Welp, I did it, I downloaded Fighter Ace II because I had absolutely nothing worthwhile to download. I'm bored right now and I figure some of you might want to know what the little shindig they released the other day is all about.
There are some new planes and some have really nice texturing. One that caught my eye was the Il-2. (Not sure if thats a first for a flight sim?) If anyone really wants a list of the new planes then ask, I'm too lazy to type it here right now.
The flight model is still shot out the arse, but it seems like its getting better. I played Fighter Ace I and the second one briefly and concluded that the FM officially SUCKED!
Let us begin. I took out the 190 A8 and put it to the test against Aces High. (All tests done with 25% fuel, at 8K ft, and at 300mph IAS.
-Turn radius on the 190 isn't too bad, 14 seconds for a full 360 degree turn. Tried the same thing in AH, 14 seconds! Well, give or take a few milliseconds.
-Started at 8K ft and went stright to a 90 degree climb. I went almost exactly 2K ft before I needed to level off. In Aces High, with the 190 A8 carrying 25% fuel (same as with FA2) I managed to pull off 3K ft at the same speed and alt.
-The rollrate in FA2 is almost exactly the same as AH. Actually, I couldn't notice a difference in the two. I counted the rollrate to be 2 seconds at 300mph IAS.
So there it is. Just a short little comparision of the two. FA2 still doesn't compare to AH, but I'm seeing improvement. The tracers in FA2 still suck royal arse.
AH is lightyears ahead of all online WW2 sims when it comes to tracers. Any questions, want me to try something for you, anything, then ask! Flame away!
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[This message has been edited by Frosty1 (edited 12-17-2000).]
