shredward

Anyone else get this? Mine shows the correct skin - #24 with Hat in the Ring emblem. Anyone else see what Barkhorn is seeing? shred

Hallo Olham, Try turning your sliders down. We all ran into the same problem in beta, and turning the sliders, particularly scenery & terrain, down a notch usually solves the problem. 4 5 4 4 5 5 works for me. Cheers, shredward

Check the sound folder - there are several files called pilothit and xpilot hit.

Well, Olham, that really depends on if one is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do. Go through his clothes and look for loose change. Cheers, shredward

Thankyou Lou, Your story is very much in the spirit of OFF, and the season,. It reminds me very much of another story which takes place on Christmas Eve, many years later; The Shepherd, by Frederick Forsyth, and read on the CBC every Christmas Eve by the late Alan Maitland. All of our Canadian members will know of what I speak. Peace to you all, Ted

This thing is sitting on Ebay, and it's grand larceny at this price. One of the great classics. If you don't have it, and want it.... http://cgi.ebay.com/WWI-The-History-of-56-Squadron-RFC-RAF-Book-OOP_W0QQitemZ270494347944QQcategoryZ156401QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63 Cheers, shredward

Slippery devils, those recruiting Sergeants!

The recruiting Sergeants back in the fall of 1914 told the boys 'Enlist Now - we'll be home by Christmas'. the shredder

Don't know about you guys, but I'm gobsmacked by the screenies, and there've been tweaks since then. shred

Just about enough for a Flight! Congratulations! Ted

Hi Bob! shred

Stay tuned. shred

Hmmmm, I see real possibilities here, we can expand from our filling out claim forms: spit shining boots, latrine duty, church parade, short arm inspection, putting rounds into ammo belts, sighting in guns, hut inspection - yes, I can see where we can take this.... Thanks Bullet!

from The History Channel: November 22, 1914 Fighting Suspended in Ypres Salient On November 22, 1914, the first extended battle fought between Allied and German forces in the much-contested Ypres Salient during World War I comes to an end after over one month of fighting. After the aggressive German advance through Belgium and eastern France was decisively halted by the Allied victory in the Battle of the Marne in late September 1914, the so-called "Race to the Sea" began, as each army attempted to outflank the other on its way northward, hastily constructing trench fortifications as they went. The race ended in mid-October at Ypres, the ancient Flemish city with fortifications guarding the ports of the English Channel. On October 19, the Germans launched their so-called Flanders Offensive, aimed at breaking the Allied lines and capturing Ypres and other channel ports, thus gaining control of the outlets to the Channel and the North Sea beyond. The Allies held fast in their resistance, seeking the chance to go on the attack themselves whenever possible. On the last day of October, German cavalry units began a more concentrated assault, forcing British cavalry from their position at Messines Ridge, near the southern end of the salient. Further to the north, General Douglas Haig's 1st British Corps managed to hold its lines with superior rifle fire, leading many Germans to mistakenly believe they were facing British machine guns. Another German attack on November 11 almost toppled the British in the town of Hooge, but a motley crew of British defenders--including cooks, medical orderlies, clerks and engineers--was able to exploit German indecisiveness and eventually drive the enemy back to its own lines. Chaotic fighting continued without respite throughout the next three weeks at Ypres, with heavy casualties suffered on both sides. On November 22, fighting was suspended with the arrival of harsher winter weather. The protracted First Battle of Ypres--or simply "First Ypres" as British survivors referred to it--had taken the lives of more than 5,000 British and 5,000 German soldiers and the region would see far more bloodshed over the four years to come, as both sides struggled to defend the positions established during that first month of conflict. In the memorable words of one British soldier, Private Donald Fraser, "one was not a soldier unless he had served on the Ypres front." Cheers, shredward

OK guys, I'm gonna spell it out. No politics. No religion. Nothing personal. And nothing I don't want my five month old daughter to see or hear. We're done. the shredder

Oh Oh, the Thought Police have arrived:punish: A fairly innocent looking thread, and I never thought to have a look. Just goes to show. You guys know the rules. Don't make me come back here!!!

Hello Barkhorn, You've risked sounding pedantic, but I applaud you for having a good eye. And yes, some rudders were overpainted, darker, and the sequence altered after they arrived in the field, in the 94th and 95th. When you get Hat in the Ring, you will find those rudders overpainted, while the rudders of the 27th and 147th retained the factory hues and notations, again with the sequence altered. We do our homework. Cheers, shredward

The OFF weather files are based on historical data from many sources. While it is true that weather restricted flying on many days, it is also very true that there were very few days when there was no flying on the Front. OFF reflects this - levels of activity drop on dud weather days, and very rarely all flying operations are scrubbed, as they were on that day in the Great War, but those days are few. Remember, these skies are Over Flanders Fields, not sunny Southern California. Cheers, shred

two weeks two weeks two weeks

All being worked on. Cheers, shredder

Think I'll get me some popcorn...

Can't wait to see it. It's an amazing operation, run on a shoestring - quite a bit like another operation I know quite well. Hunting remains of WWII is the fun warmup for HURL's raison d'être - deep sea scientific exploration, and another subject Terry is passionate about. Whether it's exploring fumaroles off the North-West Islands, or the new island forming south of Big Island, or trips even further afield, Terry and his Pirates are always pushing the boundaries of the known world - a world most of us will never see, except through specials like this. Don't miss it! They went to sea yesterday, and they always come back with amazing new finds. Looking forward to hearing about it. Cheers, shred

OK Guys, We're done. Cheers, shred

Hi Stump, Rex Hannover passed this along: It's in the .air file > > Record 105. Aircraft type. > > 2==AI only. Not available in QC > > 0==Normal. Selectable in QC > > ... tom

There are some very good mods of CFS3 for WWII as well, so you can fly both wars using the CFS3 base. Cheers, shredward