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External Model Substitute for Model as a mission editor function


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This is mainly a yell into a big nothing, but I've always wished DCS would support a Mission Editor enabled option for an external model swap. 

This would allow a Tornado ADV model for F-14 for example, or using JF-17 and selecting Gripen externals. While not a perfect solution, it would definitely help to create some scenarios with for example Tornado ADV being similar to the F-14 with Sparrows. 

Obviously would require tuning, but would be a big help in Cold War missions, too.





For example the Jeff. With Jeff internals and use, it pretty much functions like an early Gripen. JF-17 - 6002 Gripen E Splinter Camo


Already by default, it is pretty close. Yeah you could say that this isn't a perfect solution, and I can wholeheartedly agree. But it'd be heck of a better solution than nothing in my mind. 


It could be up to the Mission Editor and the mission creator to use the appropriate external model when wanted. The example of F-14 using Tornado ADV as external works pretty great for 1989, and there's other mashups I can think of, too. 

Interested on if anyone has any refined thoughts on a system like this.




Air Goons will run a 1986 Cold War gone Hot scenario as a big multiplayer event, and currently the F-14 in RAF skin is going to be the Tornado ADV, and the F-15E with all A2A weapons disabled will be the F-111. Not perfect, but even without visual model change, their role matches with appropriate skins. Having external model match would be a perfection. 

And yeah, in our last campaign the JF-17 was the Gripen.

Edited by Vähäkylä
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