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Party Plane Jones posted:Carrier landings are a complete bitch because the scale isn't correct and the traps don't/rarely work. I'm frankly amazed that I didn't slip off. I knew they felt odd to land on, has Gaijin said if they are going to ever fix this ?
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Hope so, annoying trying to land on one with a plane that I know is capable of it (F4U) with stall speed perfectly hitting the lines and just rolling off the end of the drat carrier.
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Jul 9, 2013 08:15
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I don't know if this is still the case, but several versions ago it was much easier to land on a carrier by just not extending you landing gear and gently grinding the poo poo out of your plane to stop.
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Jul 9, 2013 08:41
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Bondematt posted:I don't know if this is still the case, but several versions ago it was much easier to land on a carrier by just not extending you landing gear and gently grinding the poo poo out of your plane to stop. It will say cannot repair critically damaged aircraft
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Jul 9, 2013 08:41
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I haven't been this giddy about a game in a long time, I'm absolutely loving this game. Just had a match where I was in a P-36A shot up so badly I just had ailerons, flaps and the engine left to maneuver with. To make things worse I had 2 guys chasing me but managed to stay alive 2-3 minutes till the end of the game, what a rush. Maybe it would've been better to just crash or just let them shoot me up but man was it ever fun.
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Jul 9, 2013 09:07
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You can also hold J to bail out of your plane if you don't want to just slam into the ground or something. I occasionally use it when my plane is so hosed up I can barely keep it in the air and I want to cheat someone who flew halfway across the map to try and finish me off out of a kill (though SOMEONE still gets kill credit for you).
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Jul 9, 2013 09:13
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Landing on a carrier gets easier once you realise that the tower can serve as a braking aid  :
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Jul 9, 2013 09:20
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As of right now, if you have a hook, it's actually easier to snag the wires by coming in very slowly the wrong way, settling your plane onto the deck and at the end they'll snag and you'll stop or they won't and you'll fly off the edge as usual. I generally only do this when bored. If I actually need to repair or reload, sliding in with the gear up is the way to go. Just do it gently and you will be able to repair.
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Jul 9, 2013 09:32
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Perestroika posted:Landing on a carrier gets easier once you realise that the tower can serve as a braking aid Pretty much this. I've never failed a carrier landing by snapping one of my wings off on the observation tower. I've failed carrier landings many times trying to do them legit.
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Jul 9, 2013 09:44
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Perestroika posted:Landing on a carrier gets easier once you realise that the tower can serve as a braking aid It must be Oktoberfest on this ship. Those men are clearly doing the Chicken Dance.
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Jul 9, 2013 09:46
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TheRagamuffin posted:Pretty much this. I've never failed a carrier landing by snapping one of my wings off on the observation tower. I've failed carrier landings many times trying to do them legit. When I land and break poo poo in order to stop it just says Cannot repair critically damaged plane
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Jul 9, 2013 09:54
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I wouldn't recommend intentionally damaging your plane just to land unless you really know what you're doing and absolutely have to. Sometimes cartwheeling or snapping wings/gear off IS necessary when control surfaces are damaged and/or the engine is dead and/or you are coming in at an odd angle or too fast and aborting the landing is not an option. Just come in as slow, flat and level as possible then belly slide it. I've yet to ever fall off the far end from sliding too far - you usually won't even go more than half way. The only time I've used the bridge was when I had to land massive unwieldy bombers and needed a little extra insurance. Just pretend you're landing a boat plane that has no wheels, its practically the same thing. Thief fucked around with this message at 10:33 on Jul 9, 2013 |
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Jul 9, 2013 10:16
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I find the easiest (hah!) way for me is to make sure that I'm stalling just before I reach the carrier. It's not so much a glide onto the strip but a controlled stall.
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Jul 9, 2013 10:40
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Is the rank16 jap bomber any better than the rank13 one? My g5 handles like a turd and climbs terribly. It feels like an XP piñata for other players It seems only good for bombing out airfields because good luck hitting anything without a 2km lead to line up the shot
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Jul 9, 2013 10:45
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Fauxtool posted:Is the rank16 jap bomber any better than the rank13 one? The G8N1 climbs and goes so fast it is awesome. I want to get a squad of 4 and just base bomb all day. It only has the 3000kg load, but it can easily reach high alt (14km) and cruise at around 580kph and if someone does catch you, hello 20mms It also works reasonably well as a high speed low altitude bomber and I have made 3 full runs bombing/RTB without getting intercepted in HB before the round ended. Of course bombers as a whole are still bad. edit: now that I think about it, it is basically like an A20 that doesn't handle well but carries a ton of bombs. Also we should be G8 bombing buddies. Burno fucked around with this message at 10:58 on Jul 9, 2013 |
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Jul 9, 2013 10:54
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Why isnt it fixed that if you fire in short bursts your wings magically keep spilling out casings eternally until you shoot again
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Jul 9, 2013 11:08
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Skwee posted:Why isnt it fixed that if you fire in short bursts your wings magically keep spilling out casings eternally until you shoot again I'd guess it's been "fixed" once already, because it used to happen to me whenever I'd run out of ammo instead of manually hitting reload. In seriousness, it's probably not getting looked at because there's a shitload of work being done on parts of the game that directly affect gameplay.
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Jul 9, 2013 11:46
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Perestroika posted:Landing on a carrier gets easier once you realise that the tower can serve as a braking aid I like the round of applause you are getting from the bridge. Apparently, you need to apply your brake in order to use the tow hook, or something like that. I personally find it easier just to land on an enemy tank rather than on a carrier and it gives me far more experience.
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Jul 9, 2013 11:50
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jadebullet posted:I like the round of applause you are getting from the bridge. I once spent an hour just practicing carrier landings in my F6F when Midaway was the only map in U.S. HB rotation, because I hate fun or something. What I learned is that the tailhook comes down on it's own when you're on your approach, but good luck catching the traps. I did it at least once, but you really have to have your nose up and your tail down to have any chance of hitting it. I think I waved off at least 90% of my attempts and just throttled back up.
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Jul 9, 2013 14:11
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Generation Internet posted:I once spent an hour just practicing carrier landings in my F6F when Midaway was the only map in U.S. HB rotation, because I hate fun or something. What I learned is that the tailhook comes down on it's own when you're on your approach, but good luck catching the traps. I did it at least once, but you really have to have your nose up and your tail down to have any chance of hitting it. I think I waved off at least 90% of my attempts and just throttled back up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTjEbGBS1Q Pretty good video by Krebs about carrier landing. Edit: Looking into it, the nominal landing speed on a carrier is 90 khp. Yeah, they really need to work on carriers. Thronde fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Jul 9, 2013 |
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Jul 9, 2013 14:50
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Holy cow the carriers are small. Some rather huge issues with scale, it seems.
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Jul 9, 2013 15:20
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Dominic White posted:I just 'bought' War Thunder, then. Got that Pacific Campaigns bundle. Two planes, a month of premium, 1700 eagles and two 10-mission campaigns. A bit more expensive for europe (drat you, VAT!) but 20 euros seems fair. You should have just gotten the Ultimate starter pack, it was on sale for like 10 bucks cheaper when I bought it. 80 bucks (~60 Euros?) and you get both campaigns, 10000 HitlerDollars, and 90 days of premium. and an Extra plane I believe is unavailable with the other packs. Slayer1597 fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Jul 9, 2013 |
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Jul 9, 2013 16:52
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Thronde posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTjEbGBS1Q There is another way how to land on carriers - (not advertising) http://www.twitch.tv/kalstrams/c/2533966 - recording from one of my streams from arcade.
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Jul 9, 2013 17:27
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What the hell have you guys been doing to pubbies, I just had two different pubbies in a game on my own team that crawled up to my tail and just started lighting me up without any enemies around :/
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Jul 9, 2013 18:14
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Ahdinko posted:What the hell have you guys been doing to pubbies, I just had two different pubbies in a game on my own team that crawled up to my tail and just started lighting me up without any enemies around :/ Were they in any particular clan?
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Jul 9, 2013 18:49
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Ahdinko posted:What the hell have you guys been doing to pubbies, I just had two different pubbies in a game on my own team that crawled up to my tail and just started lighting me up without any enemies around :/ Shooting them down (not tk) then mocking them when they bitch, mostly. Also saying "it takes two to tango, sweety" after any ram complaints, which seems to strike a nerve.
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Jul 9, 2013 18:56
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Ahdinko posted:What the hell have you guys been doing to pubbies, I just had two different pubbies in a game on my own team that crawled up to my tail and just started lighting me up without any enemies around :/ Where do you want me to start?  Thronde posted:Edit: Looking into it, the nominal landing speed on a carrier is 90 khp. Yeah, they really need to work on carriers. This is the only game I've ever played that's ever really captured how loving sketchy that poo poo is and I kind of love it for that.
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Jul 9, 2013 19:53
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Thief posted:Where do you want me to start? Oh, it was sketchy, I will give you that. But the carriers are WAY too small for the scale, the aircraft take up like 2/3 the width of the flight deck. They need to make the carriers larger, and farther out on the map. Actually, all the ships need to be doubled in size from the looks of them.
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Jul 9, 2013 20:21
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mlmp08 posted:Shooting them down (not tk) then mocking them when they bitch, mostly. Arguing that it takes much more skill to hit an opponent with your entire plane rather than just with your guns also never fails to get a rise out of people. VVVVV Oh yeah, clipping a guy with an IL-2 and then just doing a 360 will their plane falls to pieces is always hilarious. VVVVV Perestroika fucked around with this message at 20:34 on Jul 9, 2013 |
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Jul 9, 2013 20:25
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Thief posted:Where do you want me to start? It's been my hobby to ram anyone on the opposing team who complains about ramming. I highly recommend it. Bonus points if you fly something sturdy enough to survive the ramming. The quantity and quality of impotent pubbie rage is phenomenal. I would say the only time I have seen more raging is when I pushed a teammate in World Of Tanks out of cover and into enemy line of fire.
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Jul 9, 2013 20:30
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My favorite is when someone tries to ram me, but they blow up and die and I am either fine, or able to limp back to the airfield.
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Jul 9, 2013 20:36
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Friend of mine got me into this game last night. We queued up and I got an air kill streak of seven with my lovely little biplane and ended up on top of the scoreboard in my first match ever. In my next match, I was rammed head on twice and then shot down by a wildly firing teammate without getting a single kill. "Yeah, that'll happen."
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Jul 9, 2013 20:46
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Thronde posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTjEbGBS1Q I'm not entirely sure, but I think he's on arcade difficulty there, it was a lot less forgiving on historical. Not that it's easy either way, but it makes a difference. Thronde posted:Oh, it was sketchy, I will give you that. But the carriers are WAY too small for the scale, the aircraft take up like 2/3 the width of the flight deck. They need to make the carriers larger, and farther out on the map. Actually, all the ships need to be doubled in size from the looks of them. Yes please, not only so I can land on them but so I can actually hit carriers from altitude. That, and the fact that it's kinda out of place considering a lot of the other details on the ground are dead on.
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Jul 9, 2013 20:54
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I'm thinking they might rescale the ships when they release/work on the player ships. I doubt they'd fix them on some maps tho. The little bay the carriers are in on pearl harbor is probably way too small. Also aren't the tanks too small too?
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Jul 9, 2013 21:01
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Bombing ships is currently pretty trivial, they really shouldn't increase their size unless the allow them to maneuver like ground targets.
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Jul 9, 2013 21:13
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Oh my god I just had the best series of two games in a long time. The first game I go out base bombing in my B-17, but only get one load off before a G-10 comes to intercept me. He then proceeds to shoot at me for the remaining ~7 minutes of the game without success, eventually ramming me (for the second time) just before the match ends, which rips his wing off but leaves me still flying. Just as the screen fades to black I see in the chat "b-17 invincible target?" The best part came when he was in my next game, too, again in his G-10. I was in my P-51 this time, however, and as he stalled out chasing one of my teammates straight up I exploded his plane with .50 caliber justice. It felt pretty good.
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Jul 9, 2013 21:31
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I dunno, i have a personal vendetta against the ICE guys, so if you see them, tell them keket said hello, then ram them, if their on your team, even better. Also we're at 128 members now, so people will start to be kicked to make room for new members, if you get kicked, chillout, don't shitpost, just calmly get on mumble and ask for a spot, we'll kick some other in-active member.
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Jul 9, 2013 22:04
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Captain Beans posted:Bombing ships is currently pretty trivial, they really shouldn't increase their size unless the allow them to maneuver like ground targets. But but historically bombing ships was rather trivial! Everything is mega tiny in this game compared to the planes. The planes are HUGE compared to ships, tanks, vehicles etc. Even when you land, your plane takes up 2 fields.
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Jul 9, 2013 22:04
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FileNotFound posted:But but historically bombing ships was rather trivial! Yeah, I liked how my Zero was as high as 2-story house on one of the maps.
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Keket posted:I dunno, i have a personal vendetta against the ICE guys, so if you see them, tell them keket said hello, then ram them, if their on your team, even better. I've dropped off in activity a bunch due to classes, and that doesn't look like it's going to change for a while, so go ahead and kick TheRagamuffin to make more room.
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