Oil Leaks?

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

If you shoot an enemy so he is leaking oil, will he eventually run out and crash? has anyone seen this happen?

just be interested to know :)

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

bump.

[xNikex]

If you shoot an enemy so he is leaking oil, will he eventually run out and crash? has anyone seen this happen?

just be interested to know :)

Yes. I don't recall the crew bailing out though. I think they just try to get away from the fight, but failed.

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

ok thanks :)

[TexRoadkill]

I've noticed too when you have the hud on that sometimes you will hit a target and then they are no longer selectable as a target but they have no noticeable damage and continue to fly straight. Any idea what's going on here?

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

i think thats when you shoot the pilot. because nobody ejects either, maybe because the switches are where the pilot is. this would explain why they continue on straight but slowly down.

[irrelevant]

i think thats when you shoot the pilot. because nobody ejects either, maybe because the switches are where the pilot is. this would explain why they continue on straight but slowly down.

If that is the case, it is INSANELY detailed and cool. :cool:

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

If that is the case, it is INSANELY detailed and cool. :cool:

hell yeah! this game is sooo good, im defo pre-ordering, and it has won my heart over DiRT2 purely because it has so much detail such as oil leaks, bullet holes, motion blur e.t.c.

[Kirill Yudintsev]

i think thats when you shoot the pilot. because nobody ejects either, maybe because the switches are where the pilot is. this would explain why they continue on straight but slowly down.

There are a lot's of reason when target become uncelectable. The most common are: you have damaged something important to enemy mission.
For bombers there are for example
* bomb doors
* bombs
* pilots
* handling or navigation equipment
etc,
or just bomber release it's bombs and cannot be target more.
When bomber cannot perform mission or\and report 'return to base' it becomes 'grey' target, that means that you ave completed your mission with this target, but this is not a confirmed kill.
When you kill pilots all indicators removed from target. That means that you not only do your job, but will get comfirmed kill (as this aircraft will fall down sometime for sure). Fighters usually haven't 'grey' state, and when you kill a pilot they usually stall in a few seconds.

PS Yes, it is INSANELY detailed and cool :)

[Kirill Yudintsev]

If you shoot an enemy so he is leaking oil, will he eventually run out and crash? has anyone seen this happen?

just be interested to know :)

not necessarily, in fact.
It depends on engine and so on. Engines can burst into flame, or just stop, or explode (not sure about last one).
But for sure when oil run out (that usually takes minutes, sometimes up to half an hour, not seconds, you know) engine will stop.

So also comes to water tanks damages and to fuel tank damags (in fact leakage of fuel doesn't mean fire and explosions in reality an in our game too. moreover, the less fuel in tanks the more probablity of explosions on hit.


PS I think it is easier to check this by yourself in training mode when you buy a full game.

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

not necessarily, in fact.
It depends on engine and so on. Engines can burst into flame, or just stop, or explode (not sure about last one).
But for sure when oil run out (that usually takes minutes, sometimes up to half an hour, not seconds, you know) engine will stop.

So also comes to water tanks damages and to fuel tank damags (in fact leakage of fuel doesn't mean fire and explosions in reality an in our game too. moreover, the less fuel in tanks the more probablity of explosions on hit.


PS I think it is easier to check this by yourself in training mode when you buy a full game.

WOW! Thanks Kirill, just to say, you guys have done a great job on this game. The 360 is FINALLY going to have a decent action flight sim. Bravo!:-)

[Camo-234]

I am definetally going to try that when I get the game.

[The_Goalie_94]

the first time i got a plane too leak oil, i was so obsessed with the realism i followed him for about 5 minutes till he crash into the ocean. BTW: It was a JU-87B STUKA

[trk29]

There are a lot's of reason when target become uncelectable. The most common are: you have damaged something important to enemy mission.
For bombers there are for example
* bomb doors
* bombs
* pilots
* handling or navigation equipment
etc,
or just bomber release it's bombs and cannot be target more.
When bomber cannot perform mission or\and report 'return to base' it becomes 'grey' target, that means that you ave completed your mission with this target, but this is not a confirmed kill.
When you kill pilots all indicators removed from target. That means that you not only do your job, but will get comfirmed kill (as this aircraft will fall down sometime for sure). Fighters usually haven't 'grey' state, and when you kill a pilot they usually stall in a few seconds.

PS Yes, it is INSANELY detailed and cool :)

Awesome news!!!!! I want I want I want, or I will take the demo for now.:-P

[irrelevant]

mmmm, demo! :D

[xNikex]

Amazing stuff

Btw, would you be able to see the dead pilot if you were close enough? (as in ... 'is there a death animation?')

Anton said there would be no gore during missions so I doubt it.

[Xx RTEK xX]

They should have let us kill the Germans on the parachutes.

[Camo-234]

On IL2 for the PC I would shoot the Russians after they bail out when I was German.

[xNikex]

On IL2 for the PC I would shoot the Russians after they bail out when I was German.

I think that it is immoral to kill someone after bailing out since they have already been defeated in a dogfight and the fact they will most likely become P.O.W.'s afterwards anyway. I know it isn't real in the game, but still...

Plus, the game was developed by Russians and MANY Russian pilots were killed after they bailed out in WWII, so I'm not surprised.

Edit: This would probebly give the game a Mature rating.

[The_Goalie_94]

On IL2 for the PC I would shoot the Russians after they bail out when I was German.

You cowardly fool... :mad: i sigh at your existance...

[H Lecter]

I think that it is immoral to kill someone after bailing out since they have already been defeated in a dogfight and the fact they will most likely become P.O.W.'s afterwards anyway. I know it isn't real in the game, but still...

Plus, the game was developed by Russians and MANY Russian pilots were killed after they bailed out in WWII, so I'm not surprised.

Edit: This would probebly give the game a Mature rating.

There is no moral in computer games as you are shooting bits and bytes. A guy on a parachute is just a smaller target. But actually I don't care so much about it, shooting planes is fun enough :)