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Topic: Three Reasons Why CFS2 Is A Good Seller
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Gunner
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posted 12-12- 11:04 AM
   
This about the best looking plane I have seen in a sim.
Minus the prop, she's beautiful!
 These are just a few of the honeys in this sim. Yeah, it got its problems but I can deal with them. The planes are sweet! -=BAB=- Gunner [This message has been edited by Gunner (edited 12-12-2000).] IP: Logged |
Sv
Pilot
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posted 12-12- 11:23 AM
Doesn't the top screen shot show shading bugs in the ailerons and elevator? Or was the plane painted like this?------------------
-Sv =FC=
WWI in SDOE!
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Gunner
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posted 12-12- 11:51 AM
It's possible. More likely, sun angle and resolution problems due to jpg conversion.You have to remeber there is a light scource in this sim and angles to the sun can cause differential shading. It is an Avenger that is a user add-on. As is the P-40. My resolution on the screen shot does not do it justice. And the jpg format makes it worse. In game play it incredible! Night carrier landings are very challenging The user developed planes and objects are starting to imerge. Very exciting stuff! -=BAB=- Gunner [This message has been edited by Gunner (edited 12-12-2000).] IP: Logged |
Sv
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posted 12-12- 12:50 PM
It looks like the shading bug that we deal with often, the ailerons where not shaded as part of the wing, so the vertex normals are off - or something  With dynamic lighting you can see shading bugs easier. I am fixing these on my SE5a, I fixed the ones in the Morane N and Albatros Dva... It looks good, but how is the model better than the user created SDOE models? OR are you talking about the dynamic lighting features of th game engine? I don't like the terrain very much - but the 3d cockpits are much improved! The sun lighting the instrument panel as you turn is real nice... IP: Logged |
Gunner
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posted 12-12- 02:38 PM
Not downplaying any of the models in SDOE at all.Especially, since I have no ability in that area. In comparison IMO, the CFS2 models are smoother and more consistant. Pieces of the plane do not disapear at certain distances or angles. The sounds are completely superior out of the box to SDOE even now. Once again IMHO. The gunnery is much much more realistic, from the flash, to the flack, to the ability to walk your tracers thru the target. I think allot of it could be that I much prefer the Pacific theater and Naval aircraft to the european theater and airforce aircraft. I don't have SDOE on my system now but I wanted to do a clean install after a defrag and clean up. I'll give PP6 another chance this evening.
-=BAB=- Gunner
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Sv
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posted 12-12- 03:09 PM
Good points Gunner, especially the sounds and gunnery.IP: Logged |
darthbob
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posted 12-12- 03:35 PM
nice indeed, but sdoe is what, 1.5 - 2 years old now.
if you ask me sdoe still looks pretty enough.
but yes that does look nice.IP: Logged |
Biggles
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posted 12-12- 10:40 PM
Just a couple of questions from a prospective buyer....On the carrier aircraft do the wings fold? does the arrestor gear on carriers work? Danke IP: Logged |
Biggles
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posted 12-12- 11:08 PM
I think i posted some questions above, but they haven't show up, so;do the wings (wing tips) fold for storage? and;
does the arrestor gear work properly? danke danke! IP: Logged |
Gunner
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posted 12-13- 12:21 AM
Yes to both questions. Someone has even come out with a patch to make the non-flyable planes flyable and and it makes the tailhooks work and wings fold on them as well.Not to mention torpedo attacks with real tracking torpedos. -=BAB=- Gunner IP: Logged |
Kuchinator VF
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posted 12-13- 01:06 AM
well the makers of that game were a bit off.... the paint scheme on the P-40 is that of the flying tigers, a squad that operated out of china, yet it has the us army airforce markings on the bottom of teh wings, but has the flying tigers teeth on the nacelles and color swirls on the wheels. but other than that it is a beauty. and considering its microsoft ya cant expect total accuracy. other than that i must agree it is an AWESOME simIP: Logged |
Jeeves
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posted 12-13- 03:47 PM
Actually-- te P-40 is not from the shipped game-- it is completely a user add-on, so it wasn't made by Microsoft. The shipped planes (including AI planes) are... U.S.--
Wildcat
Hellcat
Corsair
Lighting
Dauntless
Avenger
Devastator
Liberator
Mitchell
Dakota Japan: 2 Zero variants
Oscar
one other fighter....I can't remember (Nate? Frank? Help.....)
Kate
Val
Betty Did I miss any? ------------------
Brought to you by the campaign for a better Dauntless! Jeeves =FC= IP: Logged |
Biggles
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posted 12-13- 10:47 PM
F*ck!ng awesome!It's about time we had a sweet WWII US Carrier game. The best planes out of WWII were the Grumman Carrier fighters (and experimentals)! Can somebody please tell me the url for the site to get the above planes. [This message has been edited by Biggles (edited 12-13-2000).] IP: Logged |
Jeeves
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posted 12-14- 06:26 AM
If you are talking about my list, they are what come with the game. If you mean the others, I believe dogfighter.com has most if not all of them.------------------
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Himdog
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posted 12-15- 11:00 AM
Jeeves it's the George not the Frank which IMO is the biggest let down of the game, No Frank!!! How can you do that! The AI planes that have a patch so you can fly them is fine but there is no cockpit or is there? The offline is great but online stinks big time. All in all it is a great game, but offline only.------------------
7./JG3_Himdog out
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Jeeves
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posted 12-15- 03:39 PM
Heya Himdog...AFAIK there are only the old cockpit panels from the original CFS...I do use the Dautless one and it is passable...but nowhere near as nice as those in the stock planes. And I agree--- offline, I am still having a ball...but I haven't even tried online--- only in SDOE and even that is a rarity with my crappy connection. ------------------
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