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Wow Matt found this thread from June 2009 yikes, and resurrected it lol. We should probably do a competition again. I'd like a name that is very very short as I am fed up of typing it in full!

Given we are well along development so not easy to plonk in new graphic changes even if possible, BUT TrackiR gives you a lot of this feeling, it makes you free and you are then moving all the time and it definitely isn't stactic at all. It's like going from a keyboard to Joystick for a flight sim, it's that revolutionary and necessary. If you cannot afford it there are several cheap or free head tracking kits using cheap web cams so I would try those Wodin.

I agree knowing too much spoils the magic, something that curses you get when start digging into things as a developer. But saying that Phase 4 has us enjoying flying again so something must be good :)

Fuel loss from direct hits will vary plus don't forget if you sit there flying straight in tests you WILL get hits all over the "target" area. All pilots know where to aim just some can get more on target. The fuel tank in the DM is usually where the main tank is in real life where possible - often near the pilot or near the engine etc. Normally you are jinking to avoid getting holes of course. There are many "empty" areas for bullets to pass through, craft are wood and canvas of course so basically in real life many bullets will travel through until they hit something that stops them - you (partially), the fuel tank, oil tank, engine or perhaps a metal cowl or strut. We carefully represent that by allowing parts to be seen from the rear at some angles. As far as I know CFS3 engine doesn't allow for bullets to go through damage boxes, although you can link them to give very rough % split but we try to avoid that. So we have to allow some bleed from the rear. We could in theory shrink the boxes so they are much smaller than the actual area the object takes up - and this would make it tougher. Some people will not like the toughness then and it's harder to vary if the model itself has hard coded boxes. HPW can beef the Phase 3 damage amounts as he has in his mods, and as we had previously in Phase 1 and 2, or we can beef it some by shrinking actual damage boxes to be smaller than the parts (MAY be possible in P4 depending on other changes) but of course then it is hard coded more - we shall see anyway. Engine's can fail from damage and oil can leak etc. Oil pressure gauge is on some craft (plus dark smoke behind helps ;))

Hehe as WM says perfectly good reason then :)

See you left the party early then turn up again late and miss all the good chat ;) - we said all along the campaign is being improved but just currently we don't want to talk about exactly what is new in there. AI was being redone we have mentioned a few times. You must have missed those posts being away for a while BH.

BTW your bomb loadout is always configurable on craft that carried bombs. If you want to fly with bombs then choose them in the loadout box (bottom right in the mission briefing screen in campaign). i.e. you can choose to always take some with you. Some craft you cannot use of course, but most 2 seaters and some allied fighters have the choice (Se5a for example), rockets on some others.

lederhosen it doesn't make any sense, there is no expiring license with it. If you mean you went to download it again and had a message about expired link then.... 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." If you buy download insurance the link is active for two years or something. Did you order from our website? Otherwise what do you mean exactly, what did you click on and what did you see?

Thanks Olham no problem I just wanted to make clear it's not only driven by a choice but more to do with hours-in-the-day (and night). Maybe one day we can just ask a computer do it all for us - I tried asking my mouse like Scotty in Star Trek 4 but so far no go :) We will be more specific with what is there and is not when we are closer to done. We have posted at least some pics of most craft.

Super pics HPW thanks. That baby seems to have very thick wings interesting.

Sure I would like to do a FE2d but time is ticking on, and many other things need to be completed so no time at the moment. We have always wanted more 2 seaters but most people want all the main fighters first. Most of the new craft in Phase 4 are 2 seaters we cannot do more than we have as we have a very small team (smaller even compared to the other "small" teams other sims) and we decided we also like to sleep sometimes! I know very selfish but the 100 yard stare was frightening the missus. We live in a instant world but this all takes silly amounts of time. It takes many weeks for us to fully complete a really good 2 seater (with all the parts to it, exterior (easiest bit), 2 cockpits, artwork and a lot of other mostly unseen work plus FM, research, exterior skins, Squads, Manager options, testing and fixing etc. If we had not updated all the aircraft and cockpits we could have done more of course but they had to be done. The lady pic is still there BH ;), just pinned under the left side inside the pit. The smokes were funny but not in keeping with the rest of the craft (and were bad for you so we had to remove, but bullets whizzing by as you sit near a fuel tank passed Health and Safety checks with flying colours hurrah!) We can do all things and make them all super perfect if we released in 2021! BTW the Snipe only took 3 or 4 years of begging ;)

Sounds great HPW but yes its time for that emoticon Looking forward to some of those :)

Of course mods are often fine, and we all like using mods for sims and games. The problem is things can go wrong with user side too - installing, moving or editing files for example. Or say sometimes the modder had no idea that the developers changed the meaning of a setting or variable that can cause knock on effects is another example. Anyway for these reasons and more it's impossible for us to help anyone with altered files (most support is on the same basis). Led - if you get it clean and still have a problem also check which AI you have set in workshop if you have HITR installed. Also make sure you fully patched BH&H first before installing HITR if you have it, and patch HITR too. http://www.overflandersfields.com/FAQ.htm#Installation_and_settings Also check no AV is blocking OFF.dll or OFFManager.

Fuel leaks are there (as are oil, coolant). Sometimes from different locations but some could be small /feint. Also check the effects slider make sure it's on 5.

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Who knows it's the luck o' the draw, or whatever we are working on :). We'll see as I have to do some work on some soon.

As always we can only help with the standard install - modded we cannot help with, so check with no mods is the first thing I'd do.

Hi Guys n Gals.. I'm pleased to say there are some new Phase 4 screenshots added to the Sticky "PHASE 4 DEVELOPMENT SCREENSHOTS" thread for your enjoyment http://combatace.com/topic/64931-phase-4-development-screenshots-merged/page__view__findpost__p__524387

Yes maybe due to the transfer but I have seen transfers in QC many times in testing and never had that issue, maybe it's very specific - certain squad/field/date something...

We haven't detected any error there before there Olham, there could possibly be something happening because your squad moved but WM would know more than I if that could cause a problem or not.. but maybe you edited a pilot or something and later things screwed up? The date always should advance, the war carries on even if you are poodling around in QC ;)

Ai fires normally fine..so if they aren't ever firing something is wrong of course. Try changing the AI setting in the workshop and make sure you play via OFF Manager not directly running cfs3.exe.

I am about to read No Parachute looking forward to it, but I have read "Sagittarias Rising" twice and Cecil Lewis' life makes my dizzy - there are a few characters in history that go on to just do amazing thing after amazing thing and he is one of those. He was witness to Albert Ball's last moments, then was winning an Oscar, trying to teach / create a fledgling Chinese air force, co founder of the BBC and so on - nuts! Enjoy his book you will not be disappointed Olham. Wonderful fluid descriptions of life above the clouds, and he also touches on the futility of it all with deaths to close friends of his - and yes the Parasol and his adventures in it are very well described. My favourite book so far.

Yeah good isn't it :) - it could even be a deathtrap ! It's a wonderful plane to poodle around the sky in (and impress top brass in at shows) not sure would help win a war though. The view is what the pilots got, we put the eyes where your head would be where possible - so I'd stay high maybe swoop some and get back up asap. Not much else you can do or yes land and get out!

Stay high then you can have a good view downwards ;)

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