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Thank you. That is rather what I thought.

I posted elsewhere about this, but is that the answer? It won't run in Window 7 64 bit?

I am trying to install Phase 2 into 64 bit Windows 7, but get an error involving MSSTDFMT.DLL. Can this module be installed, or isn't OFF Phase 2 compatible with Windows 7?

Thank you. Maybe I'll give FE2 a try.

After a false start a year or so ago I have been getting back into First Eagles, but I am stuck with adding weapons. I know it involves SFP1E, but when I try to extract a file using it I get an error message: Error accessing external object property filename. Is this because I have moved to WIndows 7, do you suppose?

If I upgrade to FE2, how exactly is it better? Will my old FE addons still work, and will it get round the problem with adding weapons?

If you really want to get back into FE, buy FE2. its much better.

Could you give a bit more detail, please? I am in the same position. Also, will I be able to use my old FE addon a/c and repaints?

Thank you.

After two years away I feel the need for some WW1 action again. I still have a lot of addons, but what do I need to get started? I have the basic game and two early patches, but no Expansion. Am I right that with the November 2008 update I don't need the patches or the April 2008 update either?

I've built a couple of missions for First Eagles. If you attack the target without giving the "Engage ground" order, you'll be on your own: the wingmen will fly right over it, but without dropping their bombs. Give the order, though, and they'll do their stuff.

While in flight, are you using the "Engage air" and "Engage ground" commands?

If those are the ones I posted, it was very early on, before either patch was released. It's possible there's a connection, but I should think it's your Albatros needs looking at, as Firecage suggests.

So to get it straight, if we take off manually the flight will follow, and if we shift to autopilot after the second waypoint they will continue to do so? My thinking about adjusting the waypoints was so that that would happen sooner after takeoff.

About that AI problem. There is a bug in the Bomb Target type missions. If you take off on auto pilot the rest of your flight will not follow the waypoints and tend to just fly out on the initial heading, climbing steadily. However if you manually fly through the first two waypoints before going to auto pilot your flight will follow. This happens on any Bomb Target mission with any aircraft if you try and take off on auto pilot from the ground.

Thanks Tailspin - that's useful to know. Next time, then, I'll have a couple of waypoints close to the takeoff and mention it in the readme.

The Morane Parasol has had a bad press over the years, but Cecil Lewis, "Sagittarius Rising", liked it.

I'm glad it's gone down well. I've now uploaded another version, using Bortdafarm's Avro 540D.

Wow, Mr' D what a great mission, had a run with Borts Avro, as I see BWF's gonna try, took a couple of go's...that flak is intense!! What fun, thank you so much, another excellent addition to an excellent game.

Mountain-man

I hope to create an uploadable with the Avro next. I've tried with the Nieuport 11 using rockets, but it wasn't really successful.

The flak (enemy SAM in the game, and archie in the period - take your pick) is set at heavy. I think the ground skill can probably be tweaked on top of that if anyone wants more.

First Eagles mission 'Hitting the Zeppelins' for Flanders terrain uploaded

here at Combat Ace.

The hardest part is getting the dates for the end of service.

I think I'd leave at least the Nieuport 17 and Pfalz DIII going until the end of the war. They survived in Mesopotamia longer than in France, and there might be more terrains sometime.

lewis can't work in my FE . who can upload the WEAPONDATA.INI & WEAPONDATA.dat

 

thank you

They are both in the Weapons folder which comes with the FE2 pack. I already had the earlier A-team a/c so I didn't bother with that folder, but I've just flown my first FE mission and both the pilot's and the observer's guns worked fine.

Hello MrC!

And of course as well as the summer one from Edward which you link to, he's done this winter one.

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.