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Looks awesome :clapping:

But is it "single player" or "single mission"?

 

Good question... I'm guessing it's supposed to be single mission. Easy enough to fix. Maybe I can get a few volunteers to look the set over after I finish it, before I upload it to everyone just for this kind of proofing! Thanks.

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Question... does FE offer widescreen support? If so, what resolution are the menu screens in? My install seems to default to 1024 x 768 in the menus, with no way to change it. Just wondering if my screens are going to work in all situations...

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Have you guys seen kout's new alternate menu screens for FE? I just happened upon them, and man are they great! Very elegant and polished. I especially love the pilot record screen and the options screen. Extremely classy. I'll probably go ahead with mine since I'm enjoying it so much, but I think everyone should check out kout's amazing work.

 

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Have you guys seen kout's new alternate menu screens for FE? I just happened upon them, and man are they great! Very elegant and polished. I especially love the pilot record screen and the options screen. Extremely classy. I'll probably go ahead with mine since I'm enjoying it so much, but I think everyone should check out kout's amazing work.

 

Guitarclassic55

 

Thank you for your gracious words, GC. I think you should definitely finish the wonderful stuff you've been showing us, as it is very much in the spirit of the great classic flight sims. I very much look forward to the final versions!

 

BTW, the default resolution of the menu's can be changed by editing the following lines in MENUSYSTEM.INI:

 

[MenuSystem]

StartMenu=MainScreen

Width=1024 <--------

Height=768 <--------

ColorDepth=32

TextFilename=MenuText.str

TimeDateTextFilename=TimeDate.str

MenuDataFilename=

FadeTime=0.25

WaitMouseCursor=WaitAnimation

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Thanks for the info, kout. Much appreciated. I have a few more questions and I think you know a whole lot more about the .ini files than I do, so I'll message you. Really neat the way you used the clipimage feature on the pilot record page... I wondered what that entry was there for. :good:

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A new options page... the radio is from wwi. The watch is 1915, I believe. The movie camera is same era, 1916 or 17. The typewriter is also same era. A bit of nostalgia.

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Great work on these... I say do a whole set and post. I would take a set of these anytime. :clapping:

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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I'm rethinking some of the first screens a bit now that I'm getting into the groove more. I'll post the changes as I have them. I'd like to make this comprehensive, including loading screens, etc. Also might add a historical aces page, I think that can be done. Thanks to kout for raising the bar! Hope to have a full set in a week or so.

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very very nice

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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I'm rethinking some of the first screens a bit now that I'm getting into the groove more. I'll post the changes as I have them. I'd like to make this comprehensive, including loading screens, etc. Also might add a historical aces page, I think that can be done. Thanks to kout for raising the bar! Hope to have a full set in a week or so.

 

Stwa knows how to add additional menu screens (using planningmap as a basis). You should PM him for details, I'm sure he'll be glad to point you in the right direction.

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All of the screens posted so far look fantastic. Sounds like a great idea to update the whole set and then post as a mod.

 

Thanks for the hard work you are putting into this one, it will definitely be on my hard-drive once released!

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Thanks to everyone for the continuing support. I think one week was wildly optimistic on my part... but I'll keep plugging along. Here's a couple of screens from a new campaign page. I tried to get most of the pilot badges in there, likely missed a few.

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I'm beginning to wonder if I'm not getting a bit too 'slick' and maybe losing something in the process... If you've got a minute, could you let me know which version of the campaign screen you prefer, the one below or the new one in the previous post? Sometimes I get involved in things so closely that I lose objectivity... then I happen to look back and wonder how I got from point A to point B. :blink: Does that make any sense? Thanks in advance.

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Sorry about that - post 43 is my choice.

 

sinbad

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Sorry about that - post 43 is my choice.

 

sinbad

 

No problem... thought you might be yanking my chain :rolleyes:

 

I'm going to try a third version which combines elements of the first two... before I decide. Thanks for your input. Here's a new debriefing screen.

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