Herr Prop-Wasche

IMO, this is a pretty civil forum. UncleAL likes to drop his anti-Obama bombs occasionally, but he's just "calling it as he sees it." I don't think he's trying to rile anyone up or provoke a fight. I don't take any offense to it. I think you have to be pretty thin skinned to get too upset about what another anonymous poster says on an internet board. My philosophy is, stay away from RPG's. Not role playing games or rocket propelled grenades (although I make it a general policy to stay away from them, too), but Religion, Politics, and Guns. Stay away from those three topics, and you can be almost anyone's friend!

Well, I didn't vote as it would be unfair for me to state an opinion since I have only tried MP one time. Please note, however, that my lack of MP time is NOT because of lack of interest. Instead, it is because I rarely have any time after perusing this forum, playing SP, and working on my IDM. Maybe once I finish work on the IDM, I will be able to devote more time to MP. I will say that the one time I tried MP, it was lots of fun! We were testing the IDM and I had no mismatch problems after I installed Madmatt's MP Installer. There was a little bit of stutter, briefly, but I did not see any severe lag. Occasionally, someone got kicked out, but that was pretty rare. All in all, I give OFF MP a thumb's up!

When you eventually decide, you MUST post your itinerary. Depending on where you arrive: NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, etc. there will probably be several OFF fans within a days drive or so. Many would love to have the chance to have a "meet and greet" with you and your family. We could assist in teaching you to drive on the "correct" side of the road and also to avoid the "popular" brands of domestic beer. You could teach us how to speak the Queen's English!

I believe the only files you have to worry about are the xdp files, not the entire folder for each aircraft. At least, that is all I have had to worry about for my IDM. So this should cut down considerably on the work and storage space needed for alternate xdp's.

Probably because there is no more left to add, after your posting of these wonderful primary sources!

Mr. L, You can easily tell which version you are using by opening up the xdp file for the Alb_DIII_QC1 with a text editor and looking at the value for wing hit points. 104 is the hardcore DM, 78 is the Intermediate DM, and 52 is the Normal DM. Right now, there are no "enhanced damage effects" for the campaign. However, if you are flying QC only, you can see if you are using the original OFF settings by looking in the threshold values section of the xdp file, and noting the values for the "Left Wing Structure" or the "Right Wing Structure." If there are 3 values of 100, you are using the original OFF version. My version has a maximum value of 75 for either the left or right wing structure, and FB's are somewhat lower than that. An alternative to the above procedure is to simply look at the dates of the xdp file. Tell me the date and I can probably tell you which DM you are using.

Dear OFF aficionados, My Intermediate QC Damage Model for OFF BHaH v2.0, Now with Enhanced Damage Effects is now available for download at: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...amp;showcat=355 From the readme: Enjoy!

Gents and Gentleladies, Just a note to let anyone know who might have missed it that I have just finished work on a revision to my Intermediate damage model and that it is now available for download on the OFF 3rd party mods forum. Version 2.0 is contained in a zip file named IDM2_0.zip. Version 2.0 is a completely reworked version of my Intermediate Damage Model, intended for use in QC battles only. A version for the entire campaign may also become available sometime in the near future. Changes from 1.6 to 2.0 include a slight increase in hit points to the wings, aileron cables, and the oil reservoir; along with reductions in hit points to the rudder and elevators. However, the most significant change in v2.0 of the IDM is the addition of enhanced damage effects! Depending on the severity of the damage, aircraft will now display not only bullet holes, but also rips and tears, oil and coolant leaks, exposed wing spars, and broken wing tips. Entire wings may break off, and fires and engine explosions will also be seen on rare occasions! In addition to the enhanced graphics, damaged aircraft should also display more varied and realistic behavior. Aircraft that drift sedately into the ground after being hit are now hopefully a thing of the past. I have worked for a long time implementing and testing these changes and am very proud of the results. I hope you enjoy using the mod as much as I have enjoyed making it. A special thanks to OBD for their help and encouragement in the making of this mod. I also want to thank Fortiesboy for allowing me to bounce ideas off of him. This mod would not have been possible without their help and assistance. Salute!

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CJ, I followed the same advice and had the same problem. Turns out there are two wav files with Pol's voice. The one you want to replace is in the same folder, but is named "HanagerFadeMusic.wav". That will take care of Ringo!

One word: Wyoming. Great wide open country, mountains, streams and rivers. Hardly a city for hundreds of miles! Go rent the movie, "A River Runs Through It." Although the movie takes place about 100 years ago, it shows off some of the beautiful scenery that hasn't changed very much at all. And if you are a fly fisherman.... Although I live in Ohio, I'm thinking I might join you!

Is ground-level fog modeled? It is the only weather feature I don't think I have run across yet--thank God!

Oh, definitely. After people discovered that the FM and DM's in RB3d could be modded, the Delphi forum seemed like it was always ablaze with flame-wars over the FM of someone's beloved Spad, DrI, etc. I definitely do NOT want that to happen here. I also trust that OBD will take a look into this issue and come up with a reasonable solution. They seem very open to constructive comments and seem keen to implement most changes that appear reality-based and that improve upon the sim. In fact, they appear to be more open to 3rd party input than any other develepors I have ever run across! OFF is in good hands.

Gents, The bi-annual WWI aircraft fly-in will again be held at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio from September 25-27, 2009. The three-day World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous features vintage original and reproduction WWI aircraft, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors and a collector's show. I live in Dayton and plan to be at the show on at least two of the three days. I hope that other members of the forum, as well as WWI enthusiasts in general, will be able to join me. If anyone would like information about travel directions, accommodations, and dining, please be sure to let me know by PM or on this thread. Here are some pictures from past shows:

Olham, I can't imagine the bravery of those pilots, to strap themselves in front of two tanks of extremely corrosive and explosive chemicals. You wonder if they fully knew or were told how dangerous it was to fly the Komet! It is too bad about the great distances involved in order to see all of the things we would like to see. Maybe if we started an exchange program? You can come over to see our collection of WWI and WWII airplanes, and I can come over to Germany and see the frauleins and drink your wonderful beer!

A former Daytonian! There are a lot of them now, unfortunately. From the Air Force Museum web page: "Inside the aircraft's skin are these words, perhaps written by a defiant French laborer: "Manufacture Ferme" means "Plant Closed." "Mon coeur est en chomage" translated directly means "My heart is not occupied" (as opposed to France being occupied by the Germans)."

File Name: IDM2_0QC.zip File Submitter: Herr Prop-Wasche File Submitted: 6 Jul 2009 File Category: Aircraft Models Intermediate QC Damage Model for OFF BHaH v2.0 Now with Enhanced Damage Effects! by Herr Prop Wasche INSTALLATION: Simply right-click the IDM_2_0.zip file and extract to the OBDSoftware\CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder. DO NOT unzip the file into the aircraft folder itself! If prompted, simply click "Yes to all" when asked if you wish to replace files. If you later decide to go back to either the normal or hardcore damage models, simply run the appropriate DM program from OBD. Click here to download this file

I agree with you. The Spad is certainly NOT equal in turn rate to the Camel or the Tripes. On the other hand, I also don't believe that it had one of the worst turn rates of any scout in the war. Instead, I believe it should be roughly equal to the Se5 in rate of turn. BTW, in the game, the Se5 is probably a little too good in the turn, so maybe both should be adjusted! Mr. Tallman states that the Spad VII is "more limber" than any other Allied plane, with the exception of the three above mentioned. I don't currently get that feeling in OFF. It seems very sluggish to me. With its poor roll and accelerated stall characteristics (the latter NOT mentioned by Mr. Tallman in his report!), the Spad currently feels more like the proverbial "bull in the china shop" to me. Can't we at least consider making it less "bullish" and more "racehorse" like?

Finally: Developed from a 1938 design by the Messerschmitt company, the Me 262 Schwalbe was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown under jet power on July 18, 1942, it proved much faster than conventional airplanes. Development problems (particularly its temperamental engines), Allied bombings and cautious Luftwaffe leadership contributed to delays in quantity production. On July 25, 1944, an Me 262 became the first jet airplane used in combat when it attacked a British photo-reconnaissance Mosquito flying over Munich. As a fighter, the German jet scored heavily against Allied bomber formations. U.S. Army Air Forces bombers, however, destroyed hundreds of Me 262s on the ground. Of the more than 1,400 Me 262s produced, fewer than 300 saw combat. Most Me 262s did not make it to operational units because of the destruction of Germany's surface transportation system. Many of those that did were unable to fly because of lack of fuel, spare parts or trained pilots. TECHNICAL NOTES: Armament: Four 30mm MK-108 cannons and 1,000 lbs. of bombs Engines: Two Junkers Jumo 004s of 1,980 lbs. thrust each Maximum speed: 540 mph Cruising speed: 460 mph Range: 650 miles Ceiling: 38,000 ft. Span: 41 ft. Length: 34 ft. 9 in. Height: 11 ft. 4 in. Weight: 15,600 lbs.

More: The German Me 163, a rocket-powered defensive fighter, was one of the most unusual aircraft of World War II. Fortunately, its potential impact was minimized by technical problems and the small number produced. The Me 163 was the end result of a long line of tailless research aircraft designed by Dr. Alexander Lippisch. The first Me 163A prototypes were tested in 1941, but powered flight testing of the more advanced Me 163B was delayed until August 1943 due to engine and fuel problems. Although the Komet's rocket engine gave it a exceptional climb rate, range was severely limited by its high fuel consumption. Furthermore, the fuels used were extremely hazardous and sometimes exploded without warning, killing a number of pilots.

For Olham, The Fw 190D-9 on display was assigned to the JG3 "Udet" Geschwader. One of the Luftwaffe's most famous fighter units, JG3 was named for Ernst Udet, Germany's leading ace to survive World War I. The airplane, captured and brought to the United States for testing at the end of WWII, is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. TECHNICAL NOTES: Armament: Two 20mm MG 151 cannons in wings and two 13mm MG 131 machine guns in nose Engine: Junkers Jumo 213 of 2,240 hp with methanol-water injection Maximum speed: 426 mph Cruising speed: 280 mph Range: 520 miles Ceiling: 40,000 ft. Span: 34 ft. 5 1/3 in. Length: 33 ft. 5 1/4 in. Height: 11 ft. 1/4 in. Weight: 10,670 lbs. combat-loaded