Badgers Aloft
Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 11:43
Afternoon all
As a perennial "IL2" newbie (Which is to say I've been enjoying it for years but never get any better at it) I've only just discovered "Wings of Victory", having heard a rash of good things about it all of a sudden and further lured by the outrageously friendly price on Amazon.
When I say "just discovered" I mean it, in fact I installed "Wov" this lunchtime!
My first impression is that it's a fair bit more technical than my "IL2" and I've already fallen foul of a certain overconfidence, which saw me taking it for granted that taking off at least was pretty much a given! Erm.... nope. Three face plants later and I finally got off the ground.
"Well that was quick enough" says the instructor, doubtless smoothing his handlebar mustache. "But scruffy...very scruffy." Well that's not very instructive is it! Perhaps he'll narrow it down a little for me in future attempts.
"WoV" represents something of a return home for me actually. My first "serious" flight sim was "Their Finest Hour" on my "Amiga" (truly in those days, never did so many owe so much, to so few Badgers) and a glance at the list of Rowan releases is like a who's who of my flight sim schooling.
Anyway.. I do come armed with a question (just in case you were starting to wonder) and it's this.. Jumping recklessly ahead of basic training, I decided to give the "Turkey Shoot" a try and for instructional reference I started the camera rolling to record my Ace like attempt.
But on playing it back I've found that I have explosions and gunfire pouring out of my speakers, but no engine sounds. It's like a dogfight with Marcel Marceau! Can this be right?
thanks all
Badger
As a perennial "IL2" newbie (Which is to say I've been enjoying it for years but never get any better at it) I've only just discovered "Wings of Victory", having heard a rash of good things about it all of a sudden and further lured by the outrageously friendly price on Amazon.
When I say "just discovered" I mean it, in fact I installed "Wov" this lunchtime!
My first impression is that it's a fair bit more technical than my "IL2" and I've already fallen foul of a certain overconfidence, which saw me taking it for granted that taking off at least was pretty much a given! Erm.... nope. Three face plants later and I finally got off the ground.
"Well that was quick enough" says the instructor, doubtless smoothing his handlebar mustache. "But scruffy...very scruffy." Well that's not very instructive is it! Perhaps he'll narrow it down a little for me in future attempts.
"WoV" represents something of a return home for me actually. My first "serious" flight sim was "Their Finest Hour" on my "Amiga" (truly in those days, never did so many owe so much, to so few Badgers) and a glance at the list of Rowan releases is like a who's who of my flight sim schooling.
Anyway.. I do come armed with a question (just in case you were starting to wonder) and it's this.. Jumping recklessly ahead of basic training, I decided to give the "Turkey Shoot" a try and for instructional reference I started the camera rolling to record my Ace like attempt.
But on playing it back I've found that I have explosions and gunfire pouring out of my speakers, but no engine sounds. It's like a dogfight with Marcel Marceau! Can this be right?
thanks all
Badger