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He's in the Far East - Thailand iirc.

stock game or modded?

imo more a case of the problems running it with XP even if it is possible to workaround them.

1st that I've seen. http://www.gamingnexus.com/Default.aspx?Ar...icle&I=1563 apparently these shoud be in retail in ~2 weeks.

lot of similarities to a Tornado ...

looks to me like an impact too not just a self-destruct. There is a ground launched version of Exocet too iirc although obviously the missile is designed for anti ship work hence probably doesn't have tfr just some form of altimeter.

footage http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80269,4451858.html

You can use other 3D programmes to make the models but ultimately 3DMax must be used to export the model into the format for the game. In other words if you have a 3D programme but not 3DMax you can hand your model on to someone with 3DMax to export.

You can bet that the French will be doing everything possible to get this - iirc they haven't a single export customer for Rafale yet & that in itself makes it harder to get any.

you've got to give us more to work on - e.g. what does the error say? How about a link to the wheel, what OS & motherboard that your PC uses?

when you say that they won't load from CD what exactly is happening? & if you get a warning about non-WHQL drivers you are clicking on install anyway?

tried downloading them & running those? in Device Manager right click the item & select update driver ... you'll need to have the driver extracted somewhere to point it to.

they actually "sold" most of them to Poland for a nominal €1 iirc ...

I enjoy spending other people's money! I really could use an idea of what you realistically would consider spending though - would £700 be too much? You'll get a 250Gb or 320Gb HDD for not too much so it sounds like 1 would be adequate. How about a single DVD-R/RW (or do you actually need 2 opticals)? They still have their uses - I use 1 with a combined memory card reader so that it only takes up 1 3.5" slot for 2 devices. If you are prepared to rob the other system of it's FDD if ever needed then you can omit it. Still on dialup? are these both USB or what ports required?

I would presume to add Skyflash/AIM120 & an AA radar as our GRs already carry Sidewinders plus of course it has more fuel, less drag etc.

& I'm sure that you can appreciate that it's hard to suggest a build if you don't know how much is available ... I'll maybe see if I can draw up 2 specs later at different pricepoints. Do you have any "must have"" features e.g. firewire, serial/parallel ports (I'm guessing that you won't need RAID)? As for your question about linking the 2 together - not a problem. They'll both have ethernet so networking will be easy & you can get a cheap KVM (keyboard, video, monoitor) switch.

If you don't mind a constantly moving target we can certainly suggest a build that can be updated as new components come onto the market: What is your anticipated budget? We know that you will need a new CPU, mobo, RAM, gfx card & probably PSU but what does that budget have to cover (e.g. do you want to upgrade your monitor too, need a new case, do you need a new OS licence etc.)?

iirc it's not a proper F.3 model though, just the IDS with data./ini edits etc.

it's actually years in terms of a decent, reasonably comprehensive & upto date download section - once upon a time it was probably the place for downloads for most sims.

as the others have said your current system isn't really weak - the only 1 thing that may be worthy of an upgrade is the gfx card. However, as that's AGP I wouldn't advise you to spend money replacing it as your next platform upgrade will be PCI-E based. Basically, wait until something comes out that you want to run but which won't on your current system.

They used to & apparently they are planning to bring it back.

bic lighters 1 is fun

as long as the game supports multiple controllers, no.

Similarly, when the RAF first took the Buccaneer to Red Flag in the 70s for almost the whole 2 weeks the USAF didn't get a single kill on them (until they reevaluated their tactics) because they had never met an aircraft/crew that flew that low, that fast & with it's range/tactics. The SAM crews apparently had a bad time of it too. Not unique though as the RAF fighter squadrons who regularly practiced against them with Lightnings & Phantoms had a devil of a job too.

However, it never does to underestimate a potential enemy & for sure the US forces aren't the only people that have taken lessons out of recent conflicts. The good news is that the ones most likely in quality terms to match (or even on occasion beat) the US forces are a) smaller & b) on the same side.