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The terrain engine is changing anyway, so there probably won't be any more updates to the existing terrain engine anyway. I have no idea how things will be handled in the new engine, but everything will be .lod based with shaders. There will be no square tiles or .tod objects and trees will probably be placed in max just like every terrain object. I imagine there will be DLC terrain and things of that nature on the Thirdwire DLC store.

It's threads like this why I keep telling TK to get a real job and quit making games Some days you can't win and everyone is smarter than you.

Keep in mind that specular maps can also use color. I haven't messed with it, but you could technically add some bluish tint to your specular maps if you so desire that effect.

You just have to play around with it. Most of the metal skinned planes in the stock game are just 10% or 15% black. After you add overlays, white noise, and other effects it starts to look like metal. You can also add a blueish tint to it, but keep in mind that if you set the reflection mapping in the .ini to 1.0 or .9 it will already have a bluish tint to it. You can always just copy existing skins and cut and paste a portion of the skin to something you like and then modify that to suit your needs.

Haha, that's funny!

Tomcat isn't done. It's still under development.

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Forums are back as promised :)

He's just busy with stuff and hasn't been able to get the forums back up and running.

Here's your reassurance post :)

2 weeks

Yup, as I posted a few pages back in this thread, the air start stuff has been fixed. The weather should change more often in the campaigns. It will be explained in the patch readme. I just thought I would let folks know that the patch is being tested. Sorry I can't give any more info.

The patch is being tested now. Not sure when the release date is, other than 'two weeks'.

No, the MiG17 won't be included. Just the Mirage F1.c.

Port side: Box 3 Starboard side: Box 2

Nothing is being hard coded and you will still be able to mod the game. F-14 is going to be cool.

Make sure you add a FAN SONG radar next to your SA-2 sites. They won't fire without the radar close by.

Weather altitude changes the height of the clouds in the mission. The thickness i just that - the thickness of the clouds. You should be able to control the contrails in the contrails drop down box.

Make it close air support. Make the sams the primary objective. Only use a flight of two and order your wingman attack. If you want more flights to attack the SAMs then do the same thing with another AI flight. If you use a four ship the #3 and #4 probably won't go after the sams. Try it and see. You can move the objective triangle waypoint to anywhere on the map and edit the waypoints so you can do CAS anywhere. Make sure you tell the sams to appear early enough into the mission. I think they are set for a 2 1/2 minutes by default. (check the start time relative to the players arriving on target time). If you use SA2 or SA6 be sure to put the appropriate search radar (i forget the names) or they won't light you up and fire at you. SA8 can move and will be fine with no early warning radar.

Texture is missing and will be fixed in the patch. It was accidentally left out.

Mission Editor isn't for FE2 at this time. So far it's only going to be included in the SF2:E expansion. I'm not sure if we ever do another FE expansion, it will be included. F-14 isn't an addon, it will be a new title. Expansion should be done pretty soon...well within 'two weeks'.

Remember all work in progress and subject to change. The ground stuff is still raw and very much work in progress. You can assign a loiter time at a way point for aircraft to circle, and well, loiter. enjoy

Two weeks :) Seriously, I don't know. But hopefully soon.

Rick, Check to see if your graphics settings are on unlimited. If they are try reducing some of them..namely effects and shadows. The new expansion pack will be optimized for multi-core processors finally and there are also some tweaks to the graphics settings.

The force is strong with this one. Yeah, it won't be a pit, that's for sure.