This Mod contains different flyable versions of the F-16, with player usable period appropriate weapons (of course with limitations), as well as flight performance adjustments. This is a limited re-release of the Viper Variations Mod updated to DCS 2.9.21
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v1.1
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- added DTC (Data Transfer Cartridge) to the Block 70 & Block 15
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v1.2
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- added AN/AAQ-33 (Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod) for the Block 70
- added Bombs which can be equipped for pylons 4 & 6 while CFTs are equipped, by selecting dedicated loadouts on pylons 3 & 7. Selectable Bombs: GBU-12/31/38
- added APKWS for the Block 70 & F/A-18C Hornet. For the moment it is not possible to sel ect custom laser codes for this weapon. The default is 1688.
To use APKWS rockets with the Bock 70 and your own targeting pod, you have to change the mode fr om “CCIP” to “MAN” on the SMS page and after firing the rocket manually lase the target, auto-lase is not working.
To use APKWS rockets with the F/A-18C and your own targeting pod, you have to sel ect “TRIG” for manual lasing on the FLIR page and after firing the rocket manually lase the target, auto-lase is not working.
- added the Hornet Single Rail Mod to the Block 70 & Block 15, which allows the option for almost all air-to-air missiles on a single rail LAU-127 adapter for less aerodynamic drag, when flying the F/A-18C Hornet
Many minor fixes and adjustments, for example:
- Fuel amount and weight corrected for CFTs
- added customizable laser codes for triple GBU-12 rack
- adjusted aerodynamic drag and weight of some payloads
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v1.3
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- added Harpoon for the Block 70 (uses the AGM-154A guidance logic)
- added Smokewinders for the Block 70 & Block 15 (Master Arm has to be on for the Smokewinders to work)
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v1.31
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- Minor issue with the last update - fixed.
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This is a limited re-release of the Viper Variations Mod, limited in the sense of less content, since the original mod has become to big and cumbersome to keep up to date. It comes with some minor improvements and a complete overhaul of all additional weapons.
This Mod "only" includes the F-16A Block 15 and the F-16V Block 70. The Installation works the same way as it did with the Viper Variations Mod, a detailed Installation guide is included in the Read me file.
One of the biggest changes is that with the installation of the Block 70 now also comes the GBU-39, APKWS and the Hornet Single Rail Mod for the F/A-18C Hornet. Another big change is, this mod is now self-contained, there are no other mods needed to enjoy it to its full extent.
The alternative MFD colours are now separated fr om the main installation files and can be installed independently, if someone wishes to do so.
If you encounter any problems which can not be solved by reading some of the comments on the Viper Variations Mod, regarding installation and other common issues you can of course reach out to me preferably on discord, since I don't get notified if you comment here. My Handle is: seabiscuit3011
This Mod breaks integrity check and modifies several core game files, all of which can be restored by running a repair. For the Mod to work, you have to have the F-16C Block 50 Module. The installation will replace the Block 50 and many of the weapons of the F-16, for example the AIM-9M with something else, this change will of course also be true for other aircraft, which use these weapons like the F/A-18C or F-15C.
Of course this Mod has inaccuracies and is limited by the restrictions of the F-16 Module. The most obvious inaccuracy is probably the cockpit, but I neither have the ability nor the time to make the 3D models for those, so we will have to work with the default one. I tried to simulate the lack of MFDs in the early F-16 variant by removing functionality from the right MFD.
The realization of this Mod was only possible with the kind permission of Nightstorm, Scoobyon and the Gripen Community Mod Team to use some of their great work. All the credit for those assets goes to them.
Python-5, A-Darter, IRIS-T, ASRAAM, GBU-39 SDB, and Meteor by Gripen Community Mod Team.
CFT Assets and AIM-120D by Nightstorm and Scoobyon.
Credit goes to Enrico-Pallazzo for the idea, how to implement APKWS.
Credit goes to Razor97, Plastic and Nightstorm for creating the codebase, for the implementation of the Smokewinders.
Thanks to Tango-17 for fixing the GBU-39 guidance logic.
Link to the now out of date original Viper Variations Mod:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330321/
