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Originally Posted by Reece
I loved that and played it to death, I think I still have it somewhere with EAW STAB.  I think I played it on Win 98 so probably won't run on systems today.
Edit: Just checked and can get most of those old games on eBay. |
What I loved about it is that the game was so easy to hack to make it more realistic with the faster computers.
At the beginning they would send you out escorting a couple dozen B17s.
Not very realistic or historically accurate.
I had a shortcut to my main file system were all you had to do was go into the game file, not more than a notepad setup at the time and you could increase the count and the skies were full of B17s.
It was great like you were actually flying over the countryside escorting hords of bombers.
At the time I had Thrustmaster F16 controllers with rudder pedals.
Had all visual controls linked to joystick controls.
My favorite was the view player to target.
It was great. Your vision followed you target around your cockpit as if you were sitting in the cockpit looking at him.
if you knew where out the plane you were looking you could get into some kickass dogfights.
He would pass under me and because my view was following him all I had to do was hard bank and I was on his tail.
This was no slouch sim either. Those guys could fly and know how to get away from you.
Being a private pilot since I was 16 this was so badass for me.
Can only imagine what it would be like with the VR of today.
Sadly I don't have any of those controls setup anymore.
Part of all my recent gear I've been finding lately.