WINGS: OVER FLANDERS FIELDS - ULTIMATE EDITION

[Asid]

pm sent Longknife.


Hey I might go for that deal if you don't 

[Longknife]

Thanks brah!

I know there is a sucker born every min but would someone REALLY pay $130 for what... 15yr old software?? I LOL when I saw that auction!

[Asid]

Thanks brah!

I know there is a sucker born every min but would someone REALLY pay $130 for what... 15yr old software?

Steel Beasts Pro...

[Rinix]

Thanks brah!

I know there is a sucker born every min but would someone REALLY pay $130 for what... 15yr old software?

Steel Beasts Pro...

Yes. But at least it is always being improved.

[Longknife]

Steel Beasts Pro...

Touche!

[Stardog765]

Not to be all cloak and dagger but you might want to try and install WOFF without CFS3 first.  Wink wink nod nod.

[Longknife]

[Longknife]

I downloaded everything while at work & put it on a flash drive. Now I am chomping at the bit to get home. 

Unfortunately tonight is my wifes works Christmas party so I wont be home until late  But at least they will have an open bar! 

[Asid]

Nice

[Beef]

I downloaded everything while at work & put it on a flash drive. Now I am chomping at the bit to get home. 

Unfortunately tonight is my wifes works Christmas party so I wont be home until late  But at least they will have an open bar! 

Let us know how the install goes and all that...

I almost pulled the trigger in this, LOL

[Stardog765]

Immersion boys, its all about the immersion.

[Longknife]

Well I got it installed & working & even managed to bring down a couple of Spads on a quick combat.

I had some trouble with the install initially. Ended up reinstalling it 3 times before I got everything working. I am tired & a little hung over though so thats my excuse LOL

If I had RTFM 1st wouldnt have had a single problem. On my last install I actually did read it & discovered that I had not installed DX9 & it was causing the game to crash when I clicked on fly.

I have obviously barely scratched the surface on this sim but I can tell I am going to have a great deal of fun with this! As Stardog said its all about the immersion & this sim has it in spades! I love the UI, its very nostalgic & really does a great job of putting you in a period mindset.

So far I really dont have any cons to say about it. The graphics arent up to say RoF standards but that is to be expected. They are still very nice & do a great job of "putting you there". I will have to say its harder then RoF to shoot down planes. For me anyway. The tracers arent as obvious so harder to see & I havent completely figured out where to aim yet. My solution on the 2 Spads was to get CLOSE! From what I can tell of the AARs it seems like bringing planes down is easier then RoF at least insofar as number of hits (both planes took less than 20hits but I expended around 150rds to get those 20 hits). It seems like I get ALLOT of hits on RoF planes before they come down.

Anyway I am delighted with it & looking forward to digging into it! I will start posting screen shots etc once I get my key bindings figured out & get more comfortable in the sim.

[Asid]

A new user Mods page is available.

http://www.sandbagger.uk.com/indexWOFF.html

[Stardog765]

Nice glad you are enjoying it Knife.

[Asid]

HISTORY OF CHANGES

The complete list of changes contained in released update patches since the initial release of
"WINGS: OVER FLANDERS FIELDS ULTIMATE EDITION"  (also known as WOFF UE )

The latest update is available to download on the WOFF UE Downloads page: http://www.overflandersfields.com/downloadsWOFFUE.html


Updates

Latest additions shown first:
Fixes WOFF Ultimate 'Champagne' Edition 

4 January 2017
Version 4.12 4241
1) Fixed a bug in Easy Claims mode whereby excess claims to actual craft shot down would be approved - note if an excessive claim is now made you will not be awarded anything!

also includes all these fixes and updates from previous patches;

3 December 2016
Version 4.11 4241
1) Pressing Space bar or Esc key in the claim form would cause the manager to crash - fixed.
(seemingly due to a Windows update, nothing we have done )

1 December 2016
Version 4.10 4241
1) Revised DM so aircraft feel less flyable with wings missing (more deaths)
2) Further improvements to Spad contact points. 
3) Bristol Fighter 2 Seater fixed wing tip seen on lower  LODS.
4) Aircraft fix:  Caudron G.4 fixed texture mapping on center wing section.


30 November 2016
Version 4.09 4241
1) Fixed a bug where sometimes Flights were not always provided with correct armaments.
2) Added a new USA fighter squadron - 22nd!
3) Updated 19 French Squadrons.
4) Campaign Dialogue box changed to include a vertical scrollbar to accommodate for long daily briefings.
5) Updated Town Factory facilities (RAF Louvert thank you)
6) French Airfields Azelot, Ravenel, Cachy and Villers en Lieu now included in 1916 - 1918 Periods
7)  Aircraft  fixes: BE2c, BE2c early, BE2c HD, BE12, BE12 HD.  Fixes to reduce excessive blue reflection in certain places on wings with high reflectivity settings.  Also lowered the gear so it sits better on the ground.    SPAD VII, XIII - Lowered gear.

23 November 2016
Version 4.08 4241
1) Wingbreak sound now fixed.  When wings depart you will now hear the fact,  although the spinning down to your death usually gives it away.
2) Aircraft Model Fixes:
Sopwith Pup – fixed emitter location sounds for Wing rip.
Se5a - top left wing upper surface had a glitch – fixed.
Se5a Viper - fixed DM of left wing tip
Bristol Scout  - improved Lewis gun back handle as seen in Virtual Cockpit
Albatros DIII, DIII early, DIII OAW, DV, DV later, DVa, DVa200. Gear (wheels) DM changes - various.

3) Small reduction in player flight cruise speed to help player's ability to keep up in mixed aircraft type flights when he is not leader
 
21 November 2016
Version 4.07 4241
1) Players will no longer have their Order Numbers erased when setting Workshops to Default.
 

16 November 2016
Version 4.06 4241
1) Minor fix for multiscreen users.
2) Revised Data Logging.
 
8 November 2016
Version 4.05 4241

1) Fokker EI and some other craft were not always presented in the claims list despite still flying at that time - fixed.

2) Credits Interviews now play as intended.

3) Loading Splash screen is now shown for those with a black screen showing before the loading screen was shown.  On slower machines you may also see this on returning to the WOFF menu to indicate something is happening.

4) All Albatros aircraft were sitting too high off the ground, fixed.  Fokker DR1 also fixed.


All previous updates also included in this latest patch:


27 October 2016
Version 4.04 4241

1) ViewUI.xml will no longer be written every time WOFFUE starts. So now custom F5 dial settings will be retained. 

Note on installing this patch and running WOFF UE for the first time, the viewui.xml will be set to default (this controls F5 dials view and other view settings).
However if you then move the position of your dials in F5 view etc, the settings will be retained from then on.

26 October 2016
Version 4.03 4241
1) Added two more Regional Air Activity settings in workshops for players with better PCs. 
Note: Increasing this setting will increase the number of flights in the players region, but it will also cost PC performance and so lower your FPS (frames per second), especially in time acceleration mode.
2) Fixed an issue with the Float View that had the players aircraft too low in the view.

25 October 2016
Version 4.02 4241
1) Fixed an issue with the Observer's cockpit gun in the DH4 aircraft.
2) Fixed an issue whereby multi-monitor systems were not being detected properly
3) Multi monitor users can now select WOFFUE to appear on left or centre screen
4) QC formation pop up windows should now centralize correctly on widescreen monitors and multi monitor setups
5) Miscellaneous facility and building fixes

20 October 2016
Version 4.01 4241
1) Fixed an issue whereby Historical Weather would sometimes set up no rain for light and medium precipitation.
2) Fixed an error in the 1916 global layer - a town facility was not represented by a damaged type to suit the land class.
3) Fixed the main menu screen to correct for DPI settings greater than 100.  Note Microsoft no longer recommend using DPI or font scaling adjustments as many programs do not operate correctly.