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Other Games => Other Flight Sims => IL2: Battle Of Stalingrad => Topic started by: Badgerton Smedly on July 12, 2014, 03:55:13 PM

Title: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: Badgerton Smedly on July 12, 2014, 03:55:13 PM
Gents

I know you can read it for yourselves, but progress is at 60% and the overall feel and look is good.  A few screenies so you can take in that snow!

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(http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h331/badgersmedly/BOS%20-%204/Yak1-69-3_zps6a903090.jpg) (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/badgersmedly/media/BOS%20-%204/Yak1-69-3_zps6a903090.jpg.html)

(http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h331/badgersmedly/BOS%20-%204/109-G2-2_zps4348ade2.jpg) (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/badgersmedly/media/BOS%20-%204/109-G2-2_zps4348ade2.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: CFC_Conky on July 12, 2014, 07:02:16 PM
Tally Ho Badger!

Yep, looks good indeed. I haven't flown it much lately but I have been keeping up on the forum. Pretty thin-skinned bunch over there  ;D.

Pip, pip,
Conky
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: Badgerton Smedly on July 12, 2014, 11:21:01 PM
They are Conkers, generally ok but the do get vey excitable. The moderators are very attentive and tend to keep everyone in check.

I hope you'll enjoy the separate bomb and rocket button! :D I've been enjoying the not self-sealing fuel tanks of the Yak1-69.

The 190 and He111 shouldn't be too far way and then that'll be the full bag before we have to start paying more. Yeah like we will....

Badger
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: CFC_Conky on July 12, 2014, 11:43:36 PM
Hi Badger,

What do you think of the La5? I haven't flown it too much but conventional wisdom on the forum says it's not that great. Yes, I will enjoy the separate rocket/bomb buttons, just in time to disrupt the travel plans all those uni students with Eurail passes  :D.

Pip, pip,
Conky
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: Badgerton Smedly on July 13, 2014, 10:56:06 AM
Tally Ho Conky!

I find the La5 to be marginally better than the LaGG to be honest.  It's find it's fine against the Stukas, but in fairness, so would a Gladiator be.  As a dogfighting crate, it is not easy to achieve success even when Z'n'B-ing.  I'd like to say I'm waiting for the FN variant, but we'll probably have to pay for it.  Maybe those 2 cannons will be useful against the He111, but if flying a La I'd like an escort!

The Yak 1 - 69 is the best dogfighter at the moment and the only worth adversary to the 109's, as you'd expect.

Badger
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: CFC_Conky on July 13, 2014, 03:43:20 PM
Priviat Badgerevich!

Your assessment of the La5 pretty much matches my own, sort of like a slower version of an the FW190 we have in the original IL2. The Yak is a very nice kite and a good match for the 109, at least down low. I also like the fm on the Stuka and IL2 although according to the ahem, 'enthusiasts' on the forum they are a bit overpowered.

My biggest beef to date is the fragile engines on the 109's. Ok, they were built by the lowest bidder  ;), but still, they should be more robust.

Pip, pip,
Conky
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: =CfC=BlueDog on July 14, 2014, 12:43:13 AM
QuoteI also like the fm on the Stuka and IL2 although according to the ahem, 'enthusiasts' on the forum they are a bit overpowered.

I always wonder how these 'enthusiasts' know what is uberpowered, unterpowered or just right.   I guess they have their own real life Stuka, Il2, 109, Yak, LA* whatever to compare it to (with?).
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: Badgerton Smedly on July 14, 2014, 02:02:31 PM
Tally Pootle-ski Blue Dog!

Never a truer word spoken! To be honest I treat any comments that are mustered by the BoS community as a plus in as much that the Devs might take them on board and evaluate their suggestions. I assume that they are comparing the FM's against other sims and AC in BoS.

Personally I just play each AC to the boundaries they offer.  Quite often I have problems because I'm not familiar with the optimum settings for the situation I'm in, especially with these new FM's and controls.

Badgerski
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: CFC_Conky on July 14, 2014, 06:35:53 PM
Quote from: =CfC=BlueDog on July 14, 2014, 12:43:13 AM
QuoteI also like the fm on the Stuka and IL2 although according to the ahem, 'enthusiasts' on the forum they are a bit overpowered.

I always wonder how these 'enthusiasts' know what is uberpowered, unterpowered or just right.   I guess they have their own real life Stuka, Il2, 109, Yak, LA* whatever to compare it to (with?).

I think they get their information strictly from the History Channel on the telly. 

Oh, and the P-51 won the war.  ;D
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: =CfC= Silverback on July 22, 2014, 04:16:37 AM
Of coarse the P-51 won the war, It's hard to lose with 10 to 1 odds.
Title: Re: Progress at 60% - Looking good
Post by: CFC_Conky on July 27, 2014, 07:10:10 PM
Quote from: =CfC= Silverback on July 22, 2014, 04:16:37 AM
Of coarse the P-51 won the war, It's hard to lose with 10 to 1 odds.

Hey SB!

How the hell are you?  Come fly with us sometime, I'm starting to think I know what I'm doing and need you to set me straight!  :D

See ya,
Conky