Firecage

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.

FC,

If I am not mistaken, these appear to be a series of missions, rather than a campaign. So, these are individual mission files from a forthcoming campaign then?

Providing the link is a good idea, you'll hopefully get a well-rounded response from a range of pilots and experience.

 

I will endeavor to provide comments from the peanut gallery!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Actually 5.0 Will be in Verdun still but Im finishing up some last minute details and then on to the testing phase for the Flanders Plane Fest.

Hey great plane! Very nice target and its catches fire so easy ....

Kudos You all have been on fire with these new planes.

Hi guys , Bort has no blog page now so i have no idea if he lifted the ban on using any part of this creations, and i see no email eddy so i cant pm him either, does any1 have anyidea,

is any1 in touch with him on a regular basis, i would like 2 clear this point up, and get a reafirmed yay or nay, as i have a couple of d11 skins ready 2 upload if it can be so

I would say no, only because the last thing he posted before the blog went down was no to any kind of mods. Since that was his last wishes, I would stay away from doing mods on his work including paint. Some around here have his email addy and they may have a way for you to contact him directly and get permission. Bort drops in everynow and then so he may drop you a comment or PM as well.

Im sure a CA moderator will post a comment today for you as well on their stance.

Welcome to the fun house friend. Grab a chute and get in a plane ... oh nm you dont get a chute just the plane 8)

Let me Pm you and I will try and help although Im not an expert. I dont want to babble in open forum.

Ok check your PMs now I left you a msg on this

Very nice, thank you for the info. This is making it easier on the next project to understand this better. Doing some trial runs tomorrow to see if an idea works.

<put some dirt over the dead horse grave and packs it down firmly> STAY!

Yea. I did a DL from the CA DL section to get my version to 4.0 (im already working 5.0 in the live game here) and I get a german plane each time.

The problems you have sound like you using an old campaign save or you haven't done a complete remove and install of the new 4.0 version. Try and make a new campaign from scratch on a fresh install of my campaign and Im sure it will fix the problem your seeing.

if not feel free to msg me or leave a msg here.

Thanks for flying the plane fest 8)