Would it be fair, or make me a cheater in online play if I did the following to my sim software and others did not thinking we were on a level playing field and trying to keep it that way.
* Altered default skins to look different then normal, be they historical or arcade (Chartruse for German, Flourecent Pink for British, etc.), and or could highlight hitbox area's.....That ability why M.G. hardcoded default skins.
* Altered canopies to be different then how others saw them even making current obstructions in view gone.
* Altered cockpit components to improve view from in the plane, reducing or removing head rests and the like an example.
* Altered canopy glass and gunsights to be able to see better through them.
* Altered gunsights to have less obstructive reticles, even reducing or enhancing their brightness.
* Altered gunsights to be gyro stabilized and compensating to help me place my rounds more accurately.
* Altered bombsights to see clearly at a greater range.
* Altered early scope type sights to not black out the surrounding area.
* Added mirrors to planes that did not have them "in the sim", so I would have use of them when others did not.
* Had the ability to move about the cockpit more then others to improve my view, possibly even to impossible extremes, and with non existent parts of the cockpit making windows through it.
* Made planes and ground objects more visible to me via increasing reflectivity.
* Made visual cues as to other planes show better and longer even at further ranges by making smoke, fuel leaks and contrails more visible, lasting longer before fading and able to see them at greater ranges.
* Made planes and ground objects more visible at greater ranges, be it through improving dot range, or when such objects would show to me.
* Made terrain more visible at greater ranges helping in navigation.
* Made sounds distinctive so I could easily tell from inside a noisy cockpit what types of planes were near and weapons being fired and so on.
* Made sounds give greater audible cues as to the activity around me and its proximity to me.
* Had fire extinguishers in planes that others did not.
* Could see exaust flames (even though many planes had dampers) from other aircraft to help aid in spotting during low light conditions.
* Reduced my own gunflashes to not blind me, and or increased how I'd see others to aid in visual cues.
* Altered the torque of my engine....More giving me quicker rolls, less more stability .
* Etc. the list goes on........
......and I'll not even touch on altering weapons loadouts, types, FMs, DM,s and so on....
So, if I used any of the above in online play when others did not...........Would it be cheating? (careful of your responses as to say others would be suckers not to, or think not informs others as to your expected fair play).
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