TG-55Panthercules Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) [UPDATE] - Final version of complete package is now available - see post #8 below for link. I was finally getting around to testing out some of my new personal skins for FC, and it took me a couple of missions to figure out where the settings were buried to remove the streamers that kept showing up in the quick missions. That got me wondering whether it was possible to mod the streamers in FC like I did for RoF, so I tried just a copy/paste installation of one of my RoF streamer mod packages in FC. Lo and behold, it actually works!! (see screenshot below). Apparently, the files and locations for the menu and preview pictures are different for FC than they were for RoF, so that part of the RoF mod package didn't work and I had to just pick this one blindly from the menu for the test, but now that I know the streamer files themselves will work in game I'll start digging around and see if I can locate and modify the menu/preview pictures accordingly. Will probably take me a few days to dig into this, but stand by... [EDIT] - finally found the streamer preview picture files, but have run out of time tonight to mess with them any further - will try to hit it again tomorrow if RL will cooperate. [EDIT] Unfortunately, the scarf portions of the RoF mod version do not appear to work at all in FC - looks like it's going to take more digging than I'd hoped to figure out what's going on with the scarves. The way they've done the scarves (wrapped them around the pilot's neck differently) in FC, I'm not sure that the RoF-styled modded scarves would look right anyway, so I won't be focusing on them at all until I get the streamers sorted out. Edited January 9, 2021 by TG-55Panthercules 2
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 5, 2021 Author Posted January 5, 2021 Ok - stumbled onto the scarf files while I was looking for more streamer-related files, and decided to run a quick test. Figured out how to make the modded scarves show up in game (see screenshot below), though as I suspected the end results might not really be worth the trouble. Also haven't found out how to affect the menu/preview pictures, so more work to do. 1 2
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 5, 2021 Author Posted January 5, 2021 Ok - couldn't resist one more test before bedtime - got the menu text and preview pictures for the custom streamers working (see screenshot below). Will polish up and repackage my RoF streamer mod packs and get them posted here, hopefully over the next couple of days or so. 1 1 2
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 5, 2021 Author Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) OK - the first of the completed scarf and streamer mod packs for Flying Circus (Central Powers Pack #2) is ready for download - you can find it here (it's JSGME-ready - just unzip it into your MODS folder and activate it with JSGME): <link deleted - see post #8 below for link to final package> Once I get them all done, I'll collect all the links in one post for ease of reference. In the meantime, I thought some of might want to play around with this first one and see if you spot any problems (seems to be working in my tests so far - see screenshots below) Edited January 10, 2021 by TG-55Panthercules 1
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 5, 2021 Author Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) After doing some more testing in different lighting conditions, I felt that the streamers were looking too dark in FC compared to RoF, so I've updated the package from the previous post to brighten up the streamer colors a bit for better visibility in FC's lighting conditions. Updated link (and a new screenshot) are below: <link removed - link to final version is in post #8 below> Edited January 9, 2021 by TG-55Panthercules
BladeMeister Posted January 5, 2021 Posted January 5, 2021 Nice Panther. I always loved these in ROF and I still use them over there when I fire the old girl up ever once in a while. Thanks for your efforts to transfer this over to FC. S!Blade <><
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 5, 2021 Author Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) The first of the Entente versions of my scarf/streamer mods (British Empire pack #1) is now ready for D/L, and is available at the link below for those who like to fly Entente planes: <link removed - link to final version is in post #8 below> I think they're working as planned (see screenshots below), but if you see any problems with them please let me know. I'll probably wait till I finish all the other packs and put them up in one complete .zip file for ease of downloading and installation. Of course, you can only use one version/package at a time, since they all use/modify the same underlying streamer file, so you'll want to figure out which set you want to fly with and activate only that particular pack via JSGME before you start the game (don't forget to deactivate any other version you might have previously activated, before you activate the one you'll be using in your next game session). Edited January 9, 2021 by TG-55Panthercules 1 1
TG-55Panthercules Posted January 9, 2021 Author Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) OK - the final versions of my streamer/scarf mods for Flying Circus are ready - you can D/L the complete package here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/q6x1ponwl028igp/FC_-_Panther's_Scarf_and_Streamer_Mods_-_Complete_Pkg_for_JSGME.zip/file Just unzip this package into your MODS folder - that will install the following 6 separate mod packages: 1. FC - Panther's BE-1 (British Empire) Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: Roundel Colors - Stripes Roundel Colors - Bars Streamers only: Canada - Flag Style Ireland - Flag Colors Scotland - Flag Style Wales - Flag Style 2. FC - Panther's Central-1 Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: Imperial German Colors Bavarian diamonds Austria-Hungary k.u.k colors Streamers only: Saxony colors Turkish flag Westphalia colors Wurttemberg colors 3. FC - Panther's Central-2 Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: Austria-Hungary 3-Color Bars Bulgaria 3-Color Bars Germany 3-Color Bars Streamers only: Austria-Hungary 2-Color Bars Black/White Bars Saxony 2-Color Bars Wurttemberg 2-Color Bars 4. FC - Panther's Entente-1 Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: France - Flag Colors Italy -Flag Colors Russia - Flag Colors Streamers only: Belgium - Flag Colors Montenegro - Flag Colors Romania - Flag Colors Serbia - Flag Colors 5. FC - Panther's USA Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: Red/White/Blue Horizontal Stripes US Navy Blue and Gold White Stars on Blue Field Streamers only: Red/White/Blue Bars American Flag style 6. FC - Panther's Whimsical Scarves and Streamers for JSGME Scarves and Streamers: Dartmouth College GA Tech Harvard University Streamers only: Auburn University Yale University Where's Waldo Jack Asphalt's Pennant Because of the way some of the underlying files are used/duplicated, you should only activate ONE of these mod packages at a time (and should de-activate any previously-activated packages before you activate the one you want to fly with in your next game session). Also, you will only see the Central Power scarves (#s 2 and 3 above) if you fly a Central Power plane, and similarly you will only see the Entente or Whimsical scarves (#s 1,4,5 and 6 above) if you fly an Entente plane. And of course these will only work if you fly in "Mods on" mode. Hope you enjoy them - I tried to test them all, but if anybody spots any problems with any of them please let me know. Edited January 9, 2021 by TG-55Panthercules 1
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