Author Topic: German Aircraft (Read 1202 times)

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2003, 12:24:39 AM »

I remember EAW had them on it, i was not offended but encouraged to shoot wabble tails.

In fact shooting nazi planes is my life.

The swastisca and the finnish sunmill are both the same old keltic symbol.

Only they stand for something else.

I prefer realistic so they should be there

Anyway it would be the same like making a WOII war movie about the nazi's and than leave out the uniforms and stuff.

Karnak · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2003, 01:40:41 AM »

BUG,

The version of EAW sold in Europe did not have the swasticas enabled.

GScholz · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2003, 02:14:35 AM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
BUG,

The version of EAW sold in Europe did not have the swasticas enabled.

Mine did.

mipoikel · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2003, 03:04:29 AM »

thulin-parasol

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 04, 2003, 06:03:00 PM »

Yep mine did too and guess who lives in europe here

hazed- · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2003, 04:57:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Shiva
It's not completely illegal; it's just that the narrow exceptions don't extend to games that happen to be set in the period. And it's not just the hakenkreuz; Article 86a of the German penal code prohibits the use of symbols of an organization hostile to the constitution, or using these symbols publicly in meetings or publications, these symbols to include flags, buttons, uniforms, slogans and forms of greetings, as well as variations that are extremely similar to the original ones. The exceptions are the use of these symbols for public education, prevention of hostile actions against the constitution, the use in art, science, schooling, news reports, historical reports and the like.

well thats alright then !! without those symbols we are safe from WW3!! no self respecting dictator would dare try to take over the world without his own icon!

What a silly, silly law

NOD2000 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2003, 05:14:47 PM »

I like the planes better this way. It just looks more realistic

whgates3 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2003, 11:18:56 PM »

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Originally posted by hazed-
well thats alright then !! without those symbols we are safe from WW3!! no self respecting dictator would dare try to take over the world without his own icon!

What a silly, silly law

no doubt. more likley the law is there to help them forget about getting an oscar whomping...i wonder if the sex pistols qualified for the exemption under art

Shiva · « **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2003, 12:44:16 PM »

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Originally posted by hazed-
well thats alright then !! without those symbols we are safe from WW3!! no self respecting dictator would dare try to take over the world without his own icon!

It was actually enacted as a means to prevent a resurgent Nazi party from using the symbols of the old Nazi party as focal points for the organization.

Ecke-109- · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2003, 06:33:48 AM »

I ,as a german, dont need any swastika.Clockwise or not.
Hitler and the nazis poisoned that sign,even the SS sign, for ever.

I noticed the irritation when i introduced the 109g2 to some friends of mine.

Germans learned a lot after WW2.But i can not disown that a few toejamheads still believe in this signs.

I have problems to convince my interested friends that the swastika is just for fun and realism painted on the planes.
They do not accept this kind of realism.Me as well.

And i dont want to see any squads called SS-sturmgruppe or similar to that,flying in the game. "Just for realism!"

As a german sim-fan ,i am happy to fly german planes in the game.But Dont forget of the power these signs have.Still nowadays!

Greets from Ecke

crowbaby · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2003, 07:12:01 AM »

I really enjoy this game.

However, i also live in the real world, and when i play my game, i don't want to be reminded of this, i don't want to see swastikas, let's at least keep our escapism as untainted as we can. O.k, i know pretending to shoot down other pilots is a bit sick, but the game wouldn't be much fun if we didn't. However, i draw the line at the swastika.

-One in five people are going to bed hungry while i stay up late for 'just one more sortie'. 300,000 die of obesity in the U.S. every year.
-The right wing is on the rise again in Europe, this time mostly targeting immigrants.
-The concepts of Lebensraum, ghettos, racial superiority and the militarized state are still alive and well in, of all places, 'Israel' where people really should know better.
-The Nazi concept of nations having a 'right' to resources is alive and well. The U.S. is about to go to war so that we can continue playing our cheap games on our cheap computers powered by our cheap oil.