Poll: Complex Engine Management

[Widewing]

I vote no.... The way it is now, you can concentrate on combat and not be a systems manager.  That makes for less realism, but allows for more fun.

My regards,

Widewing

[Airscrew]

No, for lots of reasons.  epecially thunderEgg and Ripper's reasons
Are you a pilot Benny?  I'm not a pilot, but I do have reprints of the Hurricane II and the Spit V manuals.   There's alot more to managing a WW2 aircraft than those items you listed [mandatory fuel selection, mixture, blower, overdetonation, over-revolving, correct relationships between manifold pressure and R.P.M., correct R.P.M. control for each aircraft]
You would spend most of your time playing pilot

[Lusche]

Nein

[SteveBailey]

Originally posted by Widewing
I vote no.... The way it is now, you can concentrate on combat and not be a systems manager.  That makes for less realism, but allows for more fun.

My regards,

Widewing

Amen, brotha.

[Helrazr1]

Originally posted by hitech
I vote no

That's kind of the end all beat all isn't it?  I guess there's your answer.

[Helrazr1]

Originally posted by 68Ripper
Sure, and while were at it, lets wash the oil off our windshields, change the engine oil after every flight, patch all holes shot in plane, air up the tires, and for all you people who love to fly at 20,000+ a de-icing of all flight controll surfaces, and manually load your own ordanance. hmmm that should keep ya busy for about an hour or so.

You're forgetting about the visual inspections, and preflight checks prior to take off, there's another 10 minutes.

I think that realism is great in games like this, but the problem is, too much realism can ultimately take the fun out of the game.  As someone above posted, it would be much to tedious, and time consuming.

[lambo31]

No

[kilz]

Originally posted by Helrazr1
That's kind of the end all beat all isn't it?  I guess there's your answer.

Hitech has already stated he was just voting as a player not as a op. so all oppinons are welcomed.

[kilz]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Heck yes!

I'd also like my joystick to kick me in the balls everytime I get shot.

That would be really real!

thats frickin funny, but why you need a stick that does that when i can do it for you hehehehe

i vote no main reason is too much work and not enough fun. plus if we added this Hitech might go broke with no one to play the game

[blkmgc]

Originally posted by ROC
Sorry, I'm not much on single yes or no answers

No.

Granted, that is fun to do, and I run the ms Flight Sim 04 often, but that's when I want the realism.

 

Man, you need to get FSX. Makes you drool, hehe.

Back OT;

Wouldnt bother me in the least,and would be cool sometimes, but not necessary for the fun factor.

[Simaril]

Originally posted by hitech
I vote no

[zarkov]

It would be a GREAT idea and SHOULD be implemented if HiTech has no interest in making money.

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Here is my prediction of what would happen if complex engine management were implemented.

It is implemented and a new arena is included.

The new arena stays empty with the exception of one or two lonely souls who fly there religiously and then post on these forums about how they just had an AWESOME dogfighting sessions where engine management made ALL the difference and just how completely REAL it felt.  Of course, noone would bite and eventually, the arena would gather cobwebs and HiTech would wonder how he would recoup the time and money spent into coming up with an engine for complex engine management.

Seriously, realism is "good", up to a point.  Past that point, you begin to lose players because the inclusion of more realism begins to seriously screw the "fun factor".

I think complex engine management is up there with modeling the effects of malaria and poor quinine substitutes on how a person flew in the Pacific theater.  They're interesting and some people might find it informative and fun to fly under such conditions, but since most players don't want nausea and explosive diarhhea modeled into their flight sims, you would eventually lose players, which is bad for anything run as a business venture.

[-SR-]

Negative. Its hard enough to drink a beer and fly. Combined with the trim settings, radio jabber, Belching Bob telling me to "Check Six", I would need a Co-pilot. I would like some napalm bombs for shore batteries. Or some flame thrower tanks.(would use them on the troops dropped from goons)

Good thought though.

-SR-

[Benny Moore]

Originally posted by HomeBoy
No

Spend a little time with IL2 and you are glad to come back.  It's too much like work.

The IL-2 series does not have complex engine management.  The only things it has that Aces High II does not is different methods of R.P.M. control for different countries.  It doesn't even have fuel tank selection, something Aces High does partly have.

I see I am nearly the only one!  I confess I'm somewhat surprised.  Still, I think a lot of people in here didn't read the post quite thoroughly enough; it was a server-side setting I was speaking of.  At any rate, with so many people who don't want it, it definitely wouldn't be worthwhile for anyone to code it in ... kind of sad.

[BaNaNa BoY]

yes