Olham

Well, we mustn't mention the name - we could call it RoFl.

You can, Morris, you can - or it blows you up; who knows. But that would be such a sad end for all pilot carreers to come...

Bandy, ever thought of running two operating systems? Chosen after start of the rig? And then I heard, that Win Vista could be run as if it was XP - not sure if that's for Win 7 as well.

Oh yeah! - I could do with some "software"!

Yeah, he shouldn't have been wearing his halo! Mmuahahahahahaaa!!!!

Your kind of claim, Winder? Okay - you're getting that kill credited!

OvS: Believe me, Winder is commited to amazing you and seeing this to the highest level we can. I never had the faintest doubts about that. And the riddle: I know exactly, what you guys will come up with now - but I won't tell anybody! Mmuahahahahahaaa!!!!!

UncleAl, that would make me wonder now, that everyone else was fine with it, but your system went haywire....

OvS and all: it is one of the biggest compliments for an artist by the way, when others try to copy him. Exploding grass? "Hang-on bug"?? Along with the 50 foot Fiasco??? That must be Veteran talk...

Was just joking, OvS - I fully understand what you mean! And I don't need bones. OFF will provide me with lots to do, before P4 will come out. Still have to start a SPAD VII carreer, for example. And what would such a bone do? If you told Widowmaker, that there will be a Snipe, he would be unable to concentrate on his work until then. And if you told him, there would not be a Snipe, he would write lots of complaints, nobody wanted to read. Okay, enough words - must hurry to my Albatros!

I did, before I got my new rig. TrackIR 4 hardware, with TrackIR 5 software. It worked fine. The only thing happening sometimes was, that I had to start the TrackIR program again, cause it wasn't responding the first time. But then it always worked very well. I didn't mind.

Auto Exit CFS3: on Auto Exit Mission: off That's how my settings are.

Hey, Scenery's come a loooooong way indeed, Duce! So forget about getting a bone thrown - wait for the full bacon. It will be so much juicier!

So much for the "panache" -

Thanks, Scouseair! Yeah, I think he would have claimed me, and why not? I crashed through his damn tight chase, and he had even put a few rounds into my craft. He would call it "driven the enemy down", and that's true. The skin is yet in development - it is extremely hard to get the sides and the back pattern to join perfectly. There seems to happen some distortion of the back part, when attached to the 3D model.

Hmmm - of course you are watched! We watch you, for example. Now, don't become like Howard Huges, boys! Remember: when MvR realised, that there was no colour to make his craft invisible, he painted it red.

Ooooohhhh - this Crumpet was really mad at me! Sixteen Tripes over our field - no normal person would perform a 'scramble' under these conditions, but why should that stop me? They even were from RNAS-8; several aces among them! The bigger the enemy, the greater the glory, said I, and started the engine. I got up very well by turning full left right after take off, into the sun. They didn't seem to see me! First Crumpet I got was an average pilot. These Sopwith products fly like butterflies, and they break as easily, too. He collected a burst, performed all his art of "It's finished, but I'll keep it flying!" - until he crashed. Then came a red Tripe - an ace surely. He collected a burst but was wiser - he pissed off. The best pilot was Robert Little - we turned some turns, but I couldn't hit him, before he went off elsewhere. When the red Tripe took over again, we were all over the place. I turned my "Olham's Special" turns - very dangerous; always closest to stalling! - and got him. He reared up, and I finished him off with a hot shower of lead. Broken, he fell into the meadow below. But now came an ordinary guy. He must have been a wingman, maybe a friend. This guy was REALLY mad at me! Boy, did he chase me about! It happens very rarely, that I let someone get at my six, but this guy made it! We turned extremely tight circles, like a caroussel, at lowest altitude. My "Olham's Special" turns need some space below to drop the nose below horizon - but there was no space anymore. I felt this Crumpet's breath in my neck; he tried to land on my tailplane to come and get me! I collected single hits. Then I had climbed enough to do my tightest turn again. But I couldn't get behind him - all I could achieve was, that he didn't get at my six! Well, to cut it short: in one of my extreme manoeuvers, my Albatros stalled, and I made a loud crash landing. I survived it, but with an undermined pride!

Wow, a very kind offer, Morris. Thanks for the info - I didn't know that. I still have a Soundblaster, otherwise I'd be tempted. If you say it makes a BIG difference, I will build it into my rig.

Well, my humble oppinion - OFF only competes against itself. And the guys surely want to make it a good step forward, to harvest our "Ahhhs!" and "Ooohhhs!" without the complaints like "Why is this different to bevor?" or "You seem to have messed up that!" So, when they are their only serious competitors with P3, I don't know, why they give out so little info. I mean - it is no secret that helps any other developers to know it, if they would say "We add the Morane Saulnier monoplane" or something like that. I believe, they rather try to avoid endless questions and answers, by not giving away anything. No problem for me - I am so busy with P3; I can wait!

Bones for Barkhorn: here is a secret picture of a pilot holding a stick, as far as Pol has modelled him yet.

Tch - the real life pilots would have wished to have "auto-exit", when their craft burnt. But I know what you mean. Since "Hat in the Ring", you are allowed to sizzle all the way down. Check "Auto Exit Mission" to "off".

DukeIronHand: I have this odd thing where I feel guilty spending money on things that are not critical... Duke, not to have TrackIR view IS CRITICAL ! You won't regret it. It may take a while and some adjusting, until you have found your own setup profile - but then you'd never want to miss it! Promised!

What the heck are you guys doing??? Blowing up Napalm tanks????

Cripes, Morris - the Camel already at the front in our DiD Campaign??? From now on, it'll get real tough! Herr Prop-Wasche - would you land under such circumstances in real life?

Thanks for putting that right, Barkhorn - I thought it was a Camel; but when I read Morris' line, I thought "Cripes, these Sopwith all look the same!" But yes: it's a Camel. Great picture, Widowmaker. Haven't had many fights with Camels yet, cause I usually fly early 1917, and never make it 'till the Camel appears. But yesterday, I killed some with my Jasta 18 D Va (see "Reports from the Front")