US Forces 2000s

[simcardo 792]

 

Previously called the "US Army 2005" addon, now i renamed it to "US Forces 2000s", so the addon can have a wider scope and can include more branches. This pack includes Soldiers and Marines wearing BDUs in Desert camo or M81 Woodland camo and Interceptor Body Armors in M81 camo, 2004-2006 era Marines wearing Marpats, IBAs, Nomex Flightsuits, and there are also 2007 Era US Army units that wear Full UCP camo. They use RHS weapons and vehicles, GSTAVO's M16A2s are also used by most of the Marines from 2001-2003, and also rear echelon US Army units

 

 

Features:
- Units, primarily US Army and USMC, from 2001 to 2007, wearing appropriate uniforms and gear for each year
- units are mostly available in woodland and desert variants (except for later US Army, wearing universal camo pattern, of course)
- Generic Special Forces Units, from 2001s to 2005 era
- Adapter for users of RH Accessories pack is available, inside the "optionale" folder found in the mod's directory (@simc_uaf_08_rhs).  
using RH Optics will give more period accurate attachments not found in RHS, primarily PEQ2s and Aimpoint M2s, also TA01 ACOGs

Gear:
- ACU Uniform (UCP camo, IR flag option)
- MICH helmet (UCP, M81, and DCU camo, and coverless versions)
    - MICH battery pack accessories made by Lennard
- PASGT helmet (M81, DCU, 6-colour, and Marpats)
- LWH Helmet (Desert and Woodland Marpat)
- Interceptor Body Armour OTVs (a shitload of them, really, in M81, DCU, and UCP camo, also plain coyote brown)
- CIRAS vests
- SPEAR BALCS vests
- FLCs (on its own and on top of IBAs)
- ILBVs (on its own and on top of IBAs)
- BDU Uniforms (M81 and DCU)
- Raid BDUs (M81 and DCU)
- Units have randomised helmets
- Nomex Flightsuit (model by Cinco)
- ESS and SWD Goggles
- few other glasses, ESS V12 and Birth Control Glasses (Made by Lennard)
- Watch Caps for early years SF (Also Made by Lennard)
- PVS7 NVGs on rhino mounts
    - optional ace compatibility for all glasses and NVGs available, config made by lizardbolo, optional config comes in a pbo located in "optionale" folder under the mod's directory
- patrol caps, utility caps, and boonie hats, in DCU and M81
- Fleece jackets and MOPP suits

 

Planned stuff:

- Wound textures
- m40 gasmask + hoodie

- editor icons

- some additional SF Vests

 

Full Changelog: 

Spoiler

Edit: 29 April 2018

- Fixed RVMATs on most uniforms, now they should reflect better and show up properly on thermals (however flece jacket and some gear are still missing them, anyway credits to hvymtal for bringing this up)
- Fixed ACU pants disappearing in longer distance (LOD model issue)
- Fixed armour values on vests being too high, should be more balanced now (thanks to lizardbolo for noticing and giving me the correct values)
- Corrected USAF nametape colours (also thanks to lizardbolo for the insight)
- Added ABUs with sage green boots, and  also ABU patrol cap 

 

Edit: 24 April 2018

- Improved textures in general, and most specular maps are also improved to reduce shine (specifically on the IR flag, increased shine)
- Improved All uniform models
- Added desert uniforms with black boots 
- replaced battery pack model, and added ANVIS mount for one of the bare MICH helmets (models by Lennard) 
- Added PVS7s (by Bohemia Interacive from A2 sample models, rhino mount model by Lennard) 
- Added Birth Control Glasses and ESS V12 (models by Lennard)
- Added IBA with ALICE webbings (model by Bohemia Interacive and johnhansen)
- fixed bugs in several models (like the doubled ms2000 strobe in the mich 2002)
- Added IBA with chest rig and sds pouches
- Added SPEAR BALCS vests
- Added more bare-uncovered MICH helmets 
- Added more Raid-cut BDU and DCU variants
- Fixed Vests not appearing on Raid BDU models
- Added Molle Medical Pack
- Added Molle Patrol Pack
- coveless mich helmets have a chance to appear on 101AB SLs and TLs (A bit of histoire: 101st AB was issued mich helmets in 2003-2004 in limited numbers, ; however they have no covers.)
- Added Adapters for RH optics; enables RH accesories on the units' weapons replacing RHS ones to a more period-accurate one, including ta01 Acog, Aimpoint M2s, and PEQ2s (All credits goes to Robert Hammer for making this awesome pack). This adapter is turned off by default; this optional adapter is located inside the "optionale" folder inside the mod folder, move it to the addons folder to turn it on.
- Added Woodland version of 101AB, 3ID, 25ID and 2ID groups 
- Added 2003 era SF Units wearing SPEAR vests
- Added 2001 USMC (woodland and desert, all with black boots)
- Added PASGTs in 6-colour desert camo
- Added PASGTs with ESS goggles instead of SWDGs, worn by 101ABs, and some other units
- Updated Covered MICH models
- Added 2001 US Army (woodland and desert, all with black boots and green name-tapes)
- Added 2001 US Army SF, depicting the immediate post-9/11 guys in afghanistan. when CUP units is loaded they will have a chance to spawn with afghan/takistani/watever headgear 
- Added Armoured Engineer Units for US Army factions (All eras, generic ones, and non-light-infntry divisions get them)
- Added 173rd AB OEF 2005: Wearing Raid BDU/DCU, DCU IBAs 
- Added Aircrew survival vest(s),  now all aircrews wear them instead of vanilla tactical vests
- Added ILBVs (on top of IBAs and Standalone versions, comes in m81 and dcu)
- Added Watch Caps, with and without PRR headsets (Models by Lennard)
- also has a watch caps that are meant to be worn under helmets, can be found on the NVG slot
- Added FLCs (on top of IBAs and on its own, in 4 colour schemes; original models made by punky, and given to me for this mod)
- Added Utility and Patrol Caps, in DCU and M81 camos
- Reconfigured Armour and load capacity values on vests
- Added Fleece Jackets
- Added MOPP suits (DCU and M81 camos) 
- models for mopp suits and fleece jackets are still very crappy WIP tho, will change them in the future if i have a chance, anyhow its crappyness can made less obvious by simply wearin any vest on top of it (: 
- either way they shouldn't stop you from seizing some airfields, or directing airstikes on some taliban invested mountains
- Added MOPP-suited groups of 2003 era Marines
- Added ABUs, and regular BDUs/DCUs with USAF nametapes
- Added optional ACE compatibility pbo for all included eyewear (made by lizardbolo, located in the "optionale" folder under the main modfolder (@simc_uaf_08_rhs), the same folder as the RH Optics adapter)
- glasses are now actually transparent (Credits to both Reyhard and Lennard for helping me fix some issues regarding transparancies, alpha sorting)

- Replaced the mk18s on the 2005s SF to HK416s. now they use a mix of HK416s and M4A1s; while SFs of previous eras uses only M4A1s (except for the marksmen)

 

Edit: 8 February 2018

- Added 1Cav (2004, 2007, OEF)
- Added 509th Airborne (in ACUs)
- Added 2nd Infantry Division (2004, 2007 OEF)
- Added 2nd ACR (2004, 2007 OEF)
- Renamed USMC CLSs to Corpsman
- Redid uniform riggings (should fit better with most bis and rhs vests now and stuff)
- NVGs are now in clothes instead of attached to helmet
- improved most uniform textures (prolly not much visible)
- Improved IBA models and textures
- added covers for ESS and SWD goggles
- PASGTs now have SWDGs instead of ESS 
- Added Crew helmets with SWDGs
- Added Crew helmet with DCU cover (used by marines)
- 2003 marines now mostly use GSTAVO's M16A2s (download here) instead of RHS M16A4s (TLs and SLs still have A4s tho)
- Added Assault packs as the units' main backpacks (credits to Johannes, from his awesome SF template originally made for Arma 1)
- Added generic special forces units wearing raid BDUs in m81 and dcu, ciras vests with chest rigs, and uncovered MICH helmets
- added wearable ESS and SWDGs
- Added M240 Fireteams to all the units
- Added Patches that are compatible with the insignia slot of the uniforms (standard patch mods would prolly not work, because the insignia slot has to be made larger than it mostly was to accomodate the 1st Cav patch)
 

 

Edit: 3 September 2017

- Added Sets of Marines:

- 2003: Wearing DCUs/ M81s, Woodland IBAs, and PASGTs -> depicting late 2003 OIF/OEF

- 2004: Wearing Marpats and a mix of Woodland and Coyote Brown IBAs, and also LWHs

- 2006: Marpats and full coyote brown IBAs, LWHs, and few guys having M4s 
- 2006 Nomex: Same thing but Nomex Suits in place of MCCUUs

- Added MCCUU uniforms, Marine version of the BDUs

- Added LWH helmets (Basically PASGT with different straps, well idk what else to do to make it different but i hope it'll do)

- Added Nomex flightsuit model, originally made by cinco http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=23973 -all credits goes to him for the model and for allowing us to edit it by providing the unbinerised files.

- Tank and flight crews on unnumbered units now wear the nomex suits

 

Edit: 21 August 2017

- Added Scrimmed helmets

- Additional Units 

 

Edit: 15 August 2017

- Fixed massless helmets

- Updated Uniform and helmet textures
- New US Army units depicting US army divisions, 3rd, 25th, and 101st Infantry Divisions
- Updated ACU and CCU models

- Added IBAs in DCU camo (like, finally lel)
- Divisions have unique uniforms and helmets (just patches really lel)

- The 2004 Divisions also wears a mix of MICH and PASGT helmets

 

Edit: 8 August 2017

- Added IBAs with camelbaks
- Added UCP IBAs
- Added sets of Units wearing full UCPs, as US Army 2007

- Fixed RHS Version having standard RHS helicopter crews on UH60M

 

Edit: 5 August 2017

- Added UCP Units and groups

- Added PASGT helmets (Not yet worn by units as of now)

- Added more vehicles (for ease of access i guess)

 

Edit: 29 July 2017

- Added UCP ACUs

- Added MICH helmets in UCP covers

- Added BDU uniforms in M81 and DCU

- Fixed AA class carrying titan missles instead of stinger missles

 

Known Issues:

- Nametapes does not receive shadows (idk how to fix this yet, material issue or smthing i have no idea even)

- Wound textures not yet working

 

Credits:

- Bohemia Interactive: A2 Sample models, for base of uniform model and also the pouches

- bolo861: Helped me fix loades of config errors, beta testing, and made config for the glasses ace compatibility

- punky: original FLC model

- bigstone: Scrim helmet model, ISAF patch texture, and several other texture for other unit patches, and lots of advices

- cinco: NOMEX fligtsuit model

- Johannes for his awesome SF template for Arma 1

- RHS team: Awesome mod in general that becomes the base for this mod (vehicles and weapons)

- GSTAVO: That wonderful M16A2

- Lennard: Several great models that he gave me, including the watch caps, glasses, and battery pack

- John Hansen (of Brazilian Defense Force mod) for ALICE webbing models

- everyone here who helped me discover all the bugs that appear due to mijn clumsiness, and also for all the suggestions and critics!

 

image albums:

https://imgur.com/a/hdcjLq9

https://imgur.com/a/DaEScEM

https://imgur.com/a/WWkAhrA

https://imgur.com/a/dVLSUVv

 

Download:

Steam Workshop

 

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Additional Units 

Optionally, if you want some more units, you can grab some here.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1116198232

 

The extra units that are included in this optional pack are:
- 173rd Airborne Bde (2004 and OEF)
- 10th Mountain Division (2004 and OEF)
- 101st Airborne (OEF)
- 3rd Infantry Division (OEF)
- 4th Infantry Division (2004 and OEF)

- 1st Infantry Division (2004, 2007, OEF)

- 1st Cavalry Division (2004, 2007, OEF)

- 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment (2004, OEF)

 

As always, the 2004 ones wears DCUs and M81 IBAs, and a mix of MICH and PASGT helmets.

The OEF units are in Full ACU gear and they wear ISAF patch on their left arm.

 

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by simcardo
update, changelog etc

[Reid236 116]

I have been looking for a mod like this for a long time thank you so much for making this!

[CameronMcDonald 146]

@Laqueesha - maybe this will scratch that itch a bit?

[warlord554 2065]

Refreshing to see some older stuff

[bolo861 166]

Fantastic mod. I ve also waited for something like this. 

 

This:

- No entry 'bin/config.bin/CfgWeapons/ItemInfo.scope'.
- No entry 'bin/config.bin/CfgVehicles/EventHandlers.side'.
- No entry bin/config.bin/CfgVehicles/EventHandlers.scope.

 

are caused by misconfiguration of attributes of class inheritances and missing main class entries in config.cpp and should be easy to fix.

If I could obtain author s permission to depbo the mod and check the config I will gladly take a look at it.

Unless better Chanchos then me could help the author with that.

 

Regards.   

[simcardo 792]

19 minutes ago, bolo861 said:

If I could obtain author s permission to depbo the mod and check the config I will gladly take a look at it.

Sure, you can do that and do tell me what I'm missing, thanks alot (:

[bolo861 166]

7 hours ago, simcardo said:

Sure, you can do that and do tell me what I'm missing, thanks alot (:

 

As requested i ve fixed us army 2005 config I am using RHS only so i ve fixed only rhs version CUP version requires the same fix I presume.

 

Fixed config sent via PM.

 

Changelog:

 

Fixed popup eventHandlers and itemInfo errors.

Fixed incorrect loadout for AA soldiers RHS instead of CUP Stinger launchers.

Fixed incorrect motorized group name Woodland instead of Desert.

Deleted incorrect editor units icons.

 

WARNING known bug:

 

Googles on helmets are still missing textures.

 

Good work and Regards.

[Laqueesha 474]

Awesome! Finally some good old-fashioned old school grunt stuff, instead of the usual beardy tacticool speshul foarcez teer wun opuratur dudebro stuff.

12 hours ago, CameronMcDonald said:

@Laqueesha - maybe this will scratch that itch a bit?

That it does... That it does.

 

[bolo861 166]

What else I forgot....

Here are few helpful ideas:

 

1. I would expand mech units and groups in editor for ready editor scenarios, ZEUS, or ALIVE use, add units with M113s , M1A1 tanks, maby HMMTT trucks etc.

2. I would retexture that nice ACU uniform and helmets with UCP camo to get nice interim units from 2005 - 2006 period with woodland IBA vests a la Arma 1 units.

3. It is imperative to add to units config:

 

identityTypes[] =
{
	"LanguageENG_F", "Head_NATO", "NoGlasses"
};

to prevent spawning of units with futuristic BIS glasses and googles.

Or alternatively You can always assign only RHS glasses or glasses pool to the units for example.

 

Ah yes and one more thing.

Some retextures for patrol cap or boonie hat would be appreciated because rifleman with light equipment does not have any soft cover on his head. You know US Army Regulation 670-1 and all that.

[simcardo 792]

Thanks for the ideas (:, I have already in mind about some of the things that you listed like the UCP uniforms and helmets etc. 

1 hour ago, bolo861 said:

Some retextures for patrol cap or boonie hat would be appreciated because rifleman with light equipment does not have any soft cover on his head. 

Yes i think im gonna go for patrol cap, and also planned to make all units carry one in their shirt like RHS units do

 

1 hour ago, bolo861 said:

identityTypes[] = { "LanguageENG_F", "Head_NATO", "NoGlasses" };

For this i used the allowedfacewear function on the helmets (i used this at first to prevent guys wearing goggles when his helmet has one)

 

Anyway, is anyone else having the missing goggles texture? Because i dont seem to have it.. i also tried subbing to my own mod on workshop but it dsnt show this bug

[bolo861 166]

18 minutes ago, simcardo said:

Thanks for the ideas (:, I have already in mind about some of the things that you listed like the UCP uniforms and helmets etc. 

Yes i think im gonna go for patrol cap, and also planned to make all units carry one in their shirt like RHS units does

 

For this i used the allowedfacewear function on the helmets (i used this at first to prevent guys wearing goggles when his helmet has one)

 

Anyway, is anyone else having the missing goggles texture? Because i dont seem to have it.. i also tried subbing to my own mod on workshop but it dsnt show this bug

Maby it isn t connected to wrong path for texture assigment but to rmvat,, material or UV map shader? I for example use ultra graphic quality settings in game. I dont have any error messages when equipping  or using the helmets just  white textureless helmet goggles. But for 99% it s a texture assignment path error. Maby it s simply missing "\" on the start of the file path.

[simcardo 792]

ok i found out that i actually set the goggles' texture path to the raw unpacked file instead of inside the pbo lol, i guess that should fix the missing textures, and also fixed the inheritance issues thanks to bolo861, i'll get it updated soon

[bolo861 166]

22 hours ago, simcardo said:

ok i found out that i actually set the goggles' texture path to the raw unpacked file instead of inside the pbo lol, i guess that should fix the missing textures, and also fixed the inheritance issues thanks to bolo861, i'll get it updated soon

 

That s a good news. I ve tested and indeed googles textures show up fine now.

 

Thanks for the update.

 

BTW.

It s not a bug just little omission also on my part. Both AA specialists desert and woodland still carry vanilla backpacks with vanilla Titan AA rocket reloads insteed of "rhs_fim92_mag".

 

Thanks and Regards.

[Guest]

The Armaholic mirror has been updated with the new version:

US Army 2005 (CUP) v0.2

[Spatsiba 89]

PASGT helmet is in GREF I believe. Love that we finally have some proper uniforms thoug. been waiting for this. Great work! :)

[simcardo 792]

6 hours ago, foxhound said:

The Armaholic mirror has been updated with the new version:

 

dude lmao the category in it is arma 2 heavy armour

 

39 minutes ago, Spatsiba said:

PASGT helmet is in GREF I believe. Love that we finally have some proper uniforms thoug. been waiting for this. Great work! :)

Yes i guess i would retex it but i don't want the CUP version to be also dependent to rhs lel, so i might base instead it on the arma 2 model, prolly make the texture bigger and remodel the straps

[Guest]

-Fixed texture paths on helmet model

 

 

21 minutes ago, simcardo said:

 

dude lmao the category in it is arma 2 heavy armour

 

 

dude lmao I guess we make all errors 

[Laqueesha 474]

Could you add a UCP version of the ACU, please? The default ACU in the CUP pack clips through the vest.

[simcardo 792]

15 hours ago, foxhound said:

dude lmao I guess we make all errors 

yea thats ok lel, anyway just in case, i didn't mean to be offensive or anything just thought it was funny, thanks anyway for putting it up

 

9 hours ago, Laqueesha said:

Could you add a UCP version of the ACU, please? The default ACU in the CUP pack clips through the vest.

sure, in fact the textures for it are done already

 

[bolo861 166]

Nice update. UCPs/ACUs, BDUs and covers look good. Question:  is "LASTNAME" an hiddensellection texture for custom setup?

 

Regards.

[simcardo 792]

7 hours ago, bolo861 said:

is "LASTNAME" an hiddensellection texture for custom setup?

it isn't, but i think it's an excellent idea! i'm gonna try to make that

[Laqueesha 474]

Looks good! Any plans for more IBA camo? Like UCP, coyote brown, DCU?

[simcardo 792]

2 hours ago, Laqueesha said:

Looks good! Any plans for more IBA camo? Like UCP, coyote brown, DCU?

yeah, will do UCP but idk about DCU (that way I guess i might as well rename this addon to smthing like 2005-2008 lol);

I also plan to make a USMC pack of the same period which will use coyote brown (and m81) IBAs too, but i'll focus on the army units first

[Guest]

The Armaholic mirror has been updated with the new version:

US Army 2005 (RHS)

[simcardo 792]

Updated the mod:

- Added UCP Units and groups

- Added PASGT helmets (just the helmet for the moment, units are not yet wearing it)

- Added more vehicles and helicopters (UH60 and AH64D, and also M1A1; for ease of access i guess)

 

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