[Mod Pack] IL-2 Enhanced Version 2.2 (Updated 8/30/24)

[Vishnu]

3 hours ago, JSOflyer69 said:

aircraft flame increase.zip 14.46 kB · 1 download

use with JSGME tool putting on top of any other mods that have lost the aircraft damage flames,i have tested and should work ok

You're  awesome!  Thank you for this!!

[Vishnu]

Ok...I finally figured out how to get a clip of the "jet aircraft" sound that keeps happening with the 109's.... Anybody else hear this?  It only happens with this enhanced mod.   Or is this a sound the 109's made?  If so, what is it?   I'm so confused.

 

The sound of a jet flying by starts at about 41 seconds.    I throttle back and then you REALLY HEAR IT!    (Yes I realize the video quality is not good)

 

Edited May 29 by Vishnu

[butler07]

i have the same thing, i mainly play SP with PWCG so i fix it by going to external view and back. havent tried online yet

[Vishnu]

On 5/30/2025 at 7:24 AM, JSOflyer69 said:

Sometimes mods can cause problems,JSGME can leave traces of stuff that may cause problems.ok a total reinstall can be a pain in the ass.

this is a solution for people who do not know.

1. start game,go to settings,game,untick enable mods,accept,accept and restart game,go into quick mission and play a mission,now quit game.

2.go into steam on your shortcut on your main screen,go into steam library here you will see a list of all your steam games,left click on your sturmovik game on your mouse,click on properties,click on installed files,next click on verify integrity of game files,this should take a few mins,this should reinstall any missing files and will save you a heap of problems,this works the same for any game you have on steam,next play your game,after re tick game mods and use JSGME again,hope this helps people that do not know.

 

 

On 5/30/2025 at 7:31 AM, butler07 said:

i have the same thing, i mainly play SP with PWCG so i fix it by going to external view and back. havent tried online yet

 

I tried this fix....It totally worked, although I lost my good cockpit photos, which I can totally replace.     Thanks @JSOflyer69!

[LonnyEnds]

So I have used this mod a few weeks and overall its great. I had the same "jet" sound but found it was the game boosting the distant plane exhaust effects loud inside the cockpit. I uninstalled all mods to do the V6.001 update. After reinstalling and adding Stonehouse's AAA and AI mods I have not had the issue since. 

 

I also had the oil on goggles as black squares and the fix described above worked. 

 

I still do not have external flame effects for aircraft though even after installing the above fix. It worked initially it seemed but now it work even after uninstalling/installing it last. 

[VerifiedDumpster]

It seems as though this mod broke mirror in the P-38J. Removing the mods fixes the mirror. I have tried various mirror settings in the graphics (I usually stay on complex) and it does not appear to fix this issue. Other planes appear to be fine. The spitfire mk XI mirror works as intended with the mod enabled (second screenshot). 

[LonnyEnds]

After more testing no matter what I do I cannot get the aircraft flames to render. Fresh install of everything, no other mods except enhanced V2.1, no effects but if I uninstall the stock effects work. Patch 2.1 and 2.2 do not make a difference. 

 

I tried the extra flames fix as listed above and not working. I've also tried deleting the modded files like the oil fix. "flame.txt" wingfire.dds, n_planefireball.dds, flame-01.efx and flame-02.efx. Tried both deleting one by one and all of them combined in the hopes it would fall back to the stock effects. Still no luck, feel like I can't go back to un modded but this issue is game breaking for me. 

 

Anyone have any suggestions or can confirm how the above fix worked for them? 

[PongoIL2]

I am really enjoying this mod pack. I love the new textures on the Moscow fall map and has it adjusted the weather to be far more cloudy? It would be nice if there was a way to tone down the streams to scale size. Every creek on the map is 200 feet wide. 

[Vishnu]

On 6/26/2025 at 8:58 PM, LonnyEnds said:

After more testing no matter what I do I cannot get the aircraft flames to render. Fresh install of everything, no other mods except enhanced V2.1, no effects but if I uninstall the stock effects work. Patch 2.1 and 2.2 do not make a difference. 

 

I tried the extra flames fix as listed above and not working. I've also tried deleting the modded files like the oil fix. "flame.txt" wingfire.dds, n_planefireball.dds, flame-01.efx and flame-02.efx. Tried both deleting one by one and all of them combined in the hopes it would fall back to the stock effects. Still no luck, feel like I can't go back to un modded but this issue is game breaking for me. 

 

Anyone have any suggestions or can confirm how the above fix worked for them? 

You're not the only one...this is EXACT same issue for me.    The mod is fantastic, but I've tried everything as well, just like you.    It's painful to weigh what works so good with the not so good....(lack of flames)

 

I hope somebody can seriously look at this issue.

[Stonehouse]

On 6/30/2025 at 1:44 AM, Vishnu said:

You're not the only one...this is EXACT same issue for me.    The mod is fantastic, but I've tried everything as well, just like you.    It's painful to weigh what works so good with the not so good....(lack of flames)

 

I hope somebody can seriously look at this issue.

Load order? Remember that the last mod loaded applies if there is an overlap of files between mods.

[LonnyEnds]

Thanks for the reply Stonehouse! So I can confirm that install order did not solve, I tried both the flames fix above and clean install with only applying Enhanced 2.1. That made the flames invisible and applying 2.1 and 2.2 patch made no difference. Stock fire works properly still, at this point I have piecemeal installed most of the mods included in this pack without issues. I think it lies with the "low effects V5" I was not able to find exactly what download that is but I have installed JSO's WW2 pack and has been working great. 

 

I'm not sure how the game handles the fires exactly but I am also thinking it is possible the size of the effects are so small that they are hidden inside the plane if that makes sense. When having the issue I had a JU52 on fire (can still see the smoke and glow effects) and it ended up making a relatively soft landing in some trees. Once it was on the ground I saw there were fires being rendered but very small. 

 

For now I will continue piecemeal approach but it is much more tedious vs the pack. I get it is very hard to keep something like this updated over the years and really appreciate all the great work from the community to make such awesome content. 

[FilMit]

Class, just class !!!
In VR, performance grew, I thought it would be the other way around.

Will this pack and continue to be updated?

[Stonehouse]

On 7/4/2025 at 11:50 AM, LonnyEnds said:

For now I will continue piecemeal approach but it is much more tedious vs the pack.

You know you can create profiles for JSGME? So with a very few clicks you can load all your mods in the right order? I currently run around 50 mods via a JSGME profile without any issues. 

[Vishnu]

On 7/3/2025 at 6:50 PM, LonnyEnds said:

Thanks for the reply Stonehouse! So I can confirm that install order did not solve, I tried both the flames fix above and clean install with only applying Enhanced 2.1. That made the flames invisible and applying 2.1 and 2.2 patch made no difference. Stock fire works properly still, at this point I have piecemeal installed most of the mods included in this pack without issues. I think it lies with the "low effects V5" I was not able to find exactly what download that is but I have installed JSO's WW2 pack and has been working great. 

 

I'm not sure how the game handles the fires exactly but I am also thinking it is possible the size of the effects are so small that they are hidden inside the plane if that makes sense. When having the issue I had a JU52 on fire (can still see the smoke and glow effects) and it ended up making a relatively soft landing in some trees. Once it was on the ground I saw there were fires being rendered but very small. 

 

For now I will continue piecemeal approach but it is much more tedious vs the pack. I get it is very hard to keep something like this updated over the years and really appreciate all the great work from the community to make such awesome content. 

 

 

 

Same with me.....   I have EXACTLY the same problem...I make sure I apply the more fire mod last through JSME, still doesn't work.

 

[Stonehouse]

On 7/7/2025 at 3:44 AM, Vishnu said:

 

 

 

Same with me.....   I have EXACTLY the same problem...I make sure I apply the more fire mod last through JSME, still doesn't work.

 

 

Have you tried stock plus just the more fire mod? If so, did you get more flames as expected? 

[Vishnu]

23 hours ago, Stonehouse said:

 

Have you tried stock plus just the more fire mod? If so, did you get more flames as expected? 

I can confirm it works, although the smoke immediately vanishes all at once, once the plane explodes on the ground.   As well, I get errors popping up throughout the whole flight, that i have to click ok on before continuing flying.

[Stonehouse]

4 hours ago, Vishnu said:

I get errors popping up

You may want to post those up in the more flames thread. Assuming you were completely stock plus only the more fire mod then this would indicate an issue with your install or the more fire mod.

[Vishnu]

On 7/8/2025 at 10:23 PM, Stonehouse said:

You may want to post those up in the more flames thread. Assuming you were completely stock plus only the more fire mod then this would indicate an issue with your install or the more fire mod.

Curious...could you post a screenshot of all your mods you're using in GSME?

 

[Stonehouse]

[Vishnu]

41 minutes ago, Stonehouse said:

Jeez....I haven't heard of half those mods.....

 

I wish I could find them...

 

What's the mod for better bullet trails?

 

[Stonehouse]

2 hours ago, Vishnu said:

Jeez....I haven't heard of half those mods.....

 

I wish I could find them...

 

What's the mod for better bullet trails?

 

 

Majority are out there in the forum although some I have tweaked to suit myself and guys I fly with. A couple are wip like Additional Warships (which is getting close to being released).  Many on the left side are old kept for reference or being tinkered with or just for a different theatre so not loaded. Some that are loaded like the Rhineland retexture are a combination of several people's mods plus tweaks. 

 

2 hours ago, Vishnu said:

What's the mod for better bullet trails?

Do you mean multicoloured tracers? That one is definitely available although I may have fiddled with the last one released if it was out of sync with the game version. 

Edited July 15 by Stonehouse

[Vishnu]

15 hours ago, Stonehouse said:

 

Majority are out there in the forum although some I have tweaked to suit myself and guys I fly with. A couple are wip like Additional Warships (which is getting close to being released).  Many on the left side are old kept for reference or being tinkered with or just for a different theatre so not loaded. Some that are loaded like the Rhineland retexture are a combination of several people's mods plus tweaks. 

 

Do you mean multicoloured tracers? That one is definitely available although I may have fiddled with the last one released if it was out of sync with the game version. 

No,  I'm not sure that's the one.   In the Enhanced WWII mod, it appears that the smoke trails from the shots fired, are more intense than vanilla.   Or is that the one in included in the enhanced WWII mod?

 

[Stonehouse]

4 hours ago, Vishnu said:

No,  I'm not sure that's the one.   In the Enhanced WWII mod, it appears that the smoke trails from the shots fired, are more intense than vanilla.   Or is that the one in included in the enhanced WWII mod?

 

Yeah, that would be one of the graphic effects mods. Mine in the list is MPeffects01June2022. This is a custom version of some of JSOflyer's original effects pack, I removed some of the effects I found over hollywoodised (it's all personal taste not criticism) and tweaked others. For example, my wing nonfuel tank fires are quite different from JSOflyers due to a request for different fires/smoke by Mysticpuma.  See discussion here Would anyone be able to take a look at aircraft deep black fire smoke effect files please? - Mods - IL-2 Sturmovik Forum .The final version attached to the above thread is a few years old and my current version is a little different in some minor points.

 

[FilMit]

 

The Second World War Mod Packv4

 

These are fresh effects from Jsoflyers.
They work perfectly on the current version of the game 👍

[Vishnu]

On 7/16/2025 at 9:54 AM, FilMit said:

 

The Second World War Mod Packv4

 

These are fresh effects from Jsoflyers.
They work perfectly on the current version of the game 👍

Thanks for that ...the flames work fine with this mod..