posted 02-11- 10:35 AM               

SDOE first (well that's a surprise), followed by the official patch, and then I would try Planepack5.3 (beta is available currently, full version imminent). Then if you are interested try Meatwater's soundpack and the paint schemes available at the various sites (Ground Crew is a must for organising and managing skins). You should also pick up Woodpanel's cockpits for the Spit series and P-38J.

posted 02-11- 10:37 AM               

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posted 02-11- 10:52 AM               

When I first purchased FSDOE, and tried to run it, and it would not run. The program would prompt me insert the CD when it was already inserted. (You may not have this problem though as only releases in some countries had this problem.)

To fix that, I downloaded "FSpatch1". After that, I installed "FSPatch150", this patch adds (among others) separate engine startup and shutdown controls on multi-engine planes so each engine can be turned on and off individually as well as being feathered.

FSPatch150 is considered the online standard when playing FS online.

It is important to install FS Patch1 (if needed) first, and then FS Patch150 after that otherwise FS may not run properly.

Both of the above patches can be obtained from my "FS Online" web site at:
http://members.xoom.com/harman_5

Go to the downloads section.

The Planepack 5.3 beta is a good add-on to install after the above patches.

You may see some links ot the planepack from users on this forum.

Hope this helps.

Harman_5

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posted 02-11- 11:34 AM               

Note. I'm 100% positive that you only need patch 1.5 even if you have cd problems.

posted 02-11- 04:56 PM               

Check the "downloads" forum for a link to that file.

...and don't worry! We won't tell the EAW guys that you're awol! (Great sim but I haven't flown my EAW for months now.)

posted 02-11- 06:01 PM               

I thought someone found in it online for 12.95 including shipping?

posted 02-11- 06:49 PM               

Install sdoe
Essentials, I guess in this order, though not necessary:
FS patch 1.5
PP5.2
SDOE Control

Good Extras:
Meatwater sound pack
PP5.3 Beta

Handy Extras:
Ground Crew 2000

then add anything your interested I guess, OPS if your into 3D design and wanna build stuff, but esentially, the above list is the way to go for a beginner with SDOE IMHO

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posted 02-12- 01:51 PM               

What we should have done was dirrect him to the Doc a couple of us wrote.
http://www.fightersquadron.com/standard.html

That will tell ya all you need to know.

About EB

website is

posted 02-13- 12:05 AM               

2. Use slew mode while in the air. Your plane will continue flying but you will be on the ground (or slightly above) and can explore by using your number keypad for direction and speed. Press S again to get back into your plane. As far as I can tell slew puts you beneath your plane so doing it while still on the ground would screw things up.

3. I also have the Sidewinder without FF. If you have the eight views programed you can pan by pressing "shift" while using the hat button. What works best is to alter the keyboard input file to view with your mouse. I believe the instructions for this are in the HDD (Handy Dandy Doc).

As a newbie you should get the HDD anyway. I haven't downloaded it in a long time but you should find it by doing a keyword search on this board. Or check downloads. Someone will probably read this and post the URL for you.

I just did a search and found this:

"You might also want the Handy Dandy Doc (HDD) and the new updated Keyboard reference. These are located at the Documentation page of the OPPs website at http://www.fshangar.com/area51/"

Good luck!

posted 02-13- 11:37 AM               

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posted 02-13- 10:21 PM               

POV/Hat
Up [SHIFT] + [8]
Up+Right [SHIFT] + [6] + [8]
...and so on

It seems to work fine but the one thing that annoys me is how slow it is, because it's digital panning. Try looking around with the mouse, you can see the difference. It would be really nice if you could get the hat to do analog instead, but I don't think it works that way. Also, it's a good thing to have Ronin's input command stuff.
I've noticed that when I press "ALT" in game, the POV toggles from panning to snap views.

If need be, I can send you my Sidewinder profile.

-=TheReaper=-

posted 02-14- 07:11 PM               

thanks for the info. I think I am going to "get used to" the snap views in cockpit and keep the pan views when external. I am trying to get over the EAW view system so it'll take a few flights before I am comfortable again...I tried the pan views inside the cockpit but when in external view, I lost the panning ability. So, with the speed of the inside quick snap views, I can learn to deal with it. I tried "padlock" for the first time last night and I think I can get used to that..
I actually took off and landed TWICE without crashing in a P-51 Last night and now I am up for a simple custom mission of attacking bombers....
Thanks for the response.

posted 02-14- 07:25 PM               

I highly recommend setting up your mouse to also pan view and zoom with the mouse buttons. For "sight-seeing" your cockpit or bomber interior it can't be beat and it gives you views and angles you can't get with just a hat pan. And it's much quicker.

P.S. Can you take off with the 109 yet? It's really a bitch.