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Sludge Hornet Modifications
Orion:
This is for Herb, or anyone else who would like the Sludge Hornet to automatically display the barometric altimeter instead of the radar altimeter:
Grab the attached zip file, extract to a temporary folder and copy FA18_HUD_VC_R_Init.CAB to your Sludge Hornet's panel folder. Replace the existing file, and you should be set. I've also included what should be the original HUD initialization file included with the Sludge Hornet 1.1 (FA18_HUD_VC_R_Init.CAB.bak), but you may want to back up your existing one, just in case.
Just to note, I haven't tested it yet, since I haven't gotten to fly in FS. Just reinstalled Windows along with the FSX SDK, and this was one of my first things done.
Sludge:
Fellas...
Here's something the Sludge CANNOT do, and I wish it could.
Fast forward to 7:35, and keep watching...
Later
Sludge
SUBS17:
--- Quote from: Sludge on July 17, 2010, 07:13:46 pm ---Fellas...
Here's something the Sludge CANNOT do, and I wish it could.
Fast forward to 7:35, and keep watching...
Later
Sludge
--- End quote ---
Hornets can't do the Cobra so it would turn a partially realistic Hornet into an Arcade addon if it did. Cobra is still interesting though you can do that in Lockon in the SU27, 33 and Mig29. For a dogfight manouver its a suicidal move since it makes you into a sitting duck however in some cases it can be used for an advantage.
Sludge:
Subs...
Yeah, I know its unrealistic, just fun to think of as an add-on. Ive done it to the Sludge by tweaking the aircraft.cfg elevator responsiveness scalar. It looks really cool, and I agree it would be unrealistic, but I love how it looks when done correctly.
I dont think its a suicide maneuver, when done in a 1 v 1. In "1 v 2" or "1 v unknown" and you execute it on the first guy, you'd be dead as dinner. Id think a turning cobra would be the best bet, in terms of practicality. Granted, Russian birds still have the deck stacked in their favor in the merge (off boresight heaters, higher maneuverability fighters), so its kinda a moot point, but if US fighters could pull the turning Cobra it would help to level the playing field, in the merge. Even defensively, I think the "level, nose up cobra" is a last-ditch resort that means "I gotta do this or I get shot."
Just some thoughts I had about including a Cobra. If you wanna try it and have the default or Sludge, simply open up the AIRCRAFT.CFG, find the "elevator_responsiveness_scalar=" and crank it up to 2.0 or greater. Start up FSX, go free flight with the Sludge. Get to level flight, around 10k at 200 KIAS, then input about 6.0 nose up trim so you have hold the stick down for level flight. Idle throttle. As airspeed drops past 180, pull back full on the stick then extend half flaps. Rotate the nose about 90 deg up, then nose back down to level flight. Granted, the Russians in their SU-27s can get to 120 deg from level flight, but the 90 deg is just a starting point for someone who's never tried it.
Enjoy.
Later
Sludge
SUBS17:
Well a US fighter can do the Cobra and thats the F22 perhaps its better if you mod an F22 addon with that feature. BTW in my experience I've used the Cobra in a dogfight against an F15C in Lockon and still got OWNED so its not a super move all the other guy did was a high g barrel roll and maintained his energy at corner speed.
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