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2 hours ago, jBeers6479 said:

Guys, been thru some rough times. Am going to be able to and will get a new computer and will be able to run at max detail everything. My previous computer may have been stolen from where it was stored. Will look into that.

wont insurance help cover a chunk of teh replacement? i know storage facilities in NC require you to have some kind of renters insurance on teh unit, either your own or one they provided at extra cost

i wish you luck on recovering the old one, but realistically its more likely getting replaced than recovered

edit after reading more: take a look at xidax. i've gotten 4 systems from them now since 2015 (2 laptop, 2 desktop). all but teh very oldest laptop are frankly still beasts even in 2026. 

hell, my new desktop from last year is more powerful than the systems in teh game development lab at my school. a fact i overlooked making a tank sim level last year (consistently made iterations at home that crashed at school )

not dead. just pining for the fjords

for parking, alot of pics show the bottom speed brake dropped down when parked. 

admittedly, was looking as the chute thru the top speed brake didnt look right. i recall reading that only the sides deployed when the landing gear was down. but i wouldnt trust that memory (its not a recent one) and most landing pics actually dont show the speed brakes being used

ok, at its heart SF2 is still a Vietnam based game

why else would we be keeping track of sandbags hit? 

checkin some stuff out

i would say cant let the  Yank teen jets have all teh fun

but that was before i went up against the Red Baron's bloody grandson..... 

44 minutes ago, Gepard said:

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circaspice!

you really like that bird dont you?  it certainly is better than the rainbow tail stripe they went to next 

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when you gotta blow something up in Kansas by 0830, by gotta be at an airshow by 1100

off to London...

On 2/4/2026 at 2:05 PM, GKABS said:

nice 

historically wrong in three ways and the reason im neck deep in Hog serials now

but still a nice shot

mando screenie, or boss's day at the beach

On 2/4/2026 at 2:48 PM, Flanker562 said:

At least he uploaded them before I die though.

gives me hope for updated Block 10 Vipers (A and B) 

edit 1: on a seperate note, already busy serial number hunting ANG Hogs and Vipers for the 1980s. must resist urge to add gun nosed Phantoms......

edit 2: it is rude to ask for more when someone does a mass of work. but.... it happens. i release a skin pack and promptly get asked about units in Vietnam (not interested) or post 9/11 (nah, Balad/Bagram/KAF memories can stay in my head thank you) or training units (i dont do them). after i release something covering every airframe over every year and every unit of an aircraft types career! 

so i get Yakarov79's point, but personally tend to let it go

ok no more. got to get back to school work

well, rough patches pop up here and there. makes you appreciate the good times more when they come back around

but even in the rough patches, so long as youre on the right side of the dirt you can keep fightin.

still good to hear from ya again 

ditto on contact on FB

but will also say, did you experiment and try adding said line? copy and paste from a working mod install (say ODS30AE or Crisis in the Med)

On 2/3/2026 at 6:54 AM, dungpro18694 said:

Can someone guide me on how to play SF2?

GKABS, your shots have been looking sharp lately. like "hey buddy, the DCS room is down the hall" sharp 

mando screenie or who wants to see this in lizard green?

5 minutes ago, swambast said:

but if you're looking for something quick to fill a large space that is fairly accurate and "good enough" then I can keep going on something like this (quick mock-up) and share it with him.

thats wicked

but it is up to him. his terrain

the phrase about "get this man a warehouse" popped in my head on his last post. Lawrence Fishburne voice and all

quick flight over North Carolina this morning 

@Sundowner, @GKABS, @Jimbib

will somebody please get this man a warehouse?

Wold Famous Baby! 

you could release the skins, or even the whole aircraft MINUS the lods. then require end user to download his original Tornado model, and copy over the lods. the skins and ini edits are all you and shouldnt be an issue to release

been done before, especially with DAT products. so its A path forward

but will also ask and see if anyone's heard form them since august last year

interesting day on Gonzo Station

could i let the last Thursday of the month go with out goin ugly?

well........

3 hours ago, warthog64 said:

There are no Penguins at the North Pole lol. Still Funny. I don't think Trump will militarily try to take Greenland. Denmark and the U.S. will work it out. 

well there werent. til the spoiled tangerine tariffed their home islands (Heard and McDonald) last year

now, the Penguins Liberation Army stands tall alongside their Greenlandic brothers....

looking damn good

as for the US Air Force, i think it looks good where it is. it wouldnt be as visible on teh intake when you have weps on the pylons. of course you could also leave it off like the regular Eagles did as well and put the insignia there

as for 1975 entry date, im not quite so sure. the three ADTAC units that swapped 106s for Eagles, the 5th 48th and 318th, did so in 81, 83 and 85 respectively. much of the air defense of CONUS moved to the ANG starting in the late 70s, and the active duty FISs tended to retire their 106s without replacement, disbanding shortly afterwards. in 75 GEN Chappie James (the RL Chappie) did a test flight in the Tomcat and strongly advocated for getting some for the FIS mission. Congress and big Air Force disagreed

but its your world. you make the DoD budget what you want it to be