I've played Beta 5 for approx 1 hour and my initial impression is that Beta 5 stinks.
1 GB P4-2400, XP Pro SP1 fully patched, Gf4-4200, DX9, 1024x768@32 bit, Cougar. Behind a Smoothwall firewall.
The clipboard UI has GOT to be improved. In the hangar it almost covers everything when at a usable size. It's very hard to select the fuel.
Very difficult to take off in many aircraft.
Zoom doesn't work but causes screen flashing.
Can't raise or lower flaps in assorted aircraft.
Auto-takeoff doesn't work.
When firing at buildings, I get hit sprites on farmhouses but nothing when attacking buildings on enemy airfields and no damage seems to be taken in either case.
Mouseview won't turn off and is bl**dy annoying when the clipboard is up. Can it be automatically disabled when the clipboard is up?
In the cockpit, parts of the cockpit e.g. the frame, overlay the clipboard.
The map is fuzzy.
I was switching between views and once got a front view with no cockpit. I was unable to repeat this.
Guys, please invest some time in QA. I'm confident you'll do better next time.