Firecage

Pete, glad to see ya getting into this project. Sorry I haven't been around much but between RL job and the new band going im running out of hours in the day 8( I will try out the Fe2B this weekend and throw ya some feedback as soon as I can. Thanks for all your hard work.

Ok I played each side and did about 5 missions as RAF, French and German each. It kinda has the sound of a bad file or corrupt file. I had some problems gettting the file top upload and had to re do the upload about 6 times before it went good. Maybe you got hold of one of the incomplete files I had here for a bit. Try and re-DL the campaign and install again. Make sure and delete any of the 2 campaigns you have installed now so we get a clean install of the new DL. I can't get it to blow up here yet. Is there ANYONE else who is having this problem as well?

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=4786 File Name: Firecage - Flanders Plane Fest ! File Submitter: Firecage File Submitted: 30 May 2007 File Updated: 31 May 2007 File Category: Missions/Campaigns WELCOME TO FLANDERS! 1st off, thanks to Edward for the great Flanders Terrain ! 2nd thanks to B Bandy RFC ,raven-1, and triplethr3at for helping me on the testing. ** THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIG PLANE FEST ** do not mix the files. You MUST have the flanders map/terrain installed. I have added a layered .psp map so you can view which bases are going to be used in the campaign. Please see the planesused.txt for a list of planes needed to make this work. Please read the Flanders Fest .doc file for all info on the Campaign. Please read the installation.txt .... well for installation 8) This is a rough draft and will no doubt be upgraded soon with a few new planes that came out just as I finished up. Look for an update with in the week to add the EI and EIa and any others that may pop out soon. ENJOY !!! Click here to download this file

Hey there... Hmm I just got home and did a Download on the files and installed them. I will try and see if I can find anything wrong and reply back tonight. Give me a bit to try a few missions from each side and see if I get the same thing. Thanks for the input, I need to know this kinda stuff, I fly the campaigns too 8)

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...ode=sst&id=4796 File Name: Firecage - Flanders Plane Fest Ver 1.0 File Submitter: Firecage File Submitted: 31 May 2007 File Updated: 23 Oct 2007 File Category: Missions/Campaigns THIS IS FOR FE PRE EXPANSION PACK! THIS MAY NOT WORK WELL AFTER THE EXP PACK IS INSTALLED. I HAVE NOT TESTED IT YET.. Welcome to Flanders !!! Please read the planesused.txt, the Planefest doc, and the installation.txt files for more info. 1. The Fest is now split into (2) parts to make the campaign work properly. • One Campaign is RAF vs Germany • One Campaign isFrance vs Germany. 2. Every Fighter Squadron will start from their own base. No base is shared between squads now. ** see the included .psp file for base locations. 3. There may be bomber and fighter squads at same bases but not as a norm. 4. This campaign uses a large amount of the Flanders Map. The squads are spread out quite a bit so I am hopeful all the squads will see different areas of the map in missions. 5. There are no flyable bomber squads at this time. 6. I have made a very intensive set of ground war paths so this should make for more ground realism in missions. 7. For designing this campaign I used the following: • Firecage FM for the DR1 • Peter01 FM’s for Bortdafarms Planes • Rotagen’s FM for Borts DIII • Ver 3.0 FMs for Latons Pfalz and Morane’s • Hard FM mode for the flight model • Flanders Terrain by Edward. You do not have to use these add-on FM’s at all, it’s your call. This is only information what I used to test and design with since I get asked a lot. Click here to download this file

<Yawn> Is it spring?

Ok im going to try and be very careful here. I think everyone is a bit gun shy on posting comments and not starting a flame war. Things have been VERY touchy lately in this forum area. I am guessing you all are like me and people are PMing and not saying much in open forums. The comparing of ideas and meeting on a common goal is the idea but It hasn't worked out that way quite often. I im totally guilty of putting stuff in PMs to make sure no one gets offended. The slightest thing has been blown way outta bounds and then some other things go un-noticed. I will try and do more about posting the idea out front and hopefully I wont get my head chopped off. I do think I have seen a few parties move towards more open approcach to downloads and sharing lately. I think its great that CA is providing the forum space ot let designers and such get a spot of their own. Great idea! We will just have to try and see if we can keep the ship on an even line and not let past things repeat.

Woot ok just got home and I am DL'ing it now, Yet another great inclusion for the campaigns. Thanks to all of you on these planes , VERY well done!

Hey pete, sorry but I have just been in the FLanders plane fest more for a while now and have't had much time to respond to your planes at all and Im sorry about that. I have been using them to test the campaign with a ton and they all seem even as much as I can tell. The only problem im having is some of the other planes out there for their dates seems to be way OP'd and I have just been modding where planes are being upgraded date wise so some of the planes wont be so OP'd. I think your planes have been some of the best add on planes that have come out for this game. I really like the early war planes myself so I am VERY happey to see so many of these year planes released by you. I have been doing ALL of my testing on Hard FM and I do like all the wierd quirky things in the FMs. I view them in the same way the pilots probably did back then. THe pilots didn't know what quirks the new planes might have and just had to learn them as they flew and make the best of it. My biggest deal is the early planes don't have much roll rate at all, which is probably close to the real things but Im always trying to twist my stick past the end of its travel all the time. Its nothing wrong with your FMs at all its just me 8) Please keep up the good work you have been producing and I promise if I see anything out of the usual I will try and send you a PM..

Hey Don, one of the only reasons I don't stll have RB3D loaded is lack of a voodoo card. I know it will play in DX but its real grainy. I agree it has all of what most people want in a WWI sim but its lost most of its big following when voodoo went under then Sierra basicly dumped the game in the trash. THe Add people in the community kept it alive for a long darn time. I have tried many voodoo/glide wrappers and none of them will let the game play well and it has graphics freezes when I ised them. If RB3D has what your after then by all means stick with it. FE is still in the early stages and It may take some time to see if its going to get to that status that RB3D once held. Hope we see you again in another WWI sim soon 8)

Well I work on Servers and PCs for a living and we will not take on any customers who have Vista on their machines. Last I heard the Fed. Dept. of Trans. has said they will not use to it and I am pretty sure a few other Feds Depts. have followed suit. Vista is just Latin for Virus..... Like Aids for the computer. I wish I could help you but there is no help for vista, Format drive, reinstall XP pro and Im betting all your problems disappear.

I am looking for 2-4 pilots who want to do some beta testing on a new Plane Fest. I need people who can get me feed back. I will take anything I can get (info and Suggestions) from them to make the campaign as fun as I can. There are quite a few MAJOR changes to this run of the fest.... including what terrain is taking place over. If anyone is interested please drop me a PM here at CA. Thanks

The files were just missions to get balance between planes worked out and the testers can do it in a mission better than trying to get to these certain planes through the campaign. The good news is Its getting real close..... I am still waiting on some feedback on some things but I am playing the campaign as we speak doing last minute testing and trying to find all my mis-types and spelling. The campaign will have only flyable fighters to start with. The full plane list that is needed for Flanders Campaign (1.0) to work (so far): AlbatrosD.III (Borts Model-Peter01’s FM) AlbatrosD1 (A-Team’s) AlbatrosD2 (Borts Model-Peter01’s FM) AlbatrosD5a AviatikC2 BE2 BE-2D Br14 Ca3 Camel DFWC5 Dh2 Dolphin DR1 (Firecage’s FM) F2B Farman MF7 Farman MF11b Farman MF11c Farman SF11 Fe2B FokkerBI FokkerDVII FokkerDVIIF FokkerEIII (Laton’s) FokkerEIIIa (Laton’s) GothaGIV HalberstadtDII HP400 Morane-N MSTypeH MSTypeL MSTypeLO MSTypeLAO N24 * * French Squads are still being added * * N24bis * * French Squads are still being added * * N28 * * French Squads are still being added * * Nieuport11 * * French Squads are still being added * * Nieuport17 * * French Squads are still being added * * PfalzBI PfalzD3 PfalzEI PfalzEIII PfalzEIIIO PfalzEV Pup RFC SF11 Salmson2A SchuckertD3 SE5a SP3 SPAD12 (Conversion) * * French Squads are still being added * * SPAD13 * * French Squads are still being added * * SPAD7 (A-team’s) * * French Squads are still being added * * Staaken Triplane Walfisch

Can you explain the color code system its using? Are blue or Red text telling me a problem exists?

This may make it easier Just DL the files from my FTP. http://members.cox.net/tridyed/Missions.zip And just provide the feedback to me here at CA.

Ok I just sent you a PM back

Just a hint at a few new things that will be flyable in the 5.0 version..... Trying to test the zip file now should be out later tonight if I don't hit a snag.

No its not an option that I can make available. I wish it was. I have been messing with the idea of splitting the Plane fest into 2 section of early->mid war and then mid->end so if you want the middle area you wont have to play all the way through just to get to the mid war planes. I have that on the 'to do' list ....maybe the 6.0 or sooner if I get bored one weekend 8) My biggest problem right now is I can't get the Staaken and the HP400 to be able to drop bombs from the pilot seat. I have every thing else ready for them to be flyable but I cant get it to let a human drop the bombs. If anyone has more info on how to get this working please contact me at CA. If I don't get it resolved soon I will just take them out of the flyable bombers sections and space out the other bombers a bit more to cover the time frames. If I can get that going all I need to do after that is get Capun/Ateam approval for me releasing the code on how to make them flyable. If I get through all that, I will include it as part of the plane fest 5.0 Download.

What I tend to do alot of is try and use the vertical alot so....., hammerhead kinda roll overs at the top is where I get into that death spin. I know its alot to do with how I fly. I wouldn't mind the spin if there was some way to get out of it. I tried alot fo things over and over and nothing seems to be able to correct the spin. ITs still a new plane to me so I am sure ill find a way around it after more runs in it.

Nice work for sure. The only thing im not liking is that dreaded spin lock like the Spad 7 Has.... once your in the stall spin your dead... no way of getting out of it. Still trying it against the german planes to see how it flies against the other add on planes that are out. Great job!

Got em both DL'd and installed. WOrking on entry to the Plane Fest as we speak. Im going to hold off on the 5.0 plane fest till your done with the next 2 models of this. Great job !!!!

<hands Laton a rock> Here this should be a pretty accurate FM for that model

Man I love all these new toys but trying to finish the plane fest 5.0 is getting wild as new planes and FMs keep popping out.... Keep it up I didnt have many marbles left up stairs anyways.

MANY MANY thanks ! Great job once again Peter01, just rolled outta bed and DLing them now to give them some flight time. Thank you and Bort for all the hard work.