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LINKS TO HELP SITES OR FORUMS
There are now so many support web sites for "B17,
The Mighty Eighth" and so many useful help topics posted at BA, this page has
been created to store them. If you have any problems, you can send me an email
at: admin@glewis.us
v7th Recon - All the original recon photos of the ingame targets + my Jukebox and more by Doc |
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Bombardier's Competition website by Doc (Including excellent tutorials on CEP and the Norden bombsight by AC) |
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v8th Academy by Zeus: (excellent for new v8thOps members) |
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Helpful links for your bombing pleasure by Misha: |
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Intervalometer Tutorial by Fab: |
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The vPathfinders hosted by Clansman. |
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Intercooler help by Hylander. |
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Engine Management by Hylander. |
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Fuel Management by Hscha Weise. |
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How to install skins by many contributors |
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Changing bomber names and frequency of promotions using 'scripts.omf' and a hex editor by Doc |
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Parameters.doc supplied by Wayward Design. Gives info on the R&R file and registry hacks that can be done. |
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Altering sounds in B17 II by Hylander |
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Patch 2 Readme: Important info on engine management and the effect of difficulty settings |
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Winter Terrain: Thread giving instructions and a link to download the needed file...Spinner created the .reg files |
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Damaged bombers crashing: idea for a work around by Hylander |
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Navigating and understanding Latitudes and Longitudes by clansman |
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Adding skins tutorial by Rocket Ronnie |
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Changing Crewmember names by Fab, JoelR and others |
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Help with Win 2000 troubles running B17 |
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"Dannyboy" by Harry Connick Jr....MP3 from the movie "Memphis Belle"...by Doc |
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Eisenhower's D-Day broadcast to Western Europe...1.4 mb zipped...by Doc |
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Here's the nose art for "Chow Hound". This was done for me by rattle based on a decal I sent him from my 48th/scale model. It includes a readme text on how to add it using the omf utility. |
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Here is the skin I use for "Chow Hound". It has the nose art included. |
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Some interesting security stuff from Bomb Guy |
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World Time ...Click a city on the map to get the current local time...by Doc |
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Improved B17 Cockpit .tga images by Angel31 |
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Improved B17 Cockpit Compartment view and crew flak jackets by Tinitoon |
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Never have to delete/recreate your graphics cache again! by Hylander |
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Enemy Fighter changes using the R&R file by Grouser |
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Small icons for computer/manual control (with a noseart bonus) |
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Landing the B17 Manually by Brookster D |
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"Matching ingame nose art at the Front End" Instructions for modifying the 'Front End' screen to have matching text and nose art for your ingame nose art by Doc |
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"Putting yourself in the game...really" Personalize your game by adding your own image...or your friends by Doc. |
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Change the 'Loading Background' image to a screenshot from the movie 'Memphis Belle' by Doc |
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Bomber Repairs and Crew Management by GT182 |
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"Quickly & easily modify your R&R file to generate custom QuickStart Missions." CAUTION: Requires a registry hack. Be sure to read all info carefully...by "Gnat" |
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Replacement Game Manual and Quick Start Guide can be found here. |
PATCHES & MODS for B17 (zipped)