SkyFighters 1918 wMB

Game W The SkyFighters 1918 game was very similar in execution to OSX SkyFighters 1945 wMB. The menus, selections, and mission types bore a lot of resemblence to the earlier game. Another similarity was the Mission Builder, which operated almost identically to that of OSX SF1945.

Also like OSX SF 1945, SkyFighters 1918 was sold as a "pre-release" game with buyers getting free access to all upgrades up to version 1.XX. Unfortunately for SF1918, the iPhone gaming revolution hit while the game was still in a fairly early stage with only three fighter types and a small number of missions. Developer Don Hill, Jr. turned his attention to the iOS platform and didn't do a lot of additional work of SF1918 beyond the initial pre-release. He released the "Sop vs. Tri" game on the iOS platform very shortly before his death in early 2009.

The last version of SF1918 released was 0.7.8.

Incompatibility with Mac OS versions beyond 10.5 "Leopard"
The release of Mac OS 10.6 in 2009 broke Skyfighters 1918. The game crashes during startup. The workaround that's been successful at keeping OSX SkyFighters 1945 working with later OS releases (replacing all JPEG texture files with PNG equivalents) does not work with SF1918. As a result, the game had a very short usable life for most players.

Recommended systems for playing SF1918
As SF1918 has more detailed graphics/textures than SF1945, it requires higher CPU and graphics performance in order to run smoothly. While the game was a "universal binary" compatible with both PPC and Intel processors, the experience on PPC machines (even G5s) was fairly poor. The best systems for running SF1918 are Intel-powered Macs with AMD or nVIDIA graphics chips (not integrated Intel graphics) that are capable of running OS 10.5.8. A first-generation Mac Pro with the original graphics card is probably the best system for this game (if the graphics card was replaced with a newer one, the system may no longer be compatible with OS 10.5.8.)

Fighter Aircraft
The following fighters are available to fly in SkyFighters 1918:

Sopwith Camel
Historical information on the Sopwith Camel from Wikipedia

Fokker DVII
Historical information on the Fokker DVII from Wikipedia

Fokker Triplane
Historical information on the Fokker Triplane from Wikipedia

Game World Locations
Only a single location was created for SF1918, the Western Front over France. The textures contained more detail than the ones on OSX SF 1945.