Progress at 60% - Looking good

[Badgerton Smedly]

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!

[CFC_Conky]

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  .

Pip, pip,
Conky

[Badgerton Smedly]

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! 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

[CFC_Conky]

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  .

Pip, pip,
Conky

[Badgerton Smedly]

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

[CFC_Conky]

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

[=CfC=BlueDog]

I 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?).

[Badgerton Smedly]

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

[CFC_Conky]

I 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. 

[=CfC= Silverback]

Of coarse the P-51 won the war, It's hard to lose with 10 to 1 odds.

[CFC_Conky]

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! 

See ya,
Conky