Olham

The best might be to check for the exact monitor name/type you use, which resolution it has. You should then choose that resolution, Hellshade - it wouldn't make sense to use another. For avoiding ingame distortion in OFF, it is then necessary to set the FoV (Field of View) right. But that can only be calculated correctly with the correct screen resolution.

Wild Salmon freshly caught and smoked with good woods can be very delicious. But don't give me those fish farm ones. A single malt - ah, the memories...

At least you are ready for WOFF - congrats!

Good you're alright! Thanks for the reminder - I must mark it in my calendar! These two weeks - I ever seem to be forgetting, when...

Hope you're alright and recovering, Tranq. Take your time for the ones you love - WOFF may distract you enough from them one soon day.

No, I have a better guess, rjw - Widowmaker is an angler, and the way he wrote 'damp' makes me imagine he fell into a brook with it - Mmuahahahahahaaaa!!!!

Perhaps we can look at it another way. Like: Windows 8 is for those who want the same surface as on their tablets and SmartPhones. It must not be the only version everyone should have. I guess I will carry on with Windows 7 - I have no tablet nor SmartPhone.

Mmuahahahahahaaaa!!!! I know, Lou - that's your way of telling me, that you liked it. (Damn, I have still not get used to that 'greasy grin' of your avatar - Mmuahahahahaaaa!!!!)

Lothar, you're a good salesman - your marketing is tireless.

Which of the above reasons fits? Or is it something completely different? Where is everybody? Maybe life has thrown a lot of realism at you? Well, me for example, I am going through a half year of school/training to learn WebDesign (HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Javascript and PHP). I admit that it is pretty hard at my age to learn so much new stuff every day. Before I can familiarise with one thing, I have to go on already. And sometimes it seems to me, as if for every bit of new knowledge I put into my shelf, some old one is falling out on the back of it. Some days I'm just glad I remember how my coffee machine works. Now, what's your excuses?

I'm not an expert at all; I can only tell, that OFF is running fine on my Windows 7. I recommend to make the essential updates every now and then, to give Microsoft the chance to improve their product. No problems here. As for AntiVirus Protections: everyone should make sure he is only using ONE; and to have the "gaming mode" or "fullscreen mode" activated in his/her AV. That will cause those programs to postpone all non-essential tasks; and that will make a sim run much smoother.

A computer system administrator gave me the advice: wait for a year or so, before you buy Windows 8. That should be the time they usually need to fix their usual problems.

Update 28 November 2012 - 10:34 h Berlin time (= GMT + 1) Blooddawn1942, Germany added. The maps are in post 1 of this thread

Yes, it is - not the best size, but a good painting I found.

Damn, I see the pic is gone again. And when I click the link, I get the message, that "The Aerodrome" does not allow hotlinking to the picture. You need to go there; go to "Forum", then go to "Gallery"; "Members Galleries"; S.Anderson and see through them - you'll find it.

Okay, tried again. Last time it was there first. Must have disappeared later.

R E N D E Z V O U S http://www.theaerodr..._100dpi-med.jpg I know you like sea planes. And Steve Anderson's paintings are among my favourites over at the Galleries of "The Aerodrome".

Since my WebDesign school training began in August, I have not been flying OFF much, but now I have made me another improved skin (a never ending obsession) and made a new start with Jasta 14 in the cold March of 1917. We are flying from one of my favourite airfields in OFF - Marchais, with it's far visible landmarks: the three lakes. The frost was biting cold, and I hope that spring will come soon.

Flying IL-2 online with a friend as my wingman used to be big fun. Not sure if that can still be done with the mods?

Thanks you, HouseHobbit - I wish all the same for you and your family; as to everyone else in our fine community.

This photo seemed to scream for a joke like this one - enjoy.

Yes, they could be the German equivalent to the Bristol Fighter. Both these two-seaters definitely use fighter tactics; they are very agile, and they boom and zoom a lot.

Could you precise "Team D updates + mods" a bit more, JediMaster? I read there are even good Pacific Theater mods, but one can easily get lost in the sheer amount of stuff. It would be great, if someone could post correct sequences of updates and possible mods for the various theaters. Perhaps two or three ways to go?

The first and second picture show a Roland C.II "Walfisch", which entered service in spring 1916. It was actually built as a monocoque design, with two layers of thin plywood. The craft was indeed very modern then - it had far less drag than other two-seaters of the time. The plywood design was later advanced on the DeHavilland "Mosquito". http://en.wikipedia....LFG_Roland_C.II And the best is - you can fly the craft in "Over Flanders Fields"! Takeoff and landing can be tricky - the view isn't best for that. But in the air, you can fly the "Walfisch" (whale) much like a fighter. A dangerous craft! I have shot down Airco DH-2 in it.

As the title says, the link gets you to the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archive. Their pictures are mostly available in various sizes. If you want the best quality, right-click on the photo and then select "Original". Enjoy! http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/