Hey all…here we are some 20 years down the line since i first discovered EAW and flight simming in general and
still nobody has created a sim that gives me the thrill that EAW did. The music, the screens, the briefings, the leave passes…simply perfect.
I have tried numerous times over the years to get back into EAW but the primitive graphics are just too much for me now ive been
spolied by the modern sims and VR.
I dream of one day EAW being redone with all the bells and whistles that made it great and modern graphics with VR but sadly it wont
come to pass alas.
Love the way you guys have faithfully kept the sim alive and you should be commended for it.
All the best to you all…cheers

Hi Tonester, great to hear from you.

Why don't you download and have a look at the 1.6 version of EAW? Might yet give you that retro thrill

Hi Moggy…yeah ive tried and i cant get past the graphics unfortunately…great memories but

The strength of EAW is in its game-play.
To me that is more important than fancy graphics

Games with better graphics don’t catch me the way EAW does.

Did you ever get UAW160 running?

This conversation reminds me of the old saying "Good looks don't last, good cookin' does."

No, I’m still running an older install. I guess I’ll have to try again.

I will make a basic test installation for you.

There is one here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-shQvsM3fd1VZ6bAo7yw00yC5nVJihk/view?usp=sharing

Run the downloaded 7-Zip self-installer "160Basic2022.exe" and it will create a "160Basic" folder in the dame folder where you have put the "160Basic2022.exe"
Ignore any virus warnings- it is clean.

Replace my "eaw.ini" file with a copy of one of yours.
Make a shortcut on the desktop to the "eaw.exe" in the "160Basic" folder and use it to launch the game.
Do not fly an instant mission, but set up a single mission in mission parameters and fly it.

Let me know how it goes

Thank you. I will get to it sometime and let you know. If I get stuck I will be in touch. Sometimes things have to be laced out for me like you would for your slow nephew.



Right now am focused on my actual flying. Doing my annual inspection and maintenance right now. Then I have a long period of flying the Eastern seaboard and states. Hopping around visiting friends and places I knew back in the day.

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Its not just the graphics, im fully invested in VR now and use 9 different peripherals to fly…even without the graphics, and all the peripherals, i cant go back to a 2d screen alas

Hey Tonester, Good to hear from you, Mate!

Guess EAW is sort of boring compared to 3d stuf. Too bad its not more like this;

No really What I would wish for and might be do-able someday is 3 screen monitor split for the cockpit ex. front view, left side view, right side view. This would increase immersion. I gues that's like trackIR ?

I could see going back to a flat screen from VR being difficult. I just have head tracking and it is hard to go back to a HAT switch.

I'd basically choose something like EAW if I was looking for atmosphere immersion. Hands down newer sims will give better immersion into a particular aircraft but like discussed, they lack the full atmosphere of actually being a ww2 pilot.

One can hope that some day someone will finally combine the two.