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[Meatwad]

This game needs support, still in development.

https://theponies.org/about/

[AKIron]

When you really need to reach out and touch someone.

[CptTrips]

Oh.  So I guess when I tried WT one weekend, I didn't try Sim mode.

Has any one here?  Thoughts?

[xanax]

Oh.  So I guess when I tried WT one weekend, I didn't try Sim mode.

Has any one here?  Thoughts?

I too, installed this behemoth to give it a go but I couldn't figure out how to get to Sim mode. I ended up in that no realism, 5 minute furball thingie. It reminded me of AW relaxed realism except most were flying in 3rd person. It was terrible so I shut it off and told myself I'd study up on how to jump over all that crap and get to the full realism or Sim mode via YouTube and whatnot but I have yet to do it after 3 months. The working your way up through the plane set grind thing isn't appealing. Graphics were good and didn't tax my rig while the setup interface was very confusing and scattered. It took quite some time to get the joystick up and functional.
I don't want to grind through plane sets and "unlock" features with "credits." Let me buy the plane I want and let me just suck at flying it until I can finally kill something and I'll go from there. I'd rather pay a premium over nickel and dime grinding to the stuff I want.
I'll eventually give it another shot at some point but currently, I'm trying to re-learn AH and dipping a toe in IL-2 when I get time.

[DmonSlyr]

I too, installed this behemoth to give it a go but I couldn't figure out how to get to Sim mode. I ended up in that no realism, 5 minute furball thingie. It reminded me of AW relaxed realism except most were flying in 3rd person. It was terrible so I shut it off and told myself I'd study up on how to jump over all that crap and get to the full realism or Sim mode via YouTube and whatnot but I have yet to do it after 3 months. The working your way up through the plane set grind thing isn't appealing. Graphics were good and didn't tax my rig while the setup interface was very confusing and scattered. It took quite some time to get the joystick up and functional.
I don't want to grind through plane sets and "unlock" features with "credits." Let me buy the plane I want and let me just suck at flying it until I can finally kill something and I'll go from there. I'd rather pay a premium over nickel and dime grinding to the stuff I want.
I'll eventually give it another shot at some point but currently, I'm trying to re-learn AH and dipping a toe in IL-2 when I get time.

I've been watching YouTube videos and writing down the processes. WW2 planes are actually quite easy. It's takes about 1 minute really once you get it. Engine management aint hard. IMO, more worth it to fly DCS for realism experience than WT. I would use AH to focus on ACM and open combat SA understanding in the planes.. DCS is more of a sim with regards to plane operation management and learning processes of planes and attacks for combat. I haven't played IL2 that much yet but it would seem like a middle ground sorta though I still think it's easier to see planes in AH than both Il2 and WT. Playing DCS for an hour and then switching to AH does sorta feel like going back in time. AH still has great playability though when the time is right and fights are cooking.

[xanax]

I've been watching YouTube videos and writing down the processes. WW2 planes are actually quite easy. It's takes about 1 minute really once you get it. Engine management aint hard. IMO, more worth it to fly DCS for realism experience than WT. I would use AH to focus on ACM and open combat SA understanding in the planes.. DCS is more of a sim with regards to plane operation management and learning processes of planes and attacks for combat.

Yeah, that's pretty much the roadmap I'm using. I figure ACM are ACM and are the same in any sim but there's no better spot to hone them than AH. SA will get better with time here too.
The plane operation aspects you speak of are actually intriguing to me and are big reasons I purchased IL-2 and DCS. I'll get there.
I'd like to see you produce some vids on your progression through all of that-the live gameplay streams too. They'd be good and helpful for anyone interested in this stuff for sure.

WT is probably too weird for me but I like to keep tabs on all sims.

[LCADolby]

I enjoy IL2-BoS for the multiplayer with my long suffering wingman (Deadstikmac), it's simple and the action is generally easy to find.
I wish for many of AH features but God doesn't give with both hands.
I enjoy the engine management, it's added flavour.

[AKIron]

Someone mention DCS?

Really big patch yesterday. A new function I can't make work but I did find a pretty easy workaround to set your aircraft AB detent to match your physical throttle.

[xanax]

I enjoy IL2-BoS for the multiplayer with my long suffering wingman (Deadstikmac), it's simple and the action is generally easy to find.
I wish for many of AH features but God doesn't give with both hands.
I enjoy the engine management, it's added flavour.

Yup,  I enjoy your vids.

[CptTrips]

I enjoy IL2-BoS for the multiplayer with my long suffering wingman (Deadstikmac), it's simple and the action is generally easy to find.
I wish for many of AH features but God doesn't give with both hands.
I enjoy the engine management, it's added flavour.

[LCADolby]

Bugger, thanks Trips 

[GasTeddy]

^  Which server is this?

[xanax]

Bugger, thanks Trips 

ah, there we go.

[AKIron]

I uploaded a couple of videos to youtube recently and found uploading them from the main youtube page was near instant for the processing which normally takes a while when I upload them from "my videos" page. Don't know if that was just a coincidence but if you upload many try that.

[-gg-]

Currently my favourite Sim:

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Egbert Breulich. Painter of kitsch, writer of conspiracy theory pamphlets and 'spicy' novels, unmarried father of three daughters (he only ever sees one of them) from different women and increasingly suffering from anger issues. 

looks pretty gay. lol.