VonS

Thank you for this Ojcar: will test those alternative FMs for the Pfalzes and will see if I can integrate some of the code into the FMs I use, to "unstick" my Pfalzes from the ground. Von S

Hello gents, Thought I'd post my question here since there's no specific thread for it and lots of people seem to be reading this one. The mid-wing monoplane Pfalzes (E.I, E.IV, and E.V), when they land, or if they are initially on the ground, can't take off - it's almost as if their tail skids get "stuck" in the ground and no amount of power will release them. I've fiddled with the data ini settings several times regarding this problem but it is still there - and was also present even before I started tweaking the data inis. Everything else about the planes is fine, but they still seem to get "stuck" to the ground upon landing - very odd. The parasol-type fighters, such as the Pfalz E.III - do not have this problem by the way - and neither do any other planes in the game (the Fokker Eindeckers are free of this problem too, as are the Morane Saulnier monoplanes). If anybody has any thoughts on this let me know here or PM me on the site - maybe there's a data oddity in the date ini files for the Pfalz E.I, IV, and V, regarding tail skids, that I've overlooked. (I'm running First Eagles 2 by the way.) Happy flying, Von S

A great idea. I'd like to see such a utility for FE2 (but I'm sure the SF2 version would work fine for FE2), maybe also that it allow for tweaking/modification of different aspects of the flight model - and with the ability to "save" the modifications. It would certainly simplify the process of editing flight models (currently a time-consuming process that requires direct tampering with the data ini files, several times over, before going on to the next data ini file). Happy flying, Von S P.S. Thanks Do335 for the links above - will check them out.

Thank you for this Capitaine. It works beautifully even in FE2, and even with the single missions across my different theatre installs. Really fine stuff. Von S

A quick follow-up that the Saulnier H data file (for Aug. 1914) works fine in the Eastern (Galician) front theatre and also in the Italian front folder, and in the Western front theatres. It's then likely that something in the Palestinian install limits dates of action to no earlier than Jan. 1915 - historically that's when an Ottoman attempt to raid the Suez Canal began and kicked off the Palestine campaign of WWI. Nice to see historical dates being incorporated into the game. Von S

Thank you once again Ojcar and Stephen for the helpful feedback. Have now found out where the problem was. I was testing the MS H in my Palestinian front install, where for some reason nothing before Jan. 1915 is recognized. Once I placed the Morane Saulnier H in my Western front install, everything was fine and I can start at Aug. 1914. The only code needed for it to show up at the chosen date is "ServiceStartDate" in the plane's data ini file (there was no need for me to tweak the Options.ini file). Very interesting stuff. Probably the files in the Palestinian theatre install limit things to aircraft start dates of no earlier than Jan. of '15. Happy flying, Von S

Thank you Ojcar and Stephen for the feedback. Yes, I toggled the date slide/choices in the game, and also the dates in the Options.ini file, as well as the start date in the data ini file for the Morane Saulnier H. Still doesn't show anything earlier than January 1915 in the in-game "create mission" panel. I'm thinking that it's probably a limitation in FE2? Perhaps FE1 and FEgold don't have that minor problem. Happy flying, Von S

A great idea, but even if I set the date earlier than Jan. 1st of 1915 in the data ini files, for service start dates - the game itself (FE2) shows nothing earlier than Jan. 1915 in its menu - so this might be something to keep in mind in terms of historical realism (then again, most of the planes flying in August of '14 were still around for the first half of '15 too, at least). There may be a hack to let the game menu itself show dates earlier than Jan. of '15 - but I'm not aware of one. I noticed the problem (a small one really) while tweaking the data ini for the Morane Saulnier H (and what a fun little plane that is, will post soon). Even though I set its start date as August of 1914, it shows up as Jan. of '15 in the in-game menu. Happy flying, Von S

Hello gents, While I think the selection of planes for FE2 is already great, a few of my favorites that are missing: 1. The triplane variant of the Caproni bomber 2. The Fokker D.I (with the inline engine) 3. The Ago/Otto C.I German "twin-tail" pusher reconnaissance aircraft (some were produced as triple bay) 4. The P variant of the Morane Parasol (with the spinner), used well into 1916 Happy flying, Von S

Superb modelling and great work here - look forward to trying it out. Gave the old Halbs. (2 and 3) from 2007 a test in FE2 a few days ago but the textures look strange and the FM is a bit odd. This one is obviously superior. Well done. Happy flying!, Von S

Just a quick follow up that tweaking of cruise speed in FE2 doesn't stop the porpoising... throttle rate also isn't the problem in First Eagles 2, tweaking of elevator and rudder turns does fix things - will post more info. in the relevant forum. Happy flying, Von S

This is turning into a stimulating conversation, on an old post - nice to see some life in it again. The porpoising in First Eagles 2 usually happens when aircraft flown by AI are being chased or are chasing another plane - fast oscillation, up and down, of the elevators. I'll see if some of the tips here help with that. Peter01 posted some tips on this a few yrs. ago in the FE2 discussion list but none of those tips seem to get rid of the porpoising. I've got the cruise speed set on aircraft to 90% of top speed in FE2 - maybe this is the problem...will report back if I find something that works. Happy flying, Von S

Gentlemen, Would the same tips work to minimize porpoising of aircraft flown by AI in First Eagles 2? I suppose it doesn't hurt to try. Happy flying, Von S