raptorman

FC: Brand new card! I have updated drivers where applicable etc., so perhaps I should go to a previous restore point and try it out? Maybe a direct X issue? My direct x diag tool days I have Direct X 11. Isn't everybody running 9.0c or something like that? Should I be too? I am not that comp. savvy... I am confused... Thanks for your suggestion!

Hi gents: I assume this has been covered before...However, I have recently run into to graphics anomalies on WoE (XP version). ALL GAMES (CP VERSION) ARE BEING PLAYED ON VISTA. I first started seeing problems with the sky on WoV (XP); the clouds and horizon sky has a very faint checkerboard pattern to them. SF (XP) was OK for the longest time without any similar looking graphics problems. I then began to see similar problems to the sky and some aircraft in WoE (XP). Now, SF (XP) crashes as soon as I hit the "FLY" button. Is this a simple, now I am not compatible with new drivers issue (so says all of my CP installed games?) let me know if you know what could be up...time to convert to SF Projects 2? :) Raptorman

Thanks for the answers gents. I am still scratching my head about the USCG helo... Maybe I'll write the webmasters of the USCGAS... ;) Raprmen

Sounds like a perfect answer. Thanks Grinch.

My American friends; Twice in the last 2 months I have seen US Military aircraft flying over Canada! Cool, I say. Unusual? Yes? The first time was in the mid-central portion Vancouver Island. I saw a KC-10 refuelling an E3 AWACS with a fighter flying near-by. This was during the Vancouver Olympics, so perhaps it was a joint-security thing? The fighter could have been an CF-18 out of Vancouver... THe second flight was even stranger. A saw a HH-60 Jayhawk flying just off-shore over the West Coast of Vancouver Island south of the resort town of Tofino. The closest USCGAS "with" Jayhawks is Alaska or Oregon. It was great to see, but why would it have been there? Doubtful a resuce as our CH-149 Cormorants are just a very short flight away at CFB Comox. Just curious. RaptorMun

thanks!

What terrain is that again?

Love it too Rambler. My 5 yr-old and I listen to it as part of the Right Stuff soundtrach when J Glenn takes off!

U2 - No Line on the Horizon.

Cool! Saw them in Vancouver and my wife got me tickets to see them in Seattle in June. Excellent concert, I am sure you'll have a blast. Not a metalhead myself, but... Have you seen "It Might Get Loud?". R

Dave: I recall that you were a U2 fan (re:"U2 by U2). Based on SF videos on Youtube, I thought the rest of us simmers were Metalheads!:) Did yoy see any of the 360 Tour concerts? Nice library BTW!

Tuskegee - where did you get the nuclear finish BUFF? She's a bute!

Stunning Mr CheckSix... Have you still some unreleased P-3 Skins? Raptormun

Hi again: The SFP1E cat exctractor does not seem to be working for me. Installed correctly...I think. Shows up where I want it to be installed, but the actual install seems to hang up when it installs "fonts". Run exe, and shows files to extract...I hit "extract" and it indicates that the files have been extracted, but when I check them in the correct game folder, they do not appear. Has anybody else had this problem? This really sticks at the moment. I cannot get to the flightengine.ini to make some "critical" changes. Happy day to all. Thanks in advance. Raptorman

Hi again: Still struggling to get the sim up to the par it was on my XP...few Qs if I may: 1) There is supposed to be a free hex editor for DL on CombatAce? If so, where is it? I could not find it on the DL section. 2) Anbody having issues with the cat extractor on Vista? It does not seem to work for me -- I cannot get it to open files w/o error messages (can post the message if need be) 3) My 2048x2048 bitmaps for some of my aircraft are showing up real crappily (low, low res) in comparison to a previous install on my XP machine. I sem to recall you there was a INI edit for this? My rig should be able to handle the bitmaps sizes...My card is set up for 16x FSAA... Any thoughts lads? Rapperman

Thanks for the input folks. may be a problem with defragging...I tried that again and things seem to be better. Still not 100% though. Very "touch and go" Thanks for the help!!

Not sure what the heck (mild form of what I am feeling...) is going on with my computer and Third Wire games (SFP1, WOV, WOE) -- I cannot get them to load. Here is what I am running: Windows Vista (32-bit) Direct X 10 (up to date drivers) AMD Athlon ™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz 3 GB RAM Radeon HD2400 (1535 MB) Prior to the patches, things ran well. Now, I cannot even get the games to spool up. Before patches, the main screen popped up fairly quickly. Now, post-patch (even with fresh install of WOE, no patching yet), the main screen does not come up (or it may take several minutes, which I seem to not be able to wait for to find out!). I know TK said load-up takes a bit longer post-patch, but I thought that my rig was a bit stronger than than the lower running systems TK said the post-patch games may have trouble on. It seems that DX 10 is a problem? IS it possible to digress to DX 9.0c? Will these games run on DX10? Any suggestions? I am really getting frustrated here. I am working on some P-3 mods and obviously cannot wotk with them since the sim won't even play!! :( Any hints? Should I just work with the sim prior to the patch? ANYBODY ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM? ARGH BTW, are you all doing well? Cheers! Raptorman

Hi: Topics I am asking have been really covered to death!! Sorry to ask, or confirm again. I recently re-loaded SFP1 with new patch... ISSUES: 1) loading times, really long, on some occassions, no idea when the game will finally spool up:( 2) Graphics problems include wonky clouds and strange water. Prior to the patch, loading was great and no graphics issues (i.e., clouds and water were fine). I am using Vista (32bit) with DX 10. As I understood it, the new patches would resolve issues with Vista (including graphics problems - clouds and water). Do I have to do some data INI fixes? Just curious, can somebody check my computer specs below to see if I have a "worthy" system? My 2003 Dell seemed to be up to task!!! My new computer's specs are: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz 3 GB RAM Radeon HD2400 (1535 MB) THanks for any hints or advice Raptorman

Hi gents: i seem to recall somewhere that SFP1 and WOV will not work with DX10 (came with my new rig). If so, what is the best way to "downgrade" to DX 9.x (whichever works best?). Any help would be great. I am currently dual-booted, but it is a pain in the rump. I have searched for DIRECTX 10 issues, but seem to get lost in the quagmire. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

Hi: Speaking of which, I have a variant of the Aries in production based on the P-3 Capun and I made ... I was born in Misserysauga... Live out in BC now. Where abouts are you in the ol' Miss?

Hi Saganuay: Have you changed your old email address? Tried to get in touch with you.... My addy has not changed - I have a q for you. Can you email me? You should have my addy somewhere... Raptorman