Military Assets for DCS by Currenthill

[Namonid_2020]

Dear Currenthill, 

First of all MERRY CHRISTMAS. THX for the amazing mods! 

My wishlist is very short. If you have time and motivation I would appreciate a Royal Navy Type 23 destroyer and/or a Type 42 frigate. 

Currently it is impossible to create any British campaign for DCS. Something is always missing. (AV-8B could be a Harrier GR.5A or a GR.7, but there is no more asset in its era.)  

MANY THANKS. Best.  

 

 

[currenthill]

7 minutes ago, Kappa-131st said:

Hi @currenthill
It seem that the most heavy packages (Russia, USA and Sweeden) do not work with OVGME now...
The lighter package work well, but the ovgme don't display the heavyests.
If you try to import with "Import mods" => The file zip is not valid.

I tried to re-download several time the failures mods : Sames issues.
I tried to repackage the mod : Same too.
I will dezip the package on mod/tech to solve the problem, but it seem we can't use anymore ovgme with the heavier mods.

Does anyone have the same problem? Have we exceeded a weight limit for OVGME?

Yep, it's been mentioned earlier in the thread. It looks like OvGME doesn't do zips over a certain size. Maybe around 4-5 GB. 

9 minutes ago, Timex3 said:

Hi Ch, I'm currently running the 2.8 Version of DCS. Could you delete the errors?

 

Well, there's your issue. You need to update your DCS version.

[Timex3]

3 minutes ago, currenthill said:

Yep, it's been mentioned earlier in the thread. It looks like OvGME doesn't do zips over a certain size. Maybe around 4-5 GB. 

Well, there's your issue. You need to update your DCS version.

Iwas waking for you to give me the okay, thanks for your help

[toan]

2 minutes ago, Namonid_2020 said:

Dear Currenthill, 

First of all MERRY CHRISTMAS. THX for the amazing mods! 

My wishlist is very short. If you have time and motivation I would appreciate a Royal Navy Type 23 destroyer and/or a Type 42 frigate. 

Currently it is impossible to create any British campaign for DCS. Something is always missing. (AV-8B could be a Harrier GR.5A or a GR.7, but there is no more asset in its era.)  

MANY THANKS. Best.  

 

 

Hi, Admiral189 has a very good Type 23 for download, here : https://sites.google.com/view/admiral189dcsworldmods/warships  Enjoy ! 

[Rudel_chw]

20 minutes ago, Kappa-131st said:

Does anyone have the same problem? Have we exceeded a weight limit for OVGME?

 

Yes, I have the same problem ... my prior largest Mod was the Saab Sk.60, at 2.8 GB, but for example it can't handle the 4.3 GB of the China Assets Pack 

Sad, because I doubt that @sedenion would try to fix it, as he understandably prefers people to adopt his newer OpenMod Manager. For now, I'm using OvGME but with the files uncompressed.

[currenthill]

13 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

Yes, I have the same problem ... my prior largest Mod was the Saab Sk.60, at 2.8 GB, but for example it can't handle the 4.3 GB of the China Assets Pack 

Sad, because I doubt that @sedenion would try to fix it, as he understandably prefers people to adopt his newer OpenMod Manager. For now, I'm using OvGME but with the files uncompressed.

Hm, that's unfortunate. Because I really like the simplicity of OvGME. 

24 minutes ago, Timex3 said:

Iwas waking for you to give me the okay, thanks for your help

Ah, ok! Yeah, it's been somewhat of a ride with the 2.9 updates. A lot of issues are corrected, while introducing new ones. So it's hard to say when one should hop on the train. There are still issues with the weapon schemes in 2.9, unfortunately. I'm looking forward to the next DCS update.

[Rudel_chw]

3 minutes ago, currenthill said:

Hm, that's unfortunate. Because I really like the simplicity of OvGME. 

 

Me too ... I've tried three times to adopt the new kid "OpenMod", but I can't get used to the lack of a single view where I can see which Mods are active and which are not. True, the Mod List on OvGME can grow into a really long list, but the advantage of viewing every Mod on a single list is undeniable.

[Kappa-06MHR]

It didn't work with Open Mod Manager too, but I deziped/reziped the 3 packages (USA/SWEDEN/RUSSIA), and now it work well with it!  

[RWC]

Hi friends,

I have had also the crash issue and DCS would not even start up. And after reading the log file, it seems that most of the ADMIRALS ships do not work anymore....

So i took them out to see if this was the issue...... and boom DCS works again ....

Do you think this might have been the issue after the update ?

I am still testing on all the other tech mods, but this is what i got so far..... and working.

 

RWC

Edited December 26, 2023 by RWC

[Rudel_chw]

17 minutes ago, Kappa-131st said:

It didn't work with Open Mod Manager too, but I deziped/reziped the 3 packages (USA/SWEDEN/RUSSIA), and now it work well with it!  

 

sadly, I tried that with OvGME and it doesn't work  

[Kappa-06MHR]

Just now, Rudel_chw said:

 

sadly, I tried that with OvGME and it doesn't work  

No, it doesn't work with OVGME even with a repackage. Weight limitation probably. I use now Open Mod Manager. It's like OVGME but with the possibility to add URL to download mods directly from the apply.

[RWC]

24 minutes ago, RWC said:

Hi friends,

I have had also the crash issue and DCS would not even start up. And after reading the log file, it seems that most of the ADMIRALS ships do not work anymore....

So i took them out to see if this was the issue...... and boom DCS works again ....

Do you think this might have been the issue after the update ?

I am still testing on all the other tech mods, but this is what i got so far..... and working.

 

RWC

 

UPDATE :

I have now all my mods installed, except the ADMIRALS mods and everything is working so far ...

But as soon as i start adding the Admirals ships , DCS crashes at start up.....

i hope this info may help and someone can figure it out what causes the crash. I am still testing now on the ship mods....

RWC.

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by RWC

[currenthill]

21 minutes ago, RWC said:

Hi friends,

I have had also the crash issue and DCS would not even start up. And after reading the log file, it seems that most of the ADMIRALS ships do not work anymore....

So i took them out to see if this was the issue...... and boom DCS works again ....

Do you think this might have been the issue after the update ?

I am still testing on all the other tech mods, but this is what i got so far..... and working.

 

RWC

 

One reoccurring issue is when ED changes a weapon scheme and add a required parameter for a weapon. Obviously mod makers can't guess beforehand which parameters will be added or required in the future. These kind of issues are usually critical and will crash DCS. The only way to fix them is to update the mod and make it compatible with the new parameter requirements. 

 

[RWC]

Thx CH,

this might be the issue indeed since the ADM is still updating his mods atm. I have all his mods updated, and will start adding them one by one now from the latest to the oldest to see which one it is that causes the issue...it is the only way.

I hope i can get some good results for all of us.

RWC

[Rudel_chw]

I have all of CH mods working nicely on my DCS, I enable them trough OvGME using its non-compressed way of storing Mods:

 

 

Unfortunately, the non-compressed way has no support for a Mod description or version number.

DCS recognizes them with no problem:

 

 

and they are available on the Mission Editor (with the Historic Filter disabled):

 

 

Thanks a lot @currenthill, these are all very useful Mods and look forward to employing them on my missions 

 

Eduardo

[RWC]

These are causing a crash..... :

 

These are the ones still compatible :

I am still testing on the ones that crash, but so far i could add the LPD Foundre.

I think actually it might be the USCG ships ....... but stby...... testing

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by RWC

[RWC]

Hi friends,

Apologies for the flooding.....

I narrowed it down to these two ships:

AD D651_Normandie : crash

AD HSwMS Visby : crash

Removing these two will end the crash...... the rest of the ships are working.

I did not have to remove any of the AC mods, just the ones from CH, which are now inside the new packages and working fine.

I hope this helped.

 

Kind regards,

RWC

 

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by RWC

[currenthill]

18 minutes ago, RWC said:

Hi friends,

Apologies for the flooding.....

I narrowed it down to these two ships:

AD D651_Normandie : crash

AD HSwMS Visby : crash

Removing these two will end the crash...... the rest of the ships are working.

I did not have to remove any of the AC mods, just the ones from CH, which are now inside the new packages and working fine.

I hope this helped.

 

Kind regards,

RWC

 

 

 

Admirals old Visby has been superseded by the Visby inside the Military Asset Pack Sweden.

Edited December 26, 2023 by currenthill

[RWC]

4 minutes ago, currenthill said:

Admirals old Visby has been superseded by the Visby inside the Military Asset Pack Sweden.

 

So true CH,

i didn't even realize that i still had that old version in the tech file untill i went over this research, probably this goes for most who still have this in there. That leaves us just the D651 to fix, and like you said, it might be a weapons configuration that needs a adjustment. This IS still a great ship to have (D651).

Thank you for your understanding and patientce CH, i'm a big fan of both of you.

RWC.

[gabriel]

I'm an American living on Portugal, and the currency here is the euro and I'm not able to buy the DCS packages that are on dollars, can anyone Help me?

[KeyserSoze62]

@currenthill I removed all the old mods that I could identify.  I am able to install all your assets now except UK or USA.  Either one of those causes the game to shutdown on launch.  Here is my log file and my mods directory.  Can you tell me what the conflict may be?  Thank you sir.

dcs.log

[currenthill]

16 minutes ago, KeyserSoze62 said:

@currenthill I removed all the old mods that I could identify.  I am able to install all your assets now except UK or USA.  Either one of those causes the game to shutdown on launch.  Here is my log file and my mods directory.  Can you tell me what the conflict may be?  Thank you sir.

dcs.log 25.86 kB · 0 downloads

Remove these:

• Type 26 Frigate
• Type 45 Destroyer
• Modernized US Navy Ships

They are included in my asset packs.

 

Edited December 27, 2023 by currenthill

[KeyserSoze62]

14 minutes ago, currenthill said:

Remove these:

• Type 26 Frigate
• Type 45 Destroyer
• Modernized US Navy Ships

They are included in my asset packs.

 

 

Perfect.  Thats the fix.  Thank you so much!

 

[christopher m]

37 minutes ago, KeyserSoze62 said:

@currenthill I removed all the old mods that I could identify.  I am able to install all your assets now except UK or USA.  Either one of those causes the game to shutdown on launch.  Here is my log file and my mods directory.  Can you tell me what the conflict may be?  Thank you sir.

dcs.log 25.86 kB · 1 download

@KyserSoze62

i can see you really love your ships

those three type 23, type 26, type 45 frigates, and Destroyer are OLD CH MoD's you have to DEPRECATE them

i don't know what's in that 'main' folder? but you should check it out

also my eyes are not so good so i can't figure what is below the 'IDF Assets Pack'?

any way check all your ships for conflict, see if they are somehow older ver of CH's ships

 

 

Edited December 27, 2023 by christopher m
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[RichCotte]

11 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

Yes, I have the same problem ... my prior largest Mod was the Saab Sk.60, at 2.8 GB, but for example it can't handle the 4.3 GB of the China Assets Pack 

Sad, because I doubt that @sedenion would try to fix it, as he understandably prefers people to adopt his newer OpenMod Manager. For now, I'm using OvGME but with the files uncompressed.

I am able to use the China Asset Pack, unpacked in OvGME.