AOEREAL.ZIP V1.2 AOEREAL.TXT ~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENTS: I. FILES INCLUDED IN AOEREAL.ZIP II. EXPLANATIONS AND COMMENTS III. OPTIONAL PATCHES IV. INSTALLATION & WARNINGS V. CHANGES FROM V1.1 VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. FILES INCLUDED IN AOEREAL.ZIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AOEREAL.TXT REAL.ZIP includes files: ORDNCE0.DAT BULLETS.MEC *.GL *.GLT *.DAT files for aircraft *.FMD *.DMG *.TBL PLTEXT0.DAT OPTIONAL PATCHES INCLUDED: AEFMD1.ZIP These two ZIPed files contain alternate *.FMDs from those AEFMD2.ZIP included in REAL.ZIP AEBXL1.ZIP AEBXL2.ZIP Optional BXL files for your choice. AEBXL3.ZIP BULLET2.ZIP See Section III. USDAT.ZIP II. EXPLANATION AND COMMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE PURPOSE OF THIS PATCH IS TO MAKE ACES OVER EUROPE MORE REALISTIC. ALL CHANGES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN VARIOUS BOOKS BY SUCH NOTED AUTHORS AS WILLIAM GREEN, BILL GUNSTON, WILLIAM HESS, AND ROGER FREEMAN, ETC. SINCE ORDNANCE LOADS ARE FREQUENTLY LISTED BY TOTAL WEIGHT CARRIED, ALL MODIFICATIONS TO BOMB & ROCKET LOADS HAVE BEEN CROSS REFERENCED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. WHILE WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AOE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PATCH, MANY INACCURACIES STILL EXIST AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE MODIFICATIONS. ORDNEC0.DAT for AOE REAL: Revision 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Me-109G: <= Gun Types & Ammo Counts are for the G-6 Model -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 13mm 300 rnd/gun 1 x 20mm 200 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 250kg Bombs SR Attack: None SR Intercept 2 x Gr. 21cm Rockets SR Ex Guns 2 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) LR Fighter: None LR Attack: None LR Interecpt 2 x Gr. 21cm Rockets LR Ex Guns 2 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) -Random Ordnance Selection Changes: 1) Added the code for Escort Bombers. Me 109K: -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 15mm 220 rnd/gun 1 X 30mm 65 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 250kg Bombs SR Attack: None SR Intercept 2 x Gr. 21cm Rockets SR Ex Guns 2 x 30mm Cannons (With only 60 rnd/gun) LR Fighter: None LR Attack: None LR Interecpt 2 x Gr. 21cm Rockets LR Ex Guns 2 x 30mm Cannons (With only 60 rnd/gun) -Random Ordnance Selections: 1) Added the code for Escort Bombers. Fw 190A: -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 13mm 400 rnd/gun 4 x 20mm 188 rnd/gun <= 188 = (250 inner + 125 outer)/2 -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 500kg Bombs + 2 x 250kg Bombs SR Attack: 8 x 50kg Bombs <= Via the ETC 50 center line rack SR Intercept 02 x Gr. 21cm Rockets SR Ex Guns 4 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 4 x 50 kg Bombs LR Attack: 2 x 100 kg Bombs LR Interecpt 02 x Gr. 21cm Rockets LR Ex Guns 4 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) -Random Ordnance Selection: 1) Added the code for Escort Bombers. Fw 190F: -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 13mm 400 rnd/gun 2 x 20mm 250 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 500kg Bombs + 2 x 250kg Bombs SR Attack: 8 x 50kg Bombs <= Via the ETC 50 center line rack SR Intercept 02 x Gr. 21cm Rockets SR Ex Guns 4 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 4 x 50 kg Bombs LR Attack: 2 x 100 kg Bombs LR Interecpt 02 x Gr. 21cm Rockets LR Ex Guns 4 x 20mm Cannons (With only 125 rnd/gun!) -Random Ordnance Selections: 1) Added the code for Escort Bombers. Fw 190D -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 13mm 475 rnd/gun 2 x 20mm 250 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Attack: 1 x 250kg Bomb SR Strike: 1 x 500kg Bomb LR Fighter: None -Random Ordnance Selection: 1) Added the code for Escort Bombers. Ju-88c Junkers: *FOR USE WITH UPCOMING PATCH BY TAGERT* -Preflight Menu Reads: 3 x 20mm 120 rnd/gun 3 x 7.9mm 900 rnd/gun 1 x 7.9mm 900 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Strike: 2 x 500kg Bombs. SR Attack: 4 x 250kg Bombs. SR Intercept: 4 x Gr 21cm Rockets. LR Strike: 2 x 500kg Bombs. LR Attack: 4 x 250 Bombs. LR Intercept: 4 x Gr 21cm Rockets. Me-262: No Changes Ar-234 -Preflight Menu Reads: None -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Strike: 1 x 1800kg Bomb SR Attack: 3 x 500 kg Bombs LR Strike: 2 x 500kg Bombs with No Drop Tanks LR Attack: 1 x 500kg Bomb + 2 x 250kg Bombs with No Drop Tanks -Random Ordnance Selection Changes: 1) Removed the code for Cross Bow missions. Typhoon -Preflight Menu Reads: 4 x 20mm 140 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 2 x 1000lb Bombs SR Attack: 08 x 5in Rockets LR Fighter: None LR Strike: None LR Attack: None -Random Ordnance Selection None Tempest -Preflight Menu Reads: 4 x 20mm 140 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 2 x 1000lb Bombs SR Attack: 08 x 5in Rockets LR Fighter: None LR Strike: None LR Attack: None -Random Ordnance Selection: None Spitfire IX -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 20mm 120 rnd/gun 4 x .303cal 350 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 500lb Bombs SR Attack: 2 x 250lb Bombs LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 2 x 250lb Bombs LR Attack: 2 x 100lb Bombs -Random Ordnance Selection None Spitfire XIV -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x 20mm 120 rnd/gun 2 x .50cal 250 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 500lb Bombs SR Attack: 2 x 250lb Bombs LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 2 x 250lb Bombs LR Attack: 2 x 100lb Bombs -Random Ordnance Selection: None Mosquito XVIII: -Preflight Menu Reads: 1 x 57mm Cannon 22 rnds/gun 4 x .303 machine guns 1000 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Strike: 2 x 1000lb Bombs. SR ATTACK: 2 x 500lb Bombs + 4 x 5in Rockets. LR Strike: 2 x 500lb Bombs. LR Attack: 4 x 5in Rockets. -Random Ordnance Selection: None Mosquito VI: -Preflight Menu Reads: 4 x 20mm Cannons 200 rnd/gun 4 x .303 machine guns 1000 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selection Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 2 x 1000lb Bombs. SR Attack: 8 x 5in Rockets + 2 x 500lb Bombs. LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 2 x 500lb Bombs. LR Attack: 4 x 5in Rockets. -Random Ordnance Selection: None P-51D Mustang -Preflight Menu Reads: 2 x .50cal 400 rnd/gun 4 x .50cal 270 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 2 x 1000lb Bombs SR Attack: 2 x 250lb Bombs + 6 x 5in Rockets LR Fighter: None LR Strike: None LR Attack: None -Random Ordnance Selection: None P-38 Lightning -Preflight Menu Reads: 1 x 20mm 150 rnd/gun 4 x .50cal 500 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 2 x 2000lb Bombs SR Attack: 2 x 500lb Bombs + 10 x 5in Rockets LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 2 x 500lb Bombs LR Attack: 10 x 5in Rockets -Random Ordnance Selection None P-47 Thunderbolt -Preflight Menu Reads: 8 x .50cal 425 rnd/gun -Ordnance Selections Are: SR Fighter: None SR Strike: 1 x 1000lb Bombs + 2 x 500lb Bombs SR Attack: 2 x 500lb Bombs + 6 5in Rockets LR Fighter: None LR Strike: 2 x 500lb Bombs LR Attack: 4 x 5in Rockets + 2 x 500lb Bombs -Random Ordnance Selection: None B-26: Added the SR Attack load of 8 x 500lb Bombs. Changed the code to Randomly Select Attack Missions. B-25: Added the SR Attack load of 8 x 250lb Bombs. Changed the code to Randomly Select Attack Missions. B-17G: No Changes. B-24J: No Changes. BULLETS.MEC ~~~~~~~~~~~ CORRECTS THE DAMAGE FACTOR OF THE 15mm CANNON. ORIGINALLY, AOE GAVE IT A VALUE OF 15 (DECIMAL), WHILE THE 13mm & .50 CAL HAVE VALUES OF 20 AND THE 20mm HAS A VALUE OF 100. PERHAPS THE 15mm WAS SOMEWHAT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT TO THE JAGDFLIEGERN WHEN FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1941 ON THE ME-109F, THIS WAS CAUSED BY IT'S COMPARISON TO THE 20mm. THE 15mm CANNON STILL HAS A GREATER PROJECTILE WEIGHT THAN THE .50 CAL, AND ALSO HAS A SMALL EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. IT NOW HAS A VALUE OF 40 FOR DAMAGE EFFECTS. *.GL AND *.GLT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANGED TO MATCH ORDNCE0.DAT CHANGES LISTED ABOVE. *.DAT ~~~~~ CHANGES INCLUDE: -IMPROVED DEFENSIVE MANUEVERING OF AI CONTROLLED PLANES -CHANGES STYLE OF DOGFIGHTING OF SOME AIRCRAFT -LOWERS ENGINE "REVVING" WHICH RESULTS IN LOWER ACCELERATION RATES AND MUCH MORE REALISTIC TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. -IN CONJUNCTION WITH *.TBL FILES, CORRECTS APPEARANCE OF U.S. AIRCRAFT AT LONG RANGE. THE NATURAL ALUMINUM AIRCRAFT NOW LONGER DISAPPEAR AT LONG RANGE. INSTEAD THEY WILL SHINE LIKE B-17'S AND B-24'S. *.FMD ~~~~~ GENERAL CHANGES TO THE FLIGHT MODEL DATA (*.FMD) INCLUDE: -REDUCED ROLL, TURN, AND PITCH RATES. ADJUSTED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A/C TYPES. -INCREASED MOMENTUM TO ROLL AND PITCH. NO MORE FLYING IN COLD MOLASSES. -ADJUSTED MAXIMUM SPEED AND ALTITUDES AT WHICH THEY ARE ACHIEVED. -ADJUSTED CEILINGS. -LOWERED COMPRESSION SPEEDS. -ADJUSTED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. -LANDING GEAR AND FLAP DAMAGE OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS. -REDUCED RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS. -INTRODUCED AILERON LOCK ON SOME AIRCRAFT. -ACCELERATION IS REDUCED THRU LOWERED ENGINE REVVING. (THIS IS ACTUALLY CONTROLLED IN THE *.DAT FILE, BUT IT AFFECTS PERFORMANCE) MAXIMUM SPEEDS ARE ACHIEVED USING 100% POWER. DYNAMIX'S MODELING OF ENGINE BURN OUT IS TOO EXTREME. GERMAN AIRCRAFT AT THIS STAGE OF THE WAR WERE EQUIPPED WITH A MW-50 (METHANOL-WATER) BOOST SYSTEM. (ME-109'S WERE EQUIPPED WITH EITHER MW-50 OR GM-1 NITROUS OXIDE) ENOUGH WAS CARRIED FOR FORTY MINUTES USE, AND IT COULD BE USED FOR 10 MINUTES AT A TIME, WITH 5 MINUTES BETWEEN EACH USE. (THIS EXCLUDES THE ME-262 AND AR-234, OF COURSE) THE P-47 ALSO HAD A SIMILAR WATER-INJECTION SYSTEM TO BOOST HORSEPOWER. ALLIED IN-LINE ENGINES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL ADDITIVE-TYPE BOOSTERS, BUT COULD BE RUN IN "EMERGENCY" POWER FOR SOME TIME BEFORE "BURNING OUT." ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO DEFINITIVE FIGURES ON HOW LONG THIS WAS, COMBAT ACCOUNTS TALK IN TERMS OF 5-10 MINUTES INSTEAD OF THE 1-2 MINUTES IN AOE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE TURN OFF THE "ENGINE BURNOUT" OPTION, AND USE 100% POWER WITH SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT. MAXIMUM SPEED IS BASED ON TRUE AIRSPEED, NOT INDICATED AIRSPEED. THIS IS NOT REALISTIC, BUT WE HAVE NO WAY OF CALCULATING INDICATED AIRSPEED AND THE PROGRAM DOES ALLOW FOR CALCULATING IT ANYWAY. SO IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE DOWN THE WRONG PATH DYNAMIX STARTED. ALTHOUGH DYNAMIX HAS A UTILITY WHICH DISPLAYS ACTUAL AIRSPEED IN DIGITAL FORMAT ON A SEPERATE MONITOR, THEY MUST HAVE DECIDED TO ALTER SOME SPEEDS FOR PLAYABILITY PURPOSES. IF ALL THE SPEEDS ATTAINED IN THE SIM WHERE LOWER THAN THE AIRSPEED LISTED IN THE BOOKS, WE WOULD TEND TO BELEIVE THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO SHOW THE SPEED "ACTUAL" PLANES COULD FLY, NOT "TEST" AIRCRAFT. WELL, IT ISN'T SO. SOME PLANES ARE SLOW AND SOME ARE WAY TOO FAST. (SEE BELOW) ALSO NOTE THAT IN SOME PLANES IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO ACCELERATE TO TOP SPEED. AND OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE CORRECT ALTITUDE. EX: THE P-47 ISN'T GOING TO MAKE 428 MPH AT 500 FEET, YOU HAVE TO BE AT 32,000 FEET. HERE ARE *SOME* OF THE MORE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE WITH THESE MODIFICATIONS: -THE P-51, P-38, P-47, SPITFIRE 14, ME-109G, FW-190D COULD NOT REACH THEIR TOP SPEED AT THE CORRECT ALTITUDE. THEY'LL PERFORM BETTER NOW AT HIGH ALTITUDE. -THE FW-190A COULDN'T REACH TOP SPEED. -THE ME-262 COULD NOT MAKE RATED SPEEDS AT HIGH ALTITUDE. -THE FW-190F WAS TOO MUCH OF A DOG. IT'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE WAS NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT THE FW-190A. WHAT SLOWED IT DOWN AND MADE IT UNMANUEVERABLE WERE ALL THE GUNS, ROCKETS, AND BOMBS SLUNG UNDERNEATH. -THE ME-190K HAD THE HIGHEST PITCH RATE IN THE SIM: 2250 vs 1384 FOR BOTH SPITFIRES AND THE P-51. WHILE THE ME-109K HAD A HIGH RATE OF CLIMB AND WAS EXTREMELY FAST, IT COULDN'T TURN WITH A SPIT OR MUSTANG. -THE TYPHOON WAS TOO MANUVERABLE. -THE TEMPEST MODELED IN THE SIM APPEARS TO BE THE THE MARK II, WHICH WAS NOT USED IN WW2. ONLY THE MARK V WAS USED, AND IT HAD A TOP SPEED OF 429 MPH, NOT CLOSE TO 450 MPH AS PORTRAYED IN AOE. -BOTH MOSQUITOS COULD REACH 410+ MPH CLEAN IN THE SIM. MAX SPEED FOR THESE TYPES WAS ACTUALLY 380 MPH. IN GENERAL THESE MODIFICATIONS MAKE THE USE OF VERTICAL MANUEVERS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. TURNING BATTLES ARE LESS DECISIVE AND THE USE OF THE VERTICAL MAY BE NECESSARY TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK. MAKE USE OF THE PERFORMANCE EDGE OF THE ME-109G AND K, P-47, AND SPITFIRE 14 AT HIGH ALTITUDES (26-30,000') AND ATTEMPT TO DRAG OPPONENTS UP TO YOUR BEST ALTITUDE. WHILE YOUR MAXIMUM SPEED MAY BE AT A LOWER ALTITUDE, YOUR SPEED ADVANTAGE AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE MAY BE MUCH GREATER. DIFFERENCES ARE NOT AS GREAT AT LOWER ALTITUDES, BUT IT IS WORTHWHILE TO STAY LOW IN A TYPHOON, AND THE MOSQUITOS ARE BEST AROUND 13-15,000 FEET. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT ARE BEST AROUND 18,000-24,000 FEET. IMPORTANT NOTE: WATCH YOUR DIVE SPEED AT LOW ALTITUDE. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PULL OUT OF A HIGH SPEED DIVE AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE IMPACT WHICH FOLLOWS FAILURE TO RECOVER WILL MAKE IDENTIFICATION OF YOUR REMAINS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE GRAVES REGISTRATION UNIT. *.DMG ~~~~~ GENERALLY, THE BOMBERS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO DESTROY. DURING THE WAR, THE GERMANS DETERMINED THAT A B-17 REQUIRED AN AVERAGE OF 20-25 20mm HITS TO BE BROUGHT DOWN. THE MODIFICATIONS REFLECT THIS DIFFICULTY. ADDITIONALLY, RADIAL ENGINE FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN MADE MORE RESILIENT TO ENGINE HITS. THESE FILES INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS WHICH RELOCATE FIRE/SMOKE ORIGINATION POINTS ON MANY AIRCRAFT. *.TBL ~~~~~ THE THREE *.TBL FILES INCLUDED FOR THE P-51, P-47, AND P-38 WILL MAKE THE PLANES APPEAR NATURAL ALUMINUM AT ALL RANGES, INSTEAD OF BECOMING INCREASING DARKER AT LONGER RANGES. III. OPTIONAL PATCHES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNZIP YOUR CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING PATCH FILES INTO YOUR AOE DIRECTORY: a. THE FOLLOWING AEFMD*.ZIP'S REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MOMENTUM IN ROLL AND PITCH. IF YOU HAVE A SLOWER SYSTEM YOU MIGHT TRY EITHER. -AEFMD1.ZIP LEAST AMOUNT OF MOMENTUM. -AEFMD2.ZIP MORE MOMEMTUM, BUT LESS THAN IN REAL.ZIP b. THE *.BXL FILES FOR EACH PLANE CONTROL THE SIZE OF THE "HIT BOXES." DECREASING THE SIZE OF THESE BOXES MAKES THE PLANE MORE DIFFICULT TO HIT, REQUIRING GREATER PRECISION IN YOUR AIMING TO ACHIEVE RESULTS. A SMALLER BXL FILE ALSO MAKES *YOUR* PLANE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE AI TO HIT. -AEBXL1.ZIP SMALL BXL -AEBXL2.ZIP SMALLER BXL -AEBXL3.ZIP MOST CHALLENGING. NOTE: TO FURTHER MODIFY THE TARGET BXL SIZE, MIX YOUR "COMBAT LEVEL" WITH THESE. A GOOD COMBINATION IS AEBXL3.ZIP *.BXL FILES WITH "STANDARD" COMBAT LEVEL. c. THE BULLET2.ZIP CONTAINS A MODIFIED BULLETS.MEC FILE WHICH CORRECTS THE 15mm PROBLEM, BUT INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 13mm AND .50 CAL BY TWO. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SOME WHO HAVE COMMENTED ON THE RELATIVE INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE .50 CAL WHEN COMPARED TO GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE AND MEMOIRS. ETC. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILE IS COMPATIBLE WITH AOEFIX, SINCE THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE BOMBER GUNS USES THE "UNUSED" 37MM GUN SPOT. IF YOU ARE NOT USING AOEFIX, IT WON'T HURT EITHER SINCE NO PLANE USES THE 37mm. d. USDAT.ZIP CONTAINS THE AIRCRAFT *.DAT FILES FOR THE P-51, P-47, AND P-38 WITHOUT THE REVVING/SPOOLING SLOWDOWN EFFECT CONTAINED IN THE *.DAT FILES GIVEN IN THE REAL.ZIP. THIS IS TO ENABLE YOU TO GET THE "SILVER" DOT OF THESE PLANES WHEN THEY ARE AT LONG RANGE WITHOUT THE SPOOLING SLOWDOWN. SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SPOOLING EFFECT IN REAL.ZIP, DELETE THE AIRCRAFT *.DAT FILES AFTER YOU UNZIP REAL.ZIP, THEN UNZIP USDAT.ZIP. IV. INSTALLATION AND WARNINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INSTALLATION - UNZIP REAL.ZIP INTO YOUR AOE DIRECTORY. THE AOE PROGRAM WILL AUTOMATICALLY USE THE THESE FILES INSTEAD USING THE DATA IN THE SIM1.DYN, SIM2.DYN, AND COMMON.DYN FILES. *NO* CHANGES ARE MADE TO ANY ORIGINAL AOE FILES, ALTHOUGH IT NEVER HURTS TO MAKE A BACK-UP OF YOUR FILES. OF COURSE, YOUR USE OF THESE FILES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE MODIFIED FILES SIMPLY DELETE THEM. THE PROGRAM WILL REVERT BACK TO USING THE UNREALISTIC ORIGINAL DATA. DYNAMIX DOES NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORT THE HEX EDITING OF THEIR SOFTWARE. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AOE USING THIS PATCH, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT DYNAMIX. DELETE ALL FILES WHICH CAME WITH THIS PATCH AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, THEN CONTACT DYNAMIX IF IT IS. IF THE PROBLEM IS ONLY THERE WHEN YOU ARE USING THIS PATCH, PLEASE CONTACT US. THE ONLY KNOWN "PROBLEM" WHICH YOU MAY EXPERIENCE IS A SLIGHLTY LONGER LOADING TIME WHEN THE PROGRAM ACCESSES THE HARD DRIVE. ALSO NOTE THAT VCR TAPES MADE WHEN USING THIS PATCH MAY NOT FUNCTION IN AOE PROGRAMS NOT USING IT. LIKEWISE, YOU MAY GET SOME STRANGE RESULTS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO VIEW EARLIER VCR TAPES WHEN THIS PATCH IS INSTALLED. THESE MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE WITH THE TIME "SLIDER" AT 50%. V. CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE SPITFIRE 14 FLIGHT WILL NO LONGER REACH 500+ MPH AT 15000' BOTH SPITFIRES FLIGHT MODELS HAVE BEEN TWEAKED A BIT THE AR-234 CAN TAKE-OFF THE P-47 WILL ROLL FASTER THE P-51 HAS A MODIFIED POWER TO DRAG RATIO. SPEEDS REMAIN ACCURATE BUT YOU WILL FEEL MORE POWER, ACCELERATION, AND LESS LOSS OF SPEED IN TURNS. *.TBL FILES FOR P-47, P38, AND P51 INCLUDED JUNK FILES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED BULLET2.ZIP AND USDAT.ZIP ADDED *IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHICH ZIPPED PATCH IS WHICH, ALL V1.2 ZIPPED PATCHES ARE DATED 1-22-94. VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK DAMON SLYE FOR CREATING "ACES OVER EUROPE" AND FOR CONTINUING NOT TO ENCRYPT HIS CODE. SPECIAL THANKS TO BRIAN SANFORD FOR DETERMINING THE CHANGES IN THE *.FMD FILES FROM AOTP. THANKS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO POINTED OUT ERRORS IN MY WORK. THIS MODIFICATION PATCH IS THE RESULT OF A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN GRANT "TAGERT" SENN AND NICHOLAS BELL. DUE TO COMMITTMENTS TO SCHOOL AND THE US ARMY RESERVE, TAGERT ASKES THAT ALL COMMENTS, GRIPES, OR SUGGESTIONS ON THESE MODIFICATIONS BE DIRECTED TO ME. (WORK ONLY INTERRUPTS 40 TO 50 HOURS A WEEK OF MY TIME!) IN MY OPINION, IF YOU WANT TO BUG HIM, GO AHEAD ! AND REMEMBER, "THE BEST WAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE IS IF WE ALL SHARE INFORMATION AND IDEAS." (TAGERT) GRANT "TAGERT" SENN NICHOLAS BELL 70713,136 72162,1667 1-11-94 V1.0 1-13-94 V1.1 1-22-94 V1.2