Switzerland 160 version

[Moggy]

Couple of queries for Jel.

Which planeset is to be used with this? The installer hasn't put a Swiss planeset in the inventory, though there are skins in the tpc folder in the theatre folder.

In the theatre folder there is a terrain folder but the terrain files are in a subfolder.

[Jel]

I was more concerned about getting the theatre to work first as theatres are independent of planesets.
In order to get snow in winter I added a "UseSeasons" file which causes the exe to use the seasonal terrains in the root folder.
When I tried it the presence of the original terrains seemed to cause a problem so I put them in the subfolder.
To revert just delete the "UseSeasons" file and move the terrain files back into the "Terrain" folder.

Most of my tests have been with the "Russia Late" planeset.
I will have a shot at converting the old skins as soon as I can

[Moggy]

Roger, Jel.

[Jel]

I have converted them and made a planeset in the same slot order that you used.
One that is missing is the EKW C35 which is in the P38J slot. There are no skins for it anywhere in the files I have.
In the 640x480 1.29 version you see a P38J.

Cheers

[Moggy]

Hello Jel,

EKW C35: multi purpose army cooperation biplane.



I hadn't actually found a model to put in this slot until I did some work myself last year to make 160 version of the Switzerland setup. The nearest thing we have is Jan Tuma's Avia B34 model, so I used that with the Audax FM. I haven't made a Swiss skin yet. I'll see if I can do a quick bodge.

[Moggy]

Will finish off tomorrow, as I am required elsewhere, and let you have it

[rotton50]

FWIW, that EKW C35 looks awfully similar to two or three other models THAT I ALREADY MADE.

I keep saying you need to check the Mediterranean and SPAW inventory for models that will fit your various projects.

There are loads of models that would need very minor 3dz tweaks or skin changes and they would be perfectly acceptable.

The added benefit is that though these look like Jan's and Col. Gibbon's models they've been rebuilt to remove 95% - 98% of the R/S issues.

Why not use the best we've got with the least amount of work?

[Jel]

It would be good to get the Swiss models upgraded, but that is not my area of work

[Moggy]

When I dabbled with Switzerland in February last year I looked at most biplanes I could find to see if there were likely stand-ins for the obscure Swiss planes.

Ray - can you point me at any particular model which you think would be a good looky-likey for the C35?