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[bobbyblaze56]

for some reason it wont let me extract the #1 zip for the vp modpack

[Jimbo947]

This is NOT a complaint but you might find of interest..

I have never had a problem installing VP Modpacks on my own Pc

 However this is the interesting part or not

My friend wanted to install VP modpack on his Pc.
.
 However, he has a Dell Inspiron dating from 2004/2005 still running Windows XP. Bloodt Luddite.

No matter what I tried , it would not install.

Brainwave 

I extracted all the downloads into a separate folder, Gave him a print out of what in my working game and told him to cut/copy and paste over the required parts

Lo and behold it worked with frame rates @50

[vpmedia]

There's a very detailed install guide here:
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,50919.msg556032.html#msg556032

[Jimbo947]

Thanks vpmedia,
 that was the first thing I tried ... the problem I think is he won,t change from  Windows XP. ... He likes it...I also had to install the original game for him using a USB drive. End of the day, i/we got it working via a round-about method with really good frame rates even on is vintage Pc

[LD60]

Thanks vpmedia,
 that was the first thing I tried ... the problem I think is he won,t change from  Windows XP. ... He likes it...I also had to install the original game for him using a USB drive. End of the day, i/we got it working via a round-about method with really good frame rates even on is vintage Pc

The VP MOd is as easy as A, B, C to install...very straight forward.

Also just for the record, I'm currently running a half dozen different IL-2 folders with Windows XP Home Edition SP3 32 bit and up until recently also XP Professional SP2 64 bit without any problems at all.

My PC was built in early 2010 with a Pentium E5400 Dual Core Processor @ 2.70GHz, 2.75 GB of Ram and my Graphics card is a relic (an nVidia GT 240 with only 1GB memory) compared to current ones on the market.

I'm running IL-2 BAT and IL-2 VP MOD with the game settings full (ie detailed clouds, Perfect Landscape blah blah blah) and still get around 60fps unless I run into extremely heavy combat situations with hundreds of tracers and numerous bursts of flak flying around all at the same time.

One thing I have done which I tend to believe helps a bit is, I ensure my Hard Drive is Defragged and optimized, my registry is cleaned up and optimized, and I often run END IT ALL before starting up IL-2.

I also have shut down many PC applications/Processes that automatically run in the background of XP needlessly sucking the life out of the Computer's Processor.

[Jimbo947]

Hi LD60

I think the problem with Windows XP is that his Pc has an integrated Video chip....Intel something or other... B.A,T is mainly a slide show but the VP mod runs for him @ 50fps

As I said, I have never had a problem installing on my own PC and as you say...easy as A,B,C etc

[Growlanser]

Hello. I just started a campaign with the Soviets using this mod and the FAB-50 bombs are the American 100 lb. bombs. Is this intentional or is there something wrong with my install? I checked QMB and it's the same.

[vpmedia]

I dont know how I didnt notice this but the quick fix is to delete the:
#SAS\ARMS\3do\Arms\FAB-50
folder.

[Growlanser]

That worked, thanks.

[Ranwers]

I dont know how I didnt notice this but the quick fix is to delete the:
#SAS\ARMS\3do\Arms\FAB-50
folder.

Not remove all folder.
In folder FAB-50 remove only:
- Live.msh
- mono.sim

[vpmedia]

Then you'll still have an incorrect mat file and an US skin in the folder, why leave those there?. I said quick fix because I need time to investigate this. I dont know what those files are or where they came from so its best to just deactivate the entire folder which will revert the fab-50 bombs to stock.

[Ranwers]

Rmove skin skin.tga,
and change the name of the remaining skin to skin.tga.