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With regard to that... Any add-on plane whose cockpit borrowed textures from any of the stock SF/WOV/WOE aircraft that do not apepar in WOI are going to have this problem. For example, the F/A-18A cockpit uses some textures from the A-4B for canopy rails, etc. Because the A-4B textures are not included in WOI, it causes problems like in the screenshot abvoe. The good news is that it will be easy for us to fix when we update our planes, but you can also fix it yourself with a little hacking of the cockpit LOD using a hex editor. Or you can extract the files in question to the cockpit folder if you have the other games.

Guys, it runs under Vista (unofficially) if you follow the same steps posted in the KB for the other games in the series.

Sure I'll post some A-4 pics tonight. The A-4H pit looks very similar to the A-4F. Release date is unknown but probably very soon.

Under the new system the models cast their own shadows. Its pretty nice.

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Dave, don't get me started. I don't need any bad influences.

The plane list is very nice and finally having the Vautour is very cool.

My screenshot is of a Kfir. Though the Mirage IIICJ and Nesher are in the game.

Oh, one thing I noticed immediately is that there is plenty of room in the eastern med for a carrier station. A 1958 Lebanon Crisis scenario should be really easy to create, as well as 1983 what-if-we-had-kicked-Syria's-ass scenario.

In these respects the sim is pretty much the same as the older games. TK has stated in the past that having the wingmen (except #2) not attack the primary target is a gameplay decision designed to make the player focus on the primary target himself. So don't look for that to change. The only change to the menus is the addition of the medals screen in the pilot record.

Demanding bunch of SOBs...

I don't think there is an auto-merge option with this one. Manual merge should still be possible.

If you max out the graphics options, there is a noticeable impact on performance compared to the older games.

This is a tough question to answer, because no one but TK knows exactly how the various games' code is realted. I would say that FE and WOI are both branches from the WOE code, but I do not think that WOI is based on FE--I think it is a development of WOE with some FE features added.

Canopy animation should be possible using the animation keys. Notice in the screenshots that the parked aircraft have their canopies open.

The engine is the same, but enhanced. Most mods will work, some will have to be updated (especially weapons).

Depends on what your expectations are. Alll I can tell you is that the AI is better than before.

No, the fact that the engine is always on is part of the Strike Fighters mythos now. It would not be the same game if it was changed. ;) In the past TK has always patched the other sims up to the latest standard. I don't see why that would not hold true here.

Streakeagle is absolutely right. WOI is visually impressive but the best enhancements are under the hood.

One more before I hit the rack. There is something on this screen that will make a lot of people happy. :)

OK, these aren't the most spectacular screenshots ever but I did not want to leave you hanging overnight. First up is the excellent cockpit for the F-16A Netz. And an external view of the Netz. Note the very nice terrain textures. They are the best stock textures so far IMO. Here is the Kfir C2 cockpit. And an external shot of the Kfir. One of my favorite planes done really nicely by TK and Co. And finally a couple of shots of static aircraft at an Israeli base and an Egyptian base. A really nice feature brought over from FE. Its VERY easy to get target fixation when you are trying to strafe these! We'll get some more shots up as soon as possible.

I think that is easily doable. Unless I find myself stuck in an opium den again, in which case it may be the week after.

Its OK, I was just messing with you! Beware the dangerous puss!

Edit: Its puffs now...all good.. :D

Muslim state in Eastern Europe. Great.