Olham

In 1918, enemy activity is so heavy for Germans, that you can forget about warping - after half a mile, you will be kicked out of warp again by message: Enemies near. I have two pilots now, that might be on the right way, in 1917. But like Creaghorn, I won't show them yet, as usually they get killed right after that.

Well, it would perhaps make many pilots fly more careful and defensive, if you and others would take this plan: Once you received a "Pour le Merite" in OFF DiD standard, you get yourself a good replica. For me, that is too late now (Lol!), but I will try better now, to achieve this order in OFF DiD.

Yes, indeed, Paarma. Maybe Lou will tell you what to look for, to get a good one like this. Sooner or later he will read this, I suppose.

Stiffy, I don't think anyone would regard your points as offenses. But it is definitely not a bug (a word one should use carefully, and really better in a mail to the support), rather would it be a maybe wrong balance of climb data. You seem to be a real fan of the DH-2, and I must admit these "sand fleas" as I call them, sometimes cause some good trouble for me. There is a squadron with several aces, and they fly sand coloured craft. When I meet those guys, they are more than a match even to my Albatros D III - they are all over the place, and so I had always thought, that craft's FM was perhaps modelled too good. Why not report your climb data and thoughts to the support? If not now, they may still regard them for Phase 4.

I can see, that Lou bought a very good one. But please don't ask him to tell the price for it here. Just go to Ebay and check, there are offers sometimes. It depends on you, to pick the good ones. I will get me an Ordensband (the ribbon for wearing it round the neck), cause I saw it advertised for 9,- Euro (50 cm long).

Creaghorn you are a modest man. You must be one of the definitely best flyers here. But although you are superstitious, it should be allowed to congratulate you for a medal that you already received. And to avoid bad luck for you, I wish you: Rumpf- und Flügelbruch! One day, you must show the log here.

JimAttrill: After all, US orange juice kept the whole British population healthy in WWII. Aha! I knew there had to be some vitamins involved! A friend of mine from London had always bought and cooked HEINZ BAKED BEANS, and repeatedly said, they kept the British healthy during WW2. Now I like them sometimes, with toast, a fried egg, and a cup of coffee, But I couldn't imagine, they should alone get you through the years of war. Bullet - wow, thanks for that great detailed explanation! You must have been a simmer, when I still learned to walk (Lol!) The Ki-84, is that the Frank? That was my favourite Japanese craft in later sims.

Hi, Erik and all team! I know you had to reconstruct things here for security reasons. But now I can't "use full editor" no more. I couldn't change my attachments in the OFF Pilots Maps, nor make new attachments in another post.. Any ideas?

Hi, Eric Again, I can't get into "use full editor" to change the "OFF Pilots Maps". Can you check it again? Thanks! Olham

Stiffy, remember, climb rates are often given for differing altitudes. It must be difficult, to find out the right rates of climb for all altitudes. Also, if the Fokker pilots you described, might have been aces or veterans, against DH-2 rookies? Don't know. But if the DH-2 AI does generally loose against the E III, or if you did really find wrongly balanced climb rates, you should follow OvS' advice and report that to: support@overflandersfields.com

Interesting about the "Sauerkraut", Jim - didn't know the British Navy used it, too. But "Kraut" is not used to describe a loved one - what you mean perhaps is "braut", which is "bride" in English. Germans say about their loved ladies, even before they are married "sie ist meine Braut -she is my bride". And for their wives, they don't say "mein Skat" (Skat is a card game for three), but "mein Schatz" (my precious, my treasure). I think, you where stationed in Germany, if I do remember that right - so I assume, your memory mixed up similar sounding words a bit? Cameljockey, as far as I could read, no one feels offended here yet?

Not me - Lou made a video.

Yankees is also assumed to come from the Dutch very common name "Jan Kees". Where there many Dutch immigrants? Don't know. This all is definitely a great read and yes, Mr. Lucky, maybe for pilots from different sides of the line it is easier to feel something common - unlike the guys in the trenches, the pilots did cross that line very often. And where they flew, there was no such thing as a line...

OvS: ...if it weren't for Makai, Paarma, and myself (representing the Dark Side Boy's) ... OFF would be a German Turkey shoot... So we're in great company. Someone bring the Andechser beer! We got to celebrate a "dark side meeting"! OvS: ...me with my heavy NY accent... but a lot of the guys (and ladies ) I met and spoke to got a kick out of it... I even got a chance to brake my ass on a Mechanical Bull!! That sounds much like when an Ostfriese would visit Bavaria or vice versa - they hear from each other, where they come from, and may smile about the "dialect". And of course you had to ride the bull - I would have tried it, too (with the same success, I'm afraid). Lol!

It will even grow on you, as you get more used to having it.

Red Dog, whether it was a loving or a clever decision - you'll make the most of it!

Stiffy, you don't need much detail, really. I just got a bunch of ten confirmations, I had been waiting for quite some time. As long as they are not rejected and still "pending", they may still come in. I'm writing them like this now: On patrol at [mission patrol area], we where engaged by a flight of 4 Sopwith Triplanes from RNAS-9 at medium altitude. I fired several bursts into one craft, until it crashed at 13:24 h, N of Lens. Then I chased a second craft and hit it so hard, that the left wings came off, and it crashed at 13:27 h, nort east of Lens. You can write them even shorter, but I want it a bit immersive. VERY IMPORTANT: write ALL your wingmen's names into the witness line; and when you flew with A-flight, write also the A-flight members down there. In combat, you can't check, who exactly was near you at the kill - so with this method, he is among the names. It's "legal", cause you cannot, like in real life, ask them later, who saw your kills. The pilots in WW1 could.

We seem to have agreed peacefully on that Jerry, Yankee, Boche, Kraut, Tommy, Limey and Hun are no offenses for anyone. kaa, I don't remember where I read it, but "tete de boche" = Holzkopf = wooden head or blockhead perhaps, makes a lot more sense, as the French regarded themselves (and perhaps even where) of finer culture. The Germans had still to learn a lot from the neighbours, and today we benefit much from French and Italian cuisine, British pop music and comedy, and American movies and Harleys.

I'm checking the skins with the freeware "DXTBmp"; try to google for it. In the gamefolder, you find the skins under (game folder) > campaigns > campaign data > skins

Hi, Stiffy You can do without TrackIR - but wouldn't want to, once you know it. But here is what you can do as long as you don't have it. Go to "controls", "View commands", and assign a joystick button to toggle between "static view angles" and "glide view" (I don't know the correct namings, but you'll find them). Now, as long as you fly peacefully, you check around with "glide view" - feels nicer. Once you get into a fight, change to "static view", cause only there you can check your six fast enough. Have fun!

Look at "OFF Pilot's Map" in the stickies above, Mike. Is that the city of New York, or the state (in that case: which town?)

Ras, I've searched through the Albatros D III skins. If this was a D III, it could have been either Helmut Dilthey or Rudolf Klimke, Jasta 27. Their craft look the same to me. Willi Rosenstein also had a white band on black, but his wings where two shades of green, no mauve. At www.theaerodrome.com (aces), you may check about these two men.

Interesting knowledge, Mike Dora. Do I have you in the OFF Pilots Maps? If not, New York would be right, oky? Well spoken, Rickitycrate - I have a faint idea, who that German might be.

Perhaps it was the other way round, Widow - the name "Jerry" for the Germans was already there, and then used for children's potties. Here are some examples for the way propaganda works. The less human being you draw the enemy, the more easy will it be to kill him. On all sides, writers and illustrators where used to influence people's oppinions. The German Third Reich propaganda did that to a terrible extent with the Jews.

Uwe, it may comfort you, that I used to like the two sides of the civil war. I liked the blue uniforms more, but I felt a sympathy for the "rebels", cause they fought for their side with a lot of passion, although the big industry (building the big cannons) was on the other side. No, we should really get away from "the good and the bad" guys. War is not a fairy tale, is it?