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Offline Effdub

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« on: January 03, 2001, 09:57:00 AM »
Came across this URL while visiting Microproe's B-17 site: http://www.b-17.com/menu.html

The above link offers a virtual tour inside the B-17 (thanks to QuickTime  
A must! for all ye Buffers  

Oh btw, the B-17 Flying Fortress - the Mighty Eigth (can you say: looong game title?   game is mucho fun - even for Luftwobbles as you can jump into a Me-109/Fw-190 and kick some buff bellybutton like we are used too in AH...  

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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2001, 11:13:00 AM »
Sorry to jump in, but... I expected a lot from B17II, all i got from it was using the Nordern Sight. Other than that, I dinnae call it a Sim, when my Dora flies like a Zekke (and the 109's Keep attacking my B17 from my dead 6!!! LOL !).

I had a lot of pleasure with B17I , maybe I'm just too old to get some fun out of Boxed sims... dunno.

It's a nice Game, just a tad repetitive (and you don't get to shoot Tardo either...)

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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2001, 07:22:00 PM »
 
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Originally posted by Saintaw:
it a Sim, when my Dora flies like a Zekke (and the 109's Keep attacking my B17 from my dead 6!!! LOL !).

Yup flight model is super porked... but the Fw in the game is an A8 not a D9. Notice how short and snub the nose is? Also it has 4x 20mms in the wings, Dora only has 2 and those are the inboard cannons.
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2001, 09:56:00 AM »
It is not a fighter sim.

It is a crew managment sim.

Offline Effdub

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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2001, 09:32:00 AM »
erm, yup   what Animal says - obviously you get the most out of flying the B-17 and managing your crew members. The "fly Fighters" option is just a lil' icing on the cake.

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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2001, 02:19:00 PM »
rotted crusty funky modeled icing.

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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2001, 07:13:00 PM »
you're mom

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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2001, 07:34:00 PM »
"your mom"

Who you talkin to loser?

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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2001, 08:41:00 AM »
Hehe Seawulfe   Didn't stay long enough on my Hard Drive to figure out the Difference  

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