Tom Burnside
Charter Member
So I have just bought this from the JuatFlight website and it says that I need TacPack in order to install it into SE. Is there a way I can do this without TacPack.
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Flight Simulator X (SP2, Acceleration or Gold required) or FSX: Steam Edition (please note that TacPack must be installed for this add-on to work in FSX: Steam Edition)
JF is a firm with a great customer service and cash back for a refund. Will take a few days.
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If you want a truly amazing Hornet, that functions amazingly well with or without TP, you might take a look at the FSDT FSX Blue Angel's v16.1 F/A-18C. From comments I've read, and I am NOT a Hornet driver, but there are a number of real world hornet drivers on the beta team, and they say it is the best, bar none, in the sim world. Both the FDE and the FCS are unparalleled It was made by the same folks who made the original default F-18 for FSX Acceleration, but it's vastly improved. I can post a direct link to it, or to it's 95 page thread on the FSDT forums, if you like.
Just a thought, if you can't load up the VRS bird, but want an '18 to burn holes in the sky with
Pat☺
It's thread in the FSDT forums can be found here: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,6944.0.html , and the latest download for it can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3So3WwTLPRZVU1jaVUtTXZIVVU/view .
It has an autoinstaller, which I normally distrust greatly, but this one works great. You must install the Base version, as it has the panel, models and most of the textures in it. Then you can select whatever "loadouts" you want. A-A, A_G, Training and so on. I use the Training mostly. It has a centerline tank, which gives me time to go up and do ACM maneuvers for a while, then I can come down and load up a carrier in AICarriers.NET, launch vLSO, and do CQ to my heart's contentEach individual loadout's weight and drag have been adjusted to be correct for it's configuration. Bombs have more drag than missiles, and weigh a lot more, etc etc. It took Jimi and the rest a while, but they got it right. I was fortunate enough to be able to contribute in some small ways.
It will also load the correct .NET Release for the FCS to use, for you. It take a little while and may look like it's locked up, but just let it run. It'll work right.
You can go back later, should you desire, and load up more, different loadouts. Just run the installer again, and select them, it will take care of the rest
The FSDT forums also have thread for AICarriers.NET, a newer version Mr. Orion of the FSDT fame wrote, using the .NET framework, rather than the JAVA software. It seems to work, in my opinion, much better, and uses much less in the way of computer resources than the original, Java based version. It's functionality is identical to the original, and all the various ships and config files work in both the same way as well. Orion, BTW, did a lot of the programming for the FCS and gauge files used in this bird.
There is also a very good thread for problems with vLSO, should you encounter them. It also has a link, in Paddles sig, for the download site for it and various sceneries specifically designed to work with it. I am of the firm opinion that paddles wrote in a special "hate Pat" module. I swear, those AI LSO's have it in for me...
Anyway, enjoy it! I know I sure do.
Pat☺