Many of you who know that TAW 2.0 has been released may be wondering what has taken me so long to make the announcement here. The rest of you that know about TAW 2.0 may be wondering If I have gone mad making the announcement here.

For the rest of you, Total Air War 2.0 is out! It is not an official release, but rather a total conversion of the original Total Air War with a plethora of enhancements. Among other new features, the latest release now features a complete overhaul of the in-game graphics. I may be biased in this regard, but I haven't had this much fun with TAW since the days of the original release!

I will reiterate SimHQ's policy on the TAW 2008/TAW 2.0 mod: they will not allow direct links to the mod or its thread, but they will allow announcements, discussions, et al. To this end, I wish to point you to the TAW Wiki site , which also serves as a repository for all things TAW. This includes available mods, modding instructions, file formats, technical data, and wishlists for future efforts.

Also, be sure to check out the Total Air War 2.0 YouTube video, available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbTeIp15Ta4

Lastly, please feel free to update the TAW Wiki as you see fit. There is so much information available here, but it can be hard to find if you don't know where or how far back to look. I'm hoping to make this wiki a thorough resource for TAW modders.

Thanks for your support,

Anyone else get a virus alert on the file from rapidshare????

PAK_Generic.001 in NVGTool.exe.

Trend Micro OfficeScan.

Any virus alerts are false positives. NVGTool accesses memory registers and intercepts data. This is what allows you to cycle NVGs while zoomed into a MFD. It was built using Game Trainer Studio 1.6, which may trip some antiviruses.

We were getting more false positives with the beta version, but I had thought we had removed enough specific filenames that would trip antiviruses. I'll go ahead and update the readme file and known issues thread to make note of this fact.

If you choose not to run NVGTool, you may still run TAW 2.0. Just open the \Config\winver.cfg file in your TAW 2.0 folder and replace your operating system with "Win98" (no quotes).

Just wanted to say a big thankyou to HomeFries and everyone involved. Got it, installed it, worked perfectly. The installation and packaging (and all of the reference material) is first rate - absolutely fantastic.

This brings back memories. Need to learn how to fly again!

Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the quick reply.

FYI, TAW 2.01 is now out. It addresses the following issues:

• Fixed errors in five night textures
• Added 3 and SST files of various civilian airlines to prevent crashes to desktop on rare occasions during custom missions
• Updated miscellaneous PCX files
• Fixed jet exhaust tail feathers on the F-22 Desert Camo pattern
• Added the option to disable nvgtool.exe via installer and by datafile edit (see the Manual Addendum for more detail)
• Reverted the default sensor on the UFD to IRST and made a minor nomenclature correction on one of the MFDs
• Updated the installer to properly assign the working folder in tawbc.ini
• Updated the installer to allow for NVG Tool and Video Playback options during selection

TAW 2.01 is available both as a patch and as a full install.

Normally at my age I am not one to say, "Dude, this is sick."

But...

DUDE! THIS IS SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am having a blast. It is like an entirely new sim. Thanks to everyone involved for all their efforts.

Thanks, Everyone!

Yes thank You very much! Now I just need to hook up and fly online with someone.

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