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Has anyone in the US started a ROF squardron? Winter's approaching so I need to get ready for cabin fever. Hey Dagger.

What opinion have ye? What are the 19 inch monitors like? Or would I be better off spending a little more for a 20 or 21 incher? Thanks.

I've got a NEC MultiSync 75 that's 7 years old so I can run any older games on it. The only two older games that I would want to run on the new monitor will be IL2 1946 and BOB WOV, since it will be incorporated in the cockpit.

What does the 16:10 refer to?

Anyone here build a sim cockpit? I'm planning on putting something together to position the controls where they ought to be. Not for a look alike section, but for placement only. I find using a joystick at a desk awkward and I'm thinking of rudder pedals which would be easier to operate if I'm closer to the floor. It may be skeletal, or I might panel it only to keep the dust off the CPU and components during storage. It's going to be in the basement after all. So if anyone has done this I would appreciate hearing of their experiances.

Did Ubisoft release the next sim from Oleg yet? It was suppose to take place during the Battle of Britian with a new game engine. Just curious as to the specs. Thanks.

Yeup, they're calling for Dec. 07 as the release date. I haven't tried the newest IL2 release yet, I hear SH4 has gone gold. I don't imagine SH4 will play on my machine, but the IL2 addon should. Need to buy a stick first as I've been busy shoveling snow lately. Selling the bike to put together a proper flight sim cockpit.

I'm thinking I want to upgrade my machine for some of the new games coming out. My intention is to reload Strike Fighters, purchase the WW1 sim by Third Wire, the new Band of Brothers, SH4, and the armor sim comong out. Winters are long around here. I'm talking a major leap as my PC is older than dirt in PC years. I was looking at Alienware but nooticed that the one I'm looking at comes with Vista. I'm not sure if I should be expecting anything but trouble with this new technology (DX10) especially with Third Wire products, and possibly the other sims that probably won't be written for Direct x 10 anyway. I've also perused ADK's offerings which are still being offered with XP. The thing about that is I've always bought a PC on special which meant I've always been a tad behind the techo/performance curve. I'm getting old and would like for once experiance a new game at full tilt with all the bells and whistles. And perhaps have a machine which will keep me there for at least 2 years anyway. Vista with it's Direct X 10 is going to be the influencing force for how future games will be written. So should I go with the machine that comes with Vista and put up with all the teething problems associated with it, or be safe and go with what I know works in the here and now? Thanks

Thanks Fates, I think I've figured out a plan of attack. It's the more obvious one and one that makes the most sense. Barring the lag issue between software and hardware, I'm going to set my sights on Ubisoft's next Oleg creation, wait until the specs for that game comes out and then buy over the performance listed. The release date is slated for Dec., so that will give me more time to scrape the cash together. Being more than 6 months away I have a feeling that the techno curve will have enough time to bend back on itself, if you get my drift.

Well, I've painted myself into a corner over this new machine. I've given much thought to your offer Buff and had to ask myself what it is I really want to do with the next PC I own. It's to be a pure toy. I'm trading one toy (my motorcycle) for another. But it's not going to stop there. I've always wanted to experiance a flight sim like none I've experianced. That means not trying to get by with minimum memory, speed, and equipment. I'd like to run TrackIR, rudder pedals, and surround sound. For me it's been a perpetual battle since my first sim, Aces over Europe, just to get any of them to run with any simlitude of smooth. Having said that, can't overlook the main event, the sim itself. For that I've been watching one sim in particular, Oleg's next creation, Battle of Britian Storm of War. Herein lies the quandry. This game isn't showing up on any of the radar screens right now (well, I couldn't find much on the sims development anyway). Just youtube videos, which show amazing detail in the graphics (layered cloud formations) and claims to simulate changing atmospheric conditions. No estimate of specs, no datum in which to start knowing what to expect as far as needed performance. But if it does all they want it to, todays PC is going to chug along, I think. And like IL2 I have a funny feeling that the release specs will overshadow the the estimated ones. And this, of course, will be the pattern for each subsequent addon expected to follow. As was the case with IL2. So, I would like to upgrade and mess around with SH4 but this is a one time system build for at least ten years, well, 5 hopefully. Do I wait and see where the techno curve runs and what BoB will need, or not?

Found the name for the coming sim. Battle of Britian Storm of War. It's suppose to be out 2nd Q 07, but I haven't found any officcial websites yet. There are some feature films of it on youtube. It's by 1 MC.

I looked at Dell's website. They're offering their PC's with Win XP with the option of a downloaded upgrade to Vista at a later date. As I understand it Alienware was bought out buy Dell and so it's kinda like one in the same, if true. Dell's are cheaper though, so I suppose the Alienware name is worth some extra cash. Again, if what I heard is true and Dell is in fact owner of Alienware. I wish I was more knowledgable of PC's. I hear from one person that Dell is a problem machine I hear from another that it's a good machine. I'm proceeding slowly in this next purchase, but it isn't alleviating the confusion any. If I knew how I'd build my own I would. Not that splicing the parts together is hard, but knowing what is compatible with what, is. Or, for that matter, what all the acronyms pertaining to hardware mean. Any info you can find out will be greatly helpful and appreciated.

Haven't seen it in any of the stores I frequent. Seems Gamestop has gone all console all the time around here. Thanks

I haven't played this game since my last post here, how many patches have come out? And did they get the multi-player option up and running? Thanks.

Thanks.

Well Marine, the game is out, did you get it yet? Surprised myself that I remembered my name and P/W after all this time. Anyone know a good gerryatric clan?

Hey Rusty, where've you been? It is I, Jim, you lifer.

I don't know about you, but ejecting is a system failure for me 100% of the time. Unless you're saying you'd like it fixed, in which case, never mind.

Radeon 7000 works OK. Not stellar, but its playable.

Wayyy too much,

Is anyone starting a sqd for the "other side"? Going to be kind of boring without any human Mig fliers to go up against.

Well, everyone but Galen would say no. I have no real knowledge of it one way or the other myself. BUT, the connection at Hyper Lobby is about the best I've come across, and I'm a 56k kind of guy. If you want an idea of the guy who runs the web site you described, go into one of his forums and read the ongoing dialogue between he and himself. lol

Maybe he's visited Thurber's site. Or is it Thurman?

OK Pons, I'll give you ALL the steps, since I don't know how much or little you know. Don't take it the wrong way if I sound like I don't think you know anything, because I don't know what you do or do not know. Nothing for granted, and no offense meant. You probably know way more than I do. That said, we begin. I find the best way to get into my file system is through windows explorer. Its under program/accessories, and I use it so much I have a shortcut to it on my desktop. The path I take is C:programsStrategy firstStrikefighters. This is the default path as the game sets it up. Once into the Strike Fighters folder you want to go into the control folder. Within the Control folder you'll find the game's "Default Configuration Settings" file. You want to backup this folder. Easiest way to do this is to highlight the config folder, copy it, and paste it somewhere where you can find it (like in your My Documents folder on your desktop). Rename the config folder you just copied. I think I renamed mine "original" or something to that effect. Now go back into the game control folder where your original config folder is and open it up (the Default Configuration Settings folder). Scroll down the list until you come to the Camera control commands. There are 8 lines starting with "camera_pitch_up" and ending with "camera_yaw_axis". Highlight that section and cut it out. Then replace it with these commands which I have copied right out of my setup. CAMERA_PITCH_UP=JOYSTICK01_POV01_UP CAMERA_PITCH_DOWN=JOYSTICK01_POV01_DOWN CAMERA_YAW_RIGHT=JOYSTICK01_POV01_RIGHT CAMERA_YAW_LEFT=JOYSTICK01_POV01_LEFT CAMERA_ZOOM_IN=NUMPADPLUS CAMERA_ZOOM_OUT=MOUSE_BUTTON02 CAMERA_PITCH_AXIS=JOYSTICK01_POV01_UP CAMERA_YAW_AXIS=JOYSTICK01_POV01_RIGHT I'm not sure, but I think you may be able to copy right off this board just as they appear and paste them directly into the config folder. At any rate, the order must be maintained, in the same spot as the commands just cut out, and with ALL the t's crossed and i's dotted. Just as you see it. If it doesn't work, go back to your original config folder and drag it back to its original place. You might have to replace the original name , "Default Configuration Settings". My stick is a TM Topgun Afterburner and I find these settings do me well. I don't know if they will work with every stick, but the hat pan is the best I've come across. If you have any further question before you start, feel free to ask. I took it for granted (though I said I wouldn't) you do know how to cut and paste, if not, I'll let you in on the secret. I didn't always know how to do it either. :D Let me know how you made out. These commands came to me via a good soul at simhq, yes there are a few over there, and in no way reflect any talent, cleverness or intelligence on my part. I was a hatch recruit but never a scientist.

I run my game at 1024x768, and depending on how big the mission is (how many objects must be loaded up) it can take my machine about as long as it takes yours. What I'm saying is that at this resolution I don't think your suffering any sort of abnormality, I think its just the game. I find the wait worth it for the higher resolution. Of course I haven't tried it at any other resolution. As for views, my stick is set up so that my hat operates the camera. Actually this is accomplished much the same way as Fast Eagle described, through the file system. I find it pans nice, smooth and quick. This is my preferrence, outside of Trackir. If you're interested I'll post a copy of the file commands to set your game up this way. Bear in mind I would copy and paste the original cfg file somewhere and rename it. I didn't rename mine once and the game found it in my documents desktop folder and defaulted to it. Smart little bugger.