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There was no aircraft update at all in this patch. No files were changed at all relating to aircraft hence no mismatches. I think its clear that you have to set FOV to default for all craft to match? Default is clearly stated in the settings. All you need do is press a button. All this does is change the FOV you do not need to reinstall any DM when reverting to normal - please test again If it is the case then might I suggest MP users not change FOV? After all you never had the function before? HTH WM Having said all this in testing MP my second PC is always identical to my main PC so yes it all works fine here. However I suspect that CFS3 may be comparing date stamps of files (I never knew this) in which case reverting FOV to normal will not allow connection. I feel I must add that MP in CFS3 is pretty broken and we have managed to keep it as alive as possible - for example I cannot even get a CFS3 MP game running anymore as it gives mismatch errors even with all craft identical. If anyone here can get CFS3 to work in MP please let me know how you do it. OFF still works in MP.

CJ I am confused - are you getting it now or later? Make up your mind man! WM

We have decided to release a mini update specifically for the cloud turbulence 'fix' or should I say reduction in turbulence, as its really an issue that we all want to see put to bed. We are testing this update now. If all goes well it should be available within a week - no promises. Thereafter we will be putting together the first OFF Addon pack and we will release content detail, and pricing etc as we near completion. To co-incide with the release of the Addons there will be a further OFF update Patch that addresses some other minor issued picked up along the way. P4 development continues in the background. HTH WM

Yes Payware addons will be down loadable... HTH WM

Lol no I am in South Africa and ping is errr baaaad. I set up MP on two PCs here at home on my home LAN. Cheers WM

Making effects viewable at longer range is a function that has to be carefully considered due to FPS issues....we have noted this request even before now but understand its not just a matter of historically correct (OBD wants it to be as historically correct as possible) but also a function of CPU and GPU power balance. HTH WM

More concentrated will make player die in Flak more easily - is that what we want? WM

Yep we are working on exactly that. WM

Thanks for the feedback guys... Yes I can slow down promotions - its hard to gauge this from our POV as it depends on user success but its easy to do. In fact it will form part of the Cloud fix patch that should be up soon! Rank medals and all documents are being converted to more authentic WW1 documents, as closely as possible, and is part of P4. Ta WM

And why are you not hanging around here anymore? We are very positive about OFF but we do need more support! Pleased you are still flying though. WM

Thanks guys, I will personally test those three craft soon in MP. We are doing a craft update after the cloud fix patch is out so if I can do something it will be in that update. HTH WM

Yes FOV customisation will be in the next update (soon) WM

Guys I am reading this thread and yes I am making notes... A lot is possible in P4 but we need to see how the support goes in the short to medium term. This does not mean we may not do P4 but we will not undertake huge coding processes if support is waning, but all that is suggested in this thread so far is feasible. Hope this makes sense! Best WM

no Its soon after when you see the WW1 Initialising screen HTH WM

Can you provide brief details of what monitor resolutions , what Graphics cards/CPUs you are using and what FPS you are getting with OFF on 3 displays. Do you use Trackir with your Matrox Triple Head? Thanks WM OBD Software

Ta would be interested ... 2 reasons.. 1) I would like to know how OFF performs in this mode and 2) yes am tempted to get one...! Ta WM

FOV = Field of View that is rendered when in cockpit view. In the next update the Horizontal and Verticals FOV defaults will be settable in workshops so all users can set up their own favourite FOVs... and not have to adjust in sim with the keys at every start or view reset. Although you still can as before. HTH WM

Guys if you zoom in one notch from default the enemy is much easier to spot without the TAC. The upcoming patch will have all pits default FOV at 'real' 'life size' representation. Cheers WM

I know there are some users so bump... Ta WM

Just a quick note to let you all know where the ongoing development process of OFF stands: We have at last managed to crack the hardcode for the cloud turbulence (Thanks Tom!) We will also be consolidating the two optional DMs into one as we cannot maintain two DMs indefinately. Also we are looking at the quick exit routine as well as making craft ground crash effects more variable. The above fixes will be available as a patch when the first Addon Pack becomes available. The patch will be independant of the payware Addon Packs. So we are also working on the first OFF addon pack and details of its contents will be revealed closer to the time... And now the 'bad news' although for us its 'good news' as its a necessary step given the amount of piracy - and we are looking into the following scenario quite seriously: In order for users to install Addons into OFF you will need a registration number - this will be supplied by OBD when we receive a confirmation e-mail from the purchaser stating his purchase number. We will then check it and send a unique regsitration code to allow OFF to access the addons. This is a once off process and does not require anything more than the exchange of two e-mails. The base OFF P3 will remain as is and the registration is only required to access the new addon packs...... it does not apply to ongoing patches - at the moment, although we may review that further down the line. Piracy is rife and its quite sad. Cheers WM

Yes with Trackir its best to zoom in 1 notch in pit view. We tried to balance it for users without trackir as then one needs to zoom out a bit but if you have trackir zooming in one notch is the way to go. Now should we make the proper pit scale/FOV the default setting? WM

Yeah half asleep thats me... I will fix this - it irks me too what was I thinking - in fact its fixed already WM

Oh I see yeah that makes sense - sure I can fix that quite easily - will be in next update!. Unc you are too good... WM

You can turn labels on and off - see key guide. Unc how could you miss this one - its right up your street of "read FAQ" or "read key guide" HTH WM

You mean less optional targets and optional target type in mission briefing? Its very easy for me to do that but I wanted the player to have leeway.... Maybe I need it to be optional in workshops... WM