Shiloh

I'm sure the inhabitants of Skyrim will welcome you with open arms, Olham. Look, here come some of your new friends now.

Olham might want to bring along his Albatros for this mission.

I have Wings or Prey loaded on my computer but have never played it. I'll have to give it a go as it looks like a lot of fun.

Might just look at the reviews and things again, though. I just have one question at the moment ... Shiloh, what is the song that's playing over the Gettysburg video?

'Quiet' by Paul Simon. I liked it's haunting qualities for this subject matter. Here are the lyrics.

I am heading for a time of quiet

When my restlessness is past

And I can lie down on my blanket

And release my fists at last

I am heading for a time of solitude

Of peace without illusions

When the perfect circle

Marries all beginnings and conclusions

And when they say

That you're not good enough

Well the answer is

You're not

But who are they

Or what is it

That eats at what you've got

With the hunger of ambition

For the change inside the purse

They are handcuffs on the soul, my friends

Handcuffs on the soul

And worse

I am heading for a place of quiet

Where the sage and sweetgrass grow

By a lake of sacred water

From the mountain's melted snow

I can't believe that last one was a miss. I'm guessing this next one was a hit as it's probably tough to see through those flames.

Thanks for posting, WM.

I've thought for a while that I might give Total War a shot. Which one would you recommend if i want to add mods?

Is it that simple?

First off thanks for the link Widow - seems like a nice mod. I have played Rome Total War, Empire Total War, Napoleon Total War and Shogun 2 Total War and of the three I would recommend Napoleon. I like the time period for Empire better but it was a very buggy game and although it's been patched, it still doesn't rise to the level of Napoleon IMO. Shogun 2 is a bit too 'arcadish' for me and I'm not a huge fan of Japanese history. Mods can be a bit of a pain in the arse but once you get used to installing them it's not too difficult.

I did quite a few commentary videos mostly on Napoleon and a few on Empire and Shogun 2 so if you want to see them firsthand check out my Youtube channel here. Napoleon has a great mod called The Great War (WWI) and it is a blast to play. The artillery is outrageous and it creates a real 'meatgrinder' affect.

I believe it is the 'insert' key Widow. And then you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to change the man you are viewing with. Give it a try and let me know how it worked. I would try it myself but I am moving this weekend and have many hours of pain, suffering and heavy-lifting ahead of me.

Judging by the angle of both I'm going to say hit.

Best investment ever I dare say Wodin and you don't have baseball cap? I bet I have 20-30 of those around.

Thanks for posting Olham. I made some mental notes to help me out in my current Dr.1 campaign. I haven't yet employed an escape from trouble on a spiraling upward climb but I understand she does this better than any other crate.

Fine work gentlemen!

I'm guessing with your skill Hellshade you managed to miss and this is incredibly Barmy.

Great piece! My kids have been watching Shaun the Sheep non-stop for the last 3 days so this one really struck home.

Wow Hellshade - he looks like swiss cheese!

OFF: Dark Skies

OFF: Fire in the Sky

OFF: Death From Above

OFF: Duel in the Sky

OFF: Deadly Skies

OFF: Death in the Clouds

Very nice work indeed Lou. The "Order of the Eagle' is a very prestigious looking medal - one any man would proudly adorn on his chest.

OFF: Aces Wild

Some amazingly talented people. I like to think of myself as creative to a certain extent but these individuals take it to a whole new level of amazing. Thanks for posting Widow.

It's all good Olham. I got a bit of a history lesson and who would have thought MvR was flying a Halb.DII in early 1917.

Ahhh. So Hellshades' encounter with MvR was pre-Alb days? The date stamp (upper left) says 1/26/1917 but according to Aerodrome, MvR was flying Albs at that time. I'm a bit confused.

I'm not sure if it's correct Olham but according to his bio in the Aerodrome he had 6 victories in the Halb.D.II in March 1917.

MvR Aerodrome

Wow Hellshade - the best of the best.

My encounters have only been with 'second or third-tier aces' but I do hope to meet someone on the level of MvR or Boelcke someday. The fact that a meeting with them is so rare is a good thing. It's the 'white whale' in this sim and when one meets these top-level aces, win or lose, it's truly a special thing.

I've only been flying OFF since April so I haven't had that many opportunities to fight against aces. I did however shoot down some aces with my current RFC-74 pilot flying an SE5a Viper.

1) Harry Von Bulow-Bothkamp (Jasta 36) flying a Dr.1

2) Walter Boning (Jasta 76b) flying an Alb.DVa - I shot him up and he was utterly helpless (couldn't maneuver and would have crashed) when one of my mates fired a burst that put him down. I didn't get the credit but I did all the heavy lifting.

3) Karl Koller (Jasta 76b) flying an Alb.DVa - I shot him down just 2 minutes after Boning on same mission

4) Werner Junck (Jasta 8) flying an Alb.DVa

I tend to seek them out when I see them as I'd rather get on them quick then give them an opportunity to get me later in the fight when I'm not expecting it. I'll have to go back and see if I can find those screenies.

That's an impressive list there Olham!

No go for me - the other game cost me two hours yesterday when I should have been working.

Olham, if I figured out how to change bombs earlier, I would have saved myself an hour on the ice level.

Never did Widow. The ice level is really tough!