Winston DoRight

Could you explain more about the statement above please?

750gb hard drive........... $69.99 a few minutes each week to backup your files........ $0.00 (well, my time is worth nothing these days sleeping well each night ........... Priceless

I'm using a Creative Audigy 2 Platinum ZX still. It's much better sound than the chipset on my new EVGA m'board and the gameport on it allows me to use my trusty old Thrustmaster TQS, FLCS16 and Pro rudder pedals. I love these old Thrustmaster devices! Before Thrustmaster sold out to Guillemot I bought some extra parts for these that should last me well into the future, plus I bought a used TQS and FLCS for $50 and they work! I'll use these also for spares.

I see them carried by some of the bombers. I see them deployed when I'm playing ETO (yes I'm taking a break from OFF). What is their purpose in the game and how were they used in reality?

Coming soon, look here: http://www.arma2.com/

Hang a full sized piece of black construction paper from the ceiling behind you. Easily removable with poster putty. 1. 1 piece of black construction paper.... $0.99 2. Some string....... I got mine from the binding on my Sunday newspaper 3. Poster putty to attach to ceiling ..... $1.99 4. Happy trackir flying ..... priceless

I hope you don't think it's necessary to also supply 100 skins per new aircraft? Just some new aircraft will be fine. Let the skinners in the community do add-on artwork.

I replied to your other post with the discount link, but here it is again: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/promo/...moname=dslyecxi

Wish I had the $$$ to get one, it's on my list but another $100 after spending so much on my system recently is not an option right now. Discount: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/promo/...moname=dslyecxi

I see lukejedi's observation on my copy as well. I think if everyone checks their DVD cover insert they'll see that the quality of the production there is poor. The front image looks low res or highly compressed and the paper quality is quite low. No matter to me tho... my disk works and that's all I'm concerned with.

In response to everyone who is having trouble making this mod, or unsure which mod is which or where to get it, here's all the files you need (both mine and Rabu's) in one place and an easy download with complete instructions and thanks to all involved. This file includes my complete effects.xml file so all you have to do is copy it and Rabu's latest tracers and smoke files over to the proper folders in your OFF installation. Please let the old topic die and move to the back pages and feel free to post your snaps, videos and comments here so people will see what a great improvement this is to the game for better tracer and smoke visiblilty.

Only people who have found their way here to this community are able to buy OFF. It needs to be available on Amazon.com, Go Gamer or other major software retailers. You haven't yet been exposed enough for the big sales. Advertising is key. No one will buy anything if they don't know about it. Try and make contact with the companies that will expose your product in a big way. It's better to sell 1000 copies for $39 than $100 copies for $59 For the record, I'd definately buy a "planes pak" if it includes the ones missing from the squad selection options in the game now.

much easier installation here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=40033

Several times I've landed, parked and switched off the engine to watch my flight come back and land only to witness a horrible scene happening next. The first plane lands and stops, then the second plane lands and crashes into the first, then the third plane lands and crashes into the wreckage of the first two.

Rabu is correct. The 3 tracer and smoke files are indeed slightly different so please use the ones in my zip file at the top of this page and, of course, my modified effects.xml file. Then you'll have the complete and best working mod.

Campaign for me. QC only to practice with a new plane's fm and to find which skin I want to use.

Yes, by all means, you have my permission to use it. That's what this community is all about. But please also use Rabu's latest tracer and smoke files. They are different than what came with OFF.

You have to learn when to stay and fight and when to fly away. Reading Richthofens book will give you ideas on how to stay alive longer.

Bring up your TAC (and target brackets if you want) Cycle it to show vehicles Pick a likely ground target (AA is where the tracers and smoke are coming from, and you can check your "target view" if you want) Press A once Repeat the above and press A again if you have more than 1 wingman I always use this in campaign against airfields and railyards. You can really get 'em burning by putting your wingmens armament to good use. Remember tho, if you are armed with bombs and order your wingmen to attack air targets before you get to your objective, they will jettision the bombs before engaging enemy planes.

What unit of measure is meant in the game when it displays a "range" to a target? Is it showing feet or yards?

After all is said and done, I find my wingmen are all but useless. It's a full time job trying to keep them alive, and a dissapointment to tell them to attack an enemy plane or ground target and watch them just fly around it. And this is starting a campaign with an elite squadron with good morale. Are they not frugal with their ammo? Are they running out and can't make the kill? Or are they truly wimpy? Perhaps another workshop setting is needed? Wingman setting Ace.________[] Veteran_____[] Rookie______[] Wimp_______[] Random_____[] Actually I had an interesting experience just tonight. On an airfield attack mission flying N11's armed with rockets I ordered my 2 remaining wingmen to attack the AA guns around the airfield while I took out as many hangars as I could on one pass. They actually attacked this time! First time ever! I even made a second suicide pass on the airfield because now the AA fire was so reduced by their attack, I took out even more hangars with my guns. It's also a bit easier to evade the ground fire, with my tracer and smoke mod I can see and often evade it now.

Oh, Thank You Rabu! This could not have been done without you. With the effects.xml mod alone it just didn't look right until I added your different tracers and smoke. Now it's near perfect. I may mess with the settings at some point but now I'm too deep in a campaign to do so. Come to think of it, I've not played any of my other sims or shooters since I got OFF, except for one flight in CFS3 ETO 1.2 where I realized I'd lost my touch on the flight models there by flying the OFF planes for too long!

Here's a few snaps to start things off. I'd like to invite Hiccup to repost his excellent youtube video here. It shows the effects much better than snap shots do.

I can't believe anyone would complain about OFF being too hard. Sure it's hard but thankfully the devs have included just about every kind of choice you need to adjust this sim to make it playable for everybody. When I first set my workshop realism settings I was shot down and died on my first mission! Time to back off a bit. Then I gradually increased difficulty as I got used to the AI and how everything worked and how the planes responded. Now it's much easier to stay alive at higher settings, even DiD. Newbies, start out with something that is playable for you, not full realism. Work up to harder settings gradually. All the choices and variable settings are available to you in OFF, thank the devs for adding so many selections that are not available in the original CFS3. Play it at your own level. Don't punish yourself, enjoy!

I think there were a few posts before that hinted at additional planes but nothing ever confirmed. Sure would be nice to have more planes, any planes that are mentioned in the squad selections that are not available now. My ongoing wish list includes more flyable planes but less skins per plane. (There's so many skins for each plane that I'll probably never get around to trying them all.) Or how about a planes pack on DVD or CD? I'd gladly pay for that!