Chuffy's Flying Circus

I have IL2 1946 curently installed and patched to 4.12  Do I need to back it out to 4.10 to instal UP3 RC4 ?   all I am finding at the moment is the version for 4.10

Regards
Paladin

It has been a while since last I was here. So long in fact I couldn't remember who exactly I was when last I flew with you folks. Here at late I have found myself missing bashing about the sky trying not to get my arse shot down and am considering reinstalling IL2 sturmovic. 1946. So the big question is are you charectors still playing it ? when last I was here everybody was planning to switch over to Cliffs of Dover ( I heard that was a bit of a stinker ) which my poor old system wasn't going to cope with and do you still have a place for another disagreeable yank.

Regards
Paladin

Chaps.

                         I could use a little input with an on-going battle with TracIR. First of all this is TracIR4 updated to the latest version with the vector expansion using the special antler with three reflective surfaces. If running IL2 4.10 in stock form it works very well . When running IL2 with the UP 2.01 mod active it will not work at all unless the Warbirds of Prey mod or one of the 6Dof exe's are active. I realize that 6Dof is all the rage but it doesn't suit me or my trifocals at least at this point in time. I was surprised it works at all as I had the apparently mistaken impression that it wouldn't work with the older versions of tracIr. So the question is have any of you chaps run into problems getting the older TracIR to work with UP 2.01 ?...I would love to do away with the 6dof for the time being at least.

Regards
Paladin

keeping in mind that I have just returned and don't know whats been seen or discussed prior ,I came across this interesting bit of info.
http://fooblog.mexxoft.com/a-guide-to-night-fighting/  .......could make for some interesting missions. Who better to defend Blighty from the wicked Hun night bombing efforts or keep the jerry nightfighters away from our chaps in the Lancs and Halis on there way to give the Hun a good bashing in the dead of night then Chuffy's daring lads ??

I built a couple of missions years back along these general lines and were rather fun to fly except for the German AI's tendency to fly about with there nav lights on. Are they still doing that in the later versions of the game ??  The nav light issue didn't bother me all that much in relation to the the Mossie nightfighters sent to escort or fly "Night Ranger" missions which had radar but the non AI bomber pilots could see them as well which pretty much buggered the idea.I did read somewhere that radar for nightfighters would possible be showing up in 4.11. The original missions consisted of the bomber stream comprised of B25s with Mossie's flying escort and the Beau's flying "night ranger" missions against the active German airfields. UP2.01 would have the historically correct ( for the most part) aircraft Lancaster IIIs , Halifaxs and Wellingtons if they get properly fixed the Halifax is the only one of the three that currently flies correctly or doesn't shoot its self down.

So the idea here is that the AI flies the Heavies while we fly the escort and "night ranger" missions. Unless of course some of us want to have a go flying lead bomber.  keep in mind I have been away from the editor for years and several game versions as such I am not sure what changes or improvements that have taken place over that time. In the past versions of this mission the AI did a fairly good job flying the bombers provided the way points were kept simple with a minimum of course and altitude changes.

For a reversal of roles with the Germans doing the bombing and we doing intercepts 4.10 would be the optimum version until UP2.01 becomes fully compatible with 4.10. The advanced nav system in 4.10 would prove very handy.

Any thoughts ?

regards
Paladin

Greetings Gents
                               I would like to re-join the squadron. Some of the names are new but things seem largely the same as they were back in my days as a member of Chuffy's Heroes. So what say you chaps...room for another pilot in the squadron ??

Regards
Paladin

Or something ruffly the equivalent....

         Been many moons (as our North American Injuns would say) since last I was here and it appears that Chuffy's hero's has molted into Chuffy's flying circus. Little or no sign of Badger or Catseye but I see Palmerston,Bluey and Fitz are still flying about. I see that HRD has become something of a big wig over at FA and poor Hammerton was shoot down a year or so ago somewhere over Wales and hasn't been heard from since. Glad to see that you chaps are keeping the legend alive and moving forward although I expect Wilkins if he hasn't had a nervous breakdown after all these years isn't far from one. I have to admit I miss my good old Beaufighter and its extended adult beverage cabinet.

Best regards to all

Paladin ( CH-Paladin from years gone bye.)