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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: tedrbr on April 09, 2007, 12:13:32 PM
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Over at Sim-Outhouse for use in MS FS2004 (primarily) and FSX (compatible)
Sim-Outhouse (http://sim-outhouse.com)
SOH A-26B/C Invader - Released!
She's out now, go and get her! Please have fun and enjoy this aircraft...oh, and make sure to read the manual and documentation first!
Package features
- Four variants: A-26B (solid nose) and A-26C (transparent nose), plus a gunless civilian version for each model
- Highly accurate and detailed exterior/interior, fully animated
- Three high-resolution texture sets for each model
- Realistic flight model
- Fully functional VC & 2D panel with custom gauges
- Authentic sounds made from recordings of a real A-26
- Built for FS2004, generally FSX compatible
- Auto-installer package or zipped package for manual installation
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=downloads&FileType=fs2k4&page=downloads&Category=aircraft#download (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=downloads&FileType=fs2k4&page=downloads&Category=aircraft#download)
May need to log in for downloads, I'm not sure.
There are A-26 "AI" downloads as well as manual and auto downloads for the flyable versions.
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Well, if any of you A-26 Invader voters also have FS2004/9 or FSX on your systems, the various A-26 add-ons are fun.
About a dozen skins out already too, Covering WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and civilian use versions. B, C, and K models. FM is quick and nimble for a medium bomber. When running low, and light, a good bit of negative trim is needed to keep the nose down.
A few screen shots. Would have loved to see it in AHII, but at least I get a good idea of what I'll be missing (didn't play AW in the day). Folks at Sim-Outhouse did good work. Spent some time with the sim around Jackson Hole, Wyoming running NOE. A few pics over Wake.
(http://home.earthlink.net/~tedrbr/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/a26cwyoming1.jpg)
(http://home.earthlink.net/~tedrbr/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/a26cwyoming2.jpg)
(http://home.earthlink.net/~tedrbr/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/a26bwake1.jpg)
(http://home.earthlink.net/~tedrbr/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/a26bwake4.jpg)
Guess I'll try a K-model over South Vietnam next time.
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these are free? if so i might just reinstall fsx and have a joyride with one of these
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Is it me, or does our water look bland, dull, and depressing when compared to the vibrant blue water in the final image?
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Originally posted by Engine
Is it me, or does our water look bland, dull, and depressing when compared to the vibrant blue water in the final image?
It is you. You are bland, dull and depressing.
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Lock up your grandmas, Furball's here!
I saw the fake Furball ingame, it made me sad. :(
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Originally posted by nickf620
these are free? if so i might just reinstall fsx and have a joyride with one of these
Yep, they are free. You may have to log into Sim-Outhouse to download.... I'm not sure, I log in as habit, but that is free as well if that is the case.
I've got 5 different versions of the Invader on FSX now. Since we are not likely to see the 'Vader in AHII for the foreseeable future, this will have to do for 'Vader fans.
So far, my favorite is to run NOE around Jackson Hole Wyoming and Yellowstone Park. Low clouds. Sharp mountains. Some ridge running.
It's been out for about a week now, and already about 10 repaints can be found that I know of. Talk about a fire-bomber with mission being worked on for the future (for those that want to be Richard Dreyfuss instead of Ben Affleck).
The A-26 download includes a readme file with plane limitations and proceedures for preflight, landing, cruise and so forth by the book, but just being familiar with FXS of FS2004 controls will work just fine.
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Originally posted by Engine
Lock up your grandmas, Furball's here!
I saw the fake Furball ingame, it made me sad. :(
The fake Furball is Hub, going under the name Furboll :(
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i cant find the one to download for fsx is it the same as the one for fx9?
my CO told me that the ones you can use in fs9 can be used in fsx if there is no automatic installer that comes with it
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Very nice.
Heres a link to the home page for the 13th Bomb Squadron Association "The Devil's Own, Grim Reapers"....which flew Invaders during WW2 and Korea.
http://www.13thbombsquadron.org/scrapbook/scrapbook.html
They have some pages with aircraft pictures, piloy/crew narratives and aircraft info.
Originally posted by tedrbr
Yep, they are free. You may have to log into Sim-Outhouse to download.... I'm not sure, I log in as habit, but that is free as well if that is the case.
I've got 5 different versions of the Invader on FSX now. Since we are not likely to see the 'Vader in AHII for the foreseeable future, this will have to do for 'Vader fans.
So far, my favorite is to run NOE around Jackson Hole Wyoming and Yellowstone Park. Low clouds. Sharp mountains. Some ridge running.
It's been out for about a week now, and already about 10 repaints can be found that I know of. Talk about a fire-bomber with mission being worked on for the future (for those that want to be Richard Dreyfuss instead of Ben Affleck).
The A-26 download includes a readme file with plane limitations and proceedures for preflight, landing, cruise and so forth by the book, but just being familiar with FXS of FS2004 controls will work just fine.
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Originally posted by nickf620
i cant find the one to download for fsx is it the same as the one for fx9?
my CO told me that the ones you can use in fs9 can be used in fsx if there is no automatic installer that comes with it
I did manual install for the Invader for FSX. The auto installer might work, but it's easy enough to use the manual, and I get to glance at the files at what all is in there. Plus it's good to know how to do it manually, as most repaints added need to be done manually any way.
A-26 Invader for FS2004/FS9 - Manual Installation
a26_soh.zip (41.91 Meg)
A-26 Invader for FS2004/FS9 - Auto Installer Vers.
a26soh.zip (26.1 Meg)
From the link in the first post.
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Originally posted by StuB
Heres a link to the home page for the 13th Bomb Squadron Association "The Devil's Own, Grim Reapers"....which flew Invaders during WW2 and Korea.
http://www.13thbombsquadron.org/scrapbook/scrapbook.html
Thanks. Spent some time looking at that web site.
Sure wish we'd had won. Would have been nice to have something to spend all these buff perk points on.
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i dont know whats happening but i do know it is making me mad when i grt to the site i get to the downloads page no problem but when i try to log in the computer wont load the page it tells me that it is loading the page but no improvement in over 15 minutes
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nevermind i was able to trick it into logging me in and getting to the download
downloading right now i hope it is as good as you say it is
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ok ted its not working if you could maybe please give me the step by step on how to install it cause i followed thier steps and i dont see it in the list of flyable planes
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#1 First, make sure FSX is working as it should be. If not, clean install, and I think there is at least 1 update to FSX.
#2 Also, make sure your graphic cards drivers are up to date. I needed to get mine up to date for FSX to work properly with all the repaints I added.
#3 Okay, using the a26_soh.zip for manually inserting the 'Vader into FSX (not the a26soh.zip autoloader):
#4 Unzip the a26_soh.zip file into a folder for the Invader. WinRAR, 7-Zip, whatever you use to Zip and UnZip files. It will give you 3 folders (probably under an unzipped folder of a26_soh): Aircraft, Effects, Sound, plus the "follow directions" ReadMe.txt file.
#5 Look under the Aircraft Folder. Copy the folder, a26_soh (NOT the a26soh for auto install) from in the Aircraft Folder into: C:\Program Files\....(MS Games or whatever you have here)....\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes. The A26_Checklist.txt file can be found under here as well.
#6 Copy all Three Files (fx cranky, fx twin tiremark, fx_vclight_day...) from in the Effects Folder into the C:\Program Files\.........\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Effects folder.
#7 Copy the energizer file in the Sound folder into the C:\Program Files\........\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Sound folder
#8 Restart FSX. Should work.
You may not see a little graphic on the plane selection screen, unless you move the thumbnail graphic to where it needs to be, but I don't bother. You should still see a description for the "Douglas A-26 Invader" in plane selection even if you don't get the thumbnail.
Don't worry about the repaints until you get the plane itself to work. Many repaints require you to play with aircraft.config files, and if you are not comfortable with that, you should not do it.
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the only update i see on the site is weather tool
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Originally posted by nickf620
the only update i see on the site is weather tool
I must have been thinking about the Photo-Based Scenery Add-On Update then. I added a lot of Add-Ons lately.