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

[Nadelbaum]

3 hours ago, creamersdream said:

Sorry I don't Know if I really understand what you are saying? You mean turn of auto updates for Great Battles first then uninstall Mod?  I believe I had the mod installed when Great battles was updating to 4.703. So what would happen now?  

I can only say what you can do with Steam version. Uninstall the mod(s) and then do an integrity check in Steam for Il-2. After this you can re-install the mod(s). And to avoid this in the future just turn of the auto-updater like previously said.

Edited March 22, 2022 by Nadelbaum

[MajorMagee]

Ah, Steam let's you turn off auto updates. I don't use steam, and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop the auto updates in the direct purchase version.

[Youtch]

Instead of using Il2 launcher, use always IL2.exe.

 

It will not auto-update when you start the game.

 

When you read about a new update, you remove your mods and then start the launcher to dowload and update the new version.

 

This is the way i am now doing it, to avoid interferences with mods.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

I would love to update this pack soon, but im very busy...just a heads up.

[jollyjack]

I really appreciate all you work,  but when installing i get this, and as with other mods i feel reluctant of continuing afraid of screwing things up:

 

Folder "data\graphics\effects\surf" has already been added by the "lights mod" mod.
"height.hini" has already been altered by the "Moscow_Free_Flight" mod.
"height.hini" has already been altered by the "Moscow_Free_Flight" mod.
Folder "data\graphics\sky" has already been added by the "sun size correction" mod.
Folder "data\graphics\sky\textures" has already been added by the "sun size correction" mod.
"lens.bmp" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"lens2.bmp" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"moon2.dds" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"moon2.tga" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"star0.dds" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"sun.bmp" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"sun.dds" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"sunglow.dds" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"sunglow.tga" has already been altered by the "sun size correction" mod.
"info.txt" has already been altered by the "Moscow_Free_Flight" mod.

 

Some included missions f.i i have installed already like Huertgen Forest, interactive etc. updated and all ... Makes be back off LoL.

Edited May 13, 2022 by jollyjack

[Dauntless]

Install this mod first, then follow up with the others. Odds are real good the errors are because those mods and files are already included with the Enhanced mod. 

 

Edited May 13, 2022 by Dauntless

[jollyjack]

On 8/28/2021 at 1:38 AM, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Also finally, kept getting this error message in one of my quick missions:

 

There was another that popped up that looked pretty similar, but I didn't get a screencap of it. I think it also had something to do with the rus_45 shell. HE something maybe?

 

 

 

Try the error logs to find the one? I might have it somewhere

Here's your missing one, extract it in to the folder (make it if not present; ... data\\luascripts\worldobjects\ballistics\ammunitionfornpc) :

 

npc_shell_rus_45_cv.zip

Edited May 16, 2022 by jollyjack

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

Guys, this pack is out of date. I want to build a new pack soon without the cloud and sky mods.

[Spikos]

Looking forward to it

[Boelcke]

Perhaps it´s possible to split the files into two packs, one with the mods and a second with the skinpack? As long as you don´t update the skins it would be a much quicker download for the mods.

[FodderMonkey]

On 3/21/2022 at 9:16 PM, creamersdream said:

Does this mod pack work with the new 4.703b update? 

Not for me.  Couldn't even get the game to load.  Backed the mod out using JGSME and everything works fine.  Looking forward to an update on this mod, hopefully!

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

On 6/2/2022 at 4:35 PM, FodderMonkey said:

Not for me.  Couldn't even get the game to load.  Backed the mod out using JGSME and everything works fine.  Looking forward to an update on this mod, hopefully!

Moving soon, but after I get settled I'll make a new version! Say maybe a month?

[FodderMonkey]

On 6/11/2022 at 9:17 PM, drewm3i-VR said:

Moving soon, but after I get settled I'll make a new version! Say maybe a month?

Looks like the Arado is coming within the next couple weeks, and Normandy shouldn't be too long after.  Thrilled to see you working to get this back into spec with the current version, but no hard feelings if you wait until after the big update (which Normandy is sure to be!).  Thanks again!

[junkrig]

Quick update for anyone wondering if the mod is currently working -- first time testing out mod. Using Steam version 4.706b. Get an error thrown at startup "Failed to open texture 'GRAPHICS\TEXTURES\EFFECTS\BLOOD.dds', but it let's you click through it and otherwise mod seems to be functioning fine in my quick testing with quick mission and campaign. I will update this if I run into any game breakers but so far so good. 

[thorin12]

hey guys , I'm having an error when I start firing, so far (109 is the plane Ive used and I hit a russian plane, any of them) and hit a target, it comes up mid game and sometimes freezes my game.

 

 

3D3_ERROR

Failed to open Texture

GRAPHICS\TEXTURES\PARTICLES_N_SPARK_2.DDS

E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)

 

Id give you a screenshot if I could but I'm not able to due to the type of crash:) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2022 by thorin12

[FodderMonkey]

On 7/10/2022 at 10:45 AM, junkrig said:

Quick update for anyone wondering if the mod is currently working -- first time testing out mod. Using Steam version 4.706b. Get an error thrown at startup "Failed to open texture 'GRAPHICS\TEXTURES\EFFECTS\BLOOD.dds', but it let's you click through it and otherwise mod seems to be functioning fine in my quick testing with quick mission and campaign. I will update this if I run into any game breakers but so far so good. 

I'm getting both this and the particles_n_spark_2.dds error mentioned above.  I'm able to click through both and keep playing.

[JSOflyer69]

Just delete all the particle effects they stopped working on update before last,every update these days seems to put a spanner in the works.

so best to have mods turned off then you get no problems.

or play 1946 ?

[Hopper64]

For what it’s worth, the hit flash mod is still working for me.

[FodderMonkey]

6 hours ago, JSOflyer said:

Just delete all the particle effects they stopped working on update before last,every update these days seems to put a spanner in the works.

so best to have mods turned off then you get no problems.

or play 1946 ?

Yep, deleted the two I got messages for and everything runs smooth.  Thanks!

[hebog5]

Like this mod very much.

I have deleted particles and blood because of problems.

No more messages now but the smoke, especially thicker, looks a bit like a series of squares or blocks.

Which smoke sections should I delete if not all?

Thank you for the work.

 

[Chris65]

On 8/27/2022 at 10:16 AM, FodderMonkey said:

Yep, deleted the two I got messages for and everything runs smooth.  Thanks!

Do you just delete the image file (there are two blood images) or is there something else.  I got the two messages too with the sparks right in the middle of combat.

[FodderMonkey]

7 hours ago, Chris65 said:

Do you just delete the image file (there are two blood images) or is there something else.  I got the two messages too with the sparks right in the middle of combat.

Whatever file(s) it specifically names in the popup is what you want to delete.  It's been awhile so I don't remember which two I deleted. 

[Chris65]

I just nuked the image files and it fixed it.  Thanks.

[Stonehouse]

Not trying to rain on anyone's parade and more just an fyi - this mod pack hasn't been updated since Jan 2022, so nearly 12 months. In that time, for an example, I've released 6 updates to the AAA mod and at least 4 of them were to resync the mod with changes to the game files. These are not present in this mod pack. None of the places I resync'd generated error pop ups but would have impacted things behind the scenes. Historically Accurate Skins has had quite a few revamps since Jan as another example.

 

There have been some pretty major game patches released since this mod was last updated so you should be aware that you won't always see a warning of an error or different function for every point of incompatibility with the current version of the game. It will be that something just works differently or will be turned off because there is a missing parameter in a mod file somewhere. Only my honest 2cents worth - you'd be better off hunting down the up to date version of each mod listed in the pack if there is one and using that and where there wasn't an up to date version just discard that mod. 

Edited October 21, 2022 by Stonehouse

[Mike2945]

It would be really helpful - I have asked before but there was no response - to have a list of all the Mods included in the Mod Pack.  This might allow the possibility of 'fine-tuning' the pack by excluding any mods that were of no interest (or interfered with other mods not included in the pack?).

[Stonehouse]

58 minutes ago, Mike2945 said:

It would be really helpful - I have asked before but there was no response - to have a list of all the Mods included in the Mod Pack.  This might allow the possibility of 'fine-tuning' the pack by excluding any mods that were of no interest (or interfered with other mods not included in the pack?).

Ok I thought they were listed in the first post of the thread. Maybe that was the very original list, and it didn't get updated as much as the pack. It'd still give a general idea though which mods you need to look for to replace this combined pack so you get up to date mods. 

Edited October 22, 2022 by Stonehouse

[Chris65]

Is your modpack the WW2 modpack?  I have that one and was using it but wanted to try to IL2 enhanced, I actually thought it was newer to be honest.  But you are correct, the WW2 modpack (if that is yours') has no errors.  I have V5 of WW2 pack.

Edited October 22, 2022 by Chris65

[Stonehouse]

1 hour ago, Chris65 said:

Is your modpack the WW2 modpack?  I have that one and was using it but wanted to try to IL2 enhanced, I actually thought it was newer to be honest.  But you are correct, the WW2 modpack (if that is yours') has no errors.  I have V5 of WW2 pack.

No not mine, JSOFlyer looks after the WW2 mod pack. My current supported mods are AAA mod, AI Gunnery, Dynamic Effects and Units, and Wingtip vortices

[Chris65]

Ok, I have the AI gunnery mod, will look into the others.  The ww2 modpack always throws me a d3dx.ini fail to open error message, uninstall the pack and it is gone.  Updating Nvidia doesn't solve it.

 

Dynamic effects sounds interesting, thanks for replying.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

I am in the process of updating this pack. Would anybody like to help test/develop the pack with me? @Mtnbiker1998 @Stonehouse

Also, the original reason for this pack was to fix the (at the time) broken DM, nav lights, etc. 

 

Going forward, I think the purpose will be to increase functionality and overall fidelity with an emphasis on graphics and immersion enhancing features meaning this pack will be lighter.

[Stonehouse]

Sorry for the slow response drewm3i-VR, it was pretty busy over the weekend.

I'm still not a big fan of a merged pack personally as I think it lacks flexibility when there are issues, or when you want a slightly different flavour of mods.  Other than it being a single download I don't see a big advantage really over individually loading mods in jsgme or equivalent. I think creating a jsgme MEP file or similar delivers the same result and keeps the flexibility. I do understand some people prefer the single download.

 

That said, I'm happy to offer what support I can. I think the only complexity for you is when two mods change the same file. Then if it is something like a text or lua file you might be able to incorporate both mod's changes into the file, essentially ending up with a custom version of each mod. If that isn't possible or the common file is something like a texture, you'll have to choose which mod wins. This may mean you have to leave a mod out of your pack if that mod requires a certain value or file being a certain way to work.

 

[Picchio]

Throwing it here to gather feedback: what do you guys think about the brightness of signalling flares? Aren't they a bit too dim? Shouldn't they lit up the sorroundings more strongly?

While approaching the runway at night, the ground gets briefly lit as the flare rises in the sky, but when it's high up the ground is just as dark as before - so it's basically useless, outside of being an isolated bright point.

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Picchio

[savagebeest]

Upon launching the game,  I received a D3D_ERROR failed to open texture GRAPHICS \TEXTURES\PARTICLES\SPARK_2.DDS

 

E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)

 

So I click "ok" and continued launching the game.  On QMB the moment I started shooting a target EVERYTHING froze and the plane continued its trajectory while shooting then crashed and the game froze. Then this error popped up again. 

 

I'm using JSGME and installed it correctly I assume because i can hear the radio chatter mod.

 

Any ideas? Is this mod broken?

[FodderMonkey]

56 minutes ago, savagebeest said:

Upon launching the game,  I received a D3D_ERROR failed to open texture GRAPHICS \TEXTURES\PARTICLES\SPARK_2.DDS

 

E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)

 

So I click "ok" and continued launching the game.  On QMB the moment I started shooting a target EVERYTHING froze and the plane continued its trajectory while shooting then crashed and the game froze. Then this error popped up again. 

 

I'm using JSGME and installed it correctly I assume because i can hear the radio chatter mod.

 

Any ideas? Is this mod broken?

Scroll back through this thread to early August and you'll find the answer to your issue.

[Misty06]

nope - won't be going there.............................

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

New version to be released either tonight or tomorrow!

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

New version (2.0) released for download here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1pwz9bx73ij20o3/IL-2+Enhanced+V2.0.zip/file

 

Original post updated with details/changelog.

 

Can you pin this thread please? @Wardog5711

Edited February 4, 2023 by drewm3i-VR

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

On 10/21/2022 at 7:28 PM, Mike2945 said:

It would be really helpful - I have asked before but there was no response - to have a list of all the Mods included in the Mod Pack.  This might allow the possibility of 'fine-tuning' the pack by excluding any mods that were of no interest (or interfered with other mods not included in the pack?).

List of included mods is in the original post!

On 10/21/2022 at 5:02 PM, Stonehouse said:

Not trying to rain on anyone's parade and more just an fyi - this mod pack hasn't been updated since Jan 2022, so nearly 12 months. In that time, for an example, I've released 6 updates to the AAA mod and at least 4 of them were to resync the mod with changes to the game files. These are not present in this mod pack. None of the places I resync'd generated error pop ups but would have impacted things behind the scenes. Historically Accurate Skins has had quite a few revamps since Jan as another example.

 

There have been some pretty major game patches released since this mod was last updated so you should be aware that you won't always see a warning of an error or different function for every point of incompatibility with the current version of the game. It will be that something just works differently or will be turned off because there is a missing parameter in a mod file somewhere. Only my honest 2cents worth - you'd be better off hunting down the up to date version of each mod listed in the pack if there is one and using that and where there wasn't an up to date version just discard that mod. 

Pack now updated!

On 10/21/2022 at 8:55 PM, Chris65 said:

Is your modpack the WW2 modpack?  I have that one and was using it but wanted to try to IL2 enhanced, I actually thought it was newer to be honest.  But you are correct, the WW2 modpack (if that is yours') has no errors.  I have V5 of WW2 pack.

This is different than ww2 modpack, but includes parts of JSOFlyer's great pack, including his low end v5 effects. This mod has many more mods though in addition and is applicable to FC and GB.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

Just realized I forgot to add the wingtip vortices mod by Stonehouse. Will add in a future update.

Edited February 4, 2023 by drewm3i-VR

[Wardog5711]

@drewm3i-VR Pinned, as requested.