UltraPack 2.0 Released today

[_AH_Duff4r]

Notice the AAA Community involvement listed below!!

Switch between UP and HSFX <====

Includes hash checksums:

Here's the readme:

New Content: -

MDS 1.1  (Zuti)
The most recent version with many new and updated features.
See read at the Ultr@Pack docs folder.

Bombay Doors updated to very latest version (Fireball)

Re-skinned Older Building's and some retextured Vehicles.
Vpmedia

Korea 2 update by Dixiecapt & Flatspin.

More New Flyables:

P-38DroopSnoot
P-38H-5-LO
P-38J-10-LO
P-38J-25-LO
P-38L-5-LO

BBury/Gibbage/Monguse


F86 A5
F86 F
F86 F25L
Mig 15bis
Mig 15Late
Mig 17 late     (these all have temporary cockpits)

PeterD /Lieuwe /Flakiten /Fatduck /DrJones / Kumpel -



A6M3-22 'Zeke' (Zero),1942
A6M3-32 'Zeke' (Zero), 1942
A6M3-32kai 'Zeke'(Zero), '42
A6M3a-22ko 'Zeke' (Zero),'43

by Tainan group.

D.XXI Danish, 1938
D.XXI Dutch, 1938
D.XXI Sarja 3 early, 1939
D.XXI Sarja 3 late, 1941
D.XXI Sarja 4, 1941
D.XXI Sarvanto

with temp. cockpits

FW-190G-1, 1942
FW-190F-1, 1942
FW-190G-2, 1943
FW-190F-2, 1943
FW-190G-3, 1943
FW-190F-3, 1943

Lavochkin La-5F Early, 1943
Lavochkin La-5FN Early, 1943
LaGG-3, 1941 (8 series)
Yak-9D, 1944
Yak-9T, 1944
Yak-9T, 1945
Yak-9U, 1944 *New FM*

By Nullwar.

Ta-152-C0
Ta-152-C1
Ta-152-C3


Fiat G.55 I,*NEW FM* 1944
Fiat G.55 I late,*NEW FM* '44
Fiat G.56, German Prot. '44

by uf_josse

IL-4, 1943

A6M2-N 'Rufe' Floatplane
Ki-46 III Kai Otsu
Pe8
Me 321 & 323 Gigant
H-111Z


New stationary planes:

All the new slot planes by 303_Kwiatek and the above planes are made available as stationary also. More than 45 new stationary planes included in this release.

Bug fixes and corrections:-

Net code fix (more stable) and new more "tight" checkruntime implemented by |ZUTI| with help and support by HaDeS

Sound  
De-clipped and generally optimized + many small corrections in response to users reports  + new presets included for better general inter-compatibility.
Increased buffet sound volume to allow pilots to 'ride the buffet'. (IvanK's suggestion)
SAS_Cirx (most work here).

Full Credit Ju88C-8:
Maraz, TamatMore

Fw190 & P40 E & M Smoke bug resolved (canopy closed).

Bf109 's with opening cockpits, the internal and external view now matches up.

Engine boost corrected for MC205 Late and Bf109G6 Erla
(150GCT_Veltro)

Updated Reticules
Selected by C6_rollnloop  (thanks to IvanK for data about MkIIc Gyro & K14)

FM corrections: -
Ju52 Seaplane 'destructive' bouncing corrected. (Its still rocky but possible)
Bf 109 F2 engine data had become corrupted, restored to stock 4.09m.
Early I16 &I153 engine data re-referenced to 4.09m, some engines had got corrupted and had too low prop mass.
Beaufighter MkI & MkX updated.

Updated FM's for the TBM's and B5A2 's
(Thanks to Fireball for the correction here)

Corrected and improved many little 3d details.
(Apologies for the download size, it is better to overwrite archives sometimes rather than to keep adding the same material multiple times into the archives and I felt that there was enough content to justify the extra size for corrections.)

Sound bug of SAKAE engine planes corrected.

Corrected the WEP/Boost messages on German planes with the German one by HaDeS.


NEW SWITCHER OPTIONS


EFFECTS Made Simple with more options:-

These options should not affect CRT compatibility so it is your choice.

C6_Claymore has done a lot of work on this for V4.1.

(Credit also to all of those also that have improved the effects over time, Potenz & HolyGrail, Buffy, Thirdeye etc etc (and the people who's effects they improved before that !!!), Without this progression and all of your work we would certainly not be where we currently are.  )

Here is the whole range of the JSGME options:

00_1GB_CLIENT_Executable   1GB max mem heap for clients
00_4GB_CLIENT_Executable  1GB max mem heap & 4GB max mem usage for clients
00_6DOF_LookAround             6dof, look around version
00_6DOF_Tracker_1GBVersion 6DOF, TrackIR version 1GB max mem heap executable.
00_6DOF_Tracker_2_0_sHr       6DOF, TrackIR version.
00_6DOF_Tracker_4GBVersion  6DOF, TrackIR version 1GB max mem heap executable & 4GB max mem usage.
00_6DOF_XY_Axis                             6dof, Xy axis version
00_Advanced_Engine Management  Advanced Engine Management AOC.
00_Atm_modv3.1Wind_Turb&Prop   Wind turbulence and prop-wash simulation.
00_Atm_mod_Original                    Configurable wind gusts.
00_Bullets_IntermittentSmoketrail    Intermittent bullet smoketrail.
00_Default_SOUNDS                      Revert to Stock sounds
00_DFServers1.25GB_Executable    1.25GB max mem heap  executable for DF servers
00_DFServers1.2GB_Executable      1.2GB max mem heap  executable for DF servers (last Wine version compatible)
00_Ecran_Wide                               Wide screen menus mod.
00_EFFECTS_High                         High visibility - effects. All new Affects plus Full Josse's clouds. Smoke and fire and explosion view distances are MUCH greater so that these are visible from much further away.  The most visually satisfying.Competitive Online players and those with older PC's may wish to avoid. (Even with stock clouds)

00_EFFECTS_Low                          Low visibility - effects Default IL2 effects and Clouds plus a few new additions required by new aircraft/bombs etc. This is the fastest option and is recommended for people with old PC's or the very competitive online.

00_FMBPlus                                   Full Mission Builder +. Useful for map makers.
00_H&P_Effects_Uranium_Edition    Latest H&P effects
00_Hakenkruz_Enabler                    Enables the Hakenkruz on german and finnish planes
00_HSFX_Switcher                         Enables the HSFX client and/or Server version. My least contribution to the HSFX community, :)

00_HUDConfig_v1                           This is the Hud config addon.
00_ModdedClouds(light)                   These are modified clouds baed on flushy's clouds. Very nice and more FPS friendly.
00_Pat_MOD                                  This is the PAT mod. Very useful for movie-making.
00_Perfect_Map_Textures                This enable's VPmedia's perfect textures for stock maps
00_QMBPro_PAL                            QMBPro4 by benitomusso and josse at SAS. An advanced QMB with mnany extras. Don't forget to read the ultra docs folder regarding this.

00_RealisticBomb&TorpedoFusing     Relistic bombs and torpedoes behavior.
00_Safe_DLLs                                 These are the "older" and more "safe" .dlls. Activate this if you encounter game crashes.
00_SmallerFonts                             This enables smaller fonts.
00_StockClouds                               This reverts to stock clouds.
00_Stock_4.09m                              This reverts to te Stock game.
00_USL_ADDONS                           USL addon for use within the USL leaque: Visit the USL Website

00_ZloyPetrushkO_AAAmod_fast       More realistic aa behavior.

-AAA can't see through the clouds above the fog (cloud type>= 4)
-AAA can't see in the night without searchlights
-AAA in the night starts shooting with a much smaller distance without searchlights. Distance depends on the illumination.
-AAA don't shoot in bad weather, if friends planes are near
-AAA has new firing logic from ships
-AAA is now shooting up to 1 meter above the ground
-AAA now you can "scare enemy AAA" (AAA don't shoot about 3-4mins.if you scare AAA humans will be run out.

00_Zuti_DSMod_v1.01_UP                This is ZUTI's MDS version 1.01
01_MOD_SLOT_COOP                    This enables the hidden coop slots addon.
01_TougherBridges                            Bridges are tougher to destroy.
01_TougherTrains                              Trainsare tougher to destroy.
01_Zuti_DSMod_v1.1_UP                   The last MDS version from |ZUTI|.
02_CarrierTakeoffMod_5.3.3               Carrier take off mod.
02_DgenOfflineCampaigns(Hsfx)         For use with HSFX and off-line campaigns.




Last but not least a huge thanks to Charly Chaps, the HSFX-SEOW community, the "aaa" community and Monguse, the SAS and C6 for their support.

S~
Duff

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

Sounds awesome, lookin forward to testing.

Yesterday Deuce couldn't see some planes in a coop, what were the directions for the "01_MOD_SLOT_COOP" fix?

S!                   

[_AH_taldrg]

~S~ Hogan: The directions for the fix are as follows;
00_1GB_00_EFFECTS_High 00_USL_ADDONSQMBPro_PAL  02_DgenOfflineCampaigns(Hsfx)

That'll fix you up good.                                                                             

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

TD's been in the cookin shery again...

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~ Th coop i was in where he couldn't see the planes was a AAA UI version 1.1.1 game.. my guess is he wasn't running the correct version...  


Tonight's ESC mission will be my last flight until this version thing is settled.


(And I'm not in any way implying that any one that was instructed to install and fly 1.2 without having 1.1.1  is at fault. Those guys were just following instructions.) 

[_AH_Jack]

The official AH version is STILL AAA UI1.1.1.   Any and all that have the UI 1.2, UltraPack, or History Mod-pack are asked to only fly them off line or in non-AH rooms until a vote to move to another version has been taken, and the move made as a group.

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

I agree with BB, I think its time to start voting?, or starting things off with a poll?

Thoughs?

S!

[_AH_Jack]

At the meeting Sunday, it was asked of all members with HSFX, UP, and the AAA UI 1.2 versions to test and evaluate the versions so we can have a vote at the next meeting.  AT that point, we'll make a group decision as to whether we move to one version or stay where we are.  As I see it, we're still officially in UI 1.1.1, but some are using UI 1.2.  This is causing problems as some of the mods have been amended and conflict.  Once again, all members are asked to use UI 1.1.1 until a move to another version (whichever it is) has been sanctioned.

[_AH_Autorotate]

link plz?  :drinking-29:

[_AH_Duff4r]

LINK: UltraPack 2.0

Read this.......

This might answer some of your questions concerning HSFX 4.1 and UP 2.0. A question was asked of SAS~CirX over as SAS and here is his answer:

We dont support HSFX, we support UP

Why? because HSFX is for SEOW, and UP is for the public. We are even part of the HSFX team, and we dont recommnd it. If you want to play SEOW, get HSFX, if you want to play IL2 online or offline, Play UP.

UP2.0 contains all that is in HSFX, plus many additional things. If you have UP2.0, you also already have HSFX4.1 included. If you have HSFX 4.1, then you only have HSFX 4.1.

SAS is supporting UP more for manual modding for offline use. HSFX is a specialized pack for SEOW, which is a specialized community, and they don't need or want the support of the "unwashed masses".

After HSFX 4.1 and UP2.0, there will come a new , united Modpack, which we will support then, but until then, we 100% recommend UltraPack and 100% and DO NOT recommend HSFX for offline players.

Don't understand this (some idiots say) that we are against HSFX. As I said before, in many ways, we ARE HSFX. In the SAS community, we have Admins that run SAS, from HSFX, UP, C6 and other loony bins. But the whole reason we made UP2.0 is to have a more easily moddable and more encompassing version of HSFX for ordinary players who are not necessarily playing SEOW.

Growing pains...

S~ Duff on Stuff

[_AH_Olds]

Just to clarify, there are 3 versions to test, HSFX, UI 1.2 (which is patched over the 1.1.1 we play now), and the UltraPack 2.0, correct? I've tested the first two offline, but have not done the UP yet. There are good points in both versions. Should I try the UP to see how it works? Also, what version do I install the UP over?

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

Install UP 2.0 over 409m official.

edit:
There are two DL's floatin around, one is the full 2.0 pack(3 gigish) and the other is the patch that will bring UP 1.8 up to UP 2.0(under 1 gig)

S!

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~.. O well.. so much for the idea that Original Stock Flyable Planes Flight Models  were not being changed and it was only the 'new' planes and  previously AI only flyable planes.             

Yak-9U, 1944 *New FM*



FM corrections: -

Bf 109 F2 engine data had become corrupted, restored to stock 4.09m.

[_AH_taldrg]

~S~ Does anyone see any light at the end of this MOD tunnel or are we(common everyday pilots)going to be ping-ponged for ever???

[_AH_Moby]

Just to clarify, there are 3 versions to test, HSFX, UI 1.2 (which is patched over the 1.1.1 we play now), and the UltraPack 2.0, correct? I've tested the first two offline, but have not done the UP yet. There are good points in both versions. Should I try the UP to see how it works? Also, what version do I install the UP over?

I am in the same boat as Olds.  I have the UI 1.1.1, UI 1.2 and the HSFX versions.   Obviously the UP 2.0 will be the next logical step as it is the latest UP version out there.

I would like to voice my opinion here, and throw it out to anyone who will second my sentiments......  I think we should call a vote and decide very soon.   I think in the interest for all, we need to make a Squadron standard version decision.  I would vote for the UP 2.0 and utilise all it's wonderful attributes (since HSFX 4.1 is alredy included in this one) and you can fly different versions in it as well.  
Designate two or three members as Liason officers to assist with the transition and lets get the boys up to speed asap and flying.  All members are personally responsible for maintaining any "other" versions they are willing to support and fly, however, the UP appears to be the choice of most in the HL, and possibly AH. Saying that, have as many versions that you want (I am partial to the UI 1.2 sounds) and if you want to keep any of the other versions on your puter it's up to you, but until a vote as a Squadron, UI 1.1.1 obviously stands as our game platform for The men of Aces High.   My .02, again.... 

~S~!

Mobes.