Hellshade

These BETA drivers seem to be working very well for me. Anyone else been using them? Hellshade

No sir. It's the voice of an optimist. The Big Guy Upstairs can do some pretty great miracles when He wants to. Part the Red Sea. Raise people from the dead. Blow 3 hun planes out of the sky with a single AA round. You name it. But getting a single kill claim approved through the COs office, let alone 5 in one day...well now, that's just a bit unreasonable to ask for, wouldn't you say? Hellshade

Sometimes you just need a little help up there. Lord, Hear My Prayer (0:51) 1080 HD Fully Voiced Enjoy, Hellshade

So I'm chasing this Halberstad DII around the sky one September morning in my trusty Sopwith Pup when I suddenly remember - Hey, I've got Rockets...(0:47) 1080 HD There's just no end to the possibilities in this sim. Hellshade

Ahh but I didn't use the weapon view. I just used "the Force" like Yoda taught me. Hellshade

Hellshades Campaign Video #21 (9:47) - 720 HD FULLY VOICED [url= ][/url] I filmed a great campaign mission flying a Sopwith Pup in RNAS 8. We were tasked with Balloon Busting just behind enemy lines, however we had to take care of some Albatros DIIs before we could take our shot at it. Great dogfighting, tree top level stall recovery, rocket attacks on balloons and all in some really rotten weather. I had to do some fancy editing in order to get it all below the 10 minute youtube limit and for some strange reason it would crash to desktop every time I tried to convert it to 1080HD on the last stage of the editing process, so unfortunately I have to present it to you in 720 HD. It is fully voiced however so I hope you enjoy the video despite the fact it isn't quite as clear as my usual posts. Enjoy, Hellshade

Were you flying over Bermuda, by chance? Hellshade

Indeed the mods have added a new level of depth and realism to the flight sim. Thanks to all who take the time to add even more ways to customize Over Flanders Fields: Between Heaven & Hell. Hellshade

Scramble Mission (6:34) 1080 HD From takeoff to landing Enjoy, Hellshade

Amazing pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them. The Sopwith Triplane looks beautiful. I see the Pup really does have that annoying thick black covering around the clear shield behind the gun. So strange. I wonder why they made it that way. At any rate, wonderful pics. Thanks! Hellshade

Damn well written Dej. I agree with you on every point. The pup is a joy to fly and fight in as long as you don't mind being limited to 1 gun, 500 rounds and avoid chasing huns in a dive. Well done sir. Hellshade

I have been experimenting with different ways to reduce the size of the videos while hopefully not reducing the quality. One such attempt was to record the video in FRAPS at 1/2 size instead of full screen and then try to convert it over to an MPEG 4 compressed format. Unfortunately, once it starts off at 1/2 size there's no way to make it a genuine 1080 HD format. In the meantime, I filmed a great dogfight and even though it's only at 480, I think the flying and fighting is worth seeing. Don't expand it to full screen though or it will look simply awful. Sorry about that, but as they say - "you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs." There's a couple of minutes of non-stop turn and burn fighting, power dive attacks and multiple high speed passes within a few feet of the targets. RNAS-1 Dogfight (5:30) Enjoy, Hellshade PS Over 5,000 views since the video thread opened just about 4 months ago!

Do you think the CO gave him credit for the kill? Hellshade

As a kid I absolutely loved Dogfight! I played it for hours. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1509/dogfight Hellshade

No. We all just didn't want to hear about Snipes missing for the next 4 years after P4 is released. I still say they should just put Snipes in the hangers as part of static scenery but not put them in the game as AI or flyable. Hellshade

Great work on version 2.2 of the Damage Model, HPW. I really think it's a wonderful improvement for the sim. The more I fly with it, the more I love it. Kudos to a long, arduous job well done. Hellshade

No, I think Winder will be cruel and create Snipes that just sit in the hangers on the airfields (as static scenery) like they are being worked on, but can never be pulled out and flown. That way they could say they put them in the game. Hellshade

Thanks guys. Well as you well know, there is no shortage of ways to die up in the skies of 1916 - 1918 in OFF:BH&H. But sometimes - just sometimes - death is so close we can reach out and touch it, yet somehow it passes us by leaving us cold with sweat. Here's a video comprised of clips of the times I escaped death by a distance of about 20 feet or less. Generally, my reaction when this happens in the game is to shout "Holy #$&@!" however I didn't think youtube or the forum moderators would appreciate a video named that. So here it is... Brushes with Death (2:42) 1080 HD Cheers to all the times we get to land back at the base and have a drink with the boys when we know damn well we have no right to still be breathing. Enjoy, Hellshade

It most certainly does. I used to down 5 to 6 planes easy in just a Quick Combat mission. I'd say it cut my kill rate almost in 1/2 when combined with Creaghorns Ammo mods. Hellshade

Best of luck with a speedy recovery sir. Hellshade

I run the following now: Herr Prop-Wasche's Damage Model 2.2 - excellent DM to make things more challenging up there. Creaghorns Ammo mod (no tracers & no smoke, smoke trails only or tracers only) - makes accurate firing much more challenging Creaghorns Sound Tweaks II - fantastic engine sounds Hellshade

Great Poll Olham. With a limit of 5 questions, obviously it's impossible to hit everything that everyone wants, but it still does a wonderful job of providing feedback to the Devs. Great idea. Hellshade

Here is a montage of some nice flying moment clips in OFF: BH&H. Both Allied and German flying of various planes shown both in and out of combat. I think it shows some of the true beauty of OFF and it's amazing scenery, AI and diversity. Montage (1:43) 1080 HD Enjoy, Hellshade

I'm starting a video series about a nameless pilot in Jasta 11 of JG1. It's tentatively called "Combat Diary of a JG1 Pilot" but I'm sure I'll think of something better as the series (hopefully) progresses. I'm leaning towards "Flying in Richtofen's Circus" for the series name. At any rate, the first mission on December 24th, 1917 had so much combat action in it that I had to split it into 2 videos nearly 5 minutes in length each. I barely escaped with my life. Sopwith Camels engaged us on patrol just behind enemy lines and we dove upon a group of Spads that were attacking our countrymen below us once we got back behind the lines on our way home. No voice and minimal text for these missions. The fighting and flying pretty much speaks for itself. Combat Diary of a JG1 Pilot (1st 1/2 of mission) (5:13) 1080 HD Combat Diary of a JG1 Pilot (2nd 1/2 of mission) (4:48) 1080 HD Credits: Creaghorn: Sound Tweak II and Ammo mods Herr Prop-Wasche: Damage Model 2.2 Enjoy, Hellshade

A little 3 v 1 combat during a rainstorm. Between Creaghorns smoke trailers only ammo and HPW Damage Model 2.2 mods, air combat has never been more challenging! Keep up the great work guys! Hellshades Air Combat Video #24 (3:47) 1080 HD Credits: Creaghorn: Sound Tweak II & Smoke Trailers only Ammo mod Herr Prop-Wasche: Damage Model 2.2 RAF_Louvert: "Hellshades Wings" custom sopwith triplane paint job