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I cant help but think of the movie, "The Jerk" and Steve Martin gets his name in the phonebook..."THIS IS THE KIND OF SPONTANEOUS PUBLICITY THAT MAKES PEOPLE!" *jumps around yelling WOOHOO!* "IM SOMEBODY NOW! IM SOMEBODY NOW!" :D :D Thanks guys, hope I can contribute something meaningful to this excellent website and great buncha simmers. ;)

These two great old warbirds were on their way to El Cajons' Gillespie Field for its annual "Wings over Gillespie" airshow when they made a short two day stop in my hometown of Ramona, a few miles from Gillespie. I didnt have the $400 nessesary to go for a ride, but did take the walkthru on the B-24. Got beaucoup pics of the inside and will post some of them once they are finished by the developers. The cockpit was cordoned off but asked the pilot who was outside if he minded if I took some cockpit shots, he said no problem. While there getting some great shots, noticed the bombadiers station forward and below from me. Decided if I was in for a dime, might as well be in for a dollar, soooo, found the crawlway, snuck thru and into the station, and got some very nice shots of the Norden Bombsite and surrounding station. On my leaving the station, as I turned around to crawl back out, noticed the pilot outside with an eyebrow raised looking at me...grinned and blew him a kiss, hehe... ;) Didnt tour the inside of the B-17 as it was late arriving and I had to go to work...shoulda called in sick...cough...cough. But I did get a LOT of outside shots shortly after it arrived. All was very cool, loved seeing these old warbirds. The Collings Foundation has done an outstanding job keeping these birds in flyable condition. Check out their website when ya get a chance and look at all the birds they have, including an A-36 Apache (!) and an F-4 Phantom!

Thanks Firehawk Ill check it out. Im game PG, post here and see if we cant all get together, say next weekend sometime, someone hosting if Biohaz server still ooc. might be cool all of us flyin in a different bird. Maybe I can find my stepdad's gyro-copter, hehe. Or even better, a F4U corsair... B)

First, AGREED! WinME annoys me a little more everytime some stupid problem like this occurs. Its history as soon as I can afford the change. Second, dont have a firewall or adblocker going. Even my virus scanner usually isnt on perusing sites like this. Thought maybe it might be my security settings in WinME, or even IE, so I set them to low and still have the problem... Excuse me whilst I smash my head on my keyboard...again... <_<

DUUUUH! Ok, found the downloads sticky thread...

Saw the "100 years of Flight" sim at Frys for $40 instead of $54, PLUS a $20 mail in rebate, so got after it. Loaded it up on the "puter last nite, did a quick flight in a cessna from San Diego's Linburgh field after uploading the real weather which is sunny as usual so not much of a challenge there, hehe. Gotta say its pretty nice though the flight models seem to feel just like they did back in CFS1, could be wrong but first impression. Scenary was definately improved and LOVED the ATC. The added features like the history of different aircraft and the flight school seem to be pretty cool too though havent had chance to delve into them a lot yet. Just read history about the Piper cub and took first flight lesson in a cessna. Only problem I noticed was slow loading of textures when I first panned view around. After first time didnt notice it again. All in all, first impression...COOOOOOL! :0) So is there any patches? ("PATCHES??!!?? WE dont need no stinking PATCHES!") What are some cool AC downloads? Chief, where'd ya get yur A-7? Thanks guys... ;) PS. Oh, is anyone flying on the Biohaz server? Is it still up?

This started a few months ago and cant seem to find out the whys and wherefores. If I click on a link that opens a new window, I get a new window that opens but the page doesnt load. For instance, when making this post, there is a link to the left beneath the smilies that says "BB Code Help". If I click that link I get the open window as usual...but it doesnt load. However, if I go to the top of the page and click the link to take me to Biohaz home, it works! Those links dont open another browser window, the original window goes to the new page. It only seems to be when a new window opens that it doesnt load, savvy? :) Now the wierd part is, as far as I know I never changed anything. This is the second time a short time after I reformatted the HDD and reinstalled WinME that this has occured. It seems to work normally, then after a few weeks, something changes, and this problem occurs. I cant seem to pin down when or what it was I was doing when the change occured exactly. This can be really frustrating trying to clcik a link you NEED to read like the rules link for airline tickets or something. My question to all you techies is; what the blue blazes is going on?? Is there a setting in IE that got changed? Im using IE6(?) version 5.50.4134.0100. Thanks for any ideas, or just yur shoulder to cry on...

Ditto here, wouldnt miss this for nothin'. Did ya notice the CARRIERS?

Thanks MJ! This ought to be a cool sim, looking forward to it. I dont meant to brag but Im known as "Commander silent death" in my old SH2 circle, which includes mostly...well...me. Dont forget to visit their website and take a look at the first released video and screens, they are VERY impressive. The explosion effects are incredible.

Sarge, Ive not heard of that problem with the game. Almost sounds like some sort of bug. I would suggest posting on the Naval Warfare Project Forum. Those guys are pretty quick to get back to you on any problems. I would also make double sure that the sensors are on for the Awacs or E-3, just right click on the platform and go to "Sensors". But you probably knew that... :)

LOL! Dag, you know, I do that all the time, hehe. You dont know how many times Ive run out of the house, get all the way to the truck, reach in my pocket for my keys and...realize that not only are they NOT in my pocket, but still sitting on the chestofdrawers... Im gonna guess and say he was probably gonna post about the SH3 trailer. It's very cool. If the game looks like that, then we are in for a treat. Check out the website link he posted in the other thread on the new SH3 website. Ill let Dag post the actual link for the movie assuming that was what he wanted to do, hehe. :D

You and yur bros are in my prayers. Take care, watch your six, and God bless... ;)

Love the F-84, remember this plane as a kid in Tucson. Youd see them fly over occasionally, probably doing some training at Davis-Monthan AFB. I also made Revell models of it. The plane just LOOKED cool and business-like. Pretty amusing story about Yiannis, he sounds like just about any red blooded pilot, lol. Always looking for adventure, and if you cant find it in the air, look for it on the ground, lol. :D I guess Im gonna hafta break down and get FS2004. One of our elders at church is a WW2 pilot who flew the Stimson and he LOVES the sim. I know me though, Ill be so busy trying to figure out how to communicate with the tower, Ill probably crash into it...

Rereading the "Features" above, I would guess the campaign and Quick Mission modes would be single player correct? (EDIT: This is correct, they ARE single-player.) Watched their "little" movie. The ship models and water look pretty nice. Looking forward to seeing a few more movies espesially showing the interface at work being used. I also checked out the interview with COMBATSIM.COM. I'd forgotten about this. It answers a lot of questions. They even said they are striving for a 2nd quarter release, COOL! :) Hey Dagger, thanks for posting this, Im getting excited about this sim, ought to be something really nice. :)

Also note the vessals and aircraft that will be included in this sim, rather awesome. Platforms Take a look at the KILO SS platform info. Its incrediblebly detailed. Notice the player weps you'll be controlling. I didnt know the old Kilo's carried SA-N-8 and -5 surface to air missiles! I knew the newer boats did. That P-3 better watch his bisquits ot they'll be burnin', hehe. Another question...will it be possible later for the devs, or perhaps even the community, to mod this game and/or add more platforms. I'd espesially love to see a Spruance class DD as these were MAJOR ASW platforms, more so than Perry class methinks. Perry class big advantage is being the main ASW platform at present since the decomm of nearly all Spruance class. Just for everyone's info, I dont think there is a more SERIOUS naval sim developer than Sonalyst. These guys are NAVY! So you know whatever they come out with WILL be bigtime accurate authentic sim.

This was on their website "Features" page and might help us to keep from posting redundant questions. ONE NAVAL BATTLEFIELD Cooperative and head-to-head multiplayer modes allow controllable submarine, surface, and air platforms to battle it out in the definitive naval combat experience. MULTI-STATION MODE Players can command a platform on their own in multiplayer, or collaborate with multiple players in "Multi-station Mode" as they each operate individual stations and strive to work together as a team on the SAME platform. "REAL WORLD" PLATFORMS Detailed depictions of each controllable platform's stations and their respective arsenals provide a realistic game play experience. CUTTING-EDGE SENSOR MODELLING AND PHYSICS Authentic simulation of sensor performance both in the air and through the ocean environment challenge the player to detect unknown enemies. Realistic depection of flight characteristic, buoyancy, air resistance, and gravity provide realistic control and maneuvering. SCALABLE 3D ENGINE AND EFFECTS Updated 3D graphics engine provides realistic depiction of ocean swells, water reflections, and environmental conditions. WORLDWIDE DATABASE Extensive worldwide database provided by the U.S. Naval Institute offers detailed descriptions of platforms and weaponry to accomodate all possible global conflicts. Over 270+ platforms comprising 17 of the world's navies can do battle for control of the open ocean. MISSION CREATION TOOLS USED BY THE GAME'S DESIGNERS Powerful mission editor that was used by the developers to create the missions that will be shipped with the game, will be available to the player to create their own scenarios. Players will be able to create their own single missions or string together their own campaign. These tools will allow the player extensive control over the mission content and enable him to generate an infinite number of mission possibilities. DYNAMIC YET PERSISTENT CAMPAIGNS Players will compete in two distinct campaigns in which their actions have a profound effect on the missions that follow. The use of dynamic elements such as probability of inclusion, dynamic groups of objects, dynamic inclusion of mission goals, and rules of engagement that can change mid-mission all ensure that the campaigns with never play the same way twice. QUICK MISSION MODE Upon selecting their platform and mission difficulty level the player will generate an entirely random and dynamic mission. It will be composed of an infinite combination of mission goals, enemy forces and random locations. Still nothing said as I can see about single player modes if any.

Some more questions for ya... I understand that we will be able to control our own unit. If I am in a P-3 Ill fly it, I can do ASW consoles dropping sono-bouys and listening to accoustics, and be weps officer too, launching weapons right? Im also wondering if there will be AI units in MP and if Ill be able to control them? Does this game have single player? Will I be able to control other, AI, units than my own then?

Congratulations Israel! Shalom... :)

Got this from one of my bros on the MGG forum...cat lovers BEWARE! sportsk1.mpa

Ill bet it was the poor janitor who cleaned it all up too eh? ;) I almost blew snot all over my screen...you guys gotta quit tellin' these jokes... :D

Good for Eagle Dynamics. Dont let Ubi hold you back. I'd LOVE to see a good expansion pack for this game, it CRYS out for one.

There are two zip files, about 1mb each. #1 has 5 versions of the spit IX plus 2 versions of the I185, #2 has all 4 versions of the B25. The thread announcing this and the URL to download the skins is located HERE! The link to download the skins is here...Void skins. I understand they will also be available at www.il2skins.com/. Not sure if they are yet or not. This is a GOOD indication of the imminent release of the patch. Cant wait to fly that B-25! :D

Ive got a cataloge called Sportmans guide, link here. They sell a British flight helmet for $499.97... Page with pic here...Brit flight helmet I wouldnt be too embarassed Canada, we're all a bit geeky here... ;)

Agreed. In WW2, it wasnt the soldiers will to fight in France that lost them the fight. They were betrayed by their own leaders lack of will. The later resistance movement in France proved the ability of its people to fight. Been reading a lot about the WW2 resistance movement lately. The Danes and lower countries, Norway, France, Poland all had a very strong resistance against Germany. Fascinating reading.

I didnt mean THAT ya perv! I just wanted to show ya somethin'...no WAIT! I didnt want to say that either...:P I was fooling around in my editor last nite and had the Tirpitz sail broadside to the Marat, the Aurora, and another light cruiser. Talk about a duel! Shells and Torpedos (!) were flyin back and forth. Guess who won...the Tirpitz. Next time Ill try TWO Marats with escorts, hehe. ;) Marat is already going down... Tirptz is bloody but unbowed... The end of the Marat and Aurora... The Light Cruiser is last to go, but go she does after a valiant effort...