Gunrunner

Of course they do, they wouldn't dwell here otherwise...

I... don't... get it... what's the point ? Is she brain damaged or something ?

Exactly, so imagine the trouble with a plane weighing empty nearly as much as a fully loaded Tomcat. ^^ No, the only good point of the F-111B is that it was so messed up it gave time to the US Navy to refine their requirement and gain enough political pressure to mostly get their way with the VFX. Had the F-111B been just a little better (well, a lot more to be honest) it might have been adopted and the Tomcat would never had seen the light of day...

Brillant Vampyre

Except that a) it was meant as a fighter and b) even in a bomber role they wouldn't have been able to shave enough weight for carrier operation, especially with any useful bomb load (or they would have had to jettison any remaining ordnance before even trying to land). BUMF = Barely Usable Manatee Fighter ?

Don't even try that... WHS is not meant as a desktop at all, it is meant to be headless and probably lacks quite a few components for gaming (I guess you could install most but I doubt it's worth the effort). Strangely enough, you wouldn't have such limitations with Server 2003/2008 (you know the "real" Microsoft server OS). All in all, WHS always was a crippled solution in search of a problem; Inadequate as a server (home or anything), unusable as a desktop, limited to 32 bits.

Well, Orca would be too much of a compliment for that "thing"... Come to think of it... a F-111B in VF-84 colors, for the utter blasphemy of the thought would look nice named Orca...

Well, let's see, on the USAF side they chose a mammal to fit the silhouette of the aircraft (long nose), let's pick a sea mammal for the navy side doing justice to the silhouette... F-111B Manatee... F-111B SeaCow... F-111B Beluga...

Vampyre, the fact that you see the charge and hear the countdown, plus the fact that C5 is not, to my knowledge, a complete idiot indicates he was well aware of it but thought it funnier to present it that way. ^^ Dang, and now I'm competing with you for the title of Captain Obvious -_-

One might say it was only because she was still under novocaine's influence...

Hard for all except flight model (as most 3rd party AC seem to be tweaked for normal), fuel, blackouts and enemy skill (as I've read somewhere that it dumbs down your wingmen) on normal.

It's no excuse, it's an explanation why it doesn't matter... Were they wankers in a civil society they would stand out and merit crucifixion... but in a sea of wankers of all size and fame, who cares about a few famous ones ? What I find disturbing is that the negative reaction is more due to the social status of the perpetrator than the actual facts. It reeks of the good old "the powerful are all corrupt, the rich are all overpaid, the famous are all prima donnas and they don't deserve what I can't get"... not that it's your point, just that being French and part of a whole nation with such mindset, it kind of irritates me... I've never been much of a populist...

There were less wankers indeed, but there were some. You also have to consider that the relation of power between studios, directors and actors changed dramatically since that era, making actors more powerful, more independent, meaning that throwing a hissy fit has less consequences for their careers now than then. Also, studios had greater power over regular press, eliminating scandals before they pop up. Gutter press had a smaller reach, meaning incidents were less known. And finally with so many recording-able devices on a modern set, with convenient digital format, it is easier than ever to record and disseminate such incidents, while at the time it was very hard to do. And finally, in the general population, such behaviour is also far more present than in the 50's/60's, we have become (the US as well as Europe) far less civil, and what we may have gained in "freedom" we pay in producing self-centered drama-queens.

It's not support, it's just stating what apparently isn't obvious to some... they may be famous, they may be rich, that doesn't mean they have to be any better than anyone else... they're as humans as we are... and we all know what assholes we can be from time to time... why should it be any different for them ? Just because they are famous and often overpaid they should be some kind of inhuman exemple of perfection ? In the Bale case, you have to consider that if the circonstances as they appear are true, the retard who actually ruined two scenes (and countless hours of preparation, countless hours more work for everyone on set, and quite a lot of money for the studio) should be the one getting sacked first... That Bale's reaction is childish and mostly out of line is not the question... Damn, I know I have abused some people at work even worse than that... Does that mean I'm an asshole ? (well, I am anyway, wrong example) Doesn't a guy get a right to be pissed off and blow a gasket when he hires someone on the insurance that he knows his job, that it appears the guy lied and doesn't even know the basics, that out of pity you take nearly a week trying to teach him (at the detriment of your own workload), that after a week the guy still doesn't do any effort to get up to speed and manages to ruin your work, not once, but twice, getting you two days behind schedule ? I guess I was heard from miles around, the moron was lucky I'm not enclined to grab blunt objects and bludgeon idiots.

Agreed, yet the world is full of them...

Nothing to do with being overpaid or a prima donna... Some react to such things by ranting, others would just leave the set/their post without a word, some would just punch the guy, others would quietly restart but do their best later to make the life of the interrupter a living hell, others would just elegantly forget it and move on... We all have ways to deal with accumulated frustration, our sense of self-worth and the perception of unprofessionalism on the part of others, why should actors be different ? They're not paid because they are nice people, they are paid because of their qualities as actors (either their capacity to act, or to fit a physical model). Some of them do it for art, some by passion, others for fame and quite a few only for money (Bronson and Caine come to mind).

Let's see, I'm doing my job, some wanker just walks by ruining it and forcing me to start over again... I'd be quite pissed too... especially if, believing a clue dropped by Bale during his rant, it actually was the second time said wanker did that...

How could we forget the most enjoyable Star Trek inspired movie ? Galaxy Quest ! By Grabthar's hammer, by the Sons of Warvan, you shall be avenged !

That "thing" does compete with the F-111B for the title of ugliest vark... Let me guess, it was a backup plan if/when the B-1A project collapsed (salvaging the power plant and probably the parts of the avionics that were working as per specifications) ?

Combat Ace ? What's this Combat Ace you're talking about ? This is BioHaz right ? What year is this ?

Well, actually, Star Trek is more fantasy than Star Wars... In Star Trek the techno-babble is mostly used as a stand-in for magic, they regularly find strange aliens and devices with weird powers (fighting evil wizards, meeting with gods), so many in some seasons that it seems the universe is full of god-like beings but only the wits of the Entreprise's crew can beat them. Classic Star Trek (like Space 1999) always had that homeric tone to me, except that seeing Kirk as Odysseus is kind of disturbing... Classic Star Wars on the other hand is more a cross between a western and war movie.

Original Star Wars, a little too easy at times, yet a classic. New Star Wars, utter bird droppings... Star Trek, all of it, boring, repetitive, idiotic, ludicrous. Space 1999, just like Star Trek, only shorter and actually managing to draw a smile from time to time and being a tad more clever (but just as ludicrous). Original BSG, boring as hell... New BSG, a telenovella in space. B5, actually quite good, if somewhat a little strange. Space Above and Beyond, you just can't miss that one. Firefly, Joss Whedon's redemption. Farscape... somewhat too campy at times, yet lovely. Red Dwarf, just brilliant. Hyperdrive, an enjoyable Star Trek.

- Maps, as said, can be done. - External views can be done too, there are quite a few view mods out there, but maybe it's not as powerful as you'd like. - Asymetric loadouts exist on some 3rd party planes, are quite easy to do on any planes, there just is a limit on how much entries you can manage, meaning on some planes with many hardpoint, you'd lose hardpoints or ordnance diversity. - F-16C, not a single European air force used them until the mid 90's, they all were A models (Block 1, 5, 10, 15, 15OCU and starting mid-90's MLU); Also, for use by the USAFE or the various nations provided with F-16C later on, the variety of blocks is so large it's harder to decide which F-16C to model. If you were so inclined you can still use the "old" F-16Cs (the F-16C-30 has been updated for inclusion into the ODS mod) from the Team Viper as "stand-in" until TMF or another team releases them up to the new standard of quality. You could also use TMF's F-16A-15OCU as a basis for a F-16C as the airframe is more or less the same as the first F-16C-32. See, with some digging parts of your wishlist just vanish :)

Damn, and I thought Christmas was over...

All I can say (once I got it working, more on that after) is WOW ! Amazing job guys... Just started a F-15E campaign for old times' sake (F-15E Strike Eagle III), and I must say it simply rocks... The new and updated planes are a must have, but the whole package is simply wonderful. It was well worth the wait, the weeks poured into this mod show. Yet, a few minor bugs and details (sorry, they're not deal breakers, just thought I'd mention them, I know the amount of work and how easily little things of such low priority slip by)... 1) You didn't think of us with international versions, the whole thing is a mess until you manually switch to TextUSEnglish.dll and other english texts (including a startup.ini would solve this). Just in case someone else got the problem and doesn't know what to do, here's the solution : Open startup.ini, replace Text[French|German|Italian|Spanish|UKEnglish].dll by TextUSEnglish.dll and remove [French|German|Italian|Spanish|UKEnglish] in front of everything else. 2) There is at least an iraqi airport with some take-off position problems, I had 4 MiG-23 in the middle of the runway in the same exact spot doing a nice impression of a starfish (didn't think of taking a picture and coordinates at the time). 3) A few airplanes still have their Peter Pan syndrome (Mirage F-1, and F-15E when going reversed at least). 4) The MiG-25 and MiG-29 have their shadows deactivated, on the -29 the pilot, ejection seat and weapons cast shadows though, on the -25 at least the weapons do. 5) The RF-4C's right engine has no afterburner effect (it still has KfirAfterburnerEmitter instead of AfterburnerEmitter). Well, enough minor bug reporting, now it's back to moving sand