Silberpfeil

Great stuff - thank you! I have no idea how you have the patience to convert these "nightmare" add-ons AND do everything else you do for the CA crowd!

Wilco.

So impressive! This Gladiator/CR42 stuff just keeps getting better and better!

Reads like you're already well along and on your way - good luck!

Streakeagle, I saw your post from last month - your installation is fantastic! Nothing anywhere near that dedicated for me as my desktop PC (i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10 GHz) is used for a variety of tasks. My flight hardware is pretty basic with an old CH Products 568 CombatStick (since FE2 is mostly "blip switch" oriented, that's about all I need), and an even older set of CH ProPedals. I occasionally visit some of the online purchase sights for a deal on a ProThrottle, but not sure I really want one. PCPilot, If you're primarily interested in simulating GA aircraft (although I guess you could also use it for a P-38 Lightning), wouldn't you also want a yoke in addition to your stick? The CombatStick grip and buttons arrangement is similar to that found in both the CH-47 and SH-2, but not a Cessna (unless it's a Model 318!).

Been a pilot since the late 1970's, and as Streakeagle writes, the modern PC simulators are a very cost-effective substitute for learning procedures (not really sure about habits as there are both good ones and bad ones!). I've always been curious to use one of the "shaker sticks" to try and compare how it translates flight physics into the palm of your hand, but haven't done that yet so can't comment. I've always thought the old nautical saying about "hours and hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror" was also appropriate for flight, and the PC can't really simulate the onset of airframe shudder and vibration when you enter into a stall, the weightlessness you momentarily feel when the nose drops off, and the rush of adrenaline when you realize you'd better get the power off and kick in some opposite rudder to stop the rotation!

Thank you - really appreciate this and am looking forward to Red Squadron's next two lost mission sets! I'm finally getting caught up on installing all these XvT/BOP downloads with their improvements. From one of your previous posts, did I also understand that you had some advanced mission sets for the X-Wing Alliance story?

Thanks, Heck, that is helpful! While I'm sure some of the FE2 symptoms I experienced were the results of accidental and self-inflicted coding wounds, the way the program reacted was a little surprising. OTH, maybe I'm chasing down a path someone else has already been down and found to be a dead end. Not the first time that's happened, unfortunately!

UPDATED: This has been resolved. When I migrated the Sopwith Triplane folder into a newer install from a previous one, an older name in the Nations17.ini file apparently caused a conflict that resulted in the described condition (not sure why FE2 would only limit Single Mission aircraft to one and then let everything else proceed normally – anyone have an idea on this?). Circling back and recognizing which NationsXX.ini variant was controlling the “country” names in each install was the first step, and then further checking and correcting the various .ini and Texture sub-files for each aircraft finally straightened everything out. A time-consuming job but everything seems to run OK for the present!

Thank you, Stephen1918, for bringing the wide variety of aircraft and effects to FE2 that you do...I can't wait to see what 2016 brings!

For the Sopwith Triplane, FE2 will only allow 1 or 2 aircraft in Single Mission, and when I select 2 the Loading freezes at 70%. With 1 selected, the mission loads and runs as normal. I cannot add any aircraft on the Roster screen, and if 2 is the game’s selection for the Single Mission and I delete it, I cannot add it back. DATA.INI service dates and roles seem to be OK and I’ve set all the availabilities to “Common”. As info, I’ve got somewhere around 70 aircraft spread over multiple installs segregated by WW1 theatre with a variety of graphics upgrades and do not seem to have any difficulty with loading upwards of 12 or more aircraft (even multiple types selected on the Loadout screen) on a mission. FE2 initially selects anywhere from 1 to 8 aircraft for Single Mission, and I can add or delete in the Roster screen as normal. Anyone have any ideas on this?

Very impressive package, Capitaine Vengeur! Can't wait to win my first Serbian Royal Order of the Star of Karadjordje!

Sample pix look great, Stephen1918 - looking forward to the release!

Video is nicely done! Mid-seventies earlier this afternoon on the Virginia Peninsula!

Will these work with FE2?

Roger. CH Products have always done well by me.

Worked good, Geezer, thanks! Hi-res airfields were no problem except now I seem to have a little more "shimmering" in the buildings. Any way to cut this back?

Another good one, Stephen1918 - looking forward to the release!

You're releasing these faster than I can play 'em - thank you!

Thank you, Stephen1918, for another nice addition to the canvas hangar!

Another impressive model - thank you, Stephen1918!

Roger that - R.I.P.

What a great video - one of the neatest things I've seen on CA!

Thank you for your continued support, Stephen1918!