Jester504 109 Posted March 6, 2019 I'm thrilled to make a formal announcement of my nearly-complete Embraer A-29 Super Tucano mod for Arma 3. [For the record, I go by both Jester504 and Jester2138]. At first, it will be only the Sierra Nevada / Embraer A-29 version built in the U.S. that has an under-belly sensor ball and WSO, who controls the optics and laser. My first priority post-release, however, is to add other versions representing the original Brazilian model without the sensor ball as well as later South American versions with the sensor ball. None of my included liveries will have flags or obvious national markings so that they can represent the military of more than one nation. My second priority post-release will be a rework of the cockpit mesh and texturing. The aircraft supports dynamic pylons and all vanilla weapons that fall into the proper weight limits can be carried on the pylons (e.g. the default loadout is GBU-12s on the inboard pylons and rockets on the outboard pylons). Please enjoy this teaser video: 43 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanaka52 5 Posted March 6, 2019 Spoiler I am so damn excited 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marine CookCae 15 Posted March 6, 2019 Very nice Jester!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex3B 266 Posted March 6, 2019 Very nice, I had downloaded a Super Tucano a while ago, but it was super out of date - no dynamic loadouts, and it didn't seem to have physX properly configured, the landing gear/wheels were not working right, and it was very difficult to get it to takeoff at all. This would fit in very nicely with a lower tech AAF : Leopard II MBTs and supersonic Gripens? no Nyx's, Striders, and the Tucano seem like a much better match. I also sometimes make missions with a "HIDF"/ "Horizon Islands Defense Force" (syndicate with just the "soldier" class, and a standard Camo, olive nyxs with jungle camo nets ... AH-9's, that sort of thing)... this would fit real nice. I was thinking of porting the An-2 from Arma 2 and adding some pylons to it for that role, but this looks much nicer. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK84 42 Posted March 6, 2019 Will this be compatible with ITC Air Systems? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jester504 109 Posted March 6, 2019 14 hours ago, Ex3B said: This would fit in very nicely with a lower tech AAF : Leopard II MBTs and supersonic Gripens? no Nyx's, Striders, and the Tucano seem like a much better match. I agree, that was my main catalyst for starting this project. The Apaches and F-16s and such strike me as massively OP for 95% of Arma gameplay and not that much fun for anyone in a scenario who isn't flying them (which is a shame, because I personally love those types of aircraft to death - particularly the Apache). I've always loved how the Littlebirds and other light/medium helicopters fit in the typical Arma gameplay and wanted something more like that on the fixed-wing side. 11 hours ago, MK84 said: Will this be compatible with ITC Air Systems? I haven't actually thought about it. I will investigate. ITC is extremely impressive and Yax has been extremely helpful with questions I've had during the development of the Super Tucano. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unearthedtru7h 93 Posted March 6, 2019 I am extremely excited for this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nkenny 1057 Posted March 6, 2019 @Jester504 Really cool idea and implementation! Will it come with any addons dependencies? -k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jester504 109 Posted March 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, nkenny said: Will it come with any addons dependencies? No 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich_R 1087 Posted March 7, 2019 A fantastic addition to the Armaverse! Great job, looks incredible! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted March 7, 2019 Great news, it was one of the thing I wanted to play with in Arma3. A proper counter-insurgency aircraft that will perfectly fit the small scales battles. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jacobs 165 Posted March 7, 2019 Great news! This plane makes much more sence in Arma3 than "stealth A-10 of the future". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fingolfin 1972 Posted March 7, 2019 Very nice! Looking forward to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom Hawk 44 Posted March 8, 2019 Nice to see a good quality prop CAS aircraft will it have guns as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex3B 266 Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 12:01 AM, Jester504 said: No I love standalones. Loading all of CUP for example takes far too long. Even for small addon packs, its often hard to know when an asset is vanilla, or when it has been modified. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bukain 86 Posted March 30, 2019 How nice! I have been wanting this one for so long! Even got pinned by someone to making request in Add-on request thread before coming upon this! Thx man And good luck with the project Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stburr91 1004 Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) On 3/6/2019 at 1:11 AM, Jester504 said: -snip- Please, for the love of God don't leave out us singleplayer gamers, please give the pilot the capability to control of the sensor ball. Heck, even a lot of mil sim groups only have one pilot per aircraft, so I think giving the pilot the capability to use the sensor ball would be greatly appreciated, even among the mil sim communities. Anyway, just a suggestion. Can't wait for this aircraft, it looks awesome. Edited April 1, 2019 by R0adki11 no need to quote images or videos. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bukain 86 Posted April 25, 2019 Can't wait! I have have wanting a-29 to be in Arma 3 as the game itself being a infantry combat focused one, there's no better aircraft to have than one of the craft from laar program(I want AT-6b too!). Thanks and please don't stop developing and trust me your mod will definitely reached top ten in months with the fact that this aircraft is one of the finalist in laar program competition(maybe already in service, I don't know), plus the lack of specialized attack aircraft in Arma 3 . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePerpetual 0 Posted May 2, 2019 How's the development coming along? Is there any approximate date for the first release? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PuFu 4600 Posted May 2, 2019 10 hours ago, ThePerpetual said: How's the development coming along? Is there any approximate date for the first release? when it comes to modding - it's always "when it is done" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteemSucker 19 Posted June 29, 2019 Cannot wait for this! Count me in if you need beta testers haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nomisum 129 Posted July 3, 2019 One of my current addictions is checking the forums for news on this mod on a daily basis. It will be an interesting and powerful alternative to standard CAS and I cant wait to put this into a full scale mission. (Sorry for anyone getting excited because he got a notification of this confession 😛 ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stburr91 1004 Posted July 3, 2019 Yeah, I was all excited when the OP said this was nearly complete, but the OP hasn't even been on the forums here since shortly after posting this, so everyone should adjust their expectations accordingly. Let me be clear, I'm not saying this will never be released, I'm just saying have realistic expectations. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
