Olham

Creaghorn, just to tease you: the patch is just out now! While you get fat and fatter in the family clans, I will keep the skies clear of crumpets, until your return. Have a very nice time and enjoy every minute - you'll be back inbetween Heaven and Hell soon enough. PS: a friend of mine saw a bright yellow-green snake on Krk last year - do you know that reptile's name?

NEW INCLUDES NEW TERRAIN PATCH. More detail, sharper NEW TEXTURES and more. Would you say, it will also "eat" more frps, or is it the same sizewise? NEW "AIR START" OPTION FOR CAMPAIGN! That's good - now I can have "quickies" with campaign pilots. Well, quite a lot of improvements, great! UncleAl, as you haven't updated since 1.28 - this is the Patch for you!

Ah - thanks for the tip; I'll try that!

What a coincidence - I was just wondering, how to create an Esc. signs board from the skins section, but found it a too long process. Thanks, Steve!

Nothing wrong with it, I suppose. And you have the missus to show you, where the bed was. Lol! We have a beer from Denmark here, called Elephant beer. And the name suggests it: you could tranquilise an Elephant with it. But that has only 7,5 %.

Hey, stumpjumper, are you sure it's a beer? 25 % is double the amount of alcohol a good red wine would have. I'd call that a "tranqiliser".

Well, UncleAl, even when you are not trying to be inflammatory, degrading, and abrasive, you are often just like a hard*ss in a thistlefield, you know? I can live with that, and Bub will hopefully get used to it, seeing, it's coming from you. For you, we often make an exception here.

Broadside, don't get too upset about Unc; he always was like that, and I think he is the only one who could get away with it for so long. If he'd suddenly follow that book, no one would recognise him any- more, something would be missing. You'll get used to it, as you know who it comes from. You are not flying this sim since long, so I would recommend to you: switch things on 'easier' as you want to make it enjoyable. I have suffered through the first 6 - 8 weeks all on 110 %, and only since June I have become good enough to enjoy it really deep. And now, I wouldn't want it any other way but the whole authentic claims proceedure. Does that make sense to you?

That bicycle is still in there? Do you really get it in QC?

I wonder if "Yuengling" is just the transposed German word or name "Juengling" (by the heard name rather than the written), which would mean "young person". Do you know, if that oldest Amercian brewerey was perhaps built by Germans, Jarhead? Name changes happened a lot, when people from Germany spelled their names to the immigration officials, who where English speaking and writing of course. So the Bavarian name Rietenauer became Ritenour, and Krugschenk* became Kruigshank. (* one who serves wine or beer from a big jar) Shredward, I never knew, the Belgians could make a drinkable beer, cause the general stores all seem to have undrinkable brews like Heineken (argh!). But it looks as if it tastes good. Bullethead, you always manage to asthonish me again. Brewing his own beer - that's great! How long does it need until it's drinkable?

Could you fight Bebes in the kite successfully, Jim?

My, what have I missed here? What will you do with that French bomber, Stump? Can it be added into the sim, so I could shoot it down, pleeeeeeze?

Pils was my favourite in Germany, Launchbury, but in England I had a good "Director's Bitter" in Cornwall, but I forgot the brewery. The bartender thought, I was a German bank director - no one else ordered it, it was more expensive, but it was the best!

I have had a non ending fight against Pups again (there seems to be a Merlin wizzard with the British, who creates two new craft for each you shot down). When all ammo was fired (and five Pups destroyed), they came for my skin, and I could only run! This time I managed to escape through the woods, flying like a stunt pilot. I literally followed down all the gaps, forrest ways and brooks to prevent coming above tree top level, cause those Pups where like mad hornets now, and as fast as my Albatros! When I came out of the forrest, there was an army camp nearby, where I circled, while the ground crews fired at the Pups from all their guns, until one was finished off, and the other flew off home. How do you escape such situations? Please note, what craft YOU fly, and against WHICH enemy craft your tactics help.

Right, 77Scout: thank you, RexHannover! Today, I flew through a clean white smaller cloud, and it worked. In future, I will use that to hide in them and come out elsewhere. I wonder, if that will confuse the AI? If so, this would have been an immense and amazing step forward!

My questions: 1. can it be changed back, if I wouldn't like it (and how)? 2. does it alter the endurance of craft (do they last longer or shorter)?

Hmm - maybe one should start an Eindecker campaignas early as possible, when there where only Bristol Scouts and maybe DH2 - before the Nupes.

Hawaiian beer? That's funny for Germans, as there was an old evergreen called "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii" (There ain't no beer in Hawaii); that's why the singer won't go there. Lol! My favourite beers used to be: Warsteiner Premium Pils and Veltins Pilsener.

I assume, the more names you fill in and the more of those men really return, the better your chances. But even with 7 names I don't seem to get more than: Pending: 68 And I always get a lot rejected.

Hmm - I knew, someone would spoil my joy!

Well, try this map of Jastas andSquadrons: http://patriot.net/~townsend/WW1AirMap2/ Before you go there, you should perhaps choose a region via Google Satelite maps. Then in the WW1 airmap, you can unclick the national emblems you don't want to see (reacts a bit slow), then left window, you can choose your way of choice. Now go over the dots with your cursor and read, who was there for how long. I saw, for example, that Jasta 79 was very long at Villeselve in 1918 - should be nice there. Enjoy!

Haha, a Weissbier expert - didn't know there was such supply to the front; we never got it here. I will write a complaint to HQ.

Barkhorn, that sounds like there are two damages: the damage on the model (wing missing), and the damage shown on the skin (bulletholes). See my "texture info" settings further back, and check, if you have them like that. I assume, that some of the aircraft skin things need to be on "managed".

Just had a QC: EIII vs Bristol Scout And really - I managed to fight the scout down (a hell of squirming though). I should try a campaign with it - was much more fun than I had expected. Can you see, how many Bristol Scouts you downed, Fliegenhund?

Wow, what an achievement - more than 17 hours on the Eindecker?!?!? Can you tell more? What did you have to fight, and how often? Bertincourt can't have been a quiet area? Don't erase/retire this one - I have also kept my so far best pilot.