See answers under your questions below:
However, I find it waaaay too hard to get a plane off the ground. Jesus, I have to drive a B17 off a cliff to get
the thing in the air (no takin off from low runways!).
>>>>Try using the bomber fields for take-off until you get used to the FM, they have a slightly longer Runway. One thing helpful for fighter fields is: Apply brakes, power up, release brakes, apply 1 notch of flaps RIGHT BEFORE you pull back off the stick at end of runway, gear up.<<<<<<<<<
I also find B17s getting shot down a little to easy. I've had wings blown off (both of em no less!) with just a
few shots. And I agree with everyone else who's said guns are too lethal at long range.
>>>>>Too easy compared to what? EAW? I agree, I've never flown a real B17 in battle, so I cannot say if it is too easy or not, I can only judge by footage. BTW, when you hear 3 or 4 pings from a cannon-armed plane, that may mean 15-20 shells have already hit you, you are not gonna hear 1 ping for 1 shell, more like 1 ping for 4-5 shells.<<<<<<
Is there a way to get the AI firing the guns when I'm trying to drop bombs? Yeah I know I can have a human
gunner but sometimes it's hard to find one.
>>>>No, you must go to auto-pilot and be the gunner yourself<<<<<<
I'm having a problem with visibility in the fighters. I may be missing something here but without a padlock or
a gunsight view like Air Attack, how do you keep the enemy in sight?
>>>>>No padlock, but you can adjust your view within each turret, by moving your head literally out of th turret, giving you exceptional views...finding a fighter has never been a problem with the 3D cockpits here.<<<<<<<<<<<<
What about weather? There doesn't seem to be any. Storm fronts with heavy cloud moving about the arena,
appearing and disappearing, would bring some serious strategy to the bombing campaign. No bombing
from 25k through heavy cloud.
>>>>>>Weather does move in the game, there's just not alot of it due to frame rate degradation if implemented.<<<<<<<
Finally, are there any pictures of ground targets anywhere with decriptions? I have no idea what to aim
bombs at.
<<<<<See LINKS at the main page of HiTechs homepage, there's Glars Maps , good maps of every airfield<<<<<<<<
Look me up online, I'll give ya all the help you need.
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