VILAS addons release thread

[xeno426 10]

That's likely an issue with the impact FX used between the D10 shell and the 2A20 shell.

[Vilman 10]

Which Sabot is more realistic ?

I think its the T-55' Sabot, because it is not an explosive warhead. It is a simple kind of rod or javelin that works with its powerful kinetic an heat effect.

So the explosion of the impact is not realistic, right ?

[vilas 477]

hmmm:

class p85_SB100mm : ShellBase {

hit = 425;

indirectHit = 0;

indirectHitRange = 0;

typicalSpeed = 1400;

explosive = 0;

cost = 1000;

deflecting = 12;

model = "\ca\Weapons\shell";

};

class p85_SB115mm : ShellBase {

hit = 450;

indirectHit = 0;

indirectHitRange = 0;

typicalSpeed = 1500;

cost = 1000;

explosive = 0;

deflecting = 15;

model = "\ca\Weapons\shell";

};

strange, cause in config difference between them is : hit power, speed, i just make 115mm sabot stronger and faster

input:

CraterEffects = "ArtyShellCrater";

ExplosionEffects = "ArtyShellExplosion";

i have only for HE rounds

maybe in engine, above some "limit number of hit or speed" there is effect ?

maybe "weaker" bullet do not cause "fx" when it hits ?

Edited June 24, 2012 by vilas

[Vilman 10]

THanx vilas. If you want i could make a small video that shows the firing. I cannot understand what is happening about the two sabots.

[Vilman 10]

Allright guys, i figured out what is wrong with the Sabots. In the CfgMagazines the T-62 Sabot had this config. You see its not the Sabot ammo but the AP (HEAT ?) !!!

class p85_T62mag_SB : VehicleMagazine {

scope = 2;

displayName = $STR_P85_B_SABOT;

ammo = "p85_AP115mm"; <<< ammo = "p85_SB115mm";

count = 15;

initSpeed = 1600;

};

[vilas 477]

thanx, i will fix it (cause soon there will be update of P85)

[GD Mast 0]

Wanted to try this mission out. Operation Iron Prison I have all of the required addons but...

I'm getting this error message at start up. Addon 'Vilas_Weapons_Update' requires addon 'VILAS_RW_Forces'. Any idea where I can download this?

---------- Post added at 13:41 ---------- Previous post was at 13:03 ----------

Please disregard. I did not activate addon VILAS_Police. :o

Edited June 29, 2012 by GD Mast
Give more info.

[sv5000 127]

Vilas, Id be happy to help test out mate.

[vilas 477]

regarding tests:

I would be happy if you could provide tests on following addons (before I will "annouce them" to Armaholic, ArmaInfo, here again) :

- Polish modern forces

- P85 vehicles, cars, config

the more bugs found now,the less bugs in "release" :)

1) Polish forces addon, huge file, 400 MB 7Zip ( http://www.armaholic.eu/vilas/vilas_npl_a2.7z )which contains:

forces of any kind, including paramedic units, civilian cars (Kia Ceed, Fiat Ducato, Opel Vivaro, VW Transporter etc.)

http://www.createforum.com/vilas/viewtopic.php?mforum=vilas&t=5&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=510&mforum=vilas

wiki pics : http://www.createforum.com/vilas/viewtopic.php?t=61&mforum=vilas

this update will be step forward comparing to previous version - backpacks + FLIR + damage wheels , so now all cars, trucks, most of APCs should have wheels damaged like in Arma2,

FLIR should work on vehicles, soldiers, backpacks should work

check if units work in editor, if addon works without problems

new content is big list, mostly new modern cars, updating old cars (reworked dashboards), few modern trucks, few logistics apc more (medevac, hq) but most time i spent on backpack ability, flir, damage-system, but still police-lightbars not work, if anyone knows how to make them wink please tell me :)

2) P85:

P85 also get damage wheel system like Arma2 , plus addon of vehicles was divided , splited,

now P85 vehicles is military-vehicles addon, and old poor models of civilian cars are moved to (should be) self-standing addon P85_cars

so wiki is here (of V, not of Cars) http://www.createforum.com/vilas/viewtopic.php?t=60&sid=3eb29c18b681c0dd02554478d992942d&mforum=vilas (it doesnt contain last additions like PSZH, MTLBU, LR Serie3, civilian cars)

so 3 files are updated at the moment:

p85 config, p85_v, p85_cars

http://www.armaholic.eu/vilas/85temp/p85_config_a.7z

http://www.armaholic.eu/vilas/85temp/p85_v_a.7z

http://www.armaholic.eu/vilas/85temp/p85_cars.7z

of course new vehicles yet are not under "national packs" , so they are "empty" or "BIS crew", of course for "release" it will be crewed by soldiers from P85

note for not-testers, this is not release-anounce, it is just "public test" because i have no time to check all by myself, when bugs will be listed, i will try to fix them and then i will make "release" on Armaholic, ArmaInfo and here :) it is just "another test version"

P85 grows and will live till my PC works ;) P85 gets damage wheels system like Arma2 has, it gets many fixes when it comes to damage-effects, geometry lod etc. also i try to replace old poor content with new, better models (like i did with civilian cars)

full P85 update will be also update of "troops packs" (new config , adding crewed new vehicles)

new military content in P85 is:

Unimogs (416, 1300L), MTLBU (HQ), PSZH (Hungarian/Czechoslovak APC , armed with KPVT, turret version of unarmed FUG OT65 know from OFP :D, the OT-66, for Nogova faction, cause Nogovians already have FUG in P85, as my tribute to OFP and OFP:RES), Landrover Serie 3 (1976-1985, cause Defender was too modern for 1985), UAZ 452 Ambulance,

P85 civilian cars update: civilian cars which were in previous versions (since Arma1, Wartburg 353, Lada 2101, Fiat 125, FSO Polonez, Nysa van, Zuk farmer's van) now get new models, new textures, new materials and new colour versions + added few new civilian vehicles like more Ladas (2105, 2107 now only white version, but there will be 2-3 colors more)+militia/ambulance versions

most of update time i spent is making damage system work like it should + tests if after damage "vehicle looks burned" , so there is not much added, but much updated and fixed

Edited July 3, 2012 by vilas

[viysahno 10]

vilas, thanks for your work!

After small test i can say that game crashes when i use Fiat 125 and Jeep CJ5 in editor.

[krycek 349]

Vilas not sure if you already fixed this since your last Polish modern forces release but enemy IFV were using their machinegun on Rosomaks instead of their main gun,for example Bmp2 used mg instead of its 30mm gun against them.I think Rosomaks weren't classed as wheeled armor like Strykers or BTR-90,but I'm not sure.

[gossamersolid 155]

Found a couple things:

- 3rd person view for Scorpian and Schimitar is off to the side, not centered

- The Jeep Willys series bounces a bit up and down when it drives

Edited July 4, 2012 by GossamerSolid

[vilas 477]

vilas, thanks for your work!

After small test i can say that game crashes when i use Fiat 125 and Jeep CJ5 in editor.

all other old files deleted ?

you should now have:

- p85_v.pbo, p85_config.pbo, p85_c.pbo, p85_cars_cfg.pbo and troops, weapons

old config and old v must be overwritten, that old model wont make problems

Rosomak issue - i will check why enemy use MG instead of cannons , hmmm, strange, cause they should be as Stryker or BTR90 ingame

Willys - thanx , i will change dampers

[viysahno 10]

Yes, i removed old files.

And this cars don't work... (Also i can't use civil transport module, because one of this two cars can be placed on map by module)

[vilas 477]

hmmm and VAZ 2101, 2105, 2107, Polonez, Wartburg works okay ? strange cause first time i hear that Fiat not works (Topas loves Fiat , so he tested it as first car)

but which model not works ? chromed (green, yellow) , Militia, or plastic (red, grey) ?

cause in p85_cars there are 3 models and several colors of Fiat

i wonder if there can be possibility that other file interrupt, cause changes after update are:

- moved from P85_V to P85_C following cars: Wartburg, Lada, Fiat, Polonez, Nysa, Zuk,

class name "p85_fiat" "p85_lada" are the same , but they are in config of "p85_cars" not "global config"

all Militia, AMbulance works for you ?

of course i will test them again on my PC, but if Lada 2105 works, than those Fiats should work too , as they inherit from class "_fiat"

i will check model from different LODs to see it

[viysahno 10]

Fiat 125P (Bahama) and Jeep CJ5 don't work.

Jeep CJ5 (Hard-Top) works well.

Then i saw some problem with steering wheel in Lada (2105) , M923 and UAZ-469

[vilas 477]

just checked in game:

no ctd, it works for me on my PC, so i need other people opinion whether it makes ctd or not

[Vilman 10]

Thanx for the updates Vilas !

And thank you for the PSZH its very beautiful !

Problems i found : BRDM1 DshK the gunner and the machine gun is not in the right position with each other. I mean the gunner's hands are not holding the gun.

BRDM1 2k16 there is no gunner's view at all. Both gunners sight and crosshair are missing. The rockets are working good.

Edited July 6, 2012 by Vilman

[GD Mast 0]

I'm getting that error message again and would like to know what VILAS_RW_Forces is/are. Is it a new pbo? I looked at all of my Vilas folders and don't see it there.

[vilas 477]

as i looked (ctrl+f) into my addons i have vilas_rw_forces in addon:

- AK pack (east guns pack, not only AK)

so it is AK, Abakan, Groza, RPK, SVDx addon

class CfgPatches {

class VILAS_RW_Forces {

units[] = {"vil_rw"};

requiredVersion = 1.54;

requiredAddons[] = {"CAWeapons_E", "CAWeapons", "CAWeapons_E_AK"};

};

};

};

it is inside AK pack model/textures folder

config was done by several people, as i see in config (addon has 2 files, one is config file, second is model+tex file)

RW - Russian Weapons (AK, AN, RPK, SVDx, OC...)

WW - Western weapons (G3, FAL, M16, SIG...)

----------

edit :

- i uploaded Polish pack again, do now Rosomak works okay ?

i added some things in config plus more hitpoints in model

i added corvette too :]

but as i tested other addons, i see that many times in many cases tanks use MGuns intead of cannons against wheeled APCs

Edited July 7, 2012 by vilas

[GD Mast 0]

Thanks for the info Vilas.

[krycek 349]

My test with Rosomaks:

BMP2 and BTR-90 fire their cannon correctly on it,Vodnik BPPU and BRDM 2 fire their mg instead of the 2A42 and KPVT on it.

Rosomaks engaging BMP2,BTR90 and BRDM2 are using their 30mm cannon while on Vodniks they use their mg.

I would also suggest to bump up a little the Rosomak 30mm cannon power because right now it's very weak compared to other 25mm and 30mm in game.Actually to me it looks like it's firing grenades as bullets.:confused:

I also wanna say the civilian vehicles are super great,they bring a lot of diversity for the civilian side.

Btw any chance to also add a black and a silver version for civvie Skoda like you did for the Kia?

[vilas 477]

there will be silver but Alfa Romeo 159 ;)

but all civilian vehicles in any colour can appear in Topas addon, but Topas needs config help and such like work to pack all those civ cars into one civilian addon , cause in this pack i want to have "a few" civilian stuff, rest can be released by Topas in 100 colors, paint-schemes etc.

apart from colors of Octavia, does anyone observed any weird animation bugs on any vehicle (now after damage-wheel applied)?

cause one person reported me "strange moving parts" on Rosomak, but on my PC all works okay, noone other reported it,

i know that binarisation tool sometimes makes weird things, but as all works okay on my PC ?

maybe there is a mod or what which makes "damagehide" selection moving along with "turret" selection?

i know that 2-3 people had problems with "damagehide" objects moving when turret turns or when steering wheel turns

but on my PC (vanila Arma2 + vanila OA + last patch) all works without any weird anims

so if you seen any wrong animated object on model in last versions - please tell me

i would like to fix as much as i can and prepare it for official release with news, WIKI and such like details

[Vilman 10]

No problemo here. I'm using several mods and addons but there is no trouble at all.

[John1000 10]

No problemo here. I'm using several mods and addons but there is no trouble at all.

What I want to see,is some of the more important cars ,like a full Airport Fire Department or MP-cars and may be even those cars that might be used for "Armored Limo"duties.

We mght get some interresting gameplay.If you can make them in such a way that we can port them with minimum effort to A3 ,like making different strobelight and with some sort of way to change the sound to the real thing,like build-in "MP-3 -player" to change the

sounds of the Siren to a particular country`s would be cool.

Maybe import sound from WMPL.

Cool work ! Keep it up.Tnx!

Is there a possebility to add a kind of Blake's Autopilot and Real Car Alarms to make it drive much better if it is a way to connect the Autopilot to a GPS that could some how drive it better then the patch can do.Maybe prepare some

of the cars,like Mercedes Van with optional blue beacon light(s) and and ready for German Armed Forces Mod.

Maybe a Rescue Diver`s Van for dive mods

What about an American Ambulance,truck-model? Soo very cool!

Just my 2 cent.

Edited July 11, 2012 by John1000
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