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Just thought I'd let you know ,I installed the Fokker DIIIL which has gernades in the loadout and they work. While playing around I found my BE2 C @ D gernades work also ,my Be2 A which has gernades in the loadout don't work.Go figure. The Gotha small bombs still don't work but the regular and large bombs work.

Sorry I ment the Nieuport 16 mega pack not Nieuport 12 as I've been saying, sorry for the confusion.

Thankyou so much for your time and effort in writeing out these instructions, but because of my anixity I'am afraid to try it. So far all I've lost is the gernades and small bombs for the Gotha and I don't think it's worth my anixity to try this. I'am so very sorry that you went to all this work for nothing and I hope you'll understand. The one thing you said I just don't understand.I saved a pure copy of Peters weapons file and as I wrote before there were 8 files in ther pertaning to rockets.Doesn't matter really cause I have rockets on two of the Nieuport 12's I downloaded ,the other is a RAF version that doesn't have rockets. and the others I had to delete because they wern't texured..I'am not sure when the gernades and Gotha small Bombs dissapeared but For me ,the way I am it's not worth the effort and anixity to try something else right now. I will print out your instructions in case I get brave and decide to try it. I just can't thank enough all who have tried to help me.

Ok Grenseed go ahead and post your suggestion, I have rockets for two of the Nieuport 12's and thats good enough for them.I'd still like my gernades and small bombs for the Gotha back though.But I can't promise I'll do it,if it's involved or there's any change I'll lose something else I won't use it. I'am very grateful for your help but the last few days have been a nightmare messing with this sim. You see I have depression and anixity problems and although I'am on meds ,they just take the edge off. I didn't know when I bought FE1 how much trouble you can get into,I'am not a modder I just love planes and want to experance what it's like to fly in WWI, which is why I'am a member of the League of World War I Avaition Historians. So thank you again for your help and concern.

Ok you talked me into it. If I don't have to mess with weapons editer's and keep loseing my weapons ,I'll give SF2 a try. As far as my FE1 install I already have most of the planes and scenery mods you spoke of,I have no idea how many planes I have,(I'am already a member of the A team ,and have most all their planes) , I have already got the Oct. patch so I have FE1 Expansion pack 1. I don't have any campaigns because I'am afraid to install them for fear I'll lose something else. I don't know why I lose my assignments maybe because I've never flown FE1 ,except to just install another plane or scenery.It seems if you don't fly FE1 for a while I lose my assignments. I always have my rudder pedals hooked up but I usually have to reassign them after the sim sits a while. I really get sick of spending the whole day trying to get my weapons back only to lose something else. And I really hate this shifting files around ,to no avail. But I think I'll leave it alone ,except for maybe installing a new plane, now that I'am retired I'll have more time to actually fly combat. I wish I hadn't lost the gernades and small bombs for the Gotha,but I was doing a lot of checking and it seems thats all I've lost so I guess I can live without these. Thanks for replying and makeing me fell a bit better about trying ThirdWire again.

I always lose at least some assignments for some reason so I'll keep doing the uncheck , assign ,then recheck read only, gets old always having to reassign every thing each time.One good this about FE is there arent that many things that you can assign too. I think I'am going to leave well enough alone,at least I have some planes with rockets and I doubt(but I'am no expert) that downloading Montys CZ Nieuport 11 well get me small bombs and gernades,I'am kinda tired messing with this thing and don't think it's worth the effort. Unfortunately when I get a new computer I was going to get SF2 because it's the only sim that you can fly combat with the older jets I grew up with, but now I'am haveing second thoughts about anything ThirdWire ,I don't want to go through all this again. Of course if anyone has an easy fix for the gernades and small bombs for the Gotha feel free to reply. Thanks for trying to help

I tried to install Peter01's 108 FM but I coundn't see any changes . I still don't have rockets. Their listed in the loadout screen for the Nieuport 11 but don't show. I took each file and put the contents in the approbreate(spelled wrong) folder except for the weapons folder which I put intact in the objects folder. What did I do wrong?

I now have rockets but not without problems.I downloaded the Nieuport 12 mega pack and although I had to delete 3 of the planes because they had no texture 2 of the other 3 have rockets in their loadout and they show up on the planes. But I lost the small bombs for the Gotha, and the gernades for the planes that had them before. I thought it was because I put the contents of the Nieuports weapons file in Peters weapons but I kept a copy of Peters weapons and deleted the weapons and reinstalled his weapons with out the weapons from the nieuports but it made no change so I put the nieuports pack back. I think it may be because I put his weapons data config and his weapons data dat file into the opjects folder and since I didn't make backups for those I have no way to find out. But just loseing the gernades and small bombs isn't that bad.

Ok thanks ojcar I think your right , because I set my view commands and next time I went into the sim they were all unassigned, and the read only was already checked.

That didn't work Grinseed ,so I give up.

Grinseed, I tried deleting the weapons file and putting in just the Weaponsdata config, then the Weapons Data Dat. files from Peters weapons file then copying and pasteing the weapons file back. But if I look in his weapons file I have the following rocket files,LePrieur Tube.Lod, Le Prieur rocket. LOD ,LePrieur. bmp,Le Prieur rocket.Out,Prieur pod2.LOD ,Le Prieur map.bmp ,LePrieur Rocket LOD ,and finally WWI Rocket.LOD.A total of 8 files rlated to rockets. What am I missing here.

Since it's now 2:ooAM I'll get back to you tommorw,but a quick check showed about six files related to the rockets.

After double checking I found I have all weapons except the rockets for the Nieuport 11, I can't figure out why these are the only weapons that don't show up.Their in the loadout screen but not on the planes.

I have some queations that I'am sure have been addressed before but can't seem to find the answers in the data base. First, is there a setting to allow you to use your hat switch to pan smoothly around like you can in FS9? Second is it normal when you take off for the rest of your formation to fly all over the place with no rhyme or reason? And last I can't find any cat files in my aircraft folders just ini folders. I have to explain that a very long time ago when I got the sim ,I was still working and planned to get into it after I retired. Well I'am retired now and although I've played around with it off and on ,have never flown a real mission. Back then after one of the updates (I'am in expansion pack 1 of FE1), I lost a lot of weapons including the rockets on the Nieuport 11 ,and since I don't think I'am smart enough to use the weapons editor ,though I have it as well as the extractor ,someone in the old forum told me I could force the sim to somehow get my weapons back and whatever I did worked except for getting back the rockets. I'am sorry this turned out so long but I wanted to explain everything. I can live with the sim the way it is ,cause I am really not a modder and probly shouldn't even have FE but my computer is almost ten years old and right now I can't afford one that will run ROF, so I'll run this one till it dies. So (I know I'am starting to ramble here), is there an easy way to pan, why do the formations act like their all hammered, why is there no cat files in the aircraft folder,and is there and easy way to get my rockets back. If no one wants to answer I'll understand.

Guys I did what you said concerning the views and after the second time it worked perfectly. I can pan smoothly all around with the hat switch or mouse. The first time I tried it I did something wrong because the hat switch would only show the left side of the plane and I could only go up and down. The mouse would pan around but always would snap back to the front,it wouldn't stay where I panned too, so I assigned the controls again and they worked perfectly.Also when I started in the air all the other planes in the formation were in reasonably perfect alignment ,as you said. Now one more question, how do you keep the settings with out loosing them.If I recall you open the First Eagles folder ,go to controls ,right click and check read only, but when I did this, read only was already checked and before I did this I had to reset my rudder controls. Also I've found when you assign controls you have to move them in all directions ,other wise you might for instance have only left rudder when you push the rudder pedals.(I have all CH controls)

Thankyou guys for having the patence to wade through my post . Both your posts are very helpful and I can't thank you enough.I don't feel quit so dumb now.

I tried adding this post to the other RE8 topic but got no reply, I downloaded the Flyable RE8 and it shows in Windows Explorer aircraft list but not in game. I backed up the oridginal ,but would like to have a flyable RE8, what am I doing wrong?

Just checked my control panel and it's set for receive immediate topic reply notifications, so I don't know what I'am doing wrong.

Ojcar, I recieved your email and one other on this topic but can't find yours under the topic that it was listed under"can't get flyable RE8 to show up"My control panel is configured to "recieve immediate topic reply notifications" but still not getting emails on the RE8 topic. Don't know what I'am doing wrong,but going to check my control panel once more to be certain.

It worked! I just redownloaded the updated flyable RE8 , deleted the RE8 .ini , renamed the FE RE8 ini and the plane now shows up in game. In hard mode the plane is almost impossable to get off the ground for two reasons,one when you give it throttle it banks sharply to the left which might be caused by tourge,P-factor etc.( I know I spelled tourge wrong,sorry). It also doesn't get up to speed before your in the trees ,so you better have crash detection turned off. In easy mode it doesn't do this,just kind of pops right up, and doesn't lean left. I can live with these things ,thankyou for a beautiful model and all your hard work.

I checked my email which is correct, and changed a few notification options ,but nothing that should prevent me from getting email 's on topics I've subscribed to. So I guess I'll see if I get email's now, but everything seems ok. Thanks for your reply

I'll wait for Lima's RE8 because I think the SE5A panel is more representitive of the real RE8. But thanks for the info Ojar

I've noticed that the Enable email notifications option ,when making a post don't work. They work fine in the only other forum I use ,which is SimOuthouse. Just wondered if someone could look into this. Thanks

Don't see anything yet,will it be in the objects mods section ,or as I see the RE8 is gone from the aircraft section ,be there as a new plane? By the way I'am making another post to the moderators that the instant email notifications don't work.

I have FE1 expansion pack 1 ,will the new flyable RE8 work in that?