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Thanks Jeff.

Anyone know how reputable are these guys? What kind of CP they use for the downloadable stuff? Or is it the CP that is in the program only?

Here is what we were exploring: http://combatace.com/topic/61382-add-anything-to-a-ship/ FC

Yeah, that AGP card is long since out of date.. But there are options: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600007850&IsNodeId=1&name=AGP%204X%2f8X FC

Or....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak_missile And, no, there is no way to have a MIRV SAM in the TW series...at least, not in the conventional sense. However, a StarStreak could be possible...it would take some investigation. FC

It's a pretty nice museum...I took a tour there on a layover. My interest was mainly focused on the front end of the CF-105 and the BOMARC missile on display. FC

If this was Florida, I'd agree with you. But, the reason you don't see this in the NJ/NY is the same reason you don't see snow plow equipment in Miami...it just doesn't happen that often up there. Probability and frequency are low. This is different from New Orleans, where frequency was low but proability was high. FC

Oh yeah...fuel leaks definitely are there. Hell, I remember one time getting an engine shot out...limped home on the remaining one. Couldn't even autopilot because the game would say 'Too damaged!'... FC

And now that the ranting is over, a more considered opinion on the buyout: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/10/30/quick-thoughts-on-disney-buying-lucasfilm/ Considering the track record both properties have overall compared to Lucasfilm in the past several years, I think any thoughts of overall franchise harm is premature. And...who thinks Ep 7 directed by Joss Whedon would be a bad thing... FC

I'm taking a wait and see. After all, the Avengers movie franchise (including the various lead ups) as a whole has done well and made some pretty decent flicks...with some exceptions of course. FC

I would just be happy if they made XWing (with all the expansions) and Tie Fighter with a modern graphics engine. Don't change the storyline or general composition of the missions. There are so many games that would be just fine with that...no changed storylines, missions, reboots, etc. FC

Disney is buying Lucasarts for 4 Billion.... http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/10/disney-to-acquire-lucasfilms-for-4-billion/ FC

Okay, rick1, slow down and restart. First, list the specifications of the computer where SF1 works fine. Include RAM, specific graphics processor and VRAM, graphic driver version, CPU and OS version. Second, list the specifications of the computer where SF1 does not work as well...all the same information. Also, list what changed between when it worked well and when it did not. Then, we can help you. FC

Ground assault... Still working on the textures a bit... FC

Thanks for the info Jeff. Students gotta learn sometime....buuuuut it can be an adventure. FC

Yea man!!! FC

Paulo, I'd say combine them and release...Russ won't have a problem with it as long as you give proper credit per the readme... Or, if there is concern about your status at Capun's site, a third modder could do it...results in less confusion that way. FC

Hmmm...I wonder if Caesar has taken a hack at it yet... FC

"Phantom Over Vietnam" by John Trotti...A Marine fighter pilot's story of flying and fighting in Vietnam. This is one of those books that not many people know about but after reading it, rave about it. Very personal perspective of the war, reads like he's telling you the stories over a beer at the bar. "To Fly and Fight" by Bud Anderson. Triple Ace in WWII, flew at Edwards during the golden age of flight test, Korea and Vietnam. A life well lived, but a humble guy...unlike some other USAF legends. FC

Google it! Yes, I'm serious. If you.'re a fan of military aviation...read about it. You can learn far more out there than you can just hanging out in here. If you have the time to play a simulation, you have time to learn about what you are simulating... FC

Well, to be fair, the review was written on the Touchpad. I used my Dropbox account to keep a text file synced across my laptop, server, and my Touchpad. Of course, the screenshots were also on the Touchpad. I did have to use my laptop to upload the screenshots because the Touchpad kept giving me an error. The new editor is unfriendly to Android users I've noticed for anything other than pure text documents. Once the text file was done, I merely copy and pasted the whole article. That way if I lost my connection, I didn't lose the article (at which point I would have thrown the Touchpad out the window...). FC

I keep thinking there was at least something around here that had some cockpit info. When I redid the F-15C cockpit to give it a working MFD, I remember very specifically reading how to map digital counters. But I couldn't tell you where I read that. When I built the T-38 cockpit, I learned a lot looking at the MF F-5 cockpit and the associated cockpit.ini file. Which is something I regret with my T-38 cockpit because I can't find the cockpit.ini file I built for it...it had a lot of custom stuff, including working hydraulic gauges and warning lights that worked properly, Canopy warning lights, spinning knobs for heading and course adjustments, working cabin altimeter with proper variable scheduling, etc. Annoying. FC PS Now that I think about it, I even had an idea on how to make it look like you were switching frequencies depending on which waypoint you were going to, with spinning knobs and everything. I didn't have a chance to test it out before I became disgusted with the cockpit entirely....

Thanks guys! Yep, ANF is pretty cool, and would be killer if it had real air to air combat. And it does take user built missions/terrains! I tried a few, one of them I couldn't even start...kept exploding as soon as the game started. So the terrain builder could be a plus/minus thing. Addendum to the review...X Plane DOES have limited combat options. Certain aircraft come with adversaries you can fight. But, other reviews of this part of X Plane say the air to air is very uneven..the AI just isn't that good. I may have to buy a few planes to check it out. But, XPlane also comes with a Viggen for free! Hell, the only reason I know that is my son found it....at first I thought he bought it! I tried to get the multiplayer to work to see if you could have air to air multi combat but no dice. I'm thinking about doing reviews on a few other mobile flight games since I'm sort of stuck on mobiles for a while (the SFA review was actually written on my Touchpad).

Depends. You have the cure for cancer lying around? FC