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Cool! Thanks for the work dude! FastCargo

Most guys who have been around the internet long enough recognize the difference. Usually 'English is a second language' people have grammatical or syntax errors, spelling errors are fairly infrequent. Also, they rarely use text phone style abbreviations because 'text phone slang' usually isn't in most translation dictionaries. Finally, they tend to let you know when English is not their native language and tend to do it politely. FastCargo

Hey yea! Wasn't there a guy who was having a problem with the Tornado HUD with that exact issue? He was doing everything right, but was ending up with big yellow bands instead of transparent HUD decals... FastCargo

Topics have been merged...no duplicate threads from the same poster. Please exercise a modicum of discretion. FastCargo

What happened to UnitID 2 and 4? Could that be the issue? UnitID=xxx must match [AirUnitxxx]. Also, make sure the "AircraftType=" entry matches the aircraft EXACTLY. Specifically, if your aircraft is AircraftType=F-104G, the directory holding it must be F-104G AND the ini file inside the directory must say F-104G.ini. FastCargo

Well okay, if you can deal with a dude who seems to end up out of his car more than in it... FastCargo

That's one thing that's kind of bugged me about the TW series. It's made purposely to be very moddable, but the terrain editor is hard to use from what I understand, and the only way to make LODs correctly is using 3D Studio Max, a four figure cost program. I guess I'm bummed that the price of entry for object modding is so high. FastCargo

PC Version? I'm not very good...but it's a riot to play... FastCargo

Almost everything I've read finds water cooling superior to air cooling in performance and noise. Makes sense, considering how most modern internal combustion engines use water cooling. Usually, it's just more a matter of cost, complexity, and a certain concern of running liquid inside your computer that keeps water cooling from being used more often. The 'water inside my computer' thing is what keeps me from using it myself in our HTPC. FastCargo

You tease! Anyway, being that the LOD file is good, I'm sure plenty of people here would love to help with the tweaking part! I volunteer for weapon stations! FastCargo

I'll be the first to chime in. Edwards replacement tile set for the stock Verdun terrain: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=3943 It may not be necessarily accurate...but to me, boy does it really improve what you are looking at! FastCargo

No worries, I had to look it up myself to make I had it correct in my head. FastCargo

No. Classicial definition: 'The law of inertia states that it is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.' A inertia cancellation machine is designed to remove that 'tendency of an object to resist a change in motion'. The idea by removing this 'tendency', is that any force acted on that object after the inertia is 'cancelled' will not be 'felt' by the object. FastCargo

Did you try adding EOGR and CGR to the weapon types at each station? That might work. FastCargo

Good experience? HA! I have to deal with one of those too. A new company recently took over HOA duties (our neighborhood isn't completely built out yet). We get a letter (polite) saying that our bushes were a little too high obscuring the house number. Never mind that the front gatehouse STILL hasn't been fixed from the last time a truck ran into it (jeez, people, what exactly does 10 foot clearance mean...moron). Way to keep your priorities straight! FastCargo

Let me think about that...mmm....no. Wrong aircraft. FastCargo

And I flew an aircraft (in real life) that carried 84 bombs and did Mach 1.2+. Doesn't mean it turned like a F-16. FastCargo

Ezlead, you should know better. First, and foremost, military objectives are ALWAYS subservient to the political objectives. War's ultimate aim is to fulfill the political objectives. Period. The minute they are not, you are setting up a military coup. Does anyone like the idea of a military junta running the country? Didn't think so. Now, the idea that the political arm should give the military it's marching orders, then let the military carry it out as best it can is essentially correct. Successful CONVENTIONAL conflict prosecution typically works well this way. As for the statement in quotes...wrong. The CONVENTIONAL, big tanks, massive rolling ground formations, etc, etc worked as planned in Gulf War I and II (which, btw, 'Mission Accomplished' refered to in the speech, if you bother listening in it's entirety). That's where air power is very useful...clear targets, clearly marked combatants, 'force on force', conventional land warfare old school style. Where air power is a lot less useful is in the sub-conventional, insurgent, guerilla, unconventional, whatever the hell you want to call it, type warfare. Warfare where the targets are not clearly marked (until they shoot at you or try to blow you up), alliances flow and ebb like water, targets are usually NOT military, and organization is loose at best. Where the objective is not to take out military targets, but to take out the political will to fight. Air power has a lot less utility here. Prosecution of an unconventional conflict by conventional means may in fact hurt political objectives (taking out a whole town because it's riddled with insurgents, as an example) in the long term. Sub-conventional conflicts are long, bloody, hard, and often demoralizing. You can either steel yourself for the long fight...or don't bother. Refering to Vietnam, there are a lot of opinions that bombing the snot out of the North early on would have brought a end to the conflict in our favor, sooner. Usually, this is based on the results of the Linebacker operations in the closing days of the war. Perhaps. The reason I say that is an analysis that I read one time of the air campaign the essentially brought up this point: In 1965, what the North had to face was non-existence from a bombing campaign. In 1972, what the North had to face was loss of bargining position. In other words, they had a lot less to lose by that point in the war. A Linebacker-type campaign in the early stages would have maybe driven the conflict into the sub-conventional range, but may not have stopped the war...because they were fighting for their very existence as a Communist entity. And so would have been willing to endure a massive air campaign. But by 1972, enduring a massive air campaign would be for very little gain...bargaining position at the table. Does McNamara get a pass? Oh, hell no! There were so many things he did wrong, they WAY overshadow any thing he may have done right. As far as other, current events? I will say this ONE more time...considering how often media gets aviation things wrong...what makes you think they are accurate about ANYTHING else? I don't know how many times I hear from buds back from the sand telling me what you hear and see is NOT what it is. FastCargo

Storage. You can load down an aircraft with storage and it will still fly. Unless you build an interia cancellation machine, you can't get a B-52 sized aircraft to fly like a fighter. Check that, you CAN...but only once. FastCargo

Oh yeah? Check out this OLD video done by now General Redden... FastCargo

Looks like he already did. FastCargo

Yep, my wife's side of the family all live in the Vancouver, BC area. Speaking of which, while out in Richmond yesterday for (what else) Chinese food, saw something unusual coming into YVR... If he's here for the Abbotsford Airshow (this weekend) he's at the wrong airport... :yes: . FastCargo

Woohoo! Was going through serious withdrawal... FastCargo

Awwww yeah!! Hey, we got some F-2 guys going through training right now...I will have to ask about the differences. FastCargo PS I will not have normal access to my stuff for a couple of weeks...visiting the in laws in Vancouver, BC.

I know exactly where that field is! I used to fly out of Beale AFB from 1999-2001, so I know that area pretty well. In fact, they've had airshows there, haven't they? EDIT: They have had airshows there...I did a flyby sometime while I was there at Beale.... Anyway, congrats again! FastCargo