TeTeT's Vietnam War Vessels

[bbtbmb]

yup, we definitely need a whale!!!

[TeTeT]

Some updates on what's going on in Vietnam War Vessels mod. We got a modern model for USS Enterprise (CVN-65) gifted, and plan to release it separately from the main mod pack, as it's probably post year 2000 version of the Enterprise. Next we are testing the O-1 Bird Dog and hope to get it completed for 0.7.0. Lastly the MiG-21MF is waiting for a texture update, to add more of those rivets! Oh, and finally we consider adding CVE-11 Card to the pack, but that might be far in the future. Here some screens for your enjoyment:

 

 

 

 

Cheers,
TeTeT

 

 

 

[toni]

Wow Tarawa class !  Iwo Jima LPH could be cool aswell, dont you think ?

[Stackup]

10 hours ago, toni said:

Wow Tarawa class !

The USS Card is a Bogue-class escort carrier, not a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship.  They probably don't have a model for it yet and are using the DCS Tarawa as a stand-in.  It was sunk in Saigon harbor by the Viet Cong in 1964, but the US refloated it 17 days later.  Yet another modified WWII carrier that would be a welcome addition to this modpack.

 

F-102 delivery to Vietnam.

[Reccelow]

For all you Moose AIRBOSS users out there, here is my latest mod of Moose 2.9 that includes the ESSEX class (ESSEX="essex_scb125")

 

Looking forward to the Big E !!

Moose299.lua

[TeTeT]

21 hours ago, Reccelow said:

For all you Moose AIRBOSS users out there, here is my latest mod of Moose 2.9 that includes the ESSEX class (ESSEX="essex_scb125")

 

Thanks a lot! Is it complicated to embed this in a mission? We could refer to a sample mission from the README of the mod.

On the CVN-65 Enterprise modern, we still have roughly half a dozen issues open, of which 2-3 are more or less critical. Once these have been hopefully addressed it will be ready for a public release. It's difficult to give a time estimate, could be a week or a month.

Cheers,
TeTeT

[keltu123]

On 10/24/2024 at 8:01 AM, TeTeT said:

Some updates on what's going on in Vietnam War Vessels mod. We got a modern model for USS Enterprise (CVN-65) gifted, and plan to release it separately from the main mod pack, as it's probably post year 2000 version of the Enterprise. Next we are testing the O-1 Bird Dog and hope to get it completed for 0.7.0. Lastly the MiG-21MF is waiting for a texture update, to add more of those rivets! Oh, and finally we consider adding CVE-11 Card to the pack, but that might be far in the future. Here some screens for your enjoyment:

 

 

 

 

Cheers,
TeTeT

 

 

 

can you remove pilot from fires person cockpit view fr mig 21 and f-8? i want to make both of them flyable using fc3 and mig-21bis

[Reccelow]

7 hours ago, TeTeT said:

Thanks a lot! Is it complicated to embed this in a mission? We could refer to a sample mission from the README of the mod.

On the CVN-65 Enterprise modern, we still have roughly half a dozen issues open, of which 2-3 are more or less critical. Once these have been hopefully addressed it will be ready for a public release. It's difficult to give a time estimate, could be a week or a month.

Cheers,
TeTeT

Not complicated at all. Here is sample mission for SCB125 and Airboss.   CQ with the A4 and USS Oriskany.  Use H2 as plane guard and another A4 as "tanker" (not functional as tanker, but flies the overhead pattern), include all the various Airboss voice files.

If we ever get an E1 and A3 they can be used instead of the S3 and E2

Link to complete Airboss manual, examples and references:

https://flightcontrol-master.github.io/MOOSE_DOCS_DEVELOP/Documentation/Ops.Airboss.html

 

SCB-125 AIRBOSS Sample.miz

[TeTeT]

16 hours ago, keltu123 said:

can you remove pilot from fires person cockpit view fr mig 21 and f-8? i want to make both of them flyable using fc3 and mig-21bis

I'm not sure how to achieve this without removing the pilot overall from the plane. I believe arg 38 hides the pilot, if you can trigger that somehow.

Cheers,
TeTeT

[TeTeT]

Hello,

before cluttering the forums with yet another thread, here the link to the first beta release of the CVN-65 USS Enterprise (modern): https://github.com/tspindler-cms/vwv-cvn65-modern/releases

Note the many KNOWN ISSUES:

The collision shell is very crude and needs to be redone
JBD3 is slightly elevated over the flight deck
JBD struts are not straight but at an angle
No lights
No weaponry
No normal maps or roughMet maps are available currently, textures will be redone later
ICLS is not working correctly
Helo operations are largely untested and recovery for 16 helos is broken

Anyway, basic flight operations should be possible and hence this beta release is a thing.

Cheers,
TeTeT

[keltu123]

9 hours ago, TeTeT said:

I'm not sure how to achieve this without removing the pilot overall from the plane. I believe arg 38 hides the pilot, if you can trigger that somehow.

Cheers,
TeTeT

if you have arg 38 in the model defined properly then i can add a script to trigger during loading the mod

[Reccelow]

If you want here is my entry into modding I tried some years ago but never got past the edm import phase.  I was hoping to get a AI KA3 working.  I tied it to the Superbug AI tanker to see if it flies around in DCS, it does but badly....feel free to do whatever you like with it

 

KA3B.zip

Edited October 27, 2024 by Reccelow
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[keltu123]

9 hours ago, TeTeT said:

I'm not sure how to achieve this without removing the pilot overall from the plane. I believe arg 38 hides the pilot, if you can trigger that somehow.

Cheers,
TeTeT

okay i just checked, arg 38 opens and closes cockpit for f-8.I guess you need to define a new argument

[TeTeT]

37 minutes ago, Reccelow said:

If you want here is my entry into modding I tried some years ago but never got past the edm import phase. 

Thanks for the thought, but an edm itself is not really that great to work from. If you have a blend or fbx or obj to share (privately via DM) and let me know of the origin of the model, I'll look into it.

Cheers,
TeTeT

[Oban]

12 hours ago, TeTeT said:

I'm not sure how to achieve this without removing the pilot overall from the plane. I believe arg 38 hides the pilot, if you can trigger that somehow.

Cheers,
TeTeT

Arg 50 hides the pilot, it's easy enough to do, set the invisibility at 50, and he/they will dissapear

[Reccelow]

Re the KA3. Understood.  Its been a few years now but I think I may have the source files. I seem to remember it was 3ds but other formats were available as I bought it off CG trader, simple model as I'd never done any modding, but royalty free.  I'll see if I can dig it up and send it, or try to find the receipt and contact the maker for a replacement.  Be great to have a Whale up there....

Also, updated Moose for CVN65 Enterprise Airboss use.  Thanks so much for that, been wanting an Enterprise for a long time.  I still have the CVN-65 packages for P3D and use them a lot...

Sample file with plane guard, tanker and E2 support.  No mods req'd

CVN65SampleAirboss.miz

[bbtbmb]

Thank you for the BigE it scratched me right where I itch!!

Edited October 28, 2024 by bbtbmb

[R. Winters]

https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/aircraft/military-aircraft/the-douglas-a3-skywarrior-usa-1952

 

I think this is the model!! 

I am looking forward to seeing if the Whale flies in DCS later on!

I can fully recreate the first Tomcat Deployment in game with a A-7, EA-6B and A-6 and the well made VF-2 and VF-1 skins made by Yaesakura on the workshop!

Now we just need the KA-6 AI tanker from heat blur and a AI RA-5C vigilante! 

[MAXsenna]

What scale is that model....

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[TeTeT]

If we at least had the island of that scale model ... would be nice to have a 60ies/70ies Enterprise!

[Reccelow]

This is just too much fun.

Praying Mantis 1988 with CVW11 on board the Big E!

 

That isnt the A3 I bought, but I like that one much better.  Sent a message to buy it and will donate for the cause

[roobarbjapan]

I would be happy to help provide funding for the whale if needed. Would love to see it as a tanker like the Superbug ai tanker. Please dm me if needed! 

[PeeJott17]

@roobarbjapan and @R. Winters and @Reccelow

I think we are working on something for you:

Once we find the time, it will get an EFM and will be carrier capable. We would like to make the K-3 Tanker as well, but our tankers...well...they do not deliver any fuel. If you found the solution to that problem, we could finally make our KC-10 work as well, which would be great

Cheers,

PeeJott (from the VSN-Team).

[Reccelow]

Thanks!

[seabat]

Pee-Jott said "We would like to make the K-3 Tanker as well, but our tankers...well...they do not deliver any fuel. If you found the solution to that problem, we could finally make our KC-10 work as well, which would be great"

 

Did you check the fuel gage?

 

seabat

(Come on, you know someone was going to say it)