BAFX and Rangemaster mod packs - released

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BAFX and Rangemaster mod packs v1.8



Arma 2

Arma 2: Combined Operations compatibility MP patch (ACR lite)

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[eggbeast 3673]

ok so let's take a look at the "to-do" list:

- rearm module for planes/ rearming interface (John Spartan/ Myke/ Eggbeast)

- resources module for refueling, knives, medkits, etc

- traps and mines

- statics inc pooks opfor AT statics

- hcpookie/unsung vehicles: btr40 series, T34, T54, T55, ZSU-23-4, ZSU-57-2, S60

- edit troubles mlods/textures when received

- UAZ's, Zu-truck, etc.

- Chieftain Tank by Brooks - skin and sounds needed

- Technical fleet

- pooks grenade launchers

- pooks SAM launchers

- improve emery's landrover/DPV weapons / animations and add scripts / poly count

- new planes/helis with better, more flexible proxies - see spreadsheet in Rangemaster readme folder for plans

http://www.gitsarma.gamingdeluxe.net/projects/FRL_Air/plane_loadouts_stock6.xlsx

- Tornado GR4 / Mig 29 - resolve issues

- UH60 Blackhawk - rotor bend, desert skin, m230 placement and sound

- F15E cockpit

- L39 Albatros

- Su22 Fitter - thanks Franze!

- AW159 Wildcat

- T-6A Texan - thanks dezkit

- MQ9 Predator menu/interface/unit/module

- B52 by von knudenberg

- Littlebirds: sort out the sniping from the ski stuff

- Mi28 perhaps cockpit updates if we have a willing texture artist

- V model Mi24 needs Gsh23 in nose

- Mi-35VM

- Mi17 - A-12.7 in nose and moving doors, walkable ramp, slight skin problem on some, optics

- work on nuke/chem effects for B-52 and Tu-95 weapons

- AH1W Super Cobra - rotors, desert skin

- AH64/Mi28 laser acquisition time too long (irscanrange?)

- add AGS AI firing modes

- pooks enormous number of new planes

make new (von knudenberg)

- AH6J - GAU19 50cal minigun

- Ka52 - 6x Ataka missile rack

- Ka52/Su25 - Kh25 range

- Su25/Su34 - SPPU22 gunpod

- Ka52/Mi24 - GUV 8700 Gunpod AGS

- Ka52/Mi24- GUV 8700 Gunpod MG

- ZB500 napalm tank

- F35A / A10 / AV8B - BRU-57 dual bomb rack (migeater)

- OSV-96 AMR

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BUGS - we're working on it!

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- The Lynx model geometry needs fixing

- Viewpilot in the chieftain is stuck facing forwards unless you turn out

- Chally 2 GPMG doesn't appear to move

- Mastiff cargo seats don't work properly and HMG and GMG has shadow bug (missing muzzle flash?)

- tunguska D textures

Edited November 21, 2014 by eggbeast

[Gr1ggs 14]

guys fix the model of Ataka x6 and Ataka x4 they are so shitty look

and please make flight model of MH-6\AH-6 look like flight model from ACE - faster max speed and a bit harder to handle, cuz vanilla flight model too bad

[eggbeast 3673]

hey griggs, take a hike buddy.

[hcpookie 3770]

guys fix the model of Ataka x6 and Ataka x4 they are so shitty look

and please make flight model of MH-6\AH-6 look like flight model from ACE - faster max speed and a bit harder to handle, cuz vanilla flight model too bad

I am not in front of my mod computer so I can't even tell exactly to what you are referring.

/sidebar on

You have 7 - SEVEN - posts and 3 of those are today's pissing off modelers like me who do this as a free hobby for you to enjoy for free. So. For post #8, PLEASE consider not pissing off people by using the words "shitty" to describe something they worked on. Would you prefer I call you a dickhead? "Hey dickhead, thanks for the feedback!" No, I doubt you would. These people, myself included, do this for free. We appreciate constructive criticism. However if you insist on using words like "shitty" to describe parts of the work I helped to build, then I will not fix that out of sheer spite. And really, what does that mean? "They are shitty" means nothing to me. There are something like 400,000 words in the English language. Perhaps a bit more detail would help us understand what needs to be improved?

Also, they are free. As in you didn't pay for these because we made these for people to enjoy. For free.

/sidebar off

Please keep in mind that these are still WIP and some things are subject to change. Of course there are other aircraft we are working on... recommend you fly something other than AH6 since they suck so bad! ;)

[eggbeast 3673]

lol forget it, he's just a 7-post Mod-Botherer

[Gr1ggs 14]

ok guys I registred BIS forum with only 2 reasons: reason 1 - manw, reason 2 - to report some bugs in community made mods, so I have only 7 posts and only in mod-threads.

I'm really sorry about my explaination of atakas' lod bug, I don't try to "piss of" your work, because any of us can make mistakes with such a big work, and anyway you guys doing really usefull mod - I can't remember so many variations of aircrafts and planes, and so nice F-15 in any released mod for A2

about bad-looking atakas (grinch is looking strange too):

http://i.imgur.com/x39a3T6.jpg (690 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/Hjw8Pvg.jpg (653 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/FSXmIsp.jpg (663 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/fMl9apJ.jpg (742 kB)

but these one looking so nice:

http://i.imgur.com/OeXAbMu.jpg (646 kB)

and I found little eye-scratching bug with new blackhawks:

http://i.imgur.com/OmeFe7N.jpg (582 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/wFIEWkS.jpg (547 kB)

about littlebird flight model - vanilla one's is a bit unreal, can you make flight model like in ACE mod?

Edited November 22, 2014 by Gr1ggs

[eggbeast 3673]

yeah we know about the bugs mate, we didn't ask for any reports though.

the ataka looks like its missing an RVMAT, but we dont have that issue so thats odd

are you running other mods?

[Gr1ggs 14]

nope just A2:CO and this mod, but without ACR or ACR lite, can they somehow impact on it?

[eggbeast 3673]

ACR lite is a requirement yes

[hcpookie 3770]

Griggs, thanks for the feedback. Sorry if I came across rough, but its been a rough week :)

Those pics indicate there may be an RVMAT problem. Those weren't doing that in testing, so that is very puzzling.

The rotor thing is a known issue. We fixed it in the AH6 but nothing else, yet. The fix is planned... I thought Egg had implemented the fix already but I guess not.

[eggbeast 3673]

Those pics indicate there may be an RVMAT problem. Those weren't doing that in testing, so that is very puzzling.

its ACR lite missing, as we use the rvmat in the Mi35 from ACR lite

you were entitled togo offthe deep end pook, people should offer gratitude and thanks before asking about an issue, and certainly never be found using words like shitty about our work.

re the uh60, there are more things need fixing than the rotors. just for the record - we are not interested in bug reports, as we know almost all of them. and we don't want to waste time discussing them. however if you have a problem, you are welcome to voice it politely, and we will see if we can help.

[Gr1ggs 14]

ok, and how about THIS f-16? It use same missilebox? models of rockets are same as yours...

[eggbeast 3673]

no we can't use it. would love to though, but there were issues in the dev process that prevent it's use in our mod pack, as far as we understood.

For us to use the F16 we'd want to edit the mlods, and that is not permitted at the moment.

It doesn't use the same (GLT) missilebox, as we have released here, with mykes blessing and co-operation and gift, the FRL missilebox 4.0 he was developing.

Larsiano got in before the crunch and his dutch version of that F16 is released and does use FRL_missilebox, with my rearms on it. So that is the nearest you will get to an FRL4 equipped version of the F16. This is why its listed in my dev spreadsheet, as I was researching it for Lars, and hoping to have it in our pack. However it doesn't have the proxies fixed like we'd prefer them, and if we cannot edit the mlod then we can't really use it.

we have a ton of other planes in the pipeline atm.

[eggbeast 3673]

Rangemaster and BAFX 1.9 is out:

File

see mirrors below

Features:

- 176 types of Mig23/Mig27 based on model by Citizenship, permitted through Darkhorse, developed by Eggbeast

- 100 types of Su27 and Su30 by hcpookie

- new soviet air weapons by Franze

- many fixes to mod - missing textures, rvmats, etc, lots of RPT fixes

- fixes to BRDM2 units

- a little fine-tuning on the 70mm and S-8 and S13 rockets - added flame trail and re-sized rockets to correct diameter/length.

- added new Mi35/ Mi8/ Pandur and L159 hi-res re-skins for ACR kit from Evromalarkey

- updated UH-60 MEV skin

- added GSh-6-30 and GSH-6-23 cannons for Russian planes

- New hi-res RAF Harrier skins from Brooks:

-- camo for CAS

-- grey plain for MR/BMB

-- shark teeth for AGM/JDAM/SEAD

-- RAF coloured tail for CAP

Franze's weapons include:

--RBK250/500 clusterbombs

--KMGU mine dispenser

--FAB100 bombs

--Kab500KR bomb

--MBD3 rack

--800L fuel tanks

--S24, S25 and S25L rockets and launch pod

--SPPU22 gunpod

--KH25ml, Kh25mp, Kh25mr missiles

--Kh58

Mig-23 includes:

- new faction roundels

- new weapons thanks to franze

- adapting citizenships skin and nose variation for each model/faction

-- 4 factions (RU, INS, CDF, TAK)

-- 3 skins (camo1 CAS, camo2 AGM, and silver CAP for example)

-- addition of shark teeth for CAS variants

-- 11 weaponized variants (CAP,CAS, HCAS, EHCAS, MR, LBMB, BMB, HBMB, LGB, SEAD, AGM)

-- 4 plane types (Mi23 Flogger-B, 2-seater Flogger-C, modernised Flogger-K, and Mig27 Flogger-J)

all in, that's 4 planes x 4 factions x 11 variants = 176 unique aircraft

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/eggbeast/mig23_s25_zps83e5eccc.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/eggbeast/ins_cap_zps6d749add.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/eggbeast/mig234_zpsb9db2b92.jpg

Su27 / Su30 family includes:

- Su27B Air Superiority fighter

- Su30 MR strike fighter

- Su30M MR strike fighter with thrust vectoring

- "Russian Knights" airshow team with colored smoke (Russian CIV faction)

--All BIS factions represented, along with Duala and Lingor factions

--Random tail numbering, synchronized in MP

--Camo styles assorted per faction w/ forest\air\desert styles

--Articulated radome for scripted scenarios (nose cone lifts up)

--Articulated exhaust petals, rotors, and intake FOD doors

https://4ibvig.bn1304.livefilestore.com/y2poMI1gXiD-CsJm0l6VDBbskZ--NgYJ5WsEYe60E5BxIUqaiB5LvrHXbODnyvWE4_sJYBrOEch4Yu-1dzLlZAXUttetHQjdKF_7OgSJfbP73I/Su30.jpg

https://4ibvig.bn1304.livefilestore.com/y2pi2Bi097X83hpnI7tBnSvNjHBd9H7Kss4-xivBkaAplRU2qzdATYnS7NkHQw4ahFuk05gSEza-zYgju7S5_21fGIp7WGBFk4_-vxVUpUen68/Su30Mshowcase.jpg

https://4ibvig.bn1304.livefilestore.com/y2p9p2VcYSfn-0wZIwPkQ_m2UdDThtf3pODnu0JJdSpqDNitbH7ESTQtQloo1LSo08DsLF7ZFrIngazTN5nu7TjOvOlzpZcO3cS221TdH7Ijwg/Su27showcase.jpg

Edited December 7, 2014 by eggbeast

[kecharles28 197]

Updated mod 1.9 available at withSIX. Download now by clicking:

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Updated mod 1.9 available at withSIX. Download now by clicking:

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BAFX and Rangemaster mod packs v1.9



Arma 2

Arma 2: Combined Operations compatibility MP patch (ACR lite)

Community Base Addons

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We have also "connected" these pages to your account on Armaholic.

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[eggbeast 3673]

the su27 is one SEXY ass plane

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Su25 vs L39 - no contest (esp after i ran out of ammo) until... saved by Lars in his F-15

strike mission in the Mig-23

[chrisb 196]

Its great this whole project, thanks for sharing and to all the other people for sharing their work too.:)

[disco.modder 116]

This mod is keeping Arma 2 alive.

are there any community's that host missions with these pack?

[eggbeast 3673]

BattleGroup -=XTRA=- we play it every day, and tweak and plan the next stuff while we're at it, all reasonable, mature, good sense-of-humour players welcome...

we generally play vs PRACS taki and molatian enemies (see the short vid at top of this thread for example of gameplay) when we're not in nam/unsung.

we'll be playing A2 til CUP is done

[axtros 10]

Hi Guys!

I hava a question: there will be some time two seats F-15 Strike Eagle? Thx! :)

[eggbeast 3673]

yes we have a second seat prepped and ready, just waiting on a permission from Iris Sims

[axtros 10]

Thanks, this is a great news!

The MIG-23UB is my favorite. And maybe MIG-21UB and/or SU-22UB (two seats)? Thx! :)

[eggbeast 3673]

ive just added the rear seat to the L39ZA too.