Winder

Guys its important to note: You must download the new 1.30c Hardcore and Normal DM patches and apply them as you see fit AFTER installing 1.30c! Default is normal so if you are content with that then no need to download and install any DM patches. BUT if you are flying or want to fly hardcore DM (which we do recommend BTW) - you MUST download the new Hardcore DM patch 1.30c and apply it after patch 1.30c! HTH WM

I am pleased to read that OFF MP is still happening for some of you guys! Cheers WM

Online there is not an awful lot we can do as to rewrite / improve the CFS3 online code would be very time consuming and not something that we would undertake unless we find no viable alternatives, moreover I can say that OFF's focus has always been the offline campaign and I believe ROFs focus is turning out to be largely online? so seems we have a balance in the marketplace. CFS3 Online is functional but its just not very popular. But I agree CFS3 was a dog no doubt about that, but its an extremely flexible engine as we have seen and also quite powerful but yes it remains the stigma - we knew that from the get go! Guys thanks for the support and very kind words - yes we have lined up reviews and exposure for P3 - some has already come to fruition. We sent out many free copies of P3 in this vein but we cannot force reviews. Over the years we have had some good magazine coverage and exposure - sure there is always more to be done but we also have day jobs so its a balance. Yes Addon Paks is what we will probably focus on in the short term but again no firm decisions have been taken. Finally please simply enjoy P3 - if you are only flying QC give the campaign a whirl - its the heart of OFF - and do not worry if you need to fly at settings below this seemingly magical 100% mark - bottom line is find a settings formula that works for you and have a blast! Update to 1.30c will be out in the next few days. Best WM

Hey thanks guys - rest assured we are not leaving or anything - we are just announcing the fact that P3 is drawing to a close now and we have not formulated any firm rollout plans for P4 and or addon packs. We will announce in due course as we proceed! Best WM

Guys we have received a few e-mails about OFF being too hard..... We are looking into reducing ground fire accuracy in a patch soon but thought I would hand the floor again to you guys! Best WM

I cannot answer this question as its dependant on how the player plays - Olham quoted somewhere that he plays cautiously (preserving his virtual pilots life) but even then I think reality would see him fly and fight very differently. So there is no real solution to this other than for you to lower the 'rating' i.e. the settings if your pilot dies too quickly given your mode of play. I have prepared a patch that allows some small leeway in workshop settings so as to still realise a 100% rating and now the player is allowed to make a few tweaks before the realism goes below 100% - thats the best we can do and again don't get hung up on the number - its just a number. Full settings is now 120% again. So why the number you ask if its not important? Well I wanted a way to gauge what settings folks are achieving long standing pilots, and or good kill counts - so this gives a relative idea of exactly that - and that is all it is. You will note in the workshops the text on the left that states what has been bypassed - I could add that to the log instead but it consumes too much space - a number is simply convenient..... Finally in patch 1.30c (coming soon) the AA ground fire has also been marginalised a bit. Best WM

Yeah good one Pol - if realism settings are 100% or more (DiD), and your virtual pilot dies, I format all the HD's in the system? Will look into that! WM

And therein lies the rub - in a flight sim the stakes are: a virtual pilot may be scrubbed off the list - when your life is at stake well how different it would be...... We cannot account for this in any meaningful way alas. WM

Throttle right back and apply opposite rudder and sometimes opposite aileron also 'helps'. With practice you can recover from every spin (most?) HTH WM

In a recent patch we did fix 2 seaters such that they can effectively be attacked from rear under (i.e by the book) - you can kill the rear gunner this way or kill the craft/pilot. Finally I am contemplating making the gunnery spread wider and more random so that accuracy is diminished for all guns (yes selectable) but we will see. Best WM

Lol Rabu - 'we did' and they are modified! Compare the OFF effects file to the CFS3 one..... Best WM

The could turbulence will stay - its realistic - well as realistic as a game engine of this nature allows. What is your cloud settings in workshops: If you have 'In Cloud Fog' off it will appear as if you are not in the middle of a cloud when in fact you are because with in cloud fog off all you see is the outer thin cloud box layer and it could be a fair way away. Bottom line - have in cloud fog on and avoid clouds - they avoided clouds in WW1 - even the cross channel Gotha raids had to divert targets due to clouds...... HTH WM

Its to gain height this side of the lines before going over the lines so as to avoid archie - standard procedure - lower your alt settings in workshops and you will see less. Or yep simply ignore them and head on out! They are mainly for the AI leader so that he is at a good alt before going over or we would have complaints that the AI goes over too low etc etc HTH WM

Everyone should install 1.30b after installing 1.30 and or any optional DM patch. 1.30b will not change any DM files so whatever you are using post 1.30 remains untouched. Similarly you can still swap DM using 1.30 DM Patches on top of 1.30b 1.30b basically only updates the Manager exe. HTH WM

Nose Dives have been addressed in 1.30b - which will be out soon. HTH WM

Yes fully dynamic weather and seasons are modeled as time progresses even snow thaw and snow buildup. WM

The season defaults to the seasonal date of your pilot - enlist a pilot in summer months and you will have summer as default until the seasons change... HTH WM

Hello Go to workshops and select 'Campaign', 'Database Warnings', to "off" (this is in the centre column about 2 or three settings down - from memory) HTH WM

Scott please zip up the entire contents of: \campaigns\CampaignData\Pilots and send it to support with your order number. Ta WM

No all should be fine. HTH WM

O.K fixed - it will be available in V1.3 Cheers WM

Yes it counts QC missions as well and if you want those logged in your log book then select the option in workshops. HTH WM

Works fine here - just enlisted a pilot and flew a campaign mission from Vaux - what version are you running (check in workshops)? What is the error message? HTH WM

Go to workshops and press the "Reset 'CFS3' Files" button. If you still have problems contact us on support with your order number and CFS3 media version. HTH WM

A fix has been implemented in V1.3 to auto scale the Manager when the users desktop res ratio is > 16:9. Thanks to Major Magee for testing. WM