Author Topic: radiator thingies (Read 821 times)

BBinder · « **on:** October 25, 2003, 09:02:15 AM »

hey guys i've got the game IL2 Sturmovik and the planes on that have radiotor things that u can open and close

would this make a nice feature iun aces high 2

NHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2003, 11:17:44 AM »

Love those technical terms....Thingies! LOL

You're talking about radiator/cowl armor flaps which some planes did have in WWII. Especially the german planes.

jodgi · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2003, 11:37:30 AM »

I'd love it too... to have more engine management. But I see the problem that it could put off some people. To fully understand and make good use of temperature, prop and mixture management would require some reading. There was also many different engines and systems on the WWII birds, it would be some job to properly model the planeset we currently have. What would happen if we could overspeed the prop and damage the governor?

"My engine died while I was diving! I didn't do anything! Noone was shooting at me! It's a bug!"

I'd love it though...

But it would set the experts further apart from the new players than we see today.

Hmmm, it doesn't seem to have hurt IL2 much...

Rutilant · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2003, 11:46:28 AM »

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Originally posted by NHawk
Love those technical terms....Thingies! LOL

You're talking about radiator/cowl armor flaps which some planes did have in WWII. Especially the german planes.

Like my very technical term.. Puffy ack

zmeg · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:12:07 PM »

It might slow down the nooby runstangs and give the wantabes a new reason to whine.

jodgi · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:53:27 PM »

Or make 'em run all out for a while and then (insert sound of bolts, screws and various engine parts in places they should not be).

NHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2003, 03:34:42 PM »

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Originally posted by jodgi
I'd love it too... to have more engine management. But I see the problem that it could put off some people. To fully understand and make good use of temperature, prop and mixture management would require some reading. There was also many different engines and systems on the WWII birds, it would be some job to properly model the planeset we currently have. What would happen if we could overspeed the prop and damage the governor?

Common, then AH would go back to being a SIM instead of a game. Wouldn't want that now would we?

BenDover · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2003, 10:49:01 PM »

I remember when AH used to be a sim, I liked those days, i want those days back.

Loddar · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2003, 02:22:39 AM »

Give those shooter kids no chance in AH2

jodgi · « **Reply #9 on:** October 26, 2003, 03:36:09 AM »

Agreed.

I don't know why I decided to advocate for the devil.

BenDover · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2003, 09:14:13 AM »

So many good games that have been dumbed down to appeal to the lowest common denomenator Day of Defeat

GODO · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2003, 12:45:16 PM »

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Originally posted by BenDover
I remember when AH used to be a sim, I liked those days, i want those days back.

Me too.

jodgi · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2003, 03:59:39 PM »

Elaborate, please...

Was it more of a sim before? What has changed? The "game" or the people playing it?

BenDover · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2003, 04:12:32 PM »

Stuff like combat trim, and the reduction of torque, which seems to be back in AH2.

jodgi · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2003, 05:06:51 PM »

Could you make a high powered bird just nose over if you applied full throttle when at standstill? Or maybe I should say wing/flip over since we're talking of torque?