Third Wire
| Company type | C corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software development, Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Tsuyoshi Kawahito |
| Headquarters | Austin , United States |
| Products | Combat flight simulation and strategy games (e.g. First Eagles: The Great War 1918, Strike Fighters series) |
Third Wire Productions Inc. is a C corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA. Established in 1999 by Tsuyoshi Kawahito, this independent software development firm concentrates on multimedia entertainment, with a particular emphasis on amateur flight simulation and strategy gaming.
Products
The company has produced a variety of computer games, especially within the combat flight simulation sector, including titles such as First Eagles: The Great War 1918 and Strike Fighters: Project 1. Apart from combat simulators, Third Wire developed First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator, a simulator based on the Wright brothers' Flyer that was originally intended for reenactors and test pilots.
- Strike Fighters: Project 1 (2002)
- First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator (2003): Initially created as a training platform for Wright Experience Centennial test pilots, later made available to the public.
- Strike Fighters: Gold (2004)
- Wings Over Vietnam (2004)
- USAF: Air Dominance (2005): A recruitment-focused game developed exclusively for the US Air Force, not released commercially.
- Wings Over Europe (2006)
- First Eagles: The Great War 1918 (2006)
- First Eagles: Expansion Pack 1 (2007)
- Wings Over Israel (2008)
- First Eagles: Gold (2008): A combined edition featuring both First Eagles and its expansion pack.
- Strike Fighters 2 series (2008–2010): Enhanced iterations of earlier titles, optimized for Windows Vista/7 with DirectX 10 integration, including regional versions like Vietnam, Europe, and Israel.
- Expansion Packs (2010): Introduced new campaigns and additional flyable aircraft such as the Mystère IVA, Meteor F.8, P-51D Mustang, English Electric Lightning, various Hawker Hunter models, and F-100A/C variants.
- Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic (2012): Featured upgraded terrain rendering, improved visuals, and added the F-14A Tomcat as a flyable plane.
- Upcoming Strike Fighters 2: Expansion Pack 3: Set to include the Mirage F1 as a player-controllable aircraft.
Third Wire’s offerings target specialized segments within flight simulation and military aviation gaming, with ongoing updates to ensure compatibility with new Windows operating systems and evolving graphics technologies.