Zephyr Net

Now that I plan to get back into playing FA....any thoughts on the MUST HAVE mods/pacthes I should install once I have FA up and running...

I know I should install the offical 1.02 patch. But after that...

Is there any patches I should install that will help with running on Windows XP??

What about a mod/add-on that helps with realism??

Advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.

Is there any specific add-on's (Library's)....that will help me once I get FA installed and running.....that will give me aircraft with more realistic default weapon loads....(for example)....

I know I did install a add-on right before my upgrade to a new computer (and therefore didn't get much chance to use it )....that up-graded the load outs for F4G's....and also updated the F-14D...to also include an F-14 Bobcat......

Any advice on which add-on's would work best...(less bugs, etc)...would be great...

You're going to want Game Remod 6.

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Centurian

Centurian,

Great...after reading up on your Remod 6 I definitely plan to download and use it.... Now let me ask...how do these add-on's (library) actually install....

Do I delete the library's that come with FA...and replace them with Remod 6.....or do I just place Remod 6 in with them in the same folder??

Thanks

Just unzip to your FA directory and it works. Instructions that are more detailed are in there but as far as default FA lib files, those should never be deleted for any LIBRARY except maybe advanced uses of FA Futures but otherwise they aren't to be deleted at all. It's really easy to use, you just move them in and out of the directory at will.

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Centurian

KAPSET3 will hopefully be out soon as well

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Fighting for justice with brains of steel

Let your anger be like the monkey which hides inside the piniata.

Get FA Futures parallel to stock FA.

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There are lots of good libs: "JKPFA5.5, Game Remod, 714, Kapset, ..."

In order not to lose control over which lib is installed and which one isnt you could use the libmanager. This only works for libs which do not modify the exe file, though. AFAIK FA Futures is the only lib which requires a changed FA.EXE file though. That's why I have 2 FA directories on my drive:

One for all "normal" libs and one for FA Futures.

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I think any LIB that uses a new map name has to have the EXE modded, but I cant remember for sure.

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Fighting for justice with brains of steel

Let your anger be like the monkey which hides inside the piniata.

Most of these guys spend more time with FA now a days than I.
But if ask I would recommend these :

Get these two utilities:
FA ToolKit
FA lib. Manager

Check out all the libs, but I like these :
(just my personal opinions)

The 714 lib. ...
It's small almost everybody has it.
The flight models are killer.
It's pretty stable and a commonly played lib for online play.

Centurians Remod 6 :
It's very very stable in my experience,
and is a comprehensive game make over.
To date my favorite lib.
(hang on keep reading CAG)

It's hard to pick one over the other because ZEPHR's libs are good too.
And KAPTORs flight models are probably the best.
And CAGs FA2 will maybe revive a lot of interest in the simulation.
It's like a whole new simulation almost.
(CAG you just have to get the finial version of FA2 up on FILEPLANET it will get tons of exposure, you never know, they may even put it up on the GameSpy home page like the mods for BF1942 & MOH for a week or two when they come out. Just think of the exposure that would get it !!!)

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"cool beanz"
D. "FETCH" Jordan

Thank you for the kind words and as we speak I am submitting my files to Fileplanet as well. I hope they take them.

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Let me say this about my recent dealing with some of the guys at FilePlanet.
They absolutely are gamers, they will do anything they can to further gaming as a enjoyable pass time, and are there to help me, you, and modders in general improve and or make the games we play better and more enjoyable.
When I submitted my goofy little lib. (which is really an old work done by Capt. Canuk for JANE's ATF, and was a way for me to fly a plane I like and felt should be in FA but also a way to keep a old friends project alive and available I take little if any credit for it) they ask me this ....

"Is this the FETCH that used to come to HYPERLOBBY and whipp RUDELs ass at guns only even when we had his cheats in ?"

Man I was floored and replied. That's when they ask me to solicit FA modders to contribute their works. These guys eat sleep and drink gaming it is their lives. They realize just how lucky they are to be able to make a living doing something they love.

conjecture
They started out just like you guys here and I'm sure back when they started they where told things like get a real job these games are for kids. But they stuck to their guns. Trust me they WANT to help you publicize your works. Just let them help you.

P.S.
I will dig up the old ATF open ended F-86 and MIG-15 for use by any of you in your libs, or for Cents archive. Nobody has ever ask, it's not mine, it was given to me in the sprit of shareing for one and all and I will gladly try to digg it up for any that want it. Don't thank me .... thank good olde Capt Canuk

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"cool beanz"
D. "FETCH" Jordan