ShrikeHawk

Okies. Well, I'm definitely liking the F-4 now. Thanks Icarus.

I took a break from SF2 for about a year. Before I took this break, I struggled flying the F-4. I read a lot and practiced a lot and still always ended up wallowing like a pig at 220Kts. I couldn't maneuver for a sidewinder shot on a mig-17 for nuthin'. I could only get them head on with a sparrow from range. Some slight FM tweaks was the only way I could handle the F-4. But after a year's break and a new computer, I installed the SF2 series with fresh new May2012 installers. Suddenly, me and the F-4 are buddies. I'm on the Mig-17s like white on rice, and the Mig-21s haven't got a chance. No FM tweaks necessary. I'm happy about it for sure, but I'm wondering what changed? Did the FMs get reworked a bit or did my brain do some ACM rewrites during my hiatus?

Awesome pics!

Cool. Tanks are showing up now. Thanks much!

Okay. Looks good there. I have an a F-5C Skoshi Tiger (SF1) from an earlier computer. In the loadout.ini it clearly calls for the wing tanks [AirToAirLongRange] Loadout[01].WeaponType=AIM-9E-2 Loadout[01].Quantity=1 Loadout[02].WeaponType=AIM-9E-2 Loadout[02].Quantity=1 Loadout[03].WeaponType=AIM-9E-2 Loadout[03].Quantity=1 Loadout[04].WeaponType=AIM-9E-2 Loadout[04].Quantity=1 Loadout[05].WeaponType=F5C_TKW Loadout[05].Quantity=1 Loadout[06].WeaponType=F5C_TKW Loadout[06].Quantity=1 Loadout[07].WeaponType= Loadout[07].Quantity=1 And these tanks are present in the Fuel Tanks folder. So why aren't they appearing in-game?

I actually started off by installing to a folder on the desktop (I've never trusted auto install - and the Readme suggested as much). So I placed effects and sounds in the main directory. Incidentally, I notice I have a new IRgrowl so sounds seems to be correct. Weapons folder is in the Objects folder. Wrench, I've been out of the game for a while. Can you give me an example of a few non-default weapons? Like "F5WingTipTank" maybe? Tanks for the F-104? Edit: Perhaps another clue here: Should Drop Tanks be in their own separate folder? Or go in the Weapons folder?

Hey all - I'm embarassed to ask but here goes. I'm running SF2:V on Win7 and I'm trying to install ordnance shop II. I installed them here: C:\users\<usr>\Saved Games\Thirdwire\StrikeFighters2 Vietnam\Objects\Weapons I'm not seeing the new weapons at all. I tried using WeaponsEditor for SF2, but it's not generating a weapons.dat or weapons.ini. I'm new to Win7. So what am I doing wrong?

Yeah, it should be fine. It's an nVidia 550 Ti (2Gig). I've been out of the game for a while (thus questions about old stuff). Just got a new computer and am flexing my flying muscles again.

Cool. So DX10 shaders are used by default in Win7? Or do I need to turn them on?

Is this still being used? Or is everyone just using Stary's shader tweaks? Can they be used at the same time?

Happy New Year everyone!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I suppose a posting as Foreign Minister is right out, then? Sheesh! What a dolt.

Ah yes. Darwinism at work.

This reminds me of a Three Dog Night song, "Out in the Country." Here's some of the lyrics. Whenever I need to leave it all behind Or feel the need to get away I find a quiet place, far from the human race Out in the country Before the breathin' air is gone Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime Out where the rivers like to run I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin' Whenever I feel them closing in on me Or need a bit of room to move When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last Out in the country

Can you copyright a country?

hehe. Good one Atom 1: "I think I'm missing an electron." Atom 2: "Are you sure?" Atom 1: "I'm positive."

Tachyons are only theoretical. The theory hasn't been proven yet, but finding Neutrinos that move FTL (if all this proves to be correct) seems to be proof of Tachyons. I'm still not sure how you would "use" neutrinos or tachyons. I know there's people who are trying to build a "neutrino detector" but they're having big problems with that. Since neutrinos can pass through solid objects, that also means they pass through any detection system you can build. A difficult problem to solve.

Great work, Erik! Thanks much.

Maybe I'm the only one reading SciFi here, but I've heard about "Tachyons" for years. These are theoretical particles (from science, not a scifi book) that ONLY move faster than light. I'm surprised the article didn't mention them.

Ooh freakin' rah!

An oldie but a goodie.

Good for you! There's nothing like a burger to make you feel right as rain.

Yeah e-cigs have turned into quite an industry. I've tried them and they're pretty awesome. You can mix your own flavors and nicotine levels.

The way I see it, the pilots and the fans knew the risks and participated anyway. The loss of life is terrible, but they knew what they were getting into. On the other hand, the old warbirds are precious. They are national treasures. Even though the pilot is willing to take the risk - and bless him for that willingness - I'm not so keen on losing national treasures in racing. We'll lose enough of these planes as it is. We lost a mustang a month or so ago just doing formation flying with a Skyraider. Racing these planes is putting irreplaceable machines at great risk.