WINGS: OVER FLANDERS FIELDS BH&H II - FAQ / HELP DOCUMENT
HTTPS://WWW.OVERFLANDERSFIELDS.COM/ UPDATED 13 SEPTEMBER 2024 V 4.09
Here you can view latest help, info, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). It covers WOFF BH&H II, is
extensively updated and contains all the known issues, fixes, and many tips. Please read carefully.
If, having followed advice throughout this document, you still have problems, then you can contact Support; see
the last section.
INDEX: Questions about gameplay are marked with * at the start.
1) WHAT DO I NEED, SO I CAN FLY ‘WOFF BH&H II’............................................................................... 3
2) INSTALLING WOFF BH&H II - IN DETAIL. ........................................................................................... 4
2A) IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT: INSTALL DIRECTX 9........................................................................... 8
3) BLUE DOWNLOAD BUTTON DOES NOT WORK IN EMAIL FROM 2CHECKOUT ?................................... 9
3A) DOWNLOADING WOFF FAILS - OR - THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE IS CORRUPT? ..............................10
5) FOR THOSE USERS WITH NON-ENGLISH WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS. ......................................13
6) GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE..............................................................................................16
7) ANTI-VIRUS THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH WOFF INSTALL OR RUNNING. ...........................................17
8) OPERATING SYSTEMS – LATEST INFO FOR WINGS OVER FLANDERS FIELDS. .....................................19
9) HOW DO I REMAP KEYS OR CONTROLLERS? OR RUDDER PEDALS OR THROTTLE WON’T WORK? .....19
10) CONFIGURATION CH RUDDER PEDALS AND FIGHTERSTICK IN CH SOFTWARE [UPDATED]...............24
10A) ALTERNATIVE CONFIG FOR CH RUDDER PEDALS AND FIGHTERSTICK IN CH SOFTWARE. ..............27
11) I CANNOT END THE MISSION!.......................................................................................................30
12) I CANNOT SET ANTI-ALIASING TO “0” (NONE) IN WORKSHOP, OR HOW TO SETUP AA?.................31
13) LOGITECH G940 CENTERING IS ODD. .............................................................................................31
14) FUNCTION KEY MAPPING TOOL BEEPS SEVERAL TIMES – OR POV SWITCH DOESN’T WORK! ..........31
14A) FUNCTION KEY MAPPING TOOL IS SLOW, OR MY VBK BUTTONS DON’T WORK IN FLIGHT!...........32
15) OPTIMISING YOUR GRAPHICS, MINIMISING STUTTERS, INCREASING FRAME RATES.......................32
16) CANNOT GET TO FLY, I SEE ERROR “WOFF DLL DID NOT START OR WOFF DLL RUNTIME CRASH!”...35
17) HOW TO UN-INSTALL AND RE-INSTALL CLEANLY & FIX RANDOM ERRORS YOU CANNOT EXPLAIN. .36
18) TRACKIR DOES NOT WORK?..........................................................................................................37
19) THE WEATHER IN WOFF IS ALWAYS BAD IN CAMPAIGN?...............................................................38
20) CAN I INSTALL MY OLD “WINGSOVERFLANDERSFIELDS SKINS PACK” ?...........................................39
21) * ‘ROTARY ENGINE BLIP’ FUNCTION – HOW TO USE IN WOFF? .......................................................39
22) * HOW DO I SELECT A VIEW FROM TARGET-TO-PLAYER? - OR USING TAC.......................................40
23) SETTING UP SAITEK QUADRANT CONTROLLER IN FUNCTIONS KEY MAPPING TOOL........................40
24) * IN “J” KEY OBSERVER VIEW I SEE AIRCRAFT/OBJECTS ABOVE/IN THE GROUND? .........................41
25) INFO ON SCREEN SHOWS IN METRIC (Z KEY, F6 DIALS) CAN I CHANGE IT TO IMPERIAL?.................42
26) WHERE ARE MY SCREENSHOTS STORED THAT I TOOK IN SIM USING THE K KEY?............................42
27) HOW CAN I REVERSE MY RUDDER AXIS? .......................................................................................42
28) * SOME AIRCRAFT NEED TRIM TO FLY STRAIGHT OR VEER OFF TO ONE SIDE?.................................43
29) * MY SQUADRON DOES NOT HAVE THE AIRCRAFT IT SHOULD? .....................................................43
30) * CAN I CHOOSE MY OWN SQUADRON AND AIRCRAFT MANUALLY? ..............................................44
31) SAITEK X52 JOYSTICK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK IN SIM?...............................................................44
32) TAC DISPLAY ICON GUIDE: ............................................................................................................44
33) IT IS HARD TO LOOK AROUND IS THERE HEAD TRACKING OR A MOUSE LOOK OPTION? ................45
34) * ACES DON’T DIE? “TOP ACES” OPTION IN WORKSHOP DESCRIBED?.............................................45
35) WOFF EXITS OR QUITS WHEN I GO TO FLY?...................................................................................46
36) * HOW TO USE THE CLAIM FORM POP UP AFTER A MISSION? ........................................................47
37) * HOW TO ENABLE MANUAL ENGINE STARTS (FOR HARDCORE USERS) ..........................................48
38) COCKPIT LIGHTS LOOK GOOD ONLY IN SOME AIRCRAFT? ..............................................................48
39) DIRECTX 9 ENHANCED SHADERS - SETTINGS EXPLAINED. .............................................................48
40) WHEN I TRY TO RUN WOFF I GET AN ERROR "MISSING OR INVALID WMP.DLL"? ...........................49
41) * MY LEADER TAKES OFF, BUT STAYS LOW AND CIRCLES FOR A LONG TIME?..................................50
42) * 2-SEATER: DOES MY AUTOPILOT ENGAGE WHEN I AM IN OBSERVER VIEW? ................................50
43) IN THE SIM MY CONTROLLERS ARE NOT WORKING?......................................................................51
44) WINDOWS 10 OR 11 - KNOWN ISSUES..........................................................................................51
45) * LIMITED TIME TO PLAY CAMPAIGN? OR WANT MORE ACTION? ..................................................52
46) CAN I UPGRADE MY OLD “OVER FLANDERS FIELDS: BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL”? ......................53
47) AFTER A MISSION WOFF QUITS, OR QUITS WHEN GOING TO CAMPAIGN SCREEN?........................53
48) IF I EXIT A MISSION (USING CTRL-Q, ENTER) OR START A MISSION MY SCREEN GOES BLANK?........54
49) WOFF’S MENU BUTTONS ARE MISSING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN?...............................55
50) TM WARTHOG / SLAW DEVICE PEDALS – OR T.16000M PEDALS HOW TO MAP THEM? ..................56
51) * I DON’T SEEM TO GET BOMBING MISSIONS (OR OTHER MISSIONS)?............................................57
55) * HOW TO AVOID STALLING THE ALBATROS (OR OTHER AIRCRAFT) IN DOGFIGHTS? ......................61
56) "EXCEPTION: GAME TERMINATED PREMATURELY"- OR WHITE/BLACK SCREEN IN RUNTIME..........61
57) CAN I REMOVE THE POP-UP TEXT THAT APPEARS WHEN I LOOK AT GAUGES AREA? ....................63
58) I CANNOT ENTER MY ORDER NUMBER WHEN WOFF BH&H2 .........................................................63
59) WHEN I ATTEMPT TO FLY I SEE AN ERROR EXCEPTION INTERPAIRTABLE Y ! = RESULT ?.................63
60) DURING INSTALL I GET “ERROR OCCURRED ………DIRECTORY MOVEFILE FAILED CODE 32” ?...........63
61) * EXTRA KEYS YOU CAN USE WHEN FLYING WOFF BH&H II?...........................................................64
62) * LONE WOLF MISSIONS EXPLAINED. .............................................................................................64
63) * BALLOONS AND RAILYARDS AND OTHER GROUND ATTACKS EXPLAINED. ....................................64
64) TAKING SCREENSHOTS DOES NOT WORK? ....................................................................................66
65) HOW DO I USE THE LEWIS GUN RELOAD, OR LOWER OR RAISE IT?.................................................66
66) VKB T-RUDDERS BIND OK, BUT DO NOT WORK IN THE SIM?..........................................................67
68) CAN I CHANGE THE DEFAULT ZOOM IN COCKPIT TO BE MORE PERMANENT?.................................69
69) BLUE DOWNLOAD BUTTON DOES NOT WORK IN EMAIL FROM 2CHECKOUT ?................................70
70) * HOW TO BOMB TARGETS FROM A 2 SEATER?..............................................................................70
71) BALLOON BUSTING MISSIONS END IN A ‘SIGNALCRASHEVENTANDWAIT’ ERROR...........................71
72) VIRPIL RUDDERS GETTING THEM TO BE RECOGNISED IN THE SIM. .................................................72
74) WHEN I TRY TO CREATE A PILOT I GET AN ERROR..........................................................................73
75) HOW CAN I VIEW ALL THE AVAILABLE AIRCRAFT SKINS / TEXTURES ? ...........................................74
76) HOW CAN I FLY IN THE FIRST BLITZ OVER ENGLAND ?....................................................................74
76) MY DOWNLOAD OF WOFF BH&H II STOPS DOWNLOADING AT 1GB...............................................75
78) LAPTOP USERS’ NOTES..................................................................................................................76
79) CONTACTING SUPPORT.................................................................................................................77
1) What do I need, so I can fly ‘WOFF BH&H II’
A PC computer with WINDOWS 10 64 Bit, WINDOWS 8.x 64 Bit, or WINDOWS 7 64 bit. You must also be a
full Admin user. (Note Windows XP, and 32 bit operating systems are not supported).
Minimum System Specifications;
CPU: Intel 2.9 GHz CPU Speed or higher. NVidia Graphics card, 660 GTX or above. 1.5GB or more of GPU
on the card. We do not recommend ATI/AMD GPUs currently:
PC Memory: 6GB RAM or higher.
A PC Joystick is required preferably with twist option for rudder control.
Direct X 9 must be installed (see section 2a below for step-by-step).
We recommend you close all possible background tasks, AV scanners etc.
Read through the FAQ section 2a for more details on installing DirectX and elsewhere for other help. Note
to run with a lower system specification, using lower graphic settings in Workshop – see section 15 and
others for help optimizing.
Recommended System Specifications;
CPU: Intel 3.6+ GHz CPU or higher. Core speed and cache performance is most important. Multi-core will
only help speed slightly.
GPU: Nvidia 970 GTX or higher for best performance with more than 2GB VIDEO RAM. High resolutions
like 3440x1400 or 4K will likely require 1080 GTX or preferably higher depending on system and settings.
We do not recommend AMD/ATI graphics cards currently.
Memory: 8GB PC RAM or higher.
A PC Joystick is required preferably with twist option for rudder control. Optional rudder pedals can help
immersion and control.
Direct X 9 must be installed (see section 2a below for step-by-step).
Please don’t assume you have it installed already, and if Windows tells you that you do not need it, please
ignore that and install it anyway! We cannot stress this enough. Please install it.
TrackIR or other compatible head tracking is very recommended for total immersion - much easier to
track enemies, watch your back and see the lower cockpit instruments and dials easily.
https://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/ . Although we recommend TrackIR, there are free alternatives
such as FaceTrackNoIR https://sourceforge.net/projects/facetracknoir/ which work well enough for some
people, or FreeTrack http://free-track.net/english/ etc.
Update May 2024: If you have trouble with the download stopping at 1GB repeatedly please see section
76 near the end of this document.
2) Installing WOFF BH&H II - in detail.
1. NOTE before installing WOFF BH&H II you must remove any previous WOFF versions installed, if any.
(Skip to step 2 below if you have no WOFF installed).
Use the WOFFToolbox program, found in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Toolbox (this is the default location,
but find the \WOFF\Toolbox folder if you installed elsewhere).
Before running the tool you may want to backup and custom skins you have made from
..\WOFF\Campaigns\Campaign Data\Skins (default location)
Next run the WOFFToolbox and choose “Uninstall WOFF” :
After the uninstall process has completed. Exit WOFFToolbox (click the small X top right).
2. NEXT how to install WOFF BH&H II:
If you have purchased WOFF BH&H II, the digital Download version will need to be downloaded from the
link sent in an email from 2checkout - after your order has been successfully processed.
The download is a large compressed “zip” file, currently 9.55 GB (10,262,728,607 bytes). Windows 7, 8, 10
and 11 users can open the file usually without help from a compression program.
However you must still COPY (or unzip) all of the files contained inside the zip, into a new folder on your
hard drive before running the installer.
All the files must be all together in one folder on your hard drive, not in sub folders (see the image below):
Note image below is an example, file size and total number of ’.bin’ files may vary from this;
(file extensions on the end of the files names (such as .exe or .bin etc ) only show if you have enabled this
option in windows file explorer, see folder options, view, uncheck ‘Hide extensions for known file types’).
Next double click on the WingsOverFlandersFields_BHAHII_V6.00 Application to launch the installer
program. Follow carefully as the instructions are displayed by the installer. Examples of the installation
procedure are shown below;
1. 2.
3. 4.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation. Just before the end of the install you will get the BHAH complete message;
After clicking Finish, you may then get a pop up from Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 redistributable
(see next image below).
Just leave it on “Repair Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86. ..” and click Next to complete the install.
Otherwise if you do not have Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable installed it will prompt to
install those components - then please choose to install. Please click Next and follow the prompts. When
done it should say installation or repair is complete, Click Finish. (see next image)
Notes:
1) Make sure you save the download onto a disk drive with plenty of space to store the large zip (approx
11GB and another 11GB to unpack the files to allow install). Additionally WOFF BH&H II installation itself
will need at least 50 GB of free space. Now it includes approx 7000 built in skins and plenty of music!
2) Do not try to run from inside the download zip itself, copy the files first (see above).
3) MAKE A BACKUP! The download links are not lifetime guaranteed! They expire after around 14 days..
This is to avoid needing new links to be generated to re download files. If 3 months have passed since
the purchase and you have lost your install files, a $6 charge (from 7 August 2023) will apply to reactivate
or create a new download link, to cover our costs. So PLEASE backup your files to more than one drive and
good quality USB stick - i.e. somewhere safe off from your main PC to avoid this. Store your order
reference number safely and securely too.
4) Important: FIRST remove older versions of WOFF : simply run the WOFFtoolbox.exe provided in
\WOFF\Toolbox folder and select uninstall WOFF! After you are informed in the WOFFToolbox program
that uninstall has finished successfully you can close the toolbox, then delete the remaining files and
folders in WOFF folder.
If you have trouble unpacking or installing WOFF BH&H II ;
Firstly read section 7) on Anti Virus then return here if you still have a problem.
Make sure you have enough free disk space to unpack it too (you will need at least 11 GB free to unzip
and at least 50 GB free to install to.
Scan your disk for possible errors see;
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2080276/run-chkdsk-windows.html
Other than that you may have a memory issue, try scanning with
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/diagnosing-memory-problems-on-your-computer
Windows Memory Diagnostics - how to run it manually :
Open Memory Diagnostics Tool by clicking the Start button once, and then clicking Control Panel.
In the search box, type Memory, and then click Diagnose your computer's memory problems. (in
Windows 11, just click on the Start icon, and immediately start typing: mem
as soon as you get that far Windows Memory Diagnostic App should appear above in the search results.
Click it to launch the memory checker.
2A) IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT: INSTALL DIRECTX 9
A) You need to install the FULL DirectX 9 install from Microsoft.
Yes even in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 or Windows 11. Even though Windows 10 / 11 has DX12, you still
must install it. Even if Windows tells you not to, and yes even if you think it’s already included/built-
in/installed :).
It’s a must have for WOFF!
Do not worry, all will be fine, it won’t break any other DirectX, it is perfectly happy to run alongside!
Follow these step-by-step instructions:
(Note the direct X 9 installation file is in your C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Toolbox\DX9Redist folder. The file
is called directx_Jun2010_redist.exe . If you installed WOFF elsewhere look for the Toolbox\DX9Redist
folder there).
Or if you prefer download from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109
Or download from Simhq.net:
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3555696/Direct_X9_June_2010_Redist.html
First, double click on the directx_Jun2010_redist.exe file to decompress it. It is a “self-extracting”
compressed file. That means it will unpack/decompress and produce more files into a temporary folder of
your choice. Accept the license that pops up, then enter a temporary path and folder for it, for example
C:\Temp\DX9.
Using the example folder above, it will usually say “folder C:\Temp\DX9 does not exist, do you want to
create it?” Choose yes. It will unpack the files to the chosen folder. Now at this point DirectX9 is NOT yet
installed - you have only unpacked the installation files the next step is to actually install that.
So... you must now go to that temporary folder you chose (C:\Temp\DX9 for example) and run the
DXSETUP application by double-clicking with left mouse button on it. Agree to the license and click Next
and then Next and make sure it installs. You must do this step or it won’t be installed! It’s possible
Windows may block or try to warn you “Windows protected your PC” - but it’s absolutely fine,
Please continue. If smart screen pops up click “more info” then Run Anyway. Example image below.
DirectX 12, 11 and 9 do not conflict with each other. You can install and update them in any order.
You will already have DirectX 11 (or DirectX 12 in Windows 10), which is meant to be compatible with DX9
but you will still need some components Microsoft chose not to include. So please do not skip this step,
even if you think you already have DX9 installed.
B) Next you must install the latest update from our website downloads page for WOFF
BH&H II if available.
Go to http://www.overflandersfields.com and click downloads menu button and choose WOFF BH&H II.
C) IMPORTANT NOTE: THE FIRST TIME YOU LAUNCH WOFF BH&H II IT WILL ASK YOU TO
ENTER YOUR UNIQUE ORDER REFERENCE NUMBER TO VERIFY THE PURCHASE. SEE THE
“HOW TO GET STARTED IN WOFF” - SECTION 4 BELOW - FOR MORE HELP.
D) UPDATE: An update from Microsoft seems to have caused a problem with gameux.dll for some
people (usually on windows 7 but can be on others) which sometimes causes WOFF to hang when going to
fly the first time in a day. Please see section 56 for how to fix this..
E) Check out WOFF user Rick_Rawlings' Tutorial videos - highly recommended!
See Section 4 just below for details and links!
Many thanks to Rick_Rawlings for making these !
Any problems installing or running WOFF after completing the above section this please see section 17, 35
and others.
3) Blue Download button does not work in email from 2Checkout ?
Note if your blue “Download your product” link button doesn’t work from your email, simply copy the link
above the button in the email, (see image below) and paste into your URL bar in your web browser (Edge,
Chrome, FireFox etc) and press enter of course;
3a) Downloading WOFF Fails - or - The Downloaded Zip File Is Corrupt?
When attempting to download the WOFF install files via your download link, if you have download errors
where the download aborts or fails, please try to download using a download manager such as this FREE
one; https://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
This is Free and recommended by some WOFF users for this issue, but please note: you use this at your
own risk and discretion.
Another alternative, is to try a VPN connection (you will need a 3
rd
party VPN software such as
ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Surfshark, HideME, Private Internet Access, or VPN Unlimited for example, and
connect to a UK based server then download from there. Some of these may have a Free option but it
will have limited server choices etc ;
https://www.expressvpn.com/
https://nordvpn.com/
https://surfshark.com/
https://hide.me/
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
https://www.vpnunlimited.com/
Please Note - we do not officially endorse or have any connections with these programs or websites listed
in this section.
4) HOW TO GET STARTED IN WOFF BH&H II?
After a successful installing Wings Over Flanders Fields BH&H II, and installing the latest patch from our
website (if any) and DirectX 9 as oper section 2. What now?
You can now view 3 excellent ‘How To WOFF! Getting Started in Wings Over Flanders Fields’ videos
kindly made by WOFF flier “Rick_Rawlings”. These are highly recommended. They go over many of the
basics of setting things up, workshop settings, campaign features, and more!
Part 1: https://youtu.be/czhTkNbm_vc
Part 2: https://youtu.be/VhHBRhLXIm8
Part 3: https://youtu.be/SXvKkeI1oUE
and a new “Let’s play WOFF series”: https://youtu.be/DRM7cwX9yMY in which Rick takes a flight and talks through it.
... and below you can read on for more details on getting up and running;
Refer to the download link email (see image above in section 3 for an example) and note down your
Order Reference number you will need it next!
Next double-click on the “Wings Over Flanders Fields BHAH II” icon on your desktop to launch WOFF.
After the WOFF Manager’s Splash screen and so on has displayed, you will see the welcome message as
below on the very first run only after install, click the check / tick icon in the bottom right of the window.
See the following image;
Next you will be asked to enter your order reference number;
Next enter the number carefully - best to do this by manually typing it in carefully - do not cut and paste -
and then mouse left click on the check icon (tick icon) on the right side of the box. You will only need to
do this again on a clean install usually.
If you are unsure which number is the order reference number - it is the longer order number shown on
most all emails sent to you regarding your purchase as per the example in section 3. See the next image
for an example where to find the number -
(The subject of this particular example email is usually “Your order on www.overflandersfields.com:
Product/subscription information” ) see next image;
Note if the reference number does not work, double check it is correct. Also do not cut and paste - if it
isn’t working it’s likely some space character or other is affecting things. Also return or enter key will
usually not work, you must press the check icon to the right
[KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORDER PURCHASE EMAIL, OR NOTE THIS ORDER REFERENCE NUMBER and keep
safe. It will be needed for possible future re-installs. Also do the same with your installation files. Keep
them safe offline on a USB drive or on a writeable DVD etc.]
Once you are done you should be in the main menu in the ‘WOFF Manager’. This unique manager allows
you to create pilots, join squadrons, fly missions, setup things how you like them, and much more.
However it also creates everything you see in the world when flying in WOFF. From campaigns, unique
missions, squadrons, aces, AI pilots, and many many other things to create the experiences when you fly.
Basically it is the heart of our own unique campaign engine functions, settings and much more.
At the main menu, next click on “Workshops” button on the bottom right of the menu, and check your
settings. Note in workshops there is also a “More Settings” button bottom right for more settings.
Set up your Graphics Details according to your system.
Low PC system, then set at least Terrain Detail and Scenery Detail both to “2”.
Medium system both on “3” and
High End system to “4”
Very high end system to “5”.
However it’s good practice to set Terrain and Scenery on “3” as a good starting place, see how things run,
and if it runs smoothly, then come back and increase and test.
The rest of the graphic settings on the left side of that section you can leave set on 5.
You can come back here to click “Re Map Keys/Controllers” but probably best to check WOFF runs OK first
before changing things further.
So, click “DONE” bottom left of Workshop and when back on the main menu click on “Pilot Dossiers.”
In a brand new install you will have no pilots, and so you will be taken to the Campaign Auto Deployment
Screen.
P.S. The Next time you go through this process you will already have a pilot or two, so you will see an
intermediate screen of your current pilot dossiers. From there you can view your pilot, or choose to
create a new one to get back to the Campaign Auto Deployment Screen (see image further down).
In Campaign Auto Deployment Screen look at the top left, next to the British flag. There you can choose
your pilot’s allegiance / nation by cycling with the icon.
The next button down, cycles through options such as “Pilot training then Deployment to Front” or
“Direct Deployment to Front (No Training)”. Other buttons let you choose the season/year, preferred
aircraft type and more.
Make a selection then on far right click on the large check/tick icon to choose “Start Career Enlistment”.
Now the sim will choose squadrons as close to your selections as possible. It may not always work out how
you want it depending on squads, ranks and dates, but clicking on the tick/check will accept the choice.
Clicking on the X will skip to another search choice, pressing ESC key will quit back to the Deployment
screen if you can’t find what you want then try something else or manual squad deployment (see below).
[WOFF campaign includes many unique historical touches, such as squadrons that had multiple aircraft
types active at the same time. If you end up in a squadron and you are given an aircraft you didn’t really
want, you may be able to override this in the Campaign. Simply go to Inventory screen and then next to
your player name top right, select another available aircraft]
Next fill out details for your pilot. Note “rank” is not edible if you choose auto deployment.
[When creating your pilot you can choose “rookie” or “veteran” setting. To explain, this only affects
autopilot. This is used for players who want to simulate a rookie pilot with no experience, so if you happen
to be on autopilot when you engage enemies then rookie setting will mean your AI autopilot will behave
more like a rookie. Otherwise best to normally choose veteran. It’s for use really with the below option for
more historical realism for those that want that aspect]
The Campaign Auto deployment option is to give you more a realistic taste of being sent to a squadron
and having no or little choice of where you go next (you can however choose to skip training as described
above).
Note: there is also a MANUAL SQUAD DEPLOYMENT option (see section 30 of this document for more
info!) which gives you much more control of where you will go, what date you start, and squadron choice!
This is via the small menu option bottom right on the Campaign Auto Deployment Screen .
If you created a pilot, then subsequent visits to the Pilot Dossier screen will allow you to view the pilot(s)
and create new ones or delete them and so on.
After creating a pilot, and setup your basic settings, you are ready to launch a flight WOFF.
On the main menu area, choose from Campaign with its dynamically generated missions, Quick Scenarios
- pre made missions to put you right into a combat situation, and Quick Combat where you can set up a
Scenario with numbers of aircraft, types, altitudes, situations and much more. Remember to set the
SAME or SIMILAR altitude for both you and your enemy to be close enough to find each other. You can
find this bottom left and bottom right of the Quick Combat screen.
Remember WOFF is a pilot based sim, we want you to care about your virtual pilot – try to stay alive.
If you die in QS, QC or Campaign mode you are dead and will need to create a new pilot, so be careful.
You will enjoy the sim more if you play it this way. However you can tick the “Pilot Never Dies” in QC or
QS. You can also optionally set “Outcomes” to “Easy -Pilot never dies” in Workshop so you can play the
sim how you want to and will never die. You could create extra pilots for QC, and select them in Pilot
Dossier so you do not lose your campaign pilot too easily in QC.
If you have any problems refer to the rest of this FAQ for help. A copy of this can be found with other
documents in your WOFF install in ; C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\documentation
(this is the default install location you may have changed this).
5) For those users with NON-ENGLISH Windows Operating Systems.
ONLY if you have problems - for example depending on settings and language you may occasionally have
random problems others do not see, such as errors mentioning Longitude and Latitude for example. Then
Go to your Control Panel, and find Regional Settings and follow the instructions below.
Windows 11, left click once on Windows’ Start button, directly type: Control Panel and in the list below
Control Panel will appear. Double click on the Control Panel icon to open. Open Region, then click
Additional Settings, then see below.
The example pictures here are on English OS, on Windows 7 so you need to change the equivalent
settings, on your language version of Windows (Windows 10: right click on the Start icon to get to control
view panel easily). The red numbers marked on the following pictures below indicate where to click or
select...
So, On step 5, for the Decimal symbol, replace the comma with a dot ( , to . ).
Apply that and restart Windows (you must do this). Go fly in WOFF and test it .
If a problem still exists then also try further settings as per the picture below.
Go to Control Panel, and click Regional and Language (see the following images) :
Then change to this;
IMPORTANT: Now Reboot.
Again, please make sure you download and update WOFF to the latest available version and test before
trying these above settings. See the Download menu at www.overflandersfields.com .
Note for some languages such as Korean, it has been found you also need to set the Region “Formats” to
English US or English UK :
In Windows 11, go to Settings, Time and Language, Language and Region, Administrative Language
settings, Click on Formats tab in the Region Window - OR - as above left click once on Windows’ Start
button, then immediately type: Control Panel. In the list below the Control Panel icon will appear. Double
click it to launch it. Then open Region, then the Format tab will be visible.
To do this in Windows 10, go to Settings, Region, ‘Additional date, time & regional settings’, Region,
Formats. In the pull down box change ‘Format:’ to English US -
Please see the next image;
Remember you may need to revert these settings for other programs you use after flying in WOFF.
6) General Troubleshooting Guide
Here are some basic checks you can try first but please also read the more detailed help above in this FAQ
carefully, before contacting support.
Flight simulators often have many detailed settings which can take time to setup how you like them. Few
sims are made any more in this instant gratification society! Take some time to work through.
Unfortunately, the more complicated something is, the easier it is to find something that doesn't appear
to be working properly. If so please check through the suggestions below to determine if you've found a
real problem.
a) Check your System Specs against the recommended requirements for WOFF!
http://www.overflandersfields.com/support.html
b) Make sure you have the most current WOFF patch installed for your product. See the Downloads page
on the WOFF website. http://www.overflandersfields.com/downloads.html
c) Uninstall all Mods. Many like to use Mods, but for purposes of troubleshooting, you MUST uninstall or
totally deactivate them! It is impossible for us to support changes made by others. If you had MODS
installed, even if you remove them WOFF may be damaged. We usually insist on a full clean uninstall and
reinstall of WOFF as per section 17 of this FAQ before we can try to help.
d) Reset WOFF Settings in the Workshop. Put things back to defaults to see if that helps the issue.
e) Scan your disk for errors (various programs can cause these including Windows itself crashing or not
shutting down properly). In Windows file explorer find your drive, or open ‘My Computer’ and then right
click on the drive with WOFF (often C: ), click on Properties, Tools, Check, and follow prompts. Do this for
all your drives to check for issues is a good idea too from time to time for the general health of your PC.
e) Try a fresh re-install of WOFF and the latest patch. Sometimes in Windows any files or registry settings
can become corrupt. See section 17 and follow it very carefully step by step for more info.
f) Look over the forums
https://combatace.com/forums/forum/206-obd-software-ww1-ww2-combat-flight-sims/
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/372/1/Wings:_Over_Flanders_Fields
perhaps someone had the same issue and has already found a solution for you to try. There is a search
option top right in the forum on SimHQ. Read “FAQ & References” section or other sections.
g) Also check carefully through section 15 in the FAQ above which has some good tips on optimising and
will also help with troubleshooting. Other important sections:
Some key ones for example;
Section 17 for unexplained errors running WOFF. Very recommended section if you have odd issues.
Section 16, 35. Section 40, 44 and 47, 48 if you have Windows 10
Section 7 if you use a free Anti-Virus or Norton AV, Bitdefender and some others.
If you have a laptop see the Laptop Users’ Notes section near he end of the FAQ.
Finally go through this FAQ again very carefully!
7) Anti-Virus that can interfere with WOFF install or running.
Some Anti-Virus programs can incorrectly block the install of WOFF or running of WOFF or its update
patches, or WOFF tools in the Toolbox folder. If you get a virus warning on an update/patch it is a false
positive! If you get a failure (as described in section 44) it’s possible your Anti-Virus is stopping WOFF dll
from accessing data. Our files are constantly checked by ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus an others scanners and
are clean.
For some, they try to block WOFF from running and can cause errors in Windows 10 such as “Error
0x00000 2E4=740” as described in section 44 of the FAQ). For this error disable your anti-virus and exclude
WOFF’s folders. For some AV’s like Norton or Bitdefender they still interfere with files when “disabled” (!)
so you may need to uninstall the AV to test if that is the issue - but see below.
If you have Norton Anti Virus and get an error regarding Global_Layer then disable Norton Life Lock.
You may receive a Norton pop-up stating "suspicious activity" - click on it and exclude the ‘action.’
(Thanks to WOFF BH&H II user Ricardo for that one).
Similarly, McAfee “live security” has been known to interfere, so disable that or exclude WOFF folders and
executable (WOFF.exe cfs3.exe off.dll woff.dll) from live security if possible.
Note one customer said: “Had to completely remove the live security checks cause McAfee can't exclude
full folders...Now it WORKS!!!”
PC Matic has a similar lock/malware tool called SuperShield. You need to disable this to allow WOFF to
install and to be able to run.
With any Anti-Virus programs showing this behaviour, try disabling any extra shield or lock tool. Try to
exclude WOFF’s install folder , WOFF.exe, CFS3.exe, Off.dll, Woff.dll from scanning in your AV settings.
Download the patch, disable AV, install. Fly see if that works. Re-enable AV and test.
Update your AV to the latest definitions. So temporarily disable/pause your Anti-Virus when installing
patches for WOFF if you have false detection or WOFF files are blocked or deleted. You may need to
report the WOFFToolbox.exe or WOFFKeys.exe as a false detection to your AV company. Search for “false
positive submission” with your AV vendors name in the search on Google too. Every time this has
happened it’s been cleared fine!
Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, Norton, Bitdefender all are known to interfere with WOFF.
Random crashes or stuttering? Then turn off MSE real time protection.(also see section 15 for stuttering). In fact,
several free Anti-Virus can cause issues like this our users have reported.
As some AV products including MS Defender recently still commonly report false positives with WOFF files. Please
exclude WOFF files and folders from scanning or disable AV before download/install and running if you have
problems and exclude WOFF folder after installation. (Default location C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF).
Reporting False positives.
Please help us by reporting false positives. See image and info on the next page that shows one of our
recent updates that was flagged was submitted to Microsoft and accepted as a false positive.
MS Defender false positive reporting: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission
BitDefender (another that often flag false positives): https://www.bitdefender.com/submit/
Norton Anti Virus https://submit.symantec.com/false_positive/
We recommend ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET internet Security, or ESET Smart Security Premium. All WOFF
development PCs are scanned with Eset and several other Anti Virus programs constantly!
See www.eset.com (we have no affiliation with them, simply we have used their superb Anti-Virus product
NOD32 and others for years with no issue).
Microsoft Analyst Comments instructions more clearly explained:
Click on Start menu, type CMD then when the Command Prompt icon appears at the top of the search, right
click on it and choose “Run as an Administrator”.
In the command prompt at the flashing cursor after C:\Windows\system32> type:
MpCmdRun.exe -removedefinitions -dynamicsignatures
Alternatively, the latest definition is available for download here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/definitions
8) Operating Systems – latest info for WINGS OVER FLANDERS FIELDS.
WOFF is designed to use 64 bit memory access , and so needs an 64-bit Windows operating system, Vista,
Windows 7. 8, 8.1 or 10.
Although 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, 7, 8 etc may work with WOFF, we have not tested with those
32-bit operating systems and we do not support 32 bit operating systems officially if you run under those
OS’s you may have problems. We cannot offer help or refunds if you use an Operating system that is not
listed as supported in the Requirements section (see Support page) on our website
http://www.overflandersfields.com.
Windows XP is not supported at all, and was declared officially ‘end of life’ as of APRIL 2014 by Microsoft.
9) How do I remap Keys or Controllers? Or rudder pedals or throttle won’t work?
On WOFF’s main menu go to Workshop Button on the far right. Click ‘Re Map Keys’. The excellent WOFF
Function Binding tool will open up. See section 25) further below for an example how to find and change
the Engine Blip key. Other keys can be changed in the same way. If the key is in use already you can
choose to go to that binding instead and un-map it first. Then return to what you were doing and map to
the freed key. Save your configuration (and perhaps use the backup function too!).
Also for CH Throttle to work properly it is likely you are not using the CH peripheral management software.
If so you need to install the CH Control Manager although you don't need to actually use it. When you
install the software, the control manager installs device drivers that allow Windows to correctly see and
identify the CH Pro Throttle.
Read more:
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4013991/Bindings_won%27t_stay_bound_(res#Post4013
991#ixzz3FaVMOBu3
Setting Up Controllers
Under ‘Select Controller’ make sure you choose the controller you want to configure from the pull down
menu (marked ‘1’ in picture). Setup your Joystick first. From the Bind to Axis menu choose a setting you
want to configure by clicking on it (2).
For example click Bank Control (Ailerons), now the Re Assign Binding appears (3)
See the next image (note these examples are with an older version of the WOFFKeys tool but the basic
idea is the same);
Move the stick left or right (X axis – the traditional aileron movement ;) ). Now it will be assigned.
Go through each item in “Bind to Axis” and bind to the axis you need to use on the Joystick by moving that
particular axis on the joystick.
Now when you are finished binding those you need, you must then UNBIND any other axis that you
do NOT want to use with this controller:
For example, as picture above shows, you decide to use “Yaw Control (Rudder) on your Rudder Pedals.
So while configuring your joystick select Axis Rudder: Yaw control then click UNBIND it if it is currently
bound (maybe it is bound to your joystick’s twist stick Z axis for example).
The next picture shows the Joystick’s Axis Rudder unbound, ready to use later:
IMPORTANT: Repeat the UNBIND for all other bindings that are NOT being used on this controller. Keep
only the ones you want to actually use on this controller.
Select each in Bind to Axis again and click Unbind. Only keep the specific Bindings you actually want to
use on this particular controller.
Now importantly you must now go to ‘Select Controller’ again and choose the next controller! So in our
example we are choosing Saitek Pro Rudder pedals (see picture below).
Next click Yaw Control (Rudder) under Bind to Axis, now move your rudder pedals fully left or right.
This will assign the rudder Z movement to Yaw Control (Rudder) ad per the next image :
And finally UNBIND ALL other controls that you do not want to use on that controller IF they are listed in
‘Current Bindings’ (area marked above).
Here is an example where you need to remove the ailerons from the Rudder Pedals controller:
If you have “toe brakes” too, check what they are assigned to and remove. They are not normally needed
for WOFF and can interfere with other controls.
Finally under the ‘File Functions’ (as you can see in the above picture, bottom left of it) click SAVE.
Close the tool.
Go fly and test in the sim. If it all works fine – all controllers, also come back and launch the tool again
(from Workshop, “Re Map Keys/Controllers” button), and click on BACKUP button. Now if you mess up
later and break your settings, you can RETRIEVE this stage at least. If you are careful and stick to this rule
“do not use the BACKUP button until you full test in the sim first” you should always be able to recover
your situation.
You can try configuring other controllers too then and know you have a backup.
Also see the next section for Configuring CH Rudder pedals in CH Software for those with CH Pedals.
Note: As of writing Saitek X-52 and maybe other joysticks can have problems with sims in Windows 8.1
(i.e. not specifically WOFF) – check the manufacturers website for updated drivers if available.
We support many controllers, but if you have a new controller that is not supported try the following
suggestion (thanks to Joe for this):
“If you find your joystick/controller not recognized or not working in WOFF, do not despair, there is a
work-around.
In my case I initially used a VKB Gladiator stick for pitch and roll, a Saitek Throttle Quadrant for separate
throttle, prop pitch, and mixture inputs.
When I upgraded to a better throttle quadrant, to my dismay it did not work. The Saitek uses the X, Y, and
Z axes for throttle, prop, mixture respectively; whereas my new unit uses Rx, Ry, and Rz. My new throttle
binds successfully in WOFF but when I fly any missions, it is not working.
This is where the apps vJoy and UJR come in. These programs allow one to create a virtual joystick and
remap the axes of your physical joystick. This may sound complicated but it is not. The YouTube link at top
of the page will show you how.
After one has created a virtual joystick and remapped axes using UJR, do not close UJR, let it run in the
background. Start up WOFF and in Workshops select your virtual joystick and bind whatever controls you
want.
A program I find indispensable in my gaming is JoyIDs. You will find it handy when UJR asks for the ID# of
your physical stick/controller.
Also see this link for general help..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3S0Q6M0tY tutorial 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZ7O6kKQm4 tutorial 2
Update: also another program called Joystick Gremlin, with vjoy does this well now.
https://whitemagic.github.io/JoystickGremlin/
Also note some VBK joysticks and other controllers sometime save their device name with a space on the
end (or at the start). This can cause it not to work in runtime (when flying) after saving in the WOFF keys
configuration tool. Update WOFF to the latest version; see the Downloads page on our website
(www.overflandersfields.com) to make sure you have the latest version of our key and controller
configuration program WOFFkeys. WOFFKeys can be launched manually from the \WOFF\Toolkit folder, or
from Workshops (click on Configure Keys / Controllers button).
If you still have a problem which could be possible with yet another new VBK stick then...
To get around this, if you are comfortable editing files, you can edit the WOFFKeys.xca file found in
C:\Users\<YOUR LOGON NAME>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
Backup WOFFKeys.cxa somewhere safe first such as your desktop.
Now in explorer browse back to the original location and open WOFFKeys.xca in notepad find a section for
your joystick for example
<Device Type="VKBsim Gladiator NXT EVO KG12 ">
notice the space on the end after KG12? Delete the space only, carefully, so it reads like this
<Device Type="VKBsim Gladiator NXT EVO KG12">
(this only works for VKBsim Gladiator NXT EVO KG12 of course, your joystick name may be different or
have space at the front etc).
Now in Notepad go to File, Save As, but make sure you change “Save as type” to All files (*.*) then type
WOFFKeys.xca as the file name, and click Save.
..... VBK Pedals? See section 66
These extra useless spaces at the start or end of a controller names are usually dealt with by the Key and
Bindings Tool (WOFFKeys program) and you can choose “reset controllers only” in the tool to reset all the
controllers, configure then save.
UPDATE May 2022: At this time a new WOFFKeys program 2.0a is available in V1.27 of WOFF (and later of
course). This makes some controllers easier to reconfigure, so well worth an upgrade.
10) Configuration CH Rudder pedals and Fighterstick in CH Software [updated].
Using WOFFKeys utility for Function bindings.
UPDATE May 2022: At this time a new WOFFKeys program V2.0a is available in V1.27 of WOFF (or
later). This makes some controllers easier to reconfigure, so well worth an upgrade. These instructions
were made before that new version, but may still be useful.
If you still have a problem see these instructions (from this forum post from BirdDogICT:
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4438020/re-ch-pro-pedals-not-being-
recognized#Post4438020 )
Install CH Control Manager. V4.55a works best if you have problems with other versions, look for it.
BirdDogICT said:
1. Download my WOFF Map from the downloads section as a starting point or create your own (see below
for links). You are free to edit it as you like. It contains 80% of the commands you'll need for WOTR, you
just need to update the CMC file and assign new buttons as you prefer. (I'm assuming you're familiar with
CH programming).
2. Set up your Map profile as follows (or use my WOFF.map see the end of the article for link):
a. Fighter Stick is CM Device 1. Y Axis and X Axis have been assigned, and the Throttle Axis is assigned to
Slider 1. (Note that the Throttle Axis on the Flight Stick is the rotary dial on the left side of the base. I use it
for prop pitch. If you didn't have a Pro Throttle, you could map it to Z axis for use as a throttle, as in the
next step).
b. Pro Throttle is also CM Device 1, and the Throttle Axis on the Pro Throttle has been assigned to Z axis.
c. Pro Pedals are also CM Device 1, and the Rudder Axis is assigned to R axis. The toe brakes are
unassigned.
d. All devices are in Mapped Mode
So, when you download this map into memory, the virtual device "CH Control Device 1" will have X Axis, Y
Axis, Slider1, Z Axis, and R Axis.
3. Assuming you have downloaded the map to memory, you can then start WOTRkeys.exe (either through
the Workshop or in C:\OBDSoftware\WOTR\Toolbox
a. You should see that the available Controller is CH Control Device 1
b. You should see that your available axes/sliders are X Axis, Y Axis, Z Axis, Rz Axis, and Slider 0 (by default
Direct X assigns sliders as 0, 1, 2, etc., which may not match your assignment in CH Manager)
c. Since we have set everything on one controller and used standard joystick axis assignments (e.g., X, Y, Z,
R), WOFF has automatically bound these axes. You don't have to do anything else for these axes.
d. Since Slider 0 is not standard, we have to bind it, so, under Current Bindings choose "Axis Slider -
propeller pitch", and under Bind to Axis choose "Propeller Pitch” and rotate the Flight Stick Throttle Wheel
to bind it.
e. Since all of the button assignments were made in the CH Map we downloaded, we don't have to bind
any button assignments.
f. Save your profile, and you should be ready to go (please see the next image) :
Many Thanks to BirdDogICT for this! You can download his previous WOFF CH profile mentioned above,
on the official ‘WOFF’ User Mods website hosted kindly by Sandbagger at
http://www.thatoneplease.co/indexWOFF.html
It is found in this section http://www.thatoneplease.co/generalWOFF.html
If after this if you still have problems with axis being recognised you need to clear out any old problems or
settings you may have created:
Go to C:\Users\{your logon name}\Appdata\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
and delete WOFFkeys.xca. This will clear all keys and controller assignments.
Launch WOFF, go to workshop, and hit “Reset Devices only”. Now Save and exit.
Go to fly, check axis were correctly recognised and that you have full control back up.
Read question 12) above carefully to give you a much better idea of the binding process for WOFF.
Also one tip, in the key mapping tool save a backup (click Backup button) when you have all axis and
bindings working to your satisfaction initially. Do not make any other backup until you are happy and
checked in sim first fully! Then you can always restore to a point of working. As a double save you could
also copy the WOFFBackupKeys.xca file from \OBDsoftware\WOTR\OBDWW1 Over Flanders
Fields\campaigns\CampaignData\Default\ folder and paste it somewhere safe.
If you still cannot map a controller, one other tip that has helped more than CH user:
Exit WOFF and unplugged your controllers, stick, throttle, and pedals. Then plug them back in.
Then in WOFFkeys mapping tool, select "Reset Hardware Only" and try a mission without mapping any
axes, it worked!
Notes (thanks to BirdDogICT):
CH drivers identify each CH device and USB port, and then create HID compliant virtual devices for each of your CH
devices. That allows CH Manager to pass commands/key presses to the devices via DirectX once a CH Map is loaded
into memory. A CH Map is basically a collection of key commands and mini-programs translated to DirectX.
It can be that when you first install CH Manager, every time you restart Windows, Windows has to install
the CH device drivers for each of your devices, and this can go on for 5-10 starts until Windows device
manager finally loads the drivers automatically on each startup and assigns proper Device IDs. Once the
drivers are stable (without Windows asking to load drivers at each startup) you should then leave the
devices in the same USB ports all the time. Then as long as the devices don’t change, it should remain
solid. It is therefore better to make sure the CH Manager & devices installation is stable before going
through the plugging/unplugging process with Wings Over Flanders Fields Function Bindings program.
See http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4438020/re-ch-pro-pedals-not-being-
recognized#Post4438020 for more discussion on CH USB3/USB2 issues etc.
10A) Alternative Config for CH Rudder pedals and Fighterstick in CH Software.
[ UPDATE May 2022: At this time a new WOFFKeys program 2.0a is available in V1.27 (or later) of
WOFF.
This makes some controllers easier to reconfigure, so well worth an upgrade. Instal V1.27 then go to
Workshops and click Re Map Keys Controllers. This will bring up the new WOFFKeys 2.0.
Try using that and test when flying in the sim, before trying the instructions below.]
Alternative method ................
Install CH Control Manager. V4.51 seem to work best if you have problems with other versions look for it.
(also 4.55a works well). See the alternative instructions in section 10A that follows this section.
Here the axes and slider assignments are shown. Everything is mapped to CM Device 1 in mapped mode.
First, set the Fighterstick X Axis. You can also set dead zone and curves here, if you wish. See next image;
Then, set the FighterStick Y Axis.
Set the Fighterstick Throttle Slider to Slider 1 if you wish to use it.
Next, set the ProThrottle Throttle Axis to Z Axis.
Now disable Toe Brakes on the Pro Pedals (right pedal is shown, do the same for left pedal).
Now set Rudder Axis as Slider 0. Make sure you check the Centred box.
Make sure you select mapped mode (far right controller icon)
Now download profile to memory. WOFF should recognize these axis and slider assignments.
Many Thanks to BirdDogICT for this! You can download his CH profile on the official User Mods website
hosted kindly by Sandbagger at http://www.thatoneplease.co/indexWOFF.html
It is found in this section http://www.thatoneplease.co/generalWOFF.html
If after this if you still have problems with axis being recognised you need to clear out any old problems or
settings you may have created:
Go to C:\Users\{your name}\Appdata\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
and delete WOFFkeys.xca. This will clear all keys and controller assignments.
Launch WOFF, go to workshop, and hit “Reset Devices only”. Now Save and exit.
Go to fly, check axis were correctly recognised and that you have full control back up.
Read question 12) above carefully to give you a much better idea of the binding process for WOFF.
Also one tip, in the key mapping tool save a backup (click Backup button) when you have all axis and
bindings working to your satisfaction initially. Do not make any other backup until you are happy and
checked in sim first fully! Then you can always restore to a point of working. As a double save you could
also copy the WOFFBackupKeys.xca file from \OBDsoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders
fields\campaigns\CampaignData\Default\ folder and paste it somewhere safe.
If you still cannot map a controller, one other tip that has helped more than CH user:
Exit WOFF and unplugged your controllers, stick, throttle, and pedals. Then plug them back in.
Then in WOFF key mapping tool, select "Reset Hardware Only" and tried a mission without mapping any
axes, it worked!
Notes (thanks to BirdDogICT):
CH drivers identify each CH device and USB port, and then create HID compliant virtual devices for each of
your CH devices. That allows CH Manager to pass commands/key presses to the devices via DirectX once a
CH Map is loaded into memory. A CH Map is basically a collection of key commands and mini-programs
translated to DirectX.
It can be that when you first install CH Manager, every time you restart Windows, Windows has to install
the CH device drivers for each of your devices, and this can go on for 5-10 starts until Windows device
manager finally loads the drivers automatically on each startup and assigns proper Device IDs. Once the
drivers are stable (without Windows asking to load drivers at each startup) you should then leave the
devices in the same USB ports all the time. Then as long as the devices don’t change, it should remain
solid. It is therefore better to make sure the CH Manager & devices installation is stable before going
through the plugging/unplugging process with WOFFkeys program.
11) I cannot end the mission!
Press CTRL+Q to end the mission. See question 10) above for how to configure or see key bindings.
12) I cannot set anti-aliasing to “0” (none) in workshop, or how to setup AA?
There is no need to set to 0. Set AA on your graphic card utility, and then set up the main profile, or a
custom CFS3 profile. In the profile set AA to “Enhance the application setting” or similar, and set to a value
your PC can handle (check frames per second in the sim, press Z key to see that).
In the past adding or using the CFS3 Nvidia profile often did not work properly so setting a Global profile
setting too will ensure it works, however more recently the Nvidia profiles generally work fine for most
people for CFS3. So for the WOFF workshops AA setting it is best to leave it at 2x AA and then set your
GPU to enhance the application settings in the GPU’ settings and set 2x, 4x or 8x etc as your system can
handle.
Some users can set Override Application setting in Nvidia profile and AA works in the sim runtime fine but
you may find you need to set as described above if you still have “jaggies” on straight edges in sim (i.e if
AA seems to not work set Nvidia to “Enhance the application setting”). ATI users have similar settings.
Also we will provide an Nvidia tool that sets up full SSAA and makes the distance views much better less
visual artefacts and so on - so this is recommended. It does hit FPS so test with 2X 4X and 8X (re-run the
tool to change or disable SSAA). This is in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Toolbox folder (on a default install).
13) Logitech G940 centering is odd.
The centering spring needs to be enabled under global device settings in the Logitech profiler. Set that to
get centering force enabled (i.e. not in a profile but in Global device settings).
-Thanks to ‘Wee’ Mac for that tip.
14) Function Key Mapping tool beeps several times – or POV switch doesn’t work!
This is probably because you have FaceTrackNOIR head/face tracking software installed, which installs
“virtual joystick” drivers, these mimic your joystick and duplicate all controls hence lots of beeping when
you click a joystick button in the Key mapping tool (the fake joysticks can interfere with WOFF’s key
mapping tool detection of the real stick). So remove the virtual drivers (uninstall them) before using the
key mapping tool.
If the POV hat switch views don’t seem to work - or they snap back instantly even if POV switch is still
pressed in a direction, then remove “OpenTrack” or similar software or still use OpenTrack, but you will be
unable to use the POV PAN views. If the POV hat switch views don’t seem to work - or they snap back
instantly even if POV switch is still pressed in a direction, then remove “OpenTrack” or similar software or
still use OpenTrack, but you will be unable to use the POV PAN views.
UPDATE Dec 2022: At this time a new WOFFKeys program V2.2 is available in V1.35 of WOFF (and later of
course). This makes some controllers easier to reconfigure, so well worth downloading the update from
our website and installing that. https://www.overflandersfields.com/downloads-woffbhahii.html
You may need to “Reset Controllers Only” and reconfigure.
14A) Function Key Mapping tool is slow, or my VBK buttons don’t work in flight!
It's likely a controller is firing out commands constantly or too many buttons assigned. Someone else had
this recently and had to configure each controller separately - unplug all controllers and plug in one at a
time to configure. Also if more than 32 buttons are assigned on a controller delete any over that
number. VBK NBK sticks for example;
https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4608370/vkb-gladiator-is-detected-as-new-
device#Post4608370
Using a VBK stick and Virpil Throttle, WOFF users R.Talbot found; “In the device software you have to
delete anything over 32 buttons. I did this on both the Virpil throttle and VKB stick and the lag issues and
keybinding headaches went away. I saved a new profile for each just for WOFF. The device cannot have
more than 32 buttons.”
UPDATE Dec 2022: Please see the update notes in section 14 above.
15) Optimising your graphics, minimising stutters, increasing frame rates.
Firstly this has helped many people and cannot be ignored. DO A CLEAN INSTALL FROM SCRATCH.
Especially if WOFF has been installed for some time, and you may have installed/uninstalled MODS or
edited things manually, or even have corrupted files or registry on your PC. It’s very simple process for
most people. See section 17) and 2) for details. Also see Madmatt’s excellent post here on our SIMHQ
forum (cut and paste this URL into your browser):
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4260157/Totally_worth_the_results,_rei#Post4260157
Still a problem ? Here are some other things you can try:
A) Reduce Graphic load: in WOFF main menu, click the “Workshops” button, under “Graphics and
Options” or “Graphic Details” depending on the WOFF version, try reducing the values of these in order;
“Scenery Density” to a lower number (low specification PC system try 1 or 2).
“Terrain Detail” to a lower number (low PC spec system try 1 or 2).
others you can try;
“Regional Air Activity” (in Workshop’s “More Settings” page)
“Terrain Detail Textures”
“Woods/Forest Density”
“Aircraft Shadow Detail”
“Cloud Shadow Density”
“Cloud Shadow Scale” set to 0 (disabled)
“Aircraft Skin Res” reduce from Hi to Normal or Low.
Disable Dynamic Lights in the Workshop this will help some users.
If you do not see many of these options, make sure you have updated your WOFF to the latest version
from the Downloads page on overflandersfields.com
PLEASE SEE SECTION 40 for more useful detail on optimising these settings.
The “Scenery Density” and “Terrain Detail” were revised so the values now are actually very different
from older releases of WOFF.
The Terrain Detail (texture quality/sharpness) and the Scenery Density (objects on the terrain) have been
revised for WOFF 1.17 and above.
The controls now give a better ability to more finely tune and optimise the scenery and terrain to get
maximum FPS with the best visual eye candy possible.
Since V1.17: Good starting points on a reasonably good PC are Terrain Quality 2 or 3, and Scenery Density
3 or 4, with the highest value 5 now being for very good GPUs 3080 or better. Try Terrain 2, Scenery 4 as
a starting point even on a good PC. You can often gain much better FPS with these settings, and with
great visual quality still even good for a fast PC.
B) Check your GPU/graphics card settings. For example check your Anti-Aliasing (AA) filtering setting and
make sure it is set to either “override any application settings” - or - “use application settings” (i.e. not
“enhancing application settings” which will double up the AA on top of the application’s own AA!).
WOFF’s AA is set in “Workshops” under Graphics and Details section if you want to “use application
settings”.
Also try lowering AA settings, turn off FXAA etc and set texture quality to ‘performance’. Also try lowering
Anisotropic Filtering.
Also turn off ’tessellation’ or any post render extras processing offered by the Graphics Card that may
cause heavy strain on video.
For some Nvidia cards (780 GTX, 970, 980 GTX or higher) see this forum discussion here with good advice;
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3879807/Re_Issues_with_New_GTX_780_Ti_#Post3879807
Also for micro-stutters in many games can be managed by selecting different settings in the:
“Maximum pre-rendered frames” setting (under 3D settings in your NVIDIA Control Panel) . The default is
usually 3 or “use application settings” but try setting to 8 or 1 (and after that if still a problem try 3,4,5,6
etc). This setting in tandem with VSYNC ON (usually) can often resolve most sources of stutter. You may
need “Nvidia Inspector” application (google it) to override this setting higher than 4. If your ATI driver
settings have a similar setting try that.
Try “Fast” setting in Nvidia Vsync – only with GTX 10xx series cards (note this could cause Alt+tabbing to
not work as smoothly).
Under Nvidia Control Panel for 3D settings (or ATI equivalent) disable Triple Buffering. For Nvidia GPUs
you may need to do this in the Global Setting not just CFS3 profile as often the profile can be ignored by
CFS3. See Section 6 of the FAQ for more detail on this.
C) Close down all unnecessary background tasks for example web browsers, tools, other programs not
needed at the moment. We have found some Antivirus or anti-spyware programs can check your hard
drive during flight or update and cause stutters, as WOFF is using your CPU. Many other background
processes in Windows and programs can do this too. Just because another app is fine does not mean
WOFF likes the same settings or programs running. This is the nature of PC’.
D) Turbo Boost. Also look at setting turbo boost on your CPU (google it) if yours supports it. You can gain
performance as long as you have good performance cooling on your CPU.
E) Overclocking: Many people overclock their CPU, but this MUST be carefully researched and properly
implemented and more importantly properly cooled (get some professional IT help if unsure). Also
overclocking can actually SLOW the memory speed down or affect bus speeds as motherboard and
memory timings have to change.
Note: overclocking can cause more randomness and overall less smooth experience in games, but if setup
correctly, and providing the system components can actually cope, it can enhance programs that need
more CPU speed.
If overclocking, test that CPU throttling / over heat protection in the BIOS is not enabled. Or it may be
lowering the CPU speed during use. You WILL need a very good CPU heat-sink, fan or water cooling
system for your CPU or lower the overclock amount!. If you have problems with WOFF, we will ask you
to remove any overclocking and run at default recommended manufacturer CPU speed and correct
memory settings to test properly.
There are many things like this you can tweak to gain extra performance. WOFF runs very well on many
systems so as with all PC game titles for some users some optimising of the PC software and hardware is
required – even if other games or sims work fine – not all require the same things or resources. Research
a little maybe read similar posts in our forum or ask for help there if you are still unable to get better
performance. Forum link:
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/374/1/Wings:_Over_Flanders_Fields_-_
P.S. To prove this we tested an Intel i7-3820 3.6Ghz CPU on an ASUS RAMPAGE IV GENE motherboard
(designed for overclocking) at 3.8Ghz with mostly auto settings with very good cooling. WOFF ran very
well and smoothly. Then we increased the bus speed to 106Mhz (default 100) with 42 multiplier this gave
over 4400 Mhz. Now we had great FPS but a great deal of very noticeable stuttering suddenly appeared.
Temperatures where at just over 50 degrees for the CPUs throughout the test so very well within thermal
limits. This noticeable stuttering could be due to memory timings or other chipset components that were
now not optimised or unable to cope with the new speeds. However it did prove the point that
overclocking even though seemingly running well and faster can cause a great deal more stuttering.
F) Try these following adjustments that helped some people with stuttering, try them in order and test
each:
1. Reduce TrackIR’s ‘smoothing’ setting to 3 or 4, and then test.
1a. If you use TrackIR, try setting the CPU affinity on Trackir.exe to run on CPU2 through CPU 7 if
you have 4 cores or more and avoid CPU0/CPU1. Also you can try setting it to “realtime”. See google for
more info but here is an example (uses outlook.exe in this example):
https://thegeekpage.com/set-affinity-for-an-application-on-windows-10/
WOFF pilot HarryH kindly put together a document on setting up TracKIR for best performance (can vary
from PC to PC of course) : See here
https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/4493344/gonew/1/trackir-setup-guide-
for-woff-wotr#UNREAD
2. Set Compatibility. Right click on cfs3.exe in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders
Fields\ folder. Select properties -> compatibility, set it to disable visual themes and desktop composition.
(note a one or two people in the past also needed to also set Windows 8 or Windows 7 compatibility)
3. Set Windows to Basic mode. If still problems set the Windows theme to Windows Basic. Thanks
to Madmatt and yaan98
G) Sound card, try altering settings in its software settings, turn off any special effects. Make sure you
install the latest driver from the sound card manufacturer.
H) Anti Virus. See Section 7 of this FAQ.
Remember just because your PC plays half dozen other simulation games well doesn’t mean it will play
every single game out there fine. PC’s can be finicky don’t blame the game just because you have issues.
All games do different things, and use resources differently.
I) Remove ALL mods. You cannot troubleshoot WOFF with any mod or graphics modification (Sweetfx
etc) installed. Airfield mods, and others can cause issues or poor optimisation.
PCs are NOT consoles - which is why they can be software and hardware customised and upgraded easily
over time. It is also why they can be totally different from each other and tweaks or fixes that work great
for one PC doesn’t always work for another. Even if a dozen games work fine on a PC, it is no guarantee
what so ever that another game will also work fine. PC’s are that different.
G) Background processes, even seemingly unrelated ones can cause problems (for example when they call
home, auto update, scan, check, access hard drive and so on).
I) Multiple Cores. If you have set WOFF.exe or CFS3.exe to run on only 1 processor - or used programs like
process Lasso to adjust which cores are used, try with default Windows settings instead - no limits or
settings.
16) Cannot Get to Fly, I see error “WOFF DLL did not start or WOFF DLL runtime
crash!”
Exit WOFF, and open in Mission.log in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Logs folder.
(Use Notepad or similar text viewer) to open it …
… Then scroll to the bottom.
If you see;
2013/12/17 06:35:17 EXCEPTION InitDXForWindow failed
2013/12/17 06:35:17 TellUser InitDXForWindow failed
Then you must set your Windows desktop to use the ‘native’ resolution of the monitor. Next also go to
‘Workshops’ menu in WOFF, and under ‘Graphics and Details’ section set your Resolution to the same
resolution setting as your desktop. In other words, the Windows desktop resolution and your WOFF
resolution must both match the native resolution of your display.
The ‘native’ resolution of your monitor is usually the maximum resolution it supports. Check the display
manufacturer’s website for your model of Monitor/TV/Display.
To set your windows display resolution, right click on an empty area of Windows desktop, click screen
resolution. In resolution choose the recommended maximum your monitor will allow.
Some TV/Monitors do not properly support 32 bit mode or do not report it correctly so if this still doesn’t
work try 16 bit mode in the Graphics Settings. If you still have problems see Section 35 and 56 of this
FAQ. Also see other sections in this FAQ, such as General Troubleshooting at the end of the FAQ, or
section 15 for reinstall advice and other important information.
If you use Riva Tuner RTSS or MSI Afterburner make sure you set the application detection for CFS3.exe
to none - or disable Afterburner completely.
Also note “WOFF DLL did not start ...” is a generic error, i.e. when something else before that process
fails, WOFF DLL will then not start and that is the error message you see.
If the above does not help see sections, 6, 40 etc and others too.
17) How to un-install and re-install cleanly & Fix random errors you cannot explain.
Firstly if you have random quits from flying, especially on high settings you must check section 15).
Then please try a clean Uninstall and re-install following this guide carefully:
Firstly, make sure you are logged in as an Admin user. If your sim is not launching, or not working properly
but was originally, remove any user ‘mods’ if you have installed any.
If you still have random errors, read through the FAQ for your error or one very similar and read for help.
Also if you have overclocked your CPU, temporarily set the CPU to run at its “normal” Intel or AMD
recommended clock speed and set up your memory to the correct speed for this. WOFF uses CPU very
much, so may strain an overclock or poorly cooled CPU or other motherboard components much more
than some other programs. We will ask you to try this too if you contact support. We have seen this
cause such problems so please do this rather than assuming it is fine as it runs OK normally.
If you still have a problem you basically need to Uninstall WOFF via the WOFFtoolbox and then reinstall.
Then run WOFF to test to see if the problem is still there – see the steps below to do this;
1. Run WOFFToolbox from the C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Toolbox folder.
(default location, your install may vary if you changed the default location during install).
2. Select Uninstall WOFF at the bottom of the WOFFToolbox menu. If you proceed it will take a few
minutes to uninstall. Wait until the the WOFF Toolbox reports it has finished uninstalling.
3. Close the WOFFToolbox program.
4. Browse to C:\OBDSoftware\ and delete the WOFF folder and its contents (default location shown).
5. Browse to C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games select the OBD_Games folder then
delete it (be careful to ONLY delete OBD_Games and its contents not anything else in App_Data!).
Note you may need to "show hidden files" as Windows usually hides system folders from the user. For
more search for help http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/show-hidden-files-and-folders-in-
windows-vista/
http://quehow.com/how-to-show-hidden-files-in-windows-10/4568.html
6. Disable any free Anti-Virus. Including Microsoft Defender, Bitdefender, Microsoft Security Essentials
(MSE), AVG and others etc. Also some paid Anti Virus are known to cause some issues – Norton Anti-
virus, Bitdefender for example have been known to cause issues from time to time. For BitDefender
Anti-virus with Windows 10 if you have it and have issues, add both CFS3.exe and WOFF.exe in
Bitdefender trusted applications then it should work. See section 7 for more information.
7. Install WOFF BH&H II again, do not click anything once it starts to install.
8. The installer program’s button should change to “Finish”. Click that button to complete the install.
(Visual C++ install may pop up, leave on “repair” and just click next and follow prompts).
9. Now try to Run WOFF BH&H II again now (Anti-Virus still disabled temporarily to test).
If there is still a problem;
10. Try installing the full direct X 9 install, (needed in Windows Vista, and Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10) .
Install the latest clean fresh video drivers from Nvidia or ATI depending on your Graphics card. See
section 2a) on exactly how to install DX9 properly for WOFF BH&H II.
11. Uninstall WOFF BH&H II as above in step 2, then try creating a NEW windows user with administrator
rights, log in as that new user, then try a fresh install. If it runs some setting or program installed in your
normal Windows user account is causing a conflict.
12. Do not forget to install the latest update patch from our Downloads page for WOFF BH&H II.
See https://www.overflandersfields.com/downloads-woffbhahii.html
13. For some Windows 10 users (Windows 11 users see step 14), try setting compatibility of WOFF.exe and
CFS3.exe to Windows 7 SP1, or Windows 8/ 8.1. To do this go to your WOFF install folder, find WOFF and
CFS3 executables. Right click on CFS3.exe and choose Properties, Compatibility, then under
‘compatibility mode’ section select/tick the box to “Run this program in compatibility mode for: ”
Choose windows 7 for example, and click Apply, OK. Test, if it doesn’t help try setting to Windows 8
instead, or try the same setting on WOFF.exe.
14. If the steps in 13. do not work, or you have Windows 11 then undo any compatibility settings there,
but instead try setting WOFF.exe and CFS3.exe to “run this program as an Administrator” instead from
that compatibility tab, and click Apply, OK and test again. Step by step: Go to your WOFF install folder,
find WOFF and CFS3 executables.
Right click on CFS3.exe and choose Properties, Compatibility, then under ‘compatibility mode’ section
select/tick the box to Run this program as an administrator click Apply, OK. Do the same for WOFF
executable (WOFF.exe).You may need to restart the PC for this to work.
18) TrackIR does not work?
1) TrackIR works fine with WOFF. Make sure you are using the latest version of the TrackIR software, and
make sure you check for Game Updates in your TracKIR 5.4.2 software.
Look in one of the following ways:
Or click the large round grey start button at top left of the TrackIR interface (it turns yellow/orange when
you go there). See next image;
2) Make sure you have the latest TrackiR Software version 5.4.2 final installed (latest at the time of
writing). Get it from http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/downloads/
If you have it already, then uninstall it, and re-install 5.4.2 fresh. Then do 1) above after install.
3) Steps 1 and 2 should have fixed it but if not, then try unplugging your TrackIR device, and plug it back in,
this should help it recognised WOFF. Or try a new USB port and reinstall software if necessary.
4) If you still have issues, or sluggish performance on Windows 10 slow fps update the drivers, go to the
TrackIR program settings (right click on the TrackIR icon, click properties, compatibility and turn off "Run as
Administrator", click apply).
Note on some OS’s you may need to have that setting enabled instead – try it if you have issues.
19) The Weather in WOFF is always bad in Campaign?
Welcome to realistic WW1 weather! We have researched many aspects of WOFF historically, including
the weather. It was quite appalling during most of the war in that region, some of the worst for weather
for many decades. Some theories indicate the weather may have been worse due to the massive amount
of bombardment over the extended period chucking up debris and smoke and shock waves, lack of
vegetation in many areas and so on.
Anyway if you do not want it be like this, you can simply change it in Workshops menu, at top left area
under Weather Options, Weather Mode, select “AI Weather Gen”. Now you will have more average
normal weather with more blue sunny skies - it’s that simple! Good eh?
in Quick Combat and Quick Scenarios you can override the weather.
20) Can I install my old “WingsOverFlandersFields Skins Pack” ?
No, please DO NOT install old skins packs from previous versions of WOFF - they are no longer
compatible, and may overwrite the new skins in BH&H II. BH&H II install contains all 7000+ current skins -
including excellent new additions by skinners James ‘OvS’ and Mike ‘Sandbagger - thanks guys.
Some older user made custom skins may work (except for Albatros DI and DII) but they would have to
tested by the user.
21) * ‘Rotary Engine blip’ function – how to use in WOFF?
For those who want to fly it realistically and it’s fun too you can use the B key (default setting) in flight
to blip your rotary engine off temporarily as it was done in WWI.
To add blip to a joystick button too ;
1. Map the "B" key via the tool in Workshop:
In Workshop click “Re Map Keys”. The Wings: Over Flanders Fields Function Bindings tool should open.
2. Now in the WOFF Function Bindings tool, look top left under Filter Functions select EngineControls
from the drop down menu.
3. Next look down the keys that appear in the 2
nd
column from the left.
4. Find the “Rotary Engine Blip” key (which by default is assigned to the “B” key) and select it.
5. Now a reassign binding window appears. Instead of a key, press a button - not your usual trigger
button of course, but another spare button.
6. Now the blip will be on the “B” key AND the joystick button you chose. Click SAVE! Exit the WOFF
Function Bindings tool.
7. If you now fly a rotary engine aircraft (example Sopwith Camel), you no longer would use the throttle
lever any more when flying rotaries. Remember other types such as In-line engine aircraft cannot be used
with the blip switch and use a normal throttle.
8. Once you have started the engine (E), you can hit the 0 key (zero) to set your engine at 100% throttle.
The engine roars up, but while you keep the blip button pressed, the engine is interrupted. Then when
you release the button again, it roars up again to 100%. Now using the blip switch you can control taxi-
speed, landing-speed, you can use it for manoeuvring etc. Many rotary engines were Full on, and power
was reduced by blipping the switch to temporarily kill the engine power.
If you press it for too long, depending on AC, your engine might die and need restarting (use the ‘E’ key)
Note: There are some rotaries also had partial throttles so rather than 100% power always + blip, they
could also set to say ¼, ½, ¾ power too. I.e. set to run at a reduced overall power and then they could still
be blipped down. In WOFF you can restrict yourself to only use the top row keyboard numbers to select a
% of engine power (for example select 1, 4, 7 or 0 ... here 1 = 10%, 0 = 100%) for engine basic settings only
to mimic this, but best would be for the beginning just using 0 for 100%.
Have fun. Especially while landing. – Thanks to “Creaghorn”.
22) * How do I select a View from Target-to-Player? - or using TAC
Bring up your TAC display: 'Shift+T" (toggle)
Notes: (Pressing T also changes target types to narrow a search to only certain object types such as
aircraft, balloons etc, only to make this a little easier, so press T once).
Now, press 'TAB' to select an enemy Target (or 'Shift-TAB' to select a friendly) ...
- the 'item' will go yellow in the TAC.
Press ‘A’ to instruct your flight, if you are commanding, to attack OTHER targets of this same type.
Another thing you can do now with a target chosen, is cycle/switch the view pressing 'F1' a few times until
it says at the top: “Player / Target View.” Now 'V' will toggle the view between player to target, and
target to player.
Pressing "tilde" (~ or ‘ on some keyboards) will padlock this target if you are in the cockpit when you select
a target first, remember to press it again to release this view before switching to other views or you may
forget you have it on later).
Once you have targeted one craft, if you wish you can remove the TAC and Tab key will still cycle through
targets easily whilst in Player Target views.
- Ctrl+T toggles Advisor messages in shown below the TAC.
See section 24 below which explains the Observer View mode, a new experimental free moving camera
mode.
23) Setting up Saitek Quadrant controller in Functions key mapping tool.
1. From WOFF’s main menu click Workshops, click Re Map Keys/Controllers.
2. The WOFF Function Bindings tool starts. On the right side, under Axis Functions select Controller: Saitek
Quadrant
3. UnBind Axis X and Axis Y bindings from lower window (Green text in WOFF V1.27 and above).
4. Also Unbind all of the other bindings as well, then…
5. Left mouse click on Throttle from the blue text area above (under Pilot Axis Functions) the "Bind to
Axis" box and move one of your levers all the way up (or down) - be careful that it is about 2 cm raised
from the bottom and not all the way down.
6. Save
7. Select Mixture Control 2 and do the same with the other lever
8. Save
9. Repeat and save for the last lever.
10. If you still have problems, try reassigning the joystick and rudder bindings after this then go back and
reassign the throttle and mixtures again, and save when you have it working.
Once fully working and tested when flying in the sim, click “BACKUP” to save an extra copy to your WOFF
folder.
Dual control throttles, such as Saitek X-56:
If you still have problems assigning dual controls throttles you will need to manually edit the
WOFFKeys.xca file using notepad or similar editor as it can send TWO axis commands as one controller.
Both these axis would need to be added
In this example Saitek X-56 sends two axis as active at the same time to the WOFF keys configuration
software:
”...this method worked for tricking the software to set up the throttle. Works perfect now. I replaced X-Y in throttle
settings in WOFFKeys.xca found in
C:\Users\<YOUR LOGON NAME>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
with the lines indicated in red below in WOFFKeys.xca:
<Device Type="Saitek Pro Flight X-56 Rhino Throttle">
<GameMode Name="Player">
<Axis ID="X" Action="AXIS_THROTTLE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36" FriendlyDesc="Throttle Control"
Category="AircraftControl" P4Use="y"/>
<Axis ID="Y" Action="AXIS_THROTTLE_SET" Scale="64" Nullzone="36" FriendlyDesc="Throttle Control"
Category="AirCraftControl" P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="1" Action="" FriendlyDesc="" Category="KeyCategory" P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="2" Action="" FriendlyDesc="" Category="KeyCategory" P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="5" Action="BRAKES" FriendlyDesc="Brakes" Category="AircraftControl" P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="6" Action="engine_auto_shutdown" FriendlyDesc="Engine Auto Stop" Category="EngineControl"
P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="7" Action="ENGINE_AUTO_START" FriendlyDesc="Engine Auto Start" Category="EngineControl"
P4Use="y"/>
<Button ID="28" Action="FLAPS_UP" FriendlyDesc="Retract Flaps Fully" Category="AircraftControl" P4Use="n"/>
<Button ID="29" Action="FLAPS_DOWN" FriendlyDesc="Extend Flaps Fully" Category="AircraftControl" P4Use="n"/>
(other lines in black show other button assignments they are optional just for illustration)
24) * In “J” key Observer View I see aircraft/objects above/in the ground?
Observer mode is experimental view mode – it has rendering issues with terrain and aircraft when far out
from the player, so please don’t use it if this bothers you. However it is fun so we left it in there.
To use observer view, press J, now rotate view with twist Z axis rotate joystick and push forward back to
move forward and back, use numpad 8 and 2 (up down arrows, with numpad enabled) to climb/dive
view (i.e. look up then move forward to gain height).
Note rotate with the joystick is for twist sticks. It may be your rudder that controls the rotate.
And remember it is experimental if it doesn't work well or you find issues please do not report them - we
will not respond or discuss. Just because an aircraft is rendered oddly or terrain, it doesn’t mean it’s not
doing what it should be. As stated, Observer view is EXPERIMENTAL it’s there just for fun. It could also
cause other memory/video problems if you switch through many objects or areas as it has to load up more
and more textures and objects etc.
25) Info on screen shows in Metric (Z key, F6 dials) can I change it to imperial?
Yes in flight press U.
One tip – you can also move the F6 dials around – use CTRL key held down and then drag the text display
or dials with the left mouse button held down.
26) Where are my screenshots stored that I took in sim using the K key?
By default they will be in your Documents in Windows, once there look in the
OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields sub folder.
So for Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 users:
browse to C:\Users\Your Logon Name\Documents\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
If you find no screenshots, or K is not working, then make sure you don’t have mods installed such as
SWeetFX as it may override any game screenshots and stop K from working at all. Sweetfx can use
PrntScrn key to take screenshots, but it saves its own screenshots to the sim’s main folder.
For example C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder.
Also AVAST! Anti Virus can for some reason block the saving of screenshots. You will need to make an
exclusion for WOFF folders and subfolders C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\ and exclude the executables,
WOFF.exe and cfs3.exe in the C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder.
Note these folder and file locations are default, yours may vary if you installed elsewhere.
27) How can I reverse my Rudder Axis?
Yes, in file explorer go to
C:\Users\<your profile>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\
and open WOFFKeys.xca with notepad.
There you have to find
<Device Type="...name of your controller...">
<GameMode Name="Player">
Look further down and find …
<Axis ID="Rudder" Action="Set_Yaw" Scale="64" Nullzone="0" ...
Edit that value to Scale="-64" (i.e. negative value) and your rudder will behave correctly. Remember to
save the file over the .xca file. (Make sure it’s not saved as a “.txt” file you may need to set “file type” in
Notepad to *.* then add the .xca to the end of the file name (for example WOFFKeys.xca before saving).
If you already adjusted sensitivity the value may be different, then just make it negative.
28) * Some Aircraft need trim to fly straight or veer off to one side?
Welcome to WW1, the dawn of flight! Note many craft were configured in such a way that they would
want to climb initially. Aircraft such as the Camel, with a full fuel load, its nose would pull up. Then
eventually as the fuel was exhausted and therefore the balance of weight moved, the balance would
change and not pull up so much. Remember these were flimsy lightweight aircraft. So after a long mission
the nose would want to drop. You have to remember many of these craft were intentionally configured to
climb or not for valid reasons, and many had poor or odd design quirks and some had rotary engines
causing gyroscopic effects that would make a straight line of flight tricky without control input. Some
were designed for specific jobs, intercept, long range, ground attack and others etc.
However yes the sim will allow you to trim even where the real aircraft had no trim. Some craft like the
SE5a had elevator trim the pilot could set, a few others had some trim that could only be used on the
ground, some had none except a bungee strapped to the stick!
Many pilots commented that some craft were tiring to fly due to requiring fairly hefty long term pressure
or hand on the stick for the whole mission. Some didn't need much like the BE2 very stable great for photo
recon, but not good for fighting! See section 10 in this FAQ for more info on setting/binding keys, or the
key chart in “workshops” available from the main menu in WOFF interface.
29) * My squadron does not have the aircraft it should?
When I create a pilot using “Auto Campaign deployment” option – it sometimes says the chosen squadron
has mixed craft, but when I join I only see one aircraft type in campaign.
A. This is because the new or best aircraft are only assigned to the high rank pilots. You can now override
allocations. In Campaign screen click on Inventory/workshops and follow the instructions prompt that
appears on the first times you use this feature. You cannot change an Historical Ace aircraft assignment,
but you can change all the others including yours, if you have other types available!
Also try creating a pilot using Manual Squad Deployment option. You can join as a high rank pilot instead
and YOU will be given the special aircraft. See the next section on how to create a pilot manually.
30) * Can I choose my own Squadron and Aircraft manually?
Yes look at the lower right on the Campaign Auto Deployment screen.
Click on “MANUAL SQUAD DEPLOYMENT.”
On the next screen you can choose all the details of your squad.
First choose a Nation/Country then choose from fighter, or 2 seater careers. Then scroll through days or
even months/years to choose starting date. Whilst doing this note your location, and also what aircraft
are available at that date in that squadron (all historically researched!) . Note the aircraft available vary
per rank! Some quads also have Historical Aces or Pilots, these will usually be issued with the best or new
aircraft above everyone else, then the higher AI and player ranks come next, then the mid finally lower
ranks.
When manually creating a pilot you can also choose your starting rank, to aid in that aircraft choose
process.
31) Saitek X52 joystick buttons do not work in sim?
If you have Windows 8.1 Saitek seem to have problems with USB and Windows 8.1. Contact Saitek.
Otherwise if you have another OS please follow the other sections in this FAQ for setting up joysticks and
rudder pedals.
32) TAC display icon guide:
Press Shift+t to bring up the tactical display.
This is NOT radar but an aid to the world and objects around the player - to aid awareness. So it is an
awareness indicator, i.e. aircraft you may be aware of (that are not in cloud cover) may be visible, but not
necessarily all craft that are around! It also allows you to target items or give commands to your squad
(see section 22)
The colours on the TAC are as follows;
your leader - olive-ish Aircraft icon -
your formation – green Aircraft icons-
others on your side – blue icons for Aircraft and other objects.
bad guys – red icon -
dead things - black
unidentified things - grey
your target - yellow
your AI's target – purple
(note other flight members will pick OTHER targets once you indicated 1 target - i.e. the rest choose other
enemies).
Objects on the edge of vision may change back and forth between grey for unidentified and some other
colour as a function of distance. See Section 22) for example using this and the key guide also in your
WOFF install folders.
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\documentation is the default .
Section 22 goes over selecting the TAC and selecting targets and so on.
33) It is hard to look around is there head tracking or a Mouse Look option?
Yes there is a superb built-in Mouse Look (thanks to the built-in DirectX9 3D Shaders by Ankor) found in
WOFF BH&H II. This adds various capabilities for DirectX shaders. Importantly here it adds mouse look and
smooth scroll wheel zoom. See section 53 for more detailed info on Mouse Look.
Also most people use TracKIR 4 or 5 head tracking system, which works superbly and tracks small head
turn movements and turns your virtual head in game. Small real head movement gives large in game head
movement, and this works very well indeed. TrackIR or other head tracking (Opentrack, FaceTrackNOIR)
etc) totally transforms how you feel in the craft, very recommended for immersion and ease of looking
around plus sense of flight is increased. it also means you can lean to aim the gun, or slide down to look
at hard to see cockpit instruments.
In WOFF we improved TrackIR response greatly, so looking around is much smoother and cleaner than it
would normally be. Also some have been using free programs as mentioned above with WOFF that just
uses a web camera instead of more expensive hardware – so it is a much cheaper alternative than TracKIR.
There are other free face tracking that may work too. Google FaceTrackNOIR, OpenTrack etc).
See section 53 for more detailed info on Mouse Look.
34) * Aces don’t die? “Top Aces” option in workshop described?
Aces in WOFF are historical. They live and die on the dates they did historically, the whole sim is geared
around historical data. Obviously this can cause a problem if you shoot down an Ace, as he will survives
his ordeal, and comes back another day. However this happened for real - some aces were shot down
more than once (Manfred von Richthofen being one of note ;)). This applies to the many ‘Historical Pilots’
too who may not have made full “Ace” status, but are historically known – they too will normally live until
their historical date to die. However some players prefer victories (where the pilot dies) to stay dead so
to make this more possible.
Now you can select to have only the Top Aces active to improve this (see Workshop setting). There will
still be some squadrons full of famous Aces but generally 1000s less, so more generic pilots who can ‘die’
when shot down. Click “Workshop” from the main menu then click on the “More Settings” button
bottom right of the screen. Look for this one as in the image below and select “Top Aces”;
35) WOFF exits or quits when I go to fly?
1) it is important always install the latest update available from our website downloads page.
See the Downloads menu on the WOFF website. http://www.overflandersfields.com check downloads.
2) The issue is likely related to Direct X you should have installed this already as per Section 2a of the
FAQ- Do not skip that step. If you did, please follow section 2a near the start of this FAQ then return
here if necessary for following steps.
3) Download and install the latest clean fresh video drivers from NVidia or AMD/ATI website depending on
your Graphics card. Do not skip this step even if you think your drivers are fine, it has fixed several
customers issues.
3) If still a problem you can also try reducing the settings directly, for example try Scenery Density on 1,
and Terrain Detail on 1. If that works you can slowly increase to see if it still works with better visuals.
4) See the DX9 Enhanced Shaders section to lower values, and if that also fails, then try other options
below:
5) Try setting ‘cloud shadow’ scale to 0 (disables cloud shadows).
Also turn off sun glare and test:
If that does not work, also try the following;
6) setting Terrain Bump Map setting to 0.
7) If you use video capture or other software that interfaces with GPU or video using DirectX (such as MSI
Afterburner, D3Dgear, or other game recording software) try uninstalling those then test.
8) Windows 10? Disable BitDefender Anti-virus if you have it, or preferably add both CFS3.exe and
WOFF.exe in Bitdefender trusted applications then it should work. Other AV programs may also need this.
If you use Riva Tuner RTSS or Afterburner make sure you set the application detection for CFS3.exe to
none. Also see section 48.
36) * How to use the Claim Form pop up after a mission?
You will not be prompted with a claim form automatically when you have shot a craft down. This is to
avoid the obvious indicator that you hit lots and had in fact got a kill ;). So if you think you did get one,
then when you see the after mission report after a mission, click Details button right. Next click the new
Make Claim icon (bottom right, see picture below). Remember go to the Details Page because if you skip
it, you will lose your chance to claim! See next image;
Note: with Normal Claims set in the Workshops, no details are shown for you in the Details Page of the
after Mission Summary. However if you prefer you can change the Claims and Promotion settings to easy
in Workshops and now you will always be prompted when you have a kill with a claim form, and will see
your details in Details section of the of Mission summary.
37) * How to enable manual engine starts (for hardcore users)
You can manually edit the WOFFKeys.xca file found in
C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
(where XXX is your logon name)
In that file, change the Action Brakes to TOGGLE_MASTER_BATTERY using a text editor. Now you can use that key
to turn on the battery before starting the engine.
Be careful to save over the .xca file (not as a .txt file of course).
It will still take work to get the engine to start (realistic ) holding CTRL_S is important!
For example try setting your throttle and mixture about 50%, press CTRL+B to turn on the batteries. Now CTRL+M
twice to turn on the magnetos. Now hold CTRL+S to spin the prop until the engine starts – continue to constantly
adjust the mixture / throttle levers to keep the engine running.
38) Cockpit lights look good only in some aircraft?
NEW lighting effects are only implemented in aircraft that are suited for night missions in WOFF BH&H II
i.e. GOTHA for night missions, BE12 HD and BE2c HD (HD=Home Defence) as they are night fighters.
Brequet 14 A2 has them too as it was used for night bombing.
All other craft use older default cockpit lighting – which is a very simple light and not recommended for
use for immersion purposes. Default key assignment is CTRL+Shift+L to toggle on / off.
Also note if you have problems toggling them on or off remember these will not work if you are in Auto
Pilot mode as you are not in control!
39) DIRECTX 9 ENHANCED SHADERS - SETTINGS EXPLAINED.
Shaders are a graphics process handled by Direct X. WOFF 2 has new enhanced ones available thanks to
the fantastic work of ‘AnKor’.
When in the WOFF manager interface, go to “Workshops” menu . Now look to the top area of the screen
in the middle. If you are using DX9 Enhanced Shaders the option will be selected (otherwise you are
using Default Shaders).
Under that option in Workshop these settings are available;
Aircraft Shadow Detail: 0 to 5
0 turns shadows off, 1-5 controls the quality.
5 is obviously the highest, but 4 will provide comparable result but may work much faster on lower end
GPUs. The trick is that at a setting of 4 the shadow is still very detailed, but it is not blurred so you may
get more jagged edges. However the lack of blurring noticeably improves the performance.
Terrain Shadow Detail: 0 to 3
0 - Off. 1-3 controls the quality.
Different quality doesn't directly affect performance much, but it defines how much GPU memory is
required. And at 3 the memory use is quite dramatic, so if you have 1GB card and notice that it struggles
with the new shaders try reducing the terrain shadow detail.
Terrain Bump Map: 0 or 1 - a simple on/off switch.
Cloud Shadow Scale: 0 to 10
0 - no cloud shadows.
1 to 10 controls the size of clouds on the ground (10% to 100% of their original size).
This setting was introduced because the weather is often bad at the Western Front and if someone wants
to allow more sun on the ground it may make sense to reduce this setting. This does not affect
performance (unless you set it to 0 of course).
[edit: most people do not realise the real weather was exceptionally bad throughout WW1 - possibly due to
massive bombardment affecting the eco system! Note you can switch weather from ‘Historical’ to ‘AI
Weather Gen’ in ‘Workshops’ settings to give more normal weather. This mode is a smart weather based
on normal seasonal weather patterns, and non-historic seasonal changes. This way you will generally get
more average sunny days].
Cloud Shadow Density: 1 to 10
The darkness of cloud shadows. 10% to 100%. Again as above it is purely visual preference and doesn't
affect performance.
VSync
Syncs the sim’s video refresh to that of monitor’s screen refresh rate. Enabling VSync (via driver's control
panel or via Force On setting) not only prevents screen tearing but also gets rid of some stuttering.
External Cam FOV: 20 to 80
CFS3 was often blamed for fish-eye view in external camera.
Default setting is 35 which looks quite good without fish-eye distortions, while the stock CFS3 (and WOFF
before V2.0) use an equivalent of 60 here. Thanks to AnKor for the info.
ENVIRONMENT REFLECTIONS: 1 - 9
How much the sky and ground reflect on shiny surfaces.
Default setting is 5. Note if set too high some surfaces in some aircraft may appear too reflective or too
blue or green from the environment cube map / reflection
GLOSSINESS: 1- 9
How shiny objects appear.
Default is 5.
DYNAMIC LIGHTS: 0-1
Default is 1. 0 if off, 1 is on. Enables or disables new dynamic lights in the theatre. At night airfields,
have new lights, and fire lit oil drums to guide you into land when returning from mission after sunset.
0 turns this off.
Note the DX11 shader option is greyed out. This may possibly be introduced at a later date but for now, it
is not available.
40) When I try to run WOFF I get an error "missing or invalid wmp.dll"?
You need to install Windows Media Player – WOFF has some videos that show that requires this.
Windows comes with this installed usually. If for some reason you do not have Windows Media Player
installed, you can try enabling it via Control Panel. You may need your original Windows install files
available. Sometimes these will be already on your system if a pre-installed OS, or on your Windows install
DVD - contact your OS supplier).
From Control Panel in Windows, run Programs and Features. Click “Turn Windows Features On or Off”
then when Windows Features shows click to expand “Media Features” then tick / check “Windows Media
Player”. See the image below:
Or try Microsoft’s website to download if you have an N or KN version of Windows (without Media player)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40744
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/download-windows-media-player
If this is not available or you still have problems when campaign videos and music are enabled please see
section 47 for other Windows fixes for media issues.
41) * My leader takes off, but stays low and circles for a long time?
You probably used Shift+W to force the flight to move to the next waypoint before the leader and flight
have properly taken off and formed up, so avoid using next waypoint too early, wait until AFTER you have
formed up as a flight and are in formation. You can use this to skip the climb out section of missions that
some may fine boring. Also you could instead use the Air Start option in the briefing screen to start well
into the mission.
Historically it was usually a good idea to gain altitude before heading over the lines hence that initial climb
42) * 2-Seater: does my autopilot engage when I am in observer view?
No not automatically - you need to switch it to autopilot (default keys are Ctrl+Shift+A) or level pilot
(CTRL+F) and then switch to the gunner view. Or you can switch to gunner first and then enable autopilot.
Otherwise no-one is flying the craft
This is so you can set a rough course and in a stable craft it will fly on for a little while, whilst you shoot
briefly. You don't always want the pilot to suddenly veer off and mess up your shot.
However the gunner is automatically controlled if you are not in that position any more. Be careful
though if you switch to an external view from being in the gunner position, you are still in control of the
gunner so he won’t defend you.
43) In the sim my controllers are not working?
See the sections above in this document for configuring your joystick and controllers.
Also check when flying in the sim that AUTOPILOT is not enabled! It’s possible you accidentally turned it
on. If so disable (default key Ctrl+Shift+A).
44) Windows 10 or 11 - Known issues.
If you see a WOFF.dll crash when going to fly, make sure you have installed Direct X 9 properly as exactly
as described step by step in section 2A of this document. You must do this!
Please read carefully!
If when you launch a mission by clicking ”Go to the field” to fly and you hear “contact” (if music is enabled)
then get an error such as "EXCEPTION Patch Memory :: Create Process Failed Error 0x00000 2E4=740".
Then your system is stopping WOFF from accessing CFS3.exe when it is loading. This suggests an anti-virus
program is blocking it or you do not have admin rights.
Windows can have some odd issues regarding full admin rights even if you are a full admin.
Try setting WOFF.exe to “run this program as an administrator” in its compatibility settings. To do this go
to the \OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields folder in the WOFF install and find WOFF.exe (or it will show as
WOFF Application if you do not have file explorer set to view file extensions). Right click on the WOFF
application, choose Properties, then select Compatibility tab, and tick/check "run this program as
administrator." Click Apply, click OK. Try that , if still an issue try the same setting with CFS3.exe. in the
same folder.
If you still have the same problem after doing that then you must try the advice in section 7 regarding
disabling the Anti-Virus program to test.
When installing WOFF BH&H II or any Add-ons or Update patches, Windows 8 or 10 may display a pop-up
window "Windows protected your PC". Simply click on "more info" and then click "Run Anyway" to run
the update).
If you have issues with WOFF quitting or crashing directly after launching, or when quitting a mission see
sections 47, 48 and 56.
45) * LIMITED TIME TO PLAY CAMPAIGN? or WANT MORE ACTION?
The following settings and options may help for those with limited play time, or who want more action
more often;
1. In WOFF, go to Workshops settings from the main menu, 'More Settings' (bottom right), third column set
'Target Range' to 'Always Closest'. Please see next image;
2. In the same page and column in Workshops settings, look at 'Player Flight Altitude' - set to Medium (up
to 10k feet) or Low, so it will take less time to climb (you can also skip climb up waypoints in the sim
anyway, see no.5).
3. Same page in Workshops, first column, Set 'Forced Encounters' to High if you want many more meetings
with enemy. Of course with this off you have a more realistic setting with squads doing their own random
missions and you may pass them by. With this on, the WOFF manager will generate more flights to cross
nearer your path on purpose.
4. Same page, Fourth column, set Outcomes to "Easy - Pilot Never Dies" now you will not need to recreate
a pilot if you die with all that enemy activity - saving time.
5. In the simulator, when you take off, press the keys 'Shift W' together, this will skip the first waypoint, so
you can head to the mission target more directly. This is only useful if you do NOT want to use 'Air Start' as
in option 7.
6. When creating a pilot (main menu 'Pilot Dossiers', 'Enlist New Pilot') , choose 'Manual Squad
Deployment' option (bottom right) now you can scroll through squads and scroll the date options and see
exactly where they are based. Get a squadron very near the front line (No-Mans Land - brown area on the
map) for example British RNAS-8 Jan 1918, German Jasta 2 Jan 1917,
Jasta 8 for the most of 1917 up to Sept/Oct etc.
7. When you go to 'Briefing Room', select 'Air Start' to avoid the take-off, forming up, and climbing up
stages. Then you start near the target or main patrol / rendezvous waypoint depending on mission,
instead of taking off climbing and flying there. However make sure you quickly target the objective
depending on the type, and order your flight to attack if necessary. For using the TAC to order flight see
section 22, 32 for more info.
8. If you wish to shave off more time, in Briefing Room select "Optional Flight" to cycle through other
targets. Check the "Approximate Distance" (around 4th line down on Mission briefing, top right of screen),
and cycle until you get a nearer mission target you like.
9. In flight, enable the simulator's Auto Pilot (Ctrl+Shift+A) so an AI will fly for you temporarily. Then hit the
time acceleration (Shift +, Shift - to slow down) but be careful as if you accelerate too fast your AI
controlled plane may see the enemy (or vice versa) and attack before you can react. Slow it down more to
X2 or X4 if you're near the front, and pay attention. Disable time acceleration first, then autopilot, if you
see enemies. Of course if you set up Forced Encounters to Med or High as in option 3, be much more
cautious of time acceleration.
Also see section 41 on skipping the long climb section at the start of missions.
10. As an another tip you can also save memorable missions for quicker access to re-fly later. After a
good mission, end the mission, and after you exit WOFF, use Windows File explorer to browse to the
following file - simply copy the .xml file found in ;
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\missions\historical
(your folder may be in a different location if you did not install to the default folder).
and put it into
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\missions\scenarios\Britain
if you are a British pilot, or in \German folder if you are German etc.
Then rename it to a simple name you can remember. Do not use special characters, and make sure you do
not change the file extension (.xml). Now in WOFF go to Quick Scenarios menu (using a pilot from the
same country as the pilot was in mission you want to fly) and you will see it listed in the ‘Scenario
Selection’ pull down menu. Choose and Fly. Tip: check/tick ‘Pilot Never Dies’ if you wish to avoid killing
off your campaign pilot if you die in the mission.
46) Can I upgrade my old “Over Flanders Fields: Between Heaven and Hell”?
No you cannot. That version was released around 2008 and is totally incompatible with WOFF BH&H II.
WOFF over the years has undergone massive changes since then (see our Website Features page list).
Also you cannot upgrade any version of WOFF, nor WOFF UE or WOFF PE. BH&H2 has basically almost
everything updated and replaces all those.
Finish off any important pilot career in your old WOFF, as you will need to uninstall it before installing
BH&H2. Backup your pilots perhaps there’s a tool available on Sandbagger’s MOD website
Wings Over Flanders Fields - Ultimate Edition (User Mods) (thatoneplease.co) where you can get that. Note any other
mods here are likely not to work in BH&H II until they have been checked or updated to work with BH&H
II.
47) After a mission WOFF quits, or quits when going to Campaign screen?
In Windows 10, after flying a mission and ending it, or if you have random quits from the WOFF program
manager itself, try disabling campaign videos and music in the workshop (see picture below) :
If the problem goes away then your problem is likely an issue with WmNetMgr.dll which is part of
Windows Media Player in Windows when playing the videos or music. Microsoft has posted possible fixes
for issues. Refer to this Microsoft article it has helped some users - please ignore the fact it refers to
network storage, Windows 10 seems to have more severe restrictions on access to files.
See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/940029. Also try method 1, and if still a problem try
method 3 or 2 as shown in the article
For method 1: Make sure you are running the computer as administrator.
Step 1: Run the command with elevated privileges, to do this, follow the steps below:
a) Left mouse click on Windows start and with the start menu program list in view, immediately type
CMD. Command Prompt should appear at the top of the search list. Next click the RIGHT mouse button
on the Command Prompt entry in the list. Left click on 'Run as administrator'. This step is important.
b) At the new command prompt type:
regsvr32 wmnetmgr.dll and then press the Enter key.
Reboot the PC. You can test by turning on Campaign Videos and Music again and see if that works OK
when exiting missions.
ALSO SEE SECTION 48 BELOW!
48) If I exit a mission (Using Ctrl-Q, Enter) or start a mission my screen goes blank?
WOFF’s code has not changed regarding the mission exit behaviour or media playing for a long time so this
is very likely related to a Windows 10 update, however the “fix” needed in Windows is very inconsistent
for some users.
See also section 47.
After flying a mission and ending it - if you then see a black screen in Windows 10, or it goes straight to
desktop and you have tried section 47 fix, then try setting WOFF to Windows 7 compatibility, if that does
not fix it, then try Windows 8 compatibility instead.
How to set Compatibility:
Right click on the WOFF shortcut, left click on Properties, then the Compatibility tab (see image);
Enable the check/tick box for “Run this program in compatibility mode for: and choose Windows 8. It
seems some large “TV/monitors” have this issue (related to HDMI or other issue).
Some users with error messages relating to reading or writing to “outcomes.xml” file, can also try setting
“Run this program as an administrator” (last check box option in the screenshot above - note this may be
needed on the CFS3.exe application too found in the same folder as WOFF.exe). Click Apply.
Also a few users mentioned that WOFF ran very nicely but would crash on about every third exit from a
mission. Turning off videos did not help (as it has for some). What did help was configuring Windows
Media Player - run it then select one of two options and clicking OK.
If this does not work there are other tips here:
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4302656/Re:_A_qwirky_black_screen_issu#Post4302656
direct link to Microsoft’s instructions here which can also be tried;
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/940029/error-message-when-you-try-to-use-windows-media-
player-to-stream-audio
49) WOFF’s Menu buttons are missing from the bottom of the screen?
If you have just installed WOFF and cannot see the whole of the WOFF Manager – menu screen is chopped
off or blank/black screen, then this is likely related to the DPU (font scaling) setting in Windows.
Please make sure you install the latest WOFF BH&H II Update from our website then try to run WOFF
BH&H II again. If it works great, if not please try setting your Display settings DPI or font scaling to 100%
(default) this should solve the problem.
To do this, in Windows 7, right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose Personalise. Now click on
Display. On the right click “Smaller – 100% (default) and click Apply. Now launch WOFF and test.
For windows 10 see the following image. NOTE: Microsoft themselves now state using font scaling is NOT
recommended – we also do not recommend it. See the following images;
Also DSR: NVidia drivers with the DSR setting (Down-sampling resolutions) that may cause this issue for
some. Try disabling DSR to test. See image below;
ATI / AMD GPU USERS : NOTE: Recently (at the time of writing) it seems the latest ATI drivers have
broken so visual aspects of WOFF scenery for some users (for example darker areas for river textures).
Install an older version of the ATI driver as that works for some that have a black screen when flying.
Version 17.5.2 works for Windows 7 64 bit for ATI Radeon RX 470 (8GB) for example.
Thanks to Trelawney for testing drivers.
50) TM Warthog / Slaw Device pedals – or T.16000M pedals how to map them?
From a User “epower” on simhq.net:
“… contact SLAW and he'll set you up with the firmware upgrade and some very easy to follow
instructions.” Also see this thread on our forum
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4224987
For T.16000M pedals to work properly you must make the rudder axis be either the Rz or Z-axis, so in the
TM software make that so.
TM software (TARGET)combines the two controllers stick and throttle into a single joystick. The T.16000M
hardware does it in such a way that there may be multiple X, Y, Z, rotation axes which can confuse things.
Remapping the pedals as Rz and disabling a few of the unneeded controls has got me a working setup
See https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4397184/tm-t-16000m-fcs-pedals-not-
working#Post4397184
User mandrews kindly posted a working Target software configuration file for T.1600M
He said: “have a TM16000 TARGET configuration that gets the rudder mapped properly and avoid a conflict
with the buttons... it required defining a mapping both the press and release events. Several axes are
unmapped to avoid the limitations of DX (8 axes/sliders, 32 buttons).
The file is attached. Copy it into your configuration directory and rename it so the suffix is fcf.”
See
https://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/13056/filename/TM1600_AllCombine
d.txt
TIP: A new WOFFkeys tool was released in V1.27 with easier to use interface and more options for
controller bindings. Install that (or later versions if available after the time of writing this) it will help with
configuration try that first.
Does full throttle only give you 66% engine power? On the TM Warthog stick follow this tip (provided
kindly by WOFF user Alan): ”... you can undo two allen screws on the throttle, lift up a metal keeper plate,
reverse a plastic widget, replace the plate, and you've removed the afterburner detent altogether”
Now you should get 100% power. Remember to set mixture too though (or set automixture in
workshops!)
51) * I don’t seem to get bombing missions (or other missions)?
With the latest WOFF you can often get a chance of another mission type by exiting the Mission Briefing,
go back to the campaign menu. This will generate a new mission, and if you are lucky it will be another
type.
Note some squadrons historically were focussed on certain mission types at a particular date, before
switching to other types on other dates. So sometimes, the same type may come up quite a few times.
Keep trying! Advancing time may help if they switch their roles later on to other mission types.
You can manually advancing time (after setting mission advance to auto/manual in Workshops).
53) How to use Headshake and Mouse-Look Features in WOFF BH&H II?
WOFF BH&H II includes DirectX9 3D shaders from AnKor for more improved graphics and visuals, and these new
DX9 Shaders add “Headshake” movements for G forces during manoeuvres when in the cockpit view...
Also it adds Mouse Look options and Mouse Zoom functions to WOFF when in cockpit view.
Mouse Look Instructions: Use the right mouse button to enable or disable the mouse look.
So when flying, press the right mouse button once, now when moving your mouse it will let you look around, and
also using the scroll wheel will zoom in and out.
Press right button again to disable the mouse look/zoom and use as a normal mouse pointer.
If you have Naturalpoint’s TrackIR or other head-tracking you can still use the zoom function as above, but look
around using TrackIR instead of course, then use the wheel on the mouse only to zoom in and out.
The D3D8.ini file is found in …\OBDSoftware\WOFF\WOFFScenery\Shaders directory (default install location) will
be updated with new settings as shown below. Do not bother editing the one in the root of WOFF as that gets
overwritten by this one.
You can also change the behaviour or disable the mouse look completely by editing that file in a text editor (make a
backup first).
Note their default values will be applied if a setting is missing.
New settings in d3d8.ini;
OffsetSpring=12
RotationSpring=24
;Offset and Rotation Spring controls how much the view resists the acceleration, lower values make the view deviate
from forward/center more and return slower.
OffsetResponse=6
;Sort of "anti-damping". Higher values will make the view shake more and respond to smaller changes in speed.
;Acceptable range for values above is 2 to 100 or so. The effect is non-linear so it may be difficult to adjust.
ZoomInStep=20
ZoomOutStep=20
;Controls zoom increment/decrement steps. Valid values from 1 to 50. 20 is exactly the default value for WOFF.
ZoomSpeed=5
;Smooth zoom speed. Zoom still changes step-wise, but transition between steps is smooth now.
;Range of values 0 to 10. Set to 0 to disable smooth zoom.
MouseLookSpeed=5
;Self-explanatory
;Range 0 to 10. Value of 0 disables mouse look entirely.
InvertMouseZoom=0
;Default behaviour in this version is mouse wheel up (away) = zoom-in. If you prefer it to be inverse add
InvertMouseZoom=1 into the ini file.
HeadShake=1
; Set to 0 to disable acceleration effects.
MouseLookResetDelay=5
; Time in seconds before mouse look automatically returns to centered view.
54) How to run WOFF BH&H II on a MAC?
NOTE: This information was kindly posted by VonS on our forum and was for a previous version of WOFF. We have
NOT tested WOFF on a MAC and have no recommendations to do so. We will not offer any support or refunds should
you decide to try this. WOFF BH&H II is only supported on Windows 7,8,8.1,10 64 bit.
Here is what VonS wrote to help others:
“Here are the steps to take if interested in installing WOFF Ultimate Edition on a Mac....the process is at any rate a
slow one and requires patience, but is convenient if you want to have everything running on the same operating
system.
STEP ONE: go to http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-index.php?page=Downloads and download the latest
wineskin winery (ver. 1.7 as of this writing)
STEP TWO: double-click on the program; in the menu that opens click on the plus sign to the left of "new engines
available," and in the list that then opens choose WS9Wine1.7.7, download it, and then - when you're back in the
main menu - choose "create new blank wrapper"
(now wait about 3-4 minutes for your Mac to make the custom wrapper; once finished, the wrapper will be placed
in an Applications folder that has been made inside your user folder on OS X and/or macOS)
STEP THREE: go to the WineSkin wrapper that's just been made and double-click on it; in the window that opens,
choose "set screen options"; in the window that then opens choose "override" instead of automatic, and choose
"rootless (windowed)," then "virtual desktop at" (whatever resolution suits you), then "use these settings" instead
of force normal windows; once happy with your choices, click on "done" at the bottom of that window
STEP FOUR: back on the main menu, choose "advanced"; in the window that opens click on "tools"; this will then
open another window in which you should click on "winetricks"; in the window that then opens, type in the
winetricks listed below and install them in the order listed; don't forget to click in the box to the left of each
winetrick to select it, and to click on "run" located towards the bottom of that top screen of the window you're
currently in, so that WineSkin can install the selected winetrick;
once the process finishes it will say "done" in the text window that is visible in the bottom half of that same window;
finally, click on the "close" button at the very bottom of the window, and you're taken back to the "wineskin
advanced" menu (close that advanced menu by clicking on the close button in its menu-bar)
INSTALL WINETRICKS IN ORDER LISTED BELOW:
wmp9 (then find on the internet* "l3codeca.acm" and "wmp.dll" and place into c drive/windows/system32 of the
WineSkin app that you made for WOFF)
(*OBD comment: NOTE: Double check any website you search or download the files from, and the files
themselves are virus free before using them. BE CAREFUL, do this at your own risk).
msxml3
msxml6
ie6 (okay if falls back to ie5.01)
corefonts
d3dx9_36
wmp10
to run key bindings in the WOFF menu, you also need to do this tricky part...
under "advanced: tools: winetricks: custom" in WineSkin, type the following and click on "Run" (to enable the key
bindings driver):
wine regsvr32 dx7vb.dll (then find on the internet "DX7VB.DLL" and place into c drive/windows/system32 of your
WineSkin app created for WOFF)
now register the key bindings driver in WineSkin by going to "advanced: tools: command line shell" and typing the
following (don't forget to hit "return" after typing in the command):
regsvr32 C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\ToolBox\VB_Runtimes\dx7vb.dll
STEP FIVE: double-click on the wrapper once again and choose "install software" in the main menu; then "choose
setup executable" in the next window that opens and locate your exe file for WOFF Ultimate Edition that you
purchased; now let the wrapper do its thing to install the game
STEP SIX: once installed, the wrapper will go back to the main menu and you can click "quit" (it may also prompt you
to locate the program before it drops to the main menu, the program in this case being the exe file of the game that
was just installed - best thing at this point is just to leave this alone and close that window, if it doesn't drop to the
main menu automatically)
STEP SEVEN: once the wrapper has quit, don't double-click on it but "right-click" it and choose the option in the pop-
up menu on OS X and/or macOS that says "show package contents" (this will open the wrapper's folder and should
list something like a contents folder, the alias to its c drive, and an app/icon called WineSkin); double-click on the
app named WineSkin and you will open the main menu window again, of the wrapper, and choose "advanced"
STEP EIGHT: under the advanced menu, to the right of the box called Windows EXE (that contains a file path), click
on "Browse"; this will open up your finder on OS X and/or macOS, and then you can scroll into the "c drive" of the
wrapper into which you've just installed WOFF in "c drive," look for "OBDSoftware" and scroll into there and keep
digging until you find "WOFF.exe," and choose that (click "choose");
… then you're back in the WineSkin advanced menu with the proper file path for the game's exe now listed in the
box near the top of the window (while you're there you might want to give a name for your freshly created Mac
program in the "menu-bar name" box, something like WOFF or WOFF BH&H II, and also, later, don't forget to
rename your wrapper/app to WOFF, for consistency, if you haven't done so already).
STEP NINE: now close that advanced menu window, and double-click the program you just created (not the
WineSkin icon in the window that popped open when you right-clicked and chose "show package contents," but the
actual, main wrapper that is in the custom Applications folder that was created in your user folder on OS X and/or
macOS) - see if the game works, and if all is well, then double-click the WineSkin logo that is visible in the window
once you right-click the main app wrapper to "show package contents";
once you're in the WineSkin menu again, click on "screen options" one more time and choose "fullscreen" instead of
"rootless (windowed)," also choose your desired resolution in the box below that and leave the other options at 24
bit for color depth and 0 sec. for switch pause; also choose "use these settings" and "override" (RECOMMENDED IS
THAT YOU CHOOSE THE SAME RESOLUTION AS YOUR MONITOR NATIVE RESOLUTION FOR BEST FRAME RATES -
don't scale the resolution down thinking that it will improve frame rates, since WOFF does not work that way).
STEP TEN: since you've now run the game successfully (in windowed mode), you will find a WOFF-related folder
located in your Documents folder (of your user folder under OS X and/or macOS); in that folder your screen captures
from WOFF are saved, if you take screenshots; also recommended at this point is that you cycle into the
"c drive/windows/profiles/user/Wineskin/Application Data/OBD_Games/OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields" directory
of the WineSkin app into which you installed WOFF (see STEP SEVEN for how to cycle into that directory, or any of
the folders for that matter) - and edit the WOFFKeys.xca file locate there in TextEdit, to set key bindings manually if
you prefer this to the in-game key bindings menu (don't forget to save the file).
STEP ELEVEN: all user mods should be installed using the JSGME program (this program should be installed into the
same wrapper where you have installed WOFF; and the program can be chosen by setting the right file path as
indicated for the game itself in STEP EIGHT (don't forget to re-set the file path to WOFF.exe once you're done
tinkering with your mod installs in JSGME).
NOTE: Von S makes no guarantee that following such steps will recreate the goodness of WOFF Ultimate Edition on
your Mac, but careful following of the directions listed above should work in most cases.
NOTE 2: the game can of course be run in windowed mode, as indicated in the earlier steps above....at say 1600 x
900...but why keep such a lovely game windowed - full screen is better for it, but remember to match your
monitor's native resolution for best frame rates, as mentioned in STEP NINE above.
Happy flying, Von S”
55) * How to avoid stalling the Albatros (or other aircraft) in dogfights?
This advice can apply to some other aircraft too.
Follow these tips;
1. Keep your forward speed high. Loose speed and you lose capability to perform tight manoeuvres.
2. Avoid fast or jerky movements on the control stick. These old aircraft prefer gentle input with
progressively increased pressure as you go-this will give you MUCH better turns with far more control.
NOTE: good advice for many aircraft in WOFF, GENTLY increase pressure on controls. Then you can far
more easily reduce the pressure on the stick if the aircraft is beginning to stall, and with practice you will
know how far you can go.
So start a turn gently then slowly and fluidly pull back once you are in the bank to find the best sustainable
turn rate any indication of stall then ease off the stick and make a note of speed and angle.
3. Sometimes you can also add a small amount of left rudder while in a steady left hand turn (other craft
may vary). When turning to the right, rudder is not needed as often, although sometimes opposite rudder
to the turn (i.e. left rudder) in that direction can help to keep the nose where it's needed. So keep the
nose down slightly if it's rising too much as this will otherwise cause a stall in a turn.
4. Try a chandelle or wing-over on a first pass at equal or lower altitude (not diving on someone) in order
to shorten turn radius quickly and convert initial speed into a little altitude.
56) "EXCEPTION: Game terminated prematurely"- or white/black screen in runtime
Update: As of June 2019, some people (mostly Windows 7 SP1 users) have an issue with WOFF hanging
when going to fly a mission – before getting into the sim. This appears to be possibly due to some Anti-
Virus programs causing a problem with Microsoft’s gameux.dll - this fix below worked for some people:
‘Wallysworld’ on our forum posted this; “… I noticed that rundll32.exe was showing up in Task Manager
exactly after I clicked for CFS3 to start after using the Mission Editor. And this executable was using a lot of
processor power; something like 30-40% of the CPU and eventually after a while the CPU pegged at
100%.... I did a malware scan for any rundll32.exe hits and got nothing so it's not malware or a virus.”
“After some research, I finally found that it's Microsoft's Games Explorer causing rundll32.exe (from the
Windows\SysWOW64 folder) to run every time CFS3 was starting up. This website ( http://ubeogesh-
things.blogspot.com/2012/08/resolve-it-finally-game-explorer-aka.html ) gave me the solution. I renamed
the file gameux.dll (Game Explorer) in the SYSWOW64 folder and now CFS3 loads quickly and I even think
the game plays smoother on my computer the couple of times I've flown since I made that change. It
seems even TrackIR is smoother, but I need to do more flying to prove that it is.”
edit: (see that link for system32 bit gameux.dll too or use the batch file linked below).
This is just a tip in case you see rundll32.exe running while trying to start a flight since CFS3 is a Microsoft
product and gameux.dll is Microsoft's Games Explorer executable. Hopefully someone will find it useful.”
Link direct to the bat file that will help you rename gameux.dll
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzmX0_bU30dRaGJWdi1iRnV2S0k
IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, then.....
Change one key of registry:
FROM:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\GameUX\ServiceLocation]
"Games"="https://games.metaservices.microsoft.com/games/SGamesWebService.asmx"
TO:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\GameUX\ServiceLocation]
"Games"="127.0.0.1"
(Thanks to Tercio for that tip)
NOTE editing the registry incorrectly can stop Windows from working so if you are not comfortable editing
the registry experienced or unsure please make backups of your registry or get someone with good
knowledge of editing the registry!
Black/blank screen on going to Fly a mission:
Some PCs have a problem with the configuration of Windows Media Player, and it will have a problem
playing the opening Splash Movie (a simple .wmv file):
If you launch and the WOFF menu seems to hang at a black/blank screen and doesn't get to the main
menu, try renaming OBDSplash.wmv found in
C:\OBDSoftware\WOTR\OBDWW2 Wings Over The Reich\campaigns\CampaignData\ShellMusic
(note this is the default install location).
Rename OBDSplash.wmv to something like OBDXXX.wmv instead, and it will be ignored and the main
menu will load properly.
Also see section 49 – the advice in there can also help with those with a blank screen on launch - especially
if an ATI user.
For some laptop users, you need to also rename the ‘wmp.dll
57) Can I remove the pop-up text that appears when I look at gauges area?
"Tool Tips" are the pop-up text shown when passing over the gauges, it’s the mouse pointer that activates
the pop-up. If you use TrackIR as you look around you are also affectively moving the “stationary” mouse
pointer across the screen across the instruments and dials, thus activating the pop-up.
Use Control+I to turn off the tooltips.
You can also simply move your mouse off the edge of the screen.
P.S. you can also toggle off some of the messages text at the top of the screen , with shift + D
58) I cannot enter my order number when WOFF BH&H2
Order numbers work fine normally, so please ensure you are entering the correct order reference number.
If copying and pasting please check for extra spaces at the front or back. To be sure, manually type the
number in carefully, then click on the Check / Tick icon, do not press enter.
If you still have a problem, then you may have an admin rights permissions issue on the PC.
To get around this, exit WOFF. Then set it to run as an administrator. To do this right click on the main
WOFF icon, click Properties, Compatibility, then check/tick “run this program as an administrator”. Click
Apply, then OK. Now launch WOFF and try to enter the number again.
See also scion 4) in this FAQ, on how to find the correct number if you are not sure.
59) When I attempt to fly I see an error EXCEPTION InterpAirTable y ! = result ?
If you see an error like this you are likely running MSI Afterburner.
Set its detection level to 'None' should let you fly – if still a problem
try uninstalling Afterburner to see if that is the issue. Also you may
need to remove other GPU/Video monitor/tools.
The MSI Afterburner on screen overlay that displays the FPS, GPU
temp, etc is usually what can cause WOFF runtime to crash. Turn off
on screen display of the GPU temps, frame rate, etc and all should
run fine with MSI running in the background.
60) During install I get “error occurred ………directory movefile failed code 32” ?
“error occurred while trying to rename a file in the destination directory movefile failed code 32”
If during installation of WOFF BH&H II, on a Windows 10 or 11 PC, the installation stops with the above
error, try using WINRAR to unzip the files before installing. Windows 10 and 11, have a built-in UNZIP
program so you can see and open compressed .ZIP files easily. However we have had a report from a
Windows 10 user that unless WINRAR was used to open the downloaded installation zip files they received
the error above.
61) * Extra keys you can use when flying WOFF BH&H II?
WOFF has some extra useful keys assigned that are not available in the WOFF Function Bindings
configuration program. See section 9 and others for more info on the key bindings program, launched
from Workshop settings, ReMap Keys/Controllers option.
Here are the extra keys you can use;
Flight Leader commands:
A = Attack Tell your flight pilots in your flight attack OTHER targets associated with the currently assigned
target in the TAC.
H = Help Me (more on the next page..)
Control+L = Land Here - must be over an airfield to use this
R = Rejoin = Flight members rejoin - only for Ground attack missions
Control+R = Return To Base
S = Split from flight - you will split away from the flight, a new AI pilot will take over the flight, and your
commands will then be ignored.
You usually have to be within visual range for them to work – and remember it’s WWI your pilots may be
busy and not see you waving instructions!
You may see comments in the TAC if you have it enabled and have instructor messages enabled (see
section 22 and 32 for how to use the TAC).
If you run the WOFFKeys tool from WOFF\Toolbox, or via Workshop option ‘Reconfigure keys/controllers’,
You can choose “All” under filter function top left of that tool and see lists of all keys and their current
assignments (other filters can help narrow down when searching).
62) * Lone Wolf Missions explained.
In WOFF BH&H II Lone Wolf missions are available. They are no longer auto assigned and players can
voluntarily fly them when wanted via the Lone Wolf button. Note the button only appears once your pilot
has completed 5 missions! Also note historically these were usually not flown after 1916 so Lone Wolf
missions (and the button therefore) will also be available in 1917 - 1918.
63) * Balloons and Railyards and other ground attacks explained.
In WOFF BH&H II we made a few changes to machine gun nests that protect ground targets such as
Balloons, Railyards and so on. They no longer have tracers (more historical) so you will not see them
shooting at you. Also we reduced the distance they can be heard. These two changes may give you a false
sense of security. However they will not fire as high as before.
They are there, and are often firing at you (you can still hear them usually when close enough) or
especially when they hit you!
Here are some notes regarding ground objects to take into consideration if you feel you have not received
credit for destroying one...
Railyards
------------
1) All Railyards all have guns to defend them, and are based on one basic model. All are the same so any
differences in perceived behaviour when attacked etc is purely from the randomness of life in the sim,
2) Railyards only have a couple of guns and they have a LIMITED ARC and are often blocked by buildings.
If you fly over them or behind them, or behind buildings they will not shoot!
MG crew can only fire in a forward arc, they cannot fire behind them - same at front lines
3) In BH&H II tracers are no longer fired by ground guns - this is more historically accurate. So you will not
see ground fire. In WOFF UE you will still see tracers (which is not historically as correct).
4) The sound range was changed since WOFF PE so you may not always hear the guns - more realistic.
5) If you are more than 2 in the flight, sometimes OTHER aircraft may be targetted my ground fire, not you.
Try flying a Railyard Attack with just you and enemies set to 20 miles away. Fly low, and try to circle. You
will be shot at.
6) You need to destroy (not just hit) supplies, trains, carriages etc to get a credit - buildings won't count
and neither will trees.
7) Also you will not always be sent back to redo a mission, even if you fail to destroy supplies.
You can set the ground gun difficulty to hard if you want more of a challenge. This will change all MG nests
in the theatre who will be more deadly.
Balloons
-----------
Are all identical for a given country.
1) However to kill one will vary dramatically we made them so, as 303 rounds will often make little holes in
the giant balloon and do no obvious damage. Try various angles end on, sides, top whatever if you are
having no success.
We specifically made it so you could get lucky and a few rounds will blow it up, or sometimes it's tough and
the bullets do not ignite anything. They gave kills for balloons because they were tough and pilots had to
take more risks.
2) Next time a balloon seems to be indestructible, see 1) and if you still think it's indestructible, try
colliding with it. It will blow up (and so will you).
We add randomness to all things in WOFF we want that and it makes it cool - like real life. We do NOT want
it to be like a game that you replay a level a dozen times and finally work out how to “beat it” by various
timings or tricks. This is NOT how WOFF is designed at all.
We do not want it to take exactly X bullets to kill a balloon. Boring. It's meant to be simulating real life
where possible and within our sanity.
If you have or did have mods installed and you are finding problems not explained here, then it’s likely
your game is broken - we cannot test or support that. The fact that there is sometimes randomness, just
like in real life, is bonus.
As a side note, it also applies that if you find that something that you feel is wrong or odd and it is
seemingly happening a few times (for example you shot down 3 aircraft only taking 5 bullets each, all in a
row) that’s often is the pure chance of luck or randomness - try it 20 or 30 times and then see if it’s always
the same - it’s likely you will see things differently.
Sometimes it could take many 100s of hits to bring down an aircraft and sometimes just a few rounds
depending on exactly where the bullets land - just like real life.
Aircraft quite often got back home, landed, and when checked by mechanics were found to have several
dozen bullet holes - with seemingly no ill effects. They were patched up with a small square of Irish linen
and coated with dope and sent back out. Of course on aircraft where bullets did make an affect, they
usually didn’t come home to get bullets counted!
See also section 70 for ‘how to bomb’.
64) Taking screenshots does not work?
You press the K key there is a pause but no screenshot is saved?
Checking in C:\Users\<Your_Logon_Name>\Documents\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
is empty?
This is not a problem caused by WOFF. Avast anti-virus is blocking WOFF from saving screenshots.
We recommend excluding the WOFF folder and all it’s contents from scanning from Avast, possibly related
to Avast Shield. Add exclusions for WOFF.exe and cfs3.exe also in the WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders
Fields\ folder. Or try an external screenshot program such as Nvidia Geforce Experience, Fraps, etc.
Also refer to section 26.
If you use graphics shader tools such as Sweetfx or Reshade they may also override screenshots and use
their own screenshot buttons and save folders.
65) How do I use the Lewis Gun reload, or lower or raise it?
New key commands in WOFF BH&H II:
To reload;
CTRL+G = Lower Lewis Gun (hold down both keys until Lewis is fully lowered) Now you can reload.
CTRL+SHIFT+G = Reload Lewis Gun (reload sound is heard, ammo count increases to a drum capacity)
SHIFT+G = Raise Lewis Gun (hold down both keys until Lewis is fully raised)
NOTES
These are needed now as BH&H II has a new feature to allow more realistic ammo usage in the Lewis gun.
Once a drum with its 97 rounds capacity (or 47 in the early version) is empty you need to reload.
If the aircraft has a Foster mount, which allows lowering of the gun, then you must do that fully before
attempting to reload. SE5, SE5a, SE5a Viper and Nieuport 17 Lewis have this.
Other aircraft with fixed Lewis (e.g. Nieuport 11, 12 etc) you can simply reload. Note in real life pilots stood
up on the seat to do that in these fixed mount aircraft
If the keys do not work, then it’s possible you did not fully uninstall WOFF UE, or WOFF PE first if you had
one of those, using the WOFFToolbox (as per section 2). This means you may have an old key
configuration.
This can be fixed in one of two ways;
Method 1)
Editing WOFFKeys.xca and adding this to the end of the keyboard assignments. So look for the last line of
that section usually;
<Key ID="J" Action="ObserverUI" FriendlyDesc="Camera View" Category="ViewControl" P4Use="y"/>
and then directly underneath add the following
<Key ID="G" Mod="Control" Action="SPOILERS_ARM_ON" FriendlyDesc="Lower Lewis Gun" Category="WeaponControl" P4Use="y"/>
<Key ID="G" Mod="Shift" Action="SPOILERS_ARM_OFF" FriendlyDesc="Raise Lewis Gun" Category="WeaponControl" P4Use="y"/>
<Key ID="G" Mod="Control+Shift" Action="SPOILERS_ARM_SET" FriendlyDesc="Reload Lewis Gun" Category="WeaponControl" P4Use="y"/>
(shrunk the lines so they fit on one line here)
also look up above this and remove any other lines (just the line) that begins with
<Key ID="G" Mod=
Method 2)
Uninstall BH&H II using the WOFFToobox. Then reinstall BH&H II. See section 17 for more help.
Method 3)
Install the latest version of WOFF BH&H II (V1.27 or above) which have anew WOFFKeys tool (V2.0a).
(see the Downloads page on our website https://www.overflandersfields.com).
From WOFF menu click on Workshop, “Re Map Keys/Controllers” button./ WOFFkeys should load and in
its toolbar it should say V2.0a (or higher). Click “Reset ALL”. Note this will wipe all key functions you
may have changed and ALL your controllers will be reset to default!
66) VKB T-Rudders bind OK, but do not work in the sim?
User ‘Wallysworld’ posted a fix to this “I am a happy camper now that I got the T-Rudders working in WOFF
BH&HII. Did some more research on the internet and found that people have the same issue with Star
Wars: Squadrons and here is the solution for that game for my issue in WOFF.
Fix for VKB T-Rudders in Star Wars:Squadrons
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/FIX-for-VKB-T-Rudders-first-post-removed-by-mods-as-
spam/m-p/9668738
Using VKBDevCfg-C:
1. SAVE the current (default) PROFILE. This is your backup, although if things to horribly wrong, just use the
TOOLS -> DEFAULT to put it back to factory settings (you'll need to do a calibration after resetting).
2. ADD in the fake X & Y AXES by ticking the 3 boxes I've highlighted for each axis.
3. SET this to set the firmware on the T-Rudders
4. SAVE as a new PROFILE (to save you having to do this again after your next firmware update).
So all I did myself was set the three checkboxes for the first two rows for X and Y and nothing else. Then
click Set to restart the rudders and now the rudders work in WOFF.”
Please see the following image:
67) * I seem to be flying only solo missions, or in England with no enemy?
If you are based in England and NOT in a Home Defence, then the squadron is likely “forming up” or other
status and not fully operational. Perhaps getting ready, training etc, as it did historically. Some players may
like this historical building up, but some will prefer to get to the action. Some squads are there for a short
time, others for much longer. So to advance time until they are in action ;
Use the T+ in bottom right of campaign screen to advance a period to a time they are in France
and active.
Advances a mission, a day, a week or a month. Always available.
If you are in a H.D. squadron (Home Defence, and usually nearer to the SE coast) then a new
button appears as shown here. Available for Home Defence or a German Gotha career. This can advance
to next historical event.
Historical events are special occurrences in WOFF. All campaign missions are normally generated uniquely
each time, however we do have special days when major events can happen such as the famous Gotha /
Zep Raids etc - the First Blitz! - which you can participate in, as a British or German pilot if you choose the
right place and time. Note although these are set to occur on the correct day and place they will, due to
the unique AI and design of WOFF, always pan out differently!
If you are in a squadron early in the war, in any nation's squadron career you can check the squadron's
status, it may say 'forming up' or “Working Up”. See top left in the campaign screen. These are Historical
conditions. “Working Up ” is getting closer to deploying to France for example. Advance time if you want to
get to the action - the squadron information in the campaign main screen will usually will say “Status:
Operational: Fighter Squadron” or
“Status: Operational: Home Defence” or similar when they are in the war!
OR ... when creating a pilot, choose "Manual Squad Deployment" option bottom right of the pilot
creation screen to create a pilot in a squadron manually and here you can see where they are based and
their status, and you can also advance time, day month or year until you see them in action - then choose
join it there. See Section 30 for more info. Again, when a squad’s "Status" says "Operational" usually you
will be in the action.
Also see Section 4 and 30 for more info.
Also note very early in the war you will have more solo flights - and a button may appear to allow solo
flights prior to 1916. Check what the mission directive in the briefing screen actually says. If it's a free
flight and says something like ‘test your rigging’, or ‘hone your flying skills’ etc, your squadron is not yet
active...
68) Can I change the default zoom in cockpit to be more permanent?
Yes there's a general setting you can edit in the file viewui.xml which is found in
C:\Users\<YOUR LOGON NAME>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
Edit the 3rd line down which starts with <VirtualCockpitView FovScale="1.0"
Change the 1.0 to something else, try 1.4 or similar (must still be in quotes just like the example above).
Save. Note, if you use notepad to edit, make sure it’s not saved as a “.txt” file. You would need to set “file
type” in Notepad save dialogue, to *.* then add the .xml to the end of the file name (for example so it
reads viewui.xml) before saving. After saving make sure it looks correct in the folder.
You can enable windows file explorer to show file extensions, which greatly helps with this.
For more info: https://www.howtogeek.com/205086/beginner-how-to-make-windows-show-file-
extensions/
69) Blue Download button does not work in email from 2Checkout ?
Note if your blue download link button doesn’t work from your email program, simply copy the link as
shown above the button in the same email and paste into your URL bar in your web browser (Edge,
Chrome, FireFox etc) and press enter of course. See next image;
70) * How to Bomb targets from a 2 seater?
Firstly, make sure you have added a bomb load-out in Quick Combat before flying.
However if you are in Campaign, and the mission is to bomb, then usually your load out would be auto
assigned (but you can change this in the mission briefing screen before flying).
Fly to your target. Although some aircraft can dive (Sopwith Strutter) it’s usually best to fly level towards
your target. Keep it nice and steady and level. It is usually best to fly at between 4000 to 8000 feet -
whatever you choose try to be consistent to get better. Again with speed keep it consistent usually be
roughly 75-85 mph depending on the aircraft.
When you get near you can switch to the bombsight view (F11 is the default for that). Now your joystick
can control the aircraft (but only slightly). Keep movements to very shallow, minimal corrections - to avoid
veering off or causing vibration in the bomb sight. Note more movement from bad weather/wind can
also cause much more vibration and more difficulty hitting the target, straight and level and not too fast is
ideal for bombing - but also ideal for the enemy to shoot you down so be careful. This is your most
vulnerable time.
Select the weapon you want to use (use BackSpace key to cycle through bombs you have or other items).
Use [ and ] keys to zoom in and out. Zoom out if you wish to see the top of the gunsight you should see a
small upside-down V shaped notch on the metal (see image below, item marked “1”);
Align that with the target using the joystick very slowly and carefully (no sudden movements or you will be
lost).
Now watch as the target slowly gets to the lower ^ sight mark (marked “2” in the image here). Make sure
the target moves parallel to the two outer metal lines and is in the centre of them. If it’s moving out or
inwards then correct slightly with the joystick. You can also zoom in a notch or two to watch as the target
gets closer to the lower notch (see “2” in the image above). When the target object is just about to
touch that marker, release the bomb (press Enter key). Note to select bombs you first must use the
Backspace to cycle/select bomb load-outs.
Some aircraft release more than one bomb at a time. Some you can drop singles, so repeat the above.
Backspace to select, Return to release.
Tip for beginners: To help if you like, you can set autopilot (press and hold CTRL+SHIFT+A briefly) BEFORE
you go to the bombardier view if he is heading to a target, it will be easier of course. But the real fun is
trying to steer on target and not over do it.
We added a free update to many Aircraft to have bomb sites (since WOFF BH&H II Update patch to V1.16 -
please see Downloads page on our website for the latest update - install that) ;
Aviatik BI,
Aviatik BII
Aviatik CI
Aviatik CI Trainer Solo
Aviatik CI Trainer as Observer
Breguet14 A2
Bristol F2b
Caudron G4
DFW CV
DH4
FE2b
Gotha GIV
Hannover CL.III
Morane L
Nieuport 12
Pfalz AI
RAF BE2c Early
RAF BE2c
RAF BE2c Trainer Solo
RAF BE2c Trainer as Observer
RE8
Roland CII
Rumpler CIV
Sopwith Strutter B1 (single seater bomber)
Sopwith Strutter A2
71) Balloon busting missions end in a ‘SignalCrashEventAndWait’ error
If on a balloon busting mission you or the AI pilots fire at a balloon, the mission crashes and an error
message is generated from “Dumper” called SignalCrashEventAndWait: dump failed WAIT_OBJECT0+1 as
below;
This is a permissions issue, found occasionally on some Windows PCs.
To fix, set both Woff.exe and cfs3.exe compatibility settings to "run this program as an administrator." ;
More details; in \OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\ folder find the CFS3 application, use
the right mouse button to click on it, then left click on Properties, then Compatibility tab, tick/check "run
this program as an administrator". Click apply, and click OK. Do same for the the WOFF executable
program (WOFF.exe).
Then restart the PC. Basically this is as per steps 13 and 14 in the FAQ section 17.
Try a balloon busting again.
72) Virpil Rudders getting them to be recognised in the sim.
The WOFFkeys program can detect and setup the Rudders, but it does work in the simulator when you go
fly? Thanks to pepsi_wings for this solution;
To make it work in game (anywhere else there is no problem - even within the WOFF mapping tool,
recognizing axis movement, giving you bleeps and everything)
1. Within the VPC configuration tool, rename the axis according to the below screenshot, so pedals go on
'x' and 'y' and the rudder axis on 'slider'.
2. Start the game and go to workshops, Click Re Map Keys and Controllers to launch.
3. In the WOFFkeys mapping tool, click Reset Controllers only.
4. Save your configuration..
5. Get rid of any doubled inputs e.g. joystick axis using rudders and such. See second screenshot as an
example.
6. Enjoy a fantastic sim with working hardware!
Images of WOTRkeys config program and VPVC configuration program;
73) Some British RNAS aircraft have French roundels on the wings, is that an error?
No. From our historical researcher Shredward:
“Nieuports (10, 11, and 12) were delivered to the RNAS with French markings on the wings and rudders,
and so they remained throughout their service (on the Western Front, essentially to the end of 1916 or in
some cases, early 1917). As French built aircraft carried no fuselage cockade, the RNAS added them, in
British pattern and colours. All RFC Nieuports flew with standard British markings.”
74) When I try to create a pilot I get an error.
Errors such as "Squadron Data File Error EOR Check=Record Number 0", or "Aircraft File Error Record Number 0".
This is a rare situation but can be caused the System Locale Beta setting being set “on”.
(why it's still Beta even in Windows 11 is strange anyway).
Click start, and when it pops up, type:
Region settings
Then you can click on region settings, depending on which OS you have, find the region settings as per my attached
picture.
In Change System Locale untick/uncheck the box: "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support."
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/132050-change-system-locale-windows-10-a.html
Reboot after changing that.
Another way to get there;
Press Win+R keys (Windows key and R)
At the prompt type:
intl.cpl
Click on “Administrative” tab
Click the Change system locale button.
Disable the Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support by unchecking/unticking it.
Remeber to Reboot
75) How can I view all the available aircraft skins / textures ?
Use a graphics viewer to view all the skins. We recommend Irfanview (free) from
https://www.irfanview.com/
Install that, and launch Irfanview. You can browse to the Skins folder with Irfanview, then open one of the
skins or textures (.dds file), then press T and it thumbnails all files in the folder (the sizes of the thumbnails
are customisable, please see Irfanview help for that - we cannot help more with the use of 3
rd
party tools.
Skins are found in ...
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\campaigns\CampaignData\Skins
(not this is the default installation folder for WOFF, if you changed this during install find your own WOFF
folder and drill down to the Skins folder as indicated above).
76) How can I fly in the first Blitz over England ?
You need to sign up in Home Defence. Go to Pilots menu, new Pilot, go to MANUAL SQUAD DEPLOYMENT
button far bottom right. Now you can choose British pilot, and under "Service" option choose "Home
Defence". Then, when in the campaign, you can advance to the next historical event to speed things up.
You can also sign up for Germany, choose Recce/Bomber and choose a squadron and date with Gotha
bombers to attack England (or Paris for some). England-Geschwader squadrons attack England. See
section
If you are in a H.D. squadron (Home Defence, and usually nearer to the SE coast) then a new
button appears as shown here. Available for Home Defence or a German Gotha career. This can advance
to next historical event.
Historical events are special occurrences in WOFF. All campaign missions are normally generated uniquely
each time, however we do have special days when major events can happen such as the famous Gotha /
Zep Raids etc - the First Blitz! - which you can participate in, as a British or German pilot if you choose the
right place and time. Note although these are set to occur on the correct day and place they will, due to
the unique AI and design of WOFF, always pan out differently!
76) My download of WOFF BH&H II stops downloading at 1GB
If you are having trouble downloading the installation files. The download file is NOT broken, and of
course normally works fine for customers downloading OK.
However recently we have had two customers report this exact same problem. The solution was to use a
VPN and connect it to a UK server (to get an UK IP address), which bypassed the problem. He was able to
download the full 10gb file with no issues.
It seems currently there is some kind of 1GB limit imposed along the route over various servers on the
Internet at the moment we are not sure what that is or if it is temporary.
There may be some sort of geoblocking going on with routing somewhere which is out of our control.
If you do not have a VPN currently you can get a free trial of ExpressVPN for example or others are
available such as NordVPM, VPN Unlimited, and so on.
https://www.expressvpn.com/go/features/vpn-trial-1
On the next pages; Laptop Users’ Notes, and Contacting Support.
78) LAPTOP USERS’ NOTES
Although though we do not recommend laptops generally, it is usually possible to run WOFF on a gaming
laptop. Read on for more info.
If you get an error as above in section 16), check if you have DUAL video cards. Some higher spec Laptops
have Intel and NVidia M series (mobile) cards which usually ‘switch on’ as required by applications.
For example if you have and Intel 4600 & NVidia 740M the Intel graphics card is being presented to WOFF
by the system, but we need the NVidia to do the 3D work! Although we don’t specifically support this
combination, you can you try going into NVidia Control Panel and force the NVidia card to be used rather
than the Intel one. Under the “Manage 3D Settings” tab go to Global Settings. Try setting ‘Preferred
graphics processor‘ to High-performance NVIDIA processor. Then under the ‘Program Settings’ tab
(next to ‘Global’). Add a profile for Combat Flight Simulator 3 (add one if it's not there, and point it to
cfs3.exe in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields (default install location for WOFF) and
do the same for Preferred settings choose High-performance NVIDIA processor..
Also note WOFF will tax your CPU very much, on some laptops cooling is a problem and you may see
errors if the CPU or other related components overheat. We recommened NOT overclocking the laptop
CPU or GPU.
There are NVidia tools you can get to test which GPU card a program is using currently, available at:
http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/26992-optimus-test-tools-finally-in-users-hands/
One other thing to try, find the CFS3.exe in the C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
folder, right click, and look for an option to force it to use Nvidia graphics (or AMD GPU if a dual AMD
GPU/Intel GPU laptop although we do not currently recommend AMD GPUs).
Another important thing to do is install DirectX 9. See section 2a for this, and also see the
Troubleshooting Guide, section 6.
Also note, low screen resolution screens found on some laptops may cause problems with the WOFF
keyboard/controller configuration tool (needs basic screen size preferably over 1400 width), otherwise you
will need to configure on another PC then copy WOFFkeys.xca settings file from the
C:\Users\*YOUR USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
folder to the same folder on your laptop.
On the next pages “Contacting Support.” This includes our support email address and what is required
from you if contacting us with an issue ;
79) CONTACTING SUPPORT
http://www.overflandersfields.com/support.html
Firstly, for all initial Payment or Order or Delivery issues - for example payment failed, or
order/download link email not arrived, or download link not working etc, please contact our distributor
at support@2checkout.com or support@verifone.com
However for all other issues such as problems installing or running WOFF, please read on...
If you have lost your download link, or installation software you can contact us at the email address shown
in step 5 below.
Remember our support page on our website has basic tips, and this WOFF BH&H II FAQ (tips, fixes etc) and
forum links.
If contacting OBD Software for support, please note it is important to first read through this FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions) document. Any Support queries received that are already answered in this
FAQ may not receive a reply. Also to speed up reply and resolution in your initial email, please provide
all of the following;
Immediately after the first error you have,
1) First take a screenshot of it, to send with the following (or carefully note it down if you are unable to
screenshot it).
Then EXIT WOFF and do the following ...
a) Gather ALL files in C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Logs
(find the WOFF\Logs folder in your install if you installed to a different drive or elsewhere). Copy them to
a new temporary folder with all the other files below.
b) Gather outcomes.xml from
C:\Users\<YOUR LOGIN NAME>\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields
c) Gather the latest pilot dossier files from
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\campaigns\CampaignData\Pilots
- Find latest pilot files, view the folder sorted by “Date modified”, then make a note of the Pilot number,
now find all four of that pilot's files. For example if the latest pilot is pilot 3 then get four files;
Pilot3Dossier.txt Pilot3Log.txt Pilot3Squads.txt Pilot3Claims.txt, and then put all these files into a
folder with the other as above.
d) Send the mission you just flew
- If this was a campaign mission the file we need is “OFF_Camp_Mission.xml”
- If this is a Quick Combat you flew, then the file we need is “OFF_QC_Mission.xml”
These are found in your WOFF install in
C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields\missions\historical
(the default install location, yours may vary if you chose to install elsewhere). If you flew again after the
error, you will have overwritten it with a new mission and that won’t help us.
2) Send your original order number ! NEVER post this online or on a forum, only send to our email
address as below.
3) Your system hardware, CPU make, and model/speed, Graphics Card (GPU) make and model, and system
information including your version of Microsoft Windows.
The easiest way to do this is : Run MSINFO32. To do that type MSINFO32 into the Windows Run/Search
box to find it. How? In Windows 10 left mouse click the Start button once, then without doing anything
else just start typing MSINFO32. In Windows Vista, or Windows 7, when MSINFO32 appears click on it to
launch.
Note in Windows 10 and 11, it will show as ‘System Information’ (see image on the right – please launch
that instead). (NOTE it is specifically ‘System Information’ and not System Configuration).
Once the MSINFO / System Information program launches, from its menus choose the “File” menu, then
choose “Export” to save the info to C:\OBDSoftware\WOFF\Logs or wherever your WOFF install is – save
in \Logs. Give the file a useful name such as MSInfo.txt ( PLEASE save as a .txt file this will be easier for us
to read and will help us help you).
Now do the same for DXDiag. Clear the Windows start search box, and type DXDiag. Above, the program
should appear at the top, so run it, and then in DXDiag click "Save all information", save to dxdiag.txt and
also copy that to the Logs folder - ready for zipping with all files as below...
Next, it’s then important to compress ALL of those files into ONE zip file - as files may be quite large.
Zipping will compress them and make them easier to email. Attach the zip to your email.
Now put all these files into a zipped file.
How to zip? See:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/compress-uncompress-files-zip-files#1TC=windows-7
4) In your email state the problem as accurately as possible so we can understand. If you have an error
message please tell us the EXACT error you saw, and exactly where the first error occurred.
Send the error screenshot saved as a jpeg, and please tell us all the steps you did to reproduce your error.
For example just saying "it doesn't work" won't help anyone we won’t be able to diagnose that. So you
need to be precise about what you saw. Remember we are not on your PC and may have no idea where
the error occurred. We will also need you to answer all questions asked, clearly, and follow all steps we
ask or we won’t be able to help.
5) Send ALL of the above information in your email with attachment of files as above, to:
support@overflandersfields.com
