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What WarBirds III has to Offer:
--- Stunning graphics with a 4th generation graphics engine.
--- Customizable aircraft skins, gunsights, sounds and gauges.
--- Dogfighting, Bombing and Field capture.
--- European map.
--- Four colors (countries) offline, two colors (countries) online, with any aircraft at any field.
--- Multiple Fields per color (country) to choose from.
--- 28 Fighters.
--- 7 Bombers & 1 Troop Transporter.
--- 4 Ground Vehicles, including the M4A1 Sherman Tank and M5 Troop --- Transport Half-Track with .50 cal guns.
--- Artillery Spotting & Firing.
--- FREE offline Practice Missions to hone your skills.
--- Correct Sun, Moon, and Stars for any date you set, which makes navigation by the stars possible (offline only).
FREE WarBirds III-August Scenario Lite schedule: (all SL's start on usual time. Check out the time-table of any already scheduled Scenario Lites, on the Scenario Lite Web site at ) Sign up for a free online account at http://www3.ient.com/events/slite/ .
RR= relaxed realism (FighterOps community)
RM= realmode (forced)
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Aug 5th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
Aug 7th: Tuesday RR-SL August WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
Aug 10th: Friday RM-SL August WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
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Aug 12th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
Aug 14th: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
Aug 17th: Friday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
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Aug 19th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
Aug 21st: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
Aug 24th: Friday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
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Aug 26th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III training Ops. Sea Lion
Aug 28th: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III training Ops. Sea Lion
Aug 31st: Friday RM-SCENARIO: Operation Sea Lion
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ANNOUNCING: Operation Sea Lion Scenario
For all your non-historical types, Operation SeaLion - or "Operation See Löwe" if you prefer - is about the invasion of England. This "what if" Scenario will include tanks, Half-Tracks, and of course aircraft for both sides. In this Scenario we will add the ground war into Scenario Lite event-design. The Scenario Lite-design team (brro++, rifle+, lzkng+, randn+) is still working on the details, but I can already promise you things you haven't seen before.
The first Scenario Lite "48 hours to Hammelburg" is exactly what you think it is. Its the kick-off Scenario Lite of August, the warm-up week so to speak. In this Scenario Lite you have the opportunity to getting used to drive gun platforms instead of flying them. rrrrrrelax... aircraft play a major roll as well!
After the 48 hours to Hammelburg Scenario Lite we have scheduled two weeks of Battle of Britain Scenario Lites, and we conclude the FREE WarBirds III Scenario Lite month with two training frames for the extra long WarBirds III Operation Sea Lion Scenario. As I've said earlier, we are still working on the details and "never-seen-this-stuff-before" stuff , so stay tuned for more intel soon! ======================================================================
Jay Littman announced the new version in this thread on Alt.Games.Warbirds This is the version you need to play in the free August Warbirds III promotion, to sign up for a free account rush on over here If you have never played online you don't know what you've been missing, so much more fun to fight in arenas with 200+ players rather than the same old AI.
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WarBirds III version 08.01.01 has the following code changes
============================================
--- New tank: Panzer MKIV and 3D cockpit
--- "Q" and "W" adjust the MKIV sight in 500 yard increments.
--- New: Hurricane I, F6F5, Spitfire I, V, IX cockpits
--- W-Buffer command implemented (see Common-Known-Problems.txt for instructions)
--- Cockpit corrections on 109e, p38f, p38l, yak3, a90a4
--- Model corrections for M4A1, Bf110, and the 190's
--- More airfields
--- New grass runway in towns
--- More visual movement with head rotation
--- New Craters and crater geometry
--- New Anti-tank Ack (will leave craters on the ground around you)
--- New ground clutter
--- New damage points for ground vehicles
--- New tank smoke points
--- Each bombable object now has a definable hardness
--- Easily definable point score for damaging structures
--- Rear views transition through up view instead of front view
--- Turret logic fixes
--- Otto now spins turret at the same or slower speed as a human
--- Some keyboard keys are now unmappable (Esc) to fix some bugs
--- Toggle Stick Set buttons causing other functions to activate fixed
--- Players now cannot request gunner positions with someone in a chute
--- Ground vehicle bailing now results in correctly assigning a kill
--- Ack weenies now don't undeservedly steal kills from players
--- Corrected velocity of all projectiles (they were all 400fps too fast)
--- BF110G drawing the canopy while in the cockpit is fixed
--- P51d and Spit5 wheels fixed
--- External view enable is now tied to arena settings
--- .spot now spots d2 ahead of the direction you're looking when you call it
--- Radar fixed
--- Crash bug for attached gunners fixed
--- Time and Date command now works online
--- Bad guy planes sinking into runway fixed
--- Fuel weight in all aircraft fixed.
--- Stick spiking improved
--- M4a1 damaged parts are now assigned correctly
--- Modifier key problems corrected
--- + and - keys now auto-repeat like trim keys
--- Implemented rudder control for gv gunner positions
--- Fixed differential brake left/right swap
--- Gunsight no longer drawn in bombadier positions
--- .runway <1-x> (X=number of entry points to the field) will allow the player to start from different runways
--- Rewritten country switch logic
--- RPM needle fixed
--- Ditch being treated as crash/kill fixed
--- Fixes FOV (Field Of View) for attached gunners
--- Water and cloud speed slowed
--- Because of some issues involving AMD processors and our code path optimization, we have defaulted everyone to the generic "Pentium" path. If you want to change this (AT YOUR OWN RISK) you can edit the cpu.cfg file in the \Warbirds_0801 directory as per the Common-Known-Problems.txt file.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
THE FOLLOWING DOWNLOAD PACKAGES ARE AVAIABLE
-- FULL Windows installer package: WBWFULL080101.EXE
-- FULL Macintosh installer package: WBMFULL080101.SIT
-- ATI 3D card driver for OpenGL 1.2.2 ATIDRIVER122.SIT
-- ATI 3D card driver for OpenGL 1.2.1 ATIDRIVER121.SIT (driver file available tomorrow)
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PC
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
How to install the FULL Windows version:
1. Download the following file: WBWFULL080101.EXE (86,148 KB, 08/01/01)
2. Using Windows Explorer find the file you downloaded (WBWFULL080101.EXE) and double click on the file to install WarBirds III.
3. Launch WarBirds III for Windows by clicking with your mouse on the Windows START button select PROGRAMS then select iEntertainment Network then click on WarBirds III.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MACINTOSH
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
How to install the FULL Macintosh version:
1. Download the following file:
WBFULL080101.SIT (86,634 KB, 08/01/01),
Using StuffIt Expander uncompress the WBMIN050201.SIT file. It will unstuff into a folder called "WarBirds III". Double click on the "WarBirds III Installer" file inside this folder to install WarBirds III.
2. If you do not already have OpenGL 1.2.1 or later installed, there is an additional “OpenGL 1.2.1 Installer” folder included. Double-click on the “OpenGL 1.2.1” file in this folder to install it.
3. If you have OpenGL 1.2.2 and an ATI card, there is an additional download on the site (ATIDRIVER122.SIT) which you should download. Use StuffIt Expander to uncompress and double-click on the installer file in this folder to install it.
4. If you have OpenGL 1.2.1 and an ATI card, there will be a driver file available tomorrow (ATIDRIVER121.SIT). Follow the same instructions as above to install it when it is available.
5. You can launch WarBirds III for the Macintosh by double clicking on the WarBirds III application.
Jay Littman,
Executive Producer
=============================
Just spreading the word
Chisel AKA Terry Cuthbertson
What WarBirds III has to Offer:
--- Stunning graphics with a 4th generation graphics engine.
--- Customizable aircraft skins, gunsights, sounds and gauges.
--- Dogfighting, Bombing and Field capture.
--- European map.
--- Four colors (countries) offline, two colors (countries) online, with any aircraft at any field.
--- Multiple Fields per color (country) to choose from.
--- 28 Fighters.
--- 7 Bombers & 1 Troop Transporter.
--- 4 Ground Vehicles, including the M4A1 Sherman Tank and M5 Troop --- Transport Half-Track with .50 cal guns.
--- Artillery Spotting & Firing.
--- FREE offline Practice Missions to hone your skills.
--- Correct Sun, Moon, and Stars for any date you set, which makes navigation by the stars possible (offline only).
FREE WarBirds III-August Scenario Lite schedule: (all SL's start on usual time. Check out the time-table of any already scheduled Scenario Lites, on the Scenario Lite Web site at ) Sign up for a free online account at http://www3.ient.com/events/slite/ .
RR= relaxed realism (FighterOps community)
RM= realmode (forced)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aug 5th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
Aug 7th: Tuesday RR-SL August WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
Aug 10th: Friday RM-SL August WarBirds III "48 hours to Hammelburg"
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Aug 12th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
Aug 14th: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
Aug 17th: Friday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Chain Home"
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Aug 19th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
Aug 21st: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
Aug 24th: Friday RM-SL WarBirds III "Battle of Britain: Eagle Day"
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Aug 26th: Sunday RM-SL WarBirds III training Ops. Sea Lion
Aug 28th: Tuesday RR-SL WarBirds III training Ops. Sea Lion
Aug 31st: Friday RM-SCENARIO: Operation Sea Lion
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANNOUNCING: Operation Sea Lion Scenario
For all your non-historical types, Operation SeaLion - or "Operation See Löwe" if you prefer - is about the invasion of England. This "what if" Scenario will include tanks, Half-Tracks, and of course aircraft for both sides. In this Scenario we will add the ground war into Scenario Lite event-design. The Scenario Lite-design team (brro++, rifle+, lzkng+, randn+) is still working on the details, but I can already promise you things you haven't seen before.
The first Scenario Lite "48 hours to Hammelburg" is exactly what you think it is. Its the kick-off Scenario Lite of August, the warm-up week so to speak. In this Scenario Lite you have the opportunity to getting used to drive gun platforms instead of flying them. rrrrrrelax... aircraft play a major roll as well!
After the 48 hours to Hammelburg Scenario Lite we have scheduled two weeks of Battle of Britain Scenario Lites, and we conclude the FREE WarBirds III Scenario Lite month with two training frames for the extra long WarBirds III Operation Sea Lion Scenario. As I've said earlier, we are still working on the details and "never-seen-this-stuff-before" stuff , so stay tuned for more intel soon! ======================================================================
Jay Littman announced the new version in this thread on Alt.Games.Warbirds This is the version you need to play in the free August Warbirds III promotion, to sign up for a free account rush on over here If you have never played online you don't know what you've been missing, so much more fun to fight in arenas with 200+ players rather than the same old AI.
---------------------------------------
WarBirds III version 08.01.01 has the following code changes
============================================
--- New tank: Panzer MKIV and 3D cockpit
--- "Q" and "W" adjust the MKIV sight in 500 yard increments.
--- New: Hurricane I, F6F5, Spitfire I, V, IX cockpits
--- W-Buffer command implemented (see Common-Known-Problems.txt for instructions)
--- Cockpit corrections on 109e, p38f, p38l, yak3, a90a4
--- Model corrections for M4A1, Bf110, and the 190's
--- More airfields
--- New grass runway in towns
--- More visual movement with head rotation
--- New Craters and crater geometry
--- New Anti-tank Ack (will leave craters on the ground around you)
--- New ground clutter
--- New damage points for ground vehicles
--- New tank smoke points
--- Each bombable object now has a definable hardness
--- Easily definable point score for damaging structures
--- Rear views transition through up view instead of front view
--- Turret logic fixes
--- Otto now spins turret at the same or slower speed as a human
--- Some keyboard keys are now unmappable (Esc) to fix some bugs
--- Toggle Stick Set buttons causing other functions to activate fixed
--- Players now cannot request gunner positions with someone in a chute
--- Ground vehicle bailing now results in correctly assigning a kill
--- Ack weenies now don't undeservedly steal kills from players
--- Corrected velocity of all projectiles (they were all 400fps too fast)
--- BF110G drawing the canopy while in the cockpit is fixed
--- P51d and Spit5 wheels fixed
--- External view enable is now tied to arena settings
--- .spot now spots d2 ahead of the direction you're looking when you call it
--- Radar fixed
--- Crash bug for attached gunners fixed
--- Time and Date command now works online
--- Bad guy planes sinking into runway fixed
--- Fuel weight in all aircraft fixed.
--- Stick spiking improved
--- M4a1 damaged parts are now assigned correctly
--- Modifier key problems corrected
--- + and - keys now auto-repeat like trim keys
--- Implemented rudder control for gv gunner positions
--- Fixed differential brake left/right swap
--- Gunsight no longer drawn in bombadier positions
--- .runway <1-x> (X=number of entry points to the field) will allow the player to start from different runways
--- Rewritten country switch logic
--- RPM needle fixed
--- Ditch being treated as crash/kill fixed
--- Fixes FOV (Field Of View) for attached gunners
--- Water and cloud speed slowed
--- Because of some issues involving AMD processors and our code path optimization, we have defaulted everyone to the generic "Pentium" path. If you want to change this (AT YOUR OWN RISK) you can edit the cpu.cfg file in the \Warbirds_0801 directory as per the Common-Known-Problems.txt file.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
THE FOLLOWING DOWNLOAD PACKAGES ARE AVAIABLE
-- FULL Windows installer package: WBWFULL080101.EXE
-- FULL Macintosh installer package: WBMFULL080101.SIT
-- ATI 3D card driver for OpenGL 1.2.2 ATIDRIVER122.SIT
-- ATI 3D card driver for OpenGL 1.2.1 ATIDRIVER121.SIT (driver file available tomorrow)
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PC
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
How to install the FULL Windows version:
1. Download the following file: WBWFULL080101.EXE (86,148 KB, 08/01/01)
2. Using Windows Explorer find the file you downloaded (WBWFULL080101.EXE) and double click on the file to install WarBirds III.
3. Launch WarBirds III for Windows by clicking with your mouse on the Windows START button select PROGRAMS then select iEntertainment Network then click on WarBirds III.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MACINTOSH
We created installer packages to make the install process easy. Please note that this is a force update of WarBirds III. You must install the full installer package of this version of WarBirds III or you will not be able to play online. Sorry put there is no update installer package from version 07.03.01 to 08.01.01.
How to install the FULL Macintosh version:
1. Download the following file:
WBFULL080101.SIT (86,634 KB, 08/01/01),
Using StuffIt Expander uncompress the WBMIN050201.SIT file. It will unstuff into a folder called "WarBirds III". Double click on the "WarBirds III Installer" file inside this folder to install WarBirds III.
2. If you do not already have OpenGL 1.2.1 or later installed, there is an additional “OpenGL 1.2.1 Installer” folder included. Double-click on the “OpenGL 1.2.1” file in this folder to install it.
3. If you have OpenGL 1.2.2 and an ATI card, there is an additional download on the site (ATIDRIVER122.SIT) which you should download. Use StuffIt Expander to uncompress and double-click on the installer file in this folder to install it.
4. If you have OpenGL 1.2.1 and an ATI card, there will be a driver file available tomorrow (ATIDRIVER121.SIT). Follow the same instructions as above to install it when it is available.
5. You can launch WarBirds III for the Macintosh by double clicking on the WarBirds III application.
Jay Littman,
Executive Producer
=============================
Just spreading the word
Chisel AKA Terry Cuthbertson
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I remember the original...ah the good ol' days...