Third Wire
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Third Wire Productions Inc., (also known simply as Thirdwire or Third Wire), is a C corporation
based in Austin, Texas
, USA; it is an independent software development
company founded in 1999 for the purpose of creating multimedia entertainment, such as flight-simulation and strategy games.
and Strike Fighters: Project 1
. There are other products outside of the combat sim genre, a notable example of these projects is First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator, which is a Wright brothers
' Flyer
simulator for reenactors.
A new game featuring the F-14 Tomcat as a player-flyable aircraft is in development, and may be released sometime in 2011.
C corporation
C corporation refers to any corporation that, under United States income tax law, is taxed separately from its owners. It is distinguished from an S corporation, which is not taxed separately. Most major companies are treated as C corporations for U.S. income tax purposes.-C corporation vs...
based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, USA; it is an independent software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
company founded in 1999 for the purpose of creating multimedia entertainment, such as flight-simulation and strategy games.
Products
Third Wire is the developer of many computer games, including First Eagles: The Great War 1918First Eagles: The Great War 1918
First Eagles: The Great War 1918 is a PC game that focuses on World War I between 1917 and 1918....
and Strike Fighters: Project 1
Strike Fighters: Project 1
Strike Fighters: Project 1 is a PC game that primarily centers on a fictitious conflict in the Middle East between the Kingdom of Dhimar and the Empire of Paran from the late 1950s to the early 1970s...
. There are other products outside of the combat sim genre, a notable example of these projects is First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator, which is a Wright brothers
Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
' Flyer
Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft, designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.The U.S...
simulator for reenactors.
- Strike Fighters: Project 1Strike Fighters: Project 1Strike Fighters: Project 1 is a PC game that primarily centers on a fictitious conflict in the Middle East between the Kingdom of Dhimar and the Empire of Paran from the late 1950s to the early 1970s...
(2002) - First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator (2003): A training tool developed for Wright Experience Centennial test pilots and now available for the public.
- Strike Fighters: Gold (2004)
- Wings Over VietnamWings Over VietnamWings Over Vietnam is a PC game set during the Vietnam War over South East Asia and covers the time period between 1964 to 1973....
(2004) - USAF: Air Dominance (2005): A recruitment game developed for the US Air Force (Not for public sale).
- Wings Over EuropeWings Over EuropeWings Over Europe is a PC game set during the Cold War era where the USSR has attacked NATO forces in West Germany and thus turned it into a ‘hot war’....
(2006) - First Eagles: The Great War 1918First Eagles: The Great War 1918First Eagles: The Great War 1918 is a PC game that focuses on World War I between 1917 and 1918....
(2006) - First Eagles: Expansion Pack 1 (2007)
- Wings Over IsraelWings Over IsraelWings Over Israel is a PC game covering the three major Middle Eastern conflicts Six-day War , Yom Kippur War and Lebanon War ....
(2008) - First Eagles: GoldFirst Eagles: The Great War 1918First Eagles: The Great War 1918 is a PC game that focuses on World War I between 1917 and 1918....
(2008): A combo pack containing First Eagles and Expansion Pack 1. - Strike Fighters 2Strike Fighters 2Strike Fighters 2 is a PC game that primarily centers on a fictitious conflict in the Middle East between the Kingdom of Dhimar and the Empire of Paran from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Although the countries and conflict may not be real, the aircraft and weapons used are completely accurate...
(2008): An update to Strike Fighters: Project 1Strike Fighters: Project 1Strike Fighters: Project 1 is a PC game that primarily centers on a fictitious conflict in the Middle East between the Kingdom of Dhimar and the Empire of Paran from the late 1950s to the early 1970s...
to run on Windows Vista. - Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (2009): An update to Wings Over VietnamWings Over VietnamWings Over Vietnam is a PC game set during the Vietnam War over South East Asia and covers the time period between 1964 to 1973....
to run on Windows Vista. - Strike Fighters 2 Europe (2009): An update to Wings Over EuropeWings Over EuropeWings Over Europe is a PC game set during the Cold War era where the USSR has attacked NATO forces in West Germany and thus turned it into a ‘hot war’....
to run on Windows Vista. - Strike Fighters 2 Israel (2009): An update to Wings Over IsraelWings Over IsraelWings Over Israel is a PC game covering the three major Middle Eastern conflicts Six-day War , Yom Kippur War and Lebanon War ....
to run on Windows Vista with Direct X 10 support. - First Eagles 2 (2010): An update to First Eagles: GoldFirst Eagles: The Great War 1918First Eagles: The Great War 1918 is a PC game that focuses on World War I between 1917 and 1918....
to run on Windows Vista and Windows 7. - Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 1 (2010) First of the expansion packs for Strike Fighters 2 series, requires Strike Fighters 2 Israel stand-alone or merged with other Strike Fighters 2 series to run, adds Operation Kadesh, and 3 new flyable planes: Mystère IVA, Meteor F.8, and P-51D Mustang
- Wings Over Israel Add-on (2010) an add-on to the Wings Over Israel, it adds Mystère IVA, Meteor F.8, and P-51D Mustang as player-flyable aircraft.
- Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 2 (2010) Second of the expansion packs for Strike Fighters 2 series, requires Strike Fighters 2 Europe stand-alone or merged with other Strike Fighters 2 series to run, adds a hypothetical 1956 campaign, and 3 new flyable planes, as well as several variants: English Electric Lightning F.1/2/3/6, Hawker Hunter F.1/2/4/5, F-100A/C.
- Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 3 (?) A recently revealed third expansion pack will add the Mirage F-1 as a player flyable aircraft.
A new game featuring the F-14 Tomcat as a player-flyable aircraft is in development, and may be released sometime in 2011.