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Great links, Weasel. Impressive! TY.

Kewl!!!

I feel the same way. The question is, why is this happening despite the fact that so many of us do NOT support such policies? "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."

That would take nerves of steel!

That is quite a discovery. Maybe they planned to eventually make it flyable all along and are saving that for an "update".

Quite a trick!

Happy B'day! All the best to you!

ok, msg rcvd. I be good and shut up now. :D

I have noticed that most of these types have bought into "the end justifies the means". The "end" for them is more kills than anyone else. I feel sorry for them because they are really missing out on all of the best, most interesting, most challenging aspects of the sim. They deny themselves any real sense of accomplishment. That is pretty impoverished.

LOL! Now THAT's funny! :D

I strongly agree with ALL of the above. That's why I simply don't even bother with it any more. Can't ever prevent all possible cheats. Too many good hackers. Prevent one cheat and they come up with a new one. Like all of you, I've seen it a thousand times. It isn't that I mind getting shot down. You can learn something if that happens. If you get killed by a cheat, what's to be learned?

I seem to stick to a lot of things. Must be this velcro-like hair all over my body. :D

Preciselessly the point, My Good Man! I really DO like it when you change things. All of the layouts have been fine as far as I'm concerned. It's just nice to see new stuff instead of the same thing all the time. :D

Depends on where the itch is. :D

S'ok, Falcon Six Two. I would much rather err on the side of right. The last thing in the world I would want to do is to cause discomfort for someone. I registered long before I started doing any posting. I don't think I interacted with you before you became a moderator. You responded with such good humor the first time I Joshed with you that I've just continued on with it. Has nothing to do with you being a moderator at all. You're just a comfortable person to joke with. OK, we're clear. Thanks for the clarification. I'll start picking on you again now. :D

Glad you found it! :D Picking on you? Goodness, no!!! That's just my warped sense of humor. If it is coming across as picking on you I most humbly appologize. That is most definitely not my intention. Humor is always risky, even more so long distance. If we both laughed except you that's not a good thing. Glad you had the guts to say something. I'll put a cap on it. :D

They're just here to keep an eye on you, F62. :D

Typical Capitalist propaganda movie! :D

Just kidding, Bro. You started this thread and we've really gotten on a roll with it. That's good! I was referring to Laurel and Hardy. Probably a reference that goes too far back for you. Only old farts like me would remember it. You are classified 1-A. "Prasie the Lord and pass the ammunition!" :D

If you don't have it give me a holler and I'll point you in the right direction or send you mail.

I respectfully beg to differ, Digital-Overlord. I have not found ATI to ignore anything. It sometimes takes a while for them to address problems with the specific sims in which I am most interested, but they always get there. Secondly, graphics cards and drivers don't exitst in a vacuum. They have to cope with the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of software. Create efficient software to a uniform standard and THEN hold VPU makers totally accountable. As it stands, it is 50/50. Lastly, let us not forget that SFP1 was released, had one patch and then went dormant for a long time. Now we have a brand new patch PLUS a new Spanish patch AND a hotfix. How good are you at shooting skeet? :D

Came with the aeroplane, F62.

I went from a Ti4200 64 mb, to a Ti4600 128 mb, to a 9800 128 mb. I had expected a phenomenal increase in FPS with every sim, application and program. That was not the case, especially with the initial drivers. I was disappointed and so went from 512 DDR to 1024 DDR. Not much happened wih that except that PSP ran faster. Hmmmmm...... should have kept my Ti 4200??? Not really. :D 1) As new drivers came out FPS started to go up. 2) The QUALITY, the QUALITY, the QUALITY!!! I get better quality with everything turned DOWN on the ATI than I did with everything MAXED on the Nvidia. That's the truth. Sharper, clearer, better. Nvidia's FSAA can't touch ATI's. 3) The ATI holds better FPS in demanding situations. I have found that with some sims it is better to run lower res with higher FSAA and AF and in others it is just the opposite! It seems that what yields the best FPS/appearance can differ widely from sim to sim. Ya gotta tinker. :-) As regards the fonts, I am not into the guts of the sim enough to be able to answer that question. I'm sure there are a lot of guys here who can. All I can say is give it some time. Get used to the new card and how it works with various sims. Experiment with each sim to see which is the best combo of settings. I seriously doubt that you will be disappointed in the long run. :D

1) I get "the flickers" too but, just like you, only with some of the runway textures from cockpit view when on the runway. Doesn't bother me much cause that is the only situation where it happens. 2) I don't see the effects of AA cutting in progressively as I crank it up in the control panel. 3) I tried 3.7 and it had no affect. Did not cure it. 4) With the ATI card I find that it is not uncommon to get better FPS at higher res. Supposedly this is possible because textures are in smaller chunks. I was a Nvidia man until I got the 9800. The QUALITY of the image is MUCH superior with the ATI. The FPS have increased with successive drivers, especially in D3D. I wouldn't use SFP1 as a yardstick for measuring any card. I love the sim, but it just got it's FIRST patch and the patch is buggy. Don't forget that you are dealing with BOTH the card AND the sim software.

LOL! Sorry, just couldn't resist. Nice new model. :D