Olham

Well, as it was said some ten posts ago: the sounds will be new in OFF II.

Update 22 March 2012 - 19:48 h Berlin time (= GMT + 1) ericw43, Pennsylvania, added. The maps are in post 1 of this thread

And you will still get more and more used to it, until it feels natural to you, Captain.

Wow, I really envy you a bit for that experience - flying a WW1 sim while sharing drinks with a real WW1 veteran, who sat next to you and commented. I guess there are not many, who had this.

Wow, these are really wonderful, Paarma! I bet you started skinning Richard Rübe's craft with the 4-leaf clover? Nice find - thanks for sharing!

Mmuahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!!!!

Hey, Lou - no reason for getting cheeky with me, "smartass"! (I always wanted to use this Smiley). I never had a "1st grade report card" - I think... don't even know what it is??? But you're right somehow. When I tried to defend an obviously mentally fragile soldier against the sadism of our Captain, the Capt shouted me out of his office saying: "Ah, Obergefreiter Mahlo - wearing your Jesus sandals again today?!"

HPW, I won't exchange single FM mods - if you get your FM package ready before the release of OFF II, I will gladly use it though - thank you.

Alright, thanks, rjw!

Redpiano, I guess, that's what they are working on, and why they postponed the release, I guess - because they want to improve many, many aspects - and they will do. So far you mostly came across quite negative, redpiano, you complain about this and that, and when you have issues no one else ever had yet (which may then be a result of wrong actions your end), you still beat the drum, when you don't get helped fast enough - perhaps you consider to also write about something you DO like? From time to time?

Here are three pictures from the "Buddecke" website, which is always well worth a "sightseeing tour". - The first photo is said to be Jasta 72 in May 1918 by the road Roye - Nesle. - The second shows Jasta 69 in September 1918 with their Pfalz D.IIIa. - The third is a birdseye view of the Jasta 5 airfield at Boistrancourt, Winter 1917. http://www.buddecke.de/fotos.htm

If you are into really immersive WW1 air combat history and flying - join the band!

Guys, when Creaghorn goes deeply into the sound re-creation, I can assure you it will be great. He is a sportsman with good endurance, and so modest, that he will only come out with his sounds, when they are brilliant.

So you are at the same mess table with us from now on, Eric - welcome again! If you were not yet added to the OFF Forum Pilots Maps, please send me a PM with your town and country, and I'll add you there. Good luck with your installs - I envy you a bit for the feeling of the first time experience. Oh, and I'll have a virtual Warsteiner, please.

Does this mean, it is within an acceptable range?

For all who have never seen Howard Huges' great film "Hell's Angels" yet - and for all, who want to see the airship raid again - quality is just good enough to watch it full screen. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/10989337

Seems there are still several of the MP sketches I had never seen yet. Thanks, guys!

What the heck is the matter with you guys ??? ???

??? No, sorry - I don't ???

Yes, I use your FM packs, HPW. But I'd love to see it improved in the new OFF II.

Tranquillo, enjoy your trip to Venice, Sir! And how could you be in Italy and not enjoy pasta, pizza and red wine? I'm with you and Lou there - do what must be done, and take it up on your return. And if you walk a lot, you may not even put on more weight. Have fun - and we want photos!

Dear Devs, I know you have already work enough on your hands. But perhaps, when you go to revise and overhaul some of the aircraft, you can have another go at the FMs of the Albatros aircraft. As it is now, the Albatros D.II seems to be the nicest of them all; easy going, light fighter with sturdy wings - great to fly and fight in. The D.V and D.Va feel much clumsier. I know they were not MUCH of an improvement, according to von Richthofen, but saying "not much", would suggest that there was a little improvement, still. Most astonishing I found the opinion of the RNAS boys, that the D.V was superiour to the Tripe, which may be a bit too much respect? Now, I don't mean to ask for any super-fighter - just if you could check once again for the balance of their FMs - even if that should mean, that the D.II would become a bit less great. It won't be wasted work and time - I fly these craft mostly all the time, and I'd be very grateful. PS: one point just comes to mind here too: when I push the throttle forward, there is quite some lag in the reaction of the engine's forward-driving power. Is that for a specific reason? And if it can't be dropped - could it be reduced quite some? Thank you for reading.

Sounds like you're not yet an OFF pilot, DBR, but want to become one? Well, anyway - welcome to OFF! You should try all sliders on "5" except "Terrain Detail", which looks great already on "3", and "Scenery Detail", which may be on "2" or "3" - if that works fine, you could still raise them. In "Workshops", you may also select for "Ground object density" = "low" or "medium", which might also unburden the CPU. With all these measures, OFF still looks perfectly fine - no losses really; just a little less "finesse".

Not available in German, but I found it in AMAZON: http://www.amazon.de/William-Barker-VC-Canadas-Decorated/dp/0470839678/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1332341005&sr=1-1-catcorr

So it's official - new sounds too. Damn, I wish I could be a fly at the wall of one of the devs - they must be playing a very different sim during their beta testing.