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I am back in action

I am applying the "skins" that Captain Kurt provided :applause: and will do some screenshots of each aircraft. I am also finishing the last of three versions of a raid on Pagan (northern Marianas) mission - one for each aircraft type.

Cheers and a Happy New Year to you all!

SW07
 
Progress? I am working on the last of six missions, three each for raids on Pagan and Palau - a SB2C, TBF, AND F6F version for each attack. I'm also doing some recon photos for the missions as well. After these two sets I'm off to Mindanao and the start of the Philippines campaign.
 
Greetings SW ! Glad you are back and jumping into your happy pursuits :wavey: I just finished reading a book titled " Intrepids Fighting Squadron 18" by a Michael J. Fink. He apparently was a docent, for awhile, at the Intrepid Museum and wrote the book. It follows the path of the FS 18 and its' pilots through the Intrepids deployments. It has a lot in it concerning the makeup of the raids and plane losses as well as some descriptions of the airfields they hit. It and even has the reg. numbers of the planes that were lost and approximately where. Also, the Intrepids Squadrons carried as a identifier on the tail stabilizer a cross at the top. Wasn't aware of that. Interesting book.
Anyway, I am sure you have all this but just thought I would pass this tidbit along to you.
 
Thanks Fibber!
I need some help. I am currently in the Philippines and am getting object error messages on loading the PI scenery. As one of the authors a few years back of the PI GSL scenery package, I thought I had all the elements. However I cannot find:

lw_barracks_d9
lw_barracks_d7
lw_barracks_d8
lw_causeway_d1
lw_causeway_ramp_d1
lw_hangar_sqr_3a_d1

Does anyone know where the download is, containing these objects?
 
Hi Greg,

They are in MR Library Objects found in the MaskRider Legacy section.

In case you're not aware, I released scenery for Manila last year. It incorporates MaskRider's airfields.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
Hi Kevin!
I previously downloaded and unzipped MR Library Objects, but it only had 2 bgls and none of the bitmaps had an lw prefix. As i already had them installed, I can only assume it was the wrong target. I currently have all the MR and LW downloads installed, but I've never seen or heard of an lw_causeway. :dizzy:
 
Greg, the MR Library Object package was expanded a couple of years ago. There are a few more infrastructure objects as well as a new tree library.

The causeway existed in the original Philippines scenery package as a macro, rather than a GSL object. Converting the Philippines to GSL necessitated the addition of the causeway and a couple of new barracks.
 
I finished the first of the Philippines campaign missions - an attack on Del Monte. As soon as I start test flying, I will post some screenshots.
The next mission is an attack on a convoy, which left the port of Del Monte the night before.
 
It has been a slog with medical appointments and all, but I did manage to finish 5 missions since my last post.

"title_string"=Essex_CX1-Smashing-Convoy-Escort_F6Fe

"summary_string"=Good morning men. Today's target is a Japanese supply convoy headed NE from Del Monte, Mindanao towards Ormoc Bay. HAWK; launch at 1000 hours, form up and fly 185 miles on a 294-degree heading to RP-ABLE. From ABLE, you and the rest of VF-15 are to surge ahead of the bombers and proceed NNW 8 miles to RP-MIKE, from where your flights will fan out and search. Once spotted, we will converge on the convoy. VF-15 you are to engage and destroy the FLAK producing escorts. In the unlikely appearance of enemy aircraft, your role switches to interceptor, otherwise expend what ordinance you have remaining on anything left afloat, once the bombers are clear, Regroup at RP-XRAY and return to base on a 094-degree vector.

"objective_string"=TG-38.3 has refueled and has moved from Palau Islands to the southern Philippines. Their mission is to interdict and paralyze Japanese shipping and neutralize the enemy's land based aircraft in this area. A strike has already been launched against the airbase and port of Del Monte, Mindanao. Now a strike is being launched against an enemy convoy, which departed Del Monte the night before.

"intelligence_string"=Filipino guerrillas report a large convoy, consisting of tankers, troopships and freighters has just departed Del Monte last night and is heading NE at 12 knots for the Surigao Strait, toward Ormoc Bay. The convoy has only a small escort and our raid on Del Monte this morning is soaking off and eliminating any fighter cover for the convoy. Again, the convoy is reported to have only a small escort force, so expect light AA fire on your attack runs. Your fighter escort will engage and neutralize the convoy escorts. You can anticipate good weather with light to moderate cloud cover, with winds out of 353 degrees at 15 knots up to 10,,000 feet.
"player_aircraft_name_string"=F6F-5 Hellcat VF-12

Kevin: Thanks for the scenery objects update.

SW07
 
I forgot to mention, can anyone recommend a newer and hopefully better download than the stock KI43IIB_OSCAR ? I need it for a random air ad ground target, here in the Philippines.

Thanks in advance>
Shadow Wolf :applause:
 
Thanks guys! I spoke with Rami (via MS Teams) earlier and he recommended the one you suggested Deathwind as well as the FDG Donationware
bird. I chose the Donationware aircraft on a coin flip.

IA for current progress, find myself having to re-do 3 missions from scratch. My usual procedure is to update the old, existing missions with modifications , using the old as a template. Well in the case of these three missions, I cannot use any of them as a template because when I try to save the mission, It crashes Mission Builder. I salvaged the scenery layout, shiplocations and names, but everything else has to be re-done.

FYI: Rami is well as can be expected, undergoing medical tests and the troubles of life. He sends his regards and looks forward to returning to the Outhouse. Hs plate is pretty full right now though - although he was tickled pink that his weekend is being extended by a snow day off from work.

Cheers:
Greg (SW07)
 
Howdy it's I again. if your just changing aircraft and other listed objects in the mission file all you really need is notepad and if your luckier than me Pilgrim your smart enough to do it yourself without your sister doing it fer ya. Ain't that right Sis? Chances are you hand edited some of them and mission builder she get's kinda mad like a pouting pup and if you was to open that doll baby up in mission builder she gonna nail ya a good one.
 
the reason i didn't meantion the donatonware oscars is they been around awhile now thought you must didnt cotton to them either or you wouldnt still be looking. they kinda purty to yes.
 
Greg,
For flyable /AI Ki-43s I would recommend Andrew's model, and as infrastructure the objects John made. These look very good, and they turn into wrecks when hit. I used them a lot in my PNG campaign.
 
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