posted 12-13- 04:51 PM               

Not to toot my own horn, but you should try that mission with the engine damage I have created. I made a very similar mission myself and it is amazing to see how adding engine damage effects adds so much to the immersion effect.

If you are interested, send me an email. I could sure use the testing help. So far, feedback has been very positive.

posted 12-13- 05:01 PM               

I just flew 1v4 Zeros in a F4UB and killed them off without problems. But when flying a Zero it is impossible to hit the Corsair. How do you guys do it? (even in a turn fight)

Condor, I'd love to help for the Zero and Corsair if you want.
My addy is morganosullivan83@yahoo.com

posted 12-13- 09:27 PM               

Condor's engine damage, tweaked to be Corsair-specific. Control-surface damage. Adjusted obHits, so it dies when it should. Better energy bleed on the Corsair, so it can't just run away at will. Mace's carrier-ops gear.

If I can figure out how to get the Corsair to be a little more "draggy" in tight turns, this will be a "thinking man's fight" instead of just "bobbing for Zeros."

For the Zero (having done a LOT of Zero vs Corsair testing, as you might suspect) I really think the main problem is the gunsight and pilot view alignment. There is simply no "space" to pull a deflection shot in a turn against your target and keep him in sight below the gunsight. Increasing the size of the gunsight glass, and moving the pilot viewpoint and convergence point "up" would make a huge difference in the "danger" of fighting a Zero. I'm not sure how "realistic" that would make the cockpit tho.

The Corsair's cockpit is still basically a "placeholder," but the "real" gunsight and pilot viewpoint for that plane is even HIGHER than where it is in the model (and yes, there is a new cockpit coming at some point also)

Hehe I wouldn't use the F4U-4 as a representative test. Mongo guns with lots of ammo. I really only put it in there to fight Me-262s and MiG-15s someday (and the Shinden if it ever gets finished Using it against Zeros isn't quite cricket!

posted 12-14- 03:36 PM               

I will try to email you the link tonignt.

posted 12-14- 07:59 PM               

Please DON'T move the zero gunsight or "normal" pilot's position. One of the tricks pilots had to learn was how to lead a target below the nose of the plane. Since we can't shift the piots view position, I use the padlock feature to do the same thing.

Makes things fun. The problem I'm having with the zero is I keep losing the canopy on the M5 when flying inverted.

posted 12-15- 12:31 AM               

BTW I plan to go back on line shortly - haven't been there for about 5 months -
What server/times are you usualy on nowadays?

Cheers,

posted 12-15- 04:14 PM               

jedi, hows your Hellcat coming along? I saw a pic of it a while back and it looked pretty cool. If you want a beta tester for any of your planes just mail me, I'd love to help. BTW in the F4U-4B when in padlock sometimes I see the machine gun from the pilots head.

Condor I got your DM and I'll be trying it soon, thanks.

Thanks

posted 12-15- 06:56 PM               

Yeah, I need to fix the pilot (although I never see the gun on mine, somehow that version is what became standard)

Hellcat in the hangar until work on the SBD is complete.

P.S. I wouldn't be the one changing the Zero--not "my" plane, after all. Besides, moot point if you can move the view using CTL-7, etc...

posted 12-16- 04:50 PM               

I didn't know the view could be shifted either Jedi.

Is there a command to shift the view point right or left for when you're taking off in a taildragger?

posted 12-16- 06:11 PM               

Ctrl + numpad 7 : move view up
Ctrl + numpad 1 : move view down
Ctrl + numpad 8 : move view forward
Ctrl + numpad 2 : move view backwards
Ctrl + numpad 4 : move view left
Ctrl + numpad 6 : move view right
Shift+ numpad 5 : re-center