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Originally Posted by Feuerfalke
Interesting. How do you present "drooling-stuff" without using graphics?
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I think he means videos showing off the technical aspects of the simulator. Things like operation of the aircraft, AI command system and the like.
For example, a video where a flight of blenheims is skimming the deck on the way to a low level run against a luftwaffe airfield in occupied France. The gunners call bogies (ie, unidentified contacts), but the player doesn't want to give away his position just yet. The command menu pops up: entire flight->gunners->hold your fire. The enemy interceptors fail to spot the low flying bombers.
A few miles down the road, another flight pops into view and the AI gunners again call bogies. As the contacts move closer the AI gunner screams on the intercom "bandits 6 o'clock high, closing fast", so he's identified them as enemy. Depending on crew experience or a randomized script, he might even identidy the type.
The player keeps on, until the AI gunner cuts in again "bandits on attack run,permission to open fire?". The player pops up the command menu again and selects entire flight->gunners->fire at will. He could order aimed fire, so that gunners only fire when they are sure they'll score hits, but that lets the enemy get closer as well, or he could even order barrage fire, so that the gunners try to deter the enemy from getting closer by spraying up a wall of fire.
On top of that, you could have short/medium/long range fire orders of each of the above modes, or you could instruct each gunner, from the entire formation down to vics, finger fours, elements and individual aircraft to do a different thing. So, there would be 3 different fire modes that could be combined with 3 range modes and a global hold/open fire toggle order. You could have the gunners throw barrage fire at close range, or aimed fire at medium range and you would be able to set you preference in advance and control when they start doing it all by issuing open/hold fire commands.
Personally, i would be drooling quite a bit if i saw something like this
