dimitri_harkov

@esco7800: Yes, there are: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=565 http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=4068 These are for ArmA1, but they should work for ArmA2 just as well. D.

Really? At least some are in the works. And there are some British Paras in Project '85.

DIH African Warfare @Isla Duala Released: 2010-01-21 - by Dimitri_Harkov This warfare mission is based on BIS' stock 'When Diplomacy Fails' warfare mission. It features my DIH Africa factions MPLA, UNITA and Portugal in a three-sided struggle for supremacy. The party takes place on Icebreakr's Isla Duala. Get it here: Filefront Armaholic (thanks Big!) Required Addons: DIH Africa Isla Duala Some Images: (click to enlarge) Left: Portuguese Forces with Armored Car Middle: Taking a city from the MPLA Right: a warfare map overview Usage: Everyone may edit and/or re-release this mission as he pleases as long as credit is given.

Hello, you can use any addon's units with BIS' warfare (I don't know lucilk's LK warfare, however). For a general overview on BIS warfare I suggest you unpack the warfare2.pbo, which includes all needed files. You can compare that with the files included in my mission to see which ones need to be changed to include new factions. I don't know why you couldn't unpbo it, I didn't binarize it or something. Happy Modding & Cheers, D.

That's great! Thank you very much :)

All sorts of FN x weapons are part of Project 85: FN FNC FN FAL (wood) FN FAL Para FN FAL (black plastic) FN FAL Marksman FN MINIMI FN MAG Vilas also mentioned several times that he will also release a 'western weapons pack' in addition to his current Soviet/Russian weapon pack. I guess the FALs would be part of that too. However, I don't know when this will be. :) Cheers, D.

I have been busy helping Vilas update Project '85. The new version will be released in the near future. Needless to say, this will also improve DIH Africa, as P85 is the basis for most units. After that, I will support Vilas with his upcoming new Polish pack. And then, I will continue to improve DIH Africa :) Stay tuned, I have some ideas already!

Hm... maybe the reason is... $$$! However, why post this here?

Not that I know of. But the mission in the OP works quite well if played alone. Nevertheless, I have some other missions in the works, including one SP mission. D.

lol, where did you get that Pinzgauer from? I already see an Austrian Cold War addon arise in my mind... :) Great vehicles by the way - all of them.

Thank you for sharing!

I see. You mean: 'If I put a mortar team on the map it should fire at the nearest enemy it knows about' or something like that? I'll try and cook something up for you, if that's the case. D.

What is wrong with the m252? Sync it with the ARTY module, team up with a mate who marks targets on the map (or use a script that marks targets) => deadly accurate weapon.

:) Many thanks! Ok, so no ATGM for the DDR (because the one we have is AT-5) and no Mi-24V too (out of time frame). But all seem to be suitable for Poland. But Vilas has the final say on these matters of course.

Look here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=90283&highlight=VTE Vietnam - the Experience for ArmA2

Work is going well on the upcoming P'85 update :) Some questions: Mi-24D, Mi-24V and Mi24P are all suitable for both USSR and DDR, no? As is the Su-25 for the Soviets, I guess. I'd also like to know if Poland and DDR used the BRDM-2 ATGM. D.

@Icewindo: great! This will be a very nice addon :)

All ArmA2 files are binarized, with the exception of the sample models that are available somewhere on this forum. I don't know a list of models that support hiddenSelectionsTextures either. Easiest way to find out probably is to unpack the ArmA2s.pbos and have a look at the configs.

I don't think so. Looks like you have to duplicate, rename and repath the .pbos to use your skins. But that would require to create an addon.

@Banderas: cool, thanks! @GossamerS: The UH1 is not set up to use hiddenSelections. This method will not work. AFAIK hiddenSelections have to be set up in the .p3d. And as the Huey is binarized, we can not add that feature :( p.s.: you guys should decide on one developer forum...

Yes, perfectly, but that just won't work. Not even the standard P'85 AK74 will be able to use sound mods without replacement file. It has different fire modes than the stock BIS one. Using BIS sounds with these modes will still not enable you to use sound mods with this weapon without replacement config, because your favourite sound mod will not have a replacement line for the class 'P85_AK74'. I would be very happy if you can prove the opposite, however. If it worked your way, things would be much easier :) D. ---- EDIT: oops, vilas just said the same thing while I was typing.

I fear that won't work. The sound mods that I know don't replace any vanilla sound files (that would be very bad practice). Instead, they contain replacement configs that link existing weapon classes to their new and added custom sound files. That means: even if you replace all P'85 sounds with vanilla BIS sounds, sound mods will only work with P'85 weapons that inherit from BIS weapon classes. Any classes that had to be defined anew will not work. So, long story short: For sound mods to work properly, a replacement config is a must. Changing P'85's config will not suffice.

Hm... How would you do that? You would need a replacement config to use custom sound mods with P'85 anyway, no matter if you use Vilas' or BIS' sounds... Or am I mistaken here? That would be great!

:) then perhaps we should coordinate our work, GossamerS, because I'm in the process of 'officially' updating the P'85 config just now. Adding warfare trucks is one point on the list, for example. Please PM me to discuss details, if you want to. Cheers, D.

As I said before Vilas... open separate threads for your addons... :)