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FT, you owe me a new keyboard, can't seem to shake the coffee I spewed all over it out Very interesting set of handles, I like them.

Well done FT! And great suggestions Chris! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So, thanks to BluBear's suggestions there's some more variation on the server: - Start Time now varies between 7 AM (CET) and Noon (GMT) . Rounded to the clock, so 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are the options. - The Map now varies between Summer, Autumn and Winter. - Weather like Wind and Cloud height (Well, to be honest that was already happening.) These items will be randomly recalculated/reset at every mission restart. Mind you, it still runs for 6 hours, so the end time is no longer at 18:00hrs. Due to the random starttime, it also kinda varies, between 14:00 and 18:00. Have added an extra warning in the Chat, at 15 minutes before mission end. That is so cool, now innit? Thanks Chris!!

I can appreciate what you guys are going through with this topic. IL2 still does have the most content of any WWII sim out there. It is going to go away at some point. Just like Janes WWII fighters and the like did because of the lack of Windows support in one way or the other. I was not a fan of BOS when it first came out; indeed I fully regretted buying it. That has all changed because they have not only improved the flight models, but the graphics are much better, especially with the addition of the Kuban map. I very much enjoy flying BOX and a number of us fly almost every evening. With the future addition of the Battle of Bodenplatte which includes 8 Aircraft (P-51D, P-47D, Spitfire Mk.IX, Tempest Mk.V, Bf 109 G-14, Bf 109 K-4, Fw 190 A-8 and Me 262) and 2 Collector Planes (P-38L and Fw 190 D-9) that can be bought separately, I think, currently, that is where the future of WWII simming lies. Someday maybe DCS will get its act together and fix the horrible damage modes on the AI aircraft, (using simple fight models for them) until then it BOX for me. And but the way about DCS and complexity, you always have the option to use “auto start”. I never thought I could fly the A10C but I learned with the help of some in the community (that would be Capt. Jack) I found the experience to be very enjoyable. Any one of you that have or thinking about getting BOX, as Jack said, I, Perfesser, Spaulding, Gustang, wingflyer, are flying almost every evening, we’d love to see you there. I never thought I would be saying all this about a sim I fully rejected from the outset. All I know is that whatever you all decide; I will be all in with my financial support for the Dogz as always.

Body a bit battle-scarred, but brain still in perfect order

Salute Dogz! Please forgive me for jumping in on your discussion, reading this gave me a bad case of deja vu. The Wing Walkers have been through this same topic and it wasn't easy. We ultimately determined that we would focus the squad flying nights solely within the BoX series. Rise of Flight being our secondary sim, with a few members flying Il2-46, Clod, DCS. We run open COOPS each Tuesday, with mission adapted from various sources in addition to working on using PWCG to create some additional scenarios. The last few months has seen the numbers of folks flying on our server increase to approx 20 per evening. Half of these are WW members. During the course of the year running our COOPS, we've had the opportunity to gain 3 new WW's from those who have been joining us in the COOPS. These are the first new members we've had since 2014. We believe that we will have the best chance of gaining additional members through the BoX series. It wasn't a particularly easy process for us to get where are at present, hard to give up IL2-46, but we are of the opinion that the future of flight sims as it now stands is with the BoX series. I wish you guys all the best in your determinations on how to proceed. For any of the Dogz who might be interested in trying out our COOP missions, we fly Tuesday nights at 1830 pst. I realize that a lot of you wouldn't be able to make this time given your locations, so if there is any interest, I can fire up our server any Sunday at the time most convenient for you guys. Cheers Craven