Welcome to the 'EAW New Front - Version 1.28C' download page, made available by members of the Society of European Air War Contributers (SEAWC). Below you will find links to the relevant downloads needed to upgrade EAW toversion 1.28C.

VERSION 1.28C

2/November/2009

Version 1.28C - What's in the new patch?

... Biggest change is a new CDF and Folder structure . These new sets are transparent to the player. That is, they need no special attention. But they will be important to the modder. Specialized tools will be available to "mod" these files. Do not remove any of the original CDF files or .dat files before upgrading to 1.28c, since they may be checked. The game will default to the original CDF files if the new sets are not found in 1.28c. -- A "Dir.set" file or folder will contain many special mods. Eventually, it is meant to contain complete "scenarios" that can be accessed and changed in-game. -- A "CDF.set" folder that contains many specialized CDF files. For example, SPAW will have these unique files (and more) in a set: SPAWSPT.cdf SPAWDATA.cdf SPAWMENU.cdf SPAWPIC.cdf SPAWFLT.cdf SPAWPITS.cdf SPAWTER.cdf Details of modding the new files are not part of this README. But some examples and explanations can be found below in the TECHNICAL section. Maximum of 60 different plane types Usable, online and offline in one set. A second alternate planeset of 60 more aircraft may be added by modders and can be accessed in-game. Player can select up to 64 planes per flight in Single Mission mode, depending on available aircraft. -In Career mode, only the commander can select and lead up to 64 aircraft. Engine start smoke -Depends on the current throttle setting. With extreme throttle settings, the engines won't start. - If the engines are still cold and you raise the throttle too fast, the engine will take a little damage, If you repeat this too often, heavier damage is taken and the engine will start to smoke. - Engines can overcool if you cut power in a highspeed dive. Read the above. Parachutes forbidden. Before 1918 dates, 'chutes will not be available to pilots and crew. Was considered cowardly to use them. "War ship" type convoys added to the stock transport convoys. -If you choose one of the two "ship convoys" as target for an interdict mission, only targets that have a "ship convoy" are displayed on the preflight map. A 2nd supercharger stage added for piston engines with high altitude capabilities. More action codes (most are codes for additional damage types). Aircraft Formations - Every nation can have its own formation type. These are inside a formations.dat file in the main EAW directory. Bomber Missions The campaign routines are adjusted to make "bomber campaigns" better, with more dependable escorts. V1 slot can now be used as an extra plane slot of another type. 2d cockpits (F-1) can be disabled in all screen resolutions by an EAW.ini setting. Burn Damage Multi- engined planes may lose a wing when a damaged engine burns too long. Gunsight computer - The computed gunsight now relates to the distance, not the enemy's G-force. Tail gunners and AAA (ground fire) will not stop shooting when a plane engine just smokes. Front Lines will be displayed on the single mission map by a red line. Artificial Intelligence - AI´s will avoid hills rather well now. They can't be led to crash into a mountainside so easily anymore. Caution and Disclaimer ... While most existing addon mods should be compatible with this patch, some mods e.g. Flight models, will disable some features and produce minor gameplay problems. The normal rules apply about online compatibility. We accept no liability for any damage this might do to your system. By installing this patch you accept full liability for installing this to your own computer and do so at your own risk. Having said this, it has been fully play tested with no resulting problems on our computers.

Download for Version 1.28C (Best for - High Speed connection (Broadband, ADSL etc)

Primary Download (updated 2/Nov/09_

Single Download Size (55 Meg)

Download for Support files for Version 1.28C

Contains: OAW128v13UG.exe V128C details document JIM128C install.exe

Single Download Size (4.4 Meg)