Whacker

Hi Friends. Just wanted to drop by and say Hi, sorry I've been MIA lately. As I mentioned my life is in big flux right now, so time for fun and flying has been nonexistent and will be for the foreseeable future. I'll be back at some point, just don't know when. Until then, all the best!

Whilst we are on this topic... Is there a guide or FAQ or anything on how to configure a dedicated server? I managed to download, install, and patch the DS up to v4.11.1 and get it working, but I can't really find anything at all on server commands, configs, or other options. For example how to set up a map rotation, how to change maps via the console, how to enable or disable certain settings, console command lists, etc etc etc.

First question is did you put hardware encryption on the hdd? My Lenovo work laptop has that option for a bios hard drive password that can only be recovered by the factory if you ever lose or forget it. Did you ever use software drive level encryption? For example, PGP Desktop or Truecrypt? I almost forgot that I had Truecrypt on a drive once, went to destroy it before I remembered at the last second. Second question is what kind of adapter is it? I've used two in my life and one wasn't worth a crap, the one one has worked wonderful but a few misses. If you can't get the adapter to work, you could always go and get one of those full external HDD enclosures. I use Vantec, and have found they work 100% of the time with recoverable drives.

If someone wants me to delete them or get rid of them, by all means. I just thought it was pretty damn funny, no ill intent.

Name: Mitsubishi A6M2-21 "Zero" (1940) Date Added: 16 August 2012 - 21:46 PM Owner: Whacker Short Description: This seems to be a common consequence of "flight". View Aircraft

Name: Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress (1939) Date Added: 16 August 2012 - 15:19 PM Owner: Whacker Short Description: Forecast calls for a 100% chance of this happening when I fly bombers. I'm not very good with bombers. At all. View Aircraft

Name: Lockheed P-38F Lightning (1942) Date Added: 16 August 2012 - 15:08 PM Owner: Whacker Short Description: Decided to stop for a minute and admire the dirt. View Aircraft

Unless it hit my spam box and I missed it (pretty sure I didn't, I look pretty close at the spam folder before purging), the only email I got was from you Snacko.

INCINERATE YOUR DREAMS!!!!!111 (It's good for you!)

Name: Vought Corsair F4U-1D (1944) Date Added: 16 August 2012 - 11:10 AM Owner: Whacker Short Description: Took this pic while giving her a bath. View Aircraft

I'm in the chat. I guess we use teamspeak? I'll have to install that and see if I can get it working.

Name: Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 (1943) Date Added: 15 August 2012 - 17:44 PM Owner: Whacker Short Description: Just needs a new paint job and it'll be fine. View Aircraft

Welcome Whaker, see you found your way here OK Re sankas mod, no it does not work with either 4.11 or HSFX6 (causes game to lock up). the only FoV mod currently that works with HSFX6 is the one Snacko listed. It does however have one slight bug, in that when you cycle through external views it adds 5 FoV for each key press, but for flying its fine, I've used it since the HSFX 6 beta. Yessir, I made it on over. Am planning on flying/crashing/burning/sobbing tonight if others are game as well. That sucks re: sanka's mods, the FOVmod and DefaultFOV mods are two of the best things by far to happen to IL2 since I abandoned CRTs ages ago. I REALLY hope TeamD fixes this with 4.12.

I have not used that mod.Do you know how to make a mod work with jsgme.exe? You can just make the mod work with jsgme and try it. If it doesn't work or causes problems you can disable it. Aye, I know how to dicker around with jsgme. I'll give all of these a shot tonight after I'm done with work and dinner.

Name: Supermarine Spitfire IX (1943) Date Added: 15 August 2012 - 14:37 PM Owner: Whacker Short Description: Just me and my favorite Spit doing our usual thang. View Aircraft

Ahhh, cool, I didn't know about that working with non-modact installs. Anyone know if the DefaultFOV mod works or not? There's three versions of it.

Snacko, can you give me a quick howto for using FovMOD with 4.11.1? I know how modact works and have used it with UP3 and DBW, but I didn't think there was a 4.11.1 version of Modact availabe on SAS's website. I keep seeing to use a /MODS folder, but I don't have one in my HSFX 6.0.1 installation. There's jsgmemods, but not MODS.

Thanks guys, warm welcomes are always great before being shot at. I have a grand total of 7 separate installations of IL2 on my box. 4.10.1 bone stock (used for updates), 4.10.1, HSFX 5.01, UP3 RC4, DBW 1.71, 4.11.1 bone stock, 4.11.1, and HSFX 6.0.1. I gather we fly mostly HSFX 6.0.1 now. Do we fly on CRT=2 servers mostly? What mods should I have enabled? Right now I've got 1. history mod, 2. hakenkreuz enabler, 3. perfect map tex, 4. carrier takeoff 5.5, 5. expert mode, 6. nightbombsites, 7. tiger flybys, and 8. advanced barrage mode (no damn clue what this is) enabled. Wed night at 8 or 9 sounds fine. My life is in a big transition right now, so the amount of free time I have to game changes almost day to day. I'm hoping to be around tomorrow night if possible.

Hello Friends. The flying, fruit eating, web-winged member of Chiroptera recommended on the 1C IL2 forums I toddle on over here for some multiplayer. Flown IL2 for years, never really did multiplayer, thought it might be fun/amusing. I gather flying times are generally Tues and Thurs, maybe Wed, and weekends. Guess my questions are, when abouts does everyone fly, in US Eastern time? And where's the server info, do we even have a standing box? Fly mostly dogfights or coops? Cheers - Whacker