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I've been having lots of fun with WOI and would like to install a sim on my laptop as well. laptop's specifications : Intel dual core 2 duo 1.66 Ghz 1 GB RAM video card - Intel 950 (integrated card). looking for a sim that will run smoothly with a good gameplay (one of the thirdwire series would be great). what do you guys think ? BTW, tried running "Lock on" on it and it was way out of its league... Thanks, Oded.

finished the "6th day war" campaign in WOI and started the "Yom Kippur" campaign. I am flying the Skyhawk A-4. I am being shot down by SAM's in just about any mission. what is the best method to avoid them ? flying extremely low or very high ? keep manouvering the entire flight ? don't have any ECM or Chaffs. am I missing something here ? BTW, how do you turn on the afterburner on this plane. 100% throttle won't turn it on. thanks, Oded.

Unicorn in hebrew is "Had Keren". doesn't sound too catchy for the Israely ear, I must admit...

on my third mission in WOI's first campaign (6th day war) I was sent on a "fighter sweep" mission. By the time I got to the contact waypoint I already received a "mission accomplished" messege over the radio. How can it be ? not a single rocket was fired... few more questions - what is the effective range of the cannons during air to air combat ? - what are Matra R.530 used for ? - is it crucial to deploy the external fuel tank before any bomb run/rocket-targeting/air-to-air combat ? - is there a difference between ending a mission right after its goal is accomplished (pressing the esc button), or landing back at home base ? - what's your best method (button used) to check your six ? Thanks, Oded.

This thread solved all my life's problems :yes: thanks a lot. I also added the "check 6" view as suggested by "csb" and it works fantastic. very helpful forum. Oded.

on my first campaign in WOI. the mission is to destroy the AAA in a syrian airbase. never played these sims before and since there are no tutorials, what's the recommended tactic for using rockets on ground targets ? what speed & altitude should I strike the target at ? how do I use the gunsight (Mirage) ? what is the recommended get-away path ? any info' will be helpful. Thanks, Oded.

thanks so much ! I've prepared a tactic based on a mix of the good suggestions here (high speed, correct angle, rockets falling short of target) and on my first Go, I nailed that AAA which made "swiss cheese" out of my Mirage so many times. of course, I got greedy and tried few more passes with surprisingly good results. mission accomplished ! now I am on to my next mission and of course, have few more questions (see seperate thread). Oded.

can not fing any info regarsing Wings of war WW1 flight sim/game. What do you thing about it & how does it compare to First Eagles ? link to Wings of War - http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/wingsofwar/index.html

In what events will a Joystick vibrate when playing WOI (fired upon, stalling, high speeds....) ? Thanks.

Well I intalled WOI on the laptop and can play it with good results on Low settings (about 30 FPS), medium settings make the game stutter (10-17 FPS). just for comparison, on my desktop computer - Intel core 2 duo 2.0 GHz, 2 GB ram & Geforce 8500GT (512 MB), the sim runs smoothly on medium settings (about 50 FPS), but stutter on high settings (12-20 FPS). actually low settings is very playable. truth is I can hardly tell a difference from higher settings. Oded.

Having a lot of fun with the sim, but have few questions: 1. Is there a single key for a rear view (check my 6) ? the F5 key shows the plane's rear and than I have to move the camera which takes valuable time in combat. 2. Where can I see my ammo status (number of missiles left and so on...) & fuel status ? 3. Why do I need waypoints and can't just fly ahead to the target ? 4. Is there a way to ask my wingman to get closer to me, or do I have to find him wherever he is in the sky ? Thanks, Oded.

Thanks for the warm welcome ! This forum is extremely helpful. Oded.

I am a relative newbie in combat sims and just bought a decent machine that can easily run these games. what are the main differences between the two sims (Lock on vs. WOI) ? which one have a better gameplay ? Thanks, Oded. BTW, I am from Israel. does it suppose to matter ? (-:

Thanks for the info' I followed your advice and got both sims. I admit I play WOI more for now, I guess it's a combination of a more friendly gameplay + me being an Israely...