IL2 Mods Collection Easy Install v.7

Version 7 fixes a couple of bugs found in v.6 and adds new default skins.

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A collection of community developed modifications that are FREE to download and use (see website: www allaircraftarcade com).

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There are no differences between these mods and the ones you find at allaircraftarcade.com; all I've done is to download a bunch of mods and package them "the rigtht way" so you can simply extract the archive and drop the content of the Mods93v6 folder into your IL2 folder

- First of all, it's a package. Several modifications are included (listed below). Doing it the regular way you'd need to find all the mods you need on the AAA site, download them one by one, understand how to install them properly and finally install them, one by one. Well, I've done the job for you. All the data is packaged with the proper folder tree structure: all you have to do is to extract into your IL2 folder and overwrite when prompted.

- Easy install: just drop the whole content of the Mods093v2 folder into your IL2 main directory, and you're done.

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NO FLIGHT MODEL OR WEAPON MODIFICATIONS ARE INCLUDED: you can safely use this package on line (if the server allows it), there are no cheats in here. All the mods come from Allaircraftarcade, and they don't do cheat modifications.
The package includes:

- SoundMod 0.93
- 6 DoF mouse (hold left or right mouse buttin while moving mouse around to change your eye point)
- AI aircraft converted to flyable
- Exhaust flames at startup
- Modified dust and smoke
- Tire Screech on landing
- Modified explosion effect
- New explosion craters
- Rear view Mirrors for me109E, P51D, F6F
- Cleaned gunsight reticles for Zero
- Modified Gunsight reticles for regular gunsight and gyro gunsights
- Gyro gunsights for P51, P47, Ta183, Fw190D/45
- New Oil blotch effect
- New dive sounds v.2
- No-wheel-pants visual model for Cr42 (only when flying for Italy)
- Reworked cockpits for me109 E4, F2, G2, G6, G10, G14, K4
- Extra gory damage model
- New high cloud (cirrus)
- New airfields textures
- New default skins
- Smaller Navlight
- Folded wing bug fix for 'kate' bomber
- Instruments bug fix for me210, me110C4, etc
- Fixes for Russian briefings in dynamic careers and map names
- Italian package (adds italian voices, italian missions, italian campaigns)


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Also included (in the folder called 'Extra')

- High-immersion on-screen messages: reduce on-screen messages to the bare minimum necessary to fill the gap between a real cockpit and out in-game version. No "Throttle x%" messages, no "engine: out of fuel" messages, and so on -BUT- useful messages such as flaps posityion and landing gear up/down are still there.
The instructions to install this small modification and revert to the original are included (basically, it's a copy-paste)

- Modified Net Messages (thanks VMF-214_Pappy): replace server messages such as 'user xy has been killed' and 'user zxy has landed' with something funnier. Instructions to install and to revert to original are included (basically a copy-paste, as usual)

- Version Switcher to quickly switch back and forth between 4.08 and 4.09, mods ON and mods OFF, complete with instructions (guess what? copy-paste a couple of files to swicth versions!)
Install instructions and how to use the version switcher are included (look for text files with ALL CAPS filenames like INSTALL, USAGE etc)

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MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INSTALLED PATCHES 4.08m AND 4.09b1m BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS PACKAGE.
Don't worry about 4.09: my package will revert your game to 4.08m, and you'll be able to switch back and forth between the two versions with a simple copy/paste (see Version_Switcher folder)

PATCH 4.09 IS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=3199
(if the above link doesn't work, go to mission4today.com downloads section and search for 4.09)

TO GET PATCH 4.08 just google for 'download 4.08m' or something like that.

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NOTE: If you have spawning problems on some particular map the solution is to browse to (your IL2 Dir)MODS