ACG_Seb Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 Dear Gooseh, Flying ROF again and PWCG 16.3.1 having fun. quick question. How do I load them into other squadrons? (or does PWCG do that itself?) I can do my squadron which is superb - but I'm struggling to know how to do the squadrons near me. Thank you for all your hard work.
Gooseh Posted October 29, 2023 Author Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) Hi Seb. The game will assign personal skins to non player squadrons automatically, assuming the skins are in game and the necessary files have been edited. It appears to be fairly random, and my best guess (and it really is a guess) is the better the squadron, the more personal skins it applies. This does sometimes lead to weirdness, like seeing your own chosen skin appearing in a NPC flight, or other duplicates, but it's a small price to pay I think. I have been jumped by half a dozen Albatros from Jasta 11, each one in a separate personal skin, very nice, very immersive. At other times there's fewer individual skins, and more plain default squadron skins, particularly among the 2 seaters I have noticed. I haven't made any effort to integrate the French skins I am currently doing into the game, so unless you've done it yourself, or Mr Barkhorn has been busy, then they are on the back burner for now. It is a monumental task, and pretty dull work! Which particular skins/time period are you working with? Hope this explains a little? I'm happy to go into further detail if required. S! Edited October 29, 2023 by Gooseh
ACG_Seb Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Gooseh said: Which particular skins/time period are you working with? Hope this explains a little? I'm happy to go into further detail if required. S! Hi Gooseh, Thats really helpful. I’m Feb 1917 in Esc 124. Having a blast with it. I’ve manually done my squadron -the Aces take care of themselves - actually had some of your stunning DFWs turn up which was incredible. Thanks for the info that helped make sense of it. Thanks again for this incredible work! S! 1
Gooseh Posted November 3, 2023 Author Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 65 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille065.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/il0chboxeu9z8b0/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+65.7z/file Edited November 3, 2023 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted November 3, 2023 Author Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 65 ace-Charles Nungesser Born on 15 March 1892 in Paris, At school, Nungesser was academically mediocre, but excelled in sports, such as boxing. Later he travelled to South America – first to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to search for an uncle who could not be located, and then to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he found work as an auto mechanic, before becoming a professional racer. His interest in racing soon led him to flying airplanes, and he learned to fly by using a Blériot plane owned by a friend. After he eventually found his missing uncle, he worked on his sugar plantation in the Buenos Aires province. When World War I broke out, he returned to France where he enlisted with the cavalry. During one patrol, he and several soldiers commandeered a German patrol car, killing its occupants. This impressed his superiors and he was subsequently awarded the Médaille militaire and granted his request to be transferred to the Service Aéronautique. As a military pilot, he was transferred to Escadrille VB106. While there, in July 1915, he shot down his first plane, a German Albatros, and was awarded the Croix de guerre. This action was the beginning of the Nungesser legend. On 31 July 1915, Nungesser and his mechanic Roger Pochon were on standby duty. The two took off in a Voisin 3LAS despite Nungesser's assignment to non-flying duties. In an encounter with five Albatros two-seaters, the French duo shot one down near Nancy, France. Returning to their airfield, Nungesser was placed under house arrest for eight days for his insubordination. He was then decorated and forwarded to training in Nieuport fighters. By the time Nungesser left VB106, he had flown 53 bombing missions. He had also emblazoned at least one of his planes with his elaborate & gruesome personal insignia: the freebooter's skull and crossbones and a coffin with two candles that was to become his signature marking. In November 1915, after retraining, he was transferred to Escadrille N.65 and was later attached to the famous Lafayette Escadrille, composed of American volunteers. While visiting the Escadrille on one of his convalescent periods recuperating from his wounds, he borrowed a plane and shot down another German. By the end of 1916, he had claimed 21 air kills. Despite being a decorated pilot, Nungesser was placed under house arrest on more than one occasion for flying without permission. He disliked strict military discipline and went to Paris to enjoy its many pleasures as often as possible. He was a leading fighter pilot whose combat exploits against the Germans were widely publicised in France. Nungesser's rugged good looks, flamboyant personality, and appetite for danger, beautiful women, wine, and fast cars made him the embodiment of the stereotypical fighter ace. He would sometimes arrive for morning patrol still dressed in the tuxedo he'd worn the night before, and even occasionally with a female companion. In contrast to the unsociable, but nonetheless skilled ace René Fonck, Nungesser was well liked by his comrades. He suffered a very bad crash on 6 February 1916 that broke both his legs and he was to be injured again many times. He was often so hobbled by wounds and injuries that he had to be helped into his cockpit. In early 1917, Nungesser had to return to hospital for treatment of injuries but managed to avoid being grounded. He had pushed his score to 30 by August 17th 1917, when he downed his second Gotha bomber. Injuries from a car crash in December got him a month's respite as an instructor before he returned to flying combat with Escadrille 65, where he still chose to fly a Nieuport, even though the squadron had re-equipped with SPADs. By May 1918, he had 35 victories, being eventually raised to Officer of the Légion d'honneur. By August 1918, he finally received a Spad XIII aircraft and resumed his winning streak. On August 14th, he shot down four observation balloons for wins 39 through 42. He finished the war, highly decorated, with 43 official victories, only outscored by Fonck and Guynemer. After the conclusion of World War I, Nungesser tried to organize a private flying school but failed to attract enough students. As the post-World War I economic recession had left many World War I aces without a job, he decided to take his chances with cinema in the United States, where the days of heroic flying was a very popular theme. It was when Nungesser was in the U.S. working on the film The Sky Raider, that he became interested in the idea of making a transatlantic flight and told his friends his next trip to America would be by air. François Coli, a navigator already known for making historic flights across the Mediterranean, had been planning a transatlantic flight since 1923, with his wartime comrade Paul Tarascon, another World War I ace. When Tarascon had to drop out because of an injury from a crash, Nungesser came in as a replacement. Nungesser and Coli took off from Le Bourget airport near Paris on 8 May 1927, heading for New York in their L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird) aircraft, a Levasseur PL.8 biplane painted with Nungesser's old World War I insignia. Their plane was last sighted heading past Ireland and, when they never arrived, the assumption was that their plane had crashed in the North Atlantic Ocean. Two weeks later, American aviator Charles Lindbergh successfully crossed from New York to Paris and was given an immense hero's welcome by the French, even as they mourned for the losses of Nungesser and Coli. Over the years, there have been various investigations to try to determine what happened to Nungesser and Coli. Most believe that the plane came down in the Atlantic due to a rain squall, but the aircraft has never been recovered. https://www.mediafire.com/file/p52f68z9bsghcqy/Gooseh-French+Aces-Nungesser.7z/file Edited November 3, 2023 by Gooseh 1 1
Gooseh Posted November 28, 2023 Author Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 62 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille062.htm *The red striped Spad I have borrowed from Henri Joseph Marie Hay de Slade, a 19 kill ace with Esc Spa.159, which we don't have in PWCG. Thought it was a nice one so...* https://www.mediafire.com/file/49091xb7j2kgcu7/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+62.7z/file Edited November 28, 2023 by Gooseh 1 1
Gooseh Posted November 28, 2023 Author Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 62 ace-Paul Tarascon Tarascon was born on December 8, 1882 in Le Thor, Vaucluse, into a wealthy family owning a flour mill. He found himself stifled by this family environment which had already mapped out his destiny, and decided in 1902, to enlist for 3 years in the army with the 4th colonial infantry regiment of Toulon. A simple first-class soldier, he was transferred during his 2nd year of service to the 23rd colonial infantry regiment stationed in Paris, where he would admire the the early aviation pioneers and develop a passion for flying. On his release from the military, he returned to Vaucluse to work in the family flour mill where he became a flour broker and moved to Marseille. In 1911 he bought a second-hand Blériot and, despite his family's disapproval, made his first flights at Miramas where the first pilots from Provence went to practice. Then, on June 26, 1912, while he was preparing to take the pilot's license tests for the French flying club, he crashed following an error by his mechanic. Very seriously injured, he had to have his leg amputated below the knee, and spent a long time in hospital and rehabilitation learning to walk again with a prosthesis. What he really wanted to do was fly again. On the day war was declared, he went to the nearest recruitment office, and, after several adventures, ended up being assigned to the St Cyr aviation school. There he had to fight against the prejudices linked to his disability. In December 1914, he gained his civil pilot's license, then his military license, but remained assigned to school as a tutor. Promoted to the rank of corporal in January 1915, then sergeant in June, he was able to leave for the front in August 1915, despite his disability and his age of 33. In October 1915 he was assigned to Escadrille N.31 in Lorraine, a quiet sector of the front. In February 1916, as the battle of Verdun raged, all French fighter squadrons were sent there. Tarascon, promoted to warrant officer in March, did not participate and remained at the rear as a conveyor pilot. He then was transferred to Escadrille N.3, the elite of the French fighter unit, which fought in the Somme from the Cachy field. There he met again the young ace Georges Guynemer, who had been his student at Pau. On May 25, 1916 he claimed a victory, flying a Nieuport 11 which he named 'Zigomar.' The claim was denied, but that same day, he was transferred to squadron N 62 where he remained throughout the war. He will officially open his account on July 15, 1916 at the expense of an Aviatik 2 seater shot down near Amiens. Following an oversight in citations, it wasn't until on his 6th certified victory, dated September 17, 1916, that he had the honour of officially becoming an ace. The press then became interested in him, and dubbed him 'l'as à la jambe de bois' (the ace with the wooden leg.) When N.62 left the Somme for the Marne, Tarascon, promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, had 9 victories. Although his squadron received SPAD fighters, he continued to fly his Nieuport, which he considered more manoeuvrable. He won his 12th and last official victory at the controls of a SPAD VII, on July 18 of that year. Physically exhausted after four years at the front, and suffering from complications from his amputated leg, he was hospitalized on August 25, where he remained until the Armistice. Mobilised at the outbreak of WWII as a liaison officer, he rose to the rank of colonel. He joined one of the first resistance networks, where he hosted British agents at his villa, supplied The Maquis, and trained resistance fighters for clandestine action. He died on 11 June 1977, at the ripe old age of 94. Tarascon doesn't appear in the PWCG ace roster currently, so we'll need to slot him in. https://www.mediafire.com/file/4pfrxbeac3qdn73/Gooseh-French+Aces-Tarascon.7z/file Edited November 28, 2023 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted November 29, 2023 Author Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 57 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille057.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/m4nr2vph7m6zab0/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+57.7z/file Edited November 29, 2023 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted November 29, 2023 Author Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 57 ace-Jean Chaput Jean Marc Chaput was born on 17 September 1893 in Paris. He served in the army infantry beginning in 1913 and transferred to aviation in 1914. He was a qualified pilot by February 1915, and assigned to Escadrille 28. He scored his first victory on 12 June 1915 while piloting a Caudron, receiving the Médaille militaire for this action. On 10 July, he suffered the first of two serious wounds that would cause lengthy interruptions in his flying career. He did not return to duty until January 1916. Having risen through the enlisted ranks to sergeant, he was now commissioned a lieutenant in March 1916. He scored twice more, on 18 March and 30 April; then he was transferred to Escadrille 57 in May 1916 to fly Nieuports. Between 22 May and 23 July, he downed an observation balloon and four German airplanes. On 24 August, he was again severely wounded; this time, he would not return to duty until early 1917. He scored a double victory on 5 April, and one each in May and June 1917; the latter was shared with Joseph M. X. de Sévin. There was another lapse in his winning ways, until 23 March 1918, when he once again scored twice; one of his victims that day was Erich Thomas, a 10 kill ace from Jasta 22. In April, he succeeded to command of Escadrille 57, and scored his two final victories, taking him to 16. He was killed in action on 6 May 1918 by Jasta 22 ace, Hermann Becker. He was 24 years old. His personal emblem, an albatross in flight, was adopted by the whole escadrille on his passing. https://www.mediafire.com/file/u3cz64iyvuuwgav/Gooseh-French+Aces-Chaput.7z/file Edited December 12, 2023 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted December 18, 2023 Author Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 49 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille049.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/3rm0h1kuo4tyv01/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+49.7z/file Edited December 18, 2023 by Gooseh 1 1
Gooseh Posted December 27, 2023 Author Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 48 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille048.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/jut9mek1j3zghos/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+48.7z/file Edited December 27, 2023 by Gooseh 2 1
Gooseh Posted December 27, 2023 Author Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Escadrille 48 & 12 ace-Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre De Turenne was born in Le Mans, Sarthe, the son of Guillaume Auguste Alyre Georges de Turenne and Marie Thérèse Madeleine Beaumevieille. On 15 April 1909 he volunteered to join the army for a period of three years, and served in the 10ème régiment de Chasseurs à cheval. By April 1911 he had been promoted to the rank of sergeant. His three years ended 13 April 1912, but he rejoined the army on 22 February 1913 and was posted to the 21ème régiment de Dragoons. He was promoted to quartermaster-sergeant on 18 December 1913. In August 1914, within a week of the outbreak of WWI, de Turenne was appointed an officer candidate. On 15 July 1915 he transferred to the Army's aviation service – the Aéronautique Militaire – as an observer/bombardier, serving in Escadrille VB102 from 21 July to 6 August 1915. He then trained as a pilot, receiving military pilot brevet No. 2135 at military flying school at Pau on 21 December 1915, and was commissioned as a sous-lieutenant on 26 December. After advanced training, he was assigned to the Réserve Générale de l'Aviation and then to Escadrille N 48 in June 1916, to fly Nieuports. He scored his first victory on 17 November 1916, and was promoted to lieutenant on 31 December. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 22 July 1917. By 30 September 1917, he had half a dozen aerial victories to his credit. Five of them were shared, with fellow aces in Esc 48. De Turenne was appointed commander of Escadrille SPA 12 on 12 January 1918. In his nine victories with the Spads of this squadron, he continued with teamwork in combat and branched out to become a balloon buster by downing two observation balloons. An interesting sidelight on de Turenne's victory list of 15, is that he had only two solo victories, the rest being shared. He was promoted to the temporary rank of captain on 17 July 1918, and this was made permanent on 25 December. After the war he remained in the military, serving in a number of roles. On the outbreak of WWII de Turenne was serving as the Commander of the 4ème escadre aérienne, stationed at Reims. He was appointed Commander of groupe de chasse 24, on 14 May 1940 during the battle of France. Following the French defeat de Turenne served in the Vichy French Air Force, as commander of the 8ème groupement de bombardement in Tunis from 19 October 1940, then as Commander of the 3ème groupement de bombardement at Oran from 1 February 1941. He was made a Grand Officier of the Légion d'honneur on 25 December 1941, but on 1 April 1942 elected to take unpaid leave for the next five years. (He was a Marquis, so presumably, money wasn't a problem!) He spent the rest of the war farming in Sidi Bel Abbès. He officially retired from the military on 2 April 1947. Colonel de Turenne died, aged 89, in Paris in December 1980, and is buried in the de Turenne family vault in the cemetery of Rivière-sur-Tarn, Aveyron. https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/yhtbahvi7pi2n6b/Gooseh-French_Aces-Turenne.7z/file Edited February 25, 2024 by Gooseh 2
Trooper117 Posted December 27, 2023 Posted December 27, 2023 Very nice, my favourite French squadron... 1
Gooseh Posted January 2, 2024 Author Posted January 2, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 38 Goofed these up a little and overlooked an ace so these have been redone. Just replace the existing skins if you already have them in your files. The link is below Esc 37, with the additional screenies. Sorry for the mess up! PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR LINK FOR THESE SKINS... Edited January 15, 2024 by Gooseh 1 1
Gooseh Posted January 2, 2024 Author Posted January 2, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 38 ace-Georges Félix Madon I have redone these as I had forgotten the stuff Christoph had sent me, so I believe these to be more accurate that the previous versions. Madon was born in Bizerte, Tunisia, in July 1892. Though short in stature he was a natural athlete and played football and boxed. Madon first became interested in aviation at the age of 15, when he made an unsuccessful attempt to build his own craft. He had quit school to get over an attack of malaria. After building models and kites, he fabricated his own bicycle-powered "aviette". His desire to fly led him to attempt to become a pilot for the Ottoman Empire. When that failed, he enlisted in the First Engineering Regiment in Versailles, and ended up as a cook. He repeatedly requested pilot's training. He ultimately qualified as a pilot in June 1911, after 19 lessons. On 12 March 1912, he enlisted in the French military and received his military pilot's license at Avord, France, in January 1913. Although only a corporal, he was one of France's most experienced military pilots. He originally flew reconnaissance and night-time bombing missions while assigned to fly pre-war Bleriots with Escadrille BL30. The night flying missions were some of the first ever, and his experience probably accounted for this assignment. Certainly it saved his life, when on 30 October 1914, his engine was destroyed by a direct hit from 77 mm cannon fire. It took exceptional skill to coax the Bleriot to a dead stick landing against the wind within French lines. In April 1915, thrown off course by heavy fog, Madon flew into Swiss air space while qualifying upon a new 80HP Farman, and was interned for several months. It took him two tries to escape, but he freed himself in December by chloroforming and kidnapping his guard. His reward was a court-martial and 60 days confinement. He was then posted to Escadrille MF218 as a sergeant directing artillery fire. He requested transfer to a fighter squadron. After retraining he was posted to fly Nieuports with N38 on 1 September 1916. He scored his first victory on the 28th. By the year's end, he was up to four and had been promoted to adjutant. Madon began 1917 by strafing an enemy locomotive to a halt. Later, on 2 July 1917, he was wounded in action when he collided with an enemy aircraft and crashed. By then, he had 12 victories. The following month, he was commissioned a sous lieutenant. By October, his confirmed score was 17, with 20 unconfirmed. He was said to have returned with blood and brains on his plane's propeller three times; another time, he brought home the glasses from an enemy observer's face stuck in his plane's wire bracing. By March 1918, his personal score stood at 25 confirmed. He was appointed to command Escadrille Spa38, which was re-equipped with new Spad XIIIs. Although principally a photo reconnaissance unit, Spa38 aggressively defended itself. They lived up to the motto they adopted from their commander: "Whoever rubs against me gets pricked". They also adopted his black thistle insignia on their planes. As part of Madon's new role, he mentored other pilots who became aces because of his tutelage; among these were Andre Martenot de Cordou, Hector Garaud, and American David Putnam. By war's end, he was credited with 41 confirmed victories and 64 probables. About the latter, he once nonchalantly remarked: "The Boche knows his losses." His score of 41 still ranked him fourth among all French pilots. In an ironic twist, he was promoted to temporary captain on the last day of the war, Armistice Day, 1918. In an era when fighter aces' careers were commonly measured in months, he had had a two-year string of victories. With seven years of flying experience, he was one of the world's most experienced aviators by the war's end. Madon stayed in aviation after the war ended. In 1922, he flew a radically designed racing monoplane scheduled for the Coupe-Deutsch Race. The Simplex monoplane had a 320HP Hispano-Suiza engine crammed into a short fuselage and the pilot view was seriously limited by a rearward seating behind a barrel radiator. Madon crashed the plane during a test flight and suffered severe injuries. Precisely six years after Armistice Day, at age 32, Madon was killed in his native Tunisia preparing for a tribute to fellow airman Roland Garros. His aircraft suffered mechanical trouble, and he gallantly crashed it into the roof of a villa rather than hit spectators. https://www.mediafire.com/file/vvqba86hntfbcp5/Gooseh-French+Aces-Madon+(REDONE).7z/file Edited January 15, 2024 by Gooseh 1 1
Gooseh Posted January 2, 2024 Author Posted January 2, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 38 ace-Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud Garaud was born on 2 February 1897 in Saint-Antoine, Isère, in the South East of France. He began his military service on in July 1915, being assigned directly to the 2e Groupe d'Aviation as an enlisted soldier. On 28 September, he moved to Parc d'Aviation No. 100 for training. Afterwards he was sent to Escadrille V97 (Voisin) on 4 November 1915. There he served as an observer/gunner, winning a Mention in Dispatches. On 16 August 1916, he reported for pilot's training at Buc. He was awarded Pilot's Brevet No. 4804 on 21 October 1916. Eight days later, he was assigned to Avord for further training. He was promoted to Caporal on 11 November 1916 before being forwarded to Cazau and Pau for advanced training. He arrived at Escadrille Spa.38 on 16 April 1917; he scored his first win on 12 May. He was promoted to Sergeant on 25 June. He scored three more victories on 29 October, 13 November and 12 December 1917. On 22 December 1917, he became an ace, teaming up with Marcel Henriot and Gabriel Guérin to shoot down a German two-seater over Livry-Louvercy. The following day, Garaud shared his sixth win with Georges Madon. Garaud began 1918 by scoring his seventh victory on 1 January. He received the Médaille militaire the next day. On 19 February, he shot down another German, over Prunay. The next day, he was promoted to Adjutant. In March, he scored four more times, but took a bullet through the right lung on the same day he shot down the last of these, on the 26th. Coincidentally, he was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur that same day. He would score one final time, on 12 August 1918. On 3 October, he was wounded by shrapnel in the face. On the 20th, he was commissioned as a temporary sous lieutenant. Hector's war ended with 495 hours flight time in his logbook, and the Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, and Croix de Guerre with eight palmes and two etoiles on his chest. He died in a flying accident on 2 April 1940, piloting a Curtiss P-36 fighter, aged 42. He held the rank of Commandant upon his death. https://www.mediafire.com/file/mfi6b5iim7dtevt/Gooseh-French+Aces-Garaud.7z/file Edited January 15, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted January 3, 2024 Author Posted January 3, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 37 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille037.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/jlfrskbdg1s9uwe/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+37.7z/file Edited January 3, 2024 by Gooseh 1 1
Leftenant_Soap Posted January 4, 2024 Posted January 4, 2024 Hi Gooseh, you and Barkhorn have my thanks for all you do. Long live RoF! 2 1
parkerc341 Posted January 5, 2024 Posted January 5, 2024 where is barkhorn's file to get them to appear in the pwcg campaign? thanks.
Barkhorn1x Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 17 hours ago, parkerc341 said: where is barkhorn's file to get them to appear in the pwcg campaign? thanks. Well...I haven't started on the French files yet...but I will...and soon. Going to take awhile - a whole lot of work to do. 1 1
Gooseh Posted January 7, 2024 Author Posted January 7, 2024 On 1/6/2024 at 2:09 PM, Barkhorn1x said: Well...I haven't started on the French files yet...but I will...and soon. Going to take awhile - a whole lot of work to do. It's like painting the Forth Bridge! 1
Jakob_Wolf Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 Do the files exist to integrate the non-french squadrons? I can see in the first post it says the files are included for German squadrons but they aren't in the post.
Barkhorn1x Posted January 8, 2024 Posted January 8, 2024 18 hours ago, Jakob_Wolf said: Do the files exist to integrate the non-french squadrons? I can see in the first post it says the files are included for German squadrons but they aren't in the post. Files are done for the Germans/Americans/Belgians. I will repost tonight.
Barkhorn1x Posted January 9, 2024 Posted January 9, 2024 (Here is the latest file I posted back on 0824/22.) https://mega.nz/file/j7QlzJCT#43LSp9eE_D3g0HiPSLQVfD0hVIewLlzyfooT9Tq95iQ Updated 08/24/22!!!!!!OK, so you've downloaded all of the excellent Gooseh German, Belgian & American skins - and perhaps many other set's as well via Panthercles's links.GREAT. So how do you get them to appear in your PWCG generated campaigns?Well, you're in luck!! As I have revised all the necessary files and provided a download link.Here is a breakdown of what's included:- Ace files:* All up to date thru the ace skins Gooseh's released to date - now with the Americans.* Corrected a lot of errors- SquadronInfo file:* REVISED to add the Americans!!!!- Skin files:* REVISED to add the Americans!!!! 1 1
marrknine Posted January 13, 2024 Posted January 13, 2024 Since I already have the official skin pack and the historical skin pack, plus PWCG skins 1-7 plus #8 skin pack for PWCG. do I get any new skins or are they already in PWCG skins 1-8 and are are they really needed? Also I am using PWCG 16.3.1 wondering how exactly to install your file https://mega.nz/file/j7QlzJCT#43LSp9eE_D3g0HiPSLQVfD0hVIewLlzyfooT9Tq95iQ do I put it directly into the PWCG 16.3.1 folder and then load all the skins into the game with JSGME mod enabler. Also will the French skins show up in the game at this time. Thanks for all your work doing this for the community this is such an under rated game good to see people keeping it going.
Gooseh Posted January 15, 2024 Author Posted January 15, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 38 (continued) https://www.mediafire.com/file/ahf0zjte08m7bed/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+38+(REDONE).7z/file Edited January 15, 2024 by Gooseh 2 1
Barkhorn1x Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 Quote Since I already have the official skin pack and the historical skin pack, plus PWCG skins 1-7 plus #8 skin pack for PWCG. do I get any new skins or are they already in PWCG skins 1-8 and are are they really needed? Yes as there are Gooseh/RFC/RNAS/RAF skins in those packs that PWCG uses. Over-write any dupes. Quote Also I am using PWCG 16.3.1 wondering how exactly to install your file https://mega.nz/file/j7QlzJCT#43LSp9eE_D3g0HiPSLQVfD0hVIewLlzyfooT9Tq95iQ do I put it directly into the PWCG 16.3.1 folder and then load all the skins into the game with JSGME mod enabler. I simply over-write the existing PWCG files by uploading to this directory = C:\Program Files (x86)\1C-777\Rise of Flight\RoFCampaign And I don't bother with JSGME for skins either. These go in the a/c folders found here = C:\Program Files (x86)\1C-777\Rise of Flight\data\graphics\Skins Quote Also will the French skins show up in the game at this time. As stated above, this is a WIP and I have started. So...save those skins and stay tuned. Quote Thanks for all your work doing this for the community this is such an under rated game good to see people keeping it going. "It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it."
Gooseh Posted January 21, 2024 Author Posted January 21, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 31 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille031.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/nfsytj08ntv52h2/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+31.7z/file Edited January 21, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted February 10, 2024 Author Posted February 10, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 26 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille026.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/ikxqrx3zvynhrlw/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+26.7z/file Edited February 10, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Hien-0_1* Posted February 24, 2024 Posted February 24, 2024 Hi Gooseh! Sorry, the link for: "Escadrille 48 & 12 ace - Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre" is defective! https://www.mediafire.com/file/yhtbahvi7pi2n6b/Gooseh-French+Aces-Turenne.7z/file Can you activate it? Thanks alot!!!
Gooseh Posted February 24, 2024 Author Posted February 24, 2024 (edited) Hi Hien, Everything is defective! He's not an ace that currently exists in PWCG, he was overlooked, so will need to be created. I can have a look at inserting him, I know Mr Barkhorn has experience of inserting things, so perhaps he and I can liaise. That sounded worse than I would have hoped! Mr Barkhorn? Can you ease the passage? That sounded worse.... S! Edited February 24, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted February 24, 2024 Author Posted February 24, 2024 (edited) Ah, he has no file! At least not yet 1 hour ago, Hien-0_1* said: Hi Gooseh! Sorry, the link for: "Escadrille 48 & 12 ace - Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre" is defective! https://www.mediafire.com/file/yhtbahvi7pi2n6b/Gooseh-French+Aces-Turenne.7z/file Can you activate it? Thanks alot!!! Just so you are aware, he will need to be 'created' for the skins to be attributed to him, as he currently doesn't appear in the PWCG roster. Please see my edited post! S! Edited February 24, 2024 by Gooseh
Gooseh Posted February 25, 2024 Author Posted February 25, 2024 OK, Hien, I have got ENTIRELY the wrong end of the stick. Try this. Hopefully it will work. https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/yhtbahvi7pi2n6b/Gooseh-French_Aces-Turenne.7z/file I have had beers. S! 1 1
Barkhorn1x Posted February 28, 2024 Posted February 28, 2024 Quote I have had beers. Great stuff. ? Will FINALLY have time to devote to the French next week! Stay tuned.
Gooseh Posted March 27, 2024 Author Posted March 27, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 15 http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille015.htm https://www.mediafire.com/file/2p4nip8yqcjnqu5/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+15.7z/file *FIXED* Spad 13 https://www.mediafire.com/file/kfwj0onzrmjjbj6/Gooseh-French+Scouts-Escadrille+15-Spad+13.7z/file Edited March 30, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted March 27, 2024 Author Posted March 27, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 15 ace-Gabriel Fernand Charles Guérin Guérin was born in Morocco on 25 July 1892. He joined the 28e Regiment d'Infanterie in October 1913. He was cited for his service the first time in June 1915, when he had risen to soldat de 1e classe. He was cited a second time as a corporal, in July 1916. The following month, he began aviation training. He received Pilot's Brevet 4981 on 10 December 1916. After advanced training, he was posted to Escadrille 15, a Nieuport squadron on 25 April 1917. He scored his first aerial victory a month later. By July, he was a sergeant credited with four victories. He scored his sixth win on 26 August, and was awarded the Médaille militaire the next day. He was promoted to adjutant by 1 November, when he notched his seventh triumph. He closed out 1917 with 11 victories. By 27 February 1918, when he was inducted into the Legion d'honneur, he was a triple ace. At some time during the summer, he had access to a Spad XII armed with a 37mm cannon, and may have scored with it. Guérin had run his total to 22 when he was wounded in action on 11 May 1918. After convalescence, he was given command of Escadrille 88, a Spad squadron on 7 July 1918. Six days later, he was promoted to a commissioned officer as a lieutenant. Six days after that, he scored his 23rd victory. On 1 August 1918, while taking off in a Spad VII, Guérin spun in to his death. He was 26 years old. His victory total of 23 included five shared victories; however, he also had ten claims unconfirmed. In addition to the Legion d'honneur and Médaille militaire, he had won the Croix de Guerre with 15 palms and two bronze stars. https://www.mediafire.com/file/5ef11r1f5fua9me/Gooseh-French+Aces-Geurin.7z/file Edited March 27, 2024 by Gooseh 1
Gooseh Posted March 27, 2024 Author Posted March 27, 2024 (edited) Escadrille 15 ace-Bernard Artigau Artigau was born in the French Basque country near the Spanish border, on 28 August 1894. At the outbreak of WWI he was living in Argentina. He was called up to active duty on 26 May 1916, and assigned to the infantry as an enlisted man. He requested pilot's duty, and was sent for training on Caudrons at Tours and Avord. He was promoted to Caporal on 23 March 1917. On 15 May, he received his Pilot's Brevet, No. 5894. He was assigned to Escadrille N15 on 20 June. In August, he was promoted again, to Sergeant. At 1540 hours 4 September 1917, Artigau scored his first win. On 1 November, he helped down a two-seater reconnaissance aircraft. On 23 December, he closed out 1917 by sharing victory over another German two-seater with Gabriel Guérin. On 3 February 1918, Artigau again teamed with Guérin to down an enemy aircraft over Nogent-l'Abbesse. A promotion to Adjutant came in March. Artigau then tallied back to back triumphs on 11 and 12 April. He split two victories in May–one on the 15th with Andre Barcat and the other on the 27th with Armond J. Berthelot. June brought him wins on the 1st and 7th, and the Médaille militaire on the 25th. His eleventh victory came on 22 July, when he shot down a Rumpler. In October 1918, he was commissioned Sous Lieutenant. On the 28th of the month, he shot down a Fokker D.VII for his 12th and final win. Artigau returned to Argentina with 444 hours in his pilot's logbook, wearing not just the Médaille militaire, but both French and Belgian Croix de Guerres. He would receive the Légion d'honneur on 25 April 1919. He became a pioneering commercial pilot during the between-wars period. When World War II began, he was once again called up to his country's aid. Once World War II ended, Artigau went home to Buenos Aires. He died there on 3 May 1968 aged 73. https://www.mediafire.com/file/wogj6yi60u8ucwz/Gooseh-French+Aces-Artigau.7z/file Edited March 27, 2024 by Gooseh 1
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