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    Waddington 2011

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    My family And myself are going, it was just decided by the wife due to brace of Spitfires that just flew over my house.

    Well, looks like I'm going Sunday old bean... forgot which day you said you'd be going, but if it's Sunday we'll have to organise a rendezvous. :icon_cool:

    German Air Burst Bombs

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

    Posted

    It's his manner of imparting the information that so impresses; concise without sterility; elegant use of vocabulary without resorting to verbiosity; a touch of dry and slightly wry humour but subtly couched; and of course the tiniest hint of condescension which is nullified by the affable air of a professor addressing his favoured student.

    He'll either become a professor of history or a Bond villain. I'm leaning towards the latter.

    Aaaaaargh!

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    So, yet another reinstall of windows after I found my nachine completely hijacked. Ghey.

    Opened an email from ebay of all things and suddenly this damn malware urging me to install 'Win 7 Anti-Vrus' pops up and suddenly blocks all programs and won't let me even run Windows Security to get rid of it. Short version; i'm effectively locked out of all my programs until I sign up with their highly suspicious Av software for a mere $30.

    Fuckers. If I discover which POS company write this software I'll hunt em down and burn their place of business to the ground along with any of their sorry ass excuses for human beings who happen to be in the premises at the time. Aaaargh!

    Up 3.0 Problems?

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    by Skiddly: That worked for me last night :thumbsu: First time I've had issues like that.

    No worries matey. As I think Jedi pointed out, UP3 uses a whole new set of DLL files for grafix (as i understand it) doing things very differently from the stock and even previously modded versions of the game, I believe in an effort to make the most of some of the eyecandy available - I've noticed lighting and texture changes from between UP3 and even 4.101 ModAct; whilst the UP3 has some excellently smooth frame rates even over stock 4.101, I suspect those DLLs have ramped up the RAM attributed to graphics processes - or something similar - which means you run out of it much quicker, and the big maps, especially now with 'Perfect Map Textures' on as default - I'd prefer that as a selectable in JGSME btw - means we're eating up our RAM allowance quite smartly in UP3.

    But bear in mind I have absolutley no qualifications to comment on this! Lol!

    Up 3.0 Problems?

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Tonar, the 90% loading freeze is a RAM and texture issue. Try setting 'TexCompress=2' under the [Render_OpenGL] section in your conf.ini, it worked for Sweper and Painless, might help you too.

    More On What's Coming In 4.11

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    This just in from DT on new stuf to be in 4.11:

    Update 3 June 2011

    Today we would like to introduce two new features in 4.11. Sorry no video this time. Later we might do more these mini updates with text only.

    Difficulty menu changes:

    In 4.11 the difficulty options are divided and grouped logically into five separate sub-pages for easier navigation. "Weapons & Stores" page has two new options and "Views" page has five new difficulty options.

    Bomb Fuzes option:

    When Bomb Fuzes is enabled, the arming dialog shows the new fuze selection combo boxes that were shown in earlier update and fuzes are active in the sim. When the option is disabled, the arming dialog shows same components as in 4.09 and bombs behave same way as in 4.09.

    Fragile Torpedoes option:

    When this options is enabled, the torpedoes can be broken easily when dropped and all the constraints introduced in 4.10 apply.

    No Players Own View option:

    When this options is enabled, the player cannot view his own plane in external view. However this has one exception. When player is on ground, he still can access the external view for easier taxing. As soon as the player gets airborne, he is forced back to cockpit view.

    No Enemy Views option:

    When this option is enabled, player cannot view any enemy external views. This also includes any static cameras which have different army color than player's own army.

    No Friendly Views option:

    Basically same thing as above, but for friendly external views.

    No Aircraft Views option:

    When this option is enabled, all aircraft (excluding player’s own) views are disabled.

    No Carrier Views:

    Normally the external views have always included aircraft carriers too. In some cases these views might reveal too much information for the players. When this option is enabled, the carrier views are not available.

    Static cameras in 4.11 have new “army” parameter, so for example it is possible to add “red” camera to red home base which blue players cannot access. Later this might be used to create “recon cameras” that are enabled by certain triggered event or presence of recon plane.

    Smart Axis feature:

    Many players with dual throttle setup have realized that flying planes with more engines than two can be little hassle. If engine power 1 & power 2 axis are mapped the throttles, that still leaves two unmapped throttle axis 3 & 4 if player is flying 4 engine plane. In this case players usually needs to go to controls menu and map one throttle axis to the old power which controls all engines.

    The smart axis feature notices the situation when player’s aircraft has more engines than mapped axis (both throttle and prop pitch). For example with four engines and two mapped axis, both left engines are controlled by one mapped axis and both right engines are controlled by the other mapped axis. In case of three engines and two axis, the center engine gets the average value between left & right engines, so all three engines are throttled up/down roughly same way.

    Big Week Seow Update

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Just to keep you guys in the loop, our squads representation on the International SEOW Co-op is, against all odds, going quite well!

    The Big Week Campaign: February 1944, the targets; aircraft factories in Germany and the Occupied Countries. This involves sorties of 2hrs+, no externals, cockpit on and extra cushions for reduced bum numbness! It's a mix of daylight escorted bombing raids by the USAAF 8th AF in Fortesses, Liberators, Lightnings, Ponies and Jugs and night missions by RAF Bomber Command in Halifaxes and Mossies.

    Currently, the main protaginists are myself Rox and Jedi, with the latter two distinguishing themselves with 2 kills apiece for no deaths with a highlight being Rox's excellent efforts intercepting a Do217 in his Mossie - at night! I have a solitary kill to my credit - in a P-38, of course! - and a godawful attempt at bombing from a B-24. Didn't hit a shnitzel! However being stuck i the top turret - thanks to a bug when Rox as my rear gunner timed out - and therefore forced to both fly, formate, do the bomb run, and land from this rather awkward position I feel a little better! Sufficed to say perhaps I might have not done so well from the waist gun!

    We're going to Duisberg tonight, escorting more B-24s, with the escort comprising P-51C, P-47D-22 and the Dogz in the good ole P-38J! Really looking forward to it!

    The long airtime, no icons and no externals won't be for everyone but I found with all the workload of navigating, watching out for e/a, trying to stay with the bombers, managing your fuel, dodging other friendly escorts and generally just flying the plane, that time passes quite quickly. Plus Jedi can be relied upon to generate conversation at any point, requested or otherwise!

    If you're curious let me know, at the moment our slots are accounted for but with some availability issues over the passed weeks and the option to ask for more spaces, you could well get in on a mission if you think this might tickle your pickle.

    Server flies 4.101 modded with HSFX 5.01, with Big Week Modpack.

    By all means let me know if you wanna try it out.

    Salute Dogz!

    Up 3.0 Problems?

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Hi Delta, my IX's were the same; I dug out an old British Reticules mod and that fixed it for the LF IXc but it don't work on the IXe - I'll see if it's about to give you the link when i get more time.

    Rudder Usage In Flight

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Just to add quickly:

    Slip: If you're in a turn and the nose of your a/c is pointed outside of the path the aircraft is actually flying through the turn then you are slipping.

    Conversely

    Skid: If you're in a turn and the nose of your a/c is pointed inside of the path the aircraft is actually flying through the turn then you are skidding.

    Slipping increases drag and will degrade lift.

    Skidding does both these things but because you are blanking airflow over the wing on the inside of the turn and pointing the thrust vector down (which causes the turn to tighten inherently and also roll the a/c into the turn) this can easily lead to a spin.

    It's worth noting that any uncoordinated use of rudder (i.e the nose pointing left or right) in 'straight' flight (i.e no change of heading of the a/c flight path) is termed a sideslip: It can be useful to use a gentle sideslip when approaching to land and realising that you are a bit too high.

    Sorry if you know this already but if you don't then it's useful terminology to know.

    Rudder Usage In Flight

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    No-one mentioned gyroscopic precession?

    Gothy, when you pull the nose up or down, you are applying a force to a gyroscope - your propellor. What this results in is an inherent yawing motion, and depending on which way the prop rotates depends on which way the nose will swing.

    In right handed tractors - Spitfire Mks I, V, IX, Mustangs, P-40s, P47, Bf109, Fw190s, A6M etc - when you pull the nose up the nose will want to swing to the right and in direct proporton as to how hard your pulling back on the stick. The reverse is also true. Shove the nose down and it'll swing to the left. That's why when taking off, it's best not to push the nose down too hard too soon; that swing is exactly the same direction as the torque which is trying to pull you off the runway, so it ain't a good thing to exacerbate it as you can imagine.

    Left-handed tractors include the Yak series, the Spitfire Mk XII & XIV, Typhoons, Tempests & Beaufighters. Pull the nose up on these a/c and the nose will naturally want to swing the the left.

    The best way to see this is to try steep level turns at 60-80º angle of bank and without applying rudder input watch how the nose either pulls below the horizon or above depending on which way the turn is and what way your engine is handed. This will show on your slip ball, but it's better to get a feel for each a/c and be able to correct instinctively.

    Why? The most important affect this has on is gunnery. Unless your sneaking up on an enemy in a clean tail chase or a direct bounce, chances are your turning with your foe to get lead on him - you're probably heaving the stick back and pulling the nose round hard to try and get a guns solution; given what we now now know about gyroscopic precession, as you can imagine your gonna be considerably uncoordinated, skidding or slipping if you're not correcting for the effect.

    If you can correct for this characteristic without the need to check your turn & slip indicator you'll be doing yourself a favour; your gunnery will improve no end and your takeoffs and landings a liitle easier to boot. You'll also have more control at the limits of your a/c flight envelope because you'll no longer be uncoordinated in these conditions and less likely to stall or spin.

    Hope this helps buddy!

    The Horsemen Cometh!

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Although it'll be nice to see 'Tear back at DX, in a way I would have liked her to have retained the markings she had while over here, especially since they were the ones she'd had since her combat career at DX during the war.

    My sentiments exactly old bean.

    Got Me A Trojan

    in Help!!

    Posted

    Not much improvement alas...

    Gonna bite the bullet and reformat. However, on a plus: I've got a shiny new copy of Windows 7!

    I don't feel so bad as a reformat was something i would have had to do to upgrade anyway.

    Cheers for all your assistance gents!

    Got Me A Trojan

    in Help!!

    Posted

    Ok, so i ran both Adaware and Malwarebytes and AVG 11 in safe mode, full system scans; the first two caught something but AVG didn't. All seemed to be ok, but know my PC seems to be having trouble shutting down and just 10 mins ago I' lost sound through my onboard sound card. That and Chrome is locking up.

    Ghey.

    Thought i'd nailed the lil bastard but now, I ain't so sure.

    Got a Hijack this logfile:

    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4

    Scan saved at 14:55:41, on 07/05/2011

    Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.17096)

    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:

    C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG10\avgchsvx.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

    C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

    C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCU.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgwdsvc.exe

    C:\Program Files\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe

    C:\Program Files\Linksys\Linksys Wireless Manager\LinksysWirelessManager.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgtray.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

    C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCUService.exe

    C:\Program Files\Gigabyte\EasySaver\ESSVR.EXE

    C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\agent\bin\avgidsmonitor.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\Agent\Bin\AVGIDSAgent.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgnsx.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgemcx.exe

    C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWTray.exe

    C:\Program Files\NaturalPoint\TrackIR4\TrackIR.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe

    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG10\avgrsx.exe

    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgcsrvx.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

    C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe

    C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HiJackThis\HiJackThis.exe

    \?\C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM\WMIADAP.EXE

    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

    R3 - URLSearchHook: SearchHook Class - {BC86E1AB-EDA5-4059-938F-CE307B0C6F0A} - C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\AddressBarSearch.dll

    F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe

    O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll

    O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgssie.dll

    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {792da46f-a4c4-1404-f065-361c34b23609} - C:\WINDOWS\ubohacafofoc.dll (file missing)

    O2 - BHO: Java™ Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll

    O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [bCU] "C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCU.exe"

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [JMB36X IDE Setup] C:\WINDOWS\RaidTool\xInsIDE.exe

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [36X Raid Configurer] C:\WINDOWS\system32\xRaidSetup.exe boot

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NUSB3MON] "C:\Program Files\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe"

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nmctxth] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe"

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Linksys Wireless Manager] "C:\Program Files\Linksys\Linksys Wireless Manager\LinksysWirelessManager.exe" /cm /min /lcid 1033

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Wnocatebicog] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\ubohacafofoc.dll",Startup

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_TRAY] C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgtray.exe

    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [steam] "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent

    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c

    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')

    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')

    O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')

    O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe

    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

    O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

    O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgpp.dll

    O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll

    O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll

    O23 - Service: AVGIDSAgent - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\Agent\Bin\AVGIDSAgent.exe

    O23 - Service: AVG WatchDog (avgwd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgwdsvc.exe

    O23 - Service: Browser Configuration Utility Service (BCUService) - DeviceVM, Inc. - C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCUService.exe

    O23 - Service: ES lite Service for program management. (ES lite Service) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Gigabyte\EasySaver\ESSVR.EXE

    O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe

    O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service - Lavasoft Limited - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe

    O23 - Service: Pure Networks Platform Service (nmservice) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe

    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

    O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe

    --

    End of file - 7382 bytes

    92 Squadron, 1941 Campaign.

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Kev, might be worth seeing what you can do for the roundel colours: that blue looks a bit too light for my eye and the red a bit too scarlet - a shade nearer crimson would be a bit more apt. That aside, bloody good work! If you wanna bundle your template over I'll gladly help out producing if it's something you want some assistance with.

    Got Me A Trojan

    in Help!!

    Posted

    AVG 11 free spotted the lil' fucker in my Sun Java folder, but I think it's nested down in my root Firefox somewhere, as every time I fire up Firefox I get directed to all sorts of (Ahem!) educational sites.

    Bugger!

    Sufficed to say nowt seems to be an issue when surfing with on Chrome - which I'm quite enjoying btw - but I don't like the idea of this lil' bastard sitting anywhere on my harddrive.

    Any suggestions for a good seek-and-destroy program i can get to smite this sumbitch out?

    Cheers,

    Fen

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