Footmunch/eddyD F-16 in ArmA 2

[[FRL]Myke]

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Footmunch/eddyD F-16 Fighting Falcon, ported to ArmA 2 by [GLT]Myke
-------------------------------------------------------------------

It is done....

Final release of the F-16 for ArmA 2.

First of all, the credits. Without all this people i couldn't finish it in it's actual quality. So take note of them as they are artists.

CREDITS:
Footmunch, for the F-16C
Snake Man for optimized MLOD (more lowres LOD's)
eddyD for awesome new textures (awesome work as usual, mate)
modEmMaik for lowpoly Shadow LOD and advices when i needed them
zGuba for config tweakings in the ArmA 1 version (i guess most of them are still in and unchanged)
Eble for the AIM-9L and AIM-120 AMRAAM models incl. Textures.
Maddmatt for the flarescript (taken from ArmA 2 .pbo's)
Some code fragments taken from Franze's F/A18 missile spoof script
Sounds taken from: http://soundboard.com and http://www.therecordist.com

BIS for a awesome game as usual.


So, what do you get finally:

Five F-16C with individual loadout:

F-16C Multirole
- M61A1 with 500 rounds.
- 2x AIM-9L Sidewinder
- 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM
- 2x AGM65 Maverick
- 2x Mk82

F-16C CAP
- M61A1 with 500 rounds.
- 4x AIM-9L Sidewinder
- 6x AIM-120 AMRAAM

F-16C LGB
- M61A1 with 500 rounds.
- 4x AIM-9L Sidewinder
- 6x GBU12

F-16C AGM
- M61A1 with 500 rounds.
- 2x AIM-9L Sidewinder
- 2x AIM-120 AMRAAM
- 6x AGM65 Maverick

F-16C Mk82
- M61A1 with 500 rounds.
- 4x AIM-9L Sidewinder
- 6x Mk82

There is also a bonus package (glt_f16_retex.pbo) which gives you 3 more F-16C Multirole in different Paintings (again, thanks to eddyD who made them). You may use this bonus addon as a template to create your own camo schemes at ease.


I will not fill up endless text, please refer to the included readme.pdf for detailed informations about installing, classnames and other more or less important stuff.

I'll just add the final changelog which shows you what have been done since initial release.

CHANGELOG

From initial release to 1.00
Improved: more low res LOD's and reduced section count for increased performance. Tweaks done by Snake Man.
Improved: new textures made by eddyD especially for this release.
Added: Mk-82 unguided freefall bomb.
Added: F-16C Mk82.
Added: Wingtip trails and body vapour.
Added: Automatic Counter measures. Drops flares on incoming missiles.
Feature: F-16 has 128 Flares loaded. Once empty, it will no longer deploy flares. Audible warnsound is still played.
Added: IAWS compatibility.
Changes: F-16 has now 10 missile holders instead of 8.
Fixed: Various rvmat issues.
Improved: Mass slightly adjusted for better Handling.
Improved: aileron and elevator sensitivity adjusted for higher agility.
Improved: sterring wheel sensitivity slightly raised.
Fixed: First Person was a bit off-centered.
Fixed: Armory no longer displays text from AV-8B.
Fixed: Addon is now binarized.
Added: .bisign and .bikey files.
Changes: F-16 Multirole now has Mk82 instead of GBU12.
Changes: AIM-9x replaced with AIM-9L.
Changes: Tailmark no longer shows [GLT] Clantag.
Improved: most normal maps and specular maps reworked.
Changes: replaced all soundfiles with better ones.
Improved: Afterburner sound now stops when disabled.
Improved: Afterburner sound now doesn't stop anymore while afterburner still enabled.
Added: 3 Groups placeable with F2.
Added: squad.xml clan sign applied on the wings.
Added: Low res shadow LOD for better performance. Model provided by modEmMaik.
Added: Engine exhaust animation.
Added: stringtable.csv including english and german text.
Added: Simplified re-texturing even mid-mission and creating new textured addons based on this one. Simple config and 2 Textures only needed.
Several minor fixes i can't remember ;)

Temporary download link:
New version 1.1 (25.6.2009)
F-16C Fighting Falcon 1.101
- FIXED: Error message "missing texture skinM_co.paa"
- FIXED: F-16C not available in Editor
- FIXED: Wreck was invisible

Download mirrors:
Version 1.101 (NEW)armaholic.com
Version 1.101 (NEW)arma2base.de
Version 1.101 (NEW)armedassault.info

Version 1.1 (OLD)eprison.de

3rd party reskin packs:
Polish F-16 (and HMMWV Desert) reskin by camealeon
RNZAF F-16C Falcon by NZDF CRASH
Royal Dutch Airforce F16 by VXR



Operation Arrowhead config fix (requires GLT F-16 addon):
- [fixed] doesn't require A2 anymore.
http://www.filedropper.com/gltf16oafix_1

arma2base.de
armaholic.com

[Snake Man]

I guess that most if not all will disappear as soon the addon will be binarized. But unfortunately the binPBO doesn't work for ArmA 2 yet.

I used ArmA BinPBO to binarize the PMC Apache addon which works OK in ArmA 2.

[[FRL]Myke]

Hmmm...ok, will give it another try. Thanks.


:EDITH:
binarize.exe crashs whenever i try it with "unknown software exception (0xc0000005)". Might be cause i use vista x64.

[MattXR]

i already convetred this addon with the effects working after some edits, but then lost the whole pbo file lol. But great job! with the weapons1!

[Old Bear]

ArmedAssault.info Mirror and News:



We have also added this release to your personal author profile
If a release or contact information is missing, feel free to drop a PM, it will then be added.

[Binkowski]

Thanks for the port, love the F16's.

[[FRL]Myke]

@Old Bear
Thanks for the mirror


@all
Does someone else having troubles with binarize and Vista x64?

:EDITH:
Tried to reinstall BinPBO and binmake but this didn't helped. Any suggestions?

[schaefsky]

Thanks, loved it but missed the loadouts in Arma1.

[Buliwyf]

Thanks buddy, but is it possible to release key and signature for the addon, too?

[Leopard]

Release frontpaged at the Armaholic homepage.


F-16 Fighting Falcon for ArmA 2