N42-Hollywood

Hello all, Hollywoods here! MaddJeff seemed to be hurting for a "Hardware guy" so here I am. I have to say that when he approached me in the homeless shelter I wasn't quite sure what to think. However after offering me a Big Mac and a cot next to the Biohaz servers, well I just couldn't say no! Seriously though, my name is Sean Kaldahl. I'm a geosciences undergrad and a former Marine. Besides my Microsoft Certified Professional and A+ certificates, I have about 900+ workstations and servers under my belt. Were gonna whip this section into shape and have fun doing it... See you in the skies! -Holly

Remember this as well... Just because the Tomcat STARTED coming into service in 1973, it wasn't REPLACING the Phantom until the late '70's. The Phantom went all the way up to F-4S and J models with the Navy and Marine Corps respectively and was beginning to be phased out in the early 80's. In 1973 the Navy had fewer than 20 Tomcats and still only had around 50 in 1974. There's always a 3-4-5 year period of phase-in while a new aircraft comes online. When the F-22 FINALLY starts getting phased in next year it will still be another 10-15 years after that, that the F-15 Eagle will be fully retired.

Ok folks, well I'm sure many of us out there have GeForce 4s and I personally had an issue...now it's gone. I, like many was using the new Detonator 40.72s and had an issue with the game. Whenever I would change menus on the fade-out/in or pull Gs (another black fade effect) the menu or cockpit would change to all sorts of wierd colors and not look pretty. I also had problems with blue lines across my map. Change back to the Det 30.82s!!! They are WHQL certified and no doubt the ones used in the Strike Fighters QA trials. My fading and blue line problems went away. Now I have NO Crashes to desktop and the game is 100% stable. Check your nVIDIA driver version and set it straight. You'll be happy. :D Holly's custom system: ftp://hollywood:s3ns0r@andromeda.xlii.com...e/Case/four.JPG ftp://hollywood:s3ns0r@andromeda.xlii.com...e/Case/five.JPG ftp://hollywood:s3ns0r@andromeda.xlii.com.../Case/seven.JPG AMD Athlon XP 2100+ MSI KT266A Pro-RU2 MSI GeForce 4 Ti4600 512 Corsair PC2100DDR SB Audigy Gamer Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 1 3D Mark2001 SE Score: 11482 http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4758357

And yes..I'd have to agree that Red Storm Rising would be BY FAR...THE MOST EPIC WAR MINI-SERIES EVER!!! Imagine the scenes of the backfires streaking over the north atlantic toward the Nimitz battle group...or the A-10s saving the Marines on Iceland...MAN!!! THAT WOULD ROCK!!!

I read Without Remorse when I was 15 and have been enthralled with it ever since. It is by far Clancy's most 'human' book to date and I belive the peak of his creative ability. It truely stands out as one of the greatest works of the latter 20th Century. I've stood in the very streets that he describes Clark going after the drug-pushers in Baltimore. The most touching part was Clark picking up the prostitute so he could cook her breakfast and just be a friend. After Vietnam, with the death of his wife, he simply needed companionship. Clark actually became the most developed character with that book. Ryan never had as much inner dialogue as Clark.

Hmm....What happened in Korea??? Don't get me started :P

Oh God...who invited the Army???

Well, TK wants a GOOD patch to come out...not a "fix 5 out of 10" type...so the testing is going a little longer than anticipated...other than that, I really can't say much. However, the latest build I'm testing came out on the 17th of this month and it is quite nice... I wish I could say more but alas, I can't...Keep the faith my friends...this is gonna be around for quite some time! P.S. Anyone remember how nice IL2 became after the 1.2 patch just 2 months or so ago??? There could be similarities... 8) Hey...wait! whats tha ---Door breaks open, security guards from Strategy First break in and abduct Holly---

Non-disclosure-agreement = NDA I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya...

DAMN NDA! DAMN NDA!!!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Due to the NDA, I will not be able to post further on the subject. However rest assured that there's much good in store!

Sorry guys, I may of gone a little too far on those shots. In order to retain my "security clearance" , further posting of images will be postponed. Rest assured however that the Third Wire crew has much good in store for us... :D

First off I have to say WONDERFUL job on the site! I'm Holly from Network-42 ( www.xlii.com ) an online gaming community that right now is mostly First-Person-Shooters. Being the resident flight-sim freak and former USMC aircrew, I'm trying to get a GOOD flightsim on Network-42. I'm also looking for a good flight-based community to be a part of, and it appears I've found it! :D I'm a Microsoft Certified Professional and run the Hardware/Software sections at Network-42. I've also written some game previews and hardware reviews there. I look forward to contributing to the BiohazCentral community. See you in the skies! <Hollywood> Some of my work: http://www.xlii.com/reviewdetail.cfm?reviewid=1012 http://www.xlii.com/reviewdetail.cfm?reviewid=1010

It seems that tanks and such appear brighter on the scope...thats all...

OK..here's the pretty explosions... ftp://hollywood:s3ns0r@andromeda.xlii.com...PATCHED/AAA.JPG

Guys...I'm testing the patched version of SF and there IS flak AND pretty explosions....wanna see them???

http://www.xlii.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=61093#61093 Don't ask, but there it is...and it's coming soon... :P

Oh...I'm gone for the next two days...but if anyone wants to leak this on the SimHQ forums...that would be quite funny.....don't ya think!?!?!?

Just one thing to say... The latest build of Strike Fighters ROCKS!!!!! :P Don't ask how...don't ask when...but be known the fixes work and are coming soon...

Hey guys! Well It's done, N42 and BiohazCentral now have a dedicated voice-comms server for flying Strike Fighters in Multiplay. The IP is: 208.144.248.102 Hit me up for the password... You can download Teamspeak V 1.5 at: http://www.xlii.com/grdownload.cfm At the very bottom you'll see it...Can't wait to start talking to you guys! -Holly

ABSOLUTLY BRILLIANT! Simply wonderful...I think that has to be THE MEANEST Phantom skin as of yet. It's Phantastic!!! :D I know, I know...cheesy :roll:

Seawolf...your right on mate... I too, love the scooter. Just a wonderful LOOKING plane. Great lines. After a childhoods' worth of watching the Blue Angels fly them, I have to say the A-4 is wrong. I really do hope they fix it. But...As I like to bash people over the head for whining over at SimHQ, I'm gonna wait for the patch before I get too mad at it.

As a former Marine airman, I'd love to be a member of a virtual 'VMFA-312' squadron. hit me up about details... -Holly

Yep! totally, the patch is being tested right now and the user base is getting HUGE..lots of cool mods/skins and stuff in the works... -Holly

If you've put the proper snap views in...simply push 'down' on the hat for a split second..it will show you where the front is and then snap back when you release it.. -Holly