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thanks chaps :)

Thank you Olham...you flying WOFF yet?...done any skinning?

thanks m8 :)

Cheers Slarti :)

Looking good, downloading now. Any links to skinning in Canvas Knights?

Would be great to have the Bailout option back..I used to enjoy watching them jump! :)

Off was Great.. WOFF is Fabulous..But WOFF with SweetFX...and the new DX9 mod...is amazing!

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you on this one mate. I find ROF far too 'shiny' for my tastes... at times, it looks like the aircraft are made from highly polished chrome

rjw... sorry it's not working for you...my only thought is it might be a setting change needed for an AMD card? I'm not massively up on it..just followed the instructions like yourself, and it worked...that's all i can think...might be an idea to ask the guys who got it sorted on the WOFF forum on simHQ

I love the Story of 'Peter The Collie'...and I always thought it was just a Story that my Mother used to tell me as a kid... well, it was true Peter The Collie was quite a handful. He fought with other dogs, chewed anything he could get hold of, and generally behaved like ‘a four legged gangster’. In June 1944, in response to an appeal by the Ministry of Aircraft Production, Peter’s then questionable talents were offered to the Government for war service. His ‘call-up’ came in September and, travelling on a third class War Department Railway Warrant, he duly reported to the Ministry ‘s Guard Dog School at Staverton Court in Gloucestershire for secret training as a Rescue Dog. Under the watchful eye of his trainer and handler, Mr. Archie Knight, Peter soon revealed a hitherto hidden sagacity and a capacity for learning. Having shown an admirable steadfastness under battle conditions on the assault course and a mastery of lifesaving techniques, he was accordingly ‘passed out’ and posted with Mr. Knight to Civil Defence. From early 1945 until the cessation of hostilities, ‘Rescue Dog No. 2664/9288 Peter’, as he was officially known, served with a team of 15 dogs attached to London Region Civil Defence Headquarters, employed in the location of casualties trapped under debris as a result of V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks. During the course of this valuable work, Peter was credited with ‘six definites’ and ‘scores of probables’. In the case of the ‘probables’ (i.e. fatalities), his speed in locating them saved the Heavy Rescue Squads many hours of fruitless digging, enabling them to move on to other incidents. However, even an expert team such as Peter and Mr. Knight could be duped. On one occasion, while searching through a blitzed building, Peter gave a strong indication and tunnelling begun. Shortly, a voice uttering a string of curses was heard emanating from the rubble, showing that the casualty was very much alive. The ambulancemen stood to and the digging continued apace. But when the last piece of debris was removed, the victim was found to be a rather large and irate parrot! One of Peter’s finest performances took place on 23 March. When arriving at a bomb site at 9.20am, he proceeded to give position indications in a designated area. ‘He was then transferred’, according to an official account, ‘to another area where equally good results were obtained’. The Rescue Parties were continually calling for the assistance of Peter, but it was not possible to deal with everyone immediately. After nine hours of continuous working, during which time Peter had never once refused to do all his handler asked of him, he was relieved by the dogs from another C. D. Group. After a six hour rest, he returned to the incident, where he worked hard for another two hours without rest, giving further definite indications. There is no doubt that the prompt and accurate information given by Peter to his handler resulted in at least three persons being rescued alive by the Rescue Squads. A confidential report on Peter’s work written by Archie Knight in early April gives further evidence of Peter’s determination: ‘I think one of his finest jobs was on Monday. We were called 20 hours after the incident, and after several hours of heavy rain. Three bodies were missing and he very quickly indicated in a most unlikely spot, but he was right, and they uncovered a man and a woman both on the same spot. After all that rain had packed the debris tightly , I thought this a most praiseworthy effort. The next day we were called to another job. There were so many calls for Peter, who is well known in this district, that I worked him ten hours and he never once refused to give all he had. All his marks revealed casualties. The next day we returned, and he worked like a hero again, until after six hours, I refused to ask any more of him. I hated to work him like this but I also hated to refuse the rescue parties who were asking for him. He was really played out, but he worked like a Trojan’. In May , Peter again distinguished himself when, attending the scene of one of the last rocket attacks of the War, he was responsible for saving the life of a small boy. Peter, however, was no mere canine automation. On arriving at one site right at the very end of the War, he and fellow Chelsea C. D. Dog Taylor sat down and refused to show any interest in the proceedings. Their perplexed handlers tried them at various points, but without success. Finally, thinking Peter and Taylor must be ill, their respective handlers withdrew them. Neither Archie Knight, nor Taylor’s handler, Mr. W. T. Rowe, could find any explanation for this isolated incident of non-cooperation. Then Rowe hit upon the fact that for the last three days, enemy action had prevented delivery of the dogs’ meat ration and consequently they had had to put up with biscuits. As far as Peter and Taylor were concerned, no meat, it seemed, meant no work. Following V. E. Day, Peter was temporarily retained by the Ministry and in June was chosen to lead the Civil Defence stand down parade in Hyde Park, during which he was presented to the King and Queen, and Princess Elizabeth. By all accounts Peter thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially meeting the Queen. In July, Peter went on a Mountain Rescue course in the Lake District and thereafter gave demonstrations of that discipline back at Staverton Court. His ‘demob’ finally came through at the end of July and he returned home to resume rabbit chasing activities. Finally on 12 November, word reached Peter’s home from the Allied Forces Mascot Club that he was to receive the official recognition which he richly deserved and that his award of the Dickin Medal had been approved by the Selection Committee in consideration of his service during the Blitz. Also the Tail-Wagger’s Club of Great Britain further honoured Peter (Tail-Wagger No. 7 85378) by inscribing his name on their Roll of Club Heroes and by presenting him with their ‘For Valour’ Badge. On the 29th, Peter was invested with the Dickin Medal by Sir James Ross of the Air Ministry at the United Charities Fair in Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane. Sir James Stood Back, and Saluted The Dog. Peter, whose rare service to humanity included saving the lives of six people, breathed his last in November 1952 at the Peoples’ Dispensary for Sick Animals in Nottingham. He is buried in the Animals’ Cemetery in Ilford. The PDSA Dickin Medal, recognised as the animals’ Victoria Cross, is awarded to animals displaying conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units. The PDSA Dickin Medal is the highest award any animal can receive whilst serving in military conflict.

Good Point Duke..I'm afraid I had to take over as Commanding Officer of a Camel Squadron...damn fools had no idea how to give Jerry a Bunch of Five's! :)

None at all..in fact, it improved the stuttering...so double whammy!!!

Waiting for the Gotha's

Even ROF can no longer compete at any level (except Multiplayer)

:(

And Pol let me have his (though he did sell it...bloody tightwad!)

rjw..there's no harm in doing what the guys have said..just drag your skin across into WOFF and fly.... it was only one skin of the camel I had to tweak in photoshop..but others worked fine..give it a go, it'll do no harm whatsoever :)

I have the DVII, Alb V, Camel (with a bit of tweaking) and the SE5a. :) (Here's one of my DVII's) or rather, what's left of it! There's no harm in copying the skin file across and seeing if it works.... just make sure, that if it has the same name as one of the WOFF skins, that you backup the original first. I have copied across a Pfalz skin that went to sh*t..but I'll just have to redo it

http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song-thaek-north-korea-dogs-execution-china No-one would miss the place..it's good for nothing

I'm using all my custom skins, quite happily in WOFF

It would be nice to see a good, WOFF online campaign. I agree though, deathmatch isn't were it's at (besides, ROF covers that very well) Probably best as it is..after all, there's no law against owning both ;) WOFF does the campaign so brilliantly, and although I flew OFF online..it was nothing special

I liked CFS2 as well. CFS1 was a breath of fresh air.... and I had high hopes for CFS3..but they were dashed within minutes. You're right, as is so often the case with commercial games..it's what the Users do with it that makes it a classic!...there are a lot of games I would have long since shelved, had it not been for the 'modding community'

https://www.facebook.com/groups/616373985096671/ :)

Hi Guys, Gonna start a WOFF Facebook group...if anyone wants me to add them, please send a PM with your facebook name/profile :)

ok, perhaps not Nuke 'em...but give them a good telling off! :) (quite Ironic if true..a nation of Dog Eaters, getting eaten by Dogs)