How to install new aircraft?

[sak1134]

I am running SH3 with GW 1.1 (Can't wait for GWX)

I have successfully installed additional ships into my SH3 world and would like to use some of the addon aircraft that are available.

Ships were easy (Drop them in the correct data file, add copy and paste the config file to each nation and then add the name to the Englishnames File)

I haven't found a very clear explanation as to how to add aircraft to my SH3 world, can someone post some easy to follow instructions?

Thanks

[bigboywooly]

Well its exactly the same for Aircraft as it is for ships
But :rotfl:
They also have to be added to airbases

Open up - C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Land

And you will see a bunch of folders which are airbases belonging to different nations

Ok open one up - lets say - NormalAirBaseGB which basically means a medium airbase belonging to the British

Open up the LAB_NormalAirBaseGB,cfg within and you will see text

[Unit]
ClassName=NormalAirBaseGB
UnitType=406
MaxSpeed=0.000000
MinSpeed=0.000000
Length=1
Width=1

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19380101 <----From this date
EndDate=19401231 <----To this date
Squadron1Class=FBHurricaneMk1 <-----This aircraft
Squadron1No=2
Squadron2Class=LBSSunderlandMKIII <----And this one are "stationed" at this base
Squadron2No=1

[AirGroup 2]
StartDate=19410101
EndDate=19420510
Squadron1Class=FBHurricaneMk1
Squadron1No=2
Squadron2Class=LBSSunderlandMKIII
Squadron2No=1

[AirGroup 3]
StartDate=19420511
EndDate=19451231
Squadron1Class=FBHurricaneMk1
Squadron1No=3
Squadron2Class=LBSPBYCatalina
Squadron2No=1
Squadron3Class=LBWell
Squadron3No=1
Squadron4Class=LBMk.3
Squadron4No=1

Now you can see how the files are made up
If you want to add a new aircraft in place of another just replace one classname with the new one

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19380101
EndDate=19401231
Squadron1Class=FBHurricaneMk1
Squadron1No=2
Squadron2Class=FBMosquito <--- New entry
Squadron2No=1

Either that or add an extra squadron to the base

[AirGroup 1]
StartDate=19380101
EndDate=19401231
Squadron1Class=FBHurricaneMk1
Squadron1No=2
Squadron2Class=LBSSunderlandMKIII
Squadron2No=1
Squadron3Class=FBMosquito <--- Extra squadron
Squadron3No=1

Hope that helps