21.12.2008, 10:53
Thanks for all the info.
I've been flying since a bit just before the summer, with a long break in between. I've made dozens of missions, but I haven't really ever done any co-op missions to speak of. It's all single missions for me. And if truth be told, I suspect that like many here, I spend more time installing mods, fixing mods, trying out mods, downloading skins, making skins, putting skins in correct folders and reading the posts on forums like this, than in actually flying a game mission ... ha ha.
I've also found that the manual included in the game is not really much help when it comes to specifics. One gets better information by asking people who've played the game.
For instance the last explanation of how commands to other wingmen work, and what the 'ai' check box does, is much better than what is given in the manual and clears up many frustrations I've had along the way - for which thanks.
However concerning the number of actual planes in historical flights and all - well, realism is good for history and while I love the realism in the game, and love history, this is still a game. Complicated as can be but rewarding and very time-consuming. Especially in making good intricate missions. I was really looking for a shortcut to making missions with large amounts of planes. My machine can handle 100 planes easily and I thought that in making large bomber streams, it would less time-consuming in setting up enemy flights of more than 4 planes at a time. Makes for less cluttered mission maps too I would think.
But if the limitations are 4 planes, well then so be it.
I will have to learn more about issuing commands. I tried them out a while ago, especially the change formation commands, but still, I don't really see much happening in the air or with formations changing.
I was also wondering why all the commands are issued to 'staffel' and 'rottenflieger' and other German terms? Not that i don't understand German, mir gibt es nichts eigentlich, but not everyone wants to pretend to be an airman flying for a less than admirable regime, even if only in a virtual connotation.
I've been flying since a bit just before the summer, with a long break in between. I've made dozens of missions, but I haven't really ever done any co-op missions to speak of. It's all single missions for me. And if truth be told, I suspect that like many here, I spend more time installing mods, fixing mods, trying out mods, downloading skins, making skins, putting skins in correct folders and reading the posts on forums like this, than in actually flying a game mission ... ha ha.
I've also found that the manual included in the game is not really much help when it comes to specifics. One gets better information by asking people who've played the game.
For instance the last explanation of how commands to other wingmen work, and what the 'ai' check box does, is much better than what is given in the manual and clears up many frustrations I've had along the way - for which thanks.
However concerning the number of actual planes in historical flights and all - well, realism is good for history and while I love the realism in the game, and love history, this is still a game. Complicated as can be but rewarding and very time-consuming. Especially in making good intricate missions. I was really looking for a shortcut to making missions with large amounts of planes. My machine can handle 100 planes easily and I thought that in making large bomber streams, it would less time-consuming in setting up enemy flights of more than 4 planes at a time. Makes for less cluttered mission maps too I would think.
But if the limitations are 4 planes, well then so be it.
I will have to learn more about issuing commands. I tried them out a while ago, especially the change formation commands, but still, I don't really see much happening in the air or with formations changing.
I was also wondering why all the commands are issued to 'staffel' and 'rottenflieger' and other German terms? Not that i don't understand German, mir gibt es nichts eigentlich, but not everyone wants to pretend to be an airman flying for a less than admirable regime, even if only in a virtual connotation.