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|           Frigate Pack               |
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|              beta 3                  |
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|             by Gnat                  |
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|        for Armed Assault             |
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	    Feb 2009

Thanks to those who answered my various script,
config and O2 questions :)

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******      FIRST NOTE       *******
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******     READ IT !!!!      *******
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Getting big working ships into ArmA takes some
serious work to get around the many technical
problems, so please take that into consideration
before complaining about something it does or
doesnt do. BUT, constructive feedback is
appreciated. And hey, remember its FREE !!
And I'v spend many 100s of hours on it already!
************  RANT OVER  ***********

Now read the rest :)

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------ CREDITS ------
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If you use bits of my scripts and CONFIG
please credit me at least. Thanks.


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---- ACTUAL HISTORY ----
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Some info on the web like;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry_class_frigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krivak_class_frigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka-27


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---- THE ADDONS ----
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Original Addons by Gnat

- OHP Class Frigate -
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BLUFOR Ship:
BLUFOR -> Ship -> FFG OHP

- Krivak IV Class Frigate -
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OPFOR Ship:
OPFOR -> Ship -> FFG Krivak IV

- OPFOR Zodiac -
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OPFOR Ship:
OPFOR -> Ship -> OPFOR Zodiac

- Kamov Ka-27 -
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OPFOR Air:
OPFOR -> Air -> Ka-27

Ka27 model was originally a static
model by Ivan back in the OFP days.
Many thanks!


** Ship Features **
- Multiple working Turrets
- Missiles, Cannons and CIWS
- Walkable Helideck
- Land and Attach Choppers;
   either stationary or moving
- Working rear cargo area
- Long Range missiles
- Big explosion FX for missiles
- Improved water effects
- Attachable support zodiacs
- Damage animations

** Kamov Ka-27 Feature **
- Transport 9 soldiers
- Damage Textures

MP Compatible? Should be, but not sure how well
all the scripts will work in MP.
Probably going to be a few visual lag issues.

Signature Key Included

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-------- INSTALL --------
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- Place the; 
	gnt_frigates.pbo
	gnt_frigates.pbo.Gnat001.bisign
in an addons directory in the ArmA directories
I don't recommend you use the default "AddOns"
directory where all the BIS addons are.

- Place the;
	Gnat_Naval1.Sara.pbo
	Gnat_Naval2.Sara.pbo
	Gnat_Naval2.Sara.pbo
demo missions in your "Missions" directory in
the main ArmA game directory.
Goto "Missions" in ArmA to play them.


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---- ACTION FEATURES ----
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Because Action menu items are hard
to get up in ArmA compared to OFP
you will have to move you view around
a bit on or near the rear deck to
see all these features.

ACTIONS
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* Launch RHIB (or Zodiacs)
* Dock RHIB (or Zodiacs)
* Raise or Lower Deck Fence
* Open or Close Hangar doors
* Land-All Exit
   Lands/attaches chopper and places everyone
   into the hanger area
* Board Me Only
   Exit a vehicle and enter hangar/cargo
   area of ship.
* Group Launch RHIB/Zodiac/Chopper
   Board vehicle and launch with everyone from
   cargo/hangar area.
* Me Launch RHIB/Zodiac/Chopper
   Just you board vehicle and launch


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---- VERSION CHANGES ----
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Beta 1: First for OFP (Aug 06)
Beta 2: Update for OFP (Oct 06)
Beta 3: Current for ArmA I (Feb 09)

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---- CLASS NAMES ----
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( Class Ship )
OFP		: GNTOHP
Krivak		: GNTKrivak
OPFOR Zodiac	: GNTZodo1
( Class MI17)
Kamov Ka-27	: GNTKa27

Related vehicle classes
Mu90 Torpedo	: GNT_mu90f (fly version)
Mu90 Torpedo	: GNT_mu90s (swim version)
(two different versions for ASROC in Mando Missiles)

Ammo
Harpoon Missile	: M_GNTHarpoon
Klub-N Missile	: M_GNTKlubN
9M317 Missile	: M_GNT9M317


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---- SCRIPTING FEATURES ----
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Add Usable Chopper to Deck of Ship
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In the INIT line of the ship place;
[this, "XXXX"] exec "gnt_frigates\chopper.sqs"

Replace "XXXX" with either
KA27, MI17, MI17MG for Krivak class
UH60, UH60MG, AH6, MH6 for OHP class

Mando Missiles and Guns can be used with these
ships. See demo mission 1 for example.


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---- FUTURE CHANGES ----
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- Better textures
- More bridge detail
- Proper instrument display (maybe)
- Window damage
- More LODs
- fix bugs (how longs a string?)
- Much to improve on Ka-27
- Global kill switch for the deck script loop.
- and other things ... maybe


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---- N O T E S !!!! ----
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Please report bugs.

BUGS or UNFINISHED
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- Ships will kick at high speed when impacted by
   non-compliant weapons.
** TELL ALL ADDON MAKERS TO SWITCH OFF WEAPON GEO
   LOD COLLISIONS OTHERWISE NO ONES NAVAL VESSELS WILL WORK**
- Sometime the rear deck will jump about, especially on
    heavy seas.
- %#$@#$ Bloody Krivak is now launching 9M317 missiles
    at ground targets, instead of just air.
- Sometimes missiles and shells pass straight through the ship
   Typically the OHP. A difficultly of such large objects.
- Flags don't work on Krivak
- Can't always move around every position on ship
- Ships grouped and assigned Waypoints tend to waste time
- No way to get AI to land on the decks
- Some of the Ka-27 doesnt have damage textures
- Ka-27 is a very quick and dirty addon, bits are not pretty.
- Still using too many small textures for the ships, but there
   seems to be no real performance hit.


The author can be contacted at the official forums at:
www.flashpoint1985.com
or gnat666@msn.com

Permission must be sort to use any included material.
Not for commercial or miltary use with any product or for 
porting to other games or product etc.

As some models may use copyright BIS material, a member of the
community can request the original P3D file, according to
BIS rules.

=================== Disclaimer: ========================
This is NOT an official Addon. Use it at your own risk.
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