Strela & v-80 problems

[Sir Haggis]

Hello,

This is my first post on this forum. I just bought the GOTY edition of Flashpoint after having played the original game for ages. The game works fine, but I have this problem with both the Strela Launcher and the V-80 Helicopter. The problem with the Strela is that when I choose ammo for the Strela in the weapon selection screen the picture of the Strela rocket can't be displayed. Also, when I start the mission, I get an error message saying the Strela graphics file is missing. I can use the Strela though, and the missions work just fine, so it's not a big deal. The thing with the V-80 is more of a problem to me. For some strange reason the helicopter is rendered very ugly. Landinggear, weapons and textures are badly displayed or aren't displayed at all. The model looks very dull. I only have this problem with the V-80. Can anybody help me out?

[Nyles]

Regarding the missing .paa file: That is a thing BIS seems to not bother about. We, the community, have reported this missing image file for a very very long time. With one of the recent patches, this missing file and some others were finally included, however I am afraid that an unpatched GOTY installation (1.85) still lacks the .paa. Once you installed 1.90 or 1.91beta, the problem should be gone.

[Sir Haggis]

Thank you, I'll give it a try. Do you also have a solution for the V-80 problem? The helicopter looks nice on my friend's v1.85 of Flashpoint GOTY.

[Asmodeus]

Strange.. ***I've been getting into addon making recently and have noticed some strange texture problems also... ***

Textures that are surely mapped and there when I make it and then not there on certain peoples' computers. ***(TAAB Addon)

Textures that look clear on my friends' computer, but do not on mine. ***

So.. ***I'd say (this is just my suggestion) update all your drivers for your graphics card and such, and hopefully that could help. ***(Hasn't with my probs though..) ***

Asmodeus

[Sir Haggis]

Yes, it's a very strange bug...I've tried both some old 28.32 nvidia drivers and the newest 41.09 drivers but no improvements. I have windows xp installed. Perhaps I wouldn't have these bugs with windows 9x. Unfortunately I happen to have all the bugs reported Like the CTD when using the Laser Designator and the strange crackling sound when using EAX. But I still love this game, the bugs aren't that bad.

[Bmot]

I have both GOTY & the orig. OFP stuff (incl. all upgrades) and when I installed GOTY,
I got the "missing strela" message too.

What I did was getting the pics from a friend & then re-stuffed the pbo.

I believe it's hidden in the "equip"/m and "equip"/w

(mag's & weapon brief. pad pic's.)


The folder (or pbo file) where these folders are stuffed is called DATA,
as far as I can remember. PS. I have 1.90 but don't want 1.91
as it tend to crash my game for some odd reason?!

BTW. Another annoying bug ( also ages old ) is the missing repair/fuel capability
of the support trucks on the RESY side ...