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Okay, easy there trigger. MAKO69 was making a joke is all. And if you note, I never contradicted what you said about where you got the flight suit from...merely clarified for anyone interested in buying exactly what they are getting. FC

That flight suit definitely was not around during Desert Storm...that's a McPeak era uniform. Also, it doesn't look like it ever saw any use...there are no velcro patches on the upper arms or on the right chest above the pocket. FC

That just ain't right... FC

Very good book...I'm honestly surprised Trotti didn't put out more books after that.

Due to Wrench, The recent problems with his HD reminded me to tell folks about this product: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allway_Sync It is a free program that can sync folders, drives, computers. It does auto, scheduled, timed, differenced, etc. Heck, it can even do a sync just based on detecting a new external drive being plugged in or keyboard inactivity. You can tell it to not overwrite or delete files on the backup drive (or backup drives!) if you're worried about deleting something too soon. Basically, it is the same as if you were running a RAID setup, but with even more control. If you can afford an external drive to backup (even on a different computer on your network), there is no reason you should lose ANY data...it makes it as painless as possible. FC

Nicely put JM. FC

About friggin time!!! Been waiting forever... Looks good so far. FC

More than you think. The wings are mirror mapped so you can't get a true 'wrap around camo'. And templates are easier than you think...I made custom ones for these F-106 mods: http://combatace.com/topic/63073-what-if-screenshot-thread/page__st__800#entry572643 Pretty much the only thing that changed between each coloration was the tail flash and the colors themselves...all the rest of the template is in different layers. FC

What he said.

Well, it is still quite feasible to outfit carriers with additional objects (as long as you have LODs of the objects in question) without needing additional catapults. The new entries in SF2:NA show how to do this pretty easily...simply establish new 'Gunners' that can't move, with new 'missiles' that can't fire. The aircraft of course can use the entries as detailed in a standard SF2:NA carrier. FC

Sexy! FC

I actually tried this once by leaving my HUD tape on the whole time during a solo flight. I then went out to the area and practiced several manuvers while making appropriate calls to be recorded on the HUD tape. Example would be me calling 'Defensive!' while pulling 5Gs, etc. So authentic...real aircraft background noise, real helmet/oxygen mask/embedded mic, real Gs and G strain. Sounded like crap. Gave up on the project. FC

And if you don't build it like they designed it 50 years ago, then research and development costs go up...in which case, better to start with a clean sheet aircraft. FC

You could do it yourself...the HAWK missile is available in one of the download packs somewhere. FC

That sounds about right... FC

Sure it is. Look at a data ini for any missile...you'll see tons of lines with probability data. FC

SF treats stealth by the size of the 'hitboxes' described in the data.ini file (what you see as Min/MaxExtent numbers) and determines an overall 'size' of the object. Makes sense overall. Then a modifier can be placed in the data.ini...it's just a simple multiplier...less than 1 reduces, greater than 1 increases. Also, ECM strength does have an effect on lock ranges and missile tracking abilities. However, realize this is a lite sim, so don't expect things like detailed RCS changes based on aspect or on amount of stores hanging. FC

Man, can't please anybody around here... Nobody talks about the AI gunners seem to have gotten more lethal. I've noticed both AAA and A2A gun kills by AI vs player and AI vs AI have significantly increased. Or the fact that the AI finally can do real low level...following the player down to 200 feet or lower sometimes.... FC

Assuming you are talking about the Generation 1 sims, I'd imagine the weapons pack is this one: http://combatace.com/files/file/7791-weapons-pack-252-by-the-wosfp1-community/ An LOD file has absolutely no bearing on what a particular object does. I could use a B-52 LOD file as a drop tank, and as long as the weapon's ini file says it's a drop tank...it's a drop tank. So use that PantherTank. Try a general Google search on fonts...it's probably out there somewhere. FC

For those who have 3DS Max, but aren't sure how to build an aircraft, the Modders section of the files site has several aircraft, cockpit, ground objects, and missiles to download. In addition, the PSD templates recently released with the CF-105 actually had a lot of the final touches done on them with Gimp. Also, for another project I am working on, all my textures and decals were done in Gimp...I hardly found anything in Photoshop that I couldn't do in Gimp, and there were even a few things Gimp could do better. I'm still wrestling with Blender...I keep trying to skip parts or revert to habits I do in 3Ds Max...bad me! Bad me! FC

Nah, I have the better story. In 2000 I was working an airshow in British Columbia and these guys the day before had thrown some sheep's blood on a F-15E. No biggie, washes off with water. Now, the next day these guys were going to be there, but they were going to be escorted by police so as not to cause any real problems. So I'm standing there in front of my aircraft when a police officer shows up and informs me that these guys want to do a little 'sing in'. Well, I don't object to anyone's right to protest so long as it doesn't cause physical or bodily harm or gets seriously in the way of folks trying to make a living. So I stood nearby, but out of the way, while they did their little 'sing in' in front of my aircraft....very earnest folks. I was tempted to stand in the video they were filming holding a beer, but probably would have looked bad being that I was in my flight suit. Anyway, they did their thing and moved on...I found out later that other than the Strike Eagle, we were the only ones protested in front of that day. I can understand why of course. My aircraft was jet black with blood red insignia, with a occupied center pylon, and a streamlined pipe pointing directly out of the nose. Of course, I didn't have the heart to tell them the strongest armament I can carry on my T-38A is harsh language...working in a squadron where the only thing the other aircraft carries are sensors...not even lasers. FC PS What's sad about the whole thing is these protests are misguided. Typically, all that you do is cost taxpayer money while doing nothing about the polices. If you want to protest, protest at the source...politicians.

Not automatically. You would have to choose the proper tank in the loadout screen (plus make a tank with the proper skin if you don't have one...which would involve hex editing). FC

Version 1.01 released...hotfix incorporated into release. If you have already done this yourself, you do not need to download version 1.01. FC

If y'all decide to discuss this, please keep it civil. There are plenty of people who still think of this as a hot button issue. FC

Okay, try clicking the green/white 'picture' looking button next to the Font window in the editing area. You should see a pop up window allowing you to select a BBcode...in this case, media. Then copy the url of the video in the appropriate area, and the video should show up...example is below that used 'media' as the BBcode. FC