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nice vid shrubbo, gonna hafta try that myself!! I notice you had all dampeners off; does having them on make it nigh on impossible?

Personally, i installed BS using 'run as administrator', but i do not click on shortcut and 'run as administrator', that works fine for me. (I did not install in C:\program files tho, I installed in C:\1C\EagleDynamics.) @ BTTW-DratsaB; have you right-clicked the shortcut and click 'properties', then select Shortcut--there is an option there to run in windowed or normal...check that first.

I just ordered an OCZ Vendetta 2 today, hopefully it will be here before next weekend... I think 3.8ghz will be a good start to OC my E8500!

Hey good idea popov!! One with a faux cockpit painted on the bottom!!

Thanks blitzhawk, very much appreciated!! Rep incoming

Ok, so in this clip I come down the side of a mountain... Notice the first thing i do when i start to gain to much velocity is lower my throttle levers. You can hear the engine wind down, and see my RPM% needle drop.... Of course this may be completely WRONG....it is the way i do it. Next i pull the throttles back up to 'auto' position and hit the RPM switch to the 'low' position on the collective. It doesn't seem to slow my rpms as much.... but oh well... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek_vLxRGn7I oh, and watch in highquality

gimme a couple minutes Uhoh7, I recorded a clip of what i do in fraps, may help you to understand.... will upload to yt and post back here.

This drop down menu... [ATTACH]22779[/ATTACH]

where is your startup checklist Alpha, please and thankyou?!

Go to the options menu in Blackshark, go to axis commands... do not have your SST loaded at this point. I do not remember exactly how i did it, but i believe i clicked on the Throttle space under X52 column, went to add, moved my rotary, (Joy_RY) and saved it. I have not mapped left or right throttle to a rotary, as i felt that in an emergency one engine would be lost and raising that lever could do no more harm! Exit game, load profile in SST software, start game; test. That's all the help i can be... The free turbine switch is a 2 position switch, its either in low or nominal; nowhere else. The switch is located on the collective, on the top left side. I have this mapped to my Nav mode on my X52; I use the Hat3 on my throttle/collective to click up or down. Before today, (i just learned that setting this switch to 'low' is the proper way to descend with forward airspeed quickly with lower RPM's) I would use my rotary to lower my throttle levers to lessen RPM's. Don't know if thats a good idea or not....

OMG man.....who wrote that crazy script!!! anyway, that .miz is definately the workout for my CPU. With the resolution set to 1280x1024, my FPS didn't do too well, probably because its not the native res of my monitor. 1280x1024 FPS: min=15 max=42 avg=21 I was a little disappointed with this....that minimum was at the Arty fire you mentioned. I tried it at my screen resolution and got a little better results. 1680x1050 FPS: min=17 (again at the arty strike.) max=45 avg=24 anyhow, I cant wait to try this once i have my new CPU cooler installed and my CPU OC'd to about 3.8 and up!!

Yeah, or it could be a 'broken' cloaking device. My dad is into UFO books and stories...he has always talked about them, and given me books to read; so far I've shrugged it off as mostly wishful thinking and phenomenon.... Entering the age of hightech, HD camera's in the hands of every Turkish security guard.....it makes you wonder how much more we will see/discover about what may be watching us, or living right beside us. I think it is profound that over the decades (or centuries, or millenia) of UFO sitings, many of the basic saucer/tube shape sitings are the same.

O.K. I've got some initial findings for you. My Rig Intel C2D E8500, OC'd with stock fan to 3.40ghz. (FSB somewhere around 1450 i believe) 2x2GB Kinston Ram 800mhz Nvidia Nforce 750i FTW edition MoBo Nvidia GTX 260 Core216 Superclocked edition GPU LG 22" monitor @ 1680x1050 Windows Vista Ultimate Keep in mind: 1. I'm also running TrackIR4, 2. I am NOT using the affinity trick, so BS is only using Core #0 of my CPU. 3. I used Fraps to record my Min/max/avg fps, dont know how accurate it is... 4. I'm on my 4th beer and things are starting to look fuzzy! 5. While I disabled my HDR mod, i left 'RuggButts Terrain Mod' installed as i didn't want to mess with it... In my previous tests this mod actually increased FPS by a couple of units. This may not be the most scientific approach to benchmarking, and all complaints may be forwarded to www.idontcare.com! As I could not find the Battle.miz you spoke of, I used one of my own missions. The mission includes; taking of from FARP, flying 12km to an enemy convoy that includes 4 humvees, (2 TOWS, 2 MG) - 2 M113 Antiair, and a Bradley. The convoy also has an OH-58 and 2 chinooks tailing it, and I intercept it in a small town. Once in range of the AAA, lots of lead fly's, and the FPS drops. Here are some results... ______________________________________________________________ HIGH SETTINGS textures: high scenes: high civ traffic: yes water: high visib range: high heat blur: on shadows: full resolution: 1680x1050 aspect: 16:10 monitors: 1camera res.of cockpit displays: 1024 every frame FPS low: 14 high: 32 avg: 20 IMHO: This was like playing FSX, pretty to look at but a rough ride. _________________________________________ MEDIUM SETTINGS textures: med scenes: med civ traffic: yes water: med visib range: med heat blur: off shadows: all planar resolution: 1680x1050 aspect: 16:10 monitors: 1camera res.of cockpit displays: 512 every frame FPS low: 17 high: 60 avg: 43 IMHO: This was buttery smooth, most of the time my FPS was around 45-50. Downside was the blurry cockpit textures. _________________________________________ My Ideal Settings. textures: high scenes: high civ traffic: yes water: med visib range: high heat blur: on shadows: all planar resolution: 1680x1050 aspect: 16:10 monitors: 1camera res.of cockpit displays: 1024 FPS low: 19 high: 60 avg: 38 IMHO: For some reason setting the res. of cockpit displays to 512 every frame has a huge impact on performance. My advise is to keep it on regular 1024.

Argghh, i have the russian version, and i cannot find the Battle.miz... will translate and find it in a minute. I cant wait to push this cpu to 4.0ghz!! I have the HDR mod installed with this game, which takes away approx. 8-10 fps, so I would really like to gain that back!! Edit: cannot find the battle.miz you refer to....Will use my own.

Wow, good footage of that.....thing! I dont think anyone has the foggiest clue as to what that could be...! The site mentioned it as mettalic, but the way the lights on the object fade in and out made it look almost biological, to me anyway. Very good UFO sighting...

Hey david, I'm willing to do a test for you on my E8500 today...got nothing better to do and would like to check out how far i can push the cpu anyway... Just so you know, i've currently got my E8500 OC'd to 3.4ghz, with stock fan, and I hope to add an OCZ Vendetta 2 in a couple weeks, so I should be able to update the test in this thread! I will try for 4.0, maybe 4.2 down the road. Will post more in a while... Oh, and this thread will be moved to tech section in ...3......2.......1....... p.s. The E8400 is only $25 cheaper, and for the extra 1.6ghz, you definately want the E8500....I regret not spending the extra $90 on the E8600.

I listened to your sounds. dont see much difference from my own, which are also a mix of my own and others... thats why i was curious to ask; what is different....? maybe I'm a little deaf; ...years of working with loud sounds...

inertial navigation unit... needs an accurate coordinate to fix your position... uses your instruments to calculate your new position, such as; change in speed/velocity, horizontal/vertical angles, and time... problem is, over time it is not so accurate, misjudgements of time, angles and such start to have major impact on accuracy. Your INU must be realigned every so often to 'fix'/'cure' your coordinates. Its located on the bottom right-hand panel.

In the config/graphics file there is a screenshot quality value, I set mine to 100, but dont see a difference myself.

Heh, almost like it was done on purpose!!

I agree, good practice for those pesky emergency situations! I've got the throttles mapped to the large rotary axis on my X52 throttle.(I did this in the BS options, and even though I use a Saitek Profile it all works fine together......as an added bonus, the center detent on the rotary axis is the 'Auto' position!) If i take a hit in one engine, I chop the cut-off valve to that engine, and rotate my rotary CCW which gives me Max throttle on the remaining engine. Since you cannot 'click' on the throttle levers, this is great in an emergency.

O.K. Blitz-Hawk!! I think we've all waited long enough!! Your fellow Canadian's and fans demand you release this Camo this weekend!! No more lame excuses!! What do you want? Rep? I'll give you Rep... just release the camo... Please!! lol

Which sounds are different?

Mitch, how do I get the digital camo to work with your skin pack??? As far as I can tell I have everthing in the right spot, is there some trick i do not know?? seriously, you need to convince someone to make ALL your skins into an .exe; they are very good but I cannot make them all work together!! Wonderful stuff, thanks again Mitch!!

Thanks mitch, that got it working, now got to reinstall the Digital camo and I'll be set.