#4171743 - 09/22/15 12:09 AM
Revisiting WOFF...
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I have only just got back into WOFF after a year or so absence due to a very hectic work schedule... I started by getting the new Expansion 2.0 + all patched to the latest version. My first combat mission in the campaign was in a Halb II and I came up against a Nieup 17. I was in a twisting and turning dogfight for the best part of 20+ mins and despite what I thought would be landing enough hits to send him down, he continued to fly on home unmolested after I ran out of ammunition. I see in the after mission report that I only landed 25 hits out of 400+ rounds fired... I am either extremely rusty after my long absence from the game, or the game has just become more realistic and therefore harder... Btw, I try to fly with as much realism as I can (using camera angles to find enemies aside)... I know that I am in an inferior aircraft for the time being so I cannot expect too much in terms of racking up the kills from the get go. Good to be back in the cockpit, although I am having to learn to ride the bike all over again.
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#4171753 - 09/22/15 12:44 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Robert_Wiggins
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Wecome back mate. You are going to love the improvements. Don't forget to check out all the amazing mods on the official WOFF web site under "User Mods" tab
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#4171756 - 09/22/15 01:13 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Many thanks gents... Regarding the user mods, I did have a look although are there any must haves that you would recommend...? I saw that one or two graphic mods were already included in the new updates so that helps. Cheers.
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#4171760 - 09/22/15 01:26 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Robert_Wiggins
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Many thanks gents... Regarding the user mods, I did have a look although are there any must haves that you would recommend...? I saw that one or two graphic mods were already included in the new updates so that helps. Cheers. Well, at the risk of blowing my own horn I would recommend the "User files backup utility" and the "JSGME mod enabler" as two must haves. The rest would be something for you to evaluate for yourself as to your needs. There a many great ones. Best Regards;
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#4171782 - 09/22/15 02:37 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Banjoman
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If Robert is going to blow his horn, then I'm going to blow mine. Seriously, I created a couple of mods that reduce the number of HAs in the game if you're interested in that sort of thing.
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#4171868 - 09/22/15 10:19 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Here's a quote for you: "A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo -- and doesn't"
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#4172104 - 09/22/15 06:25 PM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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maxpeck
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I see in the after mission report that I only landed 25 hits out of 400+ rounds fired... That's still better than me
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#4172150 - 09/22/15 08:14 PM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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RAF_Louvert
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. Welcome back to the virtual WOFF skies SSPEIPER. While you're not technically the new lad, you can still buy the drinks! .
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#4172262 - 09/23/15 05:13 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Olham
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...I only landed 25 hits out of 400+ rounds fired...
Welcome back, SSEIPER! Twentyfive hits sounds rather realistic to me - I don't think that the real combatants did land more hits on their opponents. When none of those hits struck something vital, the opponent might still get away. Oh, and Lou is right - wasn't there this rule about a return after longer absence? That the guy had to buy drinks like a newbie?
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#4172709 - 09/24/15 03:30 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Many thanks guys! Squeezed in some more flying time last night and started a career with Jasta 22. So far after 5 missions I have downed two aircraft and a observation balloon (one aircraft was not confirmed even though I brought them both down within a very short distance of my home airfield). I also have another aircraft pending approval of the claim, fingers crossed. On my 3rd mission I accidentally clipped a friendly despite being in AUTOPILOT mode whilst circling to land and he unfortunately did not survive the crash... I gather that as I was the survivor I automatically get the blame as I was given a warning! What the?, the moron hit me!!! One thing I wanted to ask, are the majority of pilots historically correct for each squadron / Jasta...? I was sure Josef Carl Peter Jacobs was C/O when I started, although I don't see him listed on the pilots board anymore, nor can I recall any mention of him being killed... Strange! Definitely noticing the improvements and hope to uncover more as I spend more time in-game. Cheers, PS... I gather it is still impossible to save a career...? I.E. If you die, you are dead for good...?
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#4172725 - 09/24/15 05:06 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Olham
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Squeezed in some more flying time last night and started a career with Jasta 22. One thing I wanted to ask, are the majority of pilots historically correct for each squadron / Jasta...?
Yes, they appear and leave squadrons/Staffeln at the hjistorical dates. I was sure Josef Carl Peter Jacobs was C/O when I started, although I don't see him listed on the pilots board anymore...
Josef Jacobs was in Jasta 22 until 2 August 1917; then he became the C/O of Jasta 7.
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#4172728 - 09/24/15 05:36 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Josef Jacobs was in Jasta 22 until 2 August 1917; then he became the C/O of Jasta 7.
Thanks for the answers Olham, much appreciated... Josef Jacobs has disappeared from the pilots list and I am only in November 1916... I can only assume he must of been killed.
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#4173097 - 09/25/15 01:54 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Nope, he was on sick leave. Cheers, shredward I did read that, although I thought he was back in action by December 1916...!?!?!
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#4173581 - 09/26/15 06:16 AM
Re: Revisiting WOFF...
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Olham
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Well, the real Josef Jacobs was quite okay, I think. Here is WIKIPEDIA about Jacobs. After Hitler came into power, Jacobs became a Major in the Luftwaffe Reserves, although he refused to join the NSDAP ("Nazi" Party) after being personally asked by Hermann Göring. Then after refusing to let Göring become a major shareholder in his company, Jacobs moved his company to the Netherlands, and for a time after the German invasion went into hiding... WIKIPEDIA - Josef Jacobs
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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