Atag!

[furbs]

Well last night was great fun!
With the changes to the netcode in this last patch and ATAG's very well run server last night was the first time in a long time i could say i had a great time dogfighting and flying online, very smooth and not a hint of lag anywhere.

Finally felt in control of my 109 and it made the dogfighting fun and a matter of skill instead of fighting the lag and stutterers and FM's.

This last patch and the ATAG server means online at least is something to enjoy and recommend.

Its not perfect but a big step forward.

Big props to the ATAG boys and the devs.

I will be back tonight.

[ATAG_Doc]

Great! Seems a lot of people have got good results from this patch. Hope they keep up the great progress they have been achieving lately.

[David198502]

yeah same here....it really seems the devs did adress the netcode problem somehow...
last weekend we were on atag with around 70people flying, and as furbs already mentioned....no warping planes whatsoever....

now i would only wish, that the devs would adress clouds as well, as they still cause stutters for many people...or that atag just turns them off until they are optimised.

[SlipBall]

Don't you mean I'll be bock!

[Ze-Jamz]

Is that you Furbs? Something fishy going on here..

Moderators please check IP :)

Ps .. I had another blown engine on the 109 this time an E1..temps were Ok and boom, I cold see flak bursts so it may of been that but no visible DMG on wings or did I get any DMG/flak hit sounds..

2 flights since last RC patch and both blown engines after getting alt for 20mins.

Gotta love it.

Glad your enjoying it Furbs, see you in zee air

[furbs]

Cheers!

I didn't see one moment of lagging or warping aircraft last night

A few things that would made it even better would be a fix for the LOD issue, some good FSAA and maybe some change to the skins online, apart from that it was a real improvement.

I also didn't get the loss in FPS when zoomed in, which was a big plus.

Bliss have you looked into allowing skins online now?

Maybe a test night?

[Storm of When]

Yes Furbs you shot me down low over Dunkirk in a Hurricane, I hate the new patch lol!!!. In all honesty it`s a great step forward bodes well for BoM/S/?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Ahh I do believe you, Gruber and I gang banged a Hurri or two between Calais and Dunkirk. :-P

Glad your finally enjoying it!

S!

[MoGas]

2 flights since last RC patch and both blown engines after getting alt for 20mins.



Same here, flew over Calais, climbing, and then engine failure....no WEP or too high RPM, coolers open...

[Nephris]

Ps .. I had another blown engine on the 109 this time an E1..temps were Ok and boom, I cold see flak bursts so it may of been that but no visible DMG on wings or did I get any DMG/flak hit sounds..

2 flights since last RC patch and both blown engines after getting alt for 20mins.

Confirmed. Same here.
Even in Singleplayer mission testing.

[notafinger!]

You can't fly around at 1.35 ata all day anymore. Save 1.35 for combat and cruise at 1.3 or lower.

[SlipBall]

You can't fly around at 1.35 ata all day anymore. Save 1.35 for combat and cruise at 1.3 or lower.

I think I read 1.1 is optimum for cruise

[5./JG27.Farber]

Goto 14 seconds on this vid, pause it, set to hi def and full screen... You will see the engine settings and durations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jHSMyYdkg&feature=channel&list=UL

[Skoshi Tiger]

Great time on ATAG last night executing Roadsteads on the Blue Fleet. Bagged 10 ships in three missions.

Thanks Sixpac and Harpoon for your help with the fighters. Great use of teamspeak to drag and bag those blues!

Even managed to get a 1/5 of a kill with the nose gun on that 110 that followed back to Littlestone.

Thanks all!

[Winger]

Agree: Great flying yesterday again. Even if i got my ass handed to me a few times.
Sadly the server crashed when we got close to like 90 people.
Looking forward for more big ass scale battles! Keep it up ATAG-folks.

Winger

[bw_wolverine]

Hm, reading this thread makes me think my instinct was correct last night. Here's what happened:

Flying in a Hurricane near Folkestone on the coastline. I'm being followed by a 109 and a Spitfire gets on his tail and shoots him down (thank you, unknown pilot!) then a 109 gets latched onto his tail so I go for him with everything I've got. Full boost cut-out, closed rad, the lot. I'm determined to repay the favour.

So I pump the 109 full of bullets and he starts to vent, but almost immediately he starts to drift. I think maybe I killed the pilot. But, the plane starts to lazily rotate in that oh-so-familiar way. A full on lag-out warp.

Now, my instinct said "you dirty rat!" since after a few moments he warped back into position on course for Calais and home a good deal lower and faster. But my more sporting side prevailed and I made no comment as I figured it was just coincidence. Even when it happened after the second attack run....

But now with everyone saying the netcode is so much better, I'm thinking people are still finding ways to do this cheat....