SimHQ just shut down their ThirdWire forums, with the official line being that they couldn't handle the increased moderation required from the recent spike in activity. Unfortunately, just like with TAW, what existed of the knowledge base went away without warning.
In the meantime, I started the wiki
strikefighters.wikia.com
There's not a whole lot there yet, as I don't have very much free time right now. However, I have posted details on each of the games in the series, and JonathanRL has posted data on his excellent Scandinavian Front mod for SF2E. I'll try to add details from my draft Mod Management Manifesto when I get the opportunity.
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It looks like we're the only show in town for now...
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Home Fries
, May 22 2012 10:08 PM
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Home Fries
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Posted 22 May 2012 - 10:08 PM
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
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Posted 22 May 2012 - 10:44 PM
I'm surprised SF2 is less popular than these extreme difficulty sims: Too much procedure to fire just one missile. One of the reasons why I like SF2: Click, aim, fire.
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Posted 22 May 2012 - 10:58 PM
thanks homefries and radpig94. i was just on simhq and they shut the door of strike fighter but i do not know why they let yap continue with business. also i tried to lure and post and remind some thirdwire users to come over here but to no avail. looks like no one is taking it. seems like all lost interest or seriously taking a long break from mod and sim. also since ca is down it has not only affect ca but as c5 and marcfighters site and plus the addition of simhq fiasco and I don't want o get into capun ateam site which is strict and bad..
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Posted 22 May 2012 - 11:48 PM
Maybe these sites could help somehow? They are not SF2 oriented but I bet you could convince them to help out, so they can bring attention to site like this one.
http://www.mission4today.com/
http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php
http://www.allaircra...ions.com/forum/
http://www.mission4today.com/
http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php
http://www.allaircra...ions.com/forum/
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Posted 23 May 2012 - 12:10 AM
No worries, guys. Once CA comes back up, all will be right with the world.
-Home Fries
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
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Posted 23 May 2012 - 12:27 AM
RadPig94, on 22 May 2012 - 10:44 PM, said:
I'm surprised SF2 is less popular than these extreme difficulty sims: Too much procedure to fire just one missile. One of the reasons why I like SF2: Click, aim, fire.
-Home Fries
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
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Posted 23 May 2012 - 09:12 AM
Home Fries, on 23 May 2012 - 12:27 AM, said:
Nothing wrong with the study sims. The complexity gives them a lot of staying power. I fly Falcon 4 as well as SF2, and while it can be more frustrating because you don't have the same crutches available as you do in SF2, the difficulty and required attention to detail makes for incredibly memorable missions. I can fondly remember missions I flew 6 years ago because of making it by the skin of my teeth, and with nothing more than my instruments, know-how, and luck. That said, study sims require a lot more preparation time as well as flying time, whereas you can fly 3-4 SF2 missions during the time it takes to plan a single F4 strike. Both sims scratch an itch.
Both FSim types have there place. TAW2.0 and SF2 allows me to climb aboard without too much trouble. F4? ........ That's another matter.
But I enjoy both types. 
Custom built PC:TAW2.0 Ed:2.20 Baseline+2.21 Patch+2.22a Patch, nGlide Wrapper 1600x1200 (tweaked), Falcon 4AF, 1.013 Patch, High Tiles (winter) running on XP Home SP3 32bit OS HDD partition and DCSWorld plus DCS FC3, running on Vista Home Premium 64bit OS HDD alternative partition.
Installed on: Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard, Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz/8Gb RAM chip set (only 3.5Gb available with XP & 32bit system), NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 (896Mb mem) video card with Direct X9c, Realtek ALC850 sound circuitry, Samsung 21"(4x3)Flat LCD, TM Cougar joystick, TrackIR 3Pro, Logitech G330 Headset, ConnectAccess621 ADSL2/2 Router.
MSI GE60 OND-288AU Notebook:TAW2.0 Ed:2.20 Baseline+2.21 Patch+2.22a Patch, nGlide Wrapper 1920 x 1080 (16 x 9) Res., Falcon 4AF, 1.013 Patch, High Tiles (winter) and Arma2 - CO running on Win8 64-bit OS.
Installed on: 15.6" (16 x 9) 1920 x 1080 HD anti-glare LCD screen, i7-3630QM 3rd Gen. Intel Core X64-based CPU, Intel HM76 Chipset with Turbo Drive Engine and Cooler Boost Technology, 16Gb DDR3 1600MHz Memory in two slots, NVIDIA Geforce GTX660M 3D Graphics Card with Direct X11, 2Gb GDDR5 Graphics VRAM, 750Gb SATA 7200 rpm HDD, Blue-Ray Optical drive, Saitek X52 joystick (alternatively, MS Sidewinder), Sierra USB Telstra 4G wireless modem (or WiFi in Bali).
Installed on: Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard, Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz/8Gb RAM chip set (only 3.5Gb available with XP & 32bit system), NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 (896Mb mem) video card with Direct X9c, Realtek ALC850 sound circuitry, Samsung 21"(4x3)Flat LCD, TM Cougar joystick, TrackIR 3Pro, Logitech G330 Headset, ConnectAccess621 ADSL2/2 Router.
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MSI GE60 OND-288AU Notebook:TAW2.0 Ed:2.20 Baseline+2.21 Patch+2.22a Patch, nGlide Wrapper 1920 x 1080 (16 x 9) Res., Falcon 4AF, 1.013 Patch, High Tiles (winter) and Arma2 - CO running on Win8 64-bit OS.
Installed on: 15.6" (16 x 9) 1920 x 1080 HD anti-glare LCD screen, i7-3630QM 3rd Gen. Intel Core X64-based CPU, Intel HM76 Chipset with Turbo Drive Engine and Cooler Boost Technology, 16Gb DDR3 1600MHz Memory in two slots, NVIDIA Geforce GTX660M 3D Graphics Card with Direct X11, 2Gb GDDR5 Graphics VRAM, 750Gb SATA 7200 rpm HDD, Blue-Ray Optical drive, Saitek X52 joystick (alternatively, MS Sidewinder), Sierra USB Telstra 4G wireless modem (or WiFi in Bali).
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Posted 23 May 2012 - 04:50 PM
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill
The average Naval Aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
