vonOben

Hi ojcar I've recently started my first FE2 campaign ever using "Armchair Aces Redux" flying for KEK Nord based at Le Cateau aerodrome, Cambrai, France. The campaign started in August 1915 and I'm quite suprised how much air activity there is so early in the war. I encounter a lot of enemy flights during the missions and I get lots of kills and it's fun missions, but perhaps not that historically accurate? Is it possible to tweak the campaign files to turn down the air activity slightly? What should I modify in that case? Is there any Career Linker for FE2, like the one DOM did for EAW? The EAW Career Linker worked like this: This utility is designed to copy your exact score (kills/missions, rank, points and medals) from a career (or campaign) you completed to another one you are starting. It may also transfer some active pilots from the last career to the new one. Such a program would be nice together with "Armchair Aces Redux" IMHO. Best regards vonOben

Hi VonS Thanks for the update! Have you changed anything that might influence the AI flight member behavior? I've now flown two missions taking place in September 1915 flying the Fokker EI with your Tweaked Flight Models 7.9 and my AI flight members were useless in those missions. They rarely attack when I order them to "attack air" and they rarely fire! The first mission none of the 3 AI's fired a single bullet and the next mission the record was like this: Fired/Hit: 0/0, 12/2, 6/0: So totally they fired 18 rounds and hit with 2 which is 11% hits and better than before but they fire very seldom. Cheers vonOben

Hi vonS Thank you very much for the tweaked FM's! The Fm's is an essential part of every flight sim. I've downloaded your TweakedFlightModels.zip (v 7.5) and added the files to my FE2 mods folder. A few questions and observations: What are the .DS_Store files, I haven't found them in Peter01 FM's? It would be much easier to install if you included aircraft folders in the zip-file IMHO, like in the FM's from Peter01. I've previously installed the "Armchair Aces Redux" campaign and all aircraft and other stuff needed, but I have some discrepancies that I'm uncertain about. I have: AlbatrosD2_Early and AlbatrosD2_Late. You have AlbatrosD2. Is the D2 FM suited for both early and late? I have: FokkerEI You have: FokkerEIa I edited your FM so it could be used for the FokkerEI. I have: FokkerEII You have: FokkerEIIa I edited your FM so it could be used for the FokkerEII. I have: N27_RFC You have: N27 I have: PfalzEIIIO You have: PfalzEIII Nicholas Bell suggested to edit CannonFireAngle and MaxCannonRange in AIRCRAFTAIDATA.INI or in the individual aircraft [AIDATA] section. But in your FM many settings has been removed from AIRCRAFTAIDATA.INI, for example CannonFireAngle and MaxCannonRange. I also checked the FokkerEIa_DATA.INI also but there are not in there either. In my latest campaign mission all three of my AI flight members fired 400 rounds each and none hit their target, so I would like to test Nicholas Bell's suggestions. Your files look a bit strange when opened in Notepad in Windows XP: I'm flying a campaign with the Fokker EI and your FM immediately feels different from the Peter01 FM I used earlier. The Fokker EI has now a strong tendency to roll to the left side because of the propeller rotation/torque. Already at take off you must compensate with the ailerons so you don't tilt over. In flight it's harder to turn left because of this and it's also tricky to have the aircraft stable when firing the gun. But the aircraft feels quicker and not as clumsy as with Peter01 FM where I stalled from time to time. I had big problems recovering from a stall earlier. Please note that I'm a FE2 newbie and the Fokker EI is the only aircraft I've flown in FE2. Is this kind of feedback of any use to you? Cheers vonOben

Hi 1&3. Changing Horizon Distance to Very Far fixed the terrain problem! But it lowers my framerate. I've lowered "Ground objects" settings, but my framerate is still slightly low. I've tested lowering several settings without any frame rate increase. What is the "best" setting to lower to increase framerate and still get decent look in game? 2. I've tested the fe2_zbufferoffset_shaders.zip. The instruction says "Put the shader files (*.fx) into the Terrains\<terrain> directory." I assume this means I'll put it it the Terrains\Flanders for example? I couldn't se any noticeable improvement, but I haven't tweaked the ExternalClipDistMin= value yet. Also are the river tiles rendered more detailed with the ground objects visible in longer distances compared to the surrounding tiles? It looks like that in my install anyway: 4. How do I remove the text on the in-flight map? I saw a screen shot by 33LIMA that looked much better. Mine looks like this: The one posted by 33LIMA: 9. Here' how my Core usage looks after a FE2 mission: The first core is fully used but my second is only used about 30% during the mission. Does that seem to be ok for FE2? My CPU is a AMD Phenom II x2 550BE 3.1 GHz. 10/11. I've added the "Tweaked Flight Models" by VonS, but I'll post about that in the "Tweaked Flight Models" thread instead. http://combatace.com/topic/87403-tweaked-flight-models-for-fe2/page-2 Cheers vonOben

Hi guys! Thanks for the friendly welcome and all suggestions! Much appreciated! VonS; Yes, I have some old RB3D stuff on my site. 2. Ok, I'll test changing to "high" in the graphics settings instead of "unlimited". 7. I've done all key mapping from within FE2, and everything worked then. Is it better to edit the Default.ini from Notepad when keys don't work? Should i change to different keys test in game and then change back to the keys I want again? 8/10. I've always liked Greybeards RB3D FM's. Can your FM's be used together with Peter01 FM if you haven't a complete set, without affecting the historical balance between different aircrafts? Does your files allow for unjamming or is it perhaps depending on the plane type and if it was historically doable? Stephen1918; I know what FOV means, but in Viewlist.ini there are both FOV= and FOVRate=, so I wonder what is the the difference between FOW= and FOVRate=? And I would like to thank you for all aircraft and other models you have done for FE! I've downloaded quite a lot of them for "Armchair Aces Redux"! It's because all nice mods by you and all other modders that I finally decided to buy FE2! Nicholas Bell; Thanks for the tips! I found this interesting topic about the AI gunnery: http://combatace.com/topic/20350-ai-wingmen/ Cheers vonOben

Thank you very much ojcar!

Hi I've bought First Eagles 2 for myself as a Christmas present and is now busy installing all needed stuff for the Armchair Aces Redux campaign. First of all would I like to thank everyone who has contributed to improve FE from the original game release. If it wasn't for all dedicated modders I probably never would have bought the game. Now for two minor questions. According to the Armchair Aces Redux readme file: Hanriot HD1 -by EmID Add Peter01 FM Aviatik C.I - by A Team (add Peter01 FM) I've downloaded a few files with Peter01 FM's, but I can find any Hanriot HD1 There is a FM for Hanriot_HD1_CAM, is it that one I should use? I can't find any Aviatik C.I in Peter01 FM files. Thanks in advance! Cheers vonOben

Hi 33LIMA You mentioned ataribaby's Blue Max mod, but I can't find any information about it or where to download. Can you please advice? Thanks in advance! S! vonOben

Thanks for the link 33LIMA!

Hi 33LIMA Ok, nice that this has been improved in WOFF! In part 1 of this review you wrote: I could probably improve performance by turning off the high-res aircraft textures and most of all, by reducing the size of the scenery texture (.dds) files in a suitable file editor (as Pat Pattle has reported doing with good results, over at SimHQ). I've searched for that topic, but haven't been able to find it. Could you perhaps give some hints how to find it please! Thanks in advance. Cheers vonOben

Hi 33LIMA Thank you for the in depth WOFF review! Does the mission debrief in WOFF match what actually happens during missions, which it didn't in OFF? For example a flight member being killed in a mission were not reported as killed in the debrief. Cheers vonOben

There is a "I Flew for the Fuhrer" campaign over at Mission4Today, but it's from 2007 and is for the unmodded game: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=2232

Hi 33LIMA Sorry if I gave the impression that I wanted a 'scientific' analysis of aircraft visibility. That was not what I meant. I was only curious to know about your experience to how easy or difficult it was to spot and identify aircraft disregarding AA fire in the mentioned games. It's is an important aspect in flight simulators to be able to fly without visual aids and in OFF I have difficulty to detect flights and also to identify them. Thanks for your information and for the link. I've searched a bit about RoF in offline mode and it seems as only Career and Multiplayer modes cannot function in offline mode. Quick Missions, other single missions and "campaigns" can be played in offline mode and that includes PWCG missions. Cheers vonOben

33LIMA wrote: "In FE it is eminently possible to fly and fight with all visual aids turned off, so you will see no target boxes, information panels or waypoint cones on my screen. A good touch is that AA fire is nicely reproduced, with Entente bursts greyish-white and German, black, as was generally the case in real life. Unlike OFF, the groups of AA bursts, tho not massively dangerous, are much less scattered and they therefore make it much easier not only to spot enemies, but to estimate their altitude, distance and heading. Planes themselves can be seen and even recognised at a decent range, too. In OFF I find myself staring into widely-scattered groups of flak bursts, unable to see planes I know are there, and having to get so close to do so, that it's hard to position my flight decently for at attack." It would be interesting if you could compare all four games regarding how they render planes at distance and how easy it is to spot distant flights. Regarding RoF: Is it not sufficient to be connected to the Internet when installing, do you have to be connected to Internet all the time when playing?

Hi 33LIMA Your mission reports here and in the "Best Current WWI Sim" thread over at SimHQ are very interesting and well written! I enjoy them very much, please keep on writing them. Cheers vonOben

Hi 33LIMA Is that Edwards old Flanders terrain on those screenshots? Looks very nice IMHO atleast at higher altitude.... Cheers vonOben

Excellent! Thank you very much Herr Prop-Wasche! Cheers vonOben

Hi Some information regarding cloud scale: Insane Ring Tweak....Where is this?? http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?14813-Insane-Ring-Tweak-Where-is-this/page4&highlight=Insane+Ring+Tweak....Where+this%3F%3F Posted by rouge34rtw: "I pulled my cloud scale slider down from 10 to 6 in the configuration utility>texture info page (cloud slider still set to 5 for image quality) and it gained me about 15 to 20 FPS" I think the scale only effects the dimensions and densities of said clouds....my best damn guess anyway....but the detail quality is still determined by the quality slider at 5, and the budget .xml's settings. SO...my GPU is still drawing the same gorgeous clouds....just less of them, and less time filling in the detail." Cheers vonOben

Hi Von Paulus Thanks for the info! Rudankort who made the free game "PG Forever" is responsible for game design and all code in Panzer Corps. More information about PG Forever here: http://panzercentral...pic.php?t=45039 and about Panzer Corps here: http://www.panzercen...hp?f=98&t=46587 Slitherine and The Lordz Games Studio who made Panzer Corps is also developing the WW1 strategy game "Commander The Great War": http://www.slitherin...m/games/ctgw_pc Cheers vonOben

Hi guys Very interesting discussion. Looking forward to the result! S! vonOben

Thanks for the DM update Herr Prop-Wasche! Your previous versions have been excellent and I'm sure the new version is even better! Thank you very much for your dedicated work to improve OFF! S! vonOben

Great idea Lothar! Thanks a lot for making this mod, especially OFFbase! I also appreciate that it can be used without an Internet connection! Cheers vonOben

Good idea 33LIMA! Thanks for making this mod! S! vonOben

Thanks a lot for fixing the AI weight, 33LIMA! Cheers vonOben

I downloaded all sets from your "WWI Aviation Books" when you posted them, but there are so many so a few recommendations on the best ones was much appreciated. Thanks again for uploading them! Cheers vonOben