Col. Gibbon

A new version of the trusty control tower is nearly finished, and there will be three different versions. ;)

Two new warehouse models for the collection

I recently found a set of Dutch buildings, which were designed for use with a GHQ table top tank simulation. These are the first two conversions for EAW. Warehouse in Nijmegan Gambrel Roofed Brick Building in Wolfheze

The next one for the collection, a Dutch Water Tower in Wolfheze.

Tonight's building, a Dutch Shed in Borkelen Schaft

GHQ MODELS

English Tithe Barn, for the collection.

I've already release a few farm buildings, but this is a small loco shed for French Narrow Gauge lines.

Two new French models posted for release. A Butchers Shop And a Bakers Shop Many thanks to Réseau Saint Michel for making these textures available.

Hi Stratos. I made another small change to the control tower model, so now you have a choice of RAF and USAAF versions. :)

Another French house. This ones the Wine Maker.

Hi Blackbird. EAW is still pushing the bounderies every day. Ever since we were giving the source code for the game, only our limited coding skills have held us back, but even so we have fixed stacks of issues with the game and updated the graphics to 24bit BMP 512x512, the results of which are shown in the post above. :)

Tonight's French model is a small cheese makers house. :)

Another French farm house has been sent for posting. ;)

I've built a new loco for use in EAW. It's an LMS class 8f 2-8-0, which were built in large numbers for the War Department, and used all over Europe and the Middle East, during WWII

Maybe someone could tell me if railways feature in any other flight sims, other than Rowan's BOB?

Just goes to show what you can do with an old flight sim. ;) You don't need millions of memory hungry, processor draining, nodes and thousands of elements to make something look good. :D

Will do Erik, once the bugs have all been fixed. So far only a problem with cockpits has been noticed, and fixed, but I'll wait a few more days.

Hi Everyone. It's here! The latest patch 1.28C for EAW. Here is a list of the changes which have been made to the 1.28B, to improve the game even further. Many thanks to the EAW Code Group, but especially to Kengel, Mr Jelly, Brit44, Crashing Jack, and Sydbod, who programmed most of the changes. EAW1.28CReadme (Note: this is a reformat of the original document that was Produced by the Code Committee of the Society of European Air War Contributors (SEAWC), October 2009. ) SEAWC information at Sandbagger’s Tally-Ho website on SimHQ Forums. Welcome! Installation A one-step installer will upgrade EAW to Version 1.28c. It is a 7-zip self installing file named "128CInstall.exe". It needs to be run in an existing EAW directory as it does not install a number of the standard EAW "CDF" files which we have never modified. 1 Old EAW versions: Version 1.28c will successfully install over and update all EAW versions. 2 "Eaw.ini file": If you already have older EAW versions, we recommend making a copy of your EAW.ini control file before running the install. A new "EAW.ini will be created by the install, and some favorite settings may be lost. You can copy and paste them back in later. 3 A new EAW install: Make a new EAW folder and copy the "DLL" files (except "_SETUP.DLL), the "CDF" files, and the "CHATLINE.TXT" file from the MicroProse or Infogames CD into it. Also copy the "MUSIC" folder. 4 Use the installer: Copy the installer ("128CInstall.exe") to your newly copied EAW directory, and run it from there. It will automatically adjust files and create needed directories. Some EAW 1.28C Features Flying Online: New hosting options and additional aircraft for up to 16 players. A ‘quick flight’ routine speeds game play. New throttle controls: Engine starts now require throttle management for more realistic flying. No gas, no start. Too much throttle and an explosive “wet start” of flame appears. Engine may be damaged by repeated wet starts or jamming the throttle forward too fast on a cold engine. Built-in graphics speed checker: Use CTRL-G. An information screen appears upper right with Frames-Per-Second displayed, along with other aircraft info. Special names for exes: You may copy the EAW.exe and rename the file to your unique preference or use one with a different name, such as EAW 1_28c.exe., Eaw-SPAW.exe, Iraq.exe, etc. It works in most Windows operating systems, but for online flying it must be named "EAW.exe". Aircraft Carriers: Flying, landing, and fighting at sea is much more extensive now. Options for sea attacks and operations are available in the Mission Screens in hangars. Practice is recommended for carrier landings—don’t get too low on final approach. Torpedo runs and dive bombing of warship convoys included. South Pacific Air War (SPAW) is designed for 1.28c. Flying by the Years and Seasons: EAW will soon offer a World War I flying scenario for the 1914 to 1918 years. Other scenarios have dates before and after EAW’s ‘stock’ World War II years. 1.28c allows proper dating and seasonal changes of terrains. Extra Aircraft in Your Flight: Individual aircraft “skins” (paint and markings) can be shown and fly together in the 1.28 series. In 1.28c up to 64 aircraft from your squadron can be part of a flight. This “multi-skins” number depends on aircraft modders to supply them. It could be more or less than 64 in the game. Auto Combat: Default is ON. Change to “0” ( zero) to turn OFF. This allows you to fly on Autopilot and target enemy aircraft or other objects. The AI (Artificial Intelligence) will then fly your aircraft and pursue and shoot. Useful for both new and experienced pilots to watch an “expert” fight and observe and learn dogfight tactics. Autopilot and AutoClimb are already part of the 1.28 series. Parachutes forbidden (WW1): Before 1918 dates, ‘chutes will not be available to pilots and crew. It was considered cowardly to use them. War ships, and sea convoy interdiction targets: A new type of convoy has been added for interdiction missions. Convoys composed mainly of warships can be selected for attack. If you choose either of the two "ship convoys" as target for an interdict mission, only targets that have a "ship convoy" are displayed on the preflight map. 2nd supercharger stage: A 2nd supercharger stage added for piston engines with high altitude capabilities. More action codes: A number of new ones have been added. Most are codes for additional damage types. Aircraft Formations: Every nation can have its own formation type. These are inside a “formations.dat” file in the main EAW directory. Bomber Missions: The campaign routines have been adjusted to make "bomber campaigns" better, with more dependable escorts. The V1 slot: This can now be used as an extra plane slot of another type. Burn Damage: Multi- engined planes may lose a wing when a damaged engine burns too long. Tail gunners and AAA (ground fire) will not stop shooting when a plane engine just smokes. Front Lines: Front Lines will be displayed on the single mission map by a red line. Artificial Intelligence: AI´s will avoid hills rather well now. They cannot be led to crash into a mountainside so easily anymore. New "EAW.ini" settings (and some reminders) Eaw.ini file: This extended control file opens like a text file and may be edited and saved to your personal preferences. Many new features will be added to the ini file during install for 1.28c, so checking this file pays off. Much more extensive than Configure Game, the player’s ini file may adjust such things as: Extra Squads: Default is OFF (zero). Any number up to 17 extra squads may be entered. This will produce a sky filled with aircraft, always an EAW specialty, with massive dogfights called “furballs”. Up to 256 aircraft seen at once. Play Speed (Frames-Per-Second) may be affected, however, when large numbers of aircraft are in view. Changing your view or using a lower number of extra squads will speed up the FPS. Possible settings are: "0 & > 17" No extra squad. "1-3" normal extra squad. "4" all Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "5" all US Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "6" only 1940/43 US Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "7" only 1944/45 US Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "8" all US+Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "9" only 1940/43 US+Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "10" only 1944/45 US+Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "11" all Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "12" only 1940/43 Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "13" only 1944/45 Brit Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "14" all Ger Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "15" only 1940/43 Ger Bombers get two escorting fighter squads "16" only 1944/45 GerBombers get two escorting fighter squads "17" Fighter squads can have up to 64 planes, always two Bomber squads will appear, instead of one. Engine start: Ctrl-1 starts engine 1, Ctrl-2 starts engine 2, Ctrl-3 starts engine 3, Ctrl-4 starts engine 4 PlaneSet Number: Possible values: 0-4 This only influences the game if there are additional plane set folders in the currently used "Scenario folder". Number "0" is default and as long no other plane set is loaded, the plane set from the CDFs is used. "=1" can get selected from inside the game (configure game > graphics). =2, =3 or =4 can be enabled by editing the EAW.ini (OAW1.28 V13 include a feature to do it easily). Month: If the value is between 1 and 12 (January to December), EAW 1.28C will provide a steadily increasing mission date in single, multi player and quick-mission mode, with every played mission. This does not influence the career date! The Month setting triggers the season in EAW if a seasonal setup is present in the currently used "Scenario folder". In this way the currently used month can determine the terrain and/or weather setups to be used. "= 21" triggers static "Spring"(also in career mode), while the single mission date is randomized (as in the default game). "= 22" triggers static "Summer". "= 23" triggers static "Fall (Autumn)". "= 24" triggers static "Winter". "= 25" triggers static "Light Winter" All other values ( 0, > 12 & < 21 , > 25) disable the seasonal setup and the new mission data system. If the seasonal setup is activated, it automatically becomes a "host setting" in multi player mode, so everybody in game will get the same setting Day: Here you can select the wanted game date day (1 to 31). If the value is bigger than then maximum possible number for the current month, the game will switch to the next month. If the "Date system" is disabled, also the day value is randomized. It does not apply to career mode FadeTimer: This influences the fade time, when you leave one pre-game screen and enter another. The used value depends to the user’s preference, a maximum value is not known. Static Cockpit: This disables the 2D cockpits at all. It is useful, if someone plays in 640x480 and does not want to see the 2d cockpits (in add on campaigns they normally would not fit). With the coming 7217 fix the 2D cockpits will be present in 1024x768 resolution, then this will be more important. Auto combat: When the player selects “Autopilot” in the game a value "= 1" makes the player’s own plane attack the enemy automatically. This will happen when the player has selected an enemy plane as the target. Computer Gunsight: "= 0" disables the computed Gun-sight. Otherwise the value is the distance at which the gun sight works best in "metres". Friendly Encounter: "= 0" disables all friendly encounter groups. Try values up to 255. The higher the value the higher the probability to meet a encounter group. Enemy Encounter: "= 0" disables all enemy encounter groups. Again try values up to 255, as higher the value the higher the probability to meet a encounter group. GunSightSize: This changes the reticle diameter. The default is "=1024" and possible values are from 800 to 2100. Old Style: This enables the EAW.2 plane selection screens. The default is "=0" (off). "=1" enables the old style screens. HudFontSize: This changes the size of the in game HUD display fonts. The default is "=0" (off) but “=1” gives large fonts Keyboard Language: This changes the keyboard to different national settings. Default is "=0" (English/US) "=1" (German) "=2" (French) "=3" (Spanish/Italian) Flak Accuracy and FlakRof (rate of fire): Both values affect only the heavy flak. The default is "=2" Appropriate values range from 1 to 5. The effectiveness of the flak depends to both values. Experiment with them. Ground Battle: This affects the artillery ground battle near the front lines. The default is "=3" "=0" disables the ground battle action. The higher the value the more impacts happen. Depending to the PC´s performance at some stage the FPS might suffer. Old Damage: The default is "=0" "=1" enables a hard coded gun power and engine management, which suits many of the older flight models better. Realistic Gunnery: The default is "=1" "=0" makes the gun power a little more destructive. The new “dir.set”, “cdf.set”, and folder system As this readme is meant for people upgrading to 1.28C no explanation of these advanced features needs to be given in this document. The only people who need it are the modders creating or updating work for 1.28C. A number of ready made scenarios such as SPAW will shortly be released in installations which make good use of these features. If you need more information then please contact the members of the code development team via the EAW forum at SimHQ or Combat Ace. The OAW128 file manager The latest version of the OAW128 file manager has been specially tailored for 1.28C users. It is almost essential for players using the increasing number of multi skins. Again check posts in the EAW forums at SimHQ or Combat Ace for further information. This document: is a copy with format modified , The original was produced by: The EAW Code Development Team October 29th 2009 Many thanks to RAF Roy, for the above text. Download everything you need here: http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/EAWNewFront2.html

OK, a lot of you, might think EAW is a dead and buried Sim, but that is a long way from the truth. Since we were kindly given access to the source code by Atari, we have been busy updating the game, and adding lots of new features. There will be soon a new 7217 fixed exe, with 24bit colour, multi skins, and much much more. Have a look at some of our recent tests of 1.28c. I think the new 64 aircraft squads, might just get the blood pumping. But your chances of survival are not good. :) Thanks to AngleOff for these screens. A few screens in Glorious 24bit colour. Here's a few more WWI screens from Flying Tiger. Now, if this does not lot is not a good reason for a Forum here, I don't know what is.

I thought I'd better post an explanation of how the EAW Multi Skin system works. This works in 8 and 24bit BMP, and allows you to have up to 16 differently skinned aircraft per squadron, as in the example below. 3DZ Files: The default 3dz names remain for the leaders position. That is the P****F.3dz, and if that model is the only one loaded, you will see just the first model replicated in all the squad positions, as in the default game. For the first wingman you have rename the 3dz P****01F.3dz. For the second wingman P****02.3DZ, and so on up to P****11F.3dz for a normal max squad, and to P****15.3DZ, for extra squads option. For HR models, you do exactly the same, but you have to rename all the 3dz's for the main model [A, B, C, E, F, G, P] , and I'm adding support for the P****M.3dz, distance model, and P****U.3dz, cockpit wing view, but not for the internal cockpit files, as I see no need for these to be multi skinned. Internal 3DZ Texture Links: Once again, for the default slot there is no change P****TEX.PCX/TPC links to P****TRA.PCX/TPC. For the first wingman, the texture link is P****01TX.PCX/TPC links to P****01TRA.PCX/TPC, and as for the 3dz's the texture has a matching number up to 12 or 15, as before. For HR models all the files needed have to be changed accordingly: A.3DZ = P****01AX.PCX/TPC B.3DZ = P****01BX.PCX/TPC C.3DZ = P****01CX.PCX/TPC E.3DZ = P****01EX.PCX/TPC F.3DZ = P****01TX.PCX/TPC Links to P****01TRA.PCX/TPC G.3DZ = P****01GX.PCX/TPC P.3DZ = P****01TX.PCX/TPC M.3DZ = P****01MX.PCX/TPC Links to P****01MRA.PCX/TPC U.3DZ = P****01UX.PCX/TPC Links to P****01TRA.PCX/TPC When these changes are made you will see in the new exe differently painted aircraft in as many positions as you like, up to 16. :)

Hi ezlead. That zip does not contain everything you will need if you follow my tutorial, so grab this zip. http://rapidshare.com/files/283821322/3DZ_Starter_Kit.zip

Hi Max188. I dare say you know your EAW site is dead. Is there any chance you could upload your EAW files here on our new forum? Or, send them to sandbagger, so he can recreate your site, on the new Tally-Ho. BTW. Your site still exists as a ghost on a web archive site, but with no downloads.

Hi ezlead. I recently did a tutorial on how to build a simple 3dz. http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2869369/1.html I might help you to get started.

Hi ezlead. It's not available yet. It's very much WIP at the moment, as every model for this campaign has to be built from scratch.