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SO I picked this up yesterday and I really have to say I like it. It maps out well to my new X55, the flight model is pretty realistic (too realistic sometimes, loving engine torque on nose down has made me go in to flat spins at full throttle) and the dog fighting is pretty intense at times. This game is literally the opposite of War Thunder, nothing feels half-assed or randomly biased, the handling is great and poo poo just feels polished. Just wish they'd put more planes on Steam, I wanna try a campaign as a scout bomber and none of them seem to be on Steam. But it was late when I looked so maybe I just didn't see them. Either way, great thread and thanks for pointing out the game and the indie deal for it
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DFW C.V is a smaller two seater recon plane that can also dogfight to some degree and carry bombs. It's in the legendary bombers dlc
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Mar 7, 2014 16:26
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Just bought a trackir and this. I did not get the clip thing, so what do I need to buy or make so I can use it when it arrives? I read somewhere reflective tape and a hat, but I cannot find that again.
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Mar 7, 2014 16:31
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should come with the reflector thingy that you put on the peak of a hat.
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Mar 7, 2014 16:36
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Megadyptes posted:DFW C.V is a smaller two seater recon plane that can also dogfight to some degree and carry bombs. It's in the legendary bombers dlc Yup, and that DLC comes with the ridiculous IndieGala bundle, so assuming you got it there, you should have it! Megadyptes posted:should come with the reflector thingy that you put on the peak of a hat. I've always used this and it works perfectly well IMO. I can't imagine playing this or IL-2 without head tracking.
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Mar 7, 2014 16:53
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I installed FaceTrackNoIR and jumped right into the game for a test flight and holy poo poo. Couldn't find a position that worked, and also apparently it had the pitch, yaw, and roll axes inverted from what I would want because my Webcam flips the image horizontally or something. As a neat side effect, this will improve my posture because my slouch makes me feel like a tiny old woman who can't see over the instrument cluster!  I inverted the rotationals and it's much better, although aligning my view to my sights is a bitch...is there a way I can assaign a button to ignore my tracking and snap to a down-the-sights view?
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Mar 7, 2014 17:49
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Well congrats guys, after reading this thread I've bought a cheap joystick (Speedlink Black Widow) and the bundle. Last "sim" I played was Freelancer, so I'm prepared to crash and die horribly over and over again.
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Mar 7, 2014 18:55
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Mr. Wookums posted:Just bought a trackir and this. I did not get the clip thing, so what do I need to buy or make so I can use it when it arrives? I read somewhere reflective tape and a hat, but I cannot find that again.  That's the clip that comes with the TrackIR 5. Here's a ghetto version - http://www.free-track.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=466 edit: The link is pretty much people rolling their own tracking, but at the base of the page you'll see someone's impression using bulldog clips and reflective tape. Let me know if you need the dimensions from a clip. I'm not certain that the distance between the reflectors is entirely necessary, and it's looking for the geometry, but YMMV. Hav fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Mar 7, 2014 19:16
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All you new folks buying track IRs and joysticks should come play some sim mode war thunder too
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Mar 7, 2014 19:28
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And IL2. I think you can still get it for $1
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Mar 7, 2014 19:33
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More than anything right now I want to figure out how to adjust your view orientation in the gunner view. Half the time the sights end up in a random corner of the screen and are barely usable, and the normal view controls don't seem to do anything.
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Mar 7, 2014 19:38
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Der Waffle Mous posted:More than anything right now I want to figure out how to adjust your view orientation in the gunner view. "T" to man the turret, and shift-T (or maybe it's control-T) to align the gunsights to your view.
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Mar 7, 2014 19:58
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Shine posted:"T" to man the turret, and shift-T (or maybe it's control-T) to align the gunsights to your view. Shift T makes you get all up on the sight. Sometimes it acts weird and puts it somewhere else. If you just go to the normal t control, you should be able to still use the view controls to live yourself up better.
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Mar 7, 2014 20:13
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Shine posted:"T" to man the turret, and shift-T (or maybe it's control-T) to align the gunsights to your view. That's the thing, it wouldn't align to the center of my view, rather to some corner of the screen. Occasionally the view axis for the gunners might be at some sort of skewed angle, too. That said that might've been my game being weird. I've been trying to get screenshots and I can't seem to get it to happen again.  edit: and is it just me or is there a pig in the main menu ambient sound? Der Waffle Mous fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Mar 7, 2014 20:17
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River Raid posted:SO I picked this up yesterday and I really have to say I like it. There are only two (soonish to be three) planes currently in the game that are unavailable via Steam. Unfortunately, one of the two is the Sopwith Strutter. Assuming by "Scout bomber" you mean a single-seat fighter/bomber, it kind of fits your description since it comes in two flavors, the two-seater Strutter and the Strutter B, which converts the observer seat into a bomb-bay. That said, a few of the two-seaters are frequently used for offensive roles as opposed to just recon/spotting. The Halberstadt CL is actually far more a ground-attack aircraft and long-range escort fighter than a reconnaissance two-seater. Most of my sorties have been ground attack with a handful of medium-altitude (ineffective) level bombing thrown in. 
Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Mar 7, 2014 20:19
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I don't have a flight stick, can I use an Xbox 360 controller for this game?
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Mar 7, 2014 20:26
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AATREK CURES KIDS posted:I don't have a flight stick, can I use an Xbox 360 controller for this game? "Yes" But it won't be a great experience.
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Mar 7, 2014 20:28
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Change the thread title to "Rise of Flight - YOU NEED A JOYSTICK" because people can't read OPs anymore. Also, if we need a clantag we can always use [RoF] RENEgades of FONCK
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Mar 7, 2014 20:29
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MohawkSatan has been experimenting with a 360 pad himself, but the results don't sound so great. MohawkSatan posted:Well, I've gotten xbox 360 controller to work pretty well for flying. It's touchy, but it works. I've been manually setting trim by loving with the response tab too, so that certain planes don't try pulling up constantly. MohawkSatan posted:I'm starting to think a stick might be more needed than I originally thought. Soon as something is interfering with a planes handling, flying becomes difficult, let alone aiming. Aiming turns into a special kind of hell as you bob as weave all over the place. The Orange Mage posted:Change the thread title to "Rise of Flight - YOU NEED A JOYSTICK" because people can't read OPs anymore. [LLJK] Lazy Looping Joyride Kites. Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Mar 7, 2014 20:29
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God, I love this game. Let's definitely get some multiplayer going sometime. I own the Gotha and a couple two-seaters.
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Mar 7, 2014 20:56
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So what's a relatively decent joystick that's not too expensive?
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Mar 7, 2014 21:12
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ShootaBoy posted:So what's a relatively decent joystick that's not too expensive? Logitech Extreme 3D is a the go to for combat flight sims. There are others around that price as well that are decent.
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Mar 7, 2014 21:15
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ShootaBoy posted:So what's a relatively decent joystick that's not too expensive? No-frills-does-everything
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Mar 7, 2014 21:18
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Sankis posted:I understand that Steam RoF accounts and 777 RoF accounts are completely separate, but is it possible to delete my old 777 RoF account somehow so I can remake it using these Steam keys I have? I dabbled in the game awhile ago and only have the cheap ice upgrade and maybe a plane or two. I'd much rather use my main email for my steam account. So if anyone was wondering, I got this done pretty easily. I just emailed their support with my issue and they sent an email back pretty quickly asking me to provide the accounts license key, its current email and the email I wanted it moved to. I was then able to make a new steam account using the first accounts original email address. All done in probably 12 hours or so.
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Mar 7, 2014 21:24
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Got my joystick and finally started playing this and holy poo poo is binding the controls a miserable experience. It has no duplicate commands checker, the defaults for things are actually insane/unusuable and it does not want to recognize that yes, I want engine throttle mapped to the throttle on my logitech. I want to like you, game! Why won't you let me
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Mar 7, 2014 21:48
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UberJew posted:Got my joystick and finally started playing this and holy poo poo is binding the controls a miserable experience. It has no duplicate commands checker, the defaults for things are actually insane/unusuable and it does not want to recognize that yes, I want engine throttle mapped to the throttle on my logitech. If you duplicate a binding, a little square icon or something appears on the binding after you apply it. Hovering over it will tell you what the duplicate is.
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Mar 7, 2014 21:50
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I was flying around in my Albatros D.Va and ran into a flight of Sopwith Pups. I never realised they can do some amazing flips and can basically fishtail in a turn to keep their guns on a target.
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Mar 7, 2014 21:53
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Leo Showers posted:I was flying around in my Albatros D.Va and ran into a flight of Sopwith Pups. I never realised they can do some amazing flips and can basically fishtail in a turn to keep their guns on a target.
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Mar 7, 2014 21:57
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I tried to fly the Fokker Tri Whatever, and I'm convinced that it's impossible and the Red Baron actually flew a time-traveling Chaika.
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Mar 7, 2014 22:02
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UberJew posted:Got my joystick and finally started playing this and holy poo poo is binding the controls a miserable experience. It has no duplicate commands checker, the defaults for things are actually insane/unusuable and it does not want to recognize that yes, I want engine throttle mapped to the throttle on my logitech. Get your kite into the air, and hit 'P' to pause, then 'esc' and options. Clicking on an empty box in the controls will allow you to set the axis, and just move the axis that you want. It's not a bad system, it's just figuring out what the controls actually do. Also some joystick buttons will NOT map, so last nights query about recharging/cocking the guns was after I'd mapped the button to my HOTAS, but pressing it just didn't work. As Shine says, there's a little layered square turns up if you have a conflict. Hover over that and it'll tell you what it's conflicting with. Now go buy IL-2 and bind those controls. 
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Mar 7, 2014 22:05
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The Fokker DrIII and the Sopwith Camel I both routinely rip my own wings off just doing basic tight torns if I lose any altitude/gain speed. Its either glorious or terrible, I really dont know with this early-era aviation.
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Mar 7, 2014 22:06
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Shine posted:I tried to fly the Fokker Tri Whatever, and I'm convinced that it's impossible and the Red Baron actually flew a time-traveling Chaika. Let me guess, goes nose crazy every time you try to turn? You need to use lots of rudder when flying the Dr.I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gniHY-IGxJ4
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Mar 7, 2014 22:19
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So would 5pm gmt work for most people on Sunday? Trying to figure out the best time for the most chaotic Gotha race.
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Mar 7, 2014 22:31
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Let me guess, goes nose crazy every time you try to turn? You need to use lots of rudder when flying the Dr.I I didn't realise that was a thing, I actually was doing that already. In campaign I'm giving my Brandenburg pilot a rest and flying a Albatros D.Va in Jasta 11. Soon I will be using the Dr.I and it should be pretty cool.
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Mar 7, 2014 22:43
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Does anybody have a good guide or some tips to use the rudder effectively? I don't always know what to do with it, and these planes seem less forgiving of that than, say, IL-2 stuff.
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Mar 7, 2014 22:52
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Shine posted:and these planes seem less forgiving of that than, say, IL-2 stuff. I can definitely agree there. I find playing rougher with the stick tends to work wonders. These are literally just flying wooden tubs, not quite at the precise wonder of machinery stage yet.
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Mar 7, 2014 23:03
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Artless Meat posted:So would 5pm gmt work for most people on Sunday? Trying to figure out the best time for the most chaotic Gotha race. I've resolved most of my joystick issues* so I'd be up for gotha *by most I mean that I unplugged the x45 throttle quadrant and am just using the stick itself without any analog rudder. I also pissed around with the joystick curves until I got something resembling stable flight.
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Mar 8, 2014 00:23
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I decided to check out some mods for the sp of this game and so far I'm pretty pleased with them. The campaign generator mod is quite nice and reminds me of the silent hunter 3 modding scene which I don't think I could play sh3 without these days. There's a fair amount of mod wonk but not too much for me so far and the adjustable options help. I also grabbed an ai mod which helps the bots feel a bit more lifelike, and less in love with that near-upside down fishtail aggressive turn they do that costs them tons of altitude. I'm a little disappointed that the modded maximum difficulty ai in a foker dvii f I tested the mod with still couldn't beat me in my sopwith triplane which it should outclass but it was a pretty decent fight. The ai still has the quirk of performing much worse on the deck than high in the air, but it took longer to get there without that weird turn. I would still love to see the ai use some classic moves like loops and chandelles to keep things lively but that's probably beyond the realm of modding. The game feels a good bit more authentic with the career, ai and realism mods all together and overall I can recommend them if you're playing the sp.
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I hated it at first but I am in love with the Dr.I. The rotary engine takes getting used to, but learning to fly it is pretty rewarding. Normally I'd prefer the Albatros or something but it seems really tame compared to the Dr.I, which means it's outclassed by planes such as the Pup and Camel.
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I decided to check out the skin pack. "SORTEZ!" 
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