Wow, just flew my first mission in my EIII. Still learning the ropes!

:up:

That Fokker is one tired old bird. Never felt it was the kind of uberplane it should be. CFS3 can not model the advantages of the Fokkers machine gun vs the Allied ones, so what remains is a slow, clumsy monoplane.

What it does is capture the spirit very well, in the EIII I felt like I was one of the first men to fly an airplane over a world that was just on the verge of rapid changes. Magnificent moments.

And I copied the sound folder from the EIII and use it now with the Nieuport XVII and Pup, somehow I could not stand the engine sounds of the latter two.

Still waiting for the release of phase 3 of OFF. The devs say it is now out of their hands and in the hands of the publisher. From reading the tea leaves at the OFF forum, I expect that it will be out by the end of this month. If the delivery date slips again, there is talk of also making OFF3 available as a download. Fingers crossed.

I really hope I get my E-Mail notice soon. :up:

OVER FLANDERS FIELDS:
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL
[ PHASE 3 ]
A total transformation for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 3
Brought to you by OBD Software
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HUZZAH!!!! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

OFF: BHH is coming for yer money, run like mad. :yep:

I'll be keeping my money ;)

Hear hear, I ain't paying for a mod...:nope:

Think I'll put that same $50 for use when Rise of Flight is released.:yep:

I can live with Phase 2 until RoF arrives. That US$50 is more like AU$80 so I'm keeping me money thanks.

Is it worth $50? Is it worth all the hype surrounding it.

I'm still skeptical about how developed it is without them having access to CFS3 source code.

The impression I have always had looking at the forums is that and criticism no matter how slight is reacted to in a disproportionat way.

My take on the "is it worth it?" question is, that if they pulled OFF2 out from free download, there's something fishy about it. I mean, if OFF3 is the new 10000x better OFF, then why take OFF2 out? If OFF3 really deliveres what it says, then there should be no problem, some play the worse, out of date OFF2 for free and those who want the "mother of all mods" OFF3, they can get it by buying it.

I also smell something fishy...

Behind those happy and welcoming voices from the people at OBD, there's something more important to take note of: the tone and clear fact that they're all really saying "Give us $50 for an overrated and hyped mod."

I have all the install files for P2, but I'll likely delete them soon... if I don't pass them around first (a little last-minute retaliation). They're doing nothing but taking up space at this point.

Personally, I'd be happier if it were a stand alone Sim, not needing CFS3.

I'm just waiting to hear back from those that already bought it. I want to know what they think 1st.

I'm sure it would have been cheaper if that sent it to stores and mass-produced it but instead, they are just limiting it to those that showed interest which only means that they produce fewer at a higher cost.

Xabba, I think they might have accessed the source code. See this article:

http://www.wingsofhonour.com/overflandersfields/articles/interview-off-team-20081121/html_woh_overflandersfields_interview_off-team_20081121.en.html

Basically Tom, our code expert, has found means to improve their behaviour in various places and you will feel their hot breath on your neck now much more often. We can also improve even more in future.

:hmm: