Request Thunderbirds/Blue Angels

[MrScary]

Thought this would be a cool idea to run with for someone who knows what they're doing.  Can anyone skin an existing F16/F18 addon and add a colored smoke script/effects for a display team?  I found a template for the Thunderbirds.  



http://www.planettribes.com/krun/usaf.htm

[Coldfire]

not a bad Idea... why not Canada's Snowbirds as well? It wouldn't be hard if your already doing F-18s with smoke displays.

My only question is could you get them to do complex formations together...

[MrScary]

As far as the complex formations, you could have the AI run the diamond and do the basic stuff with a spotter on the ground to take screenshots or whatever.  For the real thing, you would need to run it in MP with others who are decent pilots.  It would take a lot of practice, but can be done.  My squadmates and I can already do quite a few of the display formations such as the diamond loop and inverted passes.  The only problem is simply we all suck at creating addons/scripts or else we would've done this long ago.

[Coldfire]

Cool... I was talking about a script or somthing so that the AI could do it. It'd make a good start to a mission...
IF you could add somthing like a smoke script to an already existing F18 it would be enough... it could be started in the action menu and turned of the same way. Or a weapon that emits smoke as long as you hold down the fire button, I saw a Lynx smoke generator that did that (mind you that was a armored unit but I assume it could be done with air units as well)

[Dubieman]

why not Canada's Snowbirds as well?

seems a little country biased?

Whatta they look like? White F16s or something?

I thought I heard a while back that planes don't like to fly close to each other cause of collision stuff and the weird AI....

I could be wrong, but it sounds cool.

[Avenger29]

I thought the Snowbirds flew T-33's (the training version of the Lockheed P-80)

At least, that was what I last heard

If not, the spare parts must have been too hard to find

[Coldfire]

I thought the Snowbirds flew T-33's (the training version of the Lockheed P-80)

At least, that was what I last heard

If not, the spare parts must have been too hard to find

Last I heard they upgraded to older moddle C/F-18s... Though im not 100% on that info. Either way just some white F-18s with decorative smoke would be cool.