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You never cease to amaze me... LOL!... Let's see how Revis handles Ocho-knucklehead... and then we'll talk. One more and we're in! OvS

That was a great review, and no doubt, we really appreciate it. Especially his last paragraph. Very well said. Thanks SimHQ! OvS

W, Are you talking about these? http://contueor.com/baedeker/ If so, they might be of help to us if we get into designing scenery in the future. Try sending Pol a PM or even Shred and ask them if they can be of use. OvS

OFF Tips and Cheats : http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=37490 UNCLEAL's Hints and Tips! http://combatace.com/topic/66979-uncleal%E2%80%99s-hints-n-tips-the-return/ Track IR Discount : http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=40637 Aces, Aerodromes, and Aircraft, Pilot Dossiers Spreadsheet for OFF:BHaH : http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=43129 WWI era maps for Flying : http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=40825 Command Key Card for OFF : http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=39122 Also see below for important statement regarding stability

Aviatik Berg D.I... I'd LOVE to skin that one!!!

Eastern Front - then Austro-Hungarian units.... Fliks... Russian... etc..etc... etc... A life sentence of work.... OvS

No problem Duce, it's always good to listen to the needs of the players. :) You could break the need list down to a few per nationality based on imiportance to the game as well as value to the campaign. Huns: Rumpler C.I (C.Ia and C.II) - this plane type was introduced in 1915 and with a few engine swaps, lasted the entire war, much like the DFW. Halberstad CL.II - a leathal answer to the Brisfit. Used extensively in an attack/bomber role. Often used as escort to other 2-seaters Albatros C.III - Early to Mid war. Excellent bomber/recon crate. Aviatik C.I - Early war only - phased out by Albatros C.II and C.III Pfalz D.XII - late war compliment to the Fokker D.VII series used mostly by Bavarian units in the southern sectors. AEG type bombers - Night operations Gotha - used only in Koghol/Boghol 3 and for bombing LHR. Other than that, non-factor in game. SSW D.III/D.IV - Would be fun to have in the game, saw limited action and had the same mystery behind it as the Fokker E.V. Many mechanical issues with it's engines. Fokker E.I/E.II and E.IV - Early war expansion. Fokker D.II/D.III - not as favorable as the Halberstad D.II but saw action Albatros D.I - Early war and the start of the Albatros 'revolution' Roland D.II and older variants. Brits: Snipe - Late war did not see much action as the war was over before it could really make a deep impact. Much like the Pfalz D.XII and Fokker D.VIII. Airco DH4 - would help with Yanks as well. Great 2-seater. Big Ack - same as above. Another British workhorse. Vickers Gunbus - excellent for early war. Many German victories were listed as 'Vickers Type', covering the Entente's early reliance on pusher type planes based on this planes design/profile. Martinsyde G.100 - first used as a fighter, then better suited for a bomber BE2a - earlier BE2c variant with pilot/observer reversed. French: Voisin III - Early war Cauldron G.IV - heavily used early war aircraft. Classic look of an old WWI plane. Dorand AR-1 - good mid-war 2 seater for the French, rather than relying on the Sopwith Strutter as an all purpose plane. Breguet B-14 - perfect for the French to finish the war with and also adding to the USAS as they used it as well. Belgian... oooo! Would be nice! Hanriot HD-1 Feel free to add more to the list. It would be nice to have a running one we could use to draw from. OvS

Great stuff Olham. :) Yes, a Hammerhead is ok, but you can also say 'rudder turn', you just don't go vertical in the maneuver. It's more like a 45 deg AoA, then hit hard right or hard left rudder to make the turn. The D.VII does this VERY nicely. OvS

Same point as Olham and just as correct. We could sit here and debate the need for each plane until the sun burns out, but in truth, with only 2 modelers, and limited time, we do what we can do based on need, design complexity and effect to the game. We like to make models that carry as long as possible, especially with the 2-seaters. Hence why the Stutter and the DFW C.V were the primary choices for us. They spanned the most time scale in the game. The DFW being the best of all from early war to late. But hearing all this and your opinions really matter to us, and it all get considered. I'd like to see on the German side the Rumpler and Albatros C.III models. On the French, a Cauldron, Farman, or even the Dorand AR-1. The Brits... tough one... Big Ack and variants of the BE2c and FE2b. All things considered, don't worry... we NEVER rest and the stew is already being prepared for whatever we release next. :) OvS

You nailed it Olham. This is also another consideration. Why add planes that are only going to frustrate the user and not be used. The E.V is a joy to have in the game, and adds that second level of pleasure to actually see it flying. Other planes will not give you that. The DH5 is another... it's nice to have that one in the game as well. It's a fun plane to fly and adds the 'attack' mission as it was assigned that as specific duty. Maybe the last patch was Allied biased, but for very good reason. There were a lot of good Allied planes missing that needed to be added. All of the more notable German scouts are already in the game. The rest are all 'nice to haves'. The only other German scout that NEEDS to be done is the Pfalz D.XII, but I'd rather wait for it seeing it would be nicer to have more Early War planes, and some 2-seaters. Keep in mind there are only 2 modelers on the team, so what we pick must be worth the time, rather than create a set-back wasting all that time on a non-desirable plane. So Rumpler C.I over Albatros C.III? LVG over AEG? Snipe over Salmson 2A2? Get it? It's a tough call. OvS

Keep in mind though that early pilots often used the name as the type, in other words... "Vickers Type" or "Farman Type", even though it was not a Farman.... make sense? So when they couldn't identify the exact pusher type they simply substituted the actual aircraft type for "Vickers Type" meaning "a pusher style aircraft". OvS

As a 'Hun supporter' on the OBD Dev Team, I supported the choices of crates 100% in HitR. I always lobby Pol and Winder for Hun crates as I'm biased, but when I saw the choices for HitR I knew they were spot on for filling in gaping holes in the campaigns, as well as adding a deeper historical value to the game. We can't add planes based on our opinions, we add them based on historical vaule and sometimes, as in the case of the E.V, for fun. But more important, we fill voids that halt your campaigns, which HitR does very nicely. The Nieuport variants were needed so that the Americans could start on time with the N28's before they were issued the SPAD X.III's, while the French/Brits needed the N24's to complete thier respective timescales as well. While I agree that the Pfalz D.XII would be nice to have, historically it served opposite the much favored Fokker D.VII variants and was not as notable aside from Jasta 5, 23b and a few higher number Bavarian southern units. It's a cool plane, however, was not as popular amoungst pilots. I don't know that the Roland D.II Haifisch were 25% of the GAF when in use, but if you had a choice between an Alb and a Roland, you'd be in the Alb for sure. The Roland was not a very popular scout and were a poor design with terrible visablilty. Rolands are a tough plane to justify a yes or a no. While it would be great to have them in, wouldn't you rather have a Rumpler, or an Alb C.III to deepen the Hun 2-seaters? Maybe someday I'll try to lobby Winder to make the Roland Souts, but I'd rather be skinning his Hun 2-seaters... or better... a Siemens-Schuckert D.III. Other than that, we do try our best to fill the dromes of all sides based on need and time it takes to make the planes. It's something the whole team has a part in when we talk about new planes to add as it's work for all of us. Hopefully, someday, we'll have many of the more notable planes in the skies of OFF, but it will be one at a time, based on priority. All the best, and thanks for posting. OvS

eh yo... yooze betta have a Merry freakin' Christmas... or I'll bash ya freakin' headz in wit a salami! OvS PS... that's a Christmas greeting in NewYorkeese.

I wish they would do that to Golf too ... but I guess Tiger's wife took care of that... yeeeeeoooowwch!!!!

Oh yeah... that game you guys play where you run around till you puke and get a cute 'colored' card when you do something wrong ... red.. yellow... In our game, we barbarically ram each other at full speed, and all you get is a pretty yellow flag afterwards, while the other player is carted off wondering what his name is .... Football... gotta love both versions. I never played the puke version, I played the one where you forget what your name is. OvS

Merry Chistmas to all the good guys at CombatAce.com and all the great members who fill the forums ... from me and my family! OvS

A big Thank You to all! Yes, 40... wow.. another speed limit passed. Well, I can say in puplic with confidence.... "...what the hell do you expect from me, I'm 40!!!" Thanks again for all the great memories from my RB3D days, to my OFF days and hopefully many more days in front of us all. You guys rock! Merry Chistmas to all and a Happy New Year! James 'OvS' PS... yes, 23 Dec sucked when I was a kid, but it rocks now... 3 days of being totally s**tfaced and not having any guilt of flak from the wife is wonderful!

Yes, I know... not the smartest move I've ever made, but the weather reports were not calling for 15+ inches. We left NY for Florida at about 1800 LT Firday night hoping to skate the brunt of the snow and beat it to Washington DC. We drove into Maryland before we met the "Beast of the East". Man... it was hell. I have driven my ahre of bad weather conditions, ice, snow... heavy rains... many contries around the world, in Alaska, Canada... etc. I've had my share of driving in the snow being from NY, but nothing prepared me for this. We drove in it from the 'Maryland House' rest stop on I-95 all the way to exit 9 just east of DC... stayed the night as it was so bad I could not keep the Oddessy straight on the 'lane'. Woke-up Saturday and continued into it from DC all the way to Richmond, Virginia. At about Fredrickburg, it was really bad. About 1/2 mile visability, I was driving in total white out. After Richmond, it changed to ice, then rain, and we broke out of it along the VA/NC state line. Needless to say, we made it, unharmed... white knuckled and a few years older... it made me realize for sure how precious life is and easy it would have been to loose it. But I am a slow driver in bad weather, and always drive with a sense of fear, as I did when I rode my motorcycle. Fear breeds respect, and respect this Beast I did. Wow.. Anyhow... the clan is frimly planted in the Sunshine state, all is good and we're on our way to Disney tomorrow. All the best, OvS PS... and the Jets just urinated another game away to a lesser team with the Jets' play-off possiblities on the line.. see... nothing changes.

neither can I ... never again.

That's exactly what it looked it... it was insane. My wife said it best, it looked like one of those holocost movies when you see the main characters passing wreckage, death and all that, and they're hoping it doesn't happen to them. There were some like over 4,000 accidnets up the coast line on the roads. I told my wife to take pictures, but she was stiff as a board, and pretty useless while I was driving in the sh%t. LOL! Yes... I'm loose now.. a few whiskey sours and some good Italian food from Mom... all good! Thanks fellas. James OvS

At least I look like a scary American....

Thanks Bullet... that would be a problem with my fingers.. not your eyes... ;) @VonGuber... same card... same results.. same action to fix it. And it's working flawlessly now. :) OvS

Hi Dutchie, Welcome to OFF, the OFF Community and a new world of WWI Air combat. As Siggi points out, those videos are filmed using a TrackIR headset, which is a must with any Flight Sim, especially OFF. Check them out and other variants through Google. When you get a change, take a look at the OFF's Pilot location maps in the stickies and post to Olham where you live in Holland. All the best, OvS PS.. CORNHOLEIO!!! Bevis and Butthead ruled the 90's!

Cappy, It's definately your rig. Find out how to turn off that MSE software and remove it if possible. I swear the more bundled software that comes with these new PC's the more issues users have. I build my own, so I run everything barebones with all the free AV's and Firewall software out there. Proven to work every time. If not, like has been mentioned, up the page file, pull memory sitcks... etc. It's not the patch. all the best little buddy, we're hangin' with ya! James 'OvS'

The issue is not with the American squadron, it's with the surrounding terrain. This is what Winder was talking about in the sticky above about reducing your graphical settings. Go into the Workshop and set terrain density to 'medium'. Then fly, if that does not work, try lowering the terrain slide 1 click. Believe me, you won't notice the difference when you are flying. The problem is in the amount of tress in the Marne/Alsace region. I had the same issue when I was Beta testing, as did 2 other Devs. The problem is now solved and everything is working fine. When you fly in Flanders and the Somme regions, you can bump them back up as those areas are flat with a lot of open land. OvS