posted 11-24- 01:21 AM               

-=TheReaper=-

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This is essentially the Fokker originally released by Parsoft, with a few minor changes.
All I have done is modified the model so that there is now only one Dr1, rather than having two
seperate planes, the red and the blue, each having its own .SM file, Training Missions, etc.
The damaged Fokker model has also been updated accordingly.

I have also updated the stats.bmp for the Hangar and added a description for the Fokker.

The default skin is the red Fokker. The red or the blue skin can be installed just like any other skin,
either using Ground Crew or manually.
Or create your own skins!

The following files need to be changed in order to create or edit a skin:

FokkerDr1a.tif
FokkerDr1aDmg.tif
FokkerSideWall.tif
FokkerWingTop.tif
FokkerWingTopDmg.tif

NOTE: The .TIFs will need to be uncompressed before they can be edited.

Data9.par and data10.par are no longer needed.
This plane installs just like any of the user-created aircraft.
Extract all files to your Fighter Squadron directory and enable the "Use folder names" option.

The following sources were used for specs and blatant "copy and paste" plagiarism. http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/aircraft/fokkdr1.html http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/germany/fokker/dri.html

-=TheReaper=-

The original Readme is included below.
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Fokker Dr1A Version 1.0
Last Updated 4/23/99

To use the Fokker in Fighter Squadron, follow these directions:

1) Unzip and place the contents into Media folder under your main Fighter Squadron folder.

3) The Fokker is now ready for use within Fighter Squadron. It is a German aircraft and will appear in
the German training missions. It also appears in the Hangar and can be used with the mission editor.

Note that you will see both red and blue versions available in the game.

posted 11-24- 06:27 AM               

Any idea how good the Fokker FM is? I have not tested it against the performace stats yet.

posted 11-25- 12:25 PM               

Cu,
Poodle

posted 11-25- 04:27 PM               

What does everybody think of having a seperate model for damage as with the Fokker? Is this a good idea for the other planes?

Anyway, I'm sure some people will appreciate it. I sent it in to FSHangar but if it's not up by Monday I will put it up on my own server.

Well, that's enough BS for now.

posted 11-25- 05:03 PM               

We need a "real" Fokker Triplane that is stand-alone - none of this FokkerRed crap.

Poodle, as we go forward making many WWI planes we will need to update the Foker FM to match specs so we can have fair fights. I expect we will see WWI PlanePacks in time.

Are you working on WW1 stuff too Poodle? If so, maybe we need to officialize a WWI group in OPPs. That way we can make sure we are not stepping on other's work. How do you feel about this?

So far I know there is myself, Nuum, ReaperMan - and you too? Anyone else out there making (or want to make) WWI stuff? Speak up here!

My goal is to make SDOE the best on-line WWI sim! I want to focus on creating all of the most popular WW1 fighters, some observation planes/balloons, and new aerodromes. Personaly I will focus on model detail, FM meeting specs, and less importanly DM - though I think this can be fun

Thanks to help from Nuum on texturing I took a HUGE step forward with my SE5a - fixed textures and normal, etc. Now I only need to learn how to create texture maps so I can put insignia on the planes. I have a work-around no, but ut requires a seperate LOD for each insignia heheh... I will upload my new SE5a soon!

posted 11-26- 07:18 AM               

Poodle, now we can make you a Dutch Fokker if you want to use the red one and the orange one at the same time. BTW you did a great job on it.

This game engine should be great for WWI. Even better than (RB2)

posted 11-26- 08:16 PM               

And I like the separate damage model of the Fokker. The skins get all those bullet holes in them, and it looks better. Only I wished the bullet holes came earlier, and not only when you totally crashed it.

And I'm not actually in the WW1 making business. I had an idea a long time ago to remake the big sea battle in the Javasea and me and some other squad mates helped with it. I first wanted to really make a zero, but without things like OPS at the time we just settled for a zero skin for the Fw. I also wanted to make a Fokker G1 (Lockhead based the P-38 on that aircraft) but instead I made a G1 skin out of the P-38 (the G1 has a rear gunner though, not very hard to make with OPS now). Then I needed some other planes too, and cause they had a lot of old equipment there in the Dutch Indies, I thought we'll let a squad fly Fokker Dr1's too. Ofcourse no opposition against Fw's, but they can bomb (which they wouldn't do after all, don't know why) the boats a bit.
Then the big idea was to make as much as boats of the battle for SDOE. I first finished a "RNN De Ruyter" model for Nendo and then send it to Lector who was going to make the thing work in SDOE. That was half a year ago now, and it seems Lector is very late with delivery.
Also other people wanted to make ships, and Bbird started to make the "RNN De Kortenaer". Which till this day still isn't finished.

Ultimately, the whole project, which started out quite big, bled to death and when I later started on night over dover I haven't given it much attention since.
Only it turns out the Dutch East-Indies Air Force mostly flew American planes, like the Buffalo. Me and my big "E stand for Europe" mouth...

But I'm not really interested in making WW1 planes, sorry. My interest was more since the plane was a dutch build plane.

BTW, My whole project was actually a Pacific project all along, so from now on I won't argue about what to make for SDOE, WW1, Europe or Pacific. Just do whatever you want to. We dutchies fought 2 wars (Europe and Pacific) and so did you guys. So if I could make my own Pacific theatre, why shouldn't you guys.
And if someone's ever interested in making a Buffalo, let me know.

But this reply is getting way too off topic now. Here's the Javasea project page I made at the time: http://home.wxs.nl/~poodle/FlyingPoodle/Xfiles/Javaseas.htm

Cu,
Poodle