DoctorQuest

Good timing.... I have very similar questions.. I am ready for a new gaming PC and would like to know what folks run and what kind of SF2 performance they get. I really don't think I need bleeding edge top-of-the-line gear just a bump from my P4 machine.

Have you tried adjusting the audio hardware acceleration? Start>Run>Enter "dxdiag" and click OK. Click on sound tab. Try sliding the "Hardware Sound Accleration Level" slider down a notch or two. Exit dxdiag.

Try setting Effects to Low?

Looks like a Spad...... I don't have my WWI books with me.......

My condolences. My dad introduced me to the joy of airplanes as well.

Try the INI in the CONTROLS folder. That what I need to edit to adjust the deadzone for my throttle. What sim are you running? That will determine where you find the CONTROLS folder.

The other cool this about 7zip is a that it can open ISO CD images. I get a number of software products at work in this format and rather than jumping through hoops to burn a CD just to get the contents I can just open with 7zip and extract the CD contents right to my hard drive. Works slick.

Pop over to the EAW forum at simhq.com. Tons of links and advice for the EAW fan.

LOL!!! I love Dave Barry. I'd still go...........

That's good! And I don't give a rat's a$$. I would go in a NY minute.

That's all well and good, but I'm have a b*tch of a time finding parts.

Very nice, indeed! Thanks!!!!

Let us know how you like it. I'm considering a Wrangler for my next set of wheels.

The only one I have not purchased has been SF2. I have SF2E, SF2V, SF2I and the Exp. Pack. I have the entire SF1 series. I also have FE, FE exp pack and FE2. TW is the only sim vendor I use these days. Too much DRM elsewhere.

Interesting.... Can you cut and paste the section in the manual that describes this? I'm with usafmtl. I did not think it was possible with series 1.

I had Yeager's Air Combat but I agree that the "Aces Over" sims really sold me on sims. I've been a Strike Eagle junkie since the first iteration of that sim. I still play Jane's F-15 on my Win98/Voodoo3 box. I recently found my Strike Eagle II floppies and was happy to find it runs GREAT under DoxBox. Boy, did that bring back some good memories. "Nice Hit!!!"

I like it, too. It falls somewhere between the original Harpoon and Fleet Command in terms of accessability.

I think you're pretty well restricted to 3D Studio MAX. There is a plug-in for that product that will produce the LOD files required for the TW sims. 3D Studio MAX is not cheap. That being said, you probably could find a cheaper alternative for the actual modelling but the software would need to produce files that could be imported into 3DS MAX and you would need to find someone WITH 3D Studio MAX to export the model in LOD format.

There are a number of articles in the Knowledge Base regarding this topic but basic answer is that you can simply copy your WOE program folder to a different folder and install ODS into the new folder. You will want to make a shortcut to WOE.EXE in the new folder (maybe give it a new name so you know it's ODS.) TW sims do not populate the Windows register with any critical information so you don't need a formal install process to get a new copy. Keep in mind, though that your ODS install will not show up on your Start>Program list unless you manually put the shortcuts there.

5.99. Can't beat it.

I know it's easy to be a Monday morning Windows admin but I've learned as well. You cannot have too many backups. We all feel your pain and good luck with the recovery.

Oh, yes. This is very cool. Thanks for your efforts.

http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/ That should get you started. You will need to sign up to download stuff.