Realistic tracer effects mod v1.2
Fully compatible with WOFF UE!
- compatible with WOFF2, WOFF3
- corrected error caused by WOFF overwritting effects.xml file

CTREDITS:
OBD Software
Creaghorn
Robert Wiggins

You can download it here:
WOFF UE Realistic tracers effect mod v1.2

It is JSGME ready, just unzip the contents of zip archive to your WOFF/MODS/ directory.

EDIT: Edited effect files in accordance with WOFF UE - mod v1.1 is fully compatible!
EDIT: Updated to include the latest changes up to WOFF UE v 4.11

Wow. Apparently this is what happens when you don't read the on-going tracer thread.
Thank you sir! Be anxious to see them in action.

Fantastic... many thanks!

Great mod, thank you

You're welcome, guys, but credit goes mainly to creaghorn - original author of this mod yet for old OFF.

If you are using any of the tracer mods that I sent out, please stop and use this updated version. The mods I sent were not WOFF 3 compliant.

Thanks so much for this mod, JJJ65 and Creaghorn!

It looks great!

This is a great mod. Thanks to JJJ and Creaghorn. Love the smoke trails.

me too........cheers!

Added download link of corrected version - see the first post above.
The old version (v1)of this mod worked only one mission, then it was rewritten to default WOFF settings.
I apologize, I did not notice that released version is buggy.

Ahh...thought I was having a stroke.
Thank you sir.

Incompatible with WOFF UE at the present state. I am going to prepare WOFF UE version soon.
Fully compatible with WOFF UE.

JJJ, I'm confused. You say in your last post that your mod isn't compatible but in the first post it says that it is, for this slow person, which is it?

Sorry BM, it is comapible with WOFF UE. Post edited. I have compared effect files and it is OK to use tracer mod in WOFF UE.

Interesting the effects.xml didn't change from WOFF 3 to UE.

I have performed detailed comparison of effects.xml files from WOFF3 and WOFF UE and, imagine, I have found small changes of two smoke effects for train and flak. So I updated Tracers effects mod accordingly. Updated Download link of v1.1 in the first post. Disable and delete previous mod, then extract mod v1.1 to yourMODS folder and enable with JSGME.
I apologize for this unconvenience and thanks to Duke for his doubts :-).

Hehe. Oh I trust you sir I was just a little surprised
Thanks for the mod!

Thanks JJJ, your tracer mod is one of my favorites.

Thx BM, however, main credit goes to Creaghorn. I have just ported it to WOFF UE.

Well I have to give credit where credit is due.
Just had the chance to put the 1.1 UE version through its paces and it is quite awesome.
Nice work sir!

Hi there, i testet ur mod . I use (with modinstaller) the tracersmoke mode but cant see any smoke. Do i need any special settings in workshop?

It should work without any additional settings.
But, anyway, I updated the mod to the latest standard of WOFF UE v4.11 (incl. enhanced wings breaking sound, chimney smoke, etc.)- see the first post of this thread for download. Current version of mod is v1.2

i give it a try, thx a lot!

works fine, now! thx a lot

Very nice mod does anyone know which ammunitions have been used at which timeframes? wanna keep it as realistic as possible

I was interested in knowing that too.

In all the WW1 aviation books I've read, I don't recall reading about tracer or smoke.[]

Probably just didn't register.

R

The "realistic" in the name of the mod is not because of historical realism but how the tracer rounds and smoke "would" appear if used. For historical realism disable this mod and uncheck incendiary rounds in the mission briefing window.

Hi JJJ65,

Thx for your reply.

I've subsequently searched this forum and others for threads about tracer and incendiary rounds, and the consensus seems to be that both sides were using some sort of tracer and/or incendiary round from 1917 onwards:

http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/4240365/Searchpage/3/Main/405261/Words/tracer/Search/true/Re:_Tracers#Post4240365

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27302

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8005&highlight=Tracers

http://acepilots.com/wwi/us_rickenbacker.html
"As the German tried to escape eastward, Rickenbacker opened his throttle and was on him. At 150 yards he pressed the triggers. The tracer bullets cut a streak of living fire into the Pfalz's tail. Raising the nose of his aeroplane slightly the fiery streak gradually settled into the pilot's seat."

The tracer rounds at this time were phosgen and appeared as smoke rather than colour apparently.

Seems to be a source of some debate, however, and I haven't come across anything definitive, certainly nothing photographic.

R

In this regard is it possible to make tracer smoke darker, longer and more persistent?

Yes, definitely, but it is out of my scope. I am only programmer/coder. Maybe that is question addressed to our graphics/effects modders. e.g. 4L0M?

Is this Mod compatible with the current WoFF PE?

Thanks.

No, it is not.

Do you know of any tracer mods compatible WoFF PE?

Thanks.