Author Topic: I guess the IL2 developers never saw this.... (Read 2375 times)

Suave · « **Reply #90 on:** June 11, 2003, 10:00:25 AM »

The muzzle flashes of the 8" guns in AH are longer than the ship is wide, just like photo of the 16" guns above . People don't realize it because they are only that big for 1 frame, the entire animation is only about 4 frames, there is no rolling fire and no illumination effects .

Wlfgng · « **Reply #91 on:** June 11, 2003, 10:55:16 AM »

hehe.. that's the one RRAM thanks

I always get in discussions with people that don't believe it .. until I break out that pic.. kinda settles it all right then and there!

Wlfgng · « **Reply #92 on:** June 11, 2003, 10:57:19 AM »

hey thanks for the tip Creamo
I have to re-learn flying .. I broke my cougar throttle if you can believe that.. waiting on a repair .. sigh

Creamo · « **Reply #93 on:** June 11, 2003, 11:44:06 AM »

Yeah, it killed the game for me till i found that change. Fast views were the ticket.

Get the mouse button programmed to the scroll/mouse views and you can really overcome the "AH crutch". It can even be better/more realistic.

The one thing I haven't been able to credit IL2 with is the FW "6 kill" strength.

Why the Luftwhiners are global game wide, I dunno, but i can't take a FW out in the 6 quarter. They will disagree and say the Russian aircraft are uber. BS. The FW is actually a bug.

And I stand adimant that FB has stolen AH guns/kill mode. It feels like AH minus the "online gamey" varient for actual kill per distance. In AH you can kill from far out, but in FB it's almost AH too easy to kill if you get in close I guess.

Either it is more realistic, or IL-2 was way wrong, and best not to have to shoot your entire ammo load to get a kill. Anyway. FB made a change. it "Feels" like AH, and it is way improved.

Still, the FW190's. Man, snap shot them or save your Hurricane ammo.

You just can't down them without conciderable effort/ammo from the 6 quarter. Have to hit the cockpit or wings.

RRAM · « **Reply #94 on:** June 11, 2003, 02:25:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Wlfgng
hehe.. that's the one RRAM thanks

I always get in discussions with people that don't believe it .. until I break out that pic.. kinda settles it all right then and there!

well, that's a pretty modern picture. After WWII the US Navy started using a product added to the propellant called "swedish additive" or something like that, that helped bringing down the muzzle flash and barrel wear by something like 50%...

so tell the ones who you show that pic, that during WW2 those flashes were more or less 50% bigger. Even if they're stunned by the pic itself, the idea of even a WAY bigger flash will for sure end the discussion forever

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #95 on:** June 11, 2003, 07:08:49 PM »

Anyway, you all su><><0r and should be |-|4><><0rd off the planet.

Who flies FB on Hyperlobby?

I'm on whenever, but if I know there are other AH fellas flying there- I'll do my best to get there during those times.

I can be available from about 4PM EST until about 9 or 10PM EST during the week, handle is SeaWulfe.

Seen Batz/Wotan there once or twice before... and Zigrat a couple of times, pretty much all.
-SW
Grun is a LostWaffle poonaner.

Dnil · « **Reply #96 on:** June 11, 2003, 07:18:28 PM »

flashless powder was used for night engagements also during wwii. not really flashless but a much reduced flash from normal powder.