Can't "go to field" ! (Problem solved now!)

[Olham 164]

My Fokker Dr.1 pilot is flying with Jasta 6 in Lieu-St.-Amand, Jan. 1918,

He has had two successful flights, with 8 claims right now.

Now, I tried to make another flight, but can't get to field! Each time I press "Go to field!",

I get the weather forecast, then the voice shouting "Contact! Clear!" - and whoosh! - an

I back to another briefing.

I tried it three times now - it just doesn't work. Any ideas, anyone?

 

I don't want to reset CFS3, because I would loose this pilot.

So, if you say,there's no other way - how could I save my pilot, before I do so?

Cause - any other way, it would be inacceptable for me.

Edited April 9, 2009 by Olham

[Olham 164]

Tried a second pilot - no way! I just can't get to the field!

[Siggi 10]

Tried a second pilot - no way! I just can't get to the field!

 

Have you tried advancing time? It might kick the code past the glitch.

[Olham 164]

No, doesn't work either. Tried to, with three pilots - no way.

[Olham 164]

I'm still playing in "English (USA)" language settings. Auto updates? Were's that?

[messaround 0]

Start =>Control Panel=>Automatic updates

[Madmatt 0]

Did you by chance change your windows or game resolution recently? I noticed the exact same thing recently when I went from my main gaming monitor to a different display and my max resolution changed.

 

I had previously set the games graphics to run at 1680x1050 on my monitor but when I switched to play on my 50" plasma, Windows was now running at a lower resolution of 1366x768. I forgot to change the resolution for the game back down to 1366x768 and every time I tried to Go to Field, I got dropped back to the briefing screen (because the 3D engine couldn't initialize). The fix was simple, just reset the resolution in the Workshop by running the configuration program.

 

Maybe the same will work for you?

 

Madmatt

Edited April 8, 2009 by Madmatt

[Olham 164]

Okay, Madmatt, I'll try that tomorrow. Because I recently had it twice, that the game's

resolution had changed by itself.

I went to field, and the screen with the writing on, that tells you, that the game initialises,

was suddenly huge and only half visible. I could only do the monkey-grip, and start my rig

new. When I looked into the resolution, it was wrong set. Without me doing anything on it.

I set it back, and could play.

You may have put the finger on something there. I'll try it, as I said.

[Olham 164]

Madmatt, you solved my problem! And I'm so grateful, I could keep my pilots!

The problem occured before; like this:

 

I pressed "go to field!", weather report came, voice: "Contact! Clear!" came,

and then the screen "WW1 world initialising..." - but it was only half there, cause too large.

I had then used the "monkey-grip", cause I couldn't get to any button at all.

After restarting the game, I had then first checked resolution in Workshop, and found it

set wrong suddenly. I put it right, and everything went alright again. This happenend several

times.

This new "version" of the accident didn't show me the "WW1 world initialising..." at all, but threw

me right back to the briefing room; again and again.

But it was the same reason: the resolution had changed to 800 x 600 this time.

Maybe, nothing worked, cause I have disabled any other resolution but 1280 x 1024 x 32, in the

overrides.

So, here's the solution, thanks to you, Madmatt!

[Rickitycrate 10]

Here's to Madmatt, he saved Olhams bacon Nice going!

[+Polovski 460]

That's what we said in the email Oldham too "Try doing a Graphics Config, set to default, then put just your screen resolution in there and see if it work"

But if you disabled resolutions too then ahem :)

[Olham 164]

Yes, right, Pol, saw it now. Last time I had checked, there was no mail shown.

However - I'm happy, it ain't anything really bad. If one knows this can happen,

you just set it up right again; and no pilot is lost.

(My Fokker Dr.1 pilot might become a really good one !)

[Madmatt 0]

Glad I could help. I am having such a good time in OFF that I want to make sure everyone is able to play!

[Herr Prop-Wasche 7]

Madmatt, from Battlefront Games, no less!! Welcome to the skies over Flander's Fields!

 

I also see you live in Zinzinnati, too. I am up the road a bit, in Dayton. Will we see you at the WWI fly in at the Air Force Museum this September?

 

Glad to see you around. Take care!

[Madmatt 0]

Yes, I am he and he is me... I guess I couldn't stay in "lurk" mode any longer. ;)

 

As to the fly in, I get up to Wright Pat frequently. In fact, I might head up this weekend if the weather is nice.

[catch 81]

I am up the road a bit, in Dayton.

 

The holy grail ! Is the Wright Bros bicycle shop still there ? And the Huffman prairie on Simms station where they perfected their early experiments at Kittyhawk with the 1904/05 Flyer ? So much aviation history ! I hope something still remains ?

[Herr Prop-Wasche 7]

The holy grail ! Is the Wright Bros bicycle shop still there ? And the Huffman prairie on Simms station where they perfected their early experiments at Kittyhawk with the 1904/05 Flyer ? So much aviation history ! I hope something still remains ?

 

Only a reproduction of the bicycle shop, sad to say. However, it is in the exact location where the original building once stood. Mr. Henry Ford stole the original bike shop and hauled it up to Detroit to be part of his Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. There is another replica of the bicycle shop in Carillon Park in Dayton. The park also has the original 1905 Wright Flyer III, reputed to be the world's first practical airplane! Huffman prairie is still there. Although it is located inside the air force base, it is part of the National Park Service, and can be visited by the general public. You can also go to an overlook about 2 miles away called the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and view more information describing the work that was done by the Wright's there.

 

And, of course, there is the National Museum of the United States Air Force (more commonly called the Air Force Museum by us locals)! I usually visit there two or three times a year. If anyone plans to be in the area, be sure to let me know!

 

P.S. One of the administrator's of CombatAce also lives here and works at the Air Force Base!

[catch 81]

Lucky bugger. Thanks for the info Taffy. If I ever get to Ohio I'll let you know ! I'd love to see the original 1905 flyer. Here's a few pics from those long ago days.

 

http://www.thewrightbrothers.org/simms.html

[Olham 164]

Haha!! What have I set off here?

Me, an East-Friese, now living in Berlin, getting help from an American game designer,

who visited this forum, cause he also likes (or even loves?) my absolute top air combat sim;

and who left his "lurk mode" to help, only to be written to by other nice chaps around here,

who know, were the Wright Bros. bicycle shop used to be.

In films, this would end with all the nice people sitting together over a glass of Jack Daniel's,

talking about WW1 and future air combat sim developements. Lol!!!

 

Edit / PS: to save the reputation of OFF Support, I want to put right:

OFF Support E-mail with the same advice arrived at AOL at 20h17.

For some reason, I only found it after Madmatt's help, which was around midnight here.

Thank you all again - sometimes, life is just wonderful!

Edited April 9, 2009 by Olham

[Madmatt 0]

Regardless of my work in the industry, I am first and foremost a GAMER and I love to support smaller development groups and games.

 

Let me go on record and say right now that I "LOVE" Over Flanders Fields!

 

I will also go on record and say that I actually LOVE flying the earlier war crates too! You can have your fancy smancy Se5's and D VII's and Camels and Pups and mules and tigers and bears, but I like tooling around in my frail little Eindecker at she wheezes and coughs her way over the blood stained and blemished landscape of Flanders.

 

Now then, I wouldn't be who I am if I didn't notice a few things from time to time that could be construed as "bugs", but they have been minor issues at best, and they haven't affected gameplay in any major way so I am able to sit back and simply ENJOY the game.

 

Madmatt

Edited April 9, 2009 by Madmatt

[Olham 164]

Thank you, Madmatt, for the sympathy, I feel you bring to this forum, and surely this combat flight sim.

What compliment could be greater than one, made by another industrial game developer?

(let's hope, they still get their heads through the door now - Lol!)

 

And right - so far, there were rather minor issues, that the support always solved quickly.

 

I like your approach to the planes, and feel similar. Of course, the Fokker Dr.1 or the D VII and D VII F

would be more dangerous fighter planes. I tried them, and got my kill tally growing much faster.

But somehow, I have fallen in love with the Albatros fighter, and fly all versions.

I will surely do campaigns with all the other craft, German and Allied planes, too. And so I'm a lucky

man: a dream from days of childhood came true. And it supplies me with so many planes on each side,

that this will last for years. THAT's, what I call a good reason for upgrading my rig a lot.

(See, if you can get percentage on CPU and graphic cards sales, Winder and Pol! Lol!!!)

 

Hope, you stay here, Madmatt - now that your "stealth mode" is off. Welcome!

Edited April 9, 2009 by Olham