Confused!

[Mike thompson 1]

If this has been asked before I apologise. I am totally confused by the plethera of information available by all the old bold flyers and don't know where to start. Only just found out that my old game "Wings over Europe" had been updated. Now I need to know are the games Strike Fighters and Wings over wherever, different,or compatible?

What games can be merged into one. I tried merging Strike fighters 2 with Strike fighters over Vientnam, neither would open.

I am playing Strike fighters 2 at the moment and it seems to work ok apart from the planes seem to almost stop in midair in dogfights. I know that speed bleeds of quickly by poor manouvering but the enemy planes don't appear to have the same problem.

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

you only can merge the SF2 with SF2 Europe and SF2 Vietnam and or SF2 Israel

[Fubar512 1,350]

What games can be merged into one. I tried merging Strike fighters 2 with Strike fighters over Vientnam, neither would open.

 

The games need to be installed by order of release, or they will not function properly when merged. SF2 first, then SF2V, SF2E, and SF2I. You can install SF2E over SF2V, or SF2I, over any of them, but you must install the oldest title first.

 

I am playing Strike fighters 2 at the moment and it seems to work ok apart from the planes seem to almost stop in midair in dogfights. I know that speed bleeds of quickly by poor manouvering but the enemy planes don't appear to have the same problem.[/size]

 

Assuming that you're talking about the default planeset, you are pulling them into a stall. Learn how to fly them smoothly, and pay attention to the relationship between airspeed and maneuverability...you'll soon find that each bird has it's own handling characteristics.

[+sony tuckson 12]

and don't try to merge games from different generations...

[Mike thompson 1]

i don;t know your answer to your problem but you can try http://www.thirdwire.com/index.htm to get some general questions answered.

 

enjoy your friday and weekend

 

also it is not my place to say (but on behalf of the forum admins who have power on this issue/problem of yours )this but please don't use big bold words to address your problems as it constitutes shouting and also this problem you are stating belongs in another appropriate section in the forum.

 

I have used big bold words in the past and the admin warned me and also i posted in wrong section also and so the admin warned me also.

 

you are a new member and so welcome. Being 67 years old I find large type easier to use, but in deference to you I shall revert to small. But why have a font size choice in the first place?

[MigBuster 2,884]

How big it appears on screen depends on resolution, and browser settings, its CAPITALS that implies shouting I thought.

 

If you cant see the writing then make it bigger.

 

Also look at my signature - thats all the third wire games, the second generation starts at Strike Fighters 2 - these were rewritten to work on Vista/Win 7.

[Mike thompson 1]

The games need to be installed by order of release, or they will not function properly when merged. SF2 first, then SF2V, SF2E, and SF2I. You can install SF2E over SF2V, or SF2I, over any of them, but you must install the oldest title first.

 

 

Thanks for all the help. I installed all of the games in the correct order but cannot choose which campaign to fly, only the first one opens. If I choose any other the game locks up? I want to fly the six day war but cannot access it.

 

 

 

 

[Fubar512 1,350]

Did you install the update from Third Wire?

[+Stary 2,427]

Mike what executable file you use to run the merged titles? Allways use the newest one from merged to run them (ie. if you have SF2+SF2:V+SF2:E -use StrikeFighters2 Europe.exe to run them; if you have SF2:V+SF2:E+SF2:I merged use StrikeFifgters2 Israel.exe)

[Fubar512 1,350]

Mike what executable file you use to run the merged titles? Allways use the newest one from merged to run them (ie. if you have SF2+SF2:V+SF2:E -use StrikeFighters2 Europe.exe to run them; if you have SF2:V+SF2:E+SF2:I merged use StrikeFifgters2 Israel.exe)

 

Stary, I can run everything from SF2, with no issues whatsoever.

[+Stary 2,427]

I allways use the newest one -my case Israel.exe- force of habits. Do patches update older executables too? (if patch desires to do so).

 

Anyway I find it safer to run the latest one from merged install.

[Fubar512 1,350]

Do patches update older executables too? (if patch desires to do so).

 

Yes, in a merged install.

[+Stary 2,427]

Yes, in a merged install.

thank you for clarification