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July 18, 2006 at 9:34 am in reply to: Stand alone Spitfire simulation? #226008

Fortiesboy
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Look in the forums at Simhq.com. some there

January 4, 2006 at 1:37 pm in reply to: New Graphics card needed. #230745

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Stumpy, what processor has your computer got?

you want to be careful not to get a graphics card that is far to fast for your processor. the processor won’t be able to keep up with the graphics card, so the graphics cards full potential would be wasted.

dean, you can’t go wrong with the 6600gt. its a great card!

This is excellent advice. I get the impression Stumpy that you may fall into that trap if you are not careful. Limited upgrading is all right if you know ALL the issues involved.
I fell foul of that at one time – i had a damned good graphics card that was as useful as a chocolate teapot ‘cos the processor was way behind the times.I didn’t upgrade the processor because to do so meant changing the motherboard. In the end i had to bite the bullet
But that’s a fact of computer/flight sim life I’m afraid !

Unless you have a super duper case or PSU, it is as well sometimes to get a whole new computer.

January 2, 2006 at 3:52 pm in reply to: New Graphics card needed. #230757

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I have a Creative 32mb Riva TNT2 Ultra Gamer,
but will also last a few years if possible, as I have managed with my 32mb cards for about 5 years.

Thanks in advance for your help.

I admire your stamina, I really do. 😉 But, as we are talking about flight sims, probably the most demanding branch of computer graphics, are you sure you aren’t pulling our leg? 🙂

January 2, 2006 at 11:08 am in reply to: WW 1 sim -for free #230759

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Hmmm,

Not even sure I know where my CFS3 discs are. Probably have to pick up another copy off e-bay.

Are you sure it is worth it?

Moggy

Am I sure? I’m biased. I haven’t played anything else since 19 december!!
I have F4,FB,BOB,Strike fighters, FS2004,Red baron, CFS3,
OK- I’ll have a look back at them no doubt, but NONE is as good a sim as OFF.

Have a read of the forums at SimHQ; Sim outhouse. Almost every thread in praise of this.

If wary of buying CFS3, why not persuade a mate living nearby who has got CFS3 to lend it while you try it. -(But there are so few of us, nearest to me is in the next County! )
then you will know it’s worth it.
In the meantime read the FAQ at http://www.polovski.com to avoid install problems.
Follow simple instructions and there are no problems. Miss a simple step, and there may be. But that’s the same for any software,yes? However, this is simpler than most to install.

January 2, 2006 at 9:36 am in reply to: WW 1 sim -for free #230762

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Moggy C–S!

There are only a handful of people having problems with installation. Please see the OFF forum at Sim Outhouse – good stickys especially about install.
There are small but important provisos.
1. Clean install of CFS3. If it has been installed before make sure it is fully uninstalled.
2. Patch CFS3 using 3.1 and 3.1a patches- See SOH for those.
3. Important – after patching, CFS3 MUST be run once .It doesn’t matter what it looks like etc just so long as you run it once.
Fail to do this and there are problems.
4. Now install OFF using the read me. There are some subsequent patches which are incremental – See the Over Flanders Field website.
Like you, I thought CFS3 was Yuck and i didn’t get it because it had no ability to use trackir and I wasn’t impressed with other things, BUT this OFF uses its own scenery/terrain -no blurring even on the ground- It is a different sim completely.
Read the readme carefully- It is not complicated . The install is one click installer stuff, then some initialising stages well explained
in the readme.
May be worthwhile reading the FAQ at http://www.polovski.com
Best of luck
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