Planes hiding in the bushes - is it a joke?

[klem]

Originally Posted by reflected

I flew some online sessions in CloD, and my jaw dropped when I realized that many people use the same defensive maneuver, that is, they dive down under tree level where they can't be seen because one can't collide with trees.

Seriously? *couldn't find a WTF smiley*

Turn trees of or =very low then let them THINK they are hiding Right up to the point where you blow their backsides off.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by reflected

I flew some online sessions in CloD, and my jaw dropped when I realized that many people use the same defensive maneuver, that is, they dive down under tree level where they can't be seen because one can't collide with trees.

Seriously? *couldn't find a WTF smiley*

Why are you fighting so low? Sooner or later an enemy is going to come along with an altitude advantage and smack you down.

Leave the arcade dogfighter ace guys to turn and burn down on the deck, and go find yourself some targets at altitude.

[Bokononist]

If trees are made collidable then surely it would have to be made a server side option in the same way as the realism settings, otherwise you may start seeing planes crash into invisible objects etc. Obviously this can only happen when the performance issues have been ironed out otherwise this would exclude players with weaker machines playing online.

[pupo162]

Originally Posted by JG53_Valantine

I've encountered this quite a few times when hanging around the south coast near RAF Manston: I've damaged quite a lot of spitties there and many of them used that thick patch of forest to slink away.

Personally I'de rather see the return of "oleg" trees combined with the visibile trees, if the outer layer of trees is the visibile type then having the oleg trees of '46 in the center then we not only can see the trees but also damn well collide with them too!
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i would prefer a "oleg-trees from 1946" over a "trees off" option, if it was available. also, if this allowed for colision would be nice

[JG52Uther]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Why are you fighting so low? Sooner or later an enemy is going to come along with an altitude advantage and smack you down.

Leave the arcade dogfighter ace guys to turn and burn down on the deck, and go find yourself some targets at altitude.

+1

[Frache]

People dive because it is so much easier to see a plane above you than below in game. Planes can literally disappear to me when they cross under the horizon and its a major turn off to me in the sim.

[CWMV]

How is that a turn off?
Only time I end up on the deck is when I've decided to leave the battle. Full throttle on the deck flying back to France!

[Skoshi Tiger]

There are many reasons people dive away in combat.

One may be to disengage from combat. Either your hoping that you'll get lost in the ground clutter and your opponent will loose contact with you or that they don't want to loose their height advantage.

The other may be that they're working with a squad mate and they're trying to get you to chase after them so their squad mate can get you when your engrossed in trying to get that kill.

I personally don't fly with trees on because the flickering shadows and hit to the frame rate. I'm sure there will be less flying through trees when they sort out those issue

Cheers

[reflected]

Originally Posted by Frache

People dive because it is so much easier to see a plane above you than below in game. Planes can literally disappear to me when they cross under the horizon and its a major turn off to me in the sim.

+100000000

BTW I don't usually fly low, buti t was a case of a scrabmle, a 109 attacknig the airfield. As soon as I took off and got behind him, he hid in the trees.

[klem]

Originally Posted by Frache

People dive because it is so much easier to see a plane above you than below in game. Planes can literally disappear to me when they cross under the horizon and its a major turn off to me in the sim.

Its called camouflage