Thanks, Pobs, that helped. I can now get into instant flight mode in a P38 or a Spitfire (so far, anyway).

1. I can't seem to eliminate the cockpit view, though. Is there a command in the .ini for that?
(Usually it is "." on the number pad, but it doesn't seem to work)

2. The screens are still cut off just below "Pilot Career", and in "Select Mission" I seem to be able to select an aircraft (I think; it may depend on direct.set), but on "Mission Parameters" there are no option (i.e., no place to click)
Also, in Pilot Career, there is no option to Select an American Pilot (that may be because I am in ETA01?)

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Also, when I go to your page to get 1.26E (to try it), I get a web page that is labeled as a .zip, and can't figure out how to download; the links take me to pages with sponsor links.

Also, the d3d windower program has a virus (according to Norton); I did manage to download it from other sites, but can't figure out how to use it, since the menus are all in Korean.

Hi Chuck

OK first off, ignore the virus warning, we checked with the antivirus people directly ( jell emailed them about it) and they confirmed it was the hijacking of the output into a window that made it look like a virus working but it isn't. Secondly, if you have installed the d3dwindower you need to read the details of my setup from that second link to set up the program for your system. Here is the relevent posting repeated :

that, it is a very simple little freeware proggie that seems to cure a lot of Nvidia card problems.

get it here :

http://www.brothersoft.com/d3dwindower-238977.html

after installing just drag and drop youre eaw.exe into the box and then under 'settings you can set the window size to the size of your screen, bearing in mind the width and height boxes are inverted !! so height of screen goes in the 'width' box etc.... if you have any problems setting it here is my setup :

open the d3dwindower and select an eaw.exe, then click on the 'settings' tab...

under the 'common' tab I have

height : 1024

width : 750 ( not 768 so it stays on screen in the window)

and 'use windowed mode' ticked

under the 'window mode' tab
all 3 DirectX modes along the top row ticked
and :
Ddrawcolour emulator
Ddraw colour converter
and Ddraw primary bit ticked

all the boxes under 'foreground control' and 'direct input' are left blank

that setup works for my machine but you may need to tweak it a bit.



I hope that helps, the settings tab is the first of the big yellow buttons on the top row that becomes active once you click on an exe in the window of the d3dwindower proggie....

shout if you need help

also bear in mind the antialiasing and anisotropic filtering settings may effect what you see...


regarding the 'no cockpit' view, that is now only available if you set the pilot ability to 'green' in the 'difficulty'- 'combat' config screen, the setting now effects the views available with ace having no outside views at all and if I remember correctly it doesn't have enemy icons either ...real hardcore fighting


and regarding the lack of american campaigns that probably relates to the era, if you have selected planeset1 'early eto' then it is set in 1941, so the americans arent yet present, try planeset 2 'late eto' for american careers.


get the 1.28E installer here :

http://www.users.on.net/~pam_biddell/1.28E_Install/128eInstall.htm



cheers,


Pobs

I went to that website http://www.brothersoft.com/d3dwindower-238977.html and found all kinds of links to everything BUT d3dwindower. (E.g., Brothersoft toolbar, speedup your pc, etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseam). Where is the link to actually download the program?

Can you attach it to an e-mail and send it to me at BuleriaChk "at" aol "dot" com? (I think it is freeware, isn't it?)

Also, I can't get into the cockpit config screen, since the menus are cut off at Pilot Career, and the mouse clicks don't work for any of the sub menus. Can I get to this option from the .ini file?

Ok, setting the pilot skill level at 0 got the virtual cockpit out of the way... Thanks much!
(I am runniong in 128E; I was just going to try 126 to see if it would help)

Is there any documentation on the eaw.ini file? I.e., what all the variables mean (e.g. "PlaneSetNumber") and their range of values?

Thanks,

Chuck

Hi Chuck,

I am a bit confused by your post, when I go to the brothersoft page I get this :




that is the download link ???.... do you not get the same with your browser ?..

I can send you the file in an email of course if you need it...

You will get the full menus as soon as you have the windower installed and working, so you wont have a problem after that. Regarding the paperwork to support the new exe, I am afraid it is lagging behind the development a bit at the moment, one of the reasons we a re having a bit of a pause for it to catch up and for the modders to develop mods using many of the new features. The 'planeset' simply refers to the setup you select on the main config screen, the values are from 0-4 I think, which correspond to default, early eto, late eto, early russia, late russia... they are set from the main config screen (game setup) where there is a list of planesets along the top of the original selection buttons...

cheers,


Pobs

Hi, Pobs,

Thanks,

FYI, I get this page when I click the download link:

http://www.brothersoft.com/d3dwindower-download-238977.html

But I don't see anything THERE that lets me download.....
(I don't need a free PC checkup, or Brothersoft's toolbar...????)

Or would I have to use their "free downloader" (which has yet another virus warning...:-)

Yo,



AO

Hi, guys,

Just wanted to update and thanks for all your help. I went back to my old laptop (and my midtower), and EAW runs fine on both computers, so I'll stick with those, and reserve my newer laptop for music, and not for EAW. Just downloaded the Russian Air Wars and they run great, so I'm going to have a lot of fun with all the alternatives available.

Thanks again,


Chuck

One final question:

Isn't there a dummy movies.cdf file that will replace the huge file in EAW to save disk space? I read it somewhere, but can't find it....

Thsnks,

Chuck

Buleria,

check your emails, file sent.


cheers,



Pobs