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There was also a way to edit the font used. Someone used a font that looked liked something you would see on an MFD and it was killer. Try a search. Or it may have been over at S*mHQ's old forum. Storm

100 cant be the correct value as they wont get below 500ft AGL. In mountainous terrain, then stay above 1500-ish. But with the new formations mod, they stack down about 200ft on the right, which is pretty nice. Storm

I'm looking to replace my Radeon 9600 256Mb AGP vid card with a GeForce 7600GS 521Mb AGP card. Is this a good move? I'm getting F/R's in the teens with WoI and a bit of stuttering if alot of stuff is going on on Med/High settings. The machine itself is 1-2 years old with a 2Ghz CPU and 1.5Ghz RAM. What do you guys think? Storm

Thanks for the assist. I went ahead and bought the card yesterday and will get it installed today. Storm

When you turn the engine on/off, there is no startup or shutdown sounds. Is it possible to program a key function to actuate those sounds to complete the sequence? Just thinking out loud. Oh yea, is the runway starting position hard coded? With the quick start, the wingman is directly behind you. Is it possible to move him left or right echelon? Storm

The April patch did turn off the AA by default. So do I still need to have my card set to have it permanently on? Or can I go back to allowing the program to determine it? Storm

There is a way to merge the old weapons pack with the new MF WoI pack. This will ensure you have everything you need. Storm

Yea, just adding all of the goodies for WoI was a 2-day job in itself. Good thing I'm stuck on Bravo-Alert and have the time to do it all. Storm

Great addition! Here is a bit of inspiration: Refueled these guys on this last trip. Storm

We still have to do that for the A-10 and some C-130s. It's called "tobogening". Storm

Hmm, you think they would have stayed back and shot from a distance. Whatever it was that they took out had some nasty secondary explosions. Glad they got it on the ground safely. Storm P.S. Those rockets were way off :(

That is a very cool piece of history. Will look in any hobby room or "man land". Nice grab! Storm

The only issue is the receiver being able to go slow enough to refuel with the KC-130. Since the Hornets seem to have no issues with it, I'd say it would be ok for the Mirages. There is also a different basket for high-speed receivers, but the tanker should already be equipped for that based on the Air Tasking Order. Storm

That is sweet! Dont forget to show the Gunships some love. Storm

In the last two years, I havent seen a single B-52 in theater. It's been an all B-1 show. The B-52s have been hanging out in Guam, swapping out duties with the B-2s. Although with the B-2s on temp hold, the BUFF has stepped up again. I dont know if they took over after the Bone blew up at the Deid last month. Storm

Pappy and Fracture, I hope you dont mind, but I've taken the liberty of updating the internal guns to reflect the addition of a pair of DEFA 552 30mm cannons in place of the standard Colt 20mm's. After some research, I came across that the TA-4Hs had the same mods as the single seat H's, even though the TA-4H was based off the TA-4J and wasnt armed. It was a local upgrade. Here is my .ini entry: // Internal Guns --------------------------------------------------------- [LeftGun] SystemType=FIXED_GUN GunTypeName=30MM_DEFA552 InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN MuzzlePosition=-0.55,4.08,-0.58 LightPosition= -0.55,4.08,-0.58 MaxAmmo=100 EjectShells=TRUE EjectPosition=-0.55,2.41,-0.71 EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0 MinExtentPosition=-0.41, 1.96,-0.45 MaxExtentPosition=-0.66, 4.11,-0.68 [RightGun] SystemType=FIXED_GUN GunTypeName=30MM_DEFA552 InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN MuzzlePosition=0.55,4.23,-0.58 LightPosition= 0.55,4.23,-0.58 MaxAmmo=100 EjectShells=TRUE EjectPosition=0.55,2.56,-0.71 EjectVelocity= 0.0,0.0,-2.0 MinExtentPosition= 0.41, 1.96,-0.45 MaxExtentPosition= 0.66, 4.11,-0.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy! ST0RM

I figured it out. The JetBurner sound I added, was being accepted by the game. It's twice as large as the default sound, and I recall if it wasnt sampled in the right format/size, it would be rejected. Any thoughts on a wave sound resizing program? Storm

Thanks for the welcome and the words. I'm trying it as is for now, but am wondering about something. I cant seem to get many of my sounds to work. None of the AB sounds are working and only a few of the RWR sounds. Additionally, the B*tchin Betty on the Ra'am isnt working, so I'm pretty sure something is going on that I'm not aware of. Any ideas? Storm

Well done. I really like the common use of a single animation, as was mentioned. Makes life so much easier. I second the owing you a pint. I'll be at Mildenhall for a day or two in July on the way to the sandbox. I'll pay up then. Cheers, Storm

The problem with sims is that you have no physical feedback from the sim. There arent any G's or buffeting you feel, only see or hear them. MSFS is a great tool to make one understand aspects of flight (my instrument flying is pretty decent now), but lacks the combat of F4 or LOMAC. The USN uses MSFS in one of their basic flight programs as a learning tool, so it cant be all that bad. Good luck! Storm P.S. I'm still waiting for someone to include A/R in a sim. From my end, of course ;)

Adding a bit here, the Rafale has already been/is being, used in the AG role over Afghanistan. Last March (2007), the Rafale-M deployed and successfully dropped the GBU-12 LGB. It's still over there, being mixed with the Mirage 2000D or operating alone/pairs. The Typhoon is just now getting it's A-to-G clearances in time for it's scheduled deployment to the theater. How much this will play into the decision process is beyond me. My thought is that Dassault has a small lead in that the IAF already is very familiar with their products (M2000) and the Rafale has already proven itself in a real-world environment. Lastly, the Super Hornet has quite a bit of service life left. Even with the F-35 slated to replace it, the E/Fs will the last to be replaced on deck. The USN isnt even done with the conversion of some of the Legacy Hornet units it has earmarked. Storm

The F-102 has been sought after for quite a long time. Since WoV was released, there was even more callings for it to close the gap it left for some historical campaigns. Not much has been heard. If the 3rd party modders get the time, we eventually see it. In the mean time, I'm happy enjoying their work to date. They given us so much to fly already, and they dont disapoint. Storm

Finally got around the buying and D/Ling last night. I plan on installing it tonight. I've been trying to keep up with this thread, but it's tough to go back through 30 pages without missing key things. I know that the MF Phantoms are WoI friendly, and the F-16I/F-15Is have been upgraded to work. Also, there is a weapons pack specifically for WoI use. My dilema now is to patch or not. I've read that some things were fixed by the patch while others have been dinked up again. Is there anything that I've missed? Cheers, Storm

I read both of your threads and have found your tactics pretty much "dead on balls" accurate. I'll go back and try the ini edit that you posted and see how much that changes things. Thanks for your time and words. Storm

As I recall, the whole thing was stacked against the F-15s. They operated without AWACS, were plain Eagles without the AESA radar, and no JHMCS/AIM-9X. Call it a ploy to get more Raptors, or to allow the Indians to save face. Who knows. Although during the recent visit to the UK, the Flankers operated without radars and some leaked accounts stated the Typhoons did extremely well. At that time, China was fielding the Flanker as quick as they could. Combined with them utilizing some Western tactics, they made some people a bit anxious. Now, reports are that the Su-30 has fallen out of favor with them as the J-10 has been shown to be better in trials and mock engagements. Again, the J-10 is an indigenous design, so maybe they are hoping to promote it's sales. Storm