RAF_Louvert

. I also do not plan on upgrading. So far my flying kit is working fine, (knock on wood), and I am hopeful it will push P4 as well as it pushes P3. I am further hopeful it will run 'Cliffs of Dover' when that new offering is finally sorted out. .

. Looks like I will be in town now until next Tuesday, so we can once again get back to our contest. I will post the next pic at 11:00am GMT on Friday May 27. Be ready! Cheers! Lou .

. Duke, for me it is the N28. I had always thought that kite to be something quite fine, but it is not that great IMHO. The rest of the planes in OFF are really close to what I imagined them to be, with the Camel still being my all-time favorite. .

. Ooops, my bad Olham. "In Cloud Effect" should not be disabled. I had tried that a while back as I was getting some strange effects when in the clouds, but I discovered it was one of my graphics card settings causing the issue. .

. Here are my system specifications: CPU: Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz Wolfdale 6mb 1333fsb 45nm with Arctic Cooler Memory: 8gb DDR2 PC2-6400 800mhz Mobo: ASUS P5QL Pro Hard Drive: 2 Western Digital 640 GB Caviar Black SATA Opti Drive: LG 22X DVD+/RW Dual Layer SATA Rewrite Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512mb PS: Diablo 900 Watt Windows XP Pro 64-bit OS LG 22" flat screen LCD monitor Three large case fans After I'd gotten this set-up running and related drivers updated, and after loading OFF and TrackIR, I began the process of dialing it all in. What I ultimately came to find was that with my CPU overclocked to 3.80 and my memory overclocked to 890 I could push OFF with the sliders at 5-4-4-5-5 and keep a solid 45 to 60 FPS with no white jaggies of any kind, no matter how quickly I looked around or how large the dogfight. The only time I do get the dreaded pale triangles is when I am also running FRAPS to capture a video, and even then it is minimal. Now, I realize that more card memory would be wonderful and if you have the budget by all means go for it. But if the pennies are tight, I would recommend opting for the speed. That being said, I also wouldn't go any smaller than a 512 card. *********************** Here are my current nHancer settings: On the Enhancements Tab: Anti-Aliasing check "Combined" and "16xS" 2x2 SS + 4x MS check "Enhance in-game AA setting", "Gamma correction" and "Multi-" Anisotropic Filtering check "16x" Vertical Sync check "On" and "Force Open GL Triple-Buffer" Ambient Occlusion set at "000B0000: World In Conflict",and "Use Ambient Occlusion" is checked. On the Optimizations Tab: Texture filtering check "Performance" Trilinear optimization check "Off" Aniso. sample optimization check "Off" Negative LOD Bias check "Clamp" Adjust LOD Bias set at "0.000" Force DXT3 (Open GL) check "Off" Prerender Limit set at "1" Power management mode check "Max Performance" On the Compatibility Tab: Set Anti-Aliasing compatibility, Anti-Aliasing compatibility DX10, and Direct3D 9 compatibility at "00000000: general compatibility" Force mip maps check "Bilinear" High Dynamic Range (HDR) check "Disabled" Dynamic Tiling set at "0" CPU Multi Core support check "Single Core" ********************** CFS3 Config Settings, (boxes checked): Disable Warning Boxes Disable Intro Movie Disable UI Animations High Resolution Z Buffer Terrian Detail Texture Disable Validate Device Disable Write-Only Vertex Buffers Disable Write-Only Index Buffers Disable Targeting Cone Disable HUD Disable Chat Disable Advisor Messages Disable Simulation Warnings Disable Water Animation Disable In Cloud Effect Texture Info: Composite Terrian Texture Pool: Default Composite Terrian Texture Usage: Render Target Composite Aircraft Texture Pool: Managed Composite Aircraft Texture Usage: Render Target Vertex Buffer Pool: Managed Index Buffer Pool: Default Fullscreen Swap Effect: Discard Display Options: 1600 x 1200 x 32 Anti-aliasing: None (controled by nHancer utility) I also set program priorities for OFF and TrackIR at "High". .

. Notary Sojac, start by following Elephant's advice and save a copy of your entire 'Pilots' folder from your old install. After you have installed OFF into your new PC and have it all set up and running properly you can try this method: Create a new pilot with the exact same beginning points as one of your saved pilots, being sure that you match the pilot's number. So, for example, if the first saved pilot you wish to recreate was "Pilot4" in your old install you will want to make him "Pilot4" in your new install, which will require that you create "Pilot2" and "Pilot3" first, (there is no "Pilot1"). Match the pilot's name, start date, squadron, and rank exactly. Now then, launch OFF and fly your new pilot long enough to get a confirmed kill. Once you have done that you should be able to take your pilot's old dossier, log, and claim files from your old saved "Pilots" folder and swap them for the new ones, (but be sure to save a copy of the new ones just in case). Do this one pilot at a time until you have all your old pilots "moved" to your new install. I can't say for sure that this will work for you, but it did work for me. Good Luck NS, and welcome to the OFF forums. New lads buy the drinks! Cheers! Lou .

. I'm fond of 'wings' v 'fenders', and after living in England for three years it makes perfect sense to me. I swear you all think your little cars over there can fly, while we in the States drive ours like bumper cars. .

. Exactly Duke. We Americans are simply doing our part to evolve the language as needed, and that superfluous 'u' in words such as color and humor is just a waste of a perfectly good letter that is better suited for words like ukulele and luau...and superfluous! .

. Greetings All, My travel plans were completely altered this last week and I am just now finding myself back at the old family manse. I will be home for a day or so but then it's back on the road for another stretch. Apologies on not being able to get back to the current "Who's Paint Is This" contest, but it will resume when my work schedule calms down, (hopefully in about another week or two). I also just discoverd that my OFF install is corrupt and I will have to complete redo that before I can continue in my favorite flight sim...DAMN! Ah well, c'est la guerre I suppose. Looks like I may have to fire up the IL2 Gladiator and fly for Wavell's 30,000 this weekend, just to keep my hand in the game. Cheers! Lou .

. Just an update concerning our ongoing contest. I have been out quite a bit these last few days and am leaving now until Sunday night. But I will be posting the next round of questions when I return. Safe flights everyone. Cheers! Lou .

. Dej, you quoted Lee's "Open Cockpit". Does this mean you are currently in possession of a copy? If so, I have a favour to ask concernig the copy I have. .

. I did notice he mentioned P4 Slarti. Also, it is wise to always keep an open mind about such things as this early red triplane sighting. We only know what we know now, based on information and provable facts we have today. It could all change tomorrow. Our understanding of history should never be cast in stone, but rather written in pencil. .

. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. .

. Very interesting chart Dej, that must have taken you some time to assemble. Well done Sir. Capitaine Vengeur, you are spot on with your observations. And concerning the British, they did not have a hard and fast kill number to even apply to the term "Ace". It was very subjective. .

. Well, you could ask the question over at the Aerodrome. Just be sure you have a fresh bag of popcorn and a comfy chair when you do. .

. Oh, careful Olham. You are wandering into the pasture of sacred cows. .

. Olham, "Flying Fury" is the later title of "Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps". They are one in the same book Sir, and many folks have been confused by this over the years. WM, I don't know how I could pick just one, it was hard enough to keep the above list so narrow. Others that should be included are Archibald's "Heaven High, Hell Deep", Rickenbacker's "Fighting the Flying Circus", McConnell's "Flying For France", James Hall's "High Adventure", Heydemarck's "Double-Decker C.666", Lee's "Open Cockpit", Kingsford's "With the Earth Beneath", and Rosher's "With the Flying Squadron". And still there are many I am missing. But, I suppose if I had to choose just one to have with me on the desert island I'd be stranded on, it might well be "Sagittarius Rising". Fortunately, I don't really have to choose just one. .

. Gordohk, several of the books I listed above are in the WWI Library downloads I made available in the OFF DL section, if you didn't feel like buying them right now. Duke, what I particularly like about Bert Hall's book is that it is so different for all the other personal narratives of the WWI pilots. He was clearly not your typical "Gentleman Flyer", and he describes some very rough and tumble times while serving in the French Foreign Legion immediately following the outbreak of the War. And he does so in a way that makes you feel as if he really rather enjoyed it. At times he almost seems a soldier of fortune, but for the fact that he was being paid a penny a day while in the Légion étrangère. Here is an excerpt from the book that gives some of the flavour of this character: It was here that we learned about the custom in the Foreign Legion of having a comrade de combat. He is a sort of fighting side-partner. You and he are supposed to stay together always during action. The comrade de combat assigned to me was an Italian by the name of Conti. He told me that he had been out of jail only nine days during the last eight years. Before joining the Legion he had been a bicycle thief to begin with. He said that this did not pay him well enough, so he took up grave-robbing, and found that a much more profitable business. I made him believe that I was a much worse character than he was, so we got on fine. In fact, Conti and I became great friends before our training at Camp de Mailly was over. Conti used to steal my knife on an average of twice a week, and would very probably try to sell it back to me the day following. On one occasion, in particular, I had received some chocolates from a young lady in Switzerland. As I did not want to open the package in the afternoon that I received it, (all of my comrades would have wanted a piece and sweets are very rare), I hid my chocolates in my knapsack. Between the time I received it and night, it disappeared. Conti was sleeping peacefully, but I felt as though he had my chocolates. As we all carried big knives at that time I put my knife against his neck and awakened him and said: "Conti, give me my chocolates." He produced them. Stealing was second nature with most of these men. "En L'air!" really is worth the read, and I do put it high on the list, despite what was sometimes said about Hall in the past. .

. Gordohk, it 's a very good collection of Lt. Guy Knocker's personal writings, (who flew Camels in RFC 65 later in the war). You won't be disappointed. That being said, there are others I would go to before this one, assuming you haven't already read such classics as Yeates' "Winged Victory", Lewis' "Sagittarius Rising", Lee's "No Parachute", McCudden's "Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps", Biddle's "the Way of the Eagle", Grinnell-Milne's "Wind in the Wires", Coppens' "Days on the Wing", Bishop's "Winged Warfare", and Hall's, "En L'air!", just to name a few. .

. There are also 8 and 9 Naval, but I was not referring to those; I meant RFC 8 and 9. They may not be in OFF, but they were stationed at Chipilly. I provided you information from some printed sources I have, but I've not gone through all the squadrons in OFF to verify if they are there. I leave that up to you. .

. Here are a few for you Olham: 1 Naval, 15 February 1917 RFC 8, 22 March 1918 RFC 9, 15 July 1916 RFC 22, 27 April 1917 RFC 24, 1917 RFC 54, 1917 I also think Chipilly would be a very neat spot to go camping as well. .

. Dej, I would have been happy with natural oxide of iron (i.e. yellow ochre) and lamp-black, but the 1916 formula given by Olham is also one of the options. The mixture varied based on availability of materials during the war. And PC10 is quite right for the technical name. So 1/2 point to you both. Hasse Wind, it's possible there is a version of that paint where the pigments are gastrointestinal in origin, but I don't have that formula. The standings after round 5 are: Olham................ 6 1/2 points Dej..................... 6 points Lewie................. 2 1/2 points Hasse Wind....... 1 point Cheers! Lou .

. Welcome back Slarti! Wonderful to see you in camp again Sir. We left your bunk just the way you had it...messy. .

. Great news, and glad you're back in the skies Soppy! Nice screenis too Sir. And to your kind offer, I believe I'll have a nice strong cuppa' coffee for now. Too early for anything else. .

. That is hilarious WM! BTW, the original poster of that vid is Klaatu42. Here is the link to his YouTube page and his other videos: .