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Sailor, California added The maps are in post 1 of this thread http://combatace.com/topic/44370-off-forum-pilots-maps/?do=findComment&comment=315225

Naw, the landing gears are later, thirties, I'd say. Trainer craft perhaps?

Raine, Canada added The maps are in post 1 of this thread

Hey, Hauksbee, nice to see you! Is that picture real? And what does it show/where and when was it taken?

pkpowers, Texas added The maps are in post 1 of this thread

Wolfstriked, New York added The maps are in post 1 of this thread

CatKnight, Ohio added The maps are in post 1 of this thread

piedro606, France added The maps are in post 1 of this thread

In this thread, I will post the rules for the new DiD Campaign, when I have them ready. Any updates and changes will always be posted here, in post #1. Here is the introduction, for a start. More will follow soon. FLANDERS North or South ? To help you determine if your pilot's area of operation is Flanders North or South, I have made the above Flanders map after RABU's original OFF maps. BELGIAN CARREER The Belgians should be in the campaign, as they were in real life. Since we have no Belgian units in WOFF, we must improvise. You should enlist with a French unit or a British (RNAS) unit, which is based in northern Flanders. The two-seater unit should have the Sopwith Strutter, which the Belgians used (thanks, Lou). The fighter squadron should offer Nieuports, Sopwith Pup, and later the Sopwith Camel. The Belgians used the Hanriot, which we don't have - I think Pup and Camel are looking closest. I will provide every Belgian flyer with Sopwith Strutter skins with Belgian markings. Later I will also put those roundels on the other planes. Officially all Belgian pilots will belong to Esc. 1, even though their WOFF pilots would be in other units. FRENCH TWO-SEATER TIME There seem to be no French two-seater units available in June 1916, which is a real pity. For this reason, the French pilots must absolve 3 hours of training flights, which I hope will be on 2-seaters for French. CAMPAIGN START The campaign will start this weekend: 7 - 8 June 2014. Fly when you really can make it without any stress - the war is still long to go on. HOW TO REPORT THE PILOT'S RECORDS Pls enlist in Jim_Attrill's website for our DiD Campaign and update your data there: http://www.attrill.co.za/WOFFcampaign.htm CHANGING NATIONALITY or LEVEL You can have only one pilot at one time. You can only change the NATIONALITY or the LEVEL for each new pilot, after the demise of the previous pilot. NAVAL RANKS As a German Marineflieger (Naval pilot) you start with the rank of "Vizeflugmeister". The British RNAS pilots start with the lowest available rank - there are fewer ranks only. VICTORY VALUATION Since we saw, that victories would sometimes be 5 or more in a single sortie in WOFF. Not the flyers' fault, and therefor they can hardly do much about it, when such fights happen. To come to more realistic-looking victory tallies, the counting of victories will be like this: 1 - 3 victories per sortie = 1 4 - 6 Victories per sortie = 2 more than 6 vic per sortie = 3 Each pilot will count his victories accordingly, and then report the result. Chart updated: 7 July 2014

Chart updated - see post #1.

Parky, let me return that compliment - your advice around here about computer-questions was always the most competent I've seen. Funny thing: Tony sent a copy of OFF to me, when nobody else seemed to be willing. So, in a long turn, it also came from you then, Parky. Thank you both for introducing me to OFF. One of the best things that ever happened in my life!

Hey, Parky! If we remember you? Well, we are quite old already - flyers from 1917 - but we have a good memory, Sir! Hey, I had been wondering where you are, but now I'm glad you are here again! UncleAl had trespassed beyond one warning too many and was banned. I think he can still read (Hi, Unc!), but not write. Or wait - maybe he was still allowed to the "Political Debates" department. However - whatever it was that you had; I hope it's cured. Come round more often!

Wonderful shots, Adger! Which lake is that in picture 5, where you attack a German airfield? That's a great landmark!

Chart updated - see post #1.

When this single Nieuport pilot decided to leave his safe altitude and his two comrades to attack us, we had a fine furball in the next second. Flak crews did their best to take part in the party. I just had to pause, and switched through all our near planes, to collect a complete picture of this one moment over Marchais airfield, in July 1917. Robert, you wanted to see Jasta 15 skins in action - here they are, my friend! Just right-click on the image and on "show graphic", to see enlarged.

Jim, you have more than deserved a personalised skin with all your help! Tell me your ideas (colours, symbols, letters, emblems, arms - whatever) for an Albatros D.II, D.III, D.V or D.Va - and I'll make you an own skin.

Yes, I can only encourage everyone to download the freeware IRFANVIEW, and browse through the countless skins in WOFF! http://www.irfanview.de/ The skins are here: OBD Software > WOFF > OBDWW1 Over Flander Fields > campaigns > CampaignData > skins

It was just one example - I gave up on alcoholic drinks completely, ten years a go. So I understand that. It could be something completely different. An expensive set of water- or oil colours. A trip to a place you always wanted to see, but which is far away and expensive to travel to. Or just a wonderful menue in the best restaurant around. Just think of it, while you suffer through that again. After that, you'll have deserved it. Good night for now, Tony!

Wow - is that 1:1 / real life size? That must be fun, to take part in such a project! And nice to see a photo of you, by the way! I first thought, WINDSOCK Datafiles - but from what I found, they only have plans from WW1 planes. Next thing you could try: write to the ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM London & Cosford http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ ...or to the DeHavilland Museum, Salisbury Hall http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/history.html

TO ALL DiD CAMPAIGN FLYERS Achtung! Tenshion, please! Gentlemen, in the poll about the awards and medals, a majority of 9 to 4 voted for - the more differenciated and more realistic awards system; and for - the more realistic numbers, resulting from the special way of counting victories Now I am very happy and very proud, that I received a confirmation from our forum veteran RAF_Louvert, that he will do the medals and awards valuation, according to charts he had first published back in 2011, and which were aiming for a more realistic awarding system. I think you all will agree, that we now know the awards in the best possible hands! Thanks a lot, Lou!

Perhaps you should think of a wonderful reward for the time after the torture is over. Something you would normally never allow yourself to buy, due to the high cost. Like a very special old bottle of whisky, at the range around 100 $. And then you could sit in the evenings and sip a dram or two!

I'm here, Tony. Often sit up late at night, listening to some music over headphones; seeing through the forum - and often thinking of you. Beat it!

As Jim_Attrill already said in the other thread today we seem to have finest FLYING WEATHER AGAIN. Be careful, everyone, you may have got a bit rusty! All the best, and come back in one piece!