Balalaika

thats an excellent point Duck! I'm on Vista and the first time I tried to join your game there was indeed that pop-up message. Ctrl-alt-deleting to get back to the desktop crashed my game, and THATS when you said to use the CFS3 MP shortcut (so you can get to desktop with no probs). Did that and unblocked the game - never had a problem since. Certainly try that Ras, it MAY be the answer! Good luck

Hey Warlord, with Vista running I'd say invest in more ram. Not just for OFF, but overall performance. I've read Vista is a real system hog that needs almost a gig just to run itself. If you have poor performance, try turning off some background apps (certainly things like sidebar and maybe the whole 'aero' desktop, until you get some more ram. I've got 6 gigs of ram in a quad pc and it still boots up soooo sllllloooo compared to XP. Anyway, best of luck with OFF - which looks good at even low settings.

I'm in the UK and I've been having absolutely the greatest of fun playing the last two saturday evenings with our flyboys across the pond! They seem to be 5 hours behind us, so just factor in the time difference. The sessions last about 3-4hrs. Our american friends have all been polite and friendly, and very patient with the inevitable questions. I think Ducky enjoys shooting me to bits over and over and over and over again, but hey - one day the worm will turn! lol Ax has got a post up for this saturday - so you got a day to get TS and Matt's awesome utility installed. It is well worth it. Sign up today!! :)

This is flipping well brilliant work MadMatt! Well done there! I hope people make use of your hard work and give MP a try now - if they have been holding back because of the issues about which mod?!?? what goes where?!!? - you've fixed that! Somebody - Give the man a DFC! and make it a sticky in MP thread.

Bala signing in for the 2pm EST session (that'll be 7pm in the UK I guess) Let's hope we get an even better turnout than last week, esp from the European guys here. With MadMatts installer - it's going to be soo easy for you to join us (and it is well well worth it:) Tally Ho chaps!

HAHAHA! Mystery solved then :))) good one Duck!

Indeed! I was in one of those god-awful boats one my own. Couldn't see past the camera, vision blocked by the gunner behind and was thoroughly unenjoyable mission. Really happy to see you guys enjoyed it though :) I was very pleased I actually made a good landing in that (highlight of mission) and then the funniest thing happened - my gunner who had not made a peep all mission decided to open up on a parked friendly truck at the side of the airfield! He then proceeded to spin round in his cockpit shooting at all the incoming planes from our squadron as they landed. Kinda made up from the lack of fun on that mission. God, I hate them planes! lovely screenies though :)

Another great night (for me in gmt land) of flying! Thanks for putting on the party guys, and a thumbs up to my fellow flyers.

So, that will be 8pm UK time, Ax? and yes, anyone who has an internet connection and the game can easy do this (or at least give it a go). I run Vista 64 and have a wireless router setup at home and I'm not very computer literate and I did it! If I can, anyone can. So come and give it a go, its Aces High!

Apologies for taking so long to reply, but thanks Womenfly2! LOL, that is a funny video, thanks for posting it :)

Count me in Ax! Anytime Saturday, just post a time when you want us to log on to TS, and I'll get the ISP details off you. Had some trouble last weekend joining a game hosted by SittingDuck, but had no probs when Stump ran one. Hopefully I'll be able to join as simply as that time. Looking forward to it. Chocks away , Bala

That was fantastic! Thank you for putting that up. The mind boggles how much time it must have taken to create that, and it really got to me heart and soul. Wouldn't want to fly against you mind, for those were some really nice manouvres you were doing in the film. The shots at the end were heartbreaking and its good some of us still remember those brave boys, and even better a few can make such homages to them from something like computergame. Congrats for elevating a pastime into something that really conveys a message we all feel, but havent the skill to do so ourselves. When I bought this game I just wanted the adrenalin dogfighting action, but whilst playing I began to learn alot about history and the sacrifices of the 1st world war. This vid sums that up, with action at the beginning and a rendering of the true cost at the end. Its a shame even now the leaders of the civilisations of man can't just shake hands and work together for a brighter future. If the common man didnt fight, and the people at home refused to make weapons, the world would be a better place. but hey, we need an income, right? (< sarcasm) Forgive the ramblings, Thanks again on a thought provoking vid :)

Second what RC and Ax say, great job Stump and thanks to all - had a great evening, tons of fun. Looking forward to flying with you again.

Hi, I play the... Balalaika! (big surprise). Was wandering around a local market about 3 years ago when I saw this strange looking, 3 stringed instrument. Didn't know what it was at the time but have always wanted to play something, and this had only 3 strings - how hard could it be?! So, for £25 I bought it, replaced the rusty strings and downloaded a DIY coursebook of the internet. 3 years on I can play quite a few tunes on it and it does sound lovely - like an old medieval sound. I like a band called Blackmore's Night, and it is a good instrument for playing their type of Renaissance music. oh, and have since gathered a collection of 5 instruments! The six stringer is great and all the others, even though having 3 strings have their own 'voice' as it were and sound different.

Many thanks to Sitting Duck for spending about 4 hrs with me getting MP set up and flying a few missions (though you could have pointed out that dogfight vs us!). I think various firewall protocols were the problems but at the end of the night don't know whose side they were on. Probably mine as Duck has hosted many games. Oh, the foibles of PC's! anyway, thanks SD for spending the time helping, much appreciated :)

Hey Chaps, So, what do you veterans do about the huuge disadvantage we have versus an enemy that can fly through clouds (and therefore way above you) when we cannot, due to the atmospherics? There must be a work around, else I can't see how you could play this with such a big problem.

Ok, read up a few threads about this topic and find its been said alot in the past and nothing to do about it. Oh well. Shame the AI isnt affected too, but not alot of choice in the matter. Apologies for posting before thoroughly searching for more info.

Ok, read up a few threads about this topic and find its been said alot in the past and nothing to do about it. Oh well. Shame the AI isnt affected too, but not alot of choice in the matter. Apologies for posting before thoroughly searching for more info.

Ok, read up a few threads about this topic and find its been said alot in the past and nothing to do about it. Oh well. Shame the AI isnt affected too, but not alot of choice in the matter. Apologies for posting before thoroughly searching for more info.

Ok, read up a few threads about this topic and find its been said alot in the past and nothing to do about it. Oh well. Shame the AI isnt affected too, but not alot of choice in the matter. Apologies for posting before thoroughly searching for more info.

Thanks SittingDuck for the reply :) Ok, sorted out sound issue by messing about with audio quality options (put in on highest). All works fine now and is that a cat's meow on startup?! was expecting a woof! I'm in the NW of England and the best times for me to fly are 8.30pm-10.30pm GMT weekdays and 2pm-6pm GMT weekends. Would be great to meet up and have flying lessons for awhile :) Obviously ending the sesh with a head to head dogfight :)))

Hey Guys, Looks like trackIR is the way forward if I'm going to get the best out of a flight sim and google came back with this link: http://www.flightstore.co.uk/prod/TRACKIRU/ My question: Is this all I need or is this pack missing something? Also, will I need to download any files to make this run with BHaH? That's not a problem, I can do that whilst waiting for delivery, but with it being so expensive, I want to make sure I get the right product and know what else is needed beforehand. Have looked at the brilliant helpguide on the forum, so I know how to configure it all when I get it, just need to know what exactly is required to get to that bit! :) thanks in advance, Bala, bomber of farmhouses par excellence and flyer of dwindling fortune

Lol, Src. Spoken like a true Lancastrian! Encountered a few of situations myself, and was VERY glad the MOD had let us use large mattresses (must be cheaper than parachutes)! to land on.

Well I received my Trackir4 this morning and had it up and running well enough in about an hour. WOW! What a cool device it is! Even though it's not running perfectly (am getting brief pauses or stutterings as the view passes either sides wing-struts) it already got me 4 kills in aircombat in campaign mode :)) Been playing off for about 2 weeks now and these are my first 'proper' kills. The big thing is it has enabled me alot more 'spatial awareness' and I can judge where I am in the world so much better now. It's great stuff. The biggest surprise was when I half-stood up and could peer over the front of the plane! and leaning out over the edge is awesome. Shame that is is so pricey, but definatley worth the money. Been a great 3 weeks, discovering BHAH, learning how to play it and fly half-decently, and through the forums discovered Trackir. ps. anyone reading this can tell me what info needs to go ona claim form? I noted the type of aircraft and got a wingman as a witness (made notes before take off), and I put down approx. map co-ords and the ammo used. Anything I missed? Cheers guys, it's nice to be here :)

Hello all, Got the game last week and have spent each evening since learning it. Is a bit hard with no manuals or guides I can find to print out and read like (a 'normal' game), but persevering and hopefully will be fun when I learn the in and outs of it. In the first instance, it would be nice to have some kind of cockpit diagram for each plane. I'm flying a Camel and have to use the GUI dials cos the guns cover the virtual dials ingame and can't seem to find a way to use my mouse to look about and get a better view of things. and sheesh, I can't keep up my altitude and speed with my wingmen when they leave the area around the airfield and having to resort to 'x' to catch up with em. Anyway, enough blathering, I encountered a game killing problem tonight and I need help. I'm flying as a fighter and survived a few missions in my campaign until I got asked to bomb an enemy airfield. I set my 'release ordnance' to my preferred button, and ENTER is also still the default too. 4x25lb cooper bombs on my camel. Finally get too target, in good aim, press my bombs away button - nothing happens. Press ENTER, nothing - still got the bombs. Died soon after :( Started a freeflight sesh with bombs and no button I use releases them. The only thing I can think why I can't drop my bombs is cos I'm a fighter pilot and not a bomber. Is this the case? If so, as a fighter in the campaign, how do I get around the bombing missions? Any advice much appreciated. Also, if there's some guide for new players (never played cfs3 before either), please let me know how to get it. Love the genre, this game is impressive, but I need some real advice on a n00bish level, thanks :))