Cliffs of Dover Fight Nights!

[mxmadman]

I hear you guys - I'm certainly getting a lot of the same problems. One of the more annoying (or useful, I suppose) issues is that when you first start to crash you begin to stutter each time another plane is rendered in your view. So now I'm simply scanning the skies looking for stutters instead of planes when this happens.

I do not feel that these issues are great enough to stop playing altogether. I certainly rage quit after some CTD's, but I've gone through this with countless other pieces of software...

I think ill try again to gather up folks for fight nights (or airquake, arcade matches, or whatever your preferred label is) after the patch. Moreso because it has a chance to succeed after the patch because so many people will not play until then, whether that is the case for me or not.

In the meantime, a random question: the 109 e3 does not have an automatic prop pitch like with the e4, correct?

Thanks!

[Peaveywolf]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Re CTD's - just info we've picked up on over the past few months:

1) Seems to happen mostly online (Peaveywolf's experience notwithstanding)
2) Happens mainly in high intensity situations ie dogfights (extremely aggravating)
3) multi-engine formations over prolonged periods of flight. ie. bombers ingressing/egressing from mission targets (extremely aggravating)
4) happens in high-graphical load situations such as low level flight over terrain
5) happens on moonless nights when Jupiter in conjunction with Venus

Heh, I must admit, I am bombing mostly over water, ships, gotta start somewhere. I wasn't saying I was immune to it by the way. Just never happened since I used Memory Booster. Might be a fluke?

[The Black Death]

We already have one... It's called the ATAG server and TS

[cebit]

So. is the "cheating" something widely known to happen??

Not sure if expirienced cheats, but usually when you chase someone and lots is going on you get the FPS slowdown. I think even when it's lag induced somehow it just slows down fps (atlest have been that way for me). Know that in IL-46 lag would make your opponent warp around all over your screen, but never had that happen in CLOD.

That is till got on the 6 of some guy's. Suddenly they started warping up and down before me, withouth any FPS drops at all.
Hope was just some freak thing happening as really would hate guy's i concider to be good lowering down to use of such tactics, but as mentioned never seen the regular "lag warp" on other than on the 6 of some.

Really hope it was just lag.

[rks]

Originally Posted by mxmadman

In the meantime, a random question: the 109 e3 does not have an automatic prop pitch like with the e4, correct?

You are correct. The E-3 does not automatic prop pitch. I don't see it as a handicap. The first thing I do when getting in an E-4 is set it to manual.

[mxmadman]

Yeah I rather like it to be manual as well, but wanted to make sure I wasn't confusing things.

One of the reasons I love the audio in-game (minus only gunfire) is that I can adjust it without actually looking at the rpm gauge very often. Which brings me to another question: ilm pretty much changing my prop pitch to keep it between 2200-2500 rpm unless I'm diving. Do you perhaps have a more foolproof way to adjust prop pitch or am I on the right track?

Edit: 2200-2500 for when I want power, and I cruise around 2k. I'm not sure if there are other factors to consider when changing prop piitch, specifically in combat.

[ATAG_MajorBorris]

Originally Posted by cebit

So. is the "cheating" something widely known to happen??

Not sure if expirienced cheats, but usually when you chase someone and lots is going on you get the FPS slowdown. I think even when it's lag induced somehow it just slows down fps (atlest have been that way for me). Know that in IL-46 lag would make your opponent warp around all over your screen, but never had that happen in CLOD.

That is till got on the 6 of some guy's. Suddenly they started warping up and down before me, withouth any FPS drops at all.
Hope was just some freak thing happening as really would hate guy's i concider to be good lowering down to use of such tactics, but as mentioned never seen the regular "lag warp" on other than on the 6 of some.

Really hope it was just lag.

No, cheating is not an issue.

With most pilots mature and passionate about aviation/ww2 history they are two busy trying to understand energy states/tactics and max performance/proper limits of aircraft to cheat them selves out of improving there airmanship and gunnery.

You see, it takes so long to get good at combat flight sims that cheating defeats the whole purpose, despite what ramstein may have you believe.

Lag and a bug or two will do all the things you mention cbit and we are hoping alot of that is fixed by the next patch.

See ya in the air!

[Peaveywolf]

Originally Posted by MajorBoris

No, cheating is not an issue.

With most pilots mature and passionate about aviation/ww2 history they are two busy trying to understand energy states/tactics and max performance/proper limits of aircraft to cheat them selves out of improving there airmanship and gunnery.

You see, it takes so long to get good at combat flight sims that cheating defeats the whole purpose, despite what ramstein may have you believe.

Lag and a bug or two will do all the things you mention cbit and we are hoping alot of that is fixed by the next patch.

See ya in the air!

Well said

[ramstein]

Originally Posted by MajorBoris

...

You see, it takes so long to get good at combat flight sims that cheating defeats the whole purpose, despite what ramstein may have you believe.
....

Let's get one thing STRAIGHT ! MY chat about that was about a patch and STEAM VAC.... helping prevent the possibility of that happening...

Do NOT twist my words...
please.. I am asking nicely not to use my words for your own agenda..

Thanx

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by ramstein

Let's get one thing STRAIGHT ! MY chat about that was about a patch and STEAM VAC.... helping prevent the possibility of that happening...

Do NOT twist my words...
please.. I am asking nicely not to use my words for your own agenda..

Thanx

Thank you for that clarification. I, too, was puzzled and concerned by your earlier post.