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Nike missiles in Northern California
Fubar512 replied to Hawk MMS's topic in Military and General Aviation
There were no less than nineteen (19) active Nike sites within 25 miles of NYC, back in the late 1960s. -
I've recently had a conversation with someone, regarding whether or not dinosaurs were the forerunners of modern birds, and then, I stumble across this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtm.../scidino120.xml
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How Come all Combat flight Sims are stuck in the WWII era...
Fubar512 replied to SkyStrike's topic in The Pub
I recall an interview on Tech TV (a few years ago), where they asked a PC "game" developer if there was any sort of an agreement among the various companies as to the backwards-compatibility of new titles. His response was something to the effect of: "No, not officially, but off the record, we all more or less agree that a three year-old system is about as old a set up as we'd want to support". Flight sims that where released in the 1997-1998 period would NOT run well on anything older than a 2-3 year old system (though in all fairness, Pentium processors were only released at the end of 1993, and 3D graphics cards were quite uncommon prior to 1996). By late 1999 early 2000, most titles coming out were written with hi-end PIIs and PIII's in mind. For example, Jane's USAF (released at the end of '99) was coded to take advantage of the PIII's SSE capability. And the PIII was only 10 months old at the time... In closing, remember that SFP:1 was written in 2001-2002, and was officially released in November of 2002. I personally know at least two members of this board who are running it on PIII systems, even with the latest patch installed. -
How the mighty have fallen... The terror of Jurassic park...is now the "Killer 'Keet"
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Well, boyz and girlz....take a guess as to what this is all about.....
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How Come all Combat flight Sims are stuck in the WWII era...
Fubar512 replied to SkyStrike's topic in The Pub
The "well simulated avionics" in Jane's USAF, were a joke. They were oversimplfied, and they weren't authentic. For example. the A-10A in Jane's has radar, with air-to-air modes! The MiG-29 in that same title, uses a cockpit that doesn't even begin to model the real Fulcrum's cockpit with any degree of accuracy. The only sim that modeled modern avionics with any degree of fidelity was Falcon 4.0, and even there, compromises were made to allow that title to run on the CPUs and GPUs of the day. -
Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords
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No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.
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Aim-7 Sparrow in WOV
Fubar512 replied to Lt. James Cater's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
It depends on the target's aspect while the missile's in flight. Targets that are heading towards, or away from you, present a simple tracking solution. They do not pose the additional challenge of a (rapid) change in bearing to the missile's seeker head, so you will experience a higher PK under those circumstances. Targets that present a beam-wise (side) aspect, are much more difficult to kill with early AIM-7s, as their relative motion makes for a tougher tracking solution. -
Cities...
Fubar512 replied to i90807065's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
That's Polack's updated desert terrain tiles, for SFP1. I have it working in WoE, so it is compatible. -
Cities...
Fubar512 replied to i90807065's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Cities...that's my favorite Talking Heads single..... -
Drop your panties, Sir William; I cannot wait 'til lunchtime
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Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей
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Possible to open the F105 canopy?
Fubar512 replied to Stratos's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
This is what I did.... I remarked out the tailhook entry, as I felt it unecessary: ;[Tailhook] SystemType=ARRESTER_HOOK MaxDeflection=60.0 Retractable=TRUE DeployTime=2.0 ModelNodeName=tailhook I then added the cockpit entry, like so: [Canopy] SystemType=ARRESTER_HOOK MaxDeflection=0.0 MinDeflection=38.0 DeployTime=5.0 AnimationID=8 ModelNodeName=canopy_frame_rear_outer DeployWhenOnGears=TRUE I tried to use an animation key instead, so as not to sacrifice the tailhook, but it seems that animation ID as originally posted ("8"), may not have been the correct number. -
Look, you stupid bastard. You've got no arms left. "Yes, I have." Look! "Just a flesh wound!"
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An idea that did not work
Fubar512 replied to Nicholas Bell's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
Because it's hardcoded that way. Also there are declarations for overcast light and overcast ambient light modifiers in the .dll file. -
Possible to open the F105 canopy?
Fubar512 replied to Stratos's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Personally, I prefer this method for animating the canopy...push a key and it opens, push it again and it closes...but only while on the ground, and stopped Canopy Animation Video -
Take a guess
Fubar512 replied to Fubar512's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Perhaps so, but.............he could always claim that it's a General Dynamics model -
Weapon requests...
Fubar512 replied to FastCargo's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
I was working on the Sa-10 system, though I am currently using a modified SCUD transporter as an analog, as the launcher and radar models still have not been built yet. -
Weapon requests...
Fubar512 replied to FastCargo's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
Well, now that you've mentioned it.... We could use a Talos missile for an upcoming project, as well as an SA-10. If you're interested, I'll see if I can dig up a few accurate drawings. -
Radar Fire Controlled Sumner Fram2 Data File
Fubar512 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - File Announcements
File Name: Radar Fire Controlled Sumner Fram2 Data File File Submitter: Fubar512 File Submitted: 16 Sep 2007 File Updated: 9 Feb 2008 File Category: Destroyers File Version: 1.00 Website: No Information This is an updated dat.ini for WoV's Sumner Fram 2 destroyer model. You must have this model (it's part of WoV) for this file to work properly... Modifications include radar-controlled 127mm (5" 38) guns, that will engage both sea and airborne threats. Click here to download this file -
Take a guess
Fubar512 replied to Fubar512's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Two weeks! -
Take a guess
Fubar512 replied to Fubar512's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
I believe that they haven't come up with a title for it yet. There's more at Third Wire's site.... -
Take a guess
Fubar512 replied to Fubar512's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
That's right, Capun. It's Third Wire's next sim of the series :yes: