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Mind you, Im not even a civilian pilot much less a WW2 ME109 pilot. But Ive noticed that the ME109 is REAL slow in starting its takeoff roll. Once the rear wheel comes up, it starts to move a lot quicker which is logical. But it still seems a bit too slow. It doesnt seem so slow in the videos Ive seen. A couple things Im glad for is the ME109 doesnt seem to over-heat so much, and I love the dust effect on takeoff from land and the wake close to water. I also noticed the Brewster rolls horribly easy now. I doubt thats authentic. Ive been working on a Campaign that includes the brewster so Ive flown it a LOT working on my scenarios. Now with the patch, its a whole new airplane that has a nasty, over-sensitive roll. Im gonna try to add more of a dead zone in my stick and turn up my FF and see if that helps.

I like it Jeff. The more I used it, the more I liked it. Havent noticed any problems yet. One thing I really miss however is the list on the old Biohaz site that listed the most recent posts on the forum. It was a fast way to go to the latest posts and news. I used it a lot.

I got this new "BIOHAZ" page too. Was fixin to post when I saw yur post snapple. Didnt know you went spanish Jeff, hehe. Actually, Im at work and one of the spanish ladies was readin this and said it makes very little sense. It rambles bad. This person is in dire need of a lobotomy likely...

Personally, yes, I would like to see a final version, 17.0, finished and released. Im wondering if the graphics in Harpoon are going to be that much of an improvement over Fleet Command, it has taken so long to finish the game. It was started when FC was cutting edge. I wonder if the only advantages H4 will have over FC is in detailed gameplay and realism, (which of course are good avantages, hehe). I wouldnt be terribly surprised to find a lot of naval simmers still playing FC. Since Fleet Command's not as detailed as H4, it'll be easier to get into a game when your low on time or just dont want to get too involved. I will... By the way Mr. Clark, Ive been a member of the forums at NWP and FSP for a while now. Ive not posted but enjoyed the comments Ive read. Naval Warefare Simulations website is a constant place I visit. I want to say I appreciate what you guys are doing with these older games. I hadnt played FS in quite awhile when you came out with FSP 9.0. I reinstalled the game and havent stop playing it. Im in the middle of a campaign now against the Japs...(keep losin my damn destroyers...arrrrgh.) It plays a LOT more realistically. With the release of Thunder at Sea, Im gonna be in Hog Heaven. Ive always wanted to see something to make FS more playable like Great Naval Battles of the North Atalantic was. I love being able to manuever my fleets, then fight a tactical battle. WELL DONE! (By the way, I bought GNBNA again when you guys had it for sale on the NWS website store. ) Being an old sailor, I was a BM2, I love the Naval Games Genre. You guys have made them BETTER. BZ shipmate...

Hmmm, I have been trying various remedies and settings to see what I can improve. I discovered that with the bit torrent client uninstalled, the game now loads...go figure. Must be something with my machine. I am still getting a very low framerate even with settings on low, not sure why. Ive tried several different settings with the radeon card including turning all AA trueform off. I am also having a lousy time with the control of the plane. I try to adjust the stick in game on the options screen. The stick, a logitech FF, is listed there, along with the keyboard and mouse. The adjustments I make dont stick however. I noticed that when I close out of the options page, then go back into it, all the settings I made have reverted back to default. A possible bug?

So far, I have only been able to fly twice out of 10+ starts. Once I press the fly button, the screen goes black, then the game crashes to desktop. Then I have to restart the computer to get it to perform properly. Of the two times the game started, I had no sky textures and a very poor framerate with the Mig-29 once. this with settings on high first, then low the second time with the A-10. Im running a P3 1ghz machine with 512 mb RAM and a readeon 8500 w/64mb video card and WinME. My video drivers are Cat3.2, not the lastest release, as the latest cat drivers are not running properly. Anyone else with a Radeon experiancing these problems? What kind of card have you got growler?

Sounds cool. I like good flight footage, hopefully with a little history too. Do you have a website link?

I generally get my music from private parties selling used CD's. I hate the high prices of CDs these days, actually, theyve always been too high. Ive not tried the downloading method. I think Birddogg and SD are on to something though. If I could pay a small, reasonable subscription fee for a certain amount of monthly downloads, that would work. I agree that the music industry is its own worst enemy. Ill buy used before I ever buy new at these prices, espesially when there are only a few songs you really want on a CD.

I remember how angry the people in San Diego were when the SD Padres were so ill treated by the Yankees fans when we played ball there back in 1999 I think it was. Then when this happened, the anger all blew away. You werent New Yorkers anymore, you were Americans who had been attacked. We cried with you, and sometimes still do...I havent heard a bad word against New York since. You shoulda seen all the I love New York T-shirts being worn. Your story brought tears to my eyes Skater. I am so glad that you and your innocent family made it out of all that alive. Thank God. Hold them a little closer today. I was woke up around 6am by a freinds wife calling, telling me that New York had just been attacked. My first thought was, "you better have a better reason than that to be waking me up at this hour on my day off". When I said so, she said simply, "Go look at the TV". I sat there for the next 2 hours looking at the images, my mind numb, my eyes filling with tears, and my heart growing more angry by the minute. I watched live as the second plane hit. I will never forget what happened that day as long as I live. The people who did this are my enemies, its all black and white. And I will never be convinced that hunting terrorists were ever they hide isnt right. And whoever supports or comforts them. God bless America... God bless those brave souls on the flight in Pennsylvania...God bless those who suffered in Washington...God bless New York and her fine American people... LETS ROLL!

Here is the screens, movies, etc. page on the Homeworld2 website. Its pretty cool, showing a number of interesting shots and clips. Watch the trailer first, well worth your time. (Can ya tell I LIKE this game?) :D http://homeworld2.sierra.com/gallery.php

I had the same problem, but I found that if the aircraft trim is properly set, a lot of the vibration from the FF joystick disappears.

Fleet command was always a good one, I liked it too. The NWS addon makes it a lot nicer. Never tried Sub command though.

Another shot taken during the tutorial showing a unit of scout ships launching from a carrier...

I dont think games get any better than Homeworld. I got the demo for HW2 and its awesome. It runs real well on my P3 1ghz system with a radeon 8500 64mb card. The GUI takes a little getting used to if you are new to the game but is real similar to the original HW. Once you understand it and the camera controls, this game starts to come into its own. The ship models are very 3D and incredibly detailed and very fun to watch. The game itself plays out like a HUGE sweeping drama movie or book. The strategy used is very sublime yet critical, something Im am NOT good at by the way...no, really. One thing is a MUST and thats collect RESOURCES. Resource collection vessals are small but vital, like duece and a halfs in war. You must be able to act when new technology comes along or an opponent attacks you. Sub-systems on larger ships can be targeted which often allows weaker fighters to have a major impact in a battle by disableing a far more powerful ship, such as this Carrier Im now about to destroy, (see image), . Even if you dont play space games, give this demo a try. Its worth looking at. Try the tutorial first to give you a clue on the camera and ship controls, then start the campaign which takes you thru the first 2 "chapters" of this awesome story. You WONT be disappointed. The demo can be had at FILEPLANET. Here's a screen of a Vaygr CV on the run and under attack by my fighter and bomber forces who are soon to be rienforced by new units Ive just built with greater technology and firepower...BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA! This screen does not do the game justice. THIS GAME IS KEWL! Its definately one for the collection.

Hehehe.... Hey! There's salt all over the floor!??!!

Homeworld 2 demo can be had here...http://www.sierra.com/file_list.do?gamePlatformId=279 or here...http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/129916.shtml The original Homeworld is one of the very best strategy games out there. Still play the original every once in awhile.

Good question. Id love to play a decent Naval sim. Ive noticed on the website though that the graphics are looking real dated. Gameplay of course is what matters but I wonder if this sim is even going to come out. This mighta been better to post in the Pub...no Naval sim or strategy forums at Biohaz...yet... :)

'bout time, YAY! You can get it here wankers...http://www.il2sturmovik.com/ Here's the readme... Readme Version 1.1 Warning The current version (1.1) is not compatible with the previous versions of the game when playing via network. Both the server and client must have appropriate versions of the game (1.1) in order to connect. Notes on the Patch Installation This patch (1.1) can be installed only over the version 1.1b. Modifications Changes and fixes in Perfect mode Fixes after version 1.1b: - Removed dark areas of terrain apperaing in the distance on some maps. - Fixed mirror reflections looking overbright. - Removed clouds flickering when flying with mirrors active. Tracks - Corrected incorrect repeated playback error. Sound - Fixed incorrect playback on card supporting EАХ 2 (but w/o ЕАХ 1). - Removed stutter and unexpected fadings. - Corrected network telephone and network telephone track playback. - Corrected playback order of music files. FM - Further tuning is performed on a line of aircraft: Me-262, Su-2, DB-3 and variants (Il-4), P-39 and variants, P-47, Bf-109 family, B-239 and Hurricane. - Revised velocity you can safely deploy flaps at. - Modifyed damage penalties for when a propellor hits the ground - this will effectively damage the engine now. - Radiator-induced drag is now caclulated properly in ‘auto/closed’ radiator mode. AI Fixed a weird bug that caused Me-262 AI pilots to forget starting the right engine sometimes. Weapons Revised the Ju-87 ‘Stuka’ bomb handling: - When pressing the bomb trigger (‘Weapon 3’ button), the bombs are released in a conventional way, in pairs like on the other planes. - Opposed to, when the dive autopilot reaches the recovery altitude, it dumps the payload as awhole. - You now can adjust the dive autopilot recovery altitude with ‘Increase Bombsight Altitude’ and ‘Decrease Bombsight Altitude’ buttons, alike the level bombers bombsight. Network Added two new event types for ‘eventlog’. One is generated when somebody kills a player descending on a parachute, the other one represents an event when his chute is damaged and he begins to free-fall to the ground. Ex.: 08:01:46 7GvShAP300(1) was killed in his chute by 7GvShAP301 at 300248.72 97822.61 08:01:50 r01100(2) has chute destroyed by 1_Static at 252955.97 141074.05 Changes in Dgen for version 1.1 1. Su-2 spelling is corrected in all locales. 2. AAA removed from one Crimea airfield. 3. Cosmetic changes in templates (some planes moved out of tents, etc). Other fixes - Fixed a bug that allowed WEP with less than 100% throttle control during engine startup. - Sun is not shining through instrument panel in B-239 any more. - P-47 series have aileron trim, as they should. - Fixed a glitch in artificial horizon in P-47. - Ju-87 won’t be dropping bombs continuously when ‘Limited Ammo’ is switched off. - Automatic mixture control in Ju-87now works properly. - Added ability to control mixture for He-111 series. - Fixed Yak-3 magnetic compass reading. - Removed random spark plugs failures on cold engines. Enjoy! :D

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Ive always wanted to visit China. Your freind is fortunate. The terracotta warriors are fascinating. This tomb rivals anyplace I know of for classic human decadence at the cost of many lives. IIRC, the section where the warriors are is only a small part of what may be an entire royal "village" still buried, kinda like Pompeii. I understand that this king was also very paranoid. I'd have to dig out a few books to research this a little more to give any greater details. I used to be know a little more but memory fails me. All in all, an incredible project.

Geekus Terribilus posted this in his forum MJ...

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Hmm ..suxs to be you! my wife and I have an understanding, im the infamous panty burglar in my home... Bow chicka bow bowwww..... bump bump......Bow chika bow bow..... ROFLOL! Mudd, you are too much dude, leave it to an airdale, must be the altitude...ROFLOL! Between you and skater and the rest of these charachters on Biohaz, I usually get a good gut laugh every day. :D

SD, I just wanted to add to what ElCid said. You mentioned in your initial post that this was the most challenging thing youve ever done. I can imagine that you are thinking that this may be too hard or difficult, That you might want to quit. Well, you aint alone. Every young person who has ever went into the military or a school like your in, or some other very difficult place, has asked the same question. When I got out of high school, the toughest thing I had faced was Jimmy Deciancio, (a bully), and 1500lb cows in rodeos spraying bull snot all over Arizona. When I hit Marine boot camp, (actually it hit me), I thought I was gonna die. I had never been in a high pressure place before where the least mistake brought some guy screaming down on your back. Or some other clod screws up and the whole platoon winds up on its face in the mud on a cold nite. You had to be on time, your underwear had to be folded just right, your eyeballs had best not be eye-balling the area, and WIPE THAT GRIN OFF YOUR FACE NUMBNUTS BEFORE I CASTRATE YOU AND FEED YOUR GONADS TO MY DOG! Yessiree, been there, done that. And thats the point Im gettin to pal. A lot of people have went the way your going. Your gonna do things today you never imagined yesterday. Your gonna get pushed farther, stressed more, ran farther, endure more, and climb higher than you ever have. And when you get there, you can stop for a minute and take a quiet satisfaction in the fact that you have become a part of something real special, something youve dreamed about since a kid. I know, I dreamed too. It was my destiny to go in the military. just like its yours pal. Ive read your posts. I recognize that this is something youve always wanted to do. So do it little bro. Keep your mouth shut, your eyes and ears open, grit your teeth, and press on. Help the bro thats not quite as fast or strong, or smart. Think team, not me. Learn to think on your feet. Good leaders will recognize initiative, the bad ones will remain clueless, pass them by, there are more important things for you to do. And it doesnt hurt to ask the Good Lord for a little more courage or wisdom. Jesus knows the trials, pains, and terror of the soldier. 20 or 30 years from now youll look back and realize that these were the best years of your life. Your life is an open book SD. Make each chapter a good one.