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Aircraft Armament mod [2.5.2]
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4 Nov, 2021 @ 2:38am
7 Mar @ 6:50am
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Aircraft Armament mod [2.5.2]

In 1 collection by Carolus Magnus
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Description
The aircraft armament mod for all your bombing needs!
Included in this mod are several solutions to expand the weapons selection available to dedicated bombers. Since version 2.0 the mod also holds a large variety of gun-based weapons and dumbfire rockets for attack fighters. This sum selection includes:
  1. An APS mantlet with functionality similar to the Cram bomb chute: quick tracking speed, low recoil, shell velocity and cooldown - but high accuracy. Hook it up to a regular APS system and just fly over your target!
  2. An array of small and large simple weapon freefall bombs in a selection of hardpoints.
  3. An array of small and large custom shell freefall bombs in a selection of external hardpoints and internal bomb bays.
  4. A set of cluster bombs to hose enemies with a swarm of individually weak he pellets.
  5. An APS barrel that allows you to achieve acceptable levels of Brrrrrt even with smaller APS setups on your aircraft.
  6. A set of machine cannons and miniguns with a variant set each, for mounting anywhere on your aircraft (nose, wings, gunpods, ...). Both with custom and simple shell weapons
  7. Rocket pods for strike fighters and helicopters in an array of variants with either custom or simple shells.
  8. A set of larger dumbfire rocket racks for a suitably big punch on rocket strike fighters.

Installing this mod
Subscribe to this mod, and use the modding workshop button under the content tab in the main menu to find subscribed mods. Install the mod from there. If you accidentally re-upload this mod, be sure to delete it from the workshop to prevent clutter and accusations of plagiarism.

Tips and tricks
When using custom shell bombs, always include at least a single gunpowder module in your custom shell. This is required to give sufficient initial velocity.

Use firing, range and altitude restrictions on both the weapons and the LWC controlling them. Disabling failsafes might be neccesary on internal bomb bays.

Active defenses cannot intercept simple weapon projectiles. This means that the simple weapon bombs are uncounterable for most enemies. If you feel this is too cheeky, you can use the APS bomb mantlet or custom shell bombs.

New in version 2.0
Version 2.0 is a large update to this mod which contains quite a few new aditions, among which rocket pods, dumbfire rockets, custom shell cluster bombs and several gun-based armament solutions.

Disclaimer
This mod was designed originally for my personal use in From the Depths version 2.5.2 where I mostly hang out nowadays. This mod should however be compatible with newer game versions as it does not use a plugin. This might mean that the overall mod balance might also feel slightly 'off' considering how the game has changed since 2019.
46 Comments
Carolus Magnus  [author] 13 May @ 10:33am 
Reusing a lot meshes from the game itself and the cold seas mod (with permission). Setting up simple weapons is detailed in a guide you can still consult in the old forum.
maxharrysson 2 May @ 2:06am 
carlos, how did you recreate the simple weapons. i feel like the devs need to add this as a base game feature lol
Carolus Magnus  [author] 30 Apr @ 11:29pm 
Thanks for your kind words! I've not been able to squeeze in much playtime in FtD these past months, but I do intend to maintain and potentially update my mods whenever I have another flash of inspiration. :)
StoicLemming 27 Apr @ 10:13pm 
Hey don't know if you are still working on this or not but have to say love your work! Always been a sore point that aircraft seem to either be small and have missiles or be huge to fit the other weapon types. Wish this gets more attention and more stuff added.
Sleepy 28 Mar @ 3:58pm 
oh shit, thanks carolus
Carolus Magnus  [author] 28 Mar @ 12:48pm 
As far as I can tell, this should work in the most recent version of FtD without issues. This mod does not use a plugin file for functionality, it's all built on the simple weapon framework.
Sleepy 27 Mar @ 9:56am 
do you ever intend to build anything like this for the most recent version? seems like it would be amazing for planes
Carolus Magnus  [author] 9 Feb @ 5:01am 
Small update today, check the changelog.
Carolus Magnus  [author] 6 Oct, 2024 @ 5:15am 
Sorry for the late reply snoopy, but steam never notified me of your posts.

A few things to keep in mind for custom bombs, is to always include at least a single gunpowder module, always use failsafes, and always set firing restrictions. Keep hardpoints or internal bomb bays as unobstructed as possible.
snoopyowen 11 May, 2024 @ 11:21pm 
The bombs also miss a lot and detonate mid air, which is odd.