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I have now been trying to install Armchair Aces Redux by Ojcar and I have been at it for some two weeks and have run into many problems. I think I have all the planes. and installed. now working on the medals packs, my problem is the finding the Nations ini in the Flight folder and then opening it. I have downloaded the CatPack utility installed it then double clicked it but get error stating "This file is invalid for use as the following security catalog" So any help would be very gratful before I give up on what looks like a great addon. Thanks Ojcar for what looks like one great addon. hope I get it all together before I loose all my hair. Forgot to add my spec - Windows 7 64 bit FE2 works with no problems

Thanks guys for the help, and yes already backed up my FE2 install to another drive. Still one great WW1 sim shame TK pulled the plug on it still with all the kind guys making all these addons who wants TK. My thanks to all that have made this sim a true classic.

Thanks for the reply Panama red, I have it sorted now. Can you tell me can I have more than one pilot in the Pilots folder and just change the name of the pilot in the planes Data ini / PilotModelName= to the name of the pilot in the pilots folder ? I have tried it but the pilot did not show when I changed it back to the original pilot it showed.

Catpack sorted I know how to use it now. Next question I have no pilot in the Halberstadt plane, how do I put a pilot in it ? I have the Armchair Aces Redux by Ojcar up and running with a few problems the first problem I have seen is above no pilot. Other problems I will post in good time I don't want to be a pain in the back side. Thanks for any help. Edit Missing pilot sorted it's all in the planes DATA ini under crew.

Yes that is the one I tried to use, I have the Nations ini now it came in one of the medals downloads file in the flight folder. But I would like to know how to use the CatPack extracter I had no good trying to use it, I see the listing in the usful help part of the forum but when I followed it by unzipping that gave me a CatPack application double clicked that and followed instructions that gave me a CatPack Security Catalog, double clicking that gave me the error as stated above. It seems was not using it correctly. Thanks for reply Panama red.

Very nice. What talent some folk have.

Great work.

Please follow the link below to access the files in the package. https://b2.emaillarg...s/AVTSSPOHYFXJK I did and I got this - Package expired or deleted and cannot be opened.

Nice one Andy thanks

I can any one link me to the FE2 Catpack extracter, I have found the Catpack archiving but that do's not seem to extract form a cat file. EDIT - Sorted out guys the Catpack archiving also extracts.

First off im using Windows 7 64 bit Now I have installed FE2 on my C drive in a games folder, now my problem is with Jan's terrain the buildings are shimmering. http://combatace.com/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-21673-0-84805400-1334691590.jpg Thankas for any help. EDIT I have just seen this at the side of the road http://combatace.com/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-21673-0-99345200-1334692223.jpg

Sorted turned all down from unlimited to high and all looks good. Now as this terrain add-on is the only the first on a default install im now looking to impove the sky so in your opinion what is the one you like and any sounds inprovments you like. Thanks guys or gals for your help.

Counting my money out now.

Reminds me of the Microsoft CFS3 trailer now that was a good trailer but the sim well we all know what that was like. Flight simmers have been let down so many times with the trailers not reprecenting the released game. All that glitters is not gold.

+1

Will P4 be a stand alone apart from CFS3 Or will one still have to install HITR and BHAH and all the updates ?

Now that is what I like to hear, it will be a winner for sure. Count me in.

99% of the time my OFF HITR install is perfect BUT on a couple of occations it has locked up for several minutes then carried on working, my last one it locked up and went back to the setting up mission screen after I closed OFF down the sound of the plane engine could still be heared in Windows when I was on the desk top I rebooted and all was ok except I lost all of the mission results from the last play. My spec - Windows 64 BIT (up to date) Asus P8P67 M/B (Latest bios) Intel 2500K CPU 8 GB DDR3 Corsair Ram 850 Watt Thermaltake PSU One 1TB Samsung spinpoint H/D HD 5850 Card (latest drivers) Trackir 5 Asus ZONAR DG sound card (latest driver) settings for OFF Image quality from the top - 4-5-3-3-4-4 Overides as stated in the OFF settings for AMD (ATI) Cards - all these are ticked- High Resalution Z Buffer Terrain Detail Texture Disable Vertex Buffers Disable Index Buffers Disable write-only Vertex buffers Disable write- only index buffers And the warning messages. Not an easy one this so any one had this problem of locking up. All other programes and sims ok.

Thank you guys for some good tips, I have just had 90 minuets in a mission flying for J15 June 1918 what a mission had no problems at all. I checked my temp after exiting the game CPU 25c motherboard 33c so im leaving well alone and see how it go's. I could not complete the mission for the time but 90 min and I did warp some of the way or I could have been here for sevral hours but what a sim. Thanks.

Thanks Polovski for the reply, yes the CPU is overclocked it's running at 4.3 (stock 3.3) and I just know it will go higher but for now it's fast enogh for me. I have just updated the sound card driver. Could you tell me what of the graphic settings that have the bigest inpact on OFF, I do like the eye candy you see, after all will such a rich terrain that the team has given us how could one turn down the graphics this is why I purchased these components for my PC build so I can see EVERY thing OFF has to offer. Thank you.

I would not normaly reply to this type of thread as this is for OFF and not a political forum, so I have just one thing to say if all goverments considered there own people first. Charity begins at home from the richest nation to the poor one.

After updating my computer to Windows 7 64 bit and a Intel 2500k I can now run OFF HITR flat out and what a wonderful sim it is I have had OFF from the very begining but have only just reinstall it on my new PC it would not run smooth on my other computer and what a great time im enjoying the campaign mode the imersion is well you know im preaching to the converted here, looking forward to the next update if it takes ten years to come im not cared as the one I have now is so good. I know it's all been said before but I just thought I would let the world know how good OFF is.

Not wishing to make this a thread about CPU's to any one contemplating the Intel Sandy Bridge (were do they get the names from)CPU for what it's worth this is the 4th PC I built over a long time and the best by a mile I have a 2500k and Asus P8P67 M/B the board comes with the usual install drivers ect and also the Asus AI Suite II programe, the stock CPU runs at 3.3Ghz now one click of the mouse in the AI Suite and 30 seconds later it's running at 4.3Ghz and that is not using the turbo overclock just checked the temps the CPU is running 24c and the M/B at 32c aircooled with after market cooler. I have always liked Asus boards and this one with the above CPU gives the best bang for you money for me.

I have just built a new PC SPEC - WINDOWS 7 64 BIT, AMD 5850 CARD with the 11.6 drivers, Asus P8P67 M/B, Intel 2500K CPU, 8 GB CORSAIR XMS RAM (ONLY 4gb installed now will see how it go's then install the other 4 gb at first I thought it was one of the 4 x 1 memory strips that was faulty) No over clocking. First time I boot up all was well and for some time then after some days I had the BSOD time after time it would load to the desk top and the little blue round thing on screen showing loading files then near the end the BSOD happened on every reboot from then so I booted into safe mode and did a system restore not thinking this would work but up to now all is ok. Never had a BSOD with XP 32 BIT well Windows 7 is progress.

Have read the FAQ regarding running OFF on Windows 7 but my question is will it run on Windows 7 64 BIT O/S.?