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Jimbuna
02-27-08, 09:08 AM
TS server back up (needed a reboot). Will be down again from 1400 to 1700 GMT for maintenance to computer http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/184/k015su7.gif
You been tinkering again? :lol:
Naa....just time to get the hoover out, me thinks :p
HOOVER ?? Is that dust not meant to keep the poota together !!!!!:o
Dunno...............is it http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/621/thinkbigsw1.gif
TS server back up (needed a reboot). Will be down again from 1400 to 1700 GMT for maintenance to computer http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/184/k015su7.gif
You been tinkering again? :lol:
Naa....just time to get the hoover out, me thinks :p
HOOVER ?? Is that dust not meant to keep the poota together !!!!!:o
Dunno...............is it http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/621/thinkbigsw1.gif
:yep:
Jimbuna
02-27-08, 09:42 AM
TS server back up (needed a reboot). Will be down again from 1400 to 1700 GMT for maintenance to computer http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/184/k015su7.gif
You been tinkering again? :lol:
Naa....just time to get the hoover out, me thinks :p
HOOVER ?? Is that dust not meant to keep the poota together !!!!!:o
Dunno...............is it http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/621/thinkbigsw1.gif
:yep:
Well it's coming out anyway....when the system scan eventually decides it's done it's job :damn:
TS server back up (needed a reboot). Will be down again from 1400 to 1700 GMT for maintenance to computer http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/184/k015su7.gif
You been tinkering again? :lol:
Naa....just time to get the hoover out, me thinks :p
HOOVER ?? Is that dust not meant to keep the poota together !!!!!:o
Dunno...............is it http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/621/thinkbigsw1.gif
:yep:
Well it's coming out anyway....when the system scan eventually decides it's done it's job :damn:
Oh. Reminds me to install my AV proggie. :rotfl:
Stupid sniper tanks. :nope:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/IL2-1.jpg
:rotfl: more perforations than a tetley teabag :lol:
Rotary Crewman
02-28-08, 08:08 AM
Did you get out of that one Dowly?
Is the stopped prop because your engine cut or is it a screenshot thing?
Did you get out of that one Dowly?
Is the stopped prop because your engine cut or is it a screenshot thing?
Yep, I survived. Had absolutely no control over the plane, elevators, ailerons, rudder, gears, engine, everything was busted. Only thing that worked was flaps, which helped to level the plane before the ground. Lost both my wings on the landing, but managed to get out. Luckily I did, because the plane caught on fire some minutes later and exploded. And if I'm not mistaken, the village that I bombed was on Russian side of the map, so I didnt even get captured. ;)
EDIT: Oh and as I watched the recorded track, I noticed the target was AT guns, not tanks as I first though. Just few hundred meters to the west. :damn:
Capt. Gordon Sulley RNAS 18 on the flight line at Pol Sur Mer in December 1917:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2966.jpg
Some more of Sulley's exploits:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2963.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2965.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2968.jpg
HunterICX
03-01-08, 10:55 AM
Nice pictures tarjak :up:
HunterICX
Thanks Hunter. I'm quite enjoying OFF now. I'm still trying to work out how not to get shot down by the flak and ground fire though! It's deadly!:dead:
Biggles
03-01-08, 08:26 PM
Damn right. I've lost 10 pilots today. 3 of them went down after a direct hit of archie.
More from Sulleys career. Still going with over 5 hours flying time! Whoohoo. Longest OFF career I've had so far.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2976.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2983.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT2982.jpg
HunterICX
03-06-08, 09:12 AM
:D 5 hours! Niiice, have yet to get a full hour
my first patrol was a 30 minute flight (engine died and had to land the bird on the ground)
but 5 hours, well if you're up to..lets see how it works online
I take it you have it patched up with the hotfix?
HunterICX
Damn!!! why is it everyone got OFF patched up successfully except me? :damn:
nice going Tarjak
Damn!!! why is it everyone got OFF patched up successfully except me? :damn:
What's the problem?
Damn!!! why is it everyone got OFF patched up successfully except me? :damn:
What's the problem?
right might be simple solution here ....(hopes) when installing OFF do you you install to the cfs3 directory or create another folder? Previously iv'e installed to cfs3 dir. and it has overwritten all my cfs3 files and created one OFF file, which doesnt sound correct to me.
HunterICX
03-06-08, 10:38 AM
Damn!!! why is it everyone got OFF patched up successfully except me? :damn:
What's the problem?
right might be simple solution here ....(hopes) when installing OFF do you you install to the cfs3 directory or create another folder? Previously iv'e installed to cfs3 dir. and it has overwritten all my cfs3 files and created one OFF file, which doesnt sound correct to me.
you overwritten the CFS3 map with the OFF files?
thats no good,
the installment must be next to the CFS3 folder, if you red the manual do not change the directory path of the OFF install. so when you check the Microsoft game folder you will see 3 maps
Over flander field - CFS3 - scenery
so reinstall it , and do not change the path of directory
HunterICX
Damn!!! why is it everyone got OFF patched up successfully except me? :damn:
What's the problem?
right might be simple solution here ....(hopes) when installing OFF do you you install to the cfs3 directory or create another folder? Previously iv'e installed to cfs3 dir. and it has overwritten all my cfs3 files and created one OFF file, which doesnt sound correct to me.
you overwritten the CFS3 map with the OFF files?
thats no good,
the installment must be next to the CFS3 folder, if you red the manual do not change the directory path of the OFF install. so when you check the Microsoft game folder you will see 3 maps
Over flander field - CFS3 - scenery
so reinstall it , and do not change the path of directory
HunterICX
Manual ? thought he was a spanish waiter in faulty towers ;)
seriously though i dont use c/drive to install games,i created another folder in the d/cfs3 dir. and directed the OFF insallation to there and bingo that doesnt work either :damn:
HunterICX
03-06-08, 12:33 PM
could you post me a picture of that Folder of where CFS3 after you installed OFF is
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-06-08, 01:27 PM
could you post me a picture of that Folder of where CFS3 after you installed OFF is
HunterICX
You better give him a clue about how to post images http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif
could you post me a picture of that Folder of where CFS3 after you installed OFF is
HunterICX
You better give him a clue about how to post images http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1668/kiltie1jm9.gif
OH did pappabear say summit must be quiet in the S.P. http://www.gifs.cc/Bear1p.gif
Jimbuna
03-06-08, 01:42 PM
Ye better get hobbling ower fer that bus afore ye miss it http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/greywolftail.gif
Beware the Hun in the sun!
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3004.jpg
HunterICX
03-07-08, 09:04 AM
Tarjak, you got OFF patched up with the latest hotfix and all?
if so, perhaps we could try online this weekend :D
HunterICX
Dang this guy really wants his butt kicked. :rotfl:
Biggles
03-07-08, 03:09 PM
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2655/shell2008030622244506at2.jpg
Dang this guy really wants his butt kicked. :rotfl:
ooh!!! this sure sounds like (dog)fightin talk :rotfl:
Jimbuna
03-07-08, 05:03 PM
I'll put my money on steel_tomb http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/gdnight.gif
I'll put my money on steel_tomb http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/gdnight.gif
Blasphemy!
Tarjak, you got OFF patched up with the latest hotfix and all?
if so, perhaps we could try online this weekend :D
HunterICXAFAIK I'm patched up. Let's give it a whirl. I'll be on Sunday morning as usual around 0730. That should be Saturday night EU time around 2130ish?
HunterICX
03-08-08, 06:24 AM
:yep: Sound good to me, I will try to get online tonight.
HunterICX
Major Sulley is up to 5.29hrs (Warp apparently is counted as RL time flying not game flying time), 17 missions 9 claims but only 2 confirmed kills because my wingmen are in absentia whenever I shoot anything down, especially ballons!:damn:
Anyway more shots and the current pilot dossier:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/sulley_dossier.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3015.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3017.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3018.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3026.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3028.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3038.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3039.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3001.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3003.jpg
HunterICX
03-08-08, 07:06 AM
:up: Doing pretty good there Tarjak!
the confirmations thing is a pain the ass, but heck that was in real life too.
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-08-08, 07:16 AM
I'll put my money on steel_tomb http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/gdnight.gif
Blasphemy!
The reports I'm receiving are saying you've eventually met your matsch http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
I'll put my money on steel_tomb http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/gdnight.gif
Blasphemy!
The reports I'm receiving are saying you've eventually met your matsch http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Gah, rumours. :p
Jimbuna
03-08-08, 08:38 AM
I'll put my money on steel_tomb http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/gdnight.gif
Blasphemy!
The reports I'm receiving are saying you've eventually met your matsch http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Gah, rumours. :p
http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
Biggles
03-08-08, 04:38 PM
Oh hey, OFF fliers. I got a tip for ya:
If you want your wingmen to attack a target, press tab to mark one (target that is), then press "S" as in "Split" and AFTER that you press "A" as in "Attack". The closer your wingmen are to your plane, the bigger the chance they'll see the command. You use hand signs now.;)
You use hand signs now.;)
I think we SubSim Aviators are familiar with the one and only hand signal we ever need. :rotfl:
Biggles
03-08-08, 04:42 PM
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good one mate!
GSpector
03-08-08, 06:37 PM
To: Biggles,
Thanks for the Tip :up: . I always wondered why my Wingman did not always respond.
Thanks for the game today Hunter. It was a lot of fun. Particluarly when you jumped in the Short 184 and started whacking me with the rear gun.:lol:
Jimbuna
03-09-08, 06:36 AM
Thanks for the game today Hunter. It was a lot of fun. Particluarly when you jumped in the Short 184 and started whacking me with the rear gun.:lol:
I hear you made the most kills http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
HunterICX
03-09-08, 08:26 AM
Thanks for the game today Hunter. It was a lot of fun. Particluarly when you jumped in the Short 184 and started whacking me with the rear gun.:lol:
I hear you made the most kills http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
:yep:
5 kills win
the last round we both had
4 kills and 9 deaths (mostly because of crashin the aircraft)
we went head to head and he managed to destroy my aircraft.
indeed the short 184 was fun, its a bit darn dificult to aim with the joystick, the AI was flying but at the end I had to take over as the aircraft had no controls left :lol: tried to land but failed
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-09-08, 08:31 AM
Thanks for the game today Hunter. It was a lot of fun. Particluarly when you jumped in the Short 184 and started whacking me with the rear gun.:lol:
I hear you made the most kills http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
:yep:
5 kills win
the last round we both had
4 kills and 9 deaths (mostly because of crashin the aircraft)
we went head to head and he managed to destroy my aircraft.
indeed the short 184 was fun, its a bit darn dificult to aim with the joystick, the AI was flying but at the end I had to take over as the aircraft had no controls left :lol: tried to land but failed
HunterICX
It certainly sounds like you both enjoyed yourselves http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
Finally ! OFF installed patched up :p
as for the game jury's out on that :hmm:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/buckie2.jpg
gave it a trial run .....its not IL2 :lol:
dont think theres much chance of me paying $50 for phase three
im gonna pass on that one http://www.simhq.com/forum/images/moods/default/sicko.gif
HunterICX
03-10-08, 07:58 PM
:lol: Finally you got it working mate.
anyhow...hopefully you will enjoy it too...:p
HunterICX
What got you Kratos? Just started a new career in a Nieuport, so different to a Pup, a bit more of a handful but managed to bag what I think was an Albie after the Bosch launched a raid on my aerodrome. One of my wingmen brought it and me and the Albie were dogfighting at 25 feet, it's amazing how everything else just fades out except the ground, the crosshairs and the enemy, you become part of the aircraft, you know where everything is in relation to you.
Takes a special kind of sim to drag you in that much :up:
Had a bash with the SE5, but brought it over a Bosch airfield after a direct flak strike in the cockpit :damn: Least, that's what I think it was, one moment I was flying, the next I was in pieces over the French landscape. :hmm:
Jimbuna
03-11-08, 09:02 AM
Finally ! OFF installed patched up :p
as for the game jury's out on that :hmm:
gave it a trial run .....its not IL2 :lol:
dont think theres much chance of me paying $50 for phase three
im gonna pass on that one http://www.simhq.com/forum/images/moods/default/sicko.gif
Your better off sticking with the Sims mate, like you said last week. :yep:
HunterICX
03-11-08, 09:03 AM
Finally ! OFF installed patched up :p
as for the game jury's out on that :hmm:
gave it a trial run .....its not IL2 :lol:
dont think theres much chance of me paying $50 for phase three
im gonna pass on that one http://www.simhq.com/forum/images/moods/default/sicko.gif
Your better off sticking with the Sims mate, like you said last week. :yep:
I have a strange feeling a Scotish person with a kilt and a huge axe is standing on your front door, wanna check it?:rotfl:
HunterICX
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
:damn: Stupid eyesight, those Albatrosses were Fokkers, Eindeckers to be precise, quite how I forgot that the damn thing have one set of wings as opposed to two, I'll never know! :damn: So, that's One Fokker E.III claim. :yep:
Jimbuna
03-11-08, 02:43 PM
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
And with that comment, Kratos realised he was getting old and needed glasses. Their friendship was never the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGW-PSdnTXE
:rotfl::rotfl:
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
And with that comment, Kratos realised he was getting old and needed glasses. Their friendship was never the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGW-PSdnTXE
:rotfl::rotfl:
http://imgcash1.imageshack.us/img50/3402/tonguegs0.gif
Jimbuna
03-11-08, 03:45 PM
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
And with that comment, Kratos realised he was getting old and needed glasses. Their friendship was never the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGW-PSdnTXE
:rotfl::rotfl:
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9379/winkbigid2ph3.gif http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY)
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
And with that comment, Kratos realised he was getting old and needed glasses. Their friendship was never the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGW-PSdnTXE
:rotfl::rotfl:
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9379/winkbigid2ph3.gif http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY)
awe yea got me filling up now :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
A had Tae nail me foot doon on the floor tae stop me feet tapping in time http://www.militaryimages.net/forums/images/smilies/piper.gif http://www.militaryimages.net/forums/images/smilies/kiltie.gif
NiclDoe
03-11-08, 07:48 PM
Maybe Kratos can play a few songs.http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
The game itself is quite immersive, ;) its the graphics of the game i was a tad dissapointed with...maybe my expectations were a bit high.:p
Didn't someone say the level of ground detail was far superior to IL2 http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
And with that comment, Kratos realised he was getting old and needed glasses. Their friendship was never the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGW-PSdnTXE
:rotfl::rotfl:
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9379/winkbigid2ph3.gif http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAitY3y9mY)
awe yea got me filling up now :rotfl::rotfl:
A had Tae nail me foot doon on the floor tae stop me feet tapping in time http://www.militaryimages.net/forums/images/smilies/piper.gif http://www.militaryimages.net/forums/images/smilies/kiltie.gif
:rotfl::rotfl:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/vf17buin.jpg
VF-17, "White 9" engages a Tony near Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville.
Major Sulley's run of luck continues. 20 Missions flown with 6.5 hours on the clock. 3 confirmed with 12 claimed.:D
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/sulley_dossier-1.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3024.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3025.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3035.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3033.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3030.jpg
@TarJak : Now that OFF phase 3 is gonna be payware, I suppose there's no way to get a download for phase 2 ? (strongly hoping that I'm wrong)
Nice screens by the way, reminds me about the more than excellent "flying corps"
RRRRRIGHT! Just checked and they are not available anymore. What a ridiculous stunt. I know someone who isnt getting my money. :nope: Just shameful.
HunterICX
03-12-08, 09:19 AM
Thats indeed not a smart move of the OFF dev team,
they should have left Phase 2 as freeware so people can Try before purchasing Phase 3.
anyway, I lucky have mine stored on my HD.
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-12-08, 10:46 AM
Thats indeed not a smart move of the OFF dev team,
they should have left Phase 2 as freeware so people can Try before purchasing Phase 3.
anyway, I lucky have mine stored on my HD.
HunterICX
It shouldn't bother you though......you told me you purchase all your games :hmm:
Thats indeed not a smart move of the OFF dev team,
they should have left Phase 2 as freeware so people can Try before purchasing Phase 3.
anyway, I lucky have mine stored on my HD.
HunterICX
It shouldn't bother you though......you told me you purchase all your games :hmm:
Dont we all? ;)
Biggles
03-12-08, 11:52 AM
he...:roll:
Lucky me then. I dl. and installed OFF P2 not too long ago! And I ain't paying for Phase 3, that's for sure! ( in that I mean, I won't get it, 'key?)
Jimbuna
03-12-08, 12:15 PM
Thats indeed not a smart move of the OFF dev team,
they should have left Phase 2 as freeware so people can Try before purchasing Phase 3.
anyway, I lucky have mine stored on my HD.
HunterICX
It shouldn't bother you though......you told me you purchase all your games :hmm:
Dont we all? ;)
What ?......Oh, that, yes....of course :oops:
HunterICX
03-12-08, 01:27 PM
Thats indeed not a smart move of the OFF dev team,
they should have left Phase 2 as freeware so people can Try before purchasing Phase 3.
anyway, I lucky have mine stored on my HD.
HunterICX
It shouldn't bother you though......you told me you purchase all your games :hmm:
Dont we all? ;)
I certainly hope so,
anyway, its about purchasing a MOD :hmm: havent done that before.
but I'm happy with Phase 2 as it will keep me busy.
HunterICX
Seems donations didn't cover bandwith not suprised a few 1000 downloads @ 2GB a pop LOOL, so something has to give I guess. The fact it is still available via the DVD swap in the forum is encouraging.
They didn't have it hosted on other 3rd party sites apart from the mirror which is polovski's anyway.
oh I don't know about fecked up - some people give stuff away completely - others are more cautious and like to maintain copyright - its a free world. P2 is still free anyway I see in sim-outhouse forum there's a thread you can ask for a DVD no problem. I guess if it was totally free and copyright free some other company could grab it and charge for it yikes.
There's some website that has all the free CFS3 mods on from sim-outhouse and others, and he hosts them there, makes no mention of the person who made it, then charges you to be a member to download these free mods.. now that isn't right !
Seems donations didn't cover bandwith not suprised a few 1000 downloads @ 2GB a pop LOOL, so something has to give I guess. The fact it is still available via the DVD swap in the forum is encouraging.
They didn't have it hosted on other 3rd party sites apart from the mirror which is polovski's anyway.
Right, and here they fecked up. They kept it to themselves and had to pay the price, there's trillion alternative hosting methods FOR FREE. ;)
Just read this on their website - explains it more
AIMS of OBD:
So far we have given away Phase 1 and Phase 2 for free with an option to donate.
We released in phases in a bid to keep CFS3 alive and keep folks happy with something to play as we knew this was going to be a long haul (oh and what a haul it has been ;))
Donations have been very slim especially when viewed in the light of large numbers of downloads - moreover we have seen many posts with great comments from happy flight simmers- many people say it's the best flight simulator they ever played, not our words, and that was just Phase 2.
Effectively our donations campaign to keep the OFF website alive (a fully dedicated high bandwidth server) have run aground yet downloads continue.
Phase 3 has been extensively reworked and added to, from fabulous new AI, High res terrain textures, extensive additions to the campaign manager, over 2GB more of textures, and many many improvements as per the info page. It really is a whole new experience.
Now having seen Phase 3 up and running, we believe Phase 2 pales into insignificance compared to Phase 3.
Thus in order to continue to grow OFF and go forward we have abandoned the donationware option and are now on a payware footing.
Funds thus gathered will will help up purchase a new engine, fund the website/server, and further development and pay some expenses.
Voluntary Donationware simply does not work.
Seems donations didn't cover bandwith not suprised a few 1000 downloads @ 2GB a pop LOOL, so something has to give I guess. The fact it is still available via the DVD swap in the forum is encouraging.
They didn't have it hosted on other 3rd party sites apart from the mirror which is polovski's anyway.
Right, and here they fecked up. They kept it to themselves and had to pay the price, there's trillion alternative hosting methods FOR FREE. ;)
yeah true, but all along they say they wanted copyright to remain with them, once you have it available in all sorts of ways you cannot control what happens or which version is out there I guess.
XabbaRus
03-12-08, 05:33 PM
But what I don't get it unless they got the source code they can't do major stuff without hacking the game. Kind of like what has happened with DW.
I think it sucjs they charge for the mod. They are making money off of it. They could do diddly squat ifMS wanted to take their stuff as they have the rights to the sim.
yeah I guess we will see when it comes out, if it's brilliant I will pay whatever it takes :) cos I am a sim nut.
HunterICX
03-15-08, 09:36 AM
HE111:Look behind us!
its a bird, no its a aircraft, no..its HunterICX.he's baaaaaack! :cool:
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/5170/il2nx5.jpg
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-15-08, 09:48 AM
Am I to presume you've finally purchased a cheap mic to replace that expensive one you couldn't understand and will soon be hearing your dulcit tones on TS again ? http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
HunterICX
03-15-08, 09:51 AM
Am I to presume you've finally purchased a cheap mic to replace that expensive one you couldn't understand and will soon be hearing your dulcit tones on TS again ? http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Nope just 1946 re-installed, the hardware store was closed.
so your ears are still safe;)
just need to open port: 21000 and I'm back to host them flying circus
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-15-08, 10:17 AM
Good lad.....at least that's one step in the right direction http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif
I can see you right now over on TS, but your not responding http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Am I to presume you've finally purchased a cheap mic to replace that expensive one you couldn't understand and will soon be hearing your dulcit tones on TS again ? http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Nope just 1946 re-installed, the hardware store was closed.
so your ears are still safe;)
just need to open port: 21000 and I'm back to host them flying circus
HunterICX
Goodie. :yep:
Jimbuna
03-15-08, 06:05 PM
Am I to presume you've finally purchased a cheap mic to replace that expensive one you couldn't understand and will soon be hearing your dulcit tones on TS again ? http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Nope just 1946 re-installed, the hardware store was closed.
so your ears are still safe;)
just need to open port: 21000 and I'm back to host them flying circus
HunterICX
Goodie. :yep:
More easy kills for the vengeful ferret http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/images/smilies/a115[1].gif
HunterICX
03-16-08, 11:31 AM
No not really Jim,
the award goes to Mister Steel Tomb aka Mister Wondershots:stare:
he just comes by, and voila you miss a wing!
HunterICX
Jimbuna
03-16-08, 12:29 PM
No not really Jim,
the award goes to Mister Steel Tomb aka Mister Wondershots:stare:
he just comes by, and voila you miss a wing!
HunterICX
So the stories are true http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
Jimbuna
03-16-08, 12:54 PM
No doubt video evidence will be forthcoming sooner rather than later http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/images/smilies/a115[1].gif
No doubt video evidence will be forthcoming sooner rather than later http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/images/smilies/a115%5B1%5D.gif
They're tampered. :p
Jimbuna
03-16-08, 01:45 PM
No doubt video evidence will be forthcoming sooner rather than later http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/images/smilies/a115%5B1%5D.gif
They're tampered. :p
http://www.smileygenerator.us/community/uploads/1182400429.CR.balamm-Judge.gif
Steel_Tomb
03-17-08, 02:04 PM
No not really Jim,
the award goes to Mister Steel Tomb aka Mister Wondershots:stare:
he just comes by, and voila you miss a wing!
HunterICX
LOL :rotfl: :rotfl: I'm glad I made a lasting impression (actually, a big dent in your wing lol);)
Biggles
03-17-08, 05:11 PM
Here I am, engaging none other than Göring!
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2185/shell2008031723132085zu9.jpg
I got him!:cool:
You did a great favor to the future Luftwaffe. :up:
Major Sulley's luck has run out! After 22 missions and 6.98 flying hours (excluding warp time), Major Gordon Sulley of 8RNAS lost his life after being mortally wounded by anti-aircraft fire over the German frontlines.:dead:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3002.jpg
Time to get another pilot!:damn:
Jimbuna
03-18-08, 03:16 AM
Major Sulley's luck has run out! After 22 missions and 6.98 flying hours (excluding warp time), Major Gordon Sulley of 8RNAS lost his life after being mortally wounded by anti-aircraft fire over the German frontlines.:dead:
Time to get another pilot!:damn:
Give Gary Powers a go ;)
GSpector
03-18-08, 03:45 AM
Major Sulley's luck has run out! After 22 missions and 6.98 flying hours (excluding warp time), Major Gordon Sulley of 8RNAS lost his life after being mortally wounded by anti-aircraft fire over the German frontlines.:dead:
Time to get another pilot!:damn:
Give Gary Powers a go ;)
Not so sure I'd want to be Gary Powers, Francis Gary Powers that is. He did get shot down after all :hmm:
By the way, I love these scenery shots. I'll admit, I loved flying in OFF a while back. I have not checked out the latest update yet. I'll look into it and see if it's worth the money.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/westoflungacoast.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/henderson1.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/mtausten.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/fights_on.jpg
Biggles
03-18-08, 11:45 AM
You did a great favor to the future Luftwaffe. :up:
Indeed, although I'm probably a hunted man at the time. Shooting down an ace is a good way to make enemies!:rotfl:
Kptlt. Neuerburg
03-19-08, 11:25 PM
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/westoflungacoast.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/henderson1.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/mtausten.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/fights_on.jpg Where those taken at Guadalcanal by any chance?
Looks a little bigger than guadalcanal to me, but it's definitely in the Solomons area! New Britain or something around there?
No, all within a few miles of Henderson. The top shot is just offshore a little west of Lunga Point. The 2d is one of the NW dispersal areas at Henderson.
3d is F4F just N of Mt Austen, last is a little west of there (sorta near the Galloping Horse)
Il-2 has no New Britain, sadly (Yet. ;) )
Here's one a little farther NW. Like 3-4 hours as the Zero flies ;)
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/blackcat_bougainville.jpg
Kieta area.
tater
Kptlt. Neuerburg
03-20-08, 08:07 PM
Keep in mind Tater Henderson Field is in the "Canal", as the Americans called it.
I'm well aware of the geography of the Solomons and "Cactus" as well.
I helped make the landscape in those images ;)
The kunai grass hills near henderson are all in the right places, too. :D
Sorry, I was responding to CCIP, not you! Yes, Guadalcanal.
Biggles
03-21-08, 04:19 PM
Here I am, flying a Harry Tate:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9412/shell2008032114490614pw3.jpg
And here I am fighting a Jasta 7 Ace. In a Sopwith Pup that is.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8076/shell2008032115212217cd0.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1623/shell2008032115243417yw4.jpg
And here is another victory for Sergeant James Plainview! 3 claims in one day, one of them appeared to be Josef Carl Peter "Kobes" Jakob, of Jasta 7. A good days work in other words!:up:
HunterICX
03-22-08, 10:52 AM
:up:Cool!
thats a nice scenery shot
HunterICX
Biggles
03-23-08, 02:13 PM
Yet another victory for Sergeant James Plainview. Now to be considered an ace since he has 5 comfirmed kills!
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1323/shell2008032317532654ni0.jpg
But that flight almost became his last. After shooting down 2 enemy craft (of 3), a HUGE group of Albatros D.V dived out of the clouds, and before I knew it, they had hammered my left wing to pieces! I had to do an emergency landing at a field in the vicinity, and for a moment I was sure I'd crash. But I made it. Fit to fight another day!:yep:
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6963/shell2008032317584460ot0.jpg
Kptlt. Neuerburg
03-23-08, 09:17 PM
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9639/17gl4.png (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://my.imageshack.us/v_images.php)
Ha the Russians thought they where going to get me, but they did wound me and give my plane a leak in the fuel tank. But I did make it back to base before my engine died.
GSpector
03-23-08, 09:32 PM
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9639/17gl4.png (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://my.imageshack.us/v_images.php)
Ha the Russians thought they where going to get me, but they did wound me and give my plane a leak in the fuel tank. But I did make it back to base before my engine died.
Where is your base?
With all the sepia, I thought you crash landed in the desert. I was about to say "Don't follow the camels" :lol:
Kptlt. Neuerburg
03-24-08, 12:31 AM
Well it was near Stalingrad in the middle of winter. That was my last air battle there and having shot down some 106 russian planes in the process and have yet to be shot down by an enemy aircraft. Now I'm currently in the Kuban Bridgehead area supporting the evacuation that will happen.
HunterICX
03-24-08, 07:26 AM
indeed, what said before it looks more that you where flying in the afrika campaign :D
HunterICX
Steel_Tomb
03-24-08, 08:38 AM
Would be great to have an Africa campaign, go hunt Panzers with the Mark IIc field mod 'cane! :arrgh!:
Would be great to have an Africa campaign, go hunt Panzers with the Mark IIc field mod 'cane! :arrgh!:
There's an Africa campaign for DCG. ;)
http://www.lowengrin.com/download.php?view.114
HunterICX
03-24-08, 09:00 AM
Would be great to have an Africa campaign, go hunt Panzers with the Mark IIc field mod 'cane! :arrgh!:
There's an Africa campaign for DCG. ;)
http://www.lowengrin.com/download.php?view.114
:yep: been using DCG for my off line career now, must say that its a big difference there is at least something going on in the air.
HunterICX
Would be great to have an Africa campaign, go hunt Panzers with the Mark IIc field mod 'cane! :arrgh!:
There's an Africa campaign for DCG. ;)
http://www.lowengrin.com/download.php?view.114
:yep: been using DCG for my off line career now, must say that its a big difference there is at least something going on in the air.
HunterICX
Yep, I cant even think of going back to the stock campaigns where there's usually max. of 20 planes total in the air. ;) Gives nice confusion and fear to see 30+ bombers flying towards you in one formation with escorts flying overhead. :yep:
Kptlt. Neuerburg
03-24-08, 11:49 AM
Well I think I'll try it out!!
A quick very early WIP of my newest creation:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/P51Me262.jpg
There's an actual story behind the shot. On October 7th 1944, 2nd Lt. Urban Drew was just about to have a drink of Bourbon with his squadron mate, Billy Kemp after they both were grounded for doing victory roll over their squadron's airfield in the end of their last sortie when Squadron Commander came in to tell them they are going up again.
"Put the bottle away" he said, because we're going on a mission to Brux, Czechoslovakia. There are Me 262s operating in the area, and you know more about them than anybody in this squadron. So, you're leading the mission."
During the mission, they flew over the German airfield at Achmer and spotted two Me262s lined up, ready to take off. Drew dived immediatly after the 262s, managing to critically hit the 2nd 262, causing it to explode in the runway. The 1st one tried to climb away and was an easy prey for the Urban Drew's 'Detroit Miss'.
HunterICX
03-25-08, 04:34 AM
:D Nice!
looks like concept art to me :up:
HunterICX
Just this stupid Photoshop keeps crashing on me. :damn:
EDIT: New WIP. 262 added, shell casings, and got rid of the cars and stuff.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/P51Me262WIPFinal.jpg
Jimbuna
03-25-08, 01:06 PM
:up: quite good matey
I agree....but one small question http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Are you sure that isn't Steel_Tomb and not you http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif
:up: quite good matey
I agree....but one small question http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Are you sure that isn't Steel_Tomb and not you http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif
He's the 262. :yep:
Jimbuna
03-25-08, 02:49 PM
:up: quite good matey
I agree....but one small question http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif
Are you sure that isn't Steel_Tomb and not you http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif
He's the 262. :yep:
I figured that's how you'd respond http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif
Clue: Flying tonight ? :rotfl:
Some shots from a fun fight I just got into.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/hogvzeke2.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/hogvzeke3.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/pasatrois.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/viladuel.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/hogvzeke4.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/hogvzeke5.jpg
GSpector
03-26-08, 12:48 AM
Hey Tater,
just so I know which flight Sim to get next, are those shots all from 1946 :o
I have not flown in IL2 in a long time but I might just try 1946.
I've spent some time in OFF and enjoyed it a lot but it might be nice to get back to WW2 once in a while.:hmm:
Yeah, Il-2 1946. Not that I've ever flown any of the "1946" aircraft, lol.
tater
Hey Tater,
just so I know which flight Sim to get next, are those shots all from 1946 :o
I have not flown in IL2 in a long time but I might just try 1946.
I've spent some time in OFF and enjoyed it a lot but it might be nice to get back to WW2 once in a while.:hmm:
IL2 1946 is the one to pick. :yep:
HunterICX
03-26-08, 05:50 AM
IL2 1946 contains all the expansion packs and add-ons from the IL2 series packed up in 1 installation.
so get the IL2 1946 DVD rom :yep:
HunterICX
GSpector
03-26-08, 06:11 AM
Well, I think you guys convinced me, IL2 1946 will be the next Flight Sim I'll try to get, Then I'll wait for Knight of the Sky:up:
I just hope it's due out this year. I waited a very long time for B-17 III, and nothing (thanks Infrograms/Atari):down:
This' a good year for flightsims. BoB:SoW SHOULD be coming this year too. :up:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/spiti.jpg
^
"HEINZ IS HIT!!"
http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/heinz-ketchup-10045.jpg
Jimbuna
03-27-08, 06:29 PM
^
"HEINZ IS HIT!!"
http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/heinz-ketchup-10045.jpg
LOL ya daft bugga :rotfl:
HunterICX
03-27-08, 06:31 PM
:rotfl:Nice one!
HunterICX
Biggles
03-27-08, 06:51 PM
Hey, that looks like a Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1! Those aren't inplented in IL-2! How did ye get that?:o
Hey, that looks like a Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1! Those aren't inplented in IL-2! How did ye get that?:o
The same way we soon have these: :p
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7748/26032008173124au4.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3044/26032008181220ns4.jpg
That IS a Spit I. FM, 8x.303, everything. Damn hard to take down a he111. It's an entirely new plane, BTW. It doesn't hack an existing plane's FM, it has it's own. It is a Spitfire Mk I, new plane slot.
And even vs AI I was having a great deal of trouble with bf-109e4s. The vet and ace skilled ones were impossible to catch. Having alt on them is critical. Make me understand why their doctrine worked so well (central control vectoring them to superior alt, etc). SpitV vs 109s is a total walk in the park by comparison (I can usually take on many ace AI, and it's only a matter of how many I kill, not IF I kill like with this bird).
Can't wait for 109E1s so I have a chance vs them.
XabbaRus
03-28-08, 06:16 AM
Careful discussing this. Looks good though.
HunterICX
03-28-08, 09:40 AM
but got the kill!
(not by shooting it down thought :oops:)
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1294/il2oopsyu1.jpg
HunterICX
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3084.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3080.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3074.jpg
Some shots from tonights co-op with HunterICX and Kratos:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3107.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3109.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3111.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3112.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT3113.jpg
:up: nice ones m8...must admit ...I dont know why i never used dcg before:damn:
HunterICX
03-29-08, 06:56 PM
Yeh, great campaign the only thing now is those bugging AI flight models :damn:
they get extra E-boosts in a climb and we have to wait for them to dive upon us so we can have a shot at them.
dammit, I want SPITS NOW!:x
HunterICX
Which campaign that is? BoB? The one that uses the Gulf of Finland map?
Which campaign that is? BoB? The one that uses the Gulf of Finland map?
yep i think that was the one :up:
HunterICX
03-30-08, 09:43 AM
Goodie.;)
Ow..boy....:huh:
stay awaaaaaaaay....we already have enough on our hands with the AI 109's now you're going to makes our lives more miserable?:rotfl:
HunterICX
Goodie.;)
Ow..boy....:huh:
stay awaaaaaaaay....we already have enough on our hands with the AI 109's now you're going to makes our lives more miserable?:rotfl:
HunterICX
Naturlich.. :smug:
GO AWAY stupid bird..iv'e got enough to contend with Dowly :rotfl:
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1205/soarce1.gif
Shame to use finland for the BoB... Shame to use the wrong planes, too :D
ObScreenShots:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/buin.jpg
Furball over Buin anchorage.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/The%20Slot/kahili.jpg
Kahili drome.
Jimbuna
03-31-08, 11:17 AM
LMAO @kratos :lol:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/transport.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/wreck.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/Zeros_buin2.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/tatersw/Zeros_Buin.jpg
Few shots from our 1st sortie on Warclouds last night with Hunter. The track became corrupted in the middle of the 2nd sortie, so you wont see Hunter's one wheeled landing, our daring raid to the enemy airfield (nothing beats strafing an landing spitfire :rock:) nor our sortie with 190s in which I think we both bagged ourselves something.
Anyways, here's the 1st sortie. Both flying 110s, target defending duty in Q11.
Taking off
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Takeoff.jpg
Forming up, with an escort.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Formingup.jpg
After a brief few minutes of flying we saw a big(ish) furball over the target, in this shot we are climbing up to identify a bogey.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Climbing.jpg
Aaaand then the poo hit the fan and a Tempest dived on us, scoring some hits to my port wing, holing it so I steered back to base. Hunter wasnt so lucky. :cry:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/DowlyTempest.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/HunterTempest.jpg
And landed, me to the airfield, Hunter all over the countryside.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/landed.jpg
danlisa
04-03-08, 06:35 AM
Nice.:up:
Was expecting a vid from you with some fancy effects.:cool: Anytime soon?
Nice.:up:
Was expecting a vid from you with some fancy effects.:cool: Anytime soon?
Still struggling to get Adobe Premiere to use the alpha channel. The codec, Indeo, supports alpha channels but AP doesnt use it. :nope:
Other than that, I'm all set! Surprisingly easy to use this, I tell you! The only thing is the simulation times are big, the last vid took ~50min to simulate. :doh:
Fireball test (Nevermind the tearing, forgot one setting too high...)
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=fireball.flv
And 2 small explosion tests
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=test.flv
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=smoketest.flv
Next I need to try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_qDA8efsQ
I also have the Dreamscape, which can make pretty nice sea scenes, so maybe I use a SHIV or SHIII ship model for it. :)
HunterICX
04-03-08, 07:59 AM
Aye, nothing beats strafing a Spitfire,
but mate we flew 190's ;) and we both bagged a enemy aircraft on that sortie.
about corrupting IL2 tracks, dont you think it might be the lenght of the tracks? that if you record for too long it gets easily corrupted...you might wanna cut the tracks in lets say ''per sortie''
also..whats up with the skins? I was flying that blueish skin of yours as well
HunterICX
Aye, nothing beats strafing a Spitfire,
but mate we flew 190's ;) and we both bagged a enemy aircraft on that sortie.
And I mention that in my post. :rotfl:
about corrupting IL2 tracks, dont you think it might be the lenght of the tracks? that if you record for too long it gets easily corrupted...you might wanna cut the tracks in lets say ''per sortie''
Nope, dont think so. I've recorded longer tracks than that (we usually play almost 2hrs when dogfighting ;)). It's the public servers and IL2 that are to blame. slightest lag in game can mess up the data IL2 records to be played later on.
also..whats up with the skins? I was flying that blueish skin of yours as well
HunterICX
As the skin D/L on the server was off, I cant see your skin even in the tracks. IL2 doesnt record the skin data for track if the skin D/L is off. Well, for anyone else, I can see my skin always.
GSpector
04-03-08, 12:59 PM
Nice.:up:
Was expecting a vid from you with some fancy effects.:cool: Anytime soon?
Still struggling to get Adobe Premiere to use the alpha channel. The codec, Indeo, supports alpha channels but AP doesnt use it. :nope:
Other than that, I'm all set! Surprisingly easy to use this, I tell you! The only thing is the simulation times are big, the last vid took ~50min to simulate. :doh:
Fireball test (Nevermind the tearing, forgot one setting too high...)
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=fireball.flv
And 2 small explosion tests
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=test.flv
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=smoketest.flv
Next I need to try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_qDA8efsQ
I also have the Dreamscape, which can make pretty nice sea scenes, so maybe I use a SHIV or SHIII ship model for it. :)
W:oW, I just saw a few video samples on YouTube for FumeEX. :up: That's what you should try. I really liked the Car Bomb effect that you showed of with FumeEX.
Nice.:up:
Was expecting a vid from you with some fancy effects.:cool: Anytime soon?
Still struggling to get Adobe Premiere to use the alpha channel. The codec, Indeo, supports alpha channels but AP doesnt use it. :nope:
Other than that, I'm all set! Surprisingly easy to use this, I tell you! The only thing is the simulation times are big, the last vid took ~50min to simulate. :doh:
Fireball test (Nevermind the tearing, forgot one setting too high...)
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=fireball.flv
And 2 small explosion tests
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=test.flv
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/?action=view¤t=smoketest.flv
Next I need to try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_qDA8efsQ
I also have the Dreamscape, which can make pretty nice sea scenes, so maybe I use a SHIV or SHIII ship model for it. :)
W:oW, I just saw a few video samples on YouTube for FumeEX. :up: That's what you should try. I really liked the Car Bomb effect that you showed of with FumeEX.
It's very easy to do all that, but it takes HOURS to simulate anything complicated. :damn:
Went in and had a unofficial sortie with some of the guys from JG53 last night. CAP over Stalingrad.
Finger Four on it's way. Val leading, on the left, Richter & me, on the far right, Bielson.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Formation-1.jpg
After circling the target area Val led us beneath the clouds to see if we could catch anything down there.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Underclouds.jpg
Didnt have to wait long. ACHTUNG INDIANER! BREAK!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/BreakBreak.jpg
Val passes the Soviet fighters and the chase is on.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Heretheycome.jpg
Chase for the kills that is.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/DowlyKill.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/ValKill1.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/ValKill2.jpg
The enemy fighters were quickly taken down (Val 3 IIRC and I 1) and we headed home. Val landing first and taking control of the landing turns.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Vallanding.jpg
Number 7, you're cleared to land.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Dowlylanding.jpg
Bielson, come on in!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Bielsonlanding.jpg
Richter, hurry before the beer get's warm!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Richterlanding.jpg
4 Soviet fighters downed, with 2 own fighters damaged in landing. All alive, good sortie.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Back.jpg
msalama
04-04-08, 07:14 AM
I'm not flying IL-2 actively anymore, but did spend some time (read: years) in that Betonflugzeug during a previous life nevertheless. This was a hardish gig - the flak over the target got a bit lively to say the least :lol:
http://koti.welho.com/msalama/ShotUpSturmo_08-03-2007.JPG
ROFL! But you did survive so. ;) And heck, if I have to choose, I prefer flying both wings holed over just the other. Keeps the plane in balance. :p
Jimbuna
04-04-08, 08:11 AM
ROFL! But you did survive so. ;) And heck, if I have to choose, I prefer flying both wings holed over just the other. Keeps the plane in balance. :p
I see you've been trained by kratos on 109 landing techniques :lol:
ROFL! But you did survive so. ;) And heck, if I have to choose, I prefer flying both wings holed over just the other. Keeps the plane in balance. :p
I see you've been trained by kratos on 109 landing techniques :lol:
:rotfl::rotfl:
Jimbuna
04-04-08, 10:34 AM
ROFL! But you did survive so. ;) And heck, if I have to choose, I prefer flying both wings holed over just the other. Keeps the plane in balance. :p
I see you've been trained by kratos on 109 landing techniques :lol:
:rotfl::rotfl:
;) :up:
I see you've been trained by kratos on 109 landing techniques :lol:
Remember im bad at landing 109's ,so get off the runway Jimbo :lol:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/Animation1-3.gif
ROFL!! Kratos, mate.. anything you want to tell us about last night? :rotfl:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/kRAT.jpg
ROFL!! Kratos, mate.. anything you want to tell us about last night? :rotfl:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/kRAT.jpg
Wasn't me your honour :hmm:
Jimbuna
04-04-08, 05:02 PM
I see you've been trained by kratos on 109 landing techniques :lol:
Remember im bad at landing 109's ,so get off the runway Jimbo :lol:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/Animation1-3.gif
ROFLMAO :rotfl:
Tell the ferret nowt.....or I'll tell em your real name.....Susan :p
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/th_hammertheferret.gif
Few pics from the Friday's JG53 sorties I had.
From first sortie, I only have this "guncamera" shot of the Pe-8 I downed:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Pe8.jpg
The rest are from the 2nd sortie where I flew a BF110 on a bombing mission.
Bombs away!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Bombsaway-1.jpg
KABOOM!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Targethit.jpg
ACHTUNG INDIANER!!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Jumped.jpg
Here comes the cavalry!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Calvalry.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Cavalry2.jpg
Back home.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/home.jpg
HunterICX
04-07-08, 05:48 AM
Liked the first screenshot :rock:
HunterICX
Nice screenies Dowly :up:
here's a few from summit i was doing ;)
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/ani1.gif
Nice one Kratos! I heard last night on radio while sitting in the base with the JG53 guys that back in Normandy, the Luftwaffe boys are scared to fly anymore. The broadcast mentioned something about some crazy skirt wearing Scot with his face painted like if he was William Wallace shooting heaps of 109s down lately. That's you they're talking about? :rotfl:
HunterICX
04-07-08, 08:32 AM
Damn, kratos
your air gunnery certainly has improved ;)
HunterICX
Jimbuna
04-07-08, 09:25 AM
Nice one Kratos! I heard last night on radio while sitting in the base with the JG53 guys that back in Normandy, the Luftwaffe boys are scared to fly anymore. The broadcast mentioned something about some crazy skirt wearing Scot with his face painted like if he was William Wallace shooting heaps of 109s down lately. That's you they're talking about? :rotfl:
Probably was him.....but only if that skirt wearing monstrosity had no balls.
Remember it was us Brits that castrated him :rotfl:
Remember it was us Brits that castrated him :rotfl:
Aye you did..but if memory serves me right,he spawned his demon seed before they cut his b*ll*x off.;)
Remember it was us Brits that castrated him :rotfl:
Wait, that's what they did to him in the end?! :huh: YOU BASTARDS! :stare:
Jimbuna
04-07-08, 10:07 AM
Remember it was us Brits that castrated him :rotfl:
Wait, that's what they did to him in the end?! :huh: YOU BASTARDS! :stare:
LMAO :lol:
Another 5 from Sunday growing the totals to 34 confirmed kills in 19 sorties. :rock:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/11.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/12.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/13.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/21.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/22.jpg
Biggles
04-08-08, 09:54 AM
Dogfight over Ypres, November 1917.
On November 14th, 1917, 2nd. LT. James Plainview engaged two German aircraft at about 2000 ft. altitude, just above Ypres. He managed to shoot down one of them, the second one was credited to a Sopwith Camel pilot who saw the opportunity while Plainview in his Sopwith Pup was busy with the first one.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1728/shell2008040816200693dg1.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/601/shell2008040816201720tm1.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1716/shell2008040816224326oz5.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2711/shell2008040816233392qp1.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5258/shell2008040816243932uk3.jpg
Know your airfields and targets!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/JodFoster/SlotAirfields.jpg
GSpector
04-09-08, 12:29 AM
Wow Tater,
Thanks. that reminds me of what someone did on the B-17: the Mighty 8th forum " http://www.bombs-away.net/forums/index.php?s= "several years ago.:up:
Seth8530
04-09-08, 06:00 AM
Went in and had a unofficial sortie with some of the guys from JG53 last night. CAP over Stalingrad.
4 Soviet fighters downed, with 2 own fighters damaged in landing. All alive, good sortie.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Back.jpg
How did you get swatstickas on your plains? are they just skins or can you turn them onn and off?
@Seth
Pleeease, next time, dont quote all them pics, unneccessary load to the thread. :up:
And as for the swastikas, yes those are painted to the skin, BUT you can get them to show up for the stock markings by using a program called IL2Stab:
http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=2169
It also changed few more things, like adds the correct finnish markings (blue swastika standing on it's foot).
@Tater
Nice, was just yesterday reading the 2 BoB map threads "over there" and only goes to show how lazy Oleg and his mapmakers were for IL2. Very detailed work coming hopefully soon. :up:
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/BigginHill6.jpg
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/RAFFord5.jpg
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/Ole_Buck.jpg
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/Manston.jpg
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/Leeon.jpg
http://www.7timechamp.com/Hanger3/images/Bodney%20pics/SCREENSHOTS.jpg
:rock:
HunterICX
04-09-08, 07:12 AM
@Seth: Sorry, but had to remove the extra amount of screenshots from the quote that wherent necessary to load twice and didnt comply with your question.
HunterICX
Another 2 good sorties last night with JG53, just forgot to record track from the first sortie. :damn:
Anyways, the 2nd sortie on 27th of October 1942 was a task of JG53 escorting a captured Russian Yak-9 fighter, flown by Gefreiter Morts from our home base to a more safe, rear airfield for study and test flights.
We had 8 escorts + the Yak-9 on our flight. We made contact with the rather large force of 11-14 Russian fighters somewhere around midtrip to the rear field. The losses for us were extraordinary high, with 4 BF109s wrecked from which 3 resulted in a KIA (2 109s were lost in an midair collision during the dogfight).
We downed all of the intercepting fighters and despite our heavy losses, managed to escort the captured Yak-9 to our target, where it was slightly damaged on a failed landing.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/takeoff-1.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/27Octkill1.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/27Octkill2.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/27Octkill3.jpg
Biggles
04-09-08, 12:37 PM
Furball south-east of Cambrai.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1442/shell2008040918201420og7.jpg
LT. James Plainviews first kill in his new Sopwith Camel. He is by far the highest rated pilot of RFC-46, with his 31 claims and 16 comfirmed kills! Let's see how long his luck will last...
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/16/shell2008040918360234mn5.jpg
Steel_Tomb
04-09-08, 04:47 PM
Some F4 screens:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/2008-04-08_13_16_40.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/2008-03-21_19_22_54.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/kk.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/k.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/2008-04-08_14_00_06.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/timmy3822/low.jpg
Look at the fuel gauge on that last one!!! fumes!!
Biggles
04-10-08, 11:30 AM
The wingman of James Plainview, December 1917.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7295/shell2008041017032528vh3.jpg
Yet another furball over Ypres! The town has seen alot of these since the third battle of Ypres (the Battle of Passchendaele) was fought. Although the battle is more or less over, the germans send alot of patrols in the area.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5825/shell2008041017275590gx4.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6695/shell2008041017294856wh2.jpg
And once again, Captain (former LT) James Plainview is victorious!
I have to tell you lads, I'm getting rather fond of him. 41 claims, 21 comfirmed.
Biggles
04-10-08, 05:00 PM
Sorry for doublepost...
Nearly the end for a promising pilot! Out of ammo, and then I got hammered by an Albatros on a low altitude, managed to take down the bird in a hurry, was leaking fuel like nothing of this world. Plane beyond repair. Lived to tell the tale though.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8383/shell2008041022332540jz6.jpg
Another ace goes down at the hands of James Plainview! 48 claims, 33 comfirmed. February 1918.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/953/shell2008041022471509au5.jpg
Biggles
04-12-08, 07:08 AM
Major James Plainview makes history (or, to be more precise, changes it) when he shoots down Manfred Von Richthofen a.k.a the Red Baron, over Ypres, February 1918.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9893/shell2008041212213717ye0.jpg
Biggles
04-13-08, 09:32 AM
Looks like I'm taking over this thread, eh lads?:nope:
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/9921/shell2008041212214739tq9.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6686/shell2008041211444557ux1.jpg
Major James Plainview. RFC-46
69 claims
35 comfirmed kills.
Owner of 4 DFC and 1 VC.
March 1918.
Stealth Hunter
04-13-08, 12:49 PM
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g17/Sgt-Smithy/World%20War%20I/Shell2008-01-0122-45-30-09.jpg
Oblt. Franz von Hohn of the infamous fighter squadron "Jasta 2" flying on a patrol over France. Taken September 6, 1916.
Seth8530
04-13-08, 04:40 PM
@Seth
Pleeease, next time, dont quote all them pics, unneccessary load to the thread. :up:
And as for the swastikas, yes those are painted to the skin, BUT you can get them to show up for the stock markings by using a program called IL2Stab:
http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=2169
It also changed few more things, like adds the correct finnish markings (blue swastika standing on it's foot).
Thank you i appreciate it. Ill try and remember not to quote unncecary pictures too. ty
iambecomelife
04-13-08, 11:18 PM
Three questions:
Does your AI squad in Over Flanders Fields score lots of kills? Or do they rarely shoot down other pilots?
If Franz von Hohn and James Plainview had a dogfight, who would win? :hmm:
Is that German gunner in the two-seater wearing a watch cap?
HunterICX
04-14-08, 05:49 AM
1: Does your AI squad in Over Flanders Fields score lots of kills? Or do they rarely shoot down other pilots?
A: They do on the scoreboard which is in the campaign menu, but I dont think the have the same scoring system as you have when they score a kill in the game I can be wrong ofcourse as I havent really kept an eye on it. also In game Phase2 I have the impresion that the friendly AI is rather dull, they seem to improved it a lot in Phase 3 (Payware thought) so the AI is more active then they are in Phase 2
check out the Phase 3 Trailer here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=132553 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=132553)
2: If Franz von Hohn and James Plainview had a dogfight, who would win?
A: one of them for sure, but I think the outcome would be random.
3:Is that German gunner in the two-seater wearing a watch cap?
A: havent flewn in a German 2 seater so cant answer that one.
HunterICX
Biggles
04-14-08, 09:19 AM
Three questions:
Does your AI squad in Over Flanders Fields score lots of kills? Or do they rarely shoot down other pilots?
If Franz von Hohn and James Plainview had a dogfight, who would win? :hmm:
Is that German gunner in the two-seater wearing a watch cap?
1. They do score some kills. But they're not very good at the flying part though...during dogfights on low altitude, they have a tendency to hug the ground, with no real reason...
2. James Plainview, if he flew his Sopwith Camel. The Camel can out maneuver any Albatros with it's incredibly sharp right turn (really lads, that right turn of the Camel has saved my butt a whole bunch of times).
3. He was referring to one of my earlier pictures Hunter (I guess...) I really don't know, I do know that he managed to get some hits on my Pup, but nothing near as fatal as I usually get...
Oh, and here is James Plainview, shooting down a Fokker DV.II, arguably the best plane of the war. Since these buggers started to show up around Douai, things have turned pretty nasty for the lads of RFC-46.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2923/shell2008041220265984uh8.jpg
Biggles
04-14-08, 10:13 AM
Not a word....
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4528/namnlsee5.jpg
Time to start over...
GSpector
04-14-08, 01:24 PM
Not a word....
Time to start over...
Wow, You beat Lothar von Richthofen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_von_Richthofen) of Germay's record of 40 (confirmed). :up:
That puts you just above Georges F. Madon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_F._Madon) of France as the 24th best WW1 Pilot and the 6th best British Pilot :up:.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_I_flying_aces_by_number_of_victo ries
Fun Trivia:
What fighter pilot flew World War I missions with his Great Dane "Moritz" next to him in the cockpit?
A: Manfred von Richthofen, or " The Red Baron".
Source: http://www.triviaplaying.com/74_history_Q_.htm
HunterICX
04-14-08, 05:05 PM
Yes gentlemen it still flew:cool:
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8871/pe2cr2.jpg
HunterICX
Yes gentlemen it still flew:cool: christ !!! that got more holes than my socks..:rotfl:
B.T.W. did you get that shutdown problem fixed Hunter?
Valantine
04-14-08, 10:32 PM
Thought it's about time I posted here with an assortment of pics from our missions:
Holes? this is what I call holes - http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/22nd%20October%2042/il2fb2008-04-1407-57-46-71.jpg
All caused by blowing up an IL2 and being a little TOO close to the explosion!
And now for some assorted shots from our missions:
How's this for a landing -
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/17th%20October%2042/il2fb2008-04-1407-03-02-72.jpg
I was just catching up on my mission screenshots for II./JG53 and remembered on the 17th October 1942 I got a little snow blind and came it too hard, snapping off the port gear leaving me to glide in on two wheels with a dramatic spin and semi nose over infront of the rest of the squad.
A great example of piloting abilities :damn:
Another, this time of a nice bit of formation flying between myself and the gruppe adjutant Rudolf Klauss on the 27th October 1942 -
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/27th%20October%2042/il2fb2008-04-1408-39-35-67.jpg
And one from the 23rd October 42 where we had Dowly flying special assignment in a BF110, such a nice day to be flying -
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/23rd%20October%2042/il2fb2008-04-1408-02-41-51.jpg
Thats a few nice ones although I have plenty more for the blooper reel though :rotfl:
Yayy! More from the blooper reel! :rock:
BTW, sry I havent been around lately, Friday I was out and dont know where did I put my d*ck this time but I've had quite abit of a fever since saturday. Checked last night before going to bed and still running at 38.1C, ~36.5C being my normal temperature. Doesnt feel any better today, either. :nope:
38.1c :o QUICK GO SEE THE D*CK DOCTOR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Stealth Hunter
04-15-08, 10:07 PM
2. James Plainview, if he flew his Sopwith Camel. The Camel can out maneuver any Albatros with it's incredibly sharp right turn (really lads, that right turn of the Camel has saved my butt a whole bunch of times).
I beg to differ.:)
Von Hohn's D.II might not surpass the Camel, but the Camel is much less stable than the D.II in extreme moves. Plus, if it was a scrap between us two player pilots and four AI pilots, you guys would definitely lose. Jasta 2 is one of the most elite squadrons in the game, and it is VERY hard to get into (I didn't sign up when creating a character to it, either. Started out with Jasta 34.). And we HAD Boelcke, Bohme, and Manfred von Richthofen.
Plus, I always change to the D.III when I get the chance. A D.III v. a Camel... that would be... interesting to say the least... we should totally duel come a good day.
Biggles
04-16-08, 03:32 AM
Can you be transferred in a campaign between two squadrons in OFF? I know that the airfield changes sometimes, but can you actually be put in another squadron?
Stealth Hunter
04-16-08, 11:30 PM
Can you be transferred in a campaign between two squadrons in OFF? I know that the airfield changes sometimes, but can you actually be put in another squadron?
Your squadron can be moved to different places, but I've never been able to request a transfer, so I just edit game files.
GSpector
04-16-08, 11:40 PM
Can you be transferred in a campaign between two squadrons in OFF? I know that the airfield changes sometimes, but can you actually be put in another squadron?
Your squadron can be moved to different places, but I've never been able to request a transfer, so I just edit game files.
That was one feature I liked in Red Barron 3D. When you reached the rank of Captain, you could start requesting transfers and I think that was the rank that allowed you to paint your aircraft.
Biggles
04-17-08, 02:59 PM
The dance of death continues over Flanders...
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1479/shell2008041720135415ss9.jpg
Terry Algernon took this quick photo while flying his Sopwith Camel. Had to abandon the camera after this, things turned ugly up there, but he got himself a couple o' kills.
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/5540/shell2008041720134184xw3.jpg
bert8for3
04-18-08, 12:12 PM
Hi guys. Great pics here :up: , had no idea this part of the forum existed (not that it's especially hard to find :oops: ). ... What flight sims are pictured here? I don't know anything about them at all. I know the name IL2, I think it is, but that's about it.
Biggles
04-18-08, 12:48 PM
Well the ones from me (WWI era) is from a mod called "Over Flanders Fields". The mod is based on the CFS3 engine. It used to be freeware, but they've taken it away now I hear, because phase 3 of the mod is payware, and the earlier versions of the mod is no longer on their website.
I find that very disturbing and annoying...:nope:
And most of the rest of the pics from WWII are from IL2 1946, the full complete pack of everything officially released to IL2. You can get it very cheap, 15-20€. :up:
bert8for3
04-18-08, 03:35 PM
Excellent, thanks. ... :hmm: ... tempted. I'd better check the domestic bliss counter, though, and see how my +/- points balance is doing :lol:
HunterICX
04-19-08, 05:30 PM
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4550/zeroza4.jpg
US Flak got good shot at me tail
HunterICX
Biggles
04-19-08, 05:42 PM
Looks like a pretty good wound there old chap. Did you make it home?
BTW.....-80 in km/h?:rotfl:
Going backwards not very fast!:rotfl:
GSpector
04-20-08, 06:29 AM
US Flak got good shot at me tail
HunterICX
Looking at your speed and your altitude, I'd expect you would hit the ground very, very hard.
just curious, did the Japanese have parachutes? I'm not sure but I don't think they did. Does the Sim let you bail out with or without one?
You always have a chute when you bail out. Tho, since Pacific Fighters, you've been able to make so that the AI wont bail out. This was made so you can make the Japanese do Kamikaze strikes.
Biggles
04-20-08, 07:24 AM
An interesting aspect with CFS2 and BoBII is that the chute may or may not work. So even if you get out of the plane, it doesn't mean that you'll live through the day.
You sure about BoBII? I usually end up bailing out on every sortie and it always has worked. ;)
GSpector
04-20-08, 04:27 PM
well, I finally got the IL2 1946 (thanks to the comments and pics here) and have been flying it for about a month now.
Speaking of the parachutes, I was actually shooting at a bomber when suddenly crewmen started bailing out. While I was still shooting, I accidentally ;) shot a parachute and it collapsed :o . I can't remember the other Sim I used to fly where this could happen but I remember it was the 1st Sim to allow it because I remember all the Sim message boards I was on talking about it being right or wrong or whether it was ever really done in war. Turns out, it was done but only by very few in real life.
Biggles
04-20-08, 04:47 PM
You sure about BoBII? I usually end up bailing out on every sortie and it always has worked. ;)
Yep, I'm sure. Sometimes (not often, but it happens) I bail out, press the button to release the chute and then:
YAAAAAAAAAAAAA
:damn: :stare: :nope:
bert8for3
04-20-08, 08:19 PM
Well the ones from me (WWI era) is from a mod called "Over Flanders Fields". The mod is based on the CFS3 engine. It used to be freeware, but they've taken it away now I hear, because phase 3 of the mod is payware, and the earlier versions of the mod is no longer on their website.
I find that very disturbing and annoying...:nope:
I had a look at OFF's website. ... shouldn't have :D, I could easily get hooked into that. Guess they see $$ for phase 3, at $50 bucks a crack that's just about major game retail pricing. Mind you, it does look darn good (great promo video btw), but there are still a lot of complete retooling mods that are freeware.
edit/add: sorry btw, didn't mean to take this thread OT.
GSpector
04-21-08, 01:39 AM
Not that I don't like IL2 1946 because I do like it, but when do missions change? I am still flying my 1st career and after 10 missions, I am still at Owens Stanley Range with incoming Bombers from the same 3 directions. So far the only difference I've seen is 1 mission took place at night and I sure hope I never get to do that again:o
HunterICX
04-21-08, 03:33 AM
GSpector:
get DCG (a 3th Party Campaign Generator) it works somewhat similar like SH3 commander so to speak as you can adjust the campaign settings a bit (amount of aircraft, ground activity etc etc)
the DCG Campaigns itself has more Variaty , more activity in the air.
also things like when you destroy a bridge in the last mission, that bridge is still destroyed in the next mission, and more stuff like that.
get it here: http://www.lowengrin.com/news.php (http://www.lowengrin.com/news.php)
read the instructions to know how it works.
HunterICX
GSpector
04-21-08, 06:29 AM
GSpector:
get DCG (a 3th Party Campaign Generator) it works somewhat similar like SH3 commander so to speak as you can adjust the campaign settings a bit (amount of aircraft, ground activity etc etc)
the DCG Campaigns itself has more Variaty , more activity in the air.
also things like when you destroy a bridge in the last mission, that bridge is still destroyed in the next mission, and more stuff like that.
get it here:http://www.lowengrin.com/news.php (http://www.lowengrin.com/news.php)
read the instructions to know how it works.
HunterICX
I will try it and hopefully it helps with randomizing mission events so I don't keep thinking I flying this Sim in some "Groundhog Day" type of event where everyday is the same as the day before.
As for the bridges, on a few missions, I decided to load of with a 500lbs bomb and tried to fly to to the base where all the aircraft were returning to. In the way there, I destroyed a bridge. Checked out that same bridge on a few missions after that and it was still damaged.
The IL2 has dynamic campaigns as stock, so the bridges remain destroyed. But what the stock campaigns dont do is track supply convoys etc. for example, if the enemy's AT guns are destroyed, on the next mission either an supply plane or a car column will be sent to repair the guns. If they get there, the guns get repaired, if not, they remain destroyed and that sector has no defences against an attack from the ground forces = the enemy loses that area and the front line will be moved forwards.
As for the missions DCG gives you, they arent that random. Depending of your role, it's usually patrolling or air superiority missions. But what keeps me using DCG is that there can be over 100+ planes in the air at the same time, resulting in huge clashes with fighters and if the massed bombers setting is on, you see very large bomber formations.
Hunter showing his marksman skills on the last sortie we flew tonight. ;)
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Wingless109.jpg
Anyone feeling suicidal? Then report in to our current online campaign!
Mareth Line 1943, 50 planes per side, AI on veteran, high realism settings. Plenty of planes to fly, Hurricanes, Spits, Mossies, P38s, P39s, P40s, 109s, 190s, 110s, Heinkells, Junkers and Stukas.
And as for our sorties tonight, I think we flew 5-6 and survived none. :)
Damn!!! I totally lost track of time tonight :cry: got sidetracked and forgot to check-in to T.S. Must have been an elderly moment :oops: ''puts a stickynote on side of monitor'' ;)
I was about to PM you but then though that you had something else to do as you usually check-in to TS. :damn:
Oh well, you didnt lose much. We really got our butts kicked. :yep:
GSpector
04-23-08, 01:48 AM
I'm trying the DCG MOD (using Germany 44) but for some reason, I can't complete a mission:cry: I keep getting a CAN'T READ MEMORY error and it kicks me out of the Sim. :damn:
Any clues?
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/smiley.gif
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/KeiraCockpit.jpg
Aye, keep on dreaming, mate. She's mine. :p
Jimbuna
04-23-08, 06:37 AM
Well, she'll come to absolutely no harm at your hands will she. Unless she grows a bit stubble :p
HunterICX
04-23-08, 06:40 AM
I've a strange thing telling me , that it's going to effect dowly's flying.
HunterICX
@Jim:
EWWW! :stare:
@Hunter:
Actually, I think it betters my flying. Before this, I had to surf the net on my other hand for Keira's pics and fly with the other. Now I dont have to. :smug:
EDIT:
Okie, now it might have a slightly negative effect on my flying... :hmm:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/KeiraCockpitnaked-1.jpg
Biggles
04-23-08, 09:47 AM
This is rather OT, but I don't find her attractive at all!
tosser
BTW, is Princess Madeleine still with that one guy? Whatsamacallit, Johan or something like that? I've been wondering, she's a hottie too and much closer to me than Keira. :hmm:
Biggles
04-23-08, 11:08 AM
You're talkin' 'bout our Royal family now? I dunno, not really up to date with all the fancy talk about them...;)
iambecomelife
04-23-08, 11:44 AM
I've a strange thing telling me , that it's going to effect dowly's flying.
HunterICX
Remember the scene at the beginning of "Top Gun", where that guy freezes up in his cockpit & can't stop staring at the picture of his wife? Scary stuff.
Oh, and nice pic Dowly. Very easy on the eyes IMO.:cool:
I've a strange thing telling me , that it's going to effect dowly's flying.
HunterICX
Remember the scene at the beginning of "Top Gun", where that guy freezes up in his cockpit & can't stop staring at the picture of his wife? Scary stuff.
Oh, and nice pic Dowly. Very easy on the eyes IMO.:cool:
I used to like Top Gun... until I saw this: :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHklGtW3rwU
*sigh*
Another day and another sortie over the Mareth Line. Gefreiter Dowly returning from the worst mission to-date. Whole of the formation of 16 Heinkels and 6 escorting BF109s lost. The 109 in the pic is missing it's rudder and has both of it's wings holed badly. But despite the damage, the plane was able to hold out for one more attack, resulting in a downing of an American P40.
Dang, this one was a massacre! Everything went wrong! I saw 4 Heinkels explode in collisions with eachother as the other was damaged and steered away from the formation hitting the next in line. The rest were butchered by the Spitfires. As for us escorts, we were way lower than the attacking enemy to begin with, easy pickings for the Hurricanes and P40s. But dang, I say it again, if you dont have DCG, get it now! Brings the IL2 world alive, better yet if you can handle the maximum amount of planes in the air. For example, as I was returning, flying low to not draw any attention, I saw a battle the same size from where I just came from taking place ahead of me. Smoke, fire and tracers everywhere. Needless to say, I changed my heading pretttty quickly. :p
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/anotherdayoffice.jpg
GSpector
04-23-08, 02:32 PM
I've a strange thing telling me , that it's going to effect dowly's flying.
HunterICX
Remember the scene at the beginning of "Top Gun", where that guy freezes up in his cockpit & can't stop staring at the picture of his wife? Scary stuff.
Oh, and nice pic Dowly. Very easy on the eyes IMO.:cool:
I used to like Top Gun... until I saw this: :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHklGtW3rwU
Ok, Not sure which version they saw but Maverick was in love with a Female Instructor. I guess if you look hard enough, you can see what you want ;)
I'm still a TOP GUN Fan but that video was a bit funny.
as for my problem I asked about earlier, I think I found out what's causing it. my virus checker. I think the problem is the 2 programs talking to each other is raising Red Flags with my virus Checker. I'll test it out later.
As for Keira, She's not so bad looking. I'd be happy to fly with her pic too ;)
as for my problem I asked about earlier, I think I found out what's causing it. my virus checker. I think the problem is the 2 programs talking to each other is raising Red Flags with my virus Checker. I'll test it out later.
Hope you get it sorted! I tried looking for that problem from the DCG's forums, but didnt find anything. I keep looking. :up:
Back to Mareth Line! :up:
Again, escort duty, 16 Heinkels.
Here comes the bombers.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/1_Bombers.jpg
Aaaand here goes the bombers. :damn:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/2_Underattack.jpg
I picked my target, a Spitfire and let the cannon do the talking.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/3_Winglost.jpg
New target!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/4_Youremine.jpg
The twat went into a dive, blacking me out.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/5_Enemydive.jpg
And when I came to, I checked my six and HELLOOOO!
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/6_mysix.jpg
But I got around to his butt and down he goes.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/7_SpitDown.jpg
On the way home, I spotted another damaged Spitfire flying below me and decided to surprise him.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/8_Surprise.jpg
Was one of those things I should have though over, maybe...
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/9_Toooclose.jpg
Oh well, I got the Spitfire as a kill and was behind our lines when I jumped so on to the next one. :up:
Nice one Dowly :up: so wheres this mareth line, is it part of campaign or is it a seperate d/load?
Nice one Dowly :up: so wheres this mareth line, is it part of campaign or is it a seperate d/load?
One of the campaigns in DCG. :up: Dont know if any of the other nations except Germany has it for singleplay. :hmm:
Cheers m8 i go look.. :up:
Nice one Dowly :up: so wheres this mareth line, is it part of campaign or is it a seperate d/load?
One of the campaigns in DCG. :up: Dont know if any of the other nations except Germany has it for singleplay. :hmm:
Of course it is :damn: I been playing the twat all last week .. spitfire MKvb ..another senior moment..must remember to take my auldtimers pills :lol:
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