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Ok thanks Sandbagger yeah would be useful. Another false positive good to list.

PHASE 4 WORK IN PROGRESS SCREEN SHOTS! ====================================== Hi guys, we have had a change of heart and decided to treat you all to some screenshots from Phase 4 This is not all we have but we will update them every so often. Not all new aircraft are shown for example. Hopefully without too many words you can work out some interesting things from the screenshots if you look carefully. Please visit the home page and click on the new news item, (if you don;t see it refresh your browser usually with (ctrl+f5). 2 seaters including more of Gotha, HP and others will be shown in future pictures. Thread will be locked - if you wish to comment post in new threads thanks. Have fun Visit http://www.overflandersfields.com Thanks.

More screenshots posted recently Link here http://combatace.com/topic/71986-off2-development-screenshots/ Also always check post #1 in the sticky post in the General Thread which is usually updated to point to screenshots posted. http://combatace.com/topic/64931-phase-4-development-screenshots/

If you have an version numbers or AV software that specifically stops OFF from launching let us know the details and we can add it to the FAQ. We have had a couple of false detections over the years (not bad I guess) but helps others to see the program names and versions etc and the solution. Cheers

OBD Software posted new development screenshots showing some of the new damage and other pics in the forthcoming new major release of Over Flanders Fields. See http://combatace.com/topic/71986-off2-development-screenshots/

Yeah seems fine to me, they usually are of course :). Some AA settings interfere with video recording so nice to have options anyway.

These sound great Hellshade, hope they don't break OFF though but off to try.

That first run can take some time initially, are you sure it hung? Anyway run graphics config from workshop, which runs cfsconfig, and try lower slider settings initially for scenery and terrain and exit the program properly (file, exit) also set your screen res properly, and AA settings See FAQ best to go through that first. 1.1 configuring OFF section.. http://www.overflandersfields.com/FAQ.htm#Installation_and_settings

Just to let you know there is no virus or trojan in OFF sceptre, so if your AV reports it as such it's either a false detection or a virus etc added from another program already running on your PC. The only false detection clashes we are aware of were free MS Antivirus and AVG with HITR add on (I believe they both updated since and corrected that). Maybe unplug from the internet disable your AV install and confirm OFF is working. Then enable your AV, if it barfs then please contact the vendor of the AV and tell them which file it doesn't like - you may need to submit the file to get it accepted by them whatever. From the FAQ: "OTHER KNOWN HITR ISSUES PLEASE don't forget to make a good backup of the OverFlandersFields_HitR.zip file somewhere safe for future use (on external USB or on a backup DVD) in case you need to reinstall HITR after rebuilding your PC for example. Due to the time involved we cannot re issue downloads if you did not purchase download insurance when you purchased, and your initial link has since expired. Microsoft Security Essentials: Unzipping / unpacking the Hat in The Ring download sometimes hangs when nearly complete. Known issue with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). This is a free Anti-Virus / securtity program from Microsoft. Unfortunately on some Windows 7 installs (possiby other versions of Windows too) it causes the unzipping of the Hat In The Ring download to fail or seems to hang. Simply disable MSE temporarily and unzip and install Hat In The Ring, then reenable security afterwards. To disable MSE: open up 'Microsoft Security Essential's 'Settings', then from the list of options in Settings on the left highlight 'Real-time protection' and delete the tick from the "Turn on real-time protection" box and finished by selecting save. Obviously after installing HITR re-enable this and save. (thanks to Mick for that). Note these have not been verified by OBD Software, but reported as fixing the issue by our users. Also see this forum post for similar discussion http://combatace.com/topic/50879-major-install-issues-hitr/ Also note a couple of anti-virus programs incorrectly detect OFF Manager as a virus. AVG have since updated their AV signatures to stop this false postive, and Avira also may need to be fully updated to stop this."

Hi Sceptre, Knowledge Base section is unfortunately the wrong place to ask questions, and is against its rules http://combatace.com/topic/69376-using-this-sub-forum-rules/ It's meant to store knowledge rather than ask support questions. There is a help section which more people read more often, or even better these days is the general section where people read all the time. Anyway Well you say you use esc but that error is classic with not exiting the mission properly so some suggestions.. When you press Esc, make sure you then click "End mission" and allow the program to exit properly. If you use Warp a lot, then your hours may not be accurate. You don't say what version you are running but make sure if you have BH&H that is fully patched up with both patches (check workshop settings the version number is shown, check it before update, and check it after to make sure it has changed). If you have HITR expansion, make sure that BH&H is fully updated BEFORE installing HITR and its patch. DO not use a no-cd.exe as this can be unpredictable and some are not even 3.1. Remove any 3rd party modifications if any. Try creating a new pilot in a new squadron and check that works oK.

Hi all, We'll be updating with a few new development pics soon, just to stir the blood here's a recent Work-in-Progress pic of the DRI

Not sure it's on elsewhere, but UK's Channel 5 and 5HD on Tuesday 28th March 2012, 8pm WW1 Top Gun: Revealed http://www.channel5.com/shows/revealed/episodes/ww1-top-gun-revealed Mentioned exclusive access to Peter Jacksons WW1 aircraft showed some what appeared to be extreme low level dogfighting scenes in SE5a's and interviews with Pilot and Vintage Aviator manager Gene De Marco. Bad title, but looks interesting at least.

Great Tom glad you are enjoying OFF to the max ;)

nbryant, it's all still WIP, and lots to do yet so anything can change - so I can't say what will be in there finally. We do know we may actually expire before we ever get to finish though!

Must be as it's not been shown elsewhere yet it's to stop them losing any potential future revenue or selling to other channels or countries. Hopefully that means you will see it sometime!

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml a list of them I think they vary from BIOS manufacturer. First thing I'd do is make sure your fans all work for sure, no dodgy slow spinning etc, especially the CPU - make sure the heatsink is on properly etc. Then make sure everything is seated in properly. Some here too http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=guide_beep_codes

Yeah no worries, basically they were field modding like mad trying out different gun placements some good some bad. The BE2 had various experiments too. Worth another watch- I watched it again earlier (recorded Sky+HD) and saw some bits I'd missed previously.

Yes overall worth while, and aa followup with much more detail and as you say more dogfights :) would be welcome, never enough detail these days. Scout had all sorts of experimental setups the side mounted fixed was one, over the wing like the Niueport/Se5a another, also a twin gun variant on the side - angled as the one you have. Given there are plenty of Lewis gun over the wing craft and this was an early craft we wanted to give people a taste of the difficulties and quirkiness of WW1 and liked that variant of the Scout. We may do more variants in time (we did have more originally but time and resources were against us fitting them in, and of course now they are out of date so will need bringing up to the standard of the OFF2 one).

Yes all these programs spend most of the time explaining all the simple basics to a complete WW1 airwar novice everytime. How dangerous it was, how tricky it is to take a photo in a 70 mph wind etc rather then delving in. However some good new info, interesting Gene de Marco talking about how they are actually experiencing the craft jumping into different types then flying another they can really at last report the difference. Also finding out the how small changes in materials such as changing from twisted wire to streamlined helped a lot and they have seen the difference for themselves. Like they took up a their Albatros DVa versus an SE5a and the Alb could not shake it off at all - same engine power 180HP. He really was enthusiastic about how good a flyer the SE5a was. Plus we get to see modern footage in HD of them flying which is never dull :) The BE2 V BE2 with rifle (laser) was a good bit of fun too. Also heard again how ineffective guns were over 50 yards, vibration was the killer mostly.

Bletchley would be the guy - but Se5a HS for example has reduction gear, as per OFF's version. Hence problems until they got the Viper engine with direct gear (hence 1.0) for example (note the prop changes direction from models which is a clue). Several aircraft used gear including French craft etc such as SPADs as in OFF. Not that is is noticeable much. From what I saw it can affect some things such as the spinning of the prop on landing, spin speed of the prop etc but other factors can too.

Yes the label is correct. It's possible there were many craft of the same type up in the air that might affect what you see.

Well put Shred, three cheers to a genuine good guy !

It depends on many reasons for example if the other Jasta skin or Ace skin does not exist for that particular model/variant it may use the default skin for that model.

Indeed stall at 500 feet with a Fokker on your tail and there may be other noises accompanying that flatulence.

Olham I appreciate all you do and I am not having a go by the way. I just wanted to point out we did consider aircraft and develop them as best we could to get a balance with how they were seen then and how they performed relative to each other. As a favour to you :) if there is time we will look at it again (or if not for the release maybe we can look at afterwards).