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You did this??!!?? Very nice Todd, man, it LOOKS authentic! I thought youd picked it up somewhere. So what paint program do you use for your skins?

We dont have a seperate thread for Fighting Steel which I think is a pretty good surface combat sim that the boys at NWS have made a LOT better. I was wondering, since there isnt a lot of activity with Fleet Command, maybe we could use this thread for both Fleet Command and Fighting Steel. Just a thought.. Second, I have been trying out NWS's demo for Thunder at Sea. Its an addon program for fighting Steel that allows you to control your fleet thruoghout the world. Kinda like great Naval Battles of the North Atlantic. Except it isnt just the North Atlantic, its world wide. When contact is made, TAS opens fighting Steel and the engagement is fought. The demo looks very polished as far as I can tell and while it only worked for the first 5 minutes, gave me an interesting look at it. TAS is supposed to be out very soon. I will be getting it. I think it runs for $18. They are also throwing on the 9.0 update for Fighting Steel on it. More info on it can be found HERE. Also, the forums can be found HERE! Cripes, I sound like an advertisment...Just thought you guys might like to know if you still play Fighting Steel. The 9.0 FS project really spruced up the game. Ive been playing it again to my great satisfaction. The ships sink more realisticlly, torps leave a little wake now, the gunnery has been tweaked a lot to improve it to realistic levels. Tons of ships have been added though their models arent quite as detailed because of the code in the game. Its the way the game shoulda been on release.

Nice skin...not you, the plane... :P Is that an authentic skin? Looks sharp. Where can I get it? After getting my bisquits shot off online by a guy flyin the KI, I decided to practice with my Mustang offline. I found that my 'stang was faster, could out-dive him, and seemed to have a slightly better climb but it could not outturn the Jap plane. That was the mistake I made online, trying to turn fight with a boom and zoomer. The vertical was were I seemed to hold the advantage. I used yo-yos a lot to get into position trying not to lose my energy but often going wide of him unintentionally. Several times went head to head, very risky, he got me once and damaged me another time. However, if I fired first, he usually zoomed up or down to avoid the fire. Once I lined up on him with my 6 .50's, he, shall we say, came unglued...hehehe. Ill be ready next time online.

Couldnt beleive they closed Naval Training Center San Diego. Went there for boot. Took a drive thru the place. My old barracks was still there but not much else. Heck, North Island NAS has changed a bit too, that was strange feeling also. Heard Charleston and Mare Isalnd got closed too! That was a surprise because they were such major bases. Lord, we're getting old...when your ships and bases are getting decommed...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

We are scum I tell you...SCUM!

Snap, here is an article at Toms Hardware Guide that may offer you some more info. Toms Hardware ATI 9000 PRO, ATI 9600, NVIDIA GeForce FX-5200, NVIDIA GeForce FX-5600 are all good low to mid-range price cards. As for more RAM, what operating system are you running. WinMe wont run more than 512 mb RAM. If you are using WinXP, then you can add more. It usually helps to speed things up a bit though it may not always be noticable to you. If you are using PC-800 RAM, you probably have a higher end system that will do well with the added RAM. I would try another 512 MB stick. Software wise, make sure when you get your video card to follow its install directions very carefully. Likely there will be a new driver online for it when you get the card so download the driver first and have it ready. Then its usually a good idea to remove your old drivers for your old video card first before installing the new card. Once the old drivers and card are out and the new card is in, then install the new drivers. Make sure the drivers are compatable with the version of DirectX you are running. If you are going to install hardware like RAM and a video card, be aware that they are very supceptable to static electricity. The 50 volts in a "carpet shock" is enough to toast a circuit on a card. Use a grounding wrist strap that you can buy at the computer store for a couple dollars. Before you work on your machine make sure it is unplugged. Then touch the power supply box to discharge any static you may likely have. It is not very difficult to add these hardware items, though sometimes getting them to work isnt always so easy. Make darn sure the stick of RAM you buy is the same as the stick you have. I know CompUSA will test the old stick at their store for you and make sure what you buy is compatable, so take the old one with you in a static bag. Ive had some big headaches there before I discovered what the problem was. I like putting them together. Kinda like my model building days when I was a kid, only more voltage, hehe. If you need anymore help, PM or email me. Good luck.

DOOOOOH! And me with my satellite down...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I had to go get my cruise book and see which squadron was on my old ship the Independance in 1979. It was VS-28 "the World Famous HUKKERS" VS-28 Not on your show probably but cool to look at again anyway for me, hehe.

Uhm, I think Id give Dutchy the benefit of the doubt. What he said was about Israel not US. Dutchy has said many supportive things about the US in the past. Id also say that even if his opinion changed of us, that is his right. Ill listen to opinions even if I dont agree with them. And stating that there was a poll in Europe without adding any further personal opinions is just a statement of fact, not an attack. The poll he mentions actually occured and came out the way he said. I dont agree with that poll but if that is what most europeans feel than thats their opinion. Personally I think Israel has a right to defend itself, though sometimes it seems they are overly aggresive. But if we were there instaed of Israelm, how would we behave? Probably the same. My opinion...

Yup, got the beta and it is way cool. I LOVE IT! The final 1.2 ought to be out in the next week according to the forums at ubi.

Man, Im jealous Dagger. Ive got to wait till christmas before I can start building mine. Hope to get a P4 800 mhz board that'll take the new 3+ ghz cpu's. Add on the latest Radeon and Im gonna no longer be behind the curve...Il be MAKING the curve...hehe. B) Yep, let us know what you get and when its up. ...'course it still might not help your flying...hehe.

Yes, one of the Beta testers leaked it and Oleg is...shall we say...apoplectic? His post on the subject reflected that methinks. I got the beta myself on Hyperlobby after asking around and installed it. It runs GREAT! I LOVE the new planes. Put together a quick battle with 3 B17's escorted by 2 'stangs. I attacked with two Georges and two Zeros. Score...two mustangs down, 1 B17 down, (collision with me), 2 B17's badly damaged...one zero and one George down, (mine),m the other two Japs badly damaged. We fought at 5000 meters, contrails were cool as always. So far, I think this 1.2 beta is very nice. Cant wait for the final product to hit the streets. Then its the wait for the pay addon...hehe. B)

AVP2 the game was really cool. First game to actually give me a few good starts while playing it. To have an alien jump out of the dark and wrap around your face was too much, hehe. I was a big predator fan having watched the movie way too many times. Loved ole Jesse Ventura's charachter..."He's dug in deeper than a alabama tick...*spit*" or "I aint got time to bleed...*spit*" hehe, and LOTs of firepower too...

All us Boatswainmates ever got to do was paint the darn things... <_< Just watch were you point that thing airdale... :P

All Im gettin is this message... Forbidden You don't have permission to access /html/images/noobpart9.wmv on this server. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.aaoverview.com Port 80

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News can be found HERE! I suggest using Fileplanet for your download instead of the EA servers as they are slooooowwwww. :D :D :D

'Bout ready to bite thru nails here. Sure hope that addon comes out soon. Really looking forward to that P-51 and B-17. The Jap planes will be really cool too. As for the pay addon out sometime in January, well its still too far away to talk about without serious anxiety problems...hehe. I'd sure would love to see them eventually do some early war Jap planes. Maybe a claude against an I16 would make for an interesting scenario... :ph34r:

LOL! Skater, a "wetback shack" is the name we gave the bunkhouse where the illegal mexicans, etc used to bunk when they worked at the ranch back in the old days. Nowadays it was merely used for storage, though the name stuck. Now its a rather messed up pile of wood ash with bits of melted metal sticking out of it. So much for its history, hehe. ;) MrMudd, I live on Dye Road, near San Vicente rd. Im right next to Old man Hoegervorst' chicken ranch and the old dairy. I PM'd ya. If your in the area, maybe we can grab a beer one of these days. Maybe I can even scrounge up a horse or two for a ride. 'course not much to see in the back country right now...

Same user name and password. Anywho, thanks for your time, its not a big deal as far as Im concerned. Just thought you'd like to know. ;)

Whoa! you got more than one skin for the website??!!?? Thats GOT to be a lot of work. Anyway thanks for your time MJ... :D

Geez, what a week, the pucker factor was sure high. Things are finally getting back under control. This is the first time anyone can remember the schools not running because of a fire. Been out all week. Us district employees been cleaning things back up for the kids return Monday. My house is still full of soot which Im slowly getting clean. My freind who lost his house is having a tough time of it, his wife just had a kid day after the fire. But we are all doing what we can to help him out. There are still several bad fires nearby but the possibility of rain with the cooler temps has helped a lot in controling them. The rumors sure fly. They have charged the hunter, or whatever he was, with involuntary manslughter and another arsonist in LA with homicide. The dingbat cops came thru town telling us to evacuate because a fire was several miles away, but they were several days too late. They tell us one thingm, the radio says another. After what everyone went thru during the week, we werent leaving till we saw flames. Sort of a wait and see attitude. Where were they last Sunday when all hell broke loose? Eatin donuts at crispy cream, hehe. Im not terribly impressed with the emergency responce here except by the firefighters. And even they were telling water truckers to leave the fires to them because the truckers werent qualified to squirt som,e water on the flames while the firefighters were busy elsewhere. Long story so wont go into it but it frosted a lot of people. Our emergency workers here are much appreciatedm, but who do they think did all the firefighting a hundred years ago? They aint the only ones that can man a hose or shovel when things are looking bad dammit. Anyway, everyone is feeling a little better now. I finally got caught up on my sleep so Im back to my cranky old self. The horses are back in their stalls and folks are headin home finally, those who still have them that is. Thanks for the words of encouragement fellas. By the way, red cross can use some help still with staples like blankets, etc., and San Diego needs blood bad. So if ya get a few minutes...

Hey MJ, any help here? I didnt make this up ya know... :P

Ive been having the same problem, ya didnt give me personalized service...boo hoo. <_< Just teasing mj, but same prob here too. Ive tried logging on first with main page, then later with forums and neither logon works with the other part of the website.

Well fellas, Im in Ramona, which is near San Diego. This fire has really put a bad ding in everything. My cable was out as was everything else, no lights for 2 days...just came on a couple hours ago. Had a hell of a weekend. I actually fought fire on a fire line for 8 hours, boy what a rush. The damn thing was stopped twice but it finally flanked us and forced us to run for our lives. Sounded like a sizzling freight train behind me. The fires come within 200 yards of my house, burnt down a freinds house just over the ridge, and rampaged thru the ranch where most of my pals live. Never saw so many deer, quail, and dove in one place runnin ahead of the fire. It was like a living thing. We actually found ourselves talking and yelling to it as we shoveled. I know I HATE fire now. Took out the barns and wetback shacks, and a garage. But the houses survived, except for the one, burned right up to the walls but adobe dont burn too well...still cleaning up. San Diego county is a MESS like you wouldnt believe. 13 dead, 900 homes at least destroyed, 500,000 acres burned and fires are still going nearby. The air is so thick you can cut it, been wheezing the last 2 days. Finally got a westerly wind today and saw blue sky for first time since saturday. Didnt sleep for 48 hours. Evacuated two families, 18 horses, and warned the neighborhood to start packing and get out when fire flanked us. Im gonna wait a while till this is cleared up before I game, cya, Jeff

Yeah been noticin that Todd was hot on the news lately, figured he'd gotten a new job, hehe. Yur doin great pal, keep dishin it up, im readin it. Welcome French, was always a drag tryin to read some of the news that was comin from european sites. My language skills suck even in American. Since the english language ubi forum doesnt get updates near as much anymore as the french and german, itll be good to see and hear the latest. Glad to have your help.