FastCargo

Yep, my Germany terrain works fine...also, while testing...check this out: The enviroment mods still work, including the 'Hollywood' style explosions, Siberian Sun mod, clouds, etc.... And can verify 3rd party aircraft...check out the F-5F on the flight line while my F-22 takes off. FastCargo

I gotta tell ya...so far, the AI seems to be a LOT more aggressive in WOI. So far, just doing single missions while I add my mods from WOE, these guys seem to have a LOT more 'fangs out' attitudes. I'm afraid to attempt the 'Uber AI mod' now. Also, so far my Enviromental addons have worked fine...I'll post a few screenshots... FastCargo

Good news so far: I've tested a few freeware aircraft...no strangeness so far: Will test other stuff later...was hard to fight with 3 month old asleep on my shoulder... Definitely a performance hit though close to airfields...shadows and parked aircraft I'd imagine... FastCargo PS Hey, wait! Clouds on the horizon? Is that new for a stock install...been so long since I had a stock install I don't remember...

I'll tell ya in half an hour...downloading now... :). FastCargo

Up at the online store!!! Go get it! FastCargo

Lexx, Thanks for the reply. Actually, I was heading upward from 0.02 when I abandoned the attempt. The problem was I was getting flashing textures on external views...but that was only a minor thing. The MAJOR thing was that by pulling the NearClipDistance so close, it was causing other models (Su-27, F-15, etc) to start showing stuff they shouldn't (double HUDs, etc). I couldn't release my T-38 (and F-5s) with the assumption that everyone would have to fix all their other models to see my cockpit correctly. So I didn't abandon the T-38/F-5s...I just have to change how I'm going to do the cockpit models now. I had hoped to save some work by using the external model...but that's not going to work. It also means a back seat option will be harder to do than originally planned. FastCargo

I remember being told that when I went to flight school oh so many years ago. It's not true...it sounds good, but it's not physically possible in a T-38. The most deg/sec I've gotten is roughly 600. And that's after a few rolls to overcome inertia and optimizing at 0g to minimize AOA and induced drag. You can't do that for long in the T-38 because it could roll couple...and that's REALLY not good. Plus, it kind of loses it's appeal after the first 10 or so... FastCargo

Friggin AWESOME!!! (to quote Carl from ATHF). Now I don't have to worry about building them! FastCargo

Speaking of shadows...did I read correctly that modelers will no longer have to build .shd files? FastCargo

Like this: Been there, done that... :yes: FastCargo

You're a little behind my friend. Goto www.trekmovie.com for all the info.... FastCargo

I'm sorry, but I think ST II:TWOK was way better than ST I:TMP. Unless you like seeing crotch bumps on 40+ year old men... Seriously though...ST:TMP tried to be too much like 2001 and not enough like some classic TOS. Not all sequels suck...just most of them. FastCargo

That's so fricken cool... FastCargo

That sounds EXACTLY like a SWA announcement. I think that's PHX...I'm not sure though...the tower looks familiar... FastCargo

Yea, that's a russian transport...don't remember the designation... Reminds me of some old KC-135A models at full weight... FastCargo

I had played around with this before, but decided to get a bit more serious about it. Could a 'rear facing' missile work? Tweaked my Su-33 mod...mounting the 2 wingtip missiles backwards. Also, added a new version of the Archer...only thing I changed was acceleration and duration of the launch boost. Screenshots: Initial launch - scenario was 1v1 against F-15D ACTIVE. Another view of the launch. My shot is tracking...however, there's bad news... From another viewpoint...again, the missile is tracking, but it was wobbling...a lot. Closing... Got him! But, there is a disadvantage to a rear firing missile... Did several experiments with the following results. It does work...but isn't very reliable. I only got track with 50% of my shots, and only a kill with 25% my shots. This was with a stock weaponspack missile...however, the best performance I got was doubling the initial acceleration, and compensated by halfing the duration. So the missile has to pretty much punch hard off the rail so it heads in the proper direction quickly. Also, as you can see, there are disadvantages of targeting someone behind you... And finally, the AI doesn't take advantage of this capability...tried it with me as the F-15 and put myself behind the Su-33. No luck...gave him multiple chances with me as the 'duck'. Anyway, a interesting distraction. FastCargo

Starship Troopers...the right way! Powered armor....mmmm...powered armor. My wife would love Moon is a Harsh Mistress... But both of us...Footfall, no question. Can you imagine the SFX of an Orion lifting off of California? FastCargo

I guess there's no way that QT app was in your cache was there? Maybe you could have recovered it that way... I feel your pain there Zur. I had a lovely F-5/F-20/T-38 book I was using as a reference...and now I can't find it...ANYWHERE. It wasn't cheap... FastCargo