Cavaliere57

As i said at SimHQ :Mostly the Combat Ace forum is OFF related so that section should live up(all the old OFF stuff is here),about WOFF I suppose that SimHQ is "the place",with its pros and cons of course.

The 25th and the 4th are "utopies"......

well mate....if you can tell the story...than that's OK!!!

in 5 days,I'll be 56

Anyone want to share bare templates? Just outline,ribs and shadows,I know it takes ages to make one,I have been skinning and 3D modelling a lot in the past,simply do not have time to do this again; I like to fly on my own "customized" crates,I can always rework the stock skins ( wich I do at the moment) but starting from blank templates it's way better,just asking..... Best Xmas wishes to you all anyway!

All the best to everybody!!!!

Just out of curiosity,are there any B/W bare templates ( the outline, ribs and rivets,only,some shadows maybe) for the OFF planes? I remeber I've made myself some,when i was skinning Il2 Italian planes,and it's a pain in the arse...too much time I just would like to make some personal ( for my use) skins,without having to start from the already painted crafts in the OFF folder.... Anyone?

I feel lonely...only italian playing OFF... so sad!

It's "Lonate Pozzolo" mate,the location of the airfield,not Donate Pozzolo

Well I was using 3D Studio Max 7 and 8,back then,I understand G Max is a tuned down version of it,and it's probably no more supported by Autodesk,but in Studio Max you could save files in .max,wich is proprietary format,and then import 'em again and again.

You can save all the parts you like,and then use 'em later in different projects,building up a "library" of usefull objects,so you don't have to model and remodel them again and again,I used to do that,when doing RTW and MTW II stuff ( helmets,swords,lances,scabbards,anything...)

Olham,about learning a 3D modeling program,I advise you that's a hard and steep road..... I used to use 3D Studio Max for modeling Rome Total War,and Medieval II Total War stuff,and G Max for Microsoft Train Simulator, and it was a real, time and mental energy, "draining" thing.... Not forgetting all the post modeling Photoshop work, for texture maps and skins.....so be prepared....if you are going to try it seriously!

Thanks for your support,I'm glad double time since I've always been a Pfalz lover..... I miss the D XII so much,as I miss the wonderfull Siemens Schuckert.....that would be a great plane to add. Also ( but I'm afraid it would only be a dream) an Italian/Austrian front campaign and planes, would do for a perfect day!!! Anyway my respect for what you and the Team, have achieved so far with OFF...... Pietro "Baracca"......

Quite right,he's referring to home DVD players,once region free you are done,no more needs to change anything else,it's an old trick But even with PC's DVD burner/readers, it's a piece of cake,no risk of getting an "ashtray".....

I have AMD CPU,and after installing the AMD optimizer patch,all stutters went away,it runs smoothly even though my machine it's not for certain a top "gamer" thing....

Thanks mate, back in Red Baron 3D times things were better,there was a big community over here as well,I used to fly in JG 1,91 Sqdr. we were a good bunch,most Italians,a couple of Germans,and a strong group of Spanish...lotsa fun!!! We used to fly every thursday night,with mission planning,maps etc..etc...and we did not even have ADSL back then..... Of course we were Huns.....best planes to me, at least. regards Pietro

I'm afraid your problem lieas somewhere else,for instance,since you own a multicore CPU,you should run OFF on a single core only,all the stutters and pauses run away!! Don't know if there is something for the Intel CPUs,I use AMD, and they released a little patch,wich solved the problem.....

Well usually when your claim may get "refused" all you can do it's just lower the number,even though you are pretty sure they went down,in pieces or in flames.... It happened to me a couple of times as well,better yet is to include all the members of your flight,in the claim form,separated by the sign , also sometimes it takes a long time before they are accepted,but then you get rewards.... I had three "perfect" sorties,and totalized 4+4+3, all Be2c,they are perfect targets for shooting even with my Halberstadt DII a real "duck".....now I'm an ace,and got three medals.... all for the Kaiser of course....!! check six.....