ShrikeHawk

What's the difference in your configuration, eraser_tr? I've only seen one kind of sky, overcast.

Happy B'Day, SoulFreak!

Wasn't the Tiger developed by South Africa?

Very cool. I didn't realize it could set based upon a time as well. What value in the terrain files do I need to look at? Is this in <terrain name>.ini?

Can the overcast chance setting be campaign-specific?

Engagement beneath leaden skies...

I wonder if this is related to terrain tiles appearing "through" the clouds. I reduced the mesh setting in flightengine.ini and that corrected a similar problem with the terrain. But even with that changed mesh setting enabled I still see this in the sky. Any idea why this happens?

I'm playing the War of Independence campaign addon for SF2:I. Every single mission I've played so far has overcast skies. Is that deliberate?

I don't know if anyone follows the SyFy series, "Warehouse 13.". It's about a pair of Secret Service agents who retrieve magical artifacts and store them in a special warehouse. I love this promo they have for the show.

I was watching this and realized I had been thinking how stupid it was but also realizing I was mesmerized. Sort of like watching "Girls on Trampolines," (but mesmerized for very different reasons) ;-) You all do know the common soldier will forget 80% of those uses, yes?

Okay dude, you just made flying a bomber seem hot and sexy. I didn't think that was possible. Is it any coincidence that Buccaneers have a slim waist and full hips like a porno star? What's an "O bar?"

Easiest thing to do is post the screens into your gallery (available from your profile). Beside each image is a series of links. Select the text in the html link. Then, in the message where you want to post click on the "insert image" icon (two over from the smiley in the toolbar above the message). Paste in the html link text. You're done!

The Geico commercials featuring the eyeballs on the money. Lame. The guy who thought of it should commit Hari-Kiri.

You guys are really making Korea look spectacular. Fantastic work! Am I wrong or did you create new AI radio calls as well (heard in the video)?

Wow! I LUV exotic beers. I must try that sometime...after I win the lottery...

I imagine the existing RWR might slowly malfunction after detection. Something like... "DOO! - DOO! - DOO! - Dur! ---- Dur!...Ur!...*snap*...*pop* UR!...ur...*gasp*....rrrr...rr....

Too bad you can't make a HALM ( Homing Anti-Laser Missile )...

Spitfire for me - Mk XIV especially. I know that's so predictable it's trite. I still love it.

This sounds like setting up a shot for an Ion Cannon (particle projection). A positively scary weapon. I'm NOT saying a laser point defense weapon can't be useful. I'm saying what's demonstrated so far isn't ready deploy. It makes me think of the early Sidewinders and Sparrows. They tested them against non-maneuvering drones and found them good. They trusted this skimpy testing so much they built the F-4 fighter without a cannon. Blasphemy! My fear is that military planners will think these results are conclusive and put American men's and women's lives at stake...again...with a weapon not thoroughly tested. Combat is far different from the testing environment. The enemy doesn't fly straight and level on predictable flight paths because he wants live as much as you do. He'll deliberately perform the unexpected to foil your plans. This "soft" test doesn't impress me. I want to see what it can do when the target is pulling 9-gee maneuvers. If it can still down the target or at least disable it, I'll jump up and down in glee with the rest. For now, I'll just say, "keep working on it. I'm behind you."

Well met, Dagger! My wife, for whom English is her 3rd language, was just giggling about the "croanies." Still trying to figure out "adverted" myself. I guess you can't expect much precision from mean-spirited people.

The other thing is, point defense systems like CIWS and ZSUs don't need to retain a perfect firing solution lock for a long time. Once two or three shells hit the aircraft it is rendered ineffective if not destroyed. The lock doesn't have to be held for very long. Let's face it, these systems don't always hit against a determined enemy. They only need a split second of on-target firing to achieve success. It's that split second that makes them effective at all. The laser system highlighted here has to maintain a lock for at least seven seconds, hitting the same spot on the airplane for the entire duration. If the current point defense gymbal systems could pull that off they would have already rendered aircraft obsolete! EMP or Microwave emitters sounds tasty though. In this age of fly-by-wire most airplanes can't fly without their onboard computers. A Microwave may not kill with an impressive explosion but it could easily turn a 100 million dollar airplane into a paperweight right quick.

This is good development and I laud the developers, but this still isn't viable against manned aircraft. It's a popular misconception that as soon as a laser touches something it "instantly" explodes. It doesn't work like that. It has to stay on target for a period of time in order to super-heat the target. In the video, the laser is held in position for about seven seconds on the drone while flying straight and level. A manned aircraft would never let that happen. The pilot, if he wasn't already maneuvering, would feel the heat and pull some violent evasions to get away from the beam. When the developers can get the beam so powerful it only needs to be held on target for ONE second, instead of the current seven, then you'll have something really dangerous.