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Offline Jackal1

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« on: July 30, 2003, 09:12:14 PM »
A lot has been said about it lately. So......what trips your trigger and gets you totaly invovled in the sim? I mean to the point that it completely wipes out and overides those annoying distractions such as the ever so popular "Are you listening to me? " comments etc.:D
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Offline SKurj

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2003, 09:42:24 PM »
its an escape...


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Offline Kweassa

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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2003, 09:46:44 PM »
It's not very frequent, but there are three moments for me.

 One of them is flying through a formation of bombers, and I mean a GOOD formation, not one of those messy usual formations. When there a few talented pilots together, sometimes they make this beautiful bomber formation looking very historical, and flying near them and watching them move together like a big, fat herd of cows, is very exciting.

 The second, is looking at planes take off in the mission. Likewise, not those messy take-offs where everybody jams full throttle the moment they spawn, but when a close groupd of pilots call out "roll 1".. "roll 2" and one by one, I see their planes up in front of me.. and when the moment comes where it's my turn to roll, that's a very immersive moment. :)

 The third, is attacking a train with an IL-2. I almost never survive from that(those train acks are tough!), and seeing a train is pretty rare anyway.. but in those rare moments where I get to meet a train in an IL-2.. and as you approach the steam engine compartment and let the cannons rip.. that always brings out a smile on my face.

Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2003, 09:48:01 PM »
Environmental effects, and the aircraft interacting with the environment..

i.e. wake when flying low on the water, dust on takeoff, birds killing my 262 engines and forcing me to ditch.. ;)

Fog is always nice.

Many, many many many many totally customizable loadout options..

Offline jamusta

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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2003, 09:53:09 PM »
Clearing a bogey off of jackals 6.... Thats just the best...

Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2003, 09:58:02 PM »
Jam.. topic.. on.. stay.

Offline jamusta

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2003, 10:02:55 PM »
But that gets me into the sim..... Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy..

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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2003, 10:33:22 PM »
When your toodling along and run into a badguy. Then for the next four or five minutes you both experience the "fight" which can't be explained to someone that doesn't fly sims.

And it ends with a

Doesn't happen often. But when it does, the feeling of "it" stays with you and brings you back for more.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2003, 10:37:14 PM »
Good graphics that make you stop paying attention to anything..




Note the speed and alt, and the direction of travel... ;)

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2003, 10:40:29 PM »
Time seems to compress on a bounce... the wind is howling... the target aircraft seems to inch closer and closer... all the while, I'm thinking, "Don't look back... almost there... don't look back!" My heart races... and then I kick of a few rounds as he fills my windscreen and I hope that he doesn't maneuver into me as I zoom past.

It's quite different than meeting someone head on... face to face... then there's no drama at all... we draw swords and leap into each other. Cold... hard... and calculating.
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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2003, 12:29:56 AM »
* Flying P-51 Escort Duty for DHBG in thier B-17's on tuesday evenings.

* Squad Fighter Sweeps/Field Attacks using Aircraft assosiated with whatever terrain we have goin,  or from the same country,
the "Jg367" runs are my fav, using 109's and/or 110's

* Of course Scenarios
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2003, 08:19:08 AM »
Bose noise cancelling headphones :D

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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2003, 12:20:09 PM »
A Flying Zoo D-11 run. :D

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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2003, 01:49:25 PM »
Flying Nap Of the Earth (NOE) missions. Especially when flying over small hills and valleys with 20 other planes. Give me more of a sensation of speed.
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2003, 03:35:00 PM »
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Originally posted by AcId
Bose noise cancelling headphones :D


I wish AH could utilize a separate output for voice, so we could put the engine noises on really huge speakers that makes the neigbours go mad, and the voice coms on ANR headphones :)