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HowTo
Download wb277r3min.exe (It's minimum installation package) or wb277r3full.exe (that includes all original planes' cockpits for 640x480). Or, if you have wb276 installed, you can download update only: wb277r3upd.exe.
You don't need to download iEN launcher. Instead of this, download current version of FHLauncher (FHLInstall*). Using this program you can connect to FH.
- Install wb277r3min.exe (or wb277r3full.exe or wb277r3upd.exe).
- Unpack and install FHLauncher.
- Now to play online on FH or practice offline with all new planes execute "Go online" or "Practice offline" in menu "Start/Programs/FreeHost Launcher".
Download and install (or unzip in wb directory) terrain maps: Currently FreeHost uses by turns 4 terrains: wbmedrl2.trn, wbawt3.trn, wbeto1.trn and wbmed3.trn. wbmedrl2.trn and wbawt3.trn should come with wb installation (you can check them in your wb directory).
Download and install (or unzip in wb cockpits directory) cockpits: If you use 640x480, then you can install wb277full, and you will get all original cockpits and you will only need to download cockpits for new planes: la51.zip, yak11.zip, pe21.zip, he1771.zip, ... If you use 1024x768, then you'd better install wb277min. After this download and install wbart3support.exe (in order to get 1024x768 cockpit support). Then original cockpits you can get on ftp server: ftp://lists.ient.com/pub/WarBirds/art/win95/art1024 And you will also need cockpits for new planes: la53.zip, yak13.zip, pe23.zip, he1773.zip, ...
In order to play on FH you don't need to register, just choose an account name and password then type a nick if it is available you'll get in the game. If it says that your password is incorrect then this account is probably already used.
Please, notice: Lost passwords are not restored! So don't forget it or the callsign is dead forever.
If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP and want to be able to play in 3D, you will probably need to remove a tick from "Display properties->Effects->Use transition effects for menus and tooltips", otherwise wb may crash when you change the plane.
If your FHLauncher freezes while connecting to FreeHost or you get "Can't resolve IP address of arena" message, save "hosts" file in your Windows folder.
| Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT | C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts |
| Windows 95, Windows 98, Window Me | C:\Windows\Hosts |
| Mac OS | /etc/hosts |
When using Windows XP SP1 FHLauncher shows Error 6, when you connect to arena. In order to counter this you should tick Win98 compatibility in the shortcut.
When using PGP encryption software, you may receive "Invalid wsock32.dll. Please reinstall Freehost Launcher" message. Maletin reports that maximal version of PGP that does not corrupt FHL wsock32.dll is PGP 7.3. Use PGP 7.3 or earlier versions, or else don't use PGP.
Program Files
| Filename | Size | Download-Locations | md5 checksum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb277r3full.exe /build2/ | 48.187.790 Bytes | @wbfree | 766859eab195e0a3924aff4a55498e23 |
| wb277r3min.exe /build2/ | 21.931.111 Bytes | @wbfree | 4893bfda86107e7f597f7a07cfc8bea4 |
| wb277r3upd.exe /build2/ | 1.928.689 Bytes | @wbfree | |
| FHLInstall_167R2.exe | 6.170.029 Bytes | @lc69 | e0485e9e96d5658f9fe8eae56b77faf1 |
| FHSounds_Lite.exe | 15.650.703 Bytes | @wbfree |
FHSounds Full
Cockpits
| Filename | Size | Download-Locations | md5 checksum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wbart3support.exe | 2.197.659 Bytes | @wbfree | 5a2ffeeb945867b6e5c0417a60e68148 |
| Single Cockpits | Depends | @barans | Depends |
| wb27art3.exe (iEN cockpits pack 1024) | 34.392.354 Bytes | @wb3 | d2292452b93d5fda14a92818d01cfe84 |
| New Cockpits by FlyingBarans | Depends | new cockpits @barans | Depends |
| new cockpits (with preview) | Depends | @freenet @arcor | Depends |
Terrains
wbmedrl2.exe (3152KB) @wbfree @iEN
wbawt3.exe (1011KB) @wbfree @iEN
bobtrn.exe (2808KB) @wbfree @iEN
wbmed3.zip (493.757 Bytes) @wbfree @udmnet.ru
wbeto1 (891.222 Bytes md5=6f50daa3b11bb893f3299d0f522cefea)
Unfortunutally @iEN isn't responding now, please use the links on Web Archive Cache Page of www.totalsims.com (@old page at totalsims.com) or links to files.warbirdsiii.com to download terrains.
Others
83.149.244.5 wb.chph.ras.ru 62.75.138.245 tabahost.homelinux.org 189.6.249.51 arnalist.warbirdsiii.com
KeyHelper Software with Manual and Image-Sets [1]
MaxOverlays WarBirds Maps and Charts (PDF files with Warbirds map used for printing) Maps and Charts @lc69
Web Archive Cache Page with all warbirds cockpits and files of www.totalsims.com from 2003 @old page at totalsims.com
