Request for engine overheating damage

[Maverick]

Those who want the "minutia" of "cockpit management" in this game should limit themselves to a box sim. Perhaps MS Flight Sim # whatever. There is no need nor cogent historical imperative for this type of programmed malfunction inclusion. This is a game set to allow combat using WW2 aircraft. If you want to play with the buttons in the cockpit you are in the wrong game.

Leave the fediddleing thing alone or ask for something worth having like a new kind of plane or a reduction in "gaming features" like off map flying and carbombing.

The main feature of this game is combat with a "live opponent" in real time action, not pushing buttons in the cockpit. I fly for real and that type of activity is such a small part of the actual flying. Almost all of it is done on the ground. Magchecks....sheesh what drivel in a game.

Mav

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Toad, imho it would be best if all engines would overheat if you ran them at full throttle - not just the ones historically unreliable. But of course, if some engines were worse, they should be worse in AH as well. But as long as you kept the oil temperature in the normal range, all would be fine.  But when the engine heat goes up to the red area, the likelihood of getting manifold/oil system etc. damage would increase.

<edit> So in a word - yes.   </edit>

Maverick, no-one would have to tinker with buttons any more than they have now.  All that they would have to get used to is monitoring the engine oil temperature. If it gets too hot, you would have to throttle down to cool it, or risk engine damage.

Camo


[This message has been edited by LLv34_Camouflage (edited 03-30-2001).]

[capt. apathy]

seems like a simple compromise would be to eliminate the 'auto-off' for wep.  so if you run it on wep it gets hot and if you don't pay attention to your gauges you burn up your motor.  then it's a simple matter of time ran in the red increases odds of engine failure.

[funked]

There ya go!

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Capt apathy, great idea!  And then, include the fact that the engine wouldn't cool down if you run at full "military power".  To cool down the engine you would have to throttle down to around 70-80% or less.

 

Camo