I bought as part of a package sale with the Persian gulf and F/A-18 when you have flaming cliffs enabled the Su-33 wallpaper is not accessible. 

[draconus]

Plus it shouldn't offer standalones to install as additional modules.

[Callsign112]

So you don't get a wall paper with the FC3 module? You get a wall paper even for the tech packs, well at least for CA/SC. I'll have to check if it is the same for the WWII assets pack next time I start DCS.

[draconus]

36 minutes ago, Callsign112 said:

So you don't get a wall paper with the FC3 module?

FC3 disables standalone modules at DCS start. Thus you can have only FC3 theme unless you disable it - then if you have standalone module installed you will be able to choose its theme.

[upyr1]

1 hour ago, Callsign112 said:

So you don't get a wall paper with the FC3 module? You get a wall paper even for the tech packs, well at least for CA/SC. I'll have to check if it is the same for the WWII assets pack next time I start DCS.

You get a flaming cliffs wall paper but not the individual planes

Edited March 4, 2022 by upyr1

[upyr1]

On 3/4/2022 at 4:32 AM, draconus said:

Plus it shouldn't offer standalones to install as additional modules.

that's what I said in the title 

[fabio.dangelo]

It would be fair if FC3 owners, were seen as owners of the individual modules.
So maybe an FC3 user who is only interested in (for example) the F-15C and Mig-29... could install them without having to install all the modules....
That way he would also have access to the individual wallpapers.

[Callsign112]

On 3/3/2022 at 5:33 PM, upyr1 said:

I don't think this should be too hard, but I figure it would be cool if flaming cliffs owner saw the individual modules marked as owned and could apply any wall paper that might be associated with the modules. 

Agreed. On the one side, you save $40 by purchasing all 6 modules in the FC3 package, but in my case ED would be gaining $20 because I am really only interested in the A10A, and the F15. Maybe I should just buy the two modules I am interested in then.

Just curious why you didn't include the A10A in your title. Was that just an oversight, or is there some other reason you didn't?

[upyr1]

2 hours ago, Callsign112 said:

Agreed. On the one side, you save $40 by purchasing all 6 modules in the FC3 package, but in my case ED would be gaining $20 because I am really only interested in the A10A, and the F15. Maybe I should just buy the two modules I am interested in then.

Just curious why you didn't include the A10A in your title. Was that just an oversight, or is there some other reason you didn't?

just oversight

[Callsign112]

Taking your request the other way, anyone that purchased all the standalone modules included in the FC3 pack should probably have the FC3 pack marked as owned. In the end what we are really talking about here is simply the wall paper that you have access to when you purchase the module separately.

FC3 pack = 6 jets/1 wall paper for $50

individual modules = 6 jets/6wall papers for $90

 

I would say that is a pretty expensive wall    ... which is okay if you simply want to support DCS.

[upyr1]

10 hours ago, Callsign112 said:

Taking your request the other way, anyone that purchased all the standalone modules included in the FC3 pack should probably have the FC3 pack marked as owned. In the end what we are really talking about here is simply the wall paper that you have access to when you purchase the module separately.

FC3 pack = 6 jets/1 wall paper for $50

individual modules = 6 jets/6wall papers for $90

 

I would say that is a pretty expensive wall    ... which is okay if you simply want to support DCS.

I think it should go both ways  

[Callsign112]

@upyr1, I appreciate the heads up though, because I was about to purchase FC3. Now I'm not sure if I should get it, or just get the 2 modules I am really interested in just to have a look see.

A number of people have really good things to say about the Russian jets mind you, and if I like the F15/A10A I would probably end up getting the other modules as well anyway so its a coin toss at the moment. But if I'm not mistaken, I think I might have already gotten the SU-33 when I bought the SC. I would actually have to check and see if it was just the Ai jet, or the actual flyable module.

The other side of this for me at least is that my main interest is WWII/ground war. As I look more into the jet era, my interests seem to be leaning more towards an F-86/F-5 vs MiG-15, 19, 21 type setup plus the A10A with anything rotary to bring it closer to the ground war. I am pretty sure about the A10A, just not everything else.

I don't know if ED has ever considered how the Me-262 could help people with a strong interest in WWII develop more of an interest in the jet side of DCS. Certainly in my case it would. Wink wink, nod nod in case ED is listening.

Edited March 11, 2022 by Callsign112

[draconus]

7 hours ago, Callsign112 said:

But if I'm not mistaken, I think I might have already gotten the SU-33 when I bought the SC. I would actually have to check and see if it was just the Ai jet, or the actual flyable module.

Yes. It's standalone Su-33 module.

[SkateZilla]

If you want the themes from other aircraft,
1. Install Aircraft,
2. Copy the /DCS World/Mods/Aircraft/<aircraft name>/skin/1 folder,
3. Goto /DCS World/Mods/Aircraft/Flaming Cliffs/skin/ Folder rename 1 to 2, and paste the 1 folder from the other aircraft (and a copy ie /1.a/).
4. Uninstall other aircraft, 
5. Launch DCS, Choose FC3, Set Wall Paper

Note, Don't replace Icon files if you want Icon to stay the same, every update will reset it back.

To bypass that You'd need to create a stripped custom module w/ just an entry.lua and theme path and place the theme in it. and place in your /Saved Games/DCS.install/Mods/Aircraft/ folder.

[MAXsenna]

On 3/4/2022 at 3:37 AM, Callsign112 said:

Can you access wallpapers of the individual jets from within the FC3 module?

I was thinking of making FC3 one of my next purchases as an introduction to DCS jets, and thought it would also be a good way to show support for DCS in general.

I agree. But I did it the easy way when I found out that with FC3 you couldn't do this. So I got all the individual airframes and disabled FC3.