New, from Dino!! USS America, LHA-6! Free!
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PhantomTweak
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Just a note for those that collect AI boats for use in AICarriers.NET: It's a bad idea to add formations to the AICarriers.cfg that comes with the basic package. If you collect formations of ships, helicopter sling loads, etc etc, like I do, use the conf.d folder, and make separate .cfg files for ship (or whatever) formations you want to see. It's also a very good idea to make a sub-folder under the conf.d folder to hold all your different .cfg files. That way, you can swap the ships and formations you desire to utilize that particular episode in and out. Store all your individual .cfg files in the sub-folder. I call mine BAXX, but you can call it whatever you want.
The reason for this is that if you keep adding formations into the original AICarriers.cfg file, you'll wind up with a lot of menu pages when you hit SHFT+J. Then you'll have to sit and search through the menu pages to find the formation you want to use that flight. If you have the individual .cfg for each set of formations, like for example a few different LHA-6 formations, with different escorts, sling loads for vertrep ops, or whatever, you can then place that particular .cfg file into the conf.d folder, start up AICarriers, and away you go. Only a few, or one or two, pages to search through. All your other sets of ship formations, like the CV9 Enterprise carrier with various escorts, for example, or the Nimitz v2, are sitting in your sub-folder, out of the way, but readily accessable, for use when you desire.
Doing it this way would have prevented the cross-over problem you experienced, as well. No way to accidentally mix up the formations if they are in entirely separate .cfg files, stashed away where the program can't see them.
Have fun all!
Pat☺
The reason for this is that if you keep adding formations into the original AICarriers.cfg file, you'll wind up with a lot of menu pages when you hit SHFT+J. Then you'll have to sit and search through the menu pages to find the formation you want to use that flight. If you have the individual .cfg for each set of formations, like for example a few different LHA-6 formations, with different escorts, sling loads for vertrep ops, or whatever, you can then place that particular .cfg file into the conf.d folder, start up AICarriers, and away you go. Only a few, or one or two, pages to search through. All your other sets of ship formations, like the CV9 Enterprise carrier with various escorts, for example, or the Nimitz v2, are sitting in your sub-folder, out of the way, but readily accessable, for use when you desire.
Doing it this way would have prevented the cross-over problem you experienced, as well. No way to accidentally mix up the formations if they are in entirely separate .cfg files, stashed away where the program can't see them.
Have fun all!
Pat☺
That would explain it.
The way that the STOVL function is implemented, makes the touch-down attitude very critical on a short-landing at 30 - 100 Knots. (you should be slightly pitched up).
A way to make it less critical: "strengthen" the nosegear in the aircraft.cfg.
In the contact-point section you see (depending on F35B version you use) something like:
point.0=1, -18.00, 0.00, -6.65, 1000, etc.
Change the "1000" to "2000" or so.
Rob
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got it - and thanks, Rob!
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Aircraft models
There are some very nice aircraft staged on the LHAs.
Very nice models with detailed textures, all with a higher detail of realism then I've currently seen available elsewhere.
Would it be possible to have individual aircraft models so that they could be placed using AICarriers.?
MV-22, CH-53, Seahawks & F-35s..?
Thanks...
There are some very nice aircraft staged on the LHAs.
Very nice models with detailed textures, all with a higher detail of realism then I've currently seen available elsewhere.
Would it be possible to have individual aircraft models so that they could be placed using AICarriers.?
MV-22, CH-53, Seahawks & F-35s..?
Thanks...
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Can you confirm you have been able to see all three LHAs side by side..?
One way of doing it...
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_Empty
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (empty deck), 0, 0
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_F35
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (F-35 operations),0, 0
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_MV-22
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (MV-22 operations),0, 0
PhantomTweak
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Seahawk72s
Originally Posted by top gun
Can someone post the individual entries required to get this to work in AI carriers I.E , clean , f-35 etc , rather than all three versions together , I have tried but cant get it to work
Please
thanks in advance
Can you confirm you have been able to see all three LHAs side by side..?
One way of doing it...
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_Empty
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (empty deck), 0, 0
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_F35
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (F-35 operations),0, 0
[formation.xx]
title=LHA-6_MV-22
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (MV-22 operations),0, 0
Something I discovered by accident having to do with AICarriers formation entries: You can't have a space between the unit.X= nomenclature, like in Mr. Seahawk's first entry, and the numbers following the comma (,), or AICarriers won't draw that formation when you select it. You get a "SimObject not found" error.
As in the first formation shown above. Notice that there's a space, thus: unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (empty deck), 0, 0
whereas there isn't in this one: unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (F-35 operations),0, 0
The first one shown will not function properly, but the second will.
And remember, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, in post #22, don't add things to the original AICarriers.cfg file. Always make your own .cfg file, and store it someplace. Only place it in the conf.d folder when ready to use it.
Have fun!
Pat☺
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Hi Pat,
Sorry to say your analysis might not be correct. The formation entries were all tested and without any problems specified
objects appeared. Here are the entries being discussed.
Regards...
[formation.18]
title=LHA-6_Collection
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (empty deck), 0, 0
unit.1=USS America LHA-6 (F-35 operations),150, 0
unit.2=USS America LHA-6 (MV-22 operations),-150, 0
unit.3=SH-60_guard, 75, 40
unit.4=SH-60_guard, -75, 40
unit.5=SH-60_guard, 195, -90
unit.6=SH-60_guard, -195, -90
unit.7=CH-53_Pav, 0, -200
unit.8=CH-53_USMC, 0, -275
unit.9=CH-53_USMC_HX21, 0, -350
unit.10=CH-53_Navy, -150, -200
unit.11=CH-53_mh53e, -150, -275
unit.12=CH-53_Marines, -150, -350
unit.13=CH-53_Navy_431, 150, -200
[formation.19]
title=LHA-6_Empty
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (empty deck), 0, 0
[formation.20]
title=LHA-6_F35
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (F-35 operations),0, 0
[formation.21]
title=LHA-6_MV-22
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 (MV-22 operations),0, 0
Attachments
ok it's now working ,,,,,, However I had to remove the ( brackets ) from the entry otherwise I got a no object warning
thank you
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
USS America Expeditionary Strike Group
I added my own escorts for the LHA-6 USS America
AO-105 USS Mispillion,
DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
DDG-19 USS Tattnall
DDG-18 USS Semmes
I've configured different escorts for the other two LHA-6 scenarios.
I added my own escorts for the LHA-6 USS America
AO-105 USS Mispillion,
DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
DDG-19 USS Tattnall
DDG-18 USS Semmes
I've configured different escorts for the other two LHA-6 scenarios.
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
The escorts came from other carriers and for my use. If you don't have them then, use what DDG/DLG/AO you have. Ditto for the oiler.
The placement (Values after each enty) used for all the escorts are based on my tastes. I have one escort following each LHA as plane guard.
Hope that helps. I made a cfg called "LHA6.cfg".
[formation.0]
title=LHA-6_Collection empty deck
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 empty deck, 0, 0
unit.1=AO-106 USS Navasota, 1500, -5
unit.2=DD-933 USS Barry, 11, -1500
unit.3=DD-945 USS Hull, -3000, 10
unit.4=DDG-17 USS Conyngham, 0, 2500
[formation.1]
title=LHA-6 F-35 operations
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 F-35 operations, 0, 0
unit.1=AO-107 USS Passumpsic, 1600, 20
unit.2=DDG-15 USS Berkeley, 0, 2500
unit.3=DD-931 USS Forrest Sherman, 3000, 400
unit.4=DD-936 USS Decatur, 10, -1420
[formation.2]
title=LHA-6 MV-22 operations
unit.0=USS America LHA-6 MV-22 operations, 0, 0
unit.1=AO-105 USS Mispillion, 1800, 25
unit.2=DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss, -3000, 0
unit.3=DDG-19 USS Tattnall, 0, 2500
unit.4=DDG-18 USS Semmes, 3000, 400
unit.5=SH-60_guard, -180, -80
unit.6=DDG-15 USS Berkeley, 10, -1420
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
Wasn't that one the LHA-5 USS Peleliu?
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?linkid=18652&catid=114
gray eagle
SOH-CM-2025
Curious as to where the CH-53 Marines/Navy come from or where can I find them? Are those AI copies?
Thanks
EDIT: I found some at MIAW but the rotor blades do not rotate, the helo just hangs in the air.
I guess the rotor animation is something that is baked into the mdl....
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