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Old 02-04-07, 08:32 AM   #17
John Channing
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Originally Posted by High Voltage
I don't understand what the problem is running at higher TC? don't the settings revert to x1 as soon as your lookout spots the aircraft? How is this any different than running the game at lower speeds? Please explain the difference between the two...
Think of it this way.

If you are running at 1024X TC then every second in real time is 1024 seconds (17 minutes) in game time. Let's say it takes as little as 1/4 of a second for the game to slow down to 1X. Even that quickly, that is over 4 minutes gone by in game time.

If a plane is closing at 200 MPH, that equals 3+ miles a minute. With the visual distance in the game at 9.6 miles (16KM) that means he will have travelled 12 miles in that quarter second.

The plane will have attacked you before the game can slow down.

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