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Thanks Ultra. Don, the original server may have crashed. Something with the new patch or 109 has made it a bit unstable. We are trying to figure out what is the culprit.

I miss the old maps Man, you're gonna make me cry. Haha It almost seems like you knew what we were up to last evening! There is a new updated version of River Raiders - Killer Bees Edition in the testing phase and is almost ready to go, which includes the 109. I did remove the air starts but if you guys really want them we might be able to adjust it some. Be aware: It's a very primitive mission with no cool scripts or any of that stuff and you WILL encounter AI (sometimes a challenging hoard of them) but it is meant to offer some fun no matter how many people are flying. I now have the second DoW server running and I may keep one as a quick action oriented option and the other as a more involved campaign style experience. (dOoOm has a few new missions that are incredibly awesome and immersive in the works) Gav, you know this has been an adventure from the very beginning. It's not always clear what works best and what people enjoy most but hang in there, we are trying to make the DoW servers something most people can enjoy no matter their flying preferences. Also guys, please be patient with us. The DoW public server effort is fueled by the love of the game and made possible by a few people who offer up their free time in an attempt to make the community better. We are faced with new challenges each day as stuff is changing and as the WWII part of DCS continues to evolve. (while also dealing with life, careers and family responsibilities) :)

DOGS OF WAR - Server thread Thanks for the feedback guys! I have also seen both the crashes and slow starting of the Mustang. The crashes do not seem to have a clear cause but do usually involve only small groups of clients at a time. The server typically stays up with other clients who remain in-game. As far as the Mustang it does seem to be tied to the update but the engine will start. I noticed it but have started it up every time. Hopefully we will see some adjustments in the near term.

Hopefully they only include aircraft that actually saw combat in WWII.

I've read several accounts by German pilots saying they were told to never use MW50 for more than 5 minutes... And most of them said they took this very seriously and used it much less than that. These aircraft kept them alive and they didn't purposely do things they knew would be a detriment to the engine lifespan unless absolutely necessary.

Sorry to hear you're having so many troubles, SnowTiger. I'll try and check it out as soon as I can. I haven't seen many crashes after the patch.

I came here to say THIS.

I had a similar problem last night after updating. I had specified particular DNS servers in my router. Once I changed it to select them dynamically everything started working again. I had no problems connecting previously. If you haven't done this yet give it a try.

I agree with pretty much everything above. "Work of art" is a great way to describe this latest release. It feels very refined already. It's a joy to fly and the thing just begs you to get airborne. I do love the Mustang but it's hard to deny that ED seems to be stepping up their game with every new aircraft. Just take a peek at an F2 view with the canopy open and admire the detail for a minute. Amazing work. Makes me extra excited to see the Jug!

That's the spirit! Lol We will work to incorporate the 109 into our missions ASAP and give you plenty of chances to encounter a P-51D

Congrats!

Q: Rearm & Refuel Nevo, firstly, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed flying on the DoW server. Second, I hear what you're saying and I do agree that you would expect some small deviations from reality due to the situations you encounter with it being a simulator. In RL I'd imagine the pilot would be at the very least outside the cockpit stretching his legs during a quick re-arm. And I would venture to guess the ground crew and armorer would have standard procedures in place to ensure the process was as safe as possible for everyone involved such as checking switch positions in the cockpit. So, an automated reset of the switches in the sim would be a cool addition but yes you are right currently you can re-arm the P-51D while in an armed state.

:) It can be frustrating at first but I've always found the AI Dora fairly easy to kill once you know its typical behavior. For me the 51's AI is a little harder to defeat... Maybe it's just my poor gunnery skills in the 190.

Main server should be up and working now - Please let us know if you do not see it.

Agreed. It's easy to start over fresh and once you are able to join the server from the client on the same machine then you can start to worry about all the possible network issues.

If anyone has tried to do this and hit a dead end, have faith. It can work. It's nothing too crazy but I can now host DCS MP and tacview w/ 3d rendering within a rack mounted affordable server running a hardware RAID 10 array.

What OS? Have you been able to log on to the TS server from the TS client software on the same machine? Are you not able to connect to it within the LAN?

And the color scheme even matches :)

Enjoyed the latest episode. Well done, guys.

Thank you to those who helped play test the new DoW mission yesterday evening. This latest creation from dOoOm is sure to be one we enjoy for quite a while. Also keep a lookout for the November Bonds4Bombs winning backer announcement. We have received the requisite amount to hold the drawing for this month and the one lucky pilot will be selected and announced at the end of the month. There is still time to throw your hat in the ring if interested.

What exactly do you mean by "larger?" A decent influx of donations might convince me to open up our new and improved 2nd dedicated server (which is in the testing stage) but it will still be limited to 32 clients for now. Otherwise I need to come up with a solid way to make this "service" I have been providing a financially viable one for the long term. And while we are on the subject, if you have been joining & enjoying the DoW Combat Server and would like to help keep it going please visit the website (http://www.webfortress.com/dogsofwar) locate the donation link and make a contribution of any amount you can manage. It's truly appreciated and I would like to keep this thing alive and kicking.

Their finest hour! Classic. I think I still have the decoder wheel somewhere.

I wrote that about a year ago... Scroll up a little more and you will see that I explained, in detail, how I flew WEP for 29 minutes. Since there have been quite a few updates between then & now I have no idea how the results would look today. There really is no need to fly with WEP for such a long duration.

^too funny.

Unplanned. Thanks for the heads up. Should be working now.