posted 12-27- 08:36 PM               

I'm a first time poster to your Forum here,but a Long Time Online WWII Virtual Pilot.

I started on Air Warrior Dos via Genie in 1992. Moved to Warbirds soon after it appeared.And Beta tested Confirmed KILL II.
Now flying Aces High Open Beta.

I have yet to purchase FS but its on my list of things to do!

My tastes in Flight Modeling are Rich to say the least ,so on to the questions!

A:How would you compare the current (full flavor) FS FM(ver. 5.3) with WB,AH,or CKII?

B:How is online play? (damage mapping,lag,ect)

C:In reading here and there thru your posts
it sounds as if your up to 14 players MP online,can some explain the set-up?
( Historical plane match-ups or WB Fantasy (BG) ?? (how does a game begin,end,can one hop in and out at will)??

D:whats the current Aircraft Availability list?

E: I've got a Celeron 300,64 mb ram,VII 12 meg. (full CH PRO setup) how will it run in
1024 by 768 or 800 by 600 ??

I'll pause here with the questions and appreciate the feedback.

I've had an online Aero-Squadron for over 8 years running ( The Outlaws ) and we'd love to get in the action, if this sim fits us.
We're ONLY interested in FS for its ONLINE
ability.I hate AI !

posted 12-27- 09:46 PM               

Ok let me take a crack at them and I will be honest

A. fm 5.3 is not public yet but I we all have 5.2 it is in my opinion its very nice. It kinda feels like Fighter ace 2 does stalls and spins are better though you really need to fly it its hard to explain

B. Online play is SUPER cool. very smooth low lag and warping However gun damage that you inflict upon your victims is well not so hip it just about sucks. BUT Mike is working on fixing the problem and Don't let this turn you away trust me you can live with it!

C. yes up to 16 players can happen
ya kick it in da lobby for a bit then some joker decides he wants to host a game he fires it up and its name shows up ya click on it and he picks a mission all of which are user created! its easy to make your own online game the people pick planes from squads and press the ready button and the host launches the game after he hits fly you can not join it that's it no join at free will then ever one dies and heads to the lobby and we do it all over again
Whoo ooh!

D. there is a bunch in Plan pack 5.2 and more coming in 5.3
p38, p51, some bombers, bf109, fw 190,
spit 9 and old spit, and a bunch more!

E. at 800x600 with fog in at 5 miles out 1 bomber flying 3 escorts and 4 attacker
expect about 25-30 fps

there ya go!
Gun Jam

p.s ya wont be disappointed with online play.

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posted 12-27- 10:33 PM               

I have pretty much the same taste in sims as you do. I only fly online. Well, maybe one or two missions a month with my EAW offline campaign

SDOE is the best online boxed sim at the moment. It has some bugs - lack of gun damage and crashes to desktop before game launch being the worst. Those are said to be fixed in a patch, scheduled to be released around new year's.

For squadron play SDOE is absolutely marvelous. You can design just the kind of missions you want, and you can paint your own planes, make your own squad within the game etc.

You can build your own planes, as you may have noticed. This demands some skill and a lot of patience, but we've got a Zero, 109G and E, a Huey (!), and a bunch more already. More will be available as soon as the plane building contest is finished!

Graphics are above average, I like the look of this sim. And not to mention the clouds! The best there is. AH clouds - no contest, SDOE wins hands down!

I really recommend you give SDOE a shot. I heard you can get the game for about $20 nowadays! I paid about $60 for my copy, one of the best invested sixty smackers ever!

Last but not least: you can't find a community like this anywhere!

Cya in AH, and hopefully soon in the skies of SDOE!

Camo

Oh yeah, I have a P2-300, 128MB, Voodoo3 3000. I get around 25fps in most approx. 10 player missions with clouds. If I'm the host and there's lots of AI planes, then sometimes under 20 fps. If I zoom in a bit, it helps a lot. With "gunsight zoom" I get over 50fps. All in all, gameplay is very smooth.

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