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5 January 2022 WOTR Review A new in depth video review is available by SmartWargames on Youtube;

17 January 2022 OBD Software: Work continues on the next WOTR EXPANSION! After a brief break, we are back working on the next Add-on to WOTR. The rivers, and of course the associated maps, have been developed further since last time and now the campaign engine is being improved as we speak with new excellent features. Work also continues on one of the other new aircraft. It may be a little while before we can talk about things in more detail, but we hope it will be worth the wait. Please enjoy the images.

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9 April 2022 OBD Software: Work continues on the next WOTR EXPANSION! WOTR Expansion development continues. Although we aren’t ready to go into details, more aircraft are under construction, and we have completed the fantastic and unique campaign features - which in testing, provide very interesting and realistic outcomes in the campaign. WOTR Expansion is panning out well so far.

20 April 2022 WOTR Review Another new review is available on Flightsim.com! Please see the REVIEWS page more information ! Many thanks to Dominic Smith for this !

Old Brown Dog Software is proud to announce details of the expansion we have been working so hard on for WINGS OVER THE REICH, and it is: The Battle of France Take your part in a new, whirlwind, dynamic campaign as the Germans invade France bursting through the Ardennes Forest, taking the allies completely by surprise. OBD has designed an utterly unique campaign system for the fast-paced dynamic blitzkrieg war - never seen before at this level in any combat flight simulator. In a matter of weeks in the summer of 1940, the Germans push through the Ardennes and following along the Somme valley, effectively cut the French forces in two, and isolate the remnants of the BEF and French 1st Armies in Dunkirk. Soon you can take part in this exciting early WW2 period, with the Battle of France add-on for Wings Over the Reich! Release date and final details to be confirmed. Click the blue “View Newsletter” button below for more information!

6 September 2022 NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT:

Today we’d like to update you with some new items and details for the recently announced BATTLE OF FRANCE Expansion coming soon to WINGS OVER THE REICH! We will be adding two new Aircraft to the previously released list. Namely, the French Bloch MB.152 C.1, and the Morane M.S. 406 C.1. Dunkirk has been updated with new features, so you can now be involved in the epic evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk in 1940. Defend against the German raids from the ground and air! Ships will be around Dunkirk and boats ferrying the troops back and forth so you will need to protect them as an allied pilot. Also now some Spitfire squadrons, together with the already operational Blenheim Squadrons in Britain, will come across the channel to aid the troops! All ground vehicles have now been completed, and new code added to allow formations of separate formations and columns of French and British ground unit vehicles. The French voice acting for Radio Comms is now also complete. Work continues on the aircraft and the features of Dunkirk as well as the Campaign.

4 October 2022 - Development Update.

Release date and final details to be confirmed. Items and details may change. Click the blue button below for more screenshots and information for The Battle Of France Expansion, recently released:

5 December 2022 WOTR Update to V1.25 is now available! Two issues have been fixed, one that affected Screen Res Modes on Nvidia 4090 GPUs, and the other affected users with the latest VKBsim Gladiator EVO and NXT Joysticks - fixed in WOTRKeys V2.2 (key and controller binding program). Please see the WOTR Downloads page for full info and to get the update! This for the base simulator Wings Over The Reich - not needed if you have WOTR Expansion installed. Remember this includes all previous updates including V1.19 massive FREE update with new BOB features, and the stunning flyable SPITFIRE MK.Ia!

6 December 2022 - Development Update.

Welcome to the latest BATTLE OF FRANCE Expansion Dev update! We are now nearing the end of the development process, and have been testing all the new features and aircraft. Things are going very well so far, and several exciting additions were added recently, or further refined and tweaked. The scenery has been revised including items such as new airfields, and these are complete. One area we have been working to refine is the 'BoF' campaign system and we have recently completed the final work on the campaign features. For the newly designed dynamic campaign, we have added more features - specially to cope with the exciting, rapid German advances in the Battle of France and the co-ordination of friendly forces - more below.

One great feature of the new campaign, that has been honed further, is the ability to fly from a selection of Spitfire squadrons based in England and help defend Dunkirk and the surrounding area from German attacks, with of course Blenheims sometimes assisting the retreat of the British forces from France. We have also been working on some exciting A.I. improvements, along the lines of those excellent improvements we did for our WWI sim, WOFF, but of course geared for WW2. As one of the final changes we believe this is really worth the work involved and will bring more single player enjoyment. As we mentioned the new Dunkirk area has been finalised, with its unique harbour layout and famous landmarks such as the Mole and the lighthouse. As mentioned you will see ships in and around Dunkrik, and small boats trying to get to and from shore. We have some new images for you this time above, and below.

Another exciting addition is the BF109 E-3 aircraft we decided to add as a flyable aircraft for those who enjoy a German pilot career, or of course as a target for Allied pilots! All the new aircraft have been completed, including the latest editions - the French Bloch MB.152 C.1, and the Morane M.S. 406 C.1 (both A.I. only at this time). So hopefully not too long to go until we can get this into your hands, however, we will take a short well-needed break over the Christmas Holidays, and then back to Beta testing. So if we don’t post before then, for those that celebrate, have a great Christmas! For everyone, best wishes for you and yours.

Release date and final details to be confirmed. Items and details may change. See below for an updated finalised Aircraft list.

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1 February 2023 - NEWS FLASH!

WINGS OVER THE REICH EXPANSION BATTLE OF FRANCE - OUT NOW! At last, the long awaited new phase to WINGS OVER THE REICH has been released! This new add-on to ‘WOTR’ expands it to cover the fast-paced Battle of France period, just prior to the Battle of Britain. See below for more, or the Store page to purchase.

British Flyable: Hurricane MkIa Spitfire MkIa (Battle of Britain Flyable): Spitfire MKIb (early) Spitfire MKIb Spitfire MKIIa British AI only: Fairey Battle MkI Bristol Blenheim MkIV French Flyable: Curtiss H-75A2 French AI only: Potez 63.11 Bloch MB.152 C.1 Morane M.S.406 C.1

German Flyable: BF 109-E3 BF 109-E4 German AI only: JU88-A1 JU87-B1 Do17-Z2 He111-H2 Brand New Ground Unit models in BoF British: Cruiser MkIII tank Matilda MkI tank Vickers Light tank MkVI MG crew Searchlight crew French: Citroen Truck open and soft top Somua S35 tank Renault R35 tank MG crew Searchlight crew German: Opel Blitz Truck open and soft top Panzer I Panzer II Panzer III 88mm Flak MG crew Searchlight crew

ALL AIRCRAFT in WOTR Expansion Battle of France

Please see further below for more images and information from recent development news or visit the Store page to purchase.

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Take part in a new whirlwind dynamic campaign as the Germans invade France bursting through the Ardennes Forest, taking the Allies completely by surprise. OBD has designed an incredibly unique campaign system for the fast-paced dynamic blitzkrieg war - never seen before at this level in any combat flight simulator… In a matter of weeks in the summer of 1940, the Germans push through the Ardennes and following along the Somme valley, effectively cut the French forces in two, and isolate the remnants of the BEF and French 1st Armies in Dunkirk. Features include; New Dynamic Campaign Engine; Fly for Germany, Britain or France in this Dynamic Campaign system, specially designed to deliver the excitement of the rapid and ever changing Battle of France! With exciting additional features such as assisting the evacuation of Dunkirk, in Spitfire squadrons based in England. In many squadrons - British or German - you can continue your pilot career through BoF seamlessly into BoB - it’s one war! New Scenery including new airfields, new grass at airfields, new Dunkirk area with famous harbour with landmarks such as the Mole and the Lighthouse. New Flyable Aircraft such as the Curtiss Hawk 75-A2, BF109E3, and more - for use in the Battle of Britain you now can fly in the cannon armed Spitfire MKIb (Early), and Spitfire MKIb, or the Spitfire MKIIa. New AI Aircraft, such as the Bloch MB152, Morane MS406, Potez 63.11, Fairey Battle MKI, Blenheim MkIV New ground objects and vehicles With many other new and improved areas it’s a ‘must have’ for WOTR fans. For more details see previous 'News' releases in the News Section.

PLEASE NOTE: you must also own and have installed the base simulator, WINGS OVER THE REICH (‘WOTR’), to be able to install and use this WOTR EXPANSION

19 February 2024

A new update has been released for the WOTR Expansion Battle of France. This update brings BoF up to version 1.04! This update has several fixes, some are important to the action in the sim, so well worth updating for a more exciting experience! Please see the WOTR Expansion BoF Downloads page for info, including the full list of changes, and to get the update! The previous updates 1.03, 1.02 and 1.01 are incorporated into this update too.

7 November 2024

WOTR BOF EXPANSION has a stunning new FREE UPDATE to V1.09.

It is called ‘UNFRIENDLY SKIES’ and is available to download for WOFF BOF users.

It brings a totally new weather system for more immersion! See below for more details.

To download please visit the BoF Downloads page.

Version 1.09 ‘Unfriendly Skies’

A FREE update for WOTR ‘Battle of France’ Expansion

PLEASE NOTE

This UPDATE is only compatible with WOTR ‘Battle of France’ Expansion, and NOT

usable on the base WOTR.

Feature list :

1) Totally Revised Dynamic 'Real Weather' systems for more immersion.

Comprehensive new cloud types accurately representing real world clouds that

dynamically change in flight as a real world weather system

Wind, Fog, Storms

Haze and Clouds rendered up to 150km terrain draw distance!

Improved Horizon rendering

Overhauled Dynamic changing weather in mission as you fly.

More accurate atmospherics eg sky becomes deeper blue at high altitudes

Revised dawn and dusk ambient lighting

Removed archaic 'skybox' and associated textures - implemented 'RealSky' with

dynamically varying hues to reflect

seasonal skies.

2) Implemented morning Fog patches that slowly dissipate over time as the sun rises in

mission.

3) Implemented increased Haze in the morning that slowly clears as the sun rises in

mission. (Weather Type dependant)

5) WOTR BoF now notifies the user interactively of Update/Patch availability and or Add-on

Aircraft Pack availability, as well as News events.

6) Increased Render Distance of Scenery Objects.

7) Increased Terrain Render Distance as well as Scenery Objects, user configurable up to

an incredible 150km visibility radius!

8) Increased Cloud Render Distance, user configurable up to 150km visibility radius!

9) New Workshop settings:

Terrain Lighting Brightness -10 to +10 by Season - all day or only at dawn or dusk

Objects Lighting Brightness -10 to +10 by Season - all day or only at dawn or dusk

Turbulence Scale In Cloud 1 to 10

Clear Air 1 to 10

Wind 1 to 10

Terrain and Cloud Render Distance to Horizon: 150km max, and options for 125km,

100km, 75km, 50km radius

Cloud Render Density 1 to 10

Cloud Variability 1 to 2

Weather System Max Size 1 to 5

To download please visit the BoF Downloads page.

13 December 2024 A new update has been released for the WOTR Expansion Battle of France. This update brings BoF up to version 1.16! It includes a fix for the ME Bf110. Please see the WOTR Expansion BoF Downloads page for info, including the full list of changes, and to get the update!

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4 October 2022 - Development Update.

5 December 2022 WOTR Update to V1.25 is now available! Two issues fixed, one that affected Screen Res Modes on Nvidia 4090 GPUs, and another that affected users with the latest VKBsim Gladiator EVO and NXT Joysticks (fixed in WOTRKeys V2.2 which is our key and controller binding program that comes with WOTR). Please see the Downloads page for full info and to grab that update! Also stay tuned for a new development news update soon! Remember this includes all previous updates including V1.19 massive FREE update with new BOB features, and the stunning flyable SPITFIRE MK.Ia!

1 February 2023

WINGS OVER THE REICH EXPANSION BATTLE OF FRANCE - OUT NOW! At last the long awaited new phase to WINGS OVER THE REICH has been released! This new add-on to ‘WOTR’ expands it to cover the fast paced Battle of France period, just prior to the Battle of Britain. See below for more, or the Store page to purchase.

ALL AIRCRAFT in WOTR Expansion Battle of France

Please see further below for more images and information from recent development news or visit the Store page to purchase.

PREVIOUS NEWS:

Take part in a new whirlwind dynamic campaign as the Germans invade France bursting through the Ardennes Forest, taking the Allies completely by surprise. OBD has designed an incredibly unique campaign system for the fast-paced dynamic blitzkrieg war - never seen before at this level in any combat flight simulator. In a matter of weeks in the summer of 1940, the Germans push through the Ardennes and following along the Somme valley, effectively cutting the French forces in two, and isolate the remnants of the BEF and French 1st Armies in Dunkirk. Features include; New Dynamic Campaign Engine; Fly for Germany, Britain or France in this Dynamic Campaign system, specially designed to deliver the excitement of the rapid and ever changing Battle of France! With exciting additional features such as assisting the evacuation of Dunkirk, in Spitfire squadrons based in England. In many squadrons - British or German - you can continue your pilot career through BoF seamlessly into BoB - it’s one war! New Scenery including new airfields, new grass at airfields, new Dunkirk area with famous harbour with landmarks such as the Mole and the Lighthouse. New Flyable Aircraft such as the Curtiss Hawk 75-A2, BF109E3, and more - for use in the Battle of Britain you now can fly in the cannon armed Spitfire MKIb (Early), and Spitfire MKIb, or the Spitfire MKIIa. New AI Aircraft, such as the Bloch MB152, Morane MS406, Potez 63.11 New ground objects and vehicles With many other new and improved areas it’s a ‘must have’ for WOTR fans. For more details see previous 'News' releases in the News Section.

PLEASE NOTE: you must also own and have installed the base simulator, WINGS OVER THE REICH (‘WOTR’), to be able to install and use this WOTR EXPANSION

For more news see the main website on a PC or laptop.

WOTR Expansion Battle of France UPDATE to V1.10 is now available! Several new fixes that will help with better gameplay have been released in this update, so please download and install this! Please see the WOTR Expansion Downloads page for full info and to get the update!

19 February 2024 - NEWS FLASH!

7 November 2024

WOTR BOF EXPANSION has a stunning new

FREE UPDATE to V1.09.

It is called ‘UNFRIENDLY SKIES’ and is available to

download for WOFF BOF Expansion users.

It brings a totally new weather system for more

immersion! See below for more details.

To download please visit the BoF Downloads page.

Version 1.09 Unfriendly Skies is a FREE UPDATE

for ‘Battle of France’ Expansion!

Please Note: this is NOT compatible with the base

game, you must have WOTR BOF Expansion.

Feature list :

1) Totally Revised Dynamic 'Real Weather' systems

for more immersion.

Comprehensive new cloud types accurately

representing real world clouds that dynamically

change in flight as a real world weather system

Wind, Fog, Storms

Haze and Clouds rendered up to 150km terrain

draw distance!

Improved Horizon rendering

Overhauled Dynamic changing weather in

mission as you fly.

More accurate atmospherics eg sky becomes

deeper blue at high altitudes

Revised dawn and dusk ambient lighting

Removed archaic 'skybox' and associated

textures - implemented 'RealSky' with

dynamically varying hues to reflect seasonal

skies.

2) Implemented morning Fog patches that slowly

dissipate over time as the sun rises in mission.

3) Implemented increased Haze in the morning that

slowly clears as the sun rises in mission. (Weather

Type dependant)

5) WOTR BoF now notifies the user interactively of

Update/Patch availability and or Addon Aircraft Pack

availability, as well as News events.

6) Increased Render Distance of Scenery Objects.

7) Increased Terrain Render Distance as well as

Scenery Objects, user configurable up to an incredible

150km visibility radius!

8) Increased Cloud Render Distance, user

configurable up to 150km visibility radius!

9) New Workshop settings:

Terrain Lighting Brightness -10 to +10 by

Season - all day or only at dawn or dusk

Objects Lighting Brightness -10 to +10 by Season

- all day or only at dawn or dusk

Turbulence Scale In Cloud 1 to 10

Clear Air 1 to 10

Wind 1 to 10

Terrain and Cloud Render Distance to Horizon:

150Km 125km 100km 75Km 50Km radius

Cloud Render Density 1 to 10

Cloud Variability 1 to 2

Weather System Max Size 1 to 5

13 December 2024 A new update for WOTR Expansion ‘Battle of France’ to version 1.16 has been released. This an important fix to the Bf110. Please see the WOTR Expansion BoF Downloads page for more details in the “History of Changes” section, and to download the file.

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