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. I don't know Olham. Try presenting it to them at the field and see if they wouldn't let you take one of those kites out for a romp. .

. What a beautiful pair of Albatri. Wouldn't it be wonderful to get some actual stick time in one of those. .

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. Not strange at all Olham. Any time you are online shopping, viewing websites, whatever, there are any number of adware gizmos keeping track of everywhere you go so that the pop-ups will be better tailored to you. They can keep tabs on you in a variety of ways, and the only hope of getting rid of them is to completely clean out your cache and registry on a regular basis. They will however be back and start over the next time you go online. Welcome to 1984 Olham. .

. Mais oui, mon ami. N'est pas tout le monde? .

. Very cool Elephant. Thanks for sharing Sir. .

. Pol, now you're just being mean to poor old Widowmaker with those latest pics you've posted. Beautiful stuff. .

. Since we are passing around a fair amount of tips lately concerning settings in OFF and ways to improve performance in slower systems here's another one you can try. Don't tick the box in your Graphics Config to disable the shadows but instead try reducing the texture budget and size of the object shadows. You do this by going to the 'Texture Info' tab in your Graphics Config and once there lower the 'Object Shadow Texture Budget' to 100, and the 'Object Shadow Size' to 128. This will significantly reduce the resources required by this feature yet still allow you to enjoy it. The only thing you will notice with these two values lowered is that the shadows will 'wink out' sooner than they normally do as your distance increases between you and the objects. Here is a snapshot of the tab that should help clarify what you are looking to adjust: Give it a try and you might find it gives you yet another little increase in performance. Cheers! Lou .

. And isn't that the truth Duke. Also, I agree with Shiloh, this one could go either way. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. .

. Wish I knew what to tell you on this one WM. You've done exactly what I would have in the situation. Are you sure the OS install disc is still good? Haven't been storing it in the microwave or next to large electromagnets? JK. .

. I don't know what the result would be with that setting Creaghorn. You should give it a try and let us know. .

. Oh oh, I believe we've been taken to task by the headmaster. Apologies Olham for temporarily derailing your thread. To topic: I have had some success with this tweak in the past, but do not see any visible changes with my latest system and configuration. I will now write this one hundred times on the chalk board. And Dimus, I echo Olham's best wishes for a speedy recovery of your economy Sir. Indeed, I wish that for every country in the world that is in financial peril these days. .

. For some reason I am hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice saying, "I am Max Frps, the Strutter ELIMINATOR!" .

. Greetings All, While flying another couple of missions this AM with 54 RFC and recalling Widowmaker's recent topic about giving your flight mates names that mean something to you personally, I realized that its been a while since anyone has mentioned another tweak you can make, so I thought I would share it again for those newcomers with us. To furthur increase your attachment to your virtual selves in the OFF skies it is a fairly simply matter to not only create a custom pilot's photo in your Pilot Log but also a custom squadron emblem. If you pop into your 'PilotPhotos' folder, (the path to which looking something like this: C:\OBDSoftware\CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields\campaigns\CampaignData\PilotPhotos), you can get into the different nation folders and find all the various stock photos of the pilots. Any of these can be swapped around by simply changing the number of the photo, keeping in mind that the sim assigns the photos to your pilots in numerical order and not necessarily using say 'Pilot4' for your actual fourth pilot. The simplest way to find which photo the sim has assigned is to open up the nation folder you are flying for and locate the photo you see in your current Pilot Log. You can then look through the other photos in the folder and locate one you might prefer. Once you have, rename your current pilot photo to something like 'Pilot4.orig' ,(using the previous example), then copy and paste the pilot photo you wish to use instead and rename it 'Pilot4' and that photo will now appear in your Pilot Log. You can also find pilot photos on the web and use those as well, which is what I have done more often than not. I recommend doubling the dimensions of the stock OFF pilot photo when working with custom pilot photos as it allows you more detail and a crisper look, and the sim will simply reduce it to the space on your Pilot Log anyway. You can do the same thing with your squadron ID swatch by going into the 'Scratchpad' folder, (the path to which looking something like this: C:\OBDSoftware\CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields\campaigns\CampaignData\Scratchpad), and grabbing the appropriate image to customize. Again, doubling the dimensions of the image allows you more room to work. To illustrate the end results, here is my current Pilot Log for Jeffrey Alberts: You will notice that I also went into my 'PilotXDossier' file, (with X representing the pilot number), and refined the biography to more accurately reflect the Major's RFC assignments. You will also notice the new OFF medal images which are available in the downloads section via this link: All New Medals For OFF . It's all about the insanity...errr umm...I mean immersion. Cheers! Lou .

. I agree that there are numerous issues to overcome with this one, Uncleal. And, I will point out again that I tried something similar myself which did work OK, however in the end I invested in the Saitek Pro Flight pedals. However, no matter how it's done, a set of rudder pedals will make OFF into a whole new experience and change the sim nearly as much as TrackIR does. .

. Uncleal, the set-up Ulti posted a pic of looks as if it will give left and right rudder inputs as he has the pedal bar mounted on a central hinge point. Pushing forward on the right side of the bar causes the arm to swing to the left which should twist the stick to the right in the process; pusing forward on the left side of the bar should yield similar results in the opposite direction. He will likely need to narrow the band on the twist calibration so he won't need as much pedal bar movement to affect the full twist action provided by the stick. None-the-less, it might work pretty well with a bit of fiddling. .

. I also applaud the efforts of those who cobble, being one who does the same as evidenced by the throttle modification I came up with some time back. It's still working great too. .

. Well, there are other candidates in the category of 'Worst Actor in a WWI Aviation Combat Movie', not the least of which is the entire cast of the 1971 stinker, "Von Richthofen and Brown". However, as atrocious as the acting is, and despite a total disregard for actual history in any way, shape or form, at least they flew REAL aeroplanes: .

. That is a very good video Creaghorn, and more than a bit poignant. Thanks for sharing Sir. .

. Oh Wayfarer, sounds as if you might well qualify for membership in the BOC. Dej, since you made mention of the criteria for joining this highly questionable organization, I respectfully ask that you draft our membership charter for approval of the founding members. Also, I have the proof ready for our amended letterhead and club motto: .

. Dej, after several rounds and toasts to our own cleverness the idea of the Dodo bird as the club emblem had us in stitches. Aaaaaah, the simple joy of viewing the world through beer goggles. Now as to your vote for 'Per Dementia Ad Astra' as our motto: In the sober light of day I must confess I like it much better. I can order up another case of letterhead and ring up the foundry to inform them of the alterations. In for a penny, in for a pound, I say. .