Military Assets for DCS by Currenthill

[flanker1]

56 minutes ago, currenthill said:

Yes, the packages will be released less frequently since I update a larger amount of assets (all the ones in one pack) before releasing. 

Yes, you will have to re-download the entire archive until another technical solution is implemented. I'm looking into that. 

No, I don't stop maintaining my asset packs. It's just not possible based on how DCS works. If I were to stop they'd be broken within a DCS update cycle.

Haha, I love all the special contraptions.

If I don't make these changes, there won't be any assets from me at all. I spend a lot of time and money (thank you donators!) making and maintaining my assets, and then I provide them for free. Then only thing a user have to do is download and use them. And you still think you're getting a bad deal?

Thanks! I'm definitely for implementing more Turkish assets, I even have the country pack already.

Haha! To manage expectations though. I've been searching for well made models to use for this one, it wasn't easy. I've had to make a lot of manual changes to this one. Unfortunately it won't come with a cockpit. But, it's tenfold better looking and working than the in-game version. I've even added the 6 missile rotary launcher (will also update the Tu-95MSM with it). 

 

Great news, please add  (or maybe Urbi?) some soviet era skins too for the TU-95 and the TU-160 with the classic red star scheme in addition to the current layout of the VVS blue/red/white star.

[bephanten]

russian 2s38 spaag(lg-he) unit has a peculiar weapon. its aa projectiles behaves like homing missiles. they seem to track the target. is it a bug?(just watched the projectile in f6 screen, it has fins.)

but the unit does not track target when its skill level is set to average.

Edited December 29, 2023 by bephanten
updated my thoughts

[Abburo]

7 minutes ago, bephanten said:

russian 2s38 spaag(lg-he) unit has a peculiar weapon. its aa projectiles behaves like homing missiles. they seem to track the target. is it a bug?

CH made a great effort to present his assets features best as he could ! But who to read

[Abburo]

25 minutes ago, bephanten said:

russian 2s38 spaag(lg-he) unit has a peculiar weapon. its aa projectiles behaves like homing missiles. they seem to track the target. is it a bug?(just watched the projectile in f6 screen, it has fins.)

but the unit does not track target when its skill level is set to average.

 

Are you going to be Grinch today? :)))... These are guided projectiles, not missiles .... so they are quite limited on their correction capabilities. There is also a reason setting up different skill levels for the units... right?

Edited December 29, 2023 by Abburo

[Timex3]

14 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

I use a lot of user mods too, but I don't get angry at ED for updating their Sim ... I just disable any affected user Mod and wait for the Mod developer to update it. No need to delete User Mods if you employ a Mod Manager.

This is not the first time that a DCS update affects several user Mods at once, the update to v2.5.6 was similar, as the graphics engine stopped support for older 3d models. Most Mod makers updated their 3D models within a lapse of a few weeks ... only moders not in the scene anymore, like Ranger79 or Lilkiki, couldn't update their Mods and they had to be abandoned, sadly.

dcs.log

Hi Rudel, I was just so frustrated, so my apologies! I had to delete every Mod, other than CH's Mods! Could you please have another look at my Log File for errors? The Simulator is crashing on me!

Thanks,

Timex 3 

[BIGNEWY]

14 minutes ago, Timex3 said:

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Hi Rudel, I was just so frustrated, so my apologies! I had to delete every Mod, other than CH's Mods! Could you please have another look at my Log File for errors? The Simulator is crashing on me!

Thanks,

Timex 3 

you still have the AH-1G mod. 

Its best to delete all unofficial mods and run a slow repair or verify if steam. Test it works, then add your unofficial mods one by one to see what is creating the problem. 

[bephanten]

4 hours ago, Abburo said:

Are you going to be Grinch today? :)))... These are guided projectiles, not missiles .... so they are quite limited on their correction capabilities. There is also a reason setting up different skill levels for the units... right?

 

of course, the skill levels are there for a reason. but average skill does not react to a flying over ai plane in my mission. the same unit with a higher skill level reacts to the same scenario. and the ai planes are ww2 birds. not f22s

[Timex3]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

you still have the AH-1G mod. 

Its best to delete all unofficial mods and run a slow repair or verify if steam. Test it works, then add your unofficial mods one by one to see what is creating the problem. 

 

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

you still have the AH-1G mod. 

Its best to delete all unofficial mods and run a slow repair or verify if steam. Test it works, then add your unofficial mods one by one to see what is creating the problem. 

The AH-1G is working perfectly in the Simulator. The reason I kept the Mod is I had a custom Iran Livery for it. I have deleted everything else, other than CH's Mods. The 2.9 update has screwed up all my Mods, and it sucks! I don't fly much anymore, I enjoy creating large and complex Missions in the Mission Editor. I hope ED can resolve the issues, because I have nothing to work with. DCS World is a Hobby for me. Thank you for your help, it's very much appreciated. Happy New Year,

Timex 3

[CRUD]

On 12/28/2023 at 3:14 AM, currenthill said:

1. I've recreated the issue and I'm working on a solution. But I'm a bit hesitant since every small DCS 2.9 update seem to change (both fix and introduce new issues) with the cruise and antiship missile schemes. I will at least have to wait for the next DCS update before I do anything. 

2. When the cruise and antiship missile configurations are stable I will look into the fine tuning, I'll put it on my todo list.

Definitely DCS updates are kind of goofy sometimes.

[Guest]

currenthill,спасибо за твой труд! Очень рад ,что поддерживаешь интерес к русской технике.(currenthill, thank you for your hard work! I am very glad that you are maintaining an interest in Russian technology.)

[Chap2012]

Anybody have any leads for what causes ground units to not show up now? Currenthill aircraft are working and that is it. I have most of the popular mods, SamAssets, Massun, VPC, VSN, Admiral89, Hawkeye WW2. Every update another mod bites the dust. Interested to see where this modding community will be in two years time. 

[clanitho]

8 hours ago, currenthill said:

If I don't make these changes, there won't be any assets from me at all. I spend a lot of time and money (thank you donators!) making and maintaining my assets, and then I provide them for free. Then only thing a user have to do is download and use them. And you still think you're getting a bad deal?

 

 @currenthill In no way was my question a criticism, I've always supported your work and congratulated you (I'm also a donor). I just wanted to know if you plan to update your packages rather than having to reload them in their entirety in the future.

[currenthill]

7 minutes ago, clanitho said:

 @currenthill In no way was my question a criticism, I've always supported your work and congratulated you (I'm also a donor). I just wanted to know if you plan to update your packages rather than having to reload them in their entirety in the future.

I would also like to have an incremental updater, and I'm looking into that. But until then I have to release the full packages. If I were to start releasing updates in manual increments I would quickly lose control, which was the whole idea with the packages.

[pegasus1]

On 12/28/2023 at 6:08 PM, Timex3 said:

I have to point out my frustrations! I have to say that I'm extremely disappointed with ED. Version 2.9 is NOTHING to write home about. They have ruined DCS World in my opinion! I have NEVER seen an update cause so many problems! It's very disappointing that I had to delete all my Mods for the Simulator to perform correctly! The only Mods I have are made by Currenthill. Eagle Dynamics had to know that the current update has caused disappointment and frustration, & I feel pissed off! I don't know about anyone else, DCS World has been a Hobby for me since its release! The DCS World Community now has very limited Static options. Mods like Massun Asset, Civil Objects, NATO Assets, and so on don't work! Thank goodness for CH, his Assets work perfectly! ED has to do something to correct these issues in my opinion! They need to understand that DCS World is a major Hobby for most Members! All that ED has done is screw up everything, and who knows when these issues will be corrected. My apologies for my rant, I'm just so frustrated and disappointed! I hope everyone had a good Christmas! All the best in 2024!

Timex 3     

Seriously, ha ha ha ha you belter. Official game patch messes with unofficial mods, yeah lets all rip the arms off a teddy.

[tripod3]

I think the useful addition is land-strike capable Kh-22 missile for Tu-22m3. This missile is hardcoded and antiship only ingame

[Mr_Robot_X]

5 hours ago, Chap2012 said:

Anybody have any leads for what causes ground units to not show up now? Currenthill aircraft are working and that is it. I have most of the popular mods, SamAssets, Massun, VPC, VSN, Admiral89, Hawkeye WW2. Every update another mod bites the dust. Interested to see where this modding community will be in two years time. 

@currenthill I think the latest openbeta patch made the Mission Editor units inaccessible, they are not showing up at all in the drop down menu. Only the encyclopedia page are working. Can you advise or check if it still working? 

Edited December 29, 2023 by Mr_Robot_X

[currenthill]

33 minutes ago, Mr_Robot_X said:

@currenthill I think the latest openbeta patch made the Mission Editor units inaccessible, they are not showing up at all in the drop down menu. Only the encyclopedia page are working. Can you advise or check if it still working? 

 

My assets does indeed work with the latest openbeta.

[Mr_Robot_X]

Just now, currenthill said:

My assets does indeed work with the latest openbeta.

Thank you, turns out my historical filter was turned on. Hence why the current hill units weren’t showing up in the ME.

[Chap2012]

2 hours ago, Mr_Robot_X said:

Thank you, turns out my historical filter was turned on. Hence why the current hill units weren’t showing up in the ME.

Yeah, my issue is a bit different. Currenthill assets are showing in the drop down menu, and are not causing crashes. However, once I place them and start the game up. They do not appear. I took all my other mods out of the aircraft and tech folders, tried again, and they now show up in game. I will have to test mods two or three at a time until I find the culprit(s). I will post here once found so other people can know of the conflict. Hopefully its nothing commonly used. Crash logs won't help me here, because the game is not crashing, right? 

[currenthill]

18 minutes ago, Chap2012 said:

Yeah, my issue is a bit different. Currenthill assets are showing in the drop down menu, and are not causing crashes. However, once I place them and start the game up. They do not appear. I took all my other mods out of the aircraft and tech folders, tried again, and they now show up in game. I will have to test mods two or three at a time until I find the culprit(s). I will post here once found so other people can know of the conflict. Hopefully its nothing commonly used. Crash logs won't help me here, because the game is not crashing, right? 

The dcs.log will give you answers even if the game doesn't crash. 

[Guest]

I am amazed by the restraint and courtesy of currenthill . A person creates a product, finds the time and strength to chew elementary things to all sorts of suckers. Who are too lazy to read the chat above.

[Joey_Destroyah]

On 12/22/2023 at 1:05 PM, currenthill said:

When and if there will be any evidence of it. I mean, it's hard to find any hard evidence of Kh-47M2 on Tu-22M3 yet. 

Well, if wikipedia is considered a valid source, there's evidence there.

https://ria.ru/20180702/1523755997.html

^

A source that was attached to the wikipedia article says, translated from russian, "Bomber Tu-22M3 will be able to carry four hypersonic missiles "Byzhal"

[currenthill]

[Timex3]

1 hour ago, currenthill said:

Your amazing CH, thank you so much for all your hard work! I'm throwing a few bucks your way, I know the Models you use aren't cheap! 

Timex 3

[Wild_Weasel_31]

13 hours ago, tripod3 said:

I think the useful addition is land-strike capable Kh-22 missile for Tu-22m3. This missile is hardcoded and antiship only ingame

Absolutely agreed. And some else improvements will be relevant too:

1. Kh-32 improved variant (both ASh and AtG modes)

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2. Extended bomb and missiles payloads

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3. More realistic Kh-22 flight performance. As it seems to be, it uses only one flight mode for by now.

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P.S. if @currenthill can make an upgraded Ukrainian AGM-88 capable Su-27, it will perfectly complement an MiG-29MU2 asset

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Edited December 30, 2023 by Wild_Weasel_31