View Full Version : Inglourious Lolwaffles
Well, someone had to start this thread. :hmmm:
Raptor1
10-19-10, 11:00 AM
Bah, it was supposed to be a thread with a grand opening and awesome first post. Now you went and broke it... :nope:
HunterICX
10-19-10, 11:02 AM
Bah, it was supposed to be a thread with a grand opening and awesome first post. Now you went and broke it... :nope:
:O: Well get to work then!
if someones the best at propaganda it would be you.
HunterICX
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4259/18102010221423.jpg
On the way to escort the cheese
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6030/18102010225338.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ing31q_YKTM
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8045/18102010225409.jpg
Raptor gets a free hair cut
Raptor1
10-19-10, 11:09 AM
:O: Well get to work then!
if someones the best at propaganda it would be you.
HunterICX
Fine. Hmph.
EDIT: Ah, nevermind, can't think of anything at the moment...
I have one more mission but I doubt it's worth it:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6979/20102010214614.jpg
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7374/20102010214649.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1447/20102010214739.jpg
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/799/20102010215525.jpg
Task Force
10-20-10, 04:15 PM
Quite the good mission, I like it.
Raptor1
10-20-10, 05:31 PM
Just needs a bomber formation that doesn't collide with itself...and no I-16 for me...
Task Force
10-20-10, 05:38 PM
hah, yea. those bombers dont fly in close formations good.
HunterICX
10-21-10, 03:30 AM
Mission was pretty good, I liked it :yeah:
TIP: Oberon, if you're putting in a mass bomber formation vary a bit in their flight altitude as well so they'll won't colide mid air with eachother...(thought the sight was hilarious :haha: ''Ende'')
edit: could you send the mission over by PM, Oberon? so I can use the same frontline for my next mission.
HunterICX
Raptor1
10-21-10, 04:20 AM
Aren't the frontlines supposed to move forward at some point?
The plan was, if I can produce a mission that actually works...to have the breakthrough occur on the eastern plains after a fake buildup of forces by the mountains, thus tricking the Republicans into thinking that the breakthrough is going to be in the mountains, from there it's a swing west to try and trap the Republican forces in the mountain areas and crush them, then head south for Cartagena at best possible speed.
Task Force
10-21-10, 06:41 AM
Aahh, quite the nice plan.
*edit I must say, I perfer the lolwaffe made missions, they are much better.
HunterICX
10-21-10, 06:47 AM
The plan was, if I can produce a mission that actually works...to have the breakthrough occur on the eastern plains after a fake buildup of forces by the mountains, thus tricking the Republicans into thinking that the breakthrough is going to be in the mountains, from there it's a swing west to try and trap the Republican forces in the mountain areas and crush them, then head south for Cartagena at best possible speed.
if I may :hmmm:
just give me the location (city/village name or Grid) where the massive fake build up is and I shall do the ''¡Es una Trampa!'' mission
if that's okay with you oberon so you can do the breakthrough mission.
HunterICX
Sure, it's on the pass near where we did that bombing mission, the one where I forgot to switch the AT to AAA. It's not far from the airfield. S'why there's so much scattered flak around the area, the Republicans think that something's coming along there.
Task Force
10-21-10, 06:56 AM
well, that AT sure killed enough of us.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 07:58 AM
well, that AT sure killed enough of us.
That's certainly true.
That's certainly true.
Actually...I think it was the ground that did that... :hmmm:
I was pleased with the amount of flak over Cartagena last mission though...well...right up until it broke my ailerons, rudder and elevators, but it was the right amount and it looked very good.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 08:29 AM
The amount of flak was good, but it really seemed as if the Republicans knew our exact flightpath and put guns all along the way...Maybe they did, considering our incompetent intelligence service...
Task Force
10-21-10, 08:32 AM
The amount of flak was good, but it really seemed as if the Republicans knew our exact flightpath and put guns all along the way...Maybe they did, considering our incompetent intelligence service...
Its that red spy I tell ya.:yep:
The amount of flak was good, but it really seemed as if the Republicans knew our exact flightpath and put guns all along the way...Maybe they did, considering our incompetent intelligence service...
Thing is though, I don't put objects in areas where I don't expect us to fly, so a sprinkling of AAA along the route would represent a sprinkling of AAA across the countryside. It helps keeps frame rates acceptable on my creaking machine but still gives some experience of a war being fought below. Well, that's what I thought when I made the mission anyway.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 08:42 AM
Hmm, fair enough. I think AAA is usually concentrated at specific points rather than spread out all along the countryside, but since this campaign happens in a siege, I guess it makes sense.
Hmm, fair enough. I think AAA is usually concentrated at specific points rather than spread out all along the countryside, but since this campaign happens in a siege, I guess it makes sense.
Most of the AAA was little Maxim MGs, the odd soldier firing into the air and that.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 11:28 AM
Ah, that would make sense.
Task Force
10-21-10, 11:36 AM
so are we flying today, or are we flying only 2 days a week?
Can throw a dogfight/ muckabout server up if anyone wants.
Any particular theme if so?
Raptor1
10-21-10, 12:22 PM
Anything will do if we're not continuing the campaign, I guess.
Well, it all depends if anyone turns up. :hmmm:
Task Force
10-21-10, 01:58 PM
I will.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 02:05 PM
Me as well.
But evidently no-one else...ah well...c'est la vie.
Raptor1
10-21-10, 03:19 PM
*reloads Mosin-Nagant*
danzig70
10-21-10, 03:31 PM
Are these screenshots of Il-2? Looks very nice. I am learning flight sims now with flightgear and then FS-x. I have heard alot of good things about Il-2.
Task Force
10-21-10, 05:22 PM
Yep, Il2 is a good game. Still fun years later.
Schroeder
10-22-10, 06:29 AM
Are these screenshots of Il-2? Looks very nice. I am learning flight sims now with flightgear and then FS-x. I have heard alot of good things about Il-2.
It is still pretty good. Though it has some limitations of course, the AI for example isn't that bright....
Raptor1
10-22-10, 06:31 AM
It is still pretty good. Though it has some limitations of course, the AI for example isn't that bright....
What it lacks in intelligence, it makes up for in annoyance. :shifty:
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9156/25102010213857.jpg
The big drive to Cartagena starts on Monday, hopefully. One more mission beforehand, the airfield is getting busy now... :hmmm:
HunterICX
10-29-10, 10:59 AM
Probally won't be there on Monday as I'm a 3 day bike tour with my dad.
starting from tomorrow till monday afternoon.
anyway since we are in the Spanish Civil War I have something for you lot to watch if you're interested:
http://war.docuwat.ch/videos/the-spanish-civil-war/the-spanish-civil-war-01-the-origins-of-the-spanish-civil-war
(the other parts are in the playlist and if you like documentaries that websites has quite a collection so bookmark it)
HunterICX
Raptor1
11-01-10, 02:53 PM
Did the clocks switch back to normal time zones already?
Indeed they did. Who's going to be there tonight then? No Hunter, and I know TF and Raptor will be there, Schroeder, will you be there?
Raptor1
11-01-10, 03:00 PM
Hey, wait a minute. How could I play NTW with Hunter yesterday if he was on a bike tour until this afternoon? :hmmm:
...imposters, infiltrators, spies everywhere! :stare:
Or maybe I was just hallucinating...
Laptop on the front of the bike?
"Move infantry up, change gear, deploy cannons, brake for corner, charge lorry, avoid cavalry...no...wait..."
Schroeder
11-01-10, 03:26 PM
I'll be there.:rock:
Raptor1
11-01-10, 04:33 PM
Whatever happened to 'Deserters will be shot', anyway?
HunterICX
11-01-10, 05:14 PM
Laptop on the front of the bike?
No, Raptor's Weather Machine is to blame, got home Sunday afternoon.
we had our bike holidy cut short due horrible weather (raced 320km home in 3 hours :88))
but had some guests over this evening so couldn't have joined anyway.
HunterICX
Raptor1
11-01-10, 05:41 PM
Ah, so that was what the baseless accusations were about.
Damned weather machine, taking away my good weather and giving it to Hunter. Must fix that thing...
Schroeder
11-01-10, 06:10 PM
You don't understand the art of fix....ah, never mind.
Task Force
11-01-10, 06:50 PM
Ummm.... maby I was busy in tf2 and maby I lost track of time, umm... and maby I forgot the flight.:oops:
Ummm.... maby I was busy in tf2 and maby I lost track of time, umm... and maby I forgot the flight.:oops:
Raptor:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/mosin-nagant-294145.jpg
Task Force
11-02-10, 12:51 AM
And maby im gonna get shot now...
I couldn't come as my computer was/is facing some serious problems.
HunterICX
11-02-10, 05:07 AM
And maby im gonna get shot now...
No...this.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7144/spah.png
HunterICX
Task Force
11-02-10, 12:34 PM
"spy around here"
Raptor:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/images/mosin-nagant-294145.jpg
I see are glorious leader gave raptor a scope, now he can kill traitors at even longer range.
Schroeder
11-02-10, 12:46 PM
"spy around here"
I see are glorious leader gave raptor a scope, now he can kill traitors at even longer range.
OUR....OUR LEADER....
Capitalists ARE evil but OUR rifle will kill them.
She sells sea mines on the sea shore...
Task Force
11-02-10, 12:54 PM
OUR....OUR LEADER....
Capitalists ARE evil but OUR rifle will kill them.
Yea yea, I always do that, dont ask me why.
Raptor1
11-02-10, 03:30 PM
Yea yea, I always do that, dont ask me why.
Because you are infected with Imperialism?
Task Force
11-03-10, 03:38 PM
No flight today?
Raptor1
11-03-10, 03:39 PM
No flight today?
There's still 21 minutes by my count...
Task Force
11-03-10, 03:41 PM
wait... did the time thing happen over there...:damn:
Raptor1
11-03-10, 03:44 PM
Time, bah. Somebody should go and strangle time until it ceases with its incessant meddling...
There will be a flight if we get people. I'll be along in about half an hour or so.
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2143/03112010215001.jpg
Speed differences between an I-153P and a Hs-123 are compared.
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1234/03112010220744.jpg
Task Force manages to clog his opponents engine with peas
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7232/03112010220755.jpg
And in his enthusiasm (read gun-sight vision) almost rams another 109
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7574/03112010221512.jpg
Task Force vulches because I forgot to give the Republican airfields AAA, whilst Raptor slices some cheese.
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6218/03112010222510.jpg
Raptor taxis past the Lolwaffle staging area on his way to a hangar
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3880/03112010222649.jpg
Raptor finds his hangar.
Task Force
11-03-10, 05:38 PM
Damn 109 landing gear, do a nice gentle landing and it still breaks...:shifty:
Raptor1
11-03-10, 05:39 PM
I knew I should be more careful when I find an empty hanger in an airfield that's supposed to be completely packed with aircraft...
Schroeder
11-03-10, 05:40 PM
Damn 109 landing gear, do a nice gentle landing and it still breaks...:shifty:
Actually it doesn't if you do a nice gentle landing. ;)
Task Force
11-03-10, 05:41 PM
How much lighter do I have to go... i guess I should have pulled back abit more.
If any mod doesn't change the landing gear thing then you can do pretty rough landings without breaking the 109's gears.
As long as you are somewhat level/nose up on landing there should be no problems. Nose down however tends to break the gears quite easily. :yep:
Right, I've thrown together a quick mission for today, bomber mission for Cartagena. Only one bomber available, so someone will be the pilot and the rest the gunners. Will you need the guns? Possibly, it's a night flight but there might be something over Cartagena...that's if you get past Cartagena, the Republicans know that it's an important spot and filled it with flak guns.
The phrase 'carpet of flak' might not be inappropriate.
Anyone else got any missions?
Raptor1
11-08-10, 10:59 AM
Right, I've thrown together a quick mission for today, bomber mission for Cartagena. Only one bomber available, so someone will be the pilot and the rest the gunners. Will you need the guns? Possibly, it's a night flight but there might be something over Cartagena...that's if you get past Cartagena, the Republicans know that it's an important spot and filled it with flak guns.
The phrase 'carpet of flak' might not be inappropriate.
Anyone else got any missions?
What's all this 'you' stuff? Where will you be while we're being murdered by flak? :stare:
And wasn't there supposed to be a breakthrough mission by now?
The breakthrough has happened, but the Condor Legion, Italians and Spanish are dealing with it, Mercenaries only get called out when something breaks down, goes wrong, there's no-one else, or in this case, a German bomber crew comes down with a bad case of the squits after eating a bad paella.
After all, it's cheaper to use standard pilots (particularly 'volunteers') over extortionately priced mercenaries, isn't it?
However the front is moving.
Raptor1
11-08-10, 11:14 AM
The breakthrough has happened, but the Condor Legion, Italians and Spanish are dealing with it, Mercenaries only get called out when something breaks down, goes wrong, there's no-one else, or in this case, a German bomber crew comes down with a bad case of the squits after eating a bad paella.
After all, it's cheaper to use standard pilots (particularly 'volunteers') over extortionately priced mercenaries, isn't it?
However the front is moving.
I think you got it wrong. We don't get called out when stuff breaks down or goes wrong; stuff breaks down or goes wrong when we get called out. :O:
I've mostly given up on making missions for this campaign since I have no idea what the hell is going on, so I'll start doing them for the next campaign. When are we going to move on to the next campaign?
Probably best to do it ASAP, I think people are getting bored of this one. :hmmm:
Schroeder
11-08-10, 01:02 PM
Probably best to do it ASAP, I think people are getting bored of this one. :hmmm:
I actually don't.;)
I actually don't.;)
Don't get bored? :o
Schroeder
11-08-10, 02:31 PM
Yep. So far it's much better than DCG.;)
Yep. So far it's much better than DCG.;)
:o:doh: Well, we'll see if you're still saying that after tonights flight... :haha:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5177/heinies.jpg
Bombers over Spain
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1346/08112010220947.jpg
Catagena awaits...
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3656/08112010221228.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erMO3m0oLvs
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6002/08112010222509.jpg
Creating some battle-damage
Schroeder
11-11-10, 10:00 AM
I'm sorry for yesterday guys, but I really had the blues for some reasons.:damn:
Raptor1
11-11-10, 10:12 AM
Nothing happened yesterday anyway (Except Task Force's troops being slaughtered in MoW:AS, but that's another matter), so you didn't miss anything.
I'm sorry for yesterday guys, but I really had the blues for some reasons.:damn:
S'alright mate, you weren't alone in that respect, I wasn't feeling too bright either.
Schroeder
11-15-10, 03:06 PM
I might be a little late today.:-?
I'll be on sometime around 9:15ish. Hunter has made a mission for us, something about Mussolini and Lego...or something like that. :haha::03:
The highly successful attack of the Regia Aeronautica!
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4106/15112010214809.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7444/15112010214827.jpg
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5880/15112010220005.jpg
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6729/15112010220232.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7127/15112010220313.jpg
And of course, no mention shall be made of the fact that Oberon didn't actually make it to the target because his engines failed due to sabotage by the Spanish climate and the perfidious communist air made him stall into the ground. :hmmm:
HunterICX
11-16-10, 04:18 AM
Next time I'll keep in mind to change the ROF of the Escort ship when I make another naval strike mission :doh: that was just a bit too much.
HunterICX
Schroeder
11-16-10, 05:50 AM
Are you sure? I mean a perfect mortality rate for the attackers looks pretty much like a standard Lolwaffle mission.:O:
Raptor1
11-16-10, 06:06 AM
But usually we run ourselves into the ground at our own convenience, not because of the enemy. Although we were flying for the Italians, so that could explain it...
HunterICX
11-16-10, 06:24 AM
Are you sure? I mean a perfect mortality rate for the attackers looks pretty much like a standard Lolwaffle mission.:O:
Well...I might make a sequel of that mission where the Germans who are obviously not suprised by the Italian RA's failure take it over to finnish the job with stukas :O: Hey...certain death pretty much guaranteed.
HunterICX
Raptor1
11-16-10, 07:03 AM
Oh, send me yesterday's mission file and I'll make the sequel.
HunterICX
11-16-10, 07:06 AM
Oh, send me yesterday's mission file and I'll make the sequel.
http://www.mediafire.com/?lit0hcki192dxde
HunterICX
Raptor1
11-16-10, 07:24 AM
Danke
Flight tonight or wait for Monday? :hmmm:
Raptor1
11-17-10, 03:43 PM
Tonight, I'd say.
Well, I'll clock on about 2115Z and see what we've got. :yep:
Raptor1
11-17-10, 04:16 PM
Task Förz!
Raptor1
11-17-10, 06:58 PM
Well, at the very least we conclusively proved that all current theories of physics are nonsense by showing that a plane on the ground can actually collide with a plane located 1,000 meters away in the air...
:yep: This is indeed true, and that the only time you won't rip a wing off is when you try to demonstrate that you will. :yeah:
Schroeder
11-18-10, 06:17 AM
Task Förz!
It's Furz.;)
Raptor1
11-18-10, 06:29 AM
That...wasn't my intention...I think...
HunterICX
11-22-10, 10:56 AM
Won't be flying this week
Tonight: Robin Hood (2010) on our brand new Blu-Ray player
Wednesday: Return of the Jedi
''You'll watch this....You'll watch this''
http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/3817/yodayouwillbe.jpg
HunterICX
Raptor1
11-22-10, 11:00 AM
I bet that's just an excuse so he can execute his sabotage/treason/defection. :stare:
Very well. Oberon, do you have a mission or do I have to make one?
Schroeder
11-22-10, 02:30 PM
I guess the lack of a reply means that you'll have to make one. And don't dare to disappoint me!:stare:
Raptor1
11-22-10, 02:34 PM
Fine, I'll make one so horrible that you will be too shocked to be disappointed.
Schroeder is correct.
Try not to populate the entire map, plzkthx? :hmmm:
Raptor1
11-22-10, 03:15 PM
... :stare:
Fine.
Schroeder
11-22-10, 04:24 PM
I'll be there in 10 -15 min.
Raptor1
11-23-10, 05:12 AM
So where do we proceed from here? We could fight with/against the Japanese at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, but there won't be too much in the way of mission variety, or we can go straight to Poland.
Schroeder
11-23-10, 06:55 AM
Poland? Wasn't that the country with this indestructible flying bricks called P.11c that ate our twenty millimetres for breakfast?:wah:
SgtPotato
11-23-10, 07:31 AM
Why not go becoming an air pirate? Oh wait, that's Crimson Skies.
Schroeder
11-24-10, 10:44 AM
So, what will it be today? P.11c or I-15?
Raptor1
11-24-10, 10:53 AM
Good question...
Schroeder
11-24-10, 01:53 PM
O.K. since we've already had Poland I say we either fight or join the Japanese.
Oh, and I might be late today. If I haven't shown up until 15:30 Forum time (or 22:30 for normal people) you can start without me.
Raptor1
11-24-10, 04:02 PM
I'll be a bit late, but probably more fashionably than Schroeder.
Raptor1
11-24-10, 04:15 PM
Chatfield, there seems to be something wrong with our bloody Teamspeaks today...
EDIT: Seems I'm the only one around here anyway
Schroeder
11-24-10, 05:47 PM
Sorry.:doh:
But at least I told you that I might not be around.
We were flying today? :doh:
Raptor1
11-24-10, 05:51 PM
Obviously not, but we were supposed to.
I think...
To be quite honest I've lost track.
I didn't have a mission anyway.
Raptor1
11-24-10, 05:55 PM
I did have one, which should've been less brutally murderous than the last one.
I did have one, which should've been less brutally murderous than the last one.
With P.11s? I think you lie, good sir.
Raptor1
11-24-10, 06:13 PM
I direct you to the statement of the Honourable Sir Schroeder:
O.K. since we've already had Poland I say we either fight or join the Japanese.
So: Nope, no P.11s.
Aaah, so do I bring out the Baka-Onigiri skin again, or are we shooting at the Zippos?
Raptor1
11-24-10, 06:34 PM
Well, the mission is from the Soviet side (Because I figured it'd be better to have a new set of targets), but I left it open for us to defect to the other side after it if you want.
Schroeder
11-25-10, 06:34 AM
We don't defect, we go after new business opportunities!:stare:
eeeeh...I don't know if I'll be on tonight, kinda getting frustrated with my inability to fly or shoot anything. Just spent nearly half an hour duelling with a A5M6 thing with a I-153P, I didn't stall and crash, this is true, but I couldn't hit the guy at all, eventually I got fed up (because if this was the server, Task Force would have zipped in and shot him down long ago) and rammed myself into a mountain.
It's either I can't turn without stalling, can't aim properly and when I'm not doing either of those the enemy decides to go between the ground and me and then I can't see him! :damn:
It's just not that much fun... :cry:
Schroeder
11-29-10, 01:32 PM
Deflective shooting is a bit tricky in the 153 because of the iron gun sight in front of the reflector sight. You just can't see your own tracers.:damn:
I usually aim far too much in front of the enemy plane, but the grenades are flying faster than one would expect.:o
Raptor1
11-29-10, 01:36 PM
Aye, the I-153's gunsights are quite awful compared to most planes. You can hit pretty easily at point-blank range, but that's hard to get to without an energy advantage since it's so damned slow.
Since these are flying torch Japanese planes, perhaps you should try something with machine guns that's easier to hit with?
Aye, the I-153's gunsights are quite awful compared to most planes. You can hit pretty easily at point-blank range, but that's hard to get to without an energy advantage since it's so damned slow.
Since these are flying torch Japanese planes, perhaps you should try something with machine guns that's easier to hit with?
Any thoughts? I'd use the installable MS-410 but inexplicably I've now began stalling the damn thing.
Raptor1
11-29-10, 03:12 PM
Hmm...maybe a Hurri?
Hmm...maybe a Hurri?
Worth a bash I guess, although I suspect that stalling may become a problem. But what the heck, if I die I can alt tab out and play Minecraft. :haha:
Sign me up for a Hurri.
Schroeder
11-29-10, 03:34 PM
You could also go for a 153M with the useless laser canons. They might be effectively enough against the Jap paper planes and you can see the tracers (IIRC).:hmmm:
Raptor1
11-29-10, 03:36 PM
You could also go for a 153M with the useless laser canons. They might be effectively enough against the Jap paper planes and you can see the tracers (IIRC).:hmmm:
The laser cannons? I doubt even the most flammable Japanese plane is too vulnerable to those things...
EDIT: Just ran a test against a Ki-27. After about 7 minutes of dogfighting it (Those bastards are hard to catch), managed to get it to catch fire after expending about half of the I-153's ammunition. It could work in theory, but better to get something more reliable.
Will be along in about 10-15 mins.
Raptor1
11-29-10, 04:06 PM
Und vat about ze Teamspeek?
HunterICX
11-29-10, 04:10 PM
Und vat about ze Teamspeek?
Mine?
80.34.176.180:8767
HunterICX
Task Force
11-29-10, 04:16 PM
gaa, I got into the server, schroder came, I left the server to see If I can get in regestered (so I can use chat) then I tryed again, now I cannot get in.
Schroeder
11-29-10, 04:18 PM
Try again and again. It's Hunter's TS.;)
Raptor1
11-29-10, 04:18 PM
Hammer it, should work after 57 tries.
Well...I managed to avoid the stall problem...mostly...still very twitchy controls, all I have to do is move the stick half a centimeter and the nose pitches up and the stall noise starts. I also managed to see the targets...about five minutes after everyone else, and only because I happened to glance in my rear view mirror.
However I still had trouble hitting anything, something the bombers rear gunners had no trouble at all with. So, expend all ammo and return to base with a cockpit full of black smoke. :hmmm:
Raptor1
11-29-10, 05:39 PM
Well...I managed to avoid the stall problem...mostly...still very twitchy controls, all I have to do is move the stick half a centimeter and the nose pitches up and the stall noise starts. I also managed to see the targets...about five minutes after everyone else, and only because I happened to glance in my rear view mirror.
However I still had trouble hitting anything, something the bombers rear gunners had no trouble at all with. So, expend all ammo and return to base with a cockpit full of black smoke. :hmmm:
Are you sure your deadzones and sensitivity are set up correctly? Sounds like that kind of problem.
And bombers always have laser-guided aim, more IL-2 cheating AI...
Are you sure your deadzones and sensitivity are set up correctly? Sounds like that kind of problem.
And bombers always have laser-guided aim, more IL-2 cheating AI...
I can't seem to get the right setting for them, it's either not enough or too much. :damn:
Raptor1
11-29-10, 06:06 PM
Hmm, IL-2's sensitivity settings are pretty complicated, maybe you're adjusting the wrong thing or the right thing in the wrong way...
Raptor1
12-01-10, 12:53 PM
Are we flying tonight?
Task Force
12-01-10, 02:35 PM
I was about to ask that myself.
Raptor1
12-01-10, 02:41 PM
And anybody got a suggestion for replacing the biplanes now that we are facing enemies that can fly faster than a dead duck?
Schroeder
12-01-10, 03:06 PM
I wanted to give the B239 a try.
Raptor1
12-01-10, 03:09 PM
Eew.
I'm considering jumping to the other end of insanity by taking a Bf 110 (Though that will surely be a bad idea) or an I-16.
Task Force
12-01-10, 04:00 PM
And in other news, TS is down.
HunterICX
12-01-10, 04:08 PM
Mine's up
HunterICX
Wow...I finally seem to have the joystick just how I want it...will this effect my stall record? Probably not. :haha:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9079/01122010214405.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1204/lolwaffles.jpg
The reason I lifted flaps just before landing was to experiment on whether it would prevent the last minute lift I have if I've come in a little bit too fast which always makes me panic and either knock the nose down and plough or cut speed and smash my gear into the runway. I'll get it there, I just need to do a spot of practicing and now I (hopefully) have the joystick how I want it, it'll make flying fun again. Hopefully... :03:
Schroeder
12-02-10, 06:10 AM
That last minute lift is called ground effect. The best thing is to just keep a slight nose up attitude and to have a throttle setting that will decrease your speed slowly. With that you shouldn't climb too much when getting into the ground effect zone and the plane should settle down slowly (if you aren't way too fast on your approach of course:D).
I remember one time trying to land a He-111, the bugger wouldn't land with flaps on landing position. No matter how I wiggled the joystick the nose just wouldn't go down. (and yes, it was the right joystick :stare:)
Apply nose down trim and lift your flaps just before you hit the deck and you should be OK. The Me-232 Gigant is a bugger to land as well without bouncing and spinning all over the place.
Schroeder
12-04-10, 07:04 PM
Apply nose down trim and lift your flaps just before you hit the deck and you should be OK. The Me-232 Gigant is a bugger to land as well without bouncing and spinning all over the place.
Well, one could also try to do an approach that is not outlandishly too fast.:O:
Question, what's the difference between the Ko and Otsu versions of the Ki-27? :hmmm:
Also, what planes do people want for a ground attack? Raptor, I gave you a later type of the I-16 which has bombs, and the 109s have bombs, it's just myself and Schroeder don't have the ability to carry bombs, but I'm happy to just strafe.
EDIT: Oh, and has anyone seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcKWAsaMHs
Task Force
12-05-10, 12:41 PM
ground attack? TB 3.:DL
ground attack? TB 3.:DL
No, that's just overkill. :O:
Raptor1
12-05-10, 01:28 PM
Question, what's the difference between the Ko and Otsu versions of the Ki-27? :hmmm:
Also, what planes do people want for a ground attack? Raptor, I gave you a later type of the I-16 which has bombs, and the 109s have bombs, it's just myself and Schroeder don't have the ability to carry bombs, but I'm happy to just strafe.
EDIT: Oh, and has anyone seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcKWAsaMHs
Ah, the new patch isn't dead. Good, good...
EDIT: Hope the new P.11 damage model isn't as insane as the current one.
Well, one could also try to do an approach that is not outlandishly too fast.:O:
True but I'm always in a hurry to get to the OC after the mission. I get a dry throat flying about shooting stuff.:O:
True but I'm always in a hurry to get to the OC after the mission. I get a dry throat flying about shooting stuff.:O:
Well, you're getting the first round in then. :yeah:
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:XL_w_PvfFAxCkM:http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z60/palacepuppy/Check%20Here%20THREE/drunkpilots.png&t=1
http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Visitors/Crashed_Hurricane.jpg
HunterICX
12-06-10, 03:56 PM
Господа my TS is up&running
Collect those Connection errors while they're hot :D
HunterICX
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5286/06122010220914.jpg
Hunter, one of the two survivors of the first attempt...barely.
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7789/06122010221142.jpg
Spud does well in his 109, surviving to make it to the airfield intact. Only he and Hunter are so lucky.
SECOND ATTEMPT
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6373/06122010231629.jpg
Schroeder takes down a Ki-27. Not long afterwards one kamikazes him.
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9523/06122010231911.jpg
I try to out turn a Ki-27, when that fails I try to out climb it, giving it just the opportunity it needs to put several rounds into me. I make it back to base however, and do a perfect Lolwaffle landing.
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3161/06122010232513.jpg
Hunter takes down his last foe
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3963/06122010232537.jpg
How bullet ridden...how Heineken
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1363/06122010232602.jpg
The incredible VSTOL Ki-27. Baffling veterans of IL2 since 2010.
Well, you guys did better than you think. There were about twelve Ki-27 and about four or five of them were aces, and about three were veterans. :yep:
Next time I'll leave them on regular. I just figured we might be getting a little too confident shooting down Ki-27s like clockwork. :03:
Raptor1
12-06-10, 06:49 PM
Well, you guys did better than you think. There were about twelve Ki-27 and about four or five of them were aces, and about three were veterans. :yep:
I thought there were a few aces in there, but I wasn't sure and I thought you said there were only veterens...
I thought there were a few aces in there, but I wasn't sure and I thought you said there were only veterens...
There were originally, but when I changed the planes for the second go I stuck a couple of aces in. I believe Hunter said he wanted a challenge. :hmmm:
Still, despite not claiming any kills I'm quite proud of myself, I pulled off several moves in a Spitfire that until recently would have resulted in a swift stall into the ground. Ok, my landings still suck a fair bit, but in this case I shall pull the "I couldn't see the runway through the engine smoke" card and play it. :yeah:
Ah yes, and Zi, here's the joystick link I was talking about, it explains a bit about IL2s joystick sensitivity assignments and how they work, and gives some examples to try:
http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=261
I use the same setting as the author and it works well for my stick, it might not for yours but it's somewhere to start. Give it a read over and give it a go.
You might need to register to view it, but it's worth it, Mission4today has a wealth of skins and missions that you can try out. I'm currently flying "Sudden Strike" a fiction IJN invasion of Hawaii, based a fair bit on (I'd wager) Harry Turtledoves "Days of Infamy". A good campaign is 'Castaways' which is followed by 'Bush Pigs' (I think it's Bush Pigs). I must get back to playing them.
On Wednesday I'll put up a random dogfight server, Zi can practice take-offs and landings and the rest of us can practice...erm...well being idiots, not that we need much in the way of practice for that, admittedly.
I can practice this newfangled doctrine called "Not stalling everything I fly"... :hmmm:
Oh, and pop down to the docks and say goodbye to Ark Royal for me will you Zi...real shame to see her go. :wah:
Schroeder
12-07-10, 08:11 AM
@Zi
BTW the HSFX mod has added a ton of moded aircraft into the game.Try to stay clear of them for now as most of them don't have a decent flight model (can't be stalled etc.). If you use one of those for practising you will be in for a big surprise once you fly a plane with a proper FM.
There is an aircraftguide.PDF in the root directory of your IL2 installation. It lists all the planes that are in the game originally. All of those have a proper FM.
Furthermore, I agree on Schroeder when he says the IL2 is probably the best aircraft to begin on. It is very stable, and durable...heck, almost indestructible. :yep:
Kapitän Schneider
12-07-10, 10:00 AM
Thanks for the joystick info, i'll implement it later on today.
I've been practising with the Bf-109G-6. I'm perfecting my landings, need to lay off on the brakes a little, making it flip upside down just before I stop is becoming a habit. My usual stick is the Horten 229 (Gotha Go 229 as it is called ingame) love that aircraft. Although I have played the game on and off for about 3 years, the new patches and mods it's going to take a little while to get back into the swing of things.
Oh, and pop down to the docks and say goodbye to Ark Royal for me will you Zi...real shame to see her go. :wah:
Already done that dude. Although I could go again, as it was to foggy to take photos when I first went.
H'okay.
I have a map set up, it has an area for take-off and landing practice, an area for ground and sea target practice, and an area for dogfighting. So we should all be set, it's on the Crete map. So you watch...the bastard won't load for one of us. :O:
Schroeder
12-08-10, 04:17 PM
TS?:hmmm:
Raptor1
12-08-10, 04:21 PM
TS?:hmmm:
It's Arclights.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4551/08122010224520.jpg
The TB-3, the best aircraft in IL2
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9198/08122010224536.jpg
Don't take pictures of it, or it will kill you too!
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9530/08122010231616.jpg
MiGs can stall!
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1945/08122010232448.jpg
A-bomb launch detected...
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7794/08122010232459.jpg
Did you hear something?
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7476/08122010232913.jpg
Landing with two wheels...not easy...
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1155/08122010233027.jpg
But can be done...just...
HunterICX
12-09-10, 04:34 AM
must say it was quite hilarious to see bits and pieces fall of that TB-3 :haha:
HunterICX
The damn thing really is pretty much indestructible.
Good turning fight btw Hunter, I really should have broken away when I saw you on a 90 degree angle on my left side, but I thought I still had enough turn to make you miss any shot you tried to take, right up until you took my wing off. :haha:
Landing that B-29 was interesting, can't believe I actually managed to get it down relatively intact. :doh:
HunterICX
12-09-10, 07:46 AM
Good turning fight btw Hunter, I really should have broken away when I saw you on a 90 degree angle on my left side, but I thought I still had enough turn to make you miss any shot you tried to take, right up until you took my wing off. :haha:
Well, I have to admit...you kept that spitfire in check...not long ago I would just have waited for you to stall that bucket...but you made me pull everything out of the aircraft I barely know to keep myself from your sights and to keep you in my sights :up: Good job.
HunterICX
Well, I have to admit...you kept that spitfire in check...not long ago I would just have waited for you to stall that bucket...but you made me pull everything out of the aircraft I barely know to keep myself from your sights and to keep you in my sights :up: Good job.
HunterICX
Thanks :DL I think that a large part of it is that I have my joystick calibrated right now, so the planes are nowhere near as twitchy (with the exception of the F-86) as they once were, so I can actually take the Spit up to the stall level and ride the shakes without dipping over into the actual stall.
So, I can actually practice my flying properly now. :yeah:
Looks like I won't be about until 2200Z tonight. Give or take 15-20 mins.
BTW, Raptor, did you shoot yourself with your weather control machine?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11979285
Raptor1
12-13-10, 03:51 PM
Yes, looks like it's working properly for once. :doh:
Task Force
12-13-10, 04:10 PM
Yea, it sent snow here, all one to a half of a inch of it. And what appears to be more this and next week.
Anyway, which TS are we useing?
Raptor1
12-13-10, 04:16 PM
Arc's, I guess.
Image spam starts now!
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1990/13122010224956.jpg
The undead Raptor
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6235/13122010225641.jpg
Zi manages to crash an Volksjager without an explosion...he's progressing well!
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6135/13122010231746.jpg
SAM LAUNCH!
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5658/13122010233153.jpg
A new Japanese pr0n industry is born
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7550/13122010233514.jpg
The clock runs out...
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9563/13122010233837.jpg
Chaff...flare...chaff...flare...chaff...flare...
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/9036/13122010233935.jpg
He's got a lock! Evading!
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/687/13122010234013.jpg
Missile evaded!
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8666/13122010234024.jpg
Missile activates self-destruct
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2443/13122010234538.jpg
SAM becomes TLAM. Zi gets the kill credit?
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7695/13122010234632.jpg
Vampire! Vampire! Vampire!
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7462/13122010234652.jpg
It's only a flesh wound!
Kapitän Schneider
12-13-10, 08:07 PM
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6235/13122010225641.jpg
Lets see... no wings, no tail, no landing gear... a successful take off by my standards.
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2443/13122010234538.jpg
I honestly don't know how I got that credit. The only thing wrong with this picture is that it should be an external shot with my FW 190 coming in from the side and perfoming a kamikaze attack on you. Longest chase ever!
Aaah, it was a kamikaze, I thought you'd shot up my fuel tanks (with what little fuel was left in them) and I self-destructed. I think in regards to the credit what must have happened, as you were shooting at me (destroying my ailerons and elevators I might add) Task Force swung past me trying to ram me and one of your bullets or cannon shells must have hit him, so when he crashed it counted as your kill.
By the way Schneider, a word of advice.
http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/6340/15122010221127.jpg
This particular aircraft was Schroeders, he was chasing it in his Buffalo. Zooming in front of him and shooting at it is bad manners and if repeatedly done will result in a kick from the server. If you spot someone chasing a plane, ASK first before shooting at it. You were quite lucky not to get shot down by Schroeder.
Schroeder
12-16-10, 11:25 AM
A beginner's mistake. No harm done unless it's repeated.:shucks:
Kapitän Schneider
12-16-10, 11:36 AM
Hmm I do remember following Schroeder and the enemy plane making a maneuver and Schroeder peeling off. There was some funny engine management going on last night, was concentrating on trying not to let my engine catch fire while covering him. Will remember next time.
Task Force
12-16-10, 11:58 AM
Reminds me of when I accidently was sholder shooting hunter... aaahh, that was a long time ago. hah
Kapitän Schneider
12-22-10, 09:53 AM
Sorry guys can't make it tonight, if I do I will be singing drunkingly down the mic to you all. So here's some screenshots from the other night.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/TaskForceTaxis.jpg
Task Force Taxi Services
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/TaskForcePicksuptheLadies.jpg
A new way to do drive by shootings?
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/P16goesafterHunter.jpg
Enemy tries to down Hunter while he tries to land.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/P16lossesitscarriage.png
P-11 tried to land with Hunter too but demolished its landing gear.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/P16ontheend.jpg
Flak guns hit their target.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/P16finallygoesdown.jpg
An explosive end to a sneaky enemy.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/Brandenburger7/EvenwithEngineonFire.png
Engine on fire. No wings. Another successful landing by me! Until I got captured. :rotfl2:
Schroeder
12-22-10, 01:03 PM
P-16 tried to...
It's a P11.c... Hunter is flying an I- 16.:shucks:
Kapitän Schneider
12-22-10, 06:22 PM
It's a P11.c... Hunter is flying an I- 16.:shucks:
I was only out by 5! At least I got the letter right!
Schroeder
12-24-10, 04:44 PM
Patch 4.10 is out!!!!
I thought I wouldn't live to see that day.:o
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=17765
Here is a version that is supposed to work with the ultrapack which I think is very similar to our HSFX.
http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,3426.0.html
But maybe we should wait a bit until the mods have been adapted to the new patch.
Kapitän Schneider
12-24-10, 07:35 PM
Patch 4.10 is out!!!!
I thought I wouldn't live to see that day.:o
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=17765
Here is a version that is supposed to work with the ultrapack which I think is very similar to our HSFX.
http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,3426.0.html
But maybe we should wait a bit until the mods have been adapted to the new patch.
Ultrapack has HSFX with it. It still plays when i'm on with you guys so it should work. But finally we get an awesome Xmas present!
Task Force
12-24-10, 10:13 PM
So, before I instal this, and update the game, Are we going to use this for the lolwaffe (im pretty sure we are, just wanted to check.)
Merry Christmas all! :woot:
HunterICX
12-25-10, 10:01 AM
:woot:Yeh Happy Christmas all,
thought this morning I wasn't spared the blowing up of a ME-163's fuel tank inside my head....:dead: bit too much of the German beer the other night :haha: heck it's only that one time a year :O:
I was wondering when laying in bed if my floor turned into water...as it everything was wobbling so much :har:
anyway hope you all had a good one :yeah:
HunterICX
Raptor1
12-25-10, 10:38 AM
Didn't think this day would come. Time to make another separate install, I think.
BTW, what does the Ultrapack have that HSFX does not?
EDIT:
changed Italian tracers to red
Damn, there go the useless white machine guns. Now we only have useless green laser cannons.
Didn't think this day would come. Time to make another separate install, I think.
BTW, what does the Ultrapack have that HSFX does not?ADF Navigation is the main change though there are a number of smaller ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcKWAsaMHs
In full switch games you have to use your instruments for navigation and you'll be able to use radio beacons on maps that have them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ljgmXx07R8&feature=player_embedded
Schroeder
12-26-10, 06:27 AM
I hope there is more explanation in the manual because I could hardly follow the things in the video.:06:
Raptor1
12-26-10, 06:35 AM
The Navigation thing is in the 4.10 patch, not in the Ultrapack...
I hope there is more explanation in the manual because I could hardly follow the things in the video.:06:
There are about 6 pages explaining it in detail in the patch manual.
Schroeder
12-28-10, 01:26 PM
Has anyone tried it yet?
I'm a bit lost about what to do now with HSFX...:hmmm:
Can it be installed on a 4.10 version?
Raptor1
12-28-10, 01:32 PM
HSFX won't work on 4.10, but you could theoretically extract the patch into a JSGME folder and then you'd be able to use it with only one installation (Though obviously you'd have to disable HSFX and the mods first). HSFX 4.2 is supposedly going to be compatible with 4.10, but who knows when that will be released.
When are we going to continue flying, BTW?
Schroeder
12-29-10, 03:54 PM
BTW I'm just trying out TS3 and it has quite a better sound quality than 2. Maybe we should switch to 3 if it's possible.
Is there only one Norway map in our IL2? :hmmm: And a map of an area that didn't see much action until after the Norway campaign of 1940 at that. :damn:
Raptor1
01-10-11, 12:04 PM
Hmm, looks like that's the only Norway map for IL-2. What do we do, then?
Panic?
Honestly I have no idea, other than fast forward on to Holland/Belgium/France.
Raptor1
01-10-11, 12:24 PM
Could do that...
Anyone else got an opinion on this? Also, when are we starting again?
Task Force
01-10-11, 02:10 PM
Im ready whenever youall are.
I'd like to install IL-2 again and join back to the blue sky. Unless I'm messing your campaigns or something.
Raptor1
01-10-11, 03:55 PM
Nah, our campaigns mess themselves. :O:
Task Force
01-10-11, 04:24 PM
^, in all actuality, all you will be seeing is brown dirt. this is the lolwaffles you know.
Task Force
01-10-11, 05:24 PM
Hah, good landings fellas.
Raptor1
01-12-11, 10:09 AM
Okay, since there's no decent Norway map and we've done France and the BoB quite a few times already, our options for continuing the campaign are: Malta (I think this is a good option, since it allows most types of missions), Yugoslavia (Will be really short), Crete (Mostly bombing), North Africa (Done it a few times but never the early phases) or several of these in sequence.
EDIT: Oh, and Russia, of course.
Schroeder
01-12-11, 11:08 AM
In that order.;)
In that order.;)
I concur.
Malta sounds good. Will we be defending or attacking?
Raptor1
01-12-11, 11:53 AM
I'd imagine being on the attacking side will be more interesting, bigger variety of missions. How about starting the campaign in January, 1941 (When X. Fliegerkorps was transferred to Sicily), so we can use '41 aircraft and not have to work for the Italians?
I'd imagine being on the attacking side will be more interesting, bigger variety of missions. How about starting the campaign in January, 1941 (When X. Fliegerkorps was transferred to Sicily), so we can use '41 aircraft and not have to work for the Italians?
Opposition will be a bit light though, Hurricanes and the odd Gladiator? :hmmm:
Schroeder
01-12-11, 12:50 PM
So you prefer to be the light opposition in Hurricanes and odd Gladiators...:hmm2:
Raptor1
01-12-11, 12:56 PM
Opposition will be a bit light though, Hurricanes and the odd Gladiator? :hmmm:
Beaufighters later on too, I believe.
We could be on the Allied side, but then we usually have to face overwhelming odds in just about anything we do.
I'm just wondering in terms of gameplay, to be honest, but I don't know whether you prefer a fight against the odds or a relative turkey shoot (unless we up the difficulty of the AI) :hmmm:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1051/14012011221612.jpg
Oberon LANDS, and without any ailerons... :doh:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8770/14012011223300.jpg
The carrier cops it but fights on
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9195/14012011225056.jpg
My Printscreen button works just fine...
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1853/14012011225315.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rZWw9HE7o
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5936/14012011225346.jpg
Landing slot stealing AI
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4020/14012011225703.jpg
BOLTER BOLTER BO-Oh Bollocks...
Task Force
01-14-11, 06:12 PM
atleast I got a good amount of kills, I tryed to eject, dont know if I did.
Arclight
01-14-11, 06:16 PM
My Printscreen button works just fine...
Mine too!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/il2fb2011-01-1423-50-47-64.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/il2fb2011-01-1423-53-53-72.jpg
Task Force
01-14-11, 06:30 PM
Mine crashes the game.
Mine crashes the game.
So does mine on some maps, I think it depends on what's in the air and on the ground to how much processing power it needs, or something like that.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6720/17012011212514.jpg
Hmmm, this is not going to end well...
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2283/17012011212502.jpg
This will not help with landing...thankfully the engine decided to rob me of the opportunity to spread flaming wreckage across the carrier by running out of fuel.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7645/17012011213114.jpg
Hunter experiences Air Rage as he gets cut up by an AI
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3825/17012011213349.jpg
Hunter lands, while an AI bears in on him...
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5933/17012011213410.jpg
Hunter accidentally hits the 'detach aircraft' button
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/658/17012011213424.jpg
HOOONK HOOOOOONK!!
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Task Forces discovers the catapult
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F4F vs Aircraft carrier...carrier wins, who saw that coming?
Task Force
01-18-11, 03:22 PM
Hey!, I didnt die, My plane turnt into a submarine...
Ugh, I missed it :damn:. Installed IL-2 and HSFX today for this ongoing flight. Well, I've major problems with my joystick anyway :nope:.
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Mental note: Don't park too close to Hunter...
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Mental note: Ouch...
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Task Force redecorates...
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Hunter almost visits the invisible trees...
Got one, and boy was the F4F more twitchy than I remembered...must have been getting too used to the SBD.
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Two missions covering the 9th and 10th of Jan 1941 done so far. The 10th is a tricky one, as Raptor will no doubt remember, Operation Excess, the convoy to Malta where Illustrious met some Stukas and came off a bit worse for wear.
Now, I've done a rather prototypical mission with a nice convoy size, two cruisers, two battleships, Lusty and about four destroyers with about 19 Stukas and eight SM79s (who I've just found out led an attack on the merchants of Excess whilst the Stukas went after Lusty).
Basically, the whole thing turns into a lagfest, which comes as no surprise when Lusty, two BBs, two CAs and four DDs open up in unison. I dare say Task Force, Raptor and Hunter will have no problems playing this, well, basically anyone who isn't me will be able to play it just fine most likely...but, I've had to make a 'Lite' version with less units, hopefully it will reduce lag.
Anyway, I hope to continue with the Filthy Few for a bit longer so we can build up a backlog of missions to prevent mission creation lag.
Raptor1
01-25-11, 03:23 PM
From what I remember, the attack was headed by two torpedo-carrying SM.79s which drew away the initial air cover, after which some 43 Stukas attacked the convoy and severely damaged Illustrious. Don't recall more SM.79s attacking the convoy, but it could be I missed it.
IIRC my old Operation Excess mission had pretty much the whole thing as I understood it, including 2 SM.79s, 43 Stukas, the Allied air cover, escorts and most of the convoy. I wonder how your computer handled that...
I'm not sure how it did either. :hmmm: What map did you use?
Raptor1
01-25-11, 03:38 PM
The Italy Africa Greece map, the same I used for all the missions in our brief Med carrier campaign.
I think the Central Mediterranean map is probably the best one for this campaign though.
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Task Force and his Nomad
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Zirran pays Oberon a visit
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Drifting in a Nomad
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Task Force was having too much fun so I had to shut the server down
Task Force
01-26-11, 05:23 PM
Yea... The Nomad is one of IL2s best planes! After the TB3.
Schroeder
01-27-11, 10:34 AM
Yea... The Nomad is one of IL2s best planes! After the TB3.
Especially with it's current "flight model".:dead:
Task Force
01-27-11, 12:48 PM
But it makes a awsome boat!
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Zirran joins Schroeder
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TF: "I bet nothing could shoot down this Nomad!"
Hunter: "Challenge accepted..."
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Titanic
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Schroeder gets a texture bug
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Hunter...well...
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It'll never catch on...
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Told you it wouldn't
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Gravity Cat not amused
HunterICX
01-31-11, 05:27 PM
Eh....well...hello there :huh:
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HunterICX
Arclight
01-31-11, 05:28 PM
Solid parking, don't ya think? :smug:
HunterICX
01-31-11, 05:54 PM
Solid parking, don't ya think? :smug:
You really outdid yourself the next sortie...:88)
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HunterICX
Arclight
01-31-11, 05:59 PM
At least I'm hitting the deck at the right spot, and she's still afloat. :hmmm:
Might need some more work... just a little.
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So...restart then...
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Hunter blows up Lol Jima
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Whilst Raptor goes ship hunting
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And then gives a Rufe pilot a heartattack
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Hunter gets a new friend
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Task Force runs out of fuel and goes for a swim
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Spy around here...
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Hunter tags it
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Hello Arclight
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Raptor chickens out
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And then fails at moving around on the deck
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