dhasdell

If you are used to MS flight sims and the terrain is top of your complaints list, then you should make a start by downloading alternatives here at Combat Ace in the Thirdwire downloads section. There are higher detail tiles and winter sets, and some will look familiar to you as I think they've been based on the MS ones.

1 Sqn RFC Nieuport 24bis skin uploaded here at Combat Ace.

File Name: Nieuport 24bis, 1 Sqn RFC, Dec 1917 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 5 Mar 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft Nieuport 24bis, 1 Sqn RFC, Dec 1917 This is simply the EmlD Nieuport 24bis, modified to have British roundels on all surfaces, plus squadron marking, serials and individual letters as used by 1Sqn RFC at Bailleul in December 1917. Installation instructions included. Thanks to EmlD for permitting this upload. Any problems, please email me. Click here to download this file

I've got an RFC 24bis just about ready to upload.

I'm another who'd like a Lewis on the top wing, either as well as or instead of a single Vickers, for the RFC variant. How easily can it be done? Would the weapons editor be able to handle it?

You certainly don't need to be any sort of expert - First Eagles is a lot of fun. As for a joystick, if you don't want to go all the way with separate rudder pedals, I'd suggest you look for one with a twist grip rudder. That will be useful for flying, but invaluable for taxi-ing if (or, rather when) you get bitten by the flight sim bug and start buying other sims.

File Name: British Nieuport 11 and 17 serials File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 26 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft British Nieuport serials These are sets of serials to replace the inaccurate plain ones on my RFC Nieuport 17 and RNAS Nieuport 11 skins, based on Monty_CZ's originals. Both sets are in the correct general range, and in the case of the RFC Nieuport 17 selecting an aircraft with no number or letter at the loadout screen stage will give B1566, which was Billy Bishop's aircraft. Thanks to Monty for permitting this upload, and to Serval at Simmerspaintshop for showing me how to do the outlines. Click here to download this file

RNAS Nieuport 11 skin uploaded here at Combat Ace.

File Name: RNAS Nieuport 11 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 24 Feb 2007 File Updated: 28 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft RNAS Nieuport 11 This is simply the Monty CZ Nieuport 11, modified to have British roundels on all surfaces, plus serials and individual letters. Thanks to Monty for permitting this upload. Click here to download this file

File Name: RFC Nieuport 17 C.1 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 24 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft RFC Nieuport 17 C.1 This is simply the Monty CZ Nieuport 17 C.1 with modified markings. The basic install will give black letters and serial numbers, but options are included for black or coloured aircraft numbers and letters. Thanks to Monty for permitting this upload. Click here to download this file

RFC Nieuport 17 skins uploaded here at Combat Ace.

56 Sqn SE5a skin uploaded at Combat Ace.

File Name: SE5a 56 Sqn, RFC, 1917 - two versions File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 21 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft SE5a 56 Sqn, RFC, 1917 56 Squadron used a white fuselage band as the squadron marking from mid 1917 until March 1918, when it was replaced with the marking included as standard in First Eagles. Thanks to 'Hector' for his encouragement, and for doing the difficult part. Installation instructions and necessary files are included for both numbered and lettered versions. To keep the download to a minimum, I have not included unaltered files. Click here to download this file

File Name: Sopwith Pup, 54 Sqn, RFC, Autumn 1917 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 20 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft Sopwith Pup, 54 Sqn, RFC, Autumn 1917 This is simply a new skin for the original Skunkworks Pup. To keep the download to a minimum, I have not included unaltered files. Installation instructions are included in the Readme. Thanks to the SPF1 A-Team (Capun, Richard, Charles, Kesselbrut & The Wrench) for the original, and for permitting this upload. Click here to download this file

File Name: Sopwith Pup, 46 Sqn, RFC, Autumn 1917 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 20 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft Sopwith Pup, 46 Sqn, RFC, Autumn 1917 This is simply a new skin for the original Skunkworks Pup. To keep the download to a minimum, I have not included unaltered files. Installlation instructions are in the Readme. Thanks to the SPF1 A-Team (Capun, Richard, Charles, Kesselbrut & The Wrench) for the original, and for permitting this upload. Click here to download this file

Skins for Pups of 46 and 54 Squadrons uploaded at Combat Ace.

File Name: Sopwith Dolphin, 87 Sqn, RAF, May 1918 File Submitter: dhasdell File Submitted: 19 Feb 2007 File Updated: 19 Feb 2007 File Category: WW1 Aircraft Sopwith Dolphin, 87 Sqn, RAF, May 1918 This is simply the original skin with modified squadron markings. Thanks to the SPF1 A-Team (Capun, Richard, Charles, Kesselbrut & The Wrench) for the original, and for permitting this upload. To reduce the file size, I have not included unaltered files. Click here to download this file