ArgonV

These are shots from FS-WWI, the Caproni Ca.42 being the latest project under developement.

Today I sat down and hacked together a more decent looking skin. The one it had was... Low res and blurry. I'd been slowly putting one together bits at a time, as you can see in the older screenshots. This is a hack job, and it needs to be weathered and probably color corrected but it's making this kite look real good!

Ok, most of the damage model is in place and working. Rear gunners are in, prop generators are in, low detail lods for the wheels and engines are in, 3d shadow is in, as are the flares for night missions. I still need to add the ripped off wing damage model bits, as well as tweak the collision points. Then, on to the cockpit and rigging! And lastly, I need to spruce up the texture a bit for the wings, hstabs and do the damaged textures. Anyone have any decent cockpit photos of this thing?

Yes, totally. I'm running on Win 7 64 Ultimate. Also, a new Patch is being created to take advantage of widescreen resolutions and to fix the horrid texture banding with new graphics cards.

Thanks Stary! Widowmaker, probably not... :( That and a Nieuport 28 are on my wish list.

Thanks! Give it a try, it's in the latest FS-WWI Plane Pack + Patch. :)

Thanks rabu! Here it is: The only thing this kite lacks is a proper hi-res skin and damaged skin. Who would like to do one for her? Features: Detailed 3d cockpit Mannable gunner position Mannable camera view Aldis gunsight view when you press G Lean-over-the-side view for bombing, takeoffs and landings when you press X Please read the readme file for installation. You MUST have the latest FS-WWI Plane Pack + Patch installed for this to work properly. I would like to thank LesterBoffo for the use of his model, textures and beta testing the FM and Jerry for also testing. I would also like to thank Recon3 for some of this texture work and 3d model work I borrowed to create the cockpit. Enjoy! Download here: (5.34mb) http://www.fsww1.com/Downloads/Aircraft/RE8_Beta.zip

Over the next several months FS-WWI will be getting a host of new aircraft. I'd like to share what some of those will be! First up the Caproni Ca.42. This was started by Wakeup Tailgunner (3d model) and myself almost 9 years ago. The project was dropped because we got busy with other aircraft and this one would always crash the game. Well that problem is now fixed! I am still working on 3d model refinements, a cockpit and a refreshed texture. Next the R.A.F. F.E.4. This aircraft 3d model is by LesterBoffo from the Targetware: Richthofen's Skies group. He first brought us the R.E.8, and now this is getting prepared to be imported into the game by me. Now we have something completely different, the Caudron N Racer from 1912. This is the first of what I hope will be many pre-war aircraft into FS-WWI. LesterBoffo once again is the creator of this 3d model, and he is doing the importing process himself with a little help from me. Lastly, the Morane L! This was just started by LesterBoffo, and the 3d model is not yet complete. Him and I will import it into the game once the projects listed above become more or less finished. I hope this spurs some interest for this old gem of a mod! The fun never ends. :D

Here you can see the Lewis drum holders, the camera and the turn crank to lower the wireless antenna Here I've modeled the backup elevator control stick for the gunner incase the pilot were to become indisposed... And also the gunner's seat. Towards the front cockpit you can see the ammo box for the Vickers. I've still got a few more details to add. There is a switch that's supposed to be mounted outside on the left side of the front cockpit, then the wireless set itself for the rear gunner's area. Also in the front cockpit there's a small wooden box forward and inbetween the rudder pedals I have yet to create, as well as an instrument and another copper tube for the panel. Lastly, a small crude bomb site on the left side when you lean over.

I've been working a lot on the cockpit this weekend... Still a work in progress, but much done!

Tamper, I feel different than you. To each his own but to address some of your concerns: I feel the flight models are the best in a sim, any sim. Are they perfect? No, then again no flight sim has perfect flight models. Are they the closest to represent the real world on a PC, most certainly. As for the damage models, yes the fuselage stays around (Though it looks beat up and crushed in.) But it doesn't just blow up and go away either which is what most flightsims do. I find the latter more lame. No flight sim has truely dynamic damage models. I fear that is impossible with current PCs. But ROFs is the best I've seen in any sim, ever. Most have planes smash into the ground, blow up completely and just have a wing bit or two left. Much less realistic than ROF. Which aircraft don't respond correctly to you when damaged? I've flown them all, and all respond as I would anticipate. The campaign engine is being addressed as we speak. It is sad that ROF did not ship with one yes. Given the option to release the sim early to gain some income however I approve, if the other option was to go bankrupt and us flight simmers not have a sim at all. ROF is an ever evolving product. In an ideal world, I would of liked to have these things from the get go. But that's just not how the real world is right now. I'm glad however that the developer is going to address the lack of a campaign issue. Thus far, the developer is delivering. It has taken a bit of time, but a year is not that long considering. The limited viewing distance is annoying... I agree it needs to be fixed. It sadly limits the on-line play and mission making... :( This right now is my only complaint.

Thanks! Though I just did the assembly and the coding. The model is by LesterBoffo from the Targetware crew.

It's starting to look like an airplane: The engine, exhaust, prop, front Vickers gun, wheel struts and wheels are now inplace: As you can see, the rudder, VStab, Hstabs and wing struts are in place. Also, I added the pilot and the gunner. If you look closely, you might even spot the bomb racks for the wings. Also, I have distributed and sized the inertia placement: Rigging in as well as some other small things: An in-game shot: Anyone care to do a proper hi-res skin for her?

I should mention, you need an internet connection to register and log in once... It is odd but I can see the reasoning. A hacked ROF would be almost useless without a campaign mode (Obviously it wouldn't be able to go on-line if it's hacked).

No longer to play single missions. However, yes to play the campaign.

Thanks for the plug Wildfowler! :D

Wow very awesome skin UK_Widowmaker! If you want, e-mail it to me at ArgonV @ AOL . com and I can post it for download at www.fsww1.com :)

Ha, it's great fun creating a mission with all sorts of ground units and going around blowing them up with the external cam. Or crashing aircraft into the ground units so see what happens. :)

UK_Widowmaker, you can. All of the aircraft files reside in the Data15.PAR file located in the FS-WWI\Media folder. These *.PAR files are much like data zip files, you can use an SDOE created tool called BigMunger to extract this file (I would do it on your desktop). It will extract it like a zip file, with files and folders in their proper order and place. Then you can copy\paste them in their proper place inside your game's FS-WWI\Media folder. The aircraft skins are located in the FS-WWI\Media\aircraft\aircraft-name\textures folder. You can get BigMunger in this package: http://www.fsww1.com/Downloads/Tools_Tutorials_FAQs.exe It is true that the Zeppelin in FS-WWI has to be flown much like a slow flying aircraft that is hard to handle. But given a 15 mph head wind it can float rather nicely. But, I was never fond of flying Zepps, rather blowing them up instead! ;)

Hello all! Glad you got it sorted. Sorry I was out of town and away from the internets. :) UK_Widowmaker, I did not know people were having problems getting it from ModDB. Glad someone offered to host at Stratedgyinformer. ;)

There is multiplayer support through Hyperlobby. It is not an open dogfight server however. Everyone has to join in at once. Great anti-cheat in place though: Everyone has to have the same aircraft and weapon files otherwise that person will not be able to join in. Online play has been scarce for a while... But you can get a group together. Also, you can man the gunner positions online and offline. However no multi-crewing. When you switch to a gunner or bomber station the AI takes over the station you first occupied. You can play the same mission over again as many times as you wish. It will affect your Pilot profile score however depending on how bad or good you do. You could even fly the mission one time as a pilot and another time as the gunner. If your aircraft is so equipped as the bomber or recon camera man if you wish. Though it might be boring ;) . You have to have discipline however, it takes a lot to not want to take back over the pilot position from the sometimes crazy AI flyer. In the mission editor, you can set the sanity level. On some missions, it has been set quite low. ;) A great Zeppelin DM is this: The Zeppelin does not blow up and just disappear. A frame is left over on the ground. You can see each gas bag blow, and the underlying structure when it goes. Lots of smoke, fire and explosions. The Zeppelin can be blown up in different ways with a different outcome each time. Some screenshots and explanation here: http://www.moddb.com/mods/fighter-squadron-world-war-one/news/in-the-pursuit-for-a-better-zeppelin-damage-model P.S. Those screenshots are old. The final version in the Patch I mentioned above has much more smoke and fire, with the underlying gas cells modeled with holes burst through them.

Hello gents!! As an owner and player of many a WWI sim, I can tell you that for the pure pleasure of flying I find RoF and FS-WWI unbeatable. The flight dynamics in RoF are superb (The engine management is very nice!), as are the graphics if you can afford it. That said, for campaign action and really awesome dogfights I get the most out of OFF P3 BHaH. If I want to get nitty and gritty in the WWI air war OFF's attention to detail and accuracy are bar none. Now with that done, some clarifications on FS-WWI :) : The campaign modes are a series of scripted missions tied together with a story. Some are long, some are short. The actions of one mission do not affect the other. That said, you can play each of these missions dynamically. That is - You can play each mission from every side, every squadron and even pick your own aircraft from the flight to fly in. You can do all of that real time, from the start of the mission. So really, the dynamic aspect comes out through you. Now by default, the missions are written so you pick a side before hand, and start the campaign with only the Entante squadrons showing as an example. But you can change aircraft and sides in-game mid-flight. FS-WWI is now stand-alone and you do NOT need the original SDOE game CD anymore if you get the All-In-One package. It's a free WWI flight simulator that for the price cannot be beat. The selection of aircraft, campaigns, training missions and senerios are vast in number (Over 55 aircraft to fly). You can get the All-In-One here: http://www.moddb.com/mods/fighter-squadron-world-war-one/downloads/fs-wwi-plane-pack-5-all-in-one-exe-installer And Patch v1.0 to it (Just released not too long ago) here: http://www.moddb.com/mods/fighter-squadron-world-war-one/downloads/fs-wwi-plane-pack-5-patch-v10 FS-WWI review by Rock Paper Shotgun here: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/10/tumult-in-the-clouds-fighter-squadron-wwi/ P.S. We have the best Zeppelin damage model of any flightsim, ever. ;)

Download here: (77.8mb) FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 Patch v1.0 Mirror here: FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 Patch v1.0 at ModDB This Patch for FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 resolves many bugs and adds new content. Please install this over an existing FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 setup and extract it to the root "Fighter Squadron" or "FS-WWI" folder on your PC. You will not lose any controller settings, graphics configurations or Pilot info by installing this Patch. This Patch can be applied to the stand-alone Plane Pack 5 file install, the Plane Pack 5 All-In-One EXE install and the Plane Pack 5 All-In-One DVD ISO install. List of included fixes/updates: -Added a U.S. Spad 7 using Gypsy9's American/British Spad 7 512x512 skin. -AEC ground vehicle shadow removed. -S.S. D.III compass texture file added. -The Breguet 14 is supposed to have twin Lewis guns in the rear gunner seat. The Lewis ring mount also was not operating correctly. This has been fixed. -Added rocket loadouts to the Spad 13 and U.S. Spad 13 and updated the Balloon Busting! missions that go with both of them. -Added rocket loadout to the Spad V.II. It is historical in that it is only a 6 rocket loadout as opposed to the normal 8 rockets. -New Sopwith Pup fuselage 3d model and cockpit padding. Also fixed inner support strut placement and corrected damaged rudder 3d model. -Tweaked Aviatik's fuselage LOD switchin value. -Corrected Bleriot's joystick clipping through the cockpit side walls. -Corrected Rumpler's roll rate and turning radius. -Adjusted waypoints for AI in Ilya A Floatplane shore operations mission. -Adjusted waypoints for AI in Gotha G.I Floatplane shore operations mission. -Added AEG G.IV by Mossie; assembled and coded by ArgonV and texture by Blowhard. -Removed AI 504 Floatplane in shore operations mission. -Adjusted Albatros Floatplane cockpit padding and gunsite. -Optimized Irish's Dodge Ball mission for better frame rate. -Corrected spelling errors of Tales of the Lafayette campaign missions. -Correctly mapped USS Langley and Jupiter's lower wooden deck and improved the hull 3d mesh. Also fixed hull clipping problems. -Corrected many Scramble missions. -New Lewis gun sound for all aircraft. -Added new 3d models and textures for cargo ship, tanker transporter, troop transport, Exeter, Liberty ship, P1 Sub, HMS Hood and a generic WW1 Battleship. -Updated Caproni 33 torpedo bombing mission to include more targets. -Updated Infantry ground unit. -Updated A7V tank models and textures. -Removed incorrect shadow for Big Bertha cannon. -Added an accurate cockpit for the Avro 504k and Avro 504 Floatplane. -Added an accurate cockpit for the Nieuport 11. -Added an accurate cockpit for the Nieuport 17. -Shortened Caudron G.4 tail to correct span and cord and lengthened the upper wing to the correct span. -Corrected many gun values for the tanks. Main cannons are now more deadly and machine gun fire less so. -Fixed DOF issues with tank machine guns. -Added bomb loadout to the Sopwith Camel, and created Bombing Practice Training mission. -Added damaged model to the Mk.IV and A7V tanks. -Adjusted bofors gun and gun nest weapons values. -New Zeppelin L-11 damage model. -Corrected rifle rates of fire for Fritz and Tommy ground units. -Added ground units by Mossie. These are: Balloon Winch Benz Truck Benz AA Truck British 13 Pounder British 18 Pounder Ford Model T Car Ford Model T Truck Ford Truck AA French 75mm Mle French 75mm Ammo Carrier French De Dion 75mm German 7.7cm FK 96 n.A German 7.7cm FK 96 n.A Flak Horse-pulled ambulance German Horse-Pulled Artillery Limber British Horse-Pulled Artillery Limber Leyland Tanker Leyland Truck Mk.IV Tank Male Motorcycle Renault Armored Car Renault Covered Truck Renault Flatbed Truck Staff Car Thornycroft Truck Covered Thornycroft Truck Thornycroft Truck AA Thanks to: -I would like to thank the FS-WWI community as a whole. Without your talents and skills none of this would be possible! I would also like to thank each and every one of you for your input, no matter how big or small. Legal Disclaimer: THIS ADD-ON IS NOT SUPPORTED BY ACTIVISION OR PARSOFT. Please do NOT ask Activision or Parsoft for technical (or non-technical) support or information regarding this add-on "FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 Patch v1.0". They have no affiliation with this add-on whatsoever. If you are experiencing problems with this add-on or would like to comment or have a question, please contact me by e-mail (ArgonV@AOL.com), or post a message on the Open Plane Sim Forum, www.openplanesim.com and click on the Forum link. If you are experiencing trouble, I will do my best to help and get you going, but please be aware that I cannot be held responsible in any way for any damage caused to your computer and/or its software or anything or anyone else as a result of downloading and/or installing this pack. Apart from being extensively tested by myself, it has also been tested extensively by a panel of beta testers apart from myself prior to release with all issues found fixed or otherwise rectified and is now released in the best of faith that it is fault and bug-free. © 2002-2009 FS-WWI Plane Pack 5 Patch v1.0 third-party add-on compiled by ArgonV intended for use with Fighter Squadron: The Screamin' Demons over Europe. Base 3D models, various textures, skins, sound effects and other media in this add-on are property of their respective creators/owners. Downloading and/or installing this add-on does not imply the right for you to re-compile or modify the contents of this add-on for the purposes of profit or re-compiling and re-downloading by others. This add-on maybe freely distributed provided it is kept in its original form as when downloaded ("FSWWI_PlanePack5_Patchv1.exe"), not re-compiled in ANY way, shape or form and providing it is NOT used for profit-making purposes. Activision is a registered trademark and Fighter Squadron: The Screamin' Demons Over Europe is a trademark of Activision, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Parsoft is a trademark of Parsoft Interactive. All other trademarks and names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Enjoy! :) -ArgonV

A new aircraft has been announced! http://riseofflight.com/Blogs/post/2009/12/11/NEW-PLANE.aspx Also, in case any one has not yet, please launch the sim and updated to 1.009. Many new features and bug fixes. RoF flies much more smooth for me on my lowly PC. ;)