sinbad

Sorry to hear about your recent problem. I hope you will not mind if I suggest that you consider using the Genric Game Mod tool from Jones Soft. You can get it here http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products.html. It will tremendously simplify your mod work with FE. sinbad

Right. With the JonesSoft mod enabler it is relatively easy. I have a huge file of mods. It is the only way I remain able to pretend I am sane. I'll play about a bit, but really want to hear what Peter01 has to say. sinbad

What effect on/with latest Petr01 FM mods? sinbad

So it is. I was thinking of the Skunk Works D.III, which was available earlier (but that with the round rudder). It has been so long since I installed, I forget where the later D.III with the straight rudder came from. Since the D.III with the straight rudder is proprietary, my contemplated mod (if ever released) will offer lnothing to those without the EP then. sinbad

I am considering making a set of these skins which can be used with a modded version of the Alb DIII in the basic or EP game. This model has the straight edge rudder. There are a few things needed to make the conversion work, most important is time. I would be curious to know how much interest there is in that project though. sinbad

Sorry about that - post 43 is my choice. sinbad

Thanks again Peter01! I'm doing a new install and this will be the first mod loaded. sinbad

AOK Peter01 If we never made mistakes everything would be perfect and we would then have nothing to do. sinbad

Thank you Petero1; your devotion is astounding. IMHO your FM work is a very important part of the game, and certainly is one of the main reasons I stay involved with it. Bravo!

Have you tried http://gaubs.free.fr/? I am on my wifes' comuter (mine crashed and is in the shop), hence my search abilities are limited to the backup I can access, but will keep looking.

Just back from hospital and no chance to fly yet; I will be "grounded" for a while. Nevertheless, it is very heartening to see that you have reworked the Albs. Yet another motive to recover soon. Thanks Peter01!

This will now be carefully tested before release. As in so many matters gone off track, procedural error combined with substantive mistake. It reminds me again of the monumental tasks and organization necessary to produce a good sim. I an tinkering with the flower garden. TK built the house, driveway, plumbing and utilities.

Well if the Italians and Austians had shorter names . . .

Here is another in the series of Austrian aces who are reported to have completed their careers without shooting down even one Hanroit HD-1. Julius Arigi was the second highest scoring ace in the Austro-Hungarian Air Service, with 32 confirmed victories. Add to those 35 confirmed and eight unconfirmed (behind enemy lines) for Godwin Brumowski and another 27 by Frank Link-Crawford (plus 1 unconfirmed) and we have a total of over a hundred enemy aircraft downed without even one of the agile Hanroits among them. BTW, I don't have a skin for you yet, but Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg, the third ranking AH ace, downed 28, without an HD-1 either! You can do it though! I expect to be off line a while now, but this one was tested and is certified AOK. Have fun. sinbad

File Name: Julius Arigi Alb D.III OefFile Submitter: sinbadFile Submitted: 9 Feb 2008File Updated: 9 Mar 2008File Category: WW1 AircraftFile Version: 1.00Website: No InformationJulius Arigi (1895-1981) was the second highest scoring ace in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Unlike most aces, Arigi was an NCO. On August 22, 1916, enemy aircraft were reported to be approaching the Flik 6 airfield. Arigi sought permission to take off and attack them. Because there were no officers available, to fly with him as observers, permission was denied. Acting against direct orders, Arigi took off with another NCO in his in his Hansa-Brandenburg C.I and shot down 5 enemy Farmans in less than one half hour. He survived the war, as the most highly decorated NCO in the Austrian Army Air Service, with 32 confirmed victories. No Hanroit HD-1s were among them. My time machine is no longer operational. These skins are interpretations, well-grounded interpretations, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws. I am aware of two variations from the photos and other sources. The rudder depicted is round at the trailing edge, rather than the straight. Both rounded and straight rudders were used on Alb D.III’s, but I would have preferred to use the straight edge type because there are photos of this plane which clearly show the straight edged rudder. Available models do not offer the straight rudder. Some Alb DIII OEF were filed modified by removal of the prop spinner, because some came loose in flight. Again the available models do not offer this variation. Modifications of this magnitude beyond my present skill. If you can do it, please contact me.Many sources were consulted in the preparation of these skins, including: Dr. Martin O'Connor, Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918, Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 2002), Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997), Windsock Datafile #19 Albatros D.III (Oef)/ Grosz/Colours & Markings by Ray Rimmel , The Aerodrome Forum, R.N. Pearson profiles and other material on line.Just drop the folder in your Albatros_D3OAW folder and select Julius Arigi, in the loadout screen. There is no need to edit the ini. This skins is made available only for your personal use. Please no distribution or republication of any part of these files. I’d appreciate any comments, especially with links to source material. Have fun.sinbad © 2008Click here to download this file

Yeah, probably the best I have seen in any game. Well done. Agreed. I still have a lot to learn (including decals!). sinbad

File Name: Brumowski Alb D.IIIOAW 15352 Sworls Revised File Submitter: sinbad File Submitted: 9 Feb 2008 File Category: WW1 Aircraft File Version: No Information Website: No Information Godwin Brumowski (1889-1936) had the most confirmed (35) and unconfirmed (8 downed behind enemy lines) victories among Austria-Hungary's pilots. Brumowski began flying on the Italian front in the spring of 1916. Beginning in April 1916, he got five confirmed victories flying the Albatros B.1, Hansa Brandenburg C-1 and D-1. After studying tactics with Jasta 24 from March 19-27,1917 on the Western Front he returned to the Italian Front and took command of Flik 41J, Austria-Hungary's first true fighter squadron. In August 1917 Brumowski got his first Albatros, D.III Oef 153.06, with a natural finished plywood fuselage topped by green and mustard sworl camo.. In October 1917 Brumowski began flying 153.45, painted red in admiration for Manfred von Richthoven. From November 1917 to April 1918 Brumowski flew 153.52 and 153.45. Initially both were all red with the famous Totenkopf skulls. Sometime during this period, mustard yellow sworls were applied over the red. From November 1917 on, Flik 41J marked their planes with yellow-and-black wheel discs. On February 1, 1918 Alb 153.45 suffered heavy damage in combat and an in flight fire. Three days later, Alb 153.52 was totally destroyed after barely surviving combat with eight British fighters. Alb 153.45 was repaired and flown through April, when it appears to have been retired. In June 1918 Brumowski was flying 153.209 when he was grounded. I found no photos showing the sworl pattern on 153.209. By October 1918, Brumowski was flying a dark brown desk with a green blotter, in command of the Austro-Hungarian air force operating along the Isonzo. No Hanroit HD-1s were among Brumowskis confirmed or unconfirmed kills. The Totenkopf, or death head images on the fuselage, and the crosses on the rudder were carefully reproduced from photographs for the aircraft (153.45, 153.52 and 153.209) in this series. The sworled camo is the final rendition of many variations attempted after comparison with photos and other research. All four aircraft and all six paint schemes are included in this series. Choose your favorite. My time machine is no longer operational. These skins are interpretations, well-grounded interpretations, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws. I am aware of two variations from the photos and other sources. First, some Austrian pilots removed the spinner caps because these occasionally came loose in flight. Second, the rudders depicted are round at the trailing edge, rather than the straight. Both rounded and straight rudders were used on Alb D.III’s, but I would have preferred to use the straight edge type as that is depicted in most photos of Brunowski aircraft. Available models offer neither the straight rudder nor the spinner free versions. Modification of these parts is beyond my present skill. If you can do it, please contact me. Many sources were consulted in the preparation of these skins, including: Dr. Martin O'Connor, Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918, Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 2002), Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997), Windsock Datafile #19 Albatros D.III (Oef)/ Grosz/Colours & Markings by Ray Rimmel , The Aerodrome Forum, R.N. Pearson profiles and other material on line. Just drop the folder in your Albatros_D3OAW folder and select Brumowski 15352 in the loadout screen. You can change the name if you like, but be careful; only two words or combination of words and numbers are permitted. There is no need to edit the ini. These skins are made available only for your personal use. Please no distribution or republication of any part of these files. I’d appreciate any comments, especially with links to source material. Have fun. Click here to download this file

File Name: Brumowski 15345 Sworl Camo revised File Submitter: sinbad File Submitted: 9 Feb 2008 File Category: WW1 Aircraft File Version: 1.1 Website: No Information Godwin Brumowski (1889-1936) had the most confirmed (35) and unconfirmed (8 downed behind enemy lines) victories among Austria-Hungary's pilots. Brumowski began flying on the Italian front in the spring of 1916. Beginning in April 1916, he got five confirmed victories flying the Albatros B.1, Hansa Brandenburg C-1 and D-1. After studying tactics with Jasta 24 from March 19-27,1917 on the Western Front he returned to the Italian Front and took command of Flik 41J, Austria-Hungary's first true fighter squadron. In August 1917 Brumowski got his first Albatros, D.III Oef 153.06, with a natural finished plywood fuselage topped by green and mustard sworl camo.. In October 1917 Brumowski began flying 153.45, painted red in admiration for Manfred von Richthoven. From November 1917 to April 1918 Brumowski flew 153.52 and 153.45. Initially both were all red with the famous Totenkopf skulls. Sometime during this period, mustard yellow sworls were applied over the red. From November 1917 on, Flik 41J marked their planes with yellow-and-black wheel discs. On February 1, 1918 Alb 153.45 suffered heavy damage in combat and an in flight fire. Three days later, Alb 153.52 was totally destroyed after barely surviving combat with eight British fighters. Alb 153.45 was repaired and flown through April, when it appears to have been retired. In June 1918 Brumowski was flying 153.209 when he was grounded. I found no photos showing the sworl pattern on 153.209. By October 1918, Brumowski was flying a dark brown desk with a green blotter, in command of the Austro-Hungarian air force operating along the Isonzo. No Hanroit HD-1s were among Brumowskis confirmed or unconfirmed kills. The Totenkopf, or death head images on the fuselage, and the crosses on the rudder were carefully reproduced from photographs for the aircraft (153.45, 153.52 and 153.209) in this series. The sworled camo is the final rendition of many variations attempted after comparison with photos and other research. All four aircraft and all six paint schemes are included in this series. Choose your favorite. My time machine is no longer operational. These skins are interpretations, well-grounded interpretations, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws. I am aware of two variations from the photos and other sources. First, some Austrian pilots removed the spinner caps because these occasionally came loose in flight. Second, the rudders depicted are round at the trailing edge, rather than the straight. Both rounded and straight rudders were used on Alb D.III’s, but I would have preferred to use the straight edge type as that is depicted in most photos of Brunowski aircraft. Available models offer neither the straight rudder nor the spinner free versions. Modification of these parts is beyond my present skill. If you can do it, please contact me. Many sources were consulted in the preparation of these skins, including: Dr. Martin O'Connor, Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918, Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 2002), Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997), Windsock Datafile #19 Albatros D.III (Oef)/ Grosz/Colours & Markings by Ray Rimmel , The Aerodrome Forum, R.N. Pearson profiles and other material on line. Just drop the folder in your Albatros_D3OAW folder and select Brumowski 15345 in the loadout screen. My apology to those who had problems with the earlier download of this skin. The naming convention was not correct. You can change the name if you like, but be careful; only two words or combination of words and numbers are permitted. There is no need to edit the ini. These skins are made available only for your personal use. Please no distribution or republication of any part of these files. I’d appreciate any comments, especially with links to source material. Have fun. sinbad © 2008 Click here to download this file

Sorry about that! Rename the folders and the texture sets "Brumowski 15345" and "Brumowski 15352" deleting the "Sworls" That should do the trick. I will reload the skin pack. I did tests before loading but apparently not thorough enough. When I develop and test skins it is usually in a folder named "TEST" without a new texture set. I thought I tested these in final form, but apparently not. There is something in the game that does not like Brumowski 15345Sworls" or "Brumowski 15345 Sworls". There is probably some upper limit on the number of characters in the data field. I'm glad someone is actually flying these! sinbad

Here is another Albatros D.IIIOAW. This one, 153.11, was flown by Frank Linke-Crawford, the fourth highest scoring Austrian ace. I find it fascinating that although Linke-Crawford is officially credited with 27 planes downed, not one was an Hanroit HD-1. So it is that between these two top scoring aces, Brumowski with 35 confirmed and 8 unconfirmed and Linke-Crawford, with 27 confirmed and one unconfirmed, there are 71 planes downed but one of the most widely used planes in the Italian Air Service was not among them. Have fun.

File Name: Frank Linke-Crawford Alb D.IIIOAW 153.11 File Submitter: sinbad File Submitted: 8 Feb 2008 File Category: WW1 Aircraft File Version: 1.1 Website: No Information Frank Link-Crawford won six of his 27 victories in Alb D.III 153.11 during October and November 1917, while flying in Flik 41J. He was the fourth highest scoring pilot in the Austro-Hungarian Air Service. No Hanroit HD-1s were among Linke-Crawfords confirmed or unconfirmed kills, but he was shot down and killed on July 30, 1918 by two Italian Hanriot HD.1 fighters from 81a Squadriglia. The pilot who got credit for the victory, Caporale Pilota Aldo Astolfi, had no others during the war. My time machine is no longer operational. This skins is an interpretation, a well-grounded interpretation, but certainly a mix of accuracy and flaws. I am aware that the rudder depicted is round at the trailing edge, rather than the straight. Both rounded and straight rudders were used on Alb D.III’s, but I would have preferred to use the straight edge type. The available model does not offer the straight edge version. Modification of this part is beyond my present skill. If you can do it, please contact me. Many sources were consulted in the preparation of these skins, including: Dr. Martin O'Connor, Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918, Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 2002), Above the War Fronts by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997), Windsock Datafile #19 Albatros D.III (Oef)/ Grosz/Colours & Markings by Ray Rimmel , The Aerodrome Forum, R.N. Pearson profiles and other material on line. Just drop the folder in your Albatros_D3OAW folder and select Frank Linke-Crawford in the loadout screen. There is no need to edit the ini. This skin is made available only for your personal use. Please no distribution or republication of any part of these files. I’d appreciate any comments, especially with links to source material. Have fun. Click here to download this file