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Cheers Andy !

I have it too, it was given as a present from a Military History magazine, here in Greece, a few years ago... The great futage contained is taken from the Imperial War Museum archives. I prefer watcing it in b/w though. The coloring was not of my taste ...and IMHO not 100% historical. For instance I remember a scene with MvR mounting on a Dr.1 and taking off, where the Triplane has been colored red when it is obvious that it was bearing the original factory finish.

OK, I understand...and approove, after all. The skin is Great! I didn't claim any historical non plausibility. I just found it too ornamented for my personal taste... Well said:" to each their own." PS: I love those tulips!

Looks really nice! The tulip emblem is just awesome! I don't like the initials much...at least the repetition on the sides is too much IMHO... I have a more Spartan taste, I guess... Good Flights!

Actually, I don't think I have any right to speak as I haven't played OFF yet, but... I agree with both of your suggestions with Javito's one more suited to my own needs-preferances... I have noticed a great graphical improovment in the P4 screenshots. The cockpits looks much similar to RoF ones, the environment in general looks fantastic too. The one thing I was missing compared to newest sims like WoP, RoF, even FE2 is the dynamic shadows, casting on the plane itself and in virtual cockpit. I don't know if such feature is even allowed by the CFS3 engine...but it would be great to have. (I admit not as a no.1 priority though). Do we have a clue were P4 is scheduled for release?

Hi all, I've been recently interested in WWI, I mostly fly-play Modded IL-2 and Strike Fighters 2 series, purely offline. I've already got First Eagles 2 and Rise of Flight. The former never hooked me, the latter is impressive in aspects of visuals and physics, but lacks a full planeset and a decent Campaign mode, (one is in the works at the time speaking). There is a 3rd party Campaign Generator that does the job but still the poor planeset makes the Campaign experience a bit repetitive. I have seen all the OFF related videos by Hellshade and Povolski and found them extremely immersive. OFF comparing to RoF graphically is a downgrade but what about it's Campaign mode? I've been visiting this Forum lately and admired the reasonable and lively OFF Community. Since I have an old CFS3 game, retired and put in a shelf for a long time now...do you recommend buying OFF? I remind you I fly mostly offline, (not unnegotiably however) and I like immersive and historically correct Campaigns. My favorite plane is the D series Albatros (the D.5 particularly for it's sleek and elegant lines). Thanks

Wow, super crisp image there vyrago

I was refering to the Albatros in general, (as a favorite plane), not to Olham particularly... ie why to chose an Albatros as his victim to show the skin and not another plane. Joking of course.

As said in my own:"Consider bying OFF" topic... "I said, above that I feel already home... I have to add that I also feel privileged to be here!" Cheers!

I said, above that I feel already home... I have to add that I also feel privileged to be here! Cheers!

Oh, no tranquillo... How can people be so ignorant! You could choose another victim... It reminds me of: "with a kiss, you are betraying thy Master !" Great skin there!

Should be, standard scheme of 3 colors camo upper wings, light blue undersides, with a white tail outlined with a thin black strip. Here is a Werner Voss Jasta 2 example: I'm not sure weather the black spinner and wheel covers were standard black or Voss' personalisation... PS From: Osprey Elite 26, Jagdstaffel 2 'Boelcke': "By the late Spring of 1917, Jasta 'Boelcke' had adopted a unit marking of an all white tail unit trimmed in black, as displayed on this D.III. Quite often the propeller spinner was black as well."

Now, that would be great...

Yes Sir!

Please Javito, don't say any more... I'm daying here with eagerness waiting my game to come... I watched all the official movies, again, today! And OK, I admit it, I played a little bit of RoF, but these things do not happen there...

Wow, guys...I feel allready home! I'm also a big cinema fan, Olham and Lou. Herr Prop-Wasche, don't be so modest! I have already downloaded your DM mod, (v. 2.2 is cumulative isn't it?)...and Creaghorn's soundtweak and tracers mod, even if I haven't got the actual game in my hands yet. Gool luck with the FM tweak mod... I heard you have corrected the FM of my beloved Albatros first... Thanks again!

That would be a very nice and usefull addition...

Do you too live in Europe Javito ? I'm expectin' at least in the time frame given by Olham. Parcels from outsite EU have to pass from Greek Custom Service before passed to Greek Mail... Things are not running so fast, (moreover in Civil Services), in my country you know! I've been reading your pilot's log Javito, what a read! Very lively narrated! You have some talent there, you know...

UK_Widowmaker: Having scratched the surface of P4...in the form of screenshots, proves to me yet again, that whatever the opposition does, it will merely be bettered at every turn! I have the same impression too... Exept from dynamic lighting the cockpits look very similar to the RoF ones, (considered to be state of the art). Plus features like "live" infantry, (along with many others), that RoF lacks.

Just ordered OFF and the clock is ticking backwards to delivery... Vibes, thanks for the kind comments. Expect some updates of my work hosted at Lowengrin's DCG site. I had IL-2 uninstalled, for over a year, (due to a computer melt down I had to reformat) and only recently installed it again, modded with Ultrapack 2.01 with additional mods from SAS and it was like playing a new game... Patch 4.10 will give further push to it. But at the moment, I'm eager to to try OFF Campaign mode... from what I've read from you and the available reviews, excells in every aspect to what I have been playing so far.

I forgot to mention that I passed from the BoB2 too. I have designed some pilots for them...(never finished though) and for a while I was in the development team of BoB2. The game has some strong points nonetheless but,the strategic style of the Campaign was not appealing to me and finally my enthousiasm faded away... I now play Rise of Flight mostly with the addition of Pat Wilson's Campaign Generator. A 3rd party tool that allows you to play a decent historically correct Campaign with many of the aspects, features of the OFF campaign, mentioned above, incorporated, (Aces, Squadrons, Aerodromes, Squadmates, Reports, Medals, Skins, Timeline),with many features fully customisable, but the rather poor RoF planeset is limiting a lot of it's potential resulting to a rather repetitive gameplay... You end up playing the same mission over and over again. I guess I have to try OFF Campaign to compare...(and never come back?)

Now that's impressive! That's making me more sad in the idea that I have to wait for my game to come...

Thanks again all of you guys! You were the most informative not to mention pationate which is really good... I guess I'll be ordering first thing tommorow... I hope it'll arrive soon enough and safely most of all. (I'm a little worried about that). Is there a way for an electronic purchase, (via download?). PS Never played RB3D Javito. I started with CFS2 went to CFS3 but dropped it in favor of IL-2, I've been playing exlusively since, with a small pass from Strike Fighters2 and recently Rise of Flight. (I interchange between the three according to my mood). I have read about the reputation of RB3D though... Thanks for the role play tip!

Thank you all guys! It seems that OFF is what I'm dreaming of such a game-simulation. The attachment to pilots, comradship and mimic real life situations in a historically plausible environment, is what interests me the most. That's why I keep making hardcore historically accurate pilot skins in the games I play...Stratos, (thanks for the comment}. The only thing that bothers me is the mail delivery, (I don't have much respect to the Greek Mail Service), I would prefer an electronic purchase option. BTW here is a small sample of my mod work on pilots for IL-2 and RoF IL-2: Rise of Flight: PS Is a feature like individual skins for pilots is supported by OFF engine? And to introduce myself... I'm the US Navy and German Observer guy in the above pics...

Thanks a lot quack74! I have FE2 for quite a while, but never got really into it because of RoF, (Rise of Flight)... I'm eager to revisit it just for this Campaign.