OFF Tips & Cheats

Trackir hints

Trackir is a bit of a vampire, in that it strongly dislikes bright lights, especially sunlight. That includes reflected light, so if you're folically challenged (Bald), cover that chrome dome, it has been known to cause problems.

If you're starting using Trackir, you'll feel abit woosie, not to worry, it happens to everyone, you'll quickly become used to it. But I'd advise in the beginning you keep a pail handy, just in case.
There was a guy who bought Trackir , for use in Phase 1. He had flown every sim since CFS1, he used Trackir and lost his lunch all over his keyboard. Turns out he would get violently airsick, Who Knew ??? The following day he took out an Ebay Ad.

People have actually asked here, where they can buy Dramimine wholesale, so there must be a need.
I've heard of many temporary cures, from pills to wristbands. I'd say see an MD, if so afflicted.
Then use Trackir

One common problem the beginner complains of, is their inability to get the exact sight alignment, to head position, during a dogfight.

Just get it close, and hit the (F12) Key. The sights will center themselves to match Your Head Position. Beginners will get real familure with F12

PS . . It's always good to F12 it when the mission starts
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For those who wish to gain information, via the Printed Word

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?...ar+1&x=10&y=17

It's number, roughly 16 Books, each covering rather deeply the aircraft mentioned in the title, and the men who flew her. It is quite well done with Full Color Plates, mostly B & W. printed on glazed paper, it does not have the Treasure Appeal of a rare Hardcover. But it does contain a wealth of information.

As Jack Webb used to say on DRAGNET: "Just the facts"

The Best part is. . you can pick'em up used quite reasonably, buy 1, when you judge the quality, you'll buy more . . . I've got 5

It's Osprey Publishing Company . .Aircraft of the Aces
For those not in North America :kilroy:
 
Just for the Hell of it

I had forgotten about it.
It was time for my yearly computer desk cleaning. I found it's good to clean once a year, weather it needs it or not. It's amazing how many things you'll find, now you own 2 of them

Every Disc Drive that Still exists . . CD, DVD, Rom, or RW has it.
It's the &@$5$/!# Drawer Opener. It's a tiny Little Hole near the button you've pushing for years. Very hard to see, you need to put your eyeball nomore than 4 inches from the drawer, it's there, it might be along one side of the button itself.

Take a HD Paper Clip ( straightened out) It'll fit, you'll go in about 2 inches, then force it, the drawer will open, only about 1/8". But you'll be able to grab it. Running or Unplugged makes No Difference

Duct Tape that Paper Clip to the underside of your Desk. You'll only see it when you need it, or once a year :kilroy:
 
Where there's SMOKE, there's FIRE

You never played Phase 1 or 2. . . . I see said the Blind Man
Start up OFF > Go directly to Workshop > along the bottom is CFS3 QC ( clic on it) > Go to Field > clic on HANGER ( Menu Drops Down ) > clic on CONTROLS
You are looking at the OFF Control Listing, in it's Stock Form, it's identical to CFS3
When things start coming up, and they come at you quickly. You don't want to mess around with 3 keystrokes
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The first 3 are mixture (Auto Mixture in Workshop) . . Takes care of them
Then is . . Mixture Idle Cutoff ( Kills Engine Dead) Problem is it's 3 Keys, and you ain't got any brakes
Soooo Scroll down to . . Mixture Idle Cutoff and Highlite it
Clic on Delete Assignment
The 3 Keystrokes vanish. . Mixture Cutoff Remains. . .It remains Highlited
Clic on ADD assignment
A small Window will appear, asking you to enter command, . . .'B' no need for a capital, just plain old 'b'
Then it'll hand ya some Stuff about B is for brakes..... Just OK it
From Now on . . Mixture Idle Cutoff . . is. . B
Make sure you write that down
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Next is . . Aircraft Labels . . . . L . . .that's dashboard lights
TAC screen is 2 strokes. . . give that an 'F'
Virtual Cockpit . . . V . . .it sits you in the cockpit looking foreward
Float View . . . is 2 strokes . . give a . . G . . . exterior view of your aircraft
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When you're done changing Stuff around, go to the. . . Officers Mess ...that will eventually bring you back to Desktop, and you're done
With the Macros gone, you have the CHOICE of putting them on the stick, or not
 
So it don't get lost again

Chopped map of Flanders uploaded
I decided to download the map of Flanders from Polovski's site and cut it into many pieces in the size of an A4 sheet. Print every sheet,file it and you will be able to fly without the in-game map or the TAC just like the guys back in the War.
You can D/L the map from here http://www.sim-outhouse.com/soh_ftp/...aps/OFFMAP.zip
Take notes of balloon positions,enemy airports, artillery activity..increase the fun and the immersion!
Print the pieces so you will be ready when P3 comes!
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825th_Outlaw. . . Dec 5, 2008

Aviation Book Shop in Tunbridge Wells (UK)
Found this place earlier today while wandering about town
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Its crammed full of aviation books, new and second hand from WW1 to modern day. It has every book you could imagine and more, plus some awsome pictures from all sides! Alot have been signed, again from all sides.

I have never seen such a goldmine of information in one place!



Aviation Bookshop Website

They deliver worldwide too !
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http://patriot.net/~townsend/WW1AirMap2/

Squadron Map . .but you need Firefox
clic on . . HELP for a FAQ's
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Olham54 . . . Dec 31,2008

For all those, who haven't yet seen the great 3D Phantom drawings by Mark Miller on the Aerodrome website, I highly recommend to have a closer look.
There are several insights in the Albatros D V, the Fokker D VII, and many details from the Nieuport 17. You get a much better imagination of the way, these aircraft were constructed. Here's one pic of the Albatros; the rest can be found here:

http://www.theaerodrome.com/photopos...ry.php/cat/506

Great site, great art. PS: there's also some air combat paintings by Mark Miller.

Olham
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