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Popete posted:Anyone having issues with taxing on the ground lately? I've not noticed any difference; 109s have always been difficult to taxi. Turning right is especially hard with the engine torque but if you apply some forward stick pressure that can help vOv
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# ? Apr 22, 2021 06:52 |
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# ? Apr 27, 2024 00:42 |
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Unlock the tailwheel? Lshift+G is the default IIRC.
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# ? Apr 22, 2021 07:10 |
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SkySteak posted:Is this the sort of game that can still be quite enjoyable, even if you don't have a full Track IR/VR setup or high end joysticks? I am speaking as someone whom has a humble and decrepit Logitech 3D Pro. I have good news for you about head tracking ! Opentrack is free, that runs on your PC. You can get Android or iOS apps to work with it, those usually cost about $5. I used this setup with FS2020 a lot before VR came out for it, it works very well. And for $5, you'd be a fool not to set it up.
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# ? Apr 22, 2021 07:50 |
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I use a webcam and ViewTracker found on Steam. Works well enough.
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# ? Apr 22, 2021 11:40 |
Grumio posted:I've not noticed any difference; 109s have always been difficult to taxi. Turning right is especially hard with the engine torque but if you apply some forward stick pressure that can help vOv Molentik posted:Unlock the tailwheel? Lshift+G is the default IIRC. Thanks, just wanted to confirm it wasn't an issue with the new patch. Maybe I'm just bad at taxiing now! It's been a couple months since I've really played it.
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# ? Apr 22, 2021 15:20 |
Popete posted:Thanks, just wanted to confirm it wasn't an issue with the new patch. Maybe I'm just bad at taxiing now! It's been a couple months since I've really played it. Ok I finally figured this out, my yaw axis was no longer assigned to my joystick. Not sure why this most recent patch reset a bunch of my joystick assignments but I think I've gotten them mostly all sorted out again and I can finally taxi like normal again.
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# ? Apr 25, 2021 19:15 |
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Patches wiping custom keymaps has to rank as one of my biggest pet peeves in gaming. I haven't touched the DCS F-14 in months because when the A model dropped, it wiped all of my custom mappings.
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# ? Apr 25, 2021 20:22 |
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Gewehr 43 posted:Patches wiping custom keymaps has to rank as one of my biggest pet peeves in gaming. I haven't touched the DCS F-14 in months because when the A model dropped, it wiped all of my custom mappings. It didn’t. It renamed the folder ”f14b” to ”f-14”. The old folder will have your binds and you can reload them to B and A.
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# ? Apr 25, 2021 20:23 |
Anyone us a G2 VR headset that knows of a good way to prevent fogging? I can't play for like more than an hour after working out and showering it seems.
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# ? Apr 25, 2021 21:18 |
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That Works posted:Anyone us a G2 VR headset that knows of a good way to prevent fogging? I live in a subtropical hell world and don’t have significant problems with fogging. (I am using it in an air conditioned room...) When I still had my Vive Pro I got a little desk fan on Amazon and pointed it at my face, and that helped a ton, particularly during extended sessions.
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# ? Apr 25, 2021 21:23 |
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Vahakyla posted:It didn’t. It renamed the folder ”f14b” to ”f-14”. The old folder will have your binds and you can reload them to B and A. Now what excuse am I going to use for being a lovely tomcat pilot?
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Gewehr 43 posted:Now what excuse am I going to use for being a lovely tomcat pilot? loving Jester
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:loving Jester
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# ? Apr 26, 2021 01:30 |
Module sale on Steam and main store.
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# ? May 27, 2021 19:06 |
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And the C-47 and Li-2 will be flyable in the future!
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# ? May 27, 2021 23:11 |
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As I said on Discord, I made a big push today to organize the Il-2 part of the AirGoons wiki. Any contributions are welcome, please come share your extensive knowledge of Yak-1 radiator settings https://www.airgoons.com/w/IL-2_Sturmovik:_Great_Battles
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Noosphere posted:As I said on Discord, I made a big push today to organize the Il-2 part of the AirGoons wiki. Any contributions are welcome, please come share your extensive knowledge of Yak-1 radiator settings Oh perfect, I just finished getting IL2 set up again cause I wanted to make another run of getting into it.
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# ? Jun 7, 2021 23:15 |
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The Finnish Virtual Pilots server is finally back to the sunny beaches of Kuban
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# ? Jun 10, 2021 04:02 |
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Finally!
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# ? Jun 10, 2021 10:42 |
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MUSTANG AIR RACE Time: 2000 UTC on saturday the 12th, in two days. Air Goons Discord. This saturday, we will be using the free mustang, with free caucasus map, in DCS. You don't need to spend any money to partake in this, even if you don't own jack poo poo. Concept: a Red Bull race style air race where you will be passing through cones and radio tower gates with your TF-51 Mustang, and on the third lap you will have to be able to land, have at least ONE landing gear strut remaining, and your pilot will have to be able to exit the plane alive. The other referee and announcer is making a short power point about the rules that will be in use and it will be shown in Discord Stream before race start. This race will be played three times. Each individual race has 5 points for winner, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, and 1 for 5th. It will be from an air start, and the event also starts from a quick fly-through of the track for clarity. TF-51 is the trainer version of P-51 Mustang that is in DCS for free, and the game is free. FREE I SAY. Put your name onto this list if you want to fly and join! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Grz7yEp70GOFfjch3zD1mp2TpDStdapDdqNVTAOu6c/edit#gid=0
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Il-2 Summer of 2021 1v1 Tournament The idea is to hold an asynchronous, summer long series of duels, resulting in a champion being crowned. He shall stand tall, confident that he truly is a greater e-pilot than his fellow nerds https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vJ3EYxrpjYWsJXYHUPySsaBUxX5Mox5G1vOw5PmflYs/edit?usp=sharing Sign up on the above spreadsheet, then come arrange the time and date for your duels on the Airgoons discord.
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# ? Jun 13, 2021 16:37 |
I finally plugged the U-2VS-shaped hole in my plane list, and have enjoyed the last few hours of getting high and leisurely flying around Kuban in VR. A lovely little plane. Can't imagine what it's useful for, but just lovely.
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# ? Jul 16, 2021 16:39 |
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Squiggle posted:I finally plugged the U-2VS-shaped hole in my plane list, and have enjoyed the last few hours of getting high and leisurely flying around Kuban in VR. I flew a campaign mission in it. It was autopilot for half an hour, at night, then drop your tiny bombs onto a target you can't really see, then autopilot home. It was in VR so it looked really cool when the air defense network picked up on the other planes and suddenly there's flak and searchlights all up ahead. But very little to actually do.
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# ? Jul 16, 2021 16:51 |
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The U-2 is great on the Finnish server to hunt tanks with. Take 40L fuel, 2x100kg bombs, rockets, the radio and the reargunner. Set the reargunner to atrack ground targets to locate panzers, disable them with a rocket barrage and then turn around and finish them with a bomb on the engine deck. You really have watch out for that co-ax MG so use the terrain to stay out of sight.
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# ? Jul 16, 2021 16:56 |
One of the guys on the discord mentioned using the U2 to spot tanks with and shoot flares at when friendly anti-tank aircraft were close which let them zero in on the tank and kill it pretty quick.
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# ? Jul 16, 2021 17:26 |
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Hopped back to the game after what feels like a pretty long break. Glad to see I can still sorta fly, but god drat getting the Opentrack etc. back to what they used to be is horrible. Did a couple of runs at Virpil/WoL servers; it feels like percentage of winged players is pretty high. As a solo pilot I feel pretty confined to low level raids on soft targets, lest I wanna get shot down by a swarm of angry bees. Are discord goons flying actively or at all? edit: God drat, P-38 and Tempest are just glorious.
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# ? Nov 9, 2021 11:19 |
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There's some activity on the Air Goons discord. DCS is probably the top active, then MSFS, and IL-2 might be 3rd. Doesn't hurt to hop on and ping the IL-2 players. Some goons are working on a DCS Cold War server, and many have WWII planes for DCS and would enjoy an excuse to fly them multiplayer.
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# ? Nov 9, 2021 14:56 |
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Not sure if you joined the Air Goons discord (link in op). Give a shout to get the IL-2 tag and @IL-2 to ping IL-2 players whenever you are playing.
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# ? Nov 10, 2021 07:58 |
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Corky Romanovsky posted:Not sure if you joined the Air Goons discord (link in op). Give a shout to get the IL-2 tag and @IL-2 to ping IL-2 players whenever you are playing. Will do. Went to WoL Discord last evening, good times & fites were had.
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# ? Nov 10, 2021 16:41 |
Patch is out with new cloud tech.Update 4.701 posted:Hello Everyone!
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# ? Dec 8, 2021 22:09 |
Hell yes, those clouds are gorgeous
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# ? Dec 8, 2021 22:13 |
Clouds look really cool! Flying up thru some cumulus (I think that's what they were) and when I emerged above them it really felt like I was in some huge billowing cloud formations, I felt much smaller in comparison. I think it will really add to dogfights as some of these clouds can be huge and you could easily get lost in them. You can see rainfall in the distance as well now. Overall very impressed, it really adds to the realism. Popete fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Dec 9, 2021 |
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# ? Dec 9, 2021 05:37 |
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Do they affect the behavior of the AI at all?
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# ? Dec 9, 2021 15:08 |
I didn't see anything about that in the patch notes so I'm not sure. I didn't test fighting the AI yet to notice.
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# ? Dec 9, 2021 19:30 |
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Wow, looks great! Are you able to fly missions on rainy days, out of curiosity? Or is the rain you see always off-map? Heavy rain could definitely spice up CAS missions and the like, I think.
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# ? Dec 10, 2021 09:18 |
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Gewehr 43 posted:Do they affect the behavior of the AI at all? Growling Sidewinder took a Bf109-G6 out for a spin and it does look like an AI plane ducked into clouds to evade. The AI might not have been trying to, but a human pilot would have done the same thing and gotten the same benefit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fek4FAOb5bI
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# ? Dec 10, 2021 09:36 |
Major Isoor posted:Wow, looks great! Are you able to fly missions on rainy days, out of curiosity? Or is the rain you see always off-map? Heavy rain could definitely spice up CAS missions and the like, I think. I haven't tried really heavy precipitation yet but it's pretty cool looking off to the side seeing a patch of a rain and then flying into it.
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# ? Dec 12, 2021 00:05 |
Did a brief auto-generated bomber intercept mission in heavy rain and clouds with turbulence to show off the new update. I added chapters to the video if you just wanna see some highlights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G89kl7OWRL0
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# ? Dec 12, 2021 06:48 |
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El Perkele helpfully redid the OP and I edited it into it. Thanks. Also, I always stan this: Check out the amazing guide in Air Goons wiki on how to learn IL-2. https://www.airgoons.com/w/IL-2_Beginner_Guide
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Vahakyla posted:El Perkele helpfully redid the OP and I edited it into it. there are typos and missing parts but i will maybe edit them in 2024. dat beginner guide is hella good and solid, read it
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