Old Diego

Every once in a while this type of thread always pops up and every time its the same exact thing. Why don't those illegals just follow the law? Why are they a drain on the economy? Why don't they pay taxes? etc etc. Seriously, I know plenty of people who break the law by not paying taxes, get social benefits etc - all of them citizens. This entire argument of "they" are causing the downfall of the US is overblown. The reason many if not most are here is for economic opportunity. Remove that opportunity and there is no reason to be here. Illegals do not hire themselves. They are actively sought after for the cheap labor, plain and simple. The whole system for catch and release is a complete joke. They are hired, they are deported, they are rehired or someone else is to take their place. Why not hold the employer at fault? If the penalty was more than a simple fine, and maybe some actual jail time, then maybe employers would think twice about hiring illegals. This means your mom and dad too, who cruise Home Depot looking for that el cheapo labor to build that nice new gazebo and fence. I know, none of you guys would ever think of hiring "them"....yeah, right, sure. When it comes down to thin profit margins and competing for contracts, many will do what is already being done - hire illegals. I see this all the time and every time I ask the same question - if it bothers you so damn much, what are you doing about it, besides griping on some forum? Go boycott known chicken producers, home builders, government contractors who build border walls(my personal favorite), medium sized factories ...you get the picture. After all, hitting the pocket book is the best way to achieve social change, while the easiest is through armed revolt. In these tough economic times, I really feel for the guy who is trying to do it "right" and by the book but that is not the American way. It should be but it isn't. We don't play by a set of rules. We figure out a way to overcome that obstacle be it legal or otherwise. Any honest and in-depth reading of history or evening news will show that our leaders of industry, politicians and pioneers all did it by dubious means. So go ahead and get that deck built this summer, Home Depot will still get the money for the wood.

In the worst way. Looking very promising, AD.

Simple 1.) A2G turrets 2.) Working FACs

No such thing as YAP Hueys. They are Pasko/Diego Hueys. My list - UH-1C, AH-1G & OH-58A

:drinks:Cheers

Hey thanks a bunch, guys.

I suppose you spoke directly with the Pilot/Gunner then.

This entire film reminds me of watching clouds as a kid. We laid out on the grass looking up and we all saw different shapes in the same cloud. Face it, none of us were there. Second and third hand knowledge means nothing. Only the Pilot and Gunner know what they saw and how they interpreted it based on the situation. Looks like an RPG or looks like a camera - looks more like an opinion. None of us here are qualified to dissect that video properly unless we have the Pilot/Gunner give us a play by play. What is real is that we all get to see a tiny glimpse of why war is ugly and brutal. Those that choose to be in the midst of it do it with the full knowledge that there is a real chance that they will not be coming home. I'm sure those reporters knew there were no health packs or do overs if they got into trouble.

I can make you a prop texture that you can use PERMANENTLY. PM me with the details.

Cheers, Dave.

Drop tanks don't have animations. You will lose the head movement. In order for the drop tank texture to be in the skins folder, it must be part of the model. Otherwise you will have blank textures.

I think it might have something to do with sarcasm. I think its pretty damn good.

Short answer - no.

Well, Dave, they just opened a 5G over here by 410/Culebra and if it sucks, you will have to figure out a way to send me a triple/triple, animal fries and a t-shirt from In-N-Out. Its been 3 years since I've lived in SoCal so my taste buds might be dulled out from all this Rudy's BBQ.

Better than In-N-Out? Impossible.

Never found a 005 CAT either. I guess everything is fine.

Done..*buuurp*

Could they have chosen a more fitting picture of Daddy? It looks like someone purposefully tried to find a death image.

Poor quality? I've not seen any around here but you can always go scroll page after page on the MSFS payware sites. I use the TMF standard as my personal goal. In my opinion, we've been extremely lucky they haven't charged one cent for their efforts.

One only need to look at The Mirage Factory and all of their freeware to totally nullify that statement. Please keep in mind that there are various levels of quality in both camps.

You asked the question why some modders go payware. I can only answer for myself. I, like many of you, have other obligations and time constraints. Modding for this game started to become an appendage to my real life. Many modders know the expense, time and effort to make just one object of better than stock quality. I came to the realization that I would like to be compensated for some of that. I am making enough to compensate myself for documentation, books all the extra little "stuff" that drains the wallet. Whatever OverKill makes goes right back into the next project. You won't find us making any money off of other modders freeware or outright stealing it and reusing it over and over. Whatever you pay for is clean. I never went one way or the other. I make payware and you can still find my work in many freeware mods out there. I'd like to dispel any notion that simply because one sells a mod, it somehow magically reduces the amount of love that goes into creating it. For that matter, all freeware is not sprinkled with a love enhancing elixir. The two coexist and should coexist here as long as there is a mutual respect.

Hi Dan. Can you show some better screens of the bump mapping? I can't see anything obvious.

Look at THIS link for the mesh fix. Its important that you make your changes in the Nvidia Control Panel to override any Thirdwire application.

I got rid of it by upping the Anti-Aliasing to 16X...your mileage may vary.

If I can use it as a larger ITouch, I'd be happy. I always wanted a simple bedside PC - a heavy clunky laptop wouldn't do. I think this might be just right.