Cold War assets mod v 1.2

[Beldin]

On 6/8/2024 at 11:51 AM, Silver_Dragon said:

Please look at scheme how to attack carrier strike group.

OR... You could do what Tom Clancy did.

I've created a decoy missile based on the KS-2 missile, which in real life did have a target drone variant, the KRM-2 (MV-1). This missile is based on the version from Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" It has a launch range of plus 300 nautical miles and must be launched outside of the E-2 radar coverage. After launch the missile will climb to 34,000 ft then settle into a cruise altitude of 30,000 ft at 550 knots for about 260 miles. When giving a "CAP search in zone" order that includes anti ship missile in ME the ai F-14s will target the drones and waste their missiles on the decoys. BUT, if they see any other aircraft target first they ignore the decoys. Also the F-14 will continue to attack the decoy even at close range, but they will also go after the follow up Backfires with guns and any sidewinders they have left. As you can see from the pics you need a very large battle space. There are 48 F-14s up and an unknown, but plausible number of bombers. I've run the mission a few times and every time the ai F-14s go for the decoys. all the Badgers get away and enough Backfires get through to hurt the task force. I will make the decoy available to Tripod3 for review after a little more refinement. If you'd like to help me test and give it a try pm me.

 

 

 

[Stratos]

Tripod you're amazing! Have any plans for a Il-28? will suit the early Cold War period!

[tripod3]

First post updated.

I added all mods to one arhive. B-47 is WIP, now it has low res textures and equipped only with GAM-63 missile. Pinpoint strike up to 190 km, low accuracy, powerful warhead. Use 5-6 missiles against SAM site. Missile for now has test paintings.

Other changes:

Tu-22KD and Tu-22D have new textures as mentioned earlier. B-29 has been deleted from pack. FAB-3000 and FAB-9000 now deal area damage. RCS of KSR-5 increased.

[Urbi]

tripod3  Question: Did you model the 3D models yourself?

[tripod3]

32 minutes ago, Urbi said:

tripod3  Question: Did you model the 3D models yourself?

No, I download free and rebuilt them (but creating cockpits, pilots, munitions etc by myself) or buy if it worth it

Edited June 11, 2024 by tripod3

[Stratos]

4 minutes ago, tripod3 said:

No, I download free and rebuilt them (creating cockpits etc) or buy if it worth it

 

Woudln't you be interested in some Cold War AAA and tanks?

[tripod3]

1 minute ago, Stratos said:

Woudln't you be interested in some Cold War AAA and tanks?

I think much later, now there is very little free time.

[keltu123]

is it possible for you to create the MiG-21 family or the Hawker Hunter / Folland Gnat aircrafts? It'll be a great cold war addition

[Urbi]

28 minutes ago, tripod3 said:

No, I download free and rebuilt them (creating cockpits, pilots, munitions etc) or buy if it worth it

 

I didn't ask about the original model, but wanted to know whether you created the animations for the chassis and the shafts and also the assignment for texture areas yourself.

[tripod3]

3 minutes ago, Urbi said:

I didn't ask about the original model, but wanted to know whether you created the animations for the chassis and the shafts and also the assignment for texture areas yourself.

Animations by myself, texture areas - if there is mono-colour texture (simple), so by myself, if something complicated - I use preassigned assets

Edited June 11, 2024 by tripod3

[Stratos]

37 minutes ago, tripod3 said:

I think much later, now there is very little free time.

Ok, If you ever have free time, some units will add a lot!

[Urbi]

16 minutes ago, tripod3 said:

Animations by myself, texture areas - if there is mono-colour texture (simple), so by myself, if something complicated - I use preassigned assets

 

OK, all beginnings are difficult. Eventually you will get the suspension of the undercarriage Args 1, 4 and 5 and also the nose wheel steering Args 2 right. The Tu-16 and the Tu-22 used brake parachutes. If you cut out the flaps and rudders you will use a separate scene and will have a new light source. When you fix it to the main model this light source will remain. You therefore have to combine the entire model with all the scenes so that you only have one light source before you save it. The error you can see is therefore yours. Are you using Blender? Avoid overlapping textures in your work, even if they are all the same color. This means you are unable to highlight certain details when creating a livery.

[tripod3]

16 minutes ago, Urbi said:

OK, all beginnings are difficult. Eventually you will get the suspension of the undercarriage Args 1, 4 and 5 and also the nose wheel steering Args 2 right. The Tu-16 and the Tu-22 used brake parachutes. If you cut out the flaps and rudders you will use a separate scene and will have a new light source. When you fix it to the main model this light source will remain. You therefore have to combine the entire model with all the scenes so that you only have one light source before you save it. The error you can see is therefore yours. Are you using Blender? Avoid overlapping textures in your work, even if they are all the same color. This means you are unable to highlight certain details when creating a livery.

Thank you for the useful advice, Urbi. I hope I will embody these nuances in the future. However, my impatience calls this into question. 

[tripod3]

1 hour ago, keltu123 said:

is it possible for you to create the MiG-21 family or the Hawker Hunter / Folland Gnat aircrafts? It'll be a great cold war addition

Hi, I think only in far future, hands are busy now.

[Rudel_chw]

Thanks for the update, I prefer this Assets Pack approach, rather than release individual aircraft ... make it easier to share missions that employ these aircraft, as they only need a single extra download.

I like the Tu-22 a lot, just wish their livery supported bort numbers, in order to not have identical aircraft within the mission.

 

Glad to see that the Tu-4 is still part of the Pack, please do not take it out 

 

The B-47 is nice, but wish its panel lines were more subdued, the canopy's glass needs to be more reflective as from some angles it almost disappears, and the crew seem to be under-scale:

 

All in all, a great addition to the game, thanks a lot for sharing these 

 

Eduardo

[tripod3]

1 hour ago, Rudel_chw said:

Thanks for the update, I prefer this Assets Pack approach, rather than release individual aircraft ... make it easier to share missions that employ these aircraft, as they only need a single extra download.

I like the Tu-22 a lot, just wish their livery supported bort numbers, in order to not have identical aircraft within the mission.

 

Glad to see that the Tu-4 is still part of the Pack, please do not take it out 

 

The B-47 is nice, but wish its panel lines were more subdued, the canopy's glass needs to be more reflective as from some angles it almost disappears, and the crew seem to be under-scale:

 

All in all, a great addition to the game, thanks a lot for sharing these 

 

Eduardo

Thanks for the feedback, Eduardo! 

[clanitho]

Thanks for your Cood War assez pack, very great job

[tripod3]

Small texture improvement for B-47 in next update

[Citizen]

Beautiful!
Thank you for your efforts, you have once again moved DCS forward!

[G.J.S]

Unsure if I’ve borked something along the way or not, but when assigning the TU-22D a nuclear tasking in the ME, I cannot save the mission? Either of the TU-22 (both D & KD) work fine and can be saved normally when armed conventionally, but the D with either of the RN stores will not save.

Small issue, but have to say that @tripod3 is doing wonderful work. The types he is bringing into DCS are badly needed, thank you Sir. 
 

*Edit:-

Forgot to mention, DCS is at latest patch state, and the mod (entire folder “Cold War” etc) was placed in saved games/mods/aircraft.

Edited June 12, 2024 by G.J.S
Extra info

[tripod3]

1 hour ago, G.J.S said:

Unsure if I’ve borked something along the way or not, but when assigning the TU-22D a nuclear tasking in the ME, I cannot save the mission? Either of the TU-22 (both D & KD) work fine and can be saved normally when armed conventionally, but the D with either of the RN stores will not save.

Small issue, but have to say that @tripod3 is doing wonderful work. The types he is bringing into DCS are badly needed, thank you Sir. 
 

*Edit:-

Forgot to mention, DCS is at latest patch state, and the mod (entire folder “Cold War” etc) was placed in saved games/mods/aircraft.

 

Thank you for the feedback

I checked in a simple mission, saving succeded if there is a Tu-22 with any of the RN-bombs in the mission, and if there are two at the same time, too. In any case, these bombs are intended primarily for fighters and will be replaced in subsequent updates with special ammunition from the native Tu-22 arsenal.

[G.J.S]

On 6/12/2024 at 11:46 AM, tripod3 said:

Thank you for the feedback

I checked in a simple mission, saving succeded if there is a Tu-22 with any of the RN-bombs in the mission, and if there are two at the same time, too. In any case, these bombs are intended primarily for fighters and will be replaced in subsequent updates with special ammunition from the native Tu-22 arsenal.

Will investigate and see, if I find any conflict with something else I will report here in case others run into the issue I’m having.

 

Thank you for looking into it, good luck in your future endeavours.

 

*edit. No idea what was happening, but it has corrected itself - whatever “it” was - and now works perfectly. 

Edited June 16, 2024 by G.J.S

[tripod3]

[Lt.Turbo]

Yak-28 now too? This next update is going to be fun.

[chen]

Ah, every model are all my favourt !

Edited June 13, 2024 by chen