MiG-31M2 Foxhound-B - Aircraft Addon

Based on the MiG-31M, this mod adds a new Foxhound as an addon aircraft. It features a new set of weaponries and skins.

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Armaments:

• Main gun : Standard machine gun, 3600 rounds. Mounted on both sides of the fuselage.
• Main Weapon: Standard missiles, 136 units. Mounted on 4 hardpoints.
• Special W1 : LAAM, 52 units. Mounted on 8 hardpoints.
• Special W2 : Custom LACM, 30 units. Has high damage, wide radius, and capable of being locked onto air targets. Mounted on 4 hardpoints.
• Special W3 : MGP, 5000 rounds. No changes with its stats. Mounted on 4 hardpoints.
• Drop-Weapon: IEWS, lasts for 4 minutes. Improves you and your allies' missile weapons while also debilitating enemies'. Hold weapon switch button on level pitch and roll to use.

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Skin Variants:

• Slot 1: No. 374 Foxhound grey with blue, black, and white stripes paintjob.

• Slot 1 Alternate: Standard light-blue body paint. Shares the markings with the above livery.

• Slot 2: Black and white livery inspired by Bertrand Butin's Solo Display Rafale livery.

• Slot 3: Stalker's livery from Ace Combat 2. Features Federation of Central Usea roundels.

• Slot 4: Mage Squadron tribute livery. Based on JASDF's Training Group 20th anniversary F-15DJ livery.

• Slot 5: Spare Squadron tribute livery. Based on Luftwaffe's JG 73 special MiG-29 scheme.

• Slot 6: Strider Squadron tribute livery. Loosely based on RTAF's 100th Anniversary F-16A/B livery.

• Slot 7: Cosm's livery from Ace Combat 5. Features Yuktobanian markings.

• Slot 8: Phoenix's Scarface livery from Ace Combat 2. Bears Federation of Central Usea roundels. Available in green and yellow variants.

• Slot 9: Broadcaster blue and white Belkan livery inspired by Channel 1 Russia's MiG-29UB livery.

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Included with this mod are patches to use this aircraft with justsincerity's Add-On Planes Compatibility Mod, and localization patches that adds this aircraft's name, descriptions, and what not for Calamitous' Skies Restored mod.

Let me know in the comments section if you find any bugs or issues with the mod, and please provide a clear detail on how the issue occurs.

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Credits:

• Dmitriy Mitroshin for the Kh/X-555 model.
• Simon T. Griffiths for the R-37 model.
• Gaijin Entertainment for BGM-109, SUU-23/A, and GPU-5/A models.
• FoxtrotDelta for the original SAP-518 model.

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Installation:

1. Access your Ace Combat 7 installation folder.
2. Make a "~mods" folder in .../Game/Content/Paks/ if you have yet.
3. Put the mod's .pak file into that folder.
4. Optionally, also copy your choice of compatibility patch and/or alternate skins' .pak files into the folder as well.
5. Launch the game.

Update (30/03/2024):

• Changed the wingtip pods' model and texture layout.
• Changed the Strider skin's Three Strikes' color to yellow/gold.
• Minor clean-up on the liveries' MREC textures.

Update (12/02/2024):

• More corrections to the aircraft and skin Slot 9's pawns.
• Rearranged the aircraft model's belly layout and special weapons' placements.
• Improved the camouflage pattern of the Scarface skin.
• Added new gun pod model for skin Slot 9.
• Added blank/emblemless version of Cosm's skin.

Update (29/01/2024):

• Further readjustment to the custom LACMs' weapon pawns.
• Readjustment to skin Slot 9's pawn.

Update (26/01/2024):

• Added two new skin slots for Cosm and Scarface skins.
• Added alternate livery files for Osean and Scarface skin slots.
• Moved the Broadcaster skin to Slot 9.
• Rearranged the custom LACMs' weapon pawns.
• Updated the mod patches to accommodate the latest versions of the supported mods and the Foxhound-B's new skin slots.
• Readjustment to the Foxhound-B's post-stall maneuvering behavior.

Update (21/01/2024):

• Fixed/removed the requirement to purchase the aircraft in the aircraft tree.