Wings Over Flanders Fields by OBD Software

(Inspired by British_eh's exciting "Dover Straits Mission")
 
May of 1916. The War has been raging for twenty-one months and shows no signs of ending any time soon. Information has just been received that the Hun have constructed a small but important servicing yard on the Belgian coast east of Knokke for their ships that travel and patrol the North Sea and beyond. It is vital that this yard be destroyed in order that we might hinder German naval operations in this area. Your assignment is to lead your flight of eight BE2c's up along the coastline and do as much damage as possible to the target facility. You will have escort in the way of five DH2's from 29 Squadron that will meet you over your aerodrome at Koksijde. Make best speed to the target and try and keep your altitude when bombing as you will likely encounter not only enemy scouts but also heavy ground fire if you get too low. It has further been reported that a German cruiser is patrolling the waters near the shipyard. Good luck, and God's speed.

Fubar45's brilliant 'Bulldog' Camel adapted with AFC 4 Squadron's 1917 Boomerangs, 1918 Bars and a Redback Spider.
Please enjoy,
Wallaroo
July 09

" Fortiesboy's DM for OFF.
 
This second version of my DM, ( 1.1) is restricted to those planes which, ( roughly), came into the War in 1917 and 1918.
The following planes of OFF have not been modified with my DM.
Bristol Scout:
DFW-CV:
DH2: DH2-m16:
Fokker Elll :
Nieuport Nll and Nieuport N16:
Roland Cll.
 
Therefore when my DM mod is installed, the above planes will retain the DM of the previous DM
which you had in your OFF installation.
This may have been the Dev's Hardcore DM ( on which my DM is based ), or Prop Wasches Intermediate DM. ( Or even, the Devs Normal DM.)
 
I have tested by loading the Devs Hardcore DM, from my DM installation. (Their installation does not require a new bdp file ).
When I flew the sim, in QC, I clearly had the Hardcore DM in use. So that was OK, so far.
Then I installed my DM, using the installation method as described below. Then when I flew, I clearly had my Damage Modelling.
All seems OK, so, they are apparently easily interchangeable.
I have also flown my DM in a campaign flight or two, and all seems OK.
 
For Multiplay, see later.
 
Installation of Fortiesboy DM.1.1
 
There are now two parts to the installation procedure. First, my zip file needs to be installed.
 
Then, there are some bdp files within the OFF installation which need to be deleted.
Don't worry, this is a simple procedure, but necessary . It is explained further below as to why that is so.
I will give a step by step guide as to how to do this, just a bit further on.
 
OK- Starting with the Fortiesboy DM1.1 zip file, extract to your OFF root directory,
( usually OBDSoftware)\CFSWWl OverFlandersField\ aircraft .
EDIT- There has been a query - to make clear. extract is to the aircraft folder in CFSWWl Over Flanders Field.
(Some installs have the path as Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFSWWl OverFlanders Field.
Whichever yours is, the extract is to the aircraft folder .
 
(If anyone wants a step by step guide in how to extract the zip files into OFF,
please PM me and I will send it to you.)
 
Now to delete the .bdp files. This is how; (To those that know, please forgive me telling you how to suck eggs. But there are many who will find this guide helpful.)
1. Double click "my Computer" icon
2. Now double click "Local Disk(C:)
3. Double click the "OBDSoftware" yellow folder
4. Double click the CFSWWl Over Flanders Field folder
5. On the top line there is a folder named "aircraft". RIGHT click this folder and a list appears
6. Third down on the list is "search". Click on "search". A window appears named Search results.
7. On the left column is a place to put the cursor called "All or part of the file name". Put the cursor in there and type ".bdp" - without the quotes.Note the dot in front of the b.
8. Click on search just a little further down, and the large white space on the right will fill with text.
9. On the top menu, click on Edit and then click on Select All. The left column of the text will highlight in blue.
10. Now press the delete button on your keyboard.
11 A question comes up asking if you are certain if you want to send these 391 items to the recycle bin.
12. Answer "Yes"
13.You will briefly see files being deleted. After a few moments, move your mouse and then the text disappears from the white space.
14. That's it. Procedure complete. Close the windows .
 
 
When you fly you should now be using my DM in OFF, except in the planes listed above.
I remind you- they will be using the DMs of the previous one you had installed.
 
You ought to be able to go back to Prop-Wasches DM by doing the same install technique
 
 
You can then swap back and forth between our versions by doing as above.
 
Legal stuff- Do this at your own risk- and thanks and acknowledgement to the Devs team for their permission.
 
 
Technical explanation of why there is this two part procedure.( For those interested)
Within each aircraft folder there is a file called an xdp file. The values written into this file
are what determine the frequency and visible levels of damage.Our DMs change these values.
However, we have found that those new values of the amended xdp files are not implemented by the sim
unless another file within the aircraft folder is changed. This is called a bdp file, and this needs to be deleted.
When OFF is started up again, those bdp files are automatically re-created.
As I say, if the original DM bdp files had been left in the folder, then the new xdp values wouldn't have activated,
and you would likely still be flying the original DM.
 
It has been found that because this instruction to delete the bdp files was not given with our previous DM downloads,
you may not have actually seen the changes when you swapped from PW's DM to mine , and vice versa. Or when changing from
the Devs Hardcore DM to my DM.
Now you will.-lol!
 
MULTiPLAY-
 
We are not regular multiplayers, so there are no guarantees whether our DMs will work online, but we think they will
IF EACH PLAYER has the same xdp and bdp files.
 
The best way to achieve this is for each player to start with the Devs Hardcore DM installation. Then install my DM 1.1 and then delete bdp files as above.
You should then have compatible files and I can't think why it won't work.
 
Prop-Wasche's DM, being an Intermediate DM, alters more values than my DM, but we think it should work also, if all players are using it.
 
FB

IMPORTANT: This is a recommended update for all users of IDM 2.1.
 
INSTALLATION: Simply right-click the IDM_2_2.zip file and extract to the OBDSoftware\CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder. DO NOT unzip the file into the aircraft folder itself! If prompted, simply click "Yes to all" when asked if you wish to replace files.
 
If you later decide to go back to either the normal or hardcore damage models, simply run the appropriate DM program from OBD.
 
Changes in 2.2
 
Added appropriate bdp files for each aircraft. In certain circumstances in previous versions, the bdp files from other DMs were not being deleted, resulting in the failure of the IDM to work correctly. This update takes care of that problem. Also included a file to automatically remove bdp files from other DMs. Click on "deletebdps.bat" to run this program, if needed. BHaH will automatically recreate the bdp files based upon the currently installed DM the next time you fly.

Aircraft of Flt Cdr J S T Fall.
 
Claims on this type 11.
 
War total 36

Readme File 19/08/2010
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HPW Full Campaign Damage Model for OFF BHaH HITR
v2.1
 
by Herr Prop Wasche
 
Zip file contents:
 
HPWDM2.1\aircraft folder with 477 individual aircraft folders and .xdp files
readme.txt
 
INSTALLATION: Important! This version of the damage mod is intended to be used only in conjunction with Jonesoft's Generic Mod Enabler and should not be installed UNLESS JSGME has already been installed into your CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields game folder. With JSGME, installation and use of this, or any mod, is very easy. Simply extract the contents of the HPWDM2.1 zip file into the MODS folder which is created when you install JSGME into OFF. The mod is correctly installed if you see the readme.txt and the following folder structure inside the MODS folder: HPWDM2.1\aircraft\Alb_DIII_AC1, etc. To load the mod, simply run JSGME, highlight the mod you wish to use, click on the top button, and then start your game. That's it!
 
NOTE: This mod may be used in both QC battles AND the main campaign.
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Version History
 
2.1
 
--Fuel tanks are now more resistant to major leaks but are still susceptible to minor leaks and are somewhat more likely to catch fire if substantially damaged.
 
--Wing and wing-tip hit points adjusted on some aircraft.
 
--Nose structures now slightly stronger in several early and mid-war aircraft.
 
--Somewhat higher probability of pilot "hits" for most aircraft.
 
--On DH5 only, fuel tank hit points now higher for main tank, slightly lower for secondary tank.
 
--Eliminates the "engine block popping out of the fuselage" effect seen in some aircraft.

This is Willi Von Klugerman's Dr1 from the movie "The Blue Max".
 
Creator: ZoomZoom.

This DM now makes new DM for ALL the planes in OFF, including those of the early years.
 
Install instructions the same as for DM1.1
 
Don't forget to delete the bdp files after installing this DM. Instructions ( for XP ) same as before.
If you have Vista, you need to search for the .bdp files within the aircraft folder in CFSWWl Over Flanders Field. Then you delete them.
Personally, why MS had to change the method from XP is beyond me !
Legal stuff - At your own risk.
 
Enjoy.

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Unknown pilot and serial number
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place file in there.
 
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Unknown pilot but has been photographed in line with other Jasta 2 triplanes.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Fictional Skin, this is my own personal scheme when flying with Germany who I attached to Jasta 4.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Ernst Kessler's Fokker DR I skin from The Great Waldo Pepper. I assigned it to Jasta 4 for campaigns.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Fokker DR I of Wolfert in the movie Flyboy's. I assigned it to Jasta 4 for campaigns.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Fokker DR I's were allocated to Jasta 4 from Jasta 6 and Jasta 11 in May 1918. This triplane is repainted in Jasta 4 colors and you can use this to overright your original Jasta 4 DR I if you wish.
 
ALWAYS MAKE A BACK UP COPY OF ORIGINAL SKIN FILES BEFORE YOU OVERRIGHT FILES.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
This is Udet’s last triplane with Jasta 4. At some point in late June 1918, the engine of DR I 586/17(formerly the machine of Hans Kirschstein of Jasta 6) lost a cylinder in flight, tearing off the cowling and further damaging the triplane.
 
You can put this in your skins folder as is, or if you want to overright Udet's skin after June 1918 just take off the 593-17 at the end of the file and place in skins folder.
 
ALWAYS MAKE A BACK UP COPY OF ORIGINAL SKIN FILES BEFORE YOU OVERRIGHT FILES.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
This Fokker DR I was flown in July 1918 by various pilots at Jastachule II. I attached it to Jasta 5 because of its green tail.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Billik flew with Jasta 7 from July 6, 1917 to December 24, 1917. Took over command of the newly formed Jasta 52 and served with them until he was shot down and taken prisoner on August 10, 1918. He is credited with 31 victories.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Schönfelder was a naval pilot attached to Jasta 7. He did fly a DR I but markings are speculative and taken from photo’s of his Albatros and DVII planes. He was killed in combat on June 26, 1918 when his black Fokker DVII, distinctively marked with a gold star on the fuselage, was shot down by the Sopwith Camels of 210 Squadron.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Schönfelder was a naval pilot attached to Jasta 7. He did fly a DR I but markings are speculative and taken from photo’s of his Albatros and DVII planes. He was killed in combat on June 26, 1918 when his black Fokker DVII, distinctively marked with a gold star on the fuselage, was shot down by the Sopwith Camels of 210 Squadron. He is credited with 13 victories.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Keseling borrowed Fokker DR I 147/17 from Jasta 11. He was shot down by AA fire on March 24, 1918 and became a POW.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Just joined Jasta 11 on September 20, 1917. He was wounded on 1 March 1918 and again on 3 May 1918 at Proyart when his Fokker DR I was shot down. He served with Jasta 11 until the end of the war and was credited with 6 victories.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
On September 15 1917, flying in one of the new Fokker Triplanes, Wolff was shot down by a Sopwith Camel flown by Norman McGregor of Royal Navy Squadron 10. His Dreidecker, the first of its kind to be lost in aerial combat, went into a spin and crashed.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Edgar Scholtz scored 1 victory with Kest 10 before joining Jasta 11 in January 1918. After scoring 5 more victories he was killed when his Fokker DR I was shot down by 209 Squadron.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Linsingen joined Jasta 11 on November 27, 1917. Took over this Triplane from Ltn. von Conta when he received DR I 139/17 in January 1918. He then tranferred to Jasta 59 on January 26, 1918. Fokker DR I 163/17 was transferred to Jasta 5 in May 1918.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO

Original OFF skins/templates created by Terry “Makai” Kerby and OBD Software.
 
 
Flew this triplane until it was transferred to Josef Mai of Jasta 5 in May 1918.
 
Open your Programs folder/Microsoftgames folder/CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder/campaigns folder/CampaignData folder/skins folder and place in there.
 
Enjoy!
FRO