Hauksbee 103 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Back in the days when we were undergoing the split between CA and SimHQ, I posed a question to you and never got a clear answer because you were calling down a pox on all Forums and declaring that you were off to Facebook, You were ever the greatest advocate of having a Sopwith Snipe added to OFF/WOFF. Now that there is a Snipe, is it the ride you had always hoped it would be? (Truth to be told, I've not tried it yet myself) Was it a straight line improvement over the Camel, or a disappointment as was the Albatros D.V over the D.III? Edited September 13, 2015 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Widowmaker, I miss you too, my grumpy friend - you were one of the first users I noticed, when you had a ranting, which ended with "Woff, woff!" How's your border collie? Was it a straight line improvement over the Camel, or a disappointment as was the Albatros D.V over the D.III? This is a persistent misbelief about the D.V, Hauksbee, and it seems that even the OBD devs fell for it. I just re-read Arthur Gould Lee's book "No Parachute", and there he wrote, that the Naval Sopwith Triplanes did not fear the Albatros D.III too much, but they said that the Albatros D.V was all over them, and they urgently wanted the new Sopwith Camel (yet in development) as soon as possible. This clearly shows that the D.V WAS better than the D.III. But when the SPAD, the S.E.5a and the Sopwith Camel appeared in larger numbers - by then it was of not much use anymore. The Entente planes were just so much faster, stronger and better at climbing. At this time MvR complained about this new Albatros being "of no use against the latest enemy fighters". Edited September 13, 2015 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) This is a persistent misbelief about the D.V, Hauksbee, and it seems that even the OBD devs fell for it. Actually, I'm happy to hear that. The D.V is an elegant airplane and I was always sorry to think of as a bit of a dog. I'm pleased to leave that bit of misinformation behind. ( besides...if it were a dog, why would our very own Olham be so passionate about it?) I think too many people have heard von Richtofen's comments, not knowing that they were made at the end of the Albatros's operational life. (me among them). Edited September 13, 2015 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 13, 2015 ...if it were a dog, why would our very own Olham be so passionate about it?) I think too many people have heard von Richtofen's comments, not knowing that they were made at the end of the Albatros's operational life. (me among them). The D.V in WOFF is not as well to fly as I would expect it was, so I use Robert_Wiggins' Albatros FM. I am flying the kite for the reason you mention: it just looks beautiful. Von Richthofen didn't make this comment at the end of the Albatros D.V's operational life, but earlier. Just like Tutschek from Jasta 12, who also complained about the lack of performance. When the D.V appeared, it WAS a useful fighter - but it didn't take too long for the Entente to come up with better fighters. So the D.V was "obsolete" already soon after it's introduction. I wished JFM would be around here - he could be much more precise about this matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) I wished JFM would be around here - he could be much more precise about this matter. I just happen to have his e-mail address. I'll poke him with a vstick. Edited September 13, 2015 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted September 14, 2015 Looks like Widowmaker has moved on to other pursuits. His reply... Thanks Kell..but i'm so far removed from all that these days...I don't even play OFF/WOFF anymore :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted September 14, 2015 Looks like Widowmaker has moved on to other pursuits. His reply... Thanks Kell..but i'm so far removed from all that these days...I don't even play OFF/WOFF anymore :( Ugh. All that pushing for a Snipe and when the Devs finally deliver it, the guy who wants it most moves on. Oh well, such is life. The little :( at the end of his comment sort of looks like he's not too happy about it either. I sincerely hope that all is well in Windowmakers' life. Maybe someday he will be able to return to WOFF 3.0! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 14, 2015 Yes, I hope so too - I miss him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptSopwith 26 Posted September 14, 2015 Ugh. All that pushing for a Snipe and when the Devs finally deliver it, the guy who wants it most moves on. Oh well, such is life. The little :( at the end of his comment sort of looks like he's not too happy about it either. I sincerely hope that all is well in Windowmakers' life. Maybe someday he will be able to return to WOFF 3.0! :) I echo your sentiments Hellshade - what a shame to have lost him. Widow was always one of my favorite members to chat with as well. It was always a pleasure to see him kicking around the boards - his subtle and not-so subtle messages asking for a Snipe were good for a laugh. Hope he is doing okay... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjw 48 Posted September 16, 2015 Widow shared a passion for the Camel that I also did. I have flown the snipe and although it is not as snappy in turns as the camel, it is a fine craft/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted September 20, 2015 Hi Guys, I'm still around....I don't play WOFF much these days, as i'm into FSX and P3d..having started working on a simpit.... I absolutely detest the forum on simhq....so, when CA's OFF forum went pear shaped, it put me off totally. Was without doubt, the worst thing to happen to WOFF in my opinion. As the forum here does indeed appear to be having a slight resurgence..I may come back to the game. cheers guys :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Hey, now that's good news - nice to 'see' you, Widowmaker! Some of us are trying hard to give this place new breath - for me it wouldn't be a problem to visit both places. Edited September 20, 2015 by Olham 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted September 20, 2015 I was gutted when the forum moved. I'd had many bad experiences from fanbois on simhq in the IL2 days....The place was badly moderated. I'm sure it's better nowadays, but it's a moot point with me Nice to see some familiar names..and avatars here. Maybe we can re-emerge :) The other problem I have..is that WOFF runs pants on my system... it's so jerky..tried loads of things...but it's not an enjoyable experience Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) I was gutted when the forum moved... Yep, there was lamentation at the BOC that night. But, now that we've prised you out of your self-inflicted exile, give us your thoughts on the Snipe. I know you had it up on a few occasions. If I recall, you posted one of the first "Pilot and Fence" pictures. Does the Snipe satisfy? Edited September 20, 2015 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Yes Hauksbee...though, I think i kinda got the wrong impression about it from RB3d days..when i could kill anything that flew with a Snipe,,,it's a rather steeper learning curve in the WOFF version..but I do like it. Edited September 20, 2015 by UK_Widowmaker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted September 20, 2015 WidowMaker - good to see you sir. By chance are you flying WOFF V1 or the new V2 with the 2.12 patch? Lots of improvements with V2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptSopwith 26 Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Hi Guys, I'm still around....I don't play WOFF much these days, as i'm into FSX and P3d..having started working on a simpit.... I absolutely detest the forum on simhq....so, when CA's OFF forum went pear shaped, it put me off totally. Was without doubt, the worst thing to happen to WOFF in my opinion. As the forum here does indeed appear to be having a slight resurgence..I may come back to the game. cheers guys :) Well hi there Widow! Great to see your name pop up again! I can relate to falling away from the boards. My ancient computer basically played one game for the last two years - although "fix the glitch" felt more like a glorified version of whack-a-mole than anything fun... So I also gave up on OFF - and WOFF? Ha, didn't have a hope of running it. So I finally caved and with some help, picked up a new computer that also happens to have the specs to run WOFF at a respectable rate. I'm more than happy to post my exploits over here at CA - especially if it would draw you back to the sim. I have to say, a week in and I'm astounded at the thing! PS: I'm sure you probably tried every trick in the book to make it work, but did you try cranking your settings up in WOFF to see if it ironed out the micro stutters I've read about? I had the same problem and every time I'd tick the settings back it only got worse. So I took a play from the boards and cranked my settings up to what I thought were impossible to run and sure enough, no more stutter. I get some slight frame rate drops - but only if I'm over heavily populated terrain, like London at dawn with Terrain and Scenery on 4. Otherwise, it's smooth as silk. Completely buggered two decades of computer logic in my brain but it worked! At any rate, good to see you drop by! We'll see if we can lure you back in full time. Edited September 21, 2015 by _CaptSopwith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted September 21, 2015 The mods on SimHq are Polovski and Sandbagger. I think they are both OBD devs. This may or may not be a good thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted September 21, 2015 . Well helloooooooooooooooo Widowmaker! Nice to see you are still about. Also nice to see you're still using the sig pic I put together for you. Hope you can get to flying WOFF on a regular basis at some point, it is a pip! . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
