Herr Prop-Wasche

Looking at the results of the poll so far, it is interesting that no one voting apparently flies with easy/accurate settings for either the front or rear guns. This makes me think the easy setting may perhaps be a little too easy. Currently, the front-gun settings for bullet spread is 0.2 for Easy, 0.5 for Normal, and 1.0 for Hard. I propose changing the setting for Easy to .5, the setting for Normal to 1.0 or 1.25, and the setting for hard to 1.5 or 1.75. This will have the effect of making your bullet "stream" wider or more random, resulting in less accuracy and lower kill tallies per mission. The drawback to changing the settings for the front-guns is that the changes will also effect the AI. Setting the spread too wide causes the AI to have trouble shooting each other down. One solution for this would be for OBD to create a separate front-gun setting for the AI and human player. There are already separate settings for human and AI observers using the rear-guns, so this should not be too difficult for them to implement in P4.

I have just edited the poll so the wording more accurately reflects the wording for gun settings in Workshop.

Will do, British_eh! I looked earlier for the Survival in the Air settings, but didn't see it. Thanks for pointing out where to look.

C'mon guys! Only 16 votes so far! I have some ideas about setting/changing the bullet spread settings in order to cut down the number of kills for experienced pilots without making it impossible for the AI to also get some kills, but first I need a little more feedback about how the settings are currently being used. If you fly BHaH, you have to choose your gun settings, so please vote! Ultimately, I want to adjust the settings so the difficulty ratings actually have some meaning for every type of pilot--new, experienced, and even ace pilots. Currently, I think the Easy and Normal front gun settings are a little too easy, and allow both human and AI kill tallies to be too high; and the Hard setting a bit too hard for both humans and the AI. For the rear guns, I think the bullet spread for the human is about right, while the spread for the AI might need to be increased a little bit in order to slightly increase the survivability of scouts going up against those nasty two-seaters. Any thoughts on these issues?

Thanks again. Lou!

Thanks, elephant. Glad to hear that you got your OFF download and that you enjoy using my DM. HW--Glad to hear that you enjoy my N28 FM mod. I'm afraid that my other FM modding has slowed down quite a bit. Tweaking the FM of just one plane is a MAJOR undertaking, and I have recently found myself spending most of my available time just trying to make a living so I can afford the hardware upgrades I will need when P4 comes out (my current rig just barely has enough juice to run P3)! I may be able to come out with a more limited in scope FM mod for a few planes, but even that is a ways off, I'm afraid.

I am a very patient man--just as long as I get whatever I want NOW!!!

vP--Since I once asked about a RNAS "navel" squadron, I am also no stranger to typos! HW--There once was a cheap sparkling wine sold in the USA called cold duck, so a cold bear may not be so far behind!

We haven't had a poll recently, and I have been fiddling around with the gun settings a bit, so I thought I might see what the consensus is. After we get some results, I will post my impressions of the various front and rear gun settings. Note that the front gun settings control the spread of bullets for both human and AI pilots, while the rear gun settings can be set separately for human and AI observers. This results in some practical implications for the front and rear gun settings.

A cold bear?!! How does one get a cold bear into liquid shape? And, might he or she take offense? I would not be offended, I assure you!

Absolutely a fantastic and phenomenal job on both the beautiful medals and the research on the criteria for awarding these baubles. Thank you, Lou!

Dear Creaghorn, Any chance of making your changes to the Ace Dossier available for download? I would love to have a corrected dossier for MvR, for instance!

Here is a link to a key assignment card put together by Home Brew, showing all the keyboard and joystick commands you can use for OFF: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=39122 In order to set up your joystick and keyboard commands in a way that is most comfortable to you, you have to start a flight. Once you are in the cockpit, hit escape on the keyboard. This will bring up a menu on the right side of the screen. Click on "controls." Another menu will open up, allowing you to assign and reassign commands to your keyboard and joystick. Make sure that you save your commands as "Mine," and there you go.

The best thing about 2010? It's Over!!!

Just so everyone is on the right page... The DM includes changes to ALL of the aircraft currently available in BHaH and has had several versions. The latest, and recommended version is 2.5, which includes the "pilot never dies" fix. The FM changes, however, only include changes to the N28 so far, and I have only released two versions of the FM: a beta version sent out to a few posters for testing, and a release version for use by the general public. I am currently testing some FM changes to a few other planes, but no other FM changes have been released yet. I hope this helps clear things up. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hee, hee. Mercifily, I think I am just about finished patching my DM. I'm close to getting burned out over fixing the DM as it is! At most, I may have one more patch, but I don't forsee releasing it any time soon. I understand about sticking to the standard DM in order to avoid mis-matches, so that is not a problem for me. What I should have mentioned, but forgot, is that I am currently without high-speed internet connectivity. I hope to remedy this within a few weeks, but I am probably excluded from on-line play until then. In the meantime, I'll keep abreast of your plans for MP on the forum.

Happy New Year everyone! Just be sure your and isn't followed by too much

You are more than welcome, sir! Don't get too worked up over UncleAL. He can be a bit cranky, and his sense of humor takes a bit of getting used to, especially if you are new to the forum. He means well, though, and he can be a wealth of information if you can get past the crustiness.

rjw-- This is a known game design/BUG issue involving CFS3. For some reason, the Microsoft game developers decided to make the results of your flown mission and the campaign after-action report independent of one another. Apparently, CFS3 randomly determines how many of your wingmen die or get hurt during a given campaign mission. The OFF developers are working on fixing this problem, but one obstacle is that the CFS3 engine does not report enough details to help the devs determine the specific circumstances of each "real" death or loss of your wingmates during an actual campaing mission.

Guys, I am interested in MP but I'm afraid I would be unable to participate on a regular enough basis on Sundays. Both of my parents are in a quasi-nursing home facility near my home, and I frequently go over to visit and check-in on them late Sunday mornings for a few hours. I also prefer to fly using my mods (naturally), but I don't want to force everyone else to also use my mods in order to keep away from game mis-match errors. If necessary, however, I can disable my mods in order to join the rest of the gang. My largest concern is the scheduling problem. How much flexibility do you have in your flight schedule? Can I join in in the middle of a mission?

Yes, the N28 1.5 update is a standalone update which improves the FM of the N28. It doesn't have anything to do with the damage model, so you can install one or both mods at the same time.

J and N---Be careful what you wish for! Death is ready to reap his revenge again on all flyers on the Western Front!

Well, although I must confess that I still don't understand very much about the Imperial Germany system for ranking pilots, the discussion has been fascinating!

Merry Christmas to all! Stay safe everyone!

It seems the Grim Reaper has been appeased. Death again haunts the skies above Flanders' Fields!