Great job on the quick shipping! CD(s) arrived today and I am installing as I speak!



Did anyone else have their cd arrive today in the mail?

Got mine today also but have not installed it yet. Let us know if it went well, ok?

BTW, in the SimHQ article, they have recommended instructions for the YAP2 install:

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We do highly recommend creating a separate installation specifically for YAP2 as it tends to interfere with the normal operating procedures of the campaign, single-missions, etc. Many of us have mastered the art of multiple installations, and it wasn’t terribly difficult to do it again for this title.

Let’s review that process on how to accomplish a multiple install:

Install the game from the CD, and run the patches included on the YAP2 installation CD. Then, go to the Wings Over Vietnam main folder and rename it. I renamed mine to Yankee Air Pirate 2. Go ahead and run the YAP2 installer now and then delete the desktop icon.


Now, move the Yankee Air Pirate 2 folder to a different, safe location. Be sure to keep track of where you put it because this move will only be temporary. You’re going to eventually have to move it back to the main Third Wire directory.


Re-install Wings Over Vietnam. It may ask you if you want to remove the previous installation. Go ahead and let it. It won’t hurt the Yankee Air Pirate 2 folder now that you’ve moved it. After it’s done "uninstalling", re-install the stock game again.


Move the Yankee Air Pirate 2 folder BACK to the main Third Wire directory. Go into the folder and rename the "WOV.exe" file to "YAP2.exe" and then send it to your desktop as a startup icon.


Now you have two installations of the game that can be started from your desktop, the stock version and the heavily edited Yankee Air Pirate 2 version.
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Is this a good way to go?


Aviar

Remember...Practice Missions first. We made them interesting so they aren't like reading instructions.

Everyone seems to have received theirs today. Even a guy in the Netherlands got it today. I feel so left out. New York mail carriers suck!

Have mine today great job on getting these out!!

Install was very easy and everything was there no problem I did read the readme First!
What a great start with the practice missions and almost hit the truck. The terrain is Great and the clouds are really very cool I will put some screenshots up soon. Thank you YAP Team all is Good!!!


Cheers

Your screenshots up in the Screenshot section would really be appreciated. We almost never get to see what you see.

Well, I installed everything as per the article on SimHQ. After setting my options, I went to try an Instant Mission, but the game crashed.

The error message said that '...d3d_30.dll was not found."

Oh well.

Aviar

Not instant mission. Fly a YAP mission.

The game crashes no matter what mission or game I try...both WOV and YAP2.

Aviar

You installed:

WOV
Patch1.exe
Patch2.exe
YAPv2.exe

...in that order?

Nothing else? No old WOV installation?

You had better contact me directly. Something has not been made clear to you if you cannot open the Google Earth files or run the game. We will walk you through it.

I am curious HOW is crashes and when.