Mig-21 bis for LockOn

Renato71 · August 31, 2011

I need one confirmation:

In BVR mode [3], TD box on HUD can be moved only up and down, and it cannot be moved to the left or right.

Question:

Any way to disable MFD? Some friends of mine are complaining that it does not look realistic, especially as it moves over the panel while you maneuver the aircraft (due to head movement bob).

thnx!

Airbuster · August 31, 2011

Here's one easy way you can make it more realistic:

Press Rctrl + H, to change color of the MFD to yellow. Then use Setka Mode (press 8 ).

Edited August 31, 2011 by Airbuster

Renato71 · August 31, 2011

Here's one easy way you can make it more realistic:

Press Rctrl + H, to change color of the MFD to yellow. Then use Setka Mode (press 8 ).

I said MFD, the one that overlays radar display in the instrument panel, not HUD :)

Edited August 31, 2011 by Renato71

speckfire · August 31, 2011

Renato if you mean to disable the 6DOF, check

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1257245&postcount=742

Renato71 · August 31, 2011

Renato if you mean to disable the 6DOF, check

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1257245&postcount=742

Again, no :)

Question:
Any way to disable MFD?

I mean, to turn it off, to make it not visible at all, to disable it in full, not to be shown in any way.

Just the blank "radar screen".

About 6dof, I know about those instructions, thanks, but that method is not preferable to all players.

As for "not realistic", I mean - it does not display realistic data in realistic way. Hence, many players voiced to remove such MFD in full, as that rather have blank radar screen.

As for "players", I mean buddies of mine that are spending quite a lot of a time with this mod, and does not represent other players of this mod in any way.

beczl · September 1, 2011

Hello,

Well it's a tricky at the moment. It can disable but without this you haven't use a radar so you have no info about bandits and also can't use radar guided missiles. We tried the Mig-21 with Su-25 cockpit insead of Mig-29. Generally it works, the HUD is an old one but without radar info you don't able to find any target.

Here it's the deactivated Radar Scren version files. Just overwrite the existing ones.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/no5uql

Kuky · September 1, 2011

What if you just make the textures that are displayed on the MFD blank?

Renato71 · September 1, 2011

Hello,

Well it's a tricky at the moment. It can disable but without this you haven't use a radar so you have no info about bandits and also can't use radar guided missiles. We tried the Mig-21 with Su-25 cockpit insead of Mig-29. Generally it works, the HUD is an old one but without radar info you don't able to find any target.

Here it's the deactivated Radar Scren version files. Just overwrite the existing ones.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/no5uql

Yes, I remember you talking here about such issues. In fact, later on after I asked about this, I've realized that it may be more complicated then I initially thought, however, I see that you were able to do it!

CONGRATS!

I'll inform my friends and will get back to you about that!

PS - could you please confirm that in BVR mode [3], TD box on HUD can be moved only up and down, and it cannot be moved to the left or right.

beczl · September 1, 2011

Confirmed.

chn6 · September 1, 2011

:smilewink: Great Work beczl, S!

My father is a MiG-21 (named J-7 in china) pilot, I love this plane so much.

I found some bugs maybe you know already.

1. 6DOF cockpit bug

2. tail bug, when wheel break, plane pitch down, cap 3D model of Drag chute will lost.

3. can't release Drag chute by key"P", I see it in readme write Automatic, bug I can't see it anyway, only in your trk

Thx beczl！

Renato71 · September 2, 2011

Confirmed.

Thanks!

Renato71 · September 2, 2011

@Kuky:

Great work on ex-YU skin and numbers! Those number work on CroAF just fine.

Just one thing:

in F-16A.skins you should have:

material = {"Mig-21_Nomera", "standart", "mig21bis_YUG_Numbers.tga"};

instead of:

material = {"Mig-21_Nomera", "standart", "Empty_NOMERA_Mig21.tga"};

The former one does not display last digit at all.

Also, there should be a note that bort numbers in mission editor should be entered as 10, 20, 30, 40... instead of 11, 12, 13, 14... cos only the tens are displayed on the aircraft, second digit from editor is transparent. If I explained that correctly :)

Unless I'm doing something wrong?

Kuky · September 2, 2011

You read it all right Renato :) beczl missed this one and I forgot to remind him also he changed the skins, and messed up the numbering textures and reversed them. It's not hard to fix, I hope he fixes it if he gets to release newer version later on... lately I am really only working and nothing else so I was also too lazy to fix it

Renato71 · September 2, 2011

No problem, glad to help.

BTW, in case I forget to intervene later on, here is the fix for CroAF, using your YU numbers:

			skin
{
	value = 0.9;
	material = {"Mig-21_texture001", "standart", "mig21bis_001_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture001_2side", "standart", "mig21bis_001_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture002", "standart", "mig21bis_002_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture003", "standart", "mig21bis_003_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture004", "standart", "mig21bis_004_ALL.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture004_1side", "standart", "mig21bis_004_ALL.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture005", "standart", "mig21bis_005_ALL.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture006", "standart", "mig21bis_006_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_cockpitnight", "standart", "mig21bis_007_CRO_01.bmp"};
	material = {"Mig-21_bis_damage", "standart", "mig21bis_damage.tga"};
	material = {"Mig-21_Nomera", "standart", "mig21bis_YUG_Numbers.tga"};
	material = {"Mig-21_Nomera_fix1", "standart", "Empty_NOMERA_Mig21_fix_1st.tga"};
	material = {"Mig-21_Nomera_fix2", "standart", "mig21bis_YUG_Numbers_12_Fix.tga"};
	material = {"Mig-21_texture001_antenne", "standart", "mig21bis_001_antenna.tga"};
}

Also, while playing with this, I've made a short tutorial on how to do this on your own. Will post later on...

neutryno · October 7, 2011

beczl pls will u tell me what file to edit in order to have engine smoke?.. regardless of what might happen to missiles,...

is it SFM_Engine.lua? pls tell me what file and what to edit there

or.. mig21bis.lua?

Edited October 7, 2011 by neutryno

neutryno · October 16, 2011

or the whole mod is completly diffenret ? (with engine smoke included)

beczl · October 16, 2011

The FC2 version is different than previous FC1.12 due I can't model the engine smoke well. It's interfere with the normal missile/rockets smoke so I didn't activate it.

neutryno · October 17, 2011

i understand that, but is it difficult to activate it? any chances that i can make it work? ( i remember i saw the smoke in one of your latest videos, i guess in the one u tested the nuke):)

for me the mod is kinda incomplete without the smoke :( could u help me out, could u give a hint or soemthin?

Edited October 17, 2011 by neutryno

911qqq · October 22, 2011

Hi,my skins mig-21bis

HungaroJET · October 22, 2011

красивый :thumbup:

beczl · October 22, 2011

Great Skins 911qqq! :thumbup:

Some Mig-21BiS test in DCS:WH env. It's after the first conversion. Still need some Specular and Bump map layer and also need some fine tuning. :pilotfly:

flanker1 · October 22, 2011

beczl, beautiful! you saved my day. . .

speckfire · October 22, 2011

Indeed great skins 911qqq!

Beczl you need to create a 2nd slot for Egypt ;)

I can't wait for the Mig-21 in DCS.

Beczl, have you considered making a MIG-25 Foxbat???

beczl · October 23, 2011

@speckfire: Sorry I have no time for Mig-25.

Some Specular map tests. The plane 1st quarter has a specular the other hasn't. You can clearly see the difference.

P.S.: Anybody know how can I create a good nav lights (bano) generally? I follow the "old" FC" way but it seems in DCS use a different enhanced method.