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Do you remember where you were, 25 years ago, when you got the news?
daddyairplanes replied to Gepard's topic in The Pub
I was in Germany myself that day. Cooking dinner at a DFAC (dining facility) on Warner Barracks, Bamberg. the news was broken to me by a KP (one of the other cooks wife) who announced the third plane hit the Pentagon. the fun part is, that was also my wife's 25th birthday (yes, today was her 50th). she was shopping at the commisary, getting things for her birthday cake that i was gonna bake that evening. i called her as soon as i figured out what was going on and told her to get to the DFAC. the commisary was literally at the edge of base, Zollnerstrasse was on the other side of the wall where the dairy goods were. my DFAC was in the center of the base. we got bigger earfuls about bin Laden in USAEUR since we figured we were next on his list, not NYC. never did get that cake made. the whole US military spent the day updating alert rosters and records, cancelling leaves and recalling people. same in Germany, except we were there until 2200 that night (it started at around 1500 for us there) final note on it was a large amount of us lived in us government housing that was located off base. german apartments, but uncle sam paid the bills. that night we were advised to wear civilians coming on base, and the cooks authorized to wear BDUs so we could carry them in gym bags. it was close enough to walk and i did so my wife could have the car handy. on the way into the base, for about two blocks before the gate, was a sea of candles and flowers. we Americans were told to look as german as possible right after. most of Bayern was red white and blue for a week after -
Phantom Phriday. (READ RULES IN FIRST POST)
daddyairplanes replied to yakarov79's topic in Screen Shots
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A2G radar is pretty much ground mapping radar. but generally at old 1960s resolutions. i know for anti shipping it will help but you need to pay close attention, as those ship blips are pretty small on the scope
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How to survive naval strike missions?
daddyairplanes replied to koopanique's topic in General Discussion
swarm, hell. your Hawaii terrain kept sending me into the same damn Soviet convoy off the big island while i was testing FACs when your two ship winds up in the middle of 4 Krivaks and 4 supply ships, hit the throttle, hit the deck, target the cargo ships and hope your wing man makes it out ok -
How to survive naval strike missions?
daddyairplanes replied to koopanique's topic in General Discussion
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very nice, but there is a a regular screenshot thread and a Thunder Thursday thread (althouth that is only for Thursdays) to post regular pics like that in
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closest white castle to you is mid PEnnsylvania closest to me is Tennesse, although taht PA one isnt too much further not that i've looked last time i was at one was about '22(?). coming off a work trip driving from Michigan to NC also ate at a Bobs Big Boy that trip in Battle Creek Michigan reference for Gepard. was about a mile off base tho i dont recall what direction
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youre closer to one than me Krystal's is a close second (dont think they have em as far north as you are) but the one in my area is in the town notorious for bad service no matter what business you go into
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while i was in, i was typically Burger Kings on base. But McD's all over the town outside of base being the midwest, you could throw in abunch of these
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What exactly are the 2 expansions for SF?
daddyairplanes replied to Chugster's topic in General Discussion
EXP1 has content to enhance SF2 Europe as well as the Mission editor. EXP2 has content to enhance Isreal. thats why they cue to those versions. he never did an expansion pack for Vietnam or straight SF2 (maybe because of what modders had put out already?), and both expansion packs came out before NA\ NF5 is a modder creation, not Third Wire. keep in mind the EXPs dont just affect Europe and Israel but all other versions in your merged install. -
sooo the Block 10 two seater is gonna be another two weeks? seriously tho, you've given us a shitload already. if you find you have to retire from 3d, youve defineatly earned it. but i've got a felling youre gonna fight that event as hard as you can. for you, not for us take youre time getting back into it. we got plenty to play with until you do
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i would say why not have the slots to plug those in like some mega mods have but those typically are talking 3-4 aircraft. you would be looking at over 75% needing to go there to get
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Question on Hit Boxes and Collision Points
daddyairplanes replied to snapper 21's topic in Mods & Skinning Discussion
even with the lodviewer, hit boxes can be time consuming. my hats off to those that work on them. if you want to put teh time and effort in to make them that much, knock yourself out! -
ive run iObit and SF2 for years and never experienced an issue. so doubtful its that
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Is there a modern aircraft mod pack?
daddyairplanes replied to Chugster's topic in Mods & Skinning Discussion
what makes me laugh is the whole "pay for mods" mentality you dont come in this "store" and "pay" for mods if youre patient and participative, you dont have to pay at all if you want unlimited stuff, then pay a cover fee to get into lotsa mods club. but participation in the group discussion is free. not being a dick (openly, on the sly, or just ignorantly of others) is also free they got it real good with unlimited on a trial sub. my suggestion at the start of it was to put a limit on downloads for trial subs, and only go unlimited with month or more. but boss man didnt like that. so as was said, skip a fast food meal/overpriced coffee and get your hearts content, or readjust your priotities until 7 bucks/ 5 quid/ 9000 IQD/ 5500 bolos/ 602 rubles isnt that big of a dent in your living expenses -
Is there a modern aircraft mod pack?
daddyairplanes replied to Chugster's topic in Mods & Skinning Discussion
damn dude, a calm post for a change -
Is there a modern aircraft mod pack?
daddyairplanes replied to Chugster's topic in Mods & Skinning Discussion
if you want a pack, look at teh mega mods. I myself have done some mixed wing mods with multiple aircraft type (but not a full mega mod). but the most modern i get is about mid 90s. for what you want the closest is Operation Darius, but that mod was done around a decade ago if your looking for modern as in 2010 and later, keep in mind that SF2 is a Vietnam war game at heart. many modders have done work arounds to bring modern aircraft AND their avionics in game. but it doesnt always work and the first thing mentioned when someone complains that a F-35 or J-20 radar doesnt work right is that "its only there via workaround, the game isnt designed to support those features". only reason we get along ok into the 90s is the stock teen series jets -
meh, it aint that bad. youre still on the right side of teh dirt. even caught a pic of you for the viewers at home, he not teh horse
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not saying it cant be done, i just dont recall ever seeing a centerline only loaded with a TER. sort of makes sense that if youre gonna give up 600 gallons of fuel, you'd carry max ordinance there
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five bucks says ravenclaw has one done by Halloween
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Part 3, and done for the summer might get some more out there before Christmas, but not counting on RL to be that nice to me
