My take on CoD...

He111 · #1 05-09-2013, 12:47 PM

As a offline player i'm really P1ssed @ the AI, fed up with AI planes barrel rolling into the deck when pursued. I cannot play COD anymore until that is fixed.

When CLOD was first released, I had no problems because i'd just bought a top line desktop. I loved it - blue oceans, deep colouring, proper engine sounds but too many with average PCs complained and then it was downgraded, now it looks like 1946.

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redxfred · #2 05-09-2013, 01:33 PM

If you don't like it at all, try some other flight sim. But, for the best battle of Britain vicarious thrill, try some of the improvements available for free. I recommend the Team Fusion "Mods" available after a quick search online.
I am basically an off-line Spitfire enthusiast, and have seen none of the barrel roll crashes you have experienced. It may be the different type of planes you prefer to fly because I have found that they frequently have different features and flight characteristics. For example, Spitfire wheel brakes are either on or off, while the BF-110 has proportional and separate brakes. I have learned to "tap" the Spitfire brakes in order to continue enjoying all the other good things about CLoD. Perfection is hard to find.
Perhaps you can discover the "Mod" out there which will correct your dissatisfaction. Try to fix it...

Igo kyu · #3 05-09-2013, 02:01 PM

For me, the RAF campaign is too short, and too silly in parts. CFS had more realistic missions, and almost more of them.

Continu0 · #4 05-09-2013, 02:45 PM

If one wants to play CoD, he has to do something for it.

For offline-players, Heinkills Camaigns or the Add-ons from Desastersoft are perfect. Well made missions, real content.

As for UFO-AI, that´s just a problem with setting the AI-skill-Parameter. They are set wrong in most missions already included in the game. But with the earlier mentioned Campaigns/add-ons, you shouldn`t have a problem...

Bearcat · #5 05-10-2013, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by He111

As a offline player i'm really P1ssed @ the AI, fed up with AI planes barrel rolling into the deck when pursued. I cannot play COD anymore until that is fixed.

When CLOD was first released, I had no problems because i'd just bought a top line desktop. I loved it - blue oceans, deep colouring, proper engine sounds but too many with average PCs complained and then it was downgraded, now it looks like 1946.

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I don't know about all that .. in fact I totally disagree with that ... The shadows.. the reflections.. the glint of sunlight .. the overall lighting is still a far cry from 1946. You are just seeing what you want to see or maybe remembering how it was.. but CoD is miles ahead of 46 graphically. Not that 46 looks all that bad because IMO it still looks PDG.

redxfred · #6 05-10-2013, 01:45 PM

That's what makes this interesting... different things are important to each of us. I went to CLoD because it used the entire 16x10 screen instead of letterboxing the picture. Have the modders found a way around that? I might go back and strap on the Mustang for a trip around the pattern.
I thought the lighting in CLoD was better to my eyes... can you explain how you think 1946 is better? I'd like to compare them again.

Flyby · #7 10-01-2013, 09:52 PM

Bearcat, where are you flyinh CloD? Might be able to meet you soon.
Flyby out

ATAG_Dutch · #8 05-10-2013, 01:57 PM

I only logged on by chance today, but I have to say that I was very pleased to see your post BC. And you're right, if only the sim/game had been released in the post TF condition, or similar to it, maybe we'd be in a very different situation altogether by now.

Two things i'd say though; first, get online with TS on a server of your choice at your earliest convenience. It's a blast and you'd be more than welcome.

Secondly, I agree about the FFB. I have a G940, and alt/tabbing out of the sim for any reason sends it completely AWOL. Sometimes the stick flops about with no resistance at all, sometimes it locks solid, but it usually gets back to normal with a few good yanks on the elevator axis.

Look forward to seeing you on the ATAG server soon.

SlipBall · #9 05-10-2013, 05:56 PM

I don't like how the 109 is with the TF mod, its like a really bad engine loss of power(like water in the fuel feel) that seems very over done to me. Other parts of the mod were done OK and has helped some people to enjoy the game. The 109 for me was a show stopper though

redxfred · #10 05-10-2013, 06:30 PM

Dear Bearcat... The good news is, I got it to work with high resolution in a 16x10 screen and it worked very well. However, IMHO, there is no comparison to the performance, immersion, and overall look and Feel of CLoD as modified. Of course, there was no jitters or hiccups at all since my machine is real overkill for the old game engine. I think I'll stick to CLoD with all its shortcomings since the overall experience for ME is vastly superior to that of the 1946 version. That being said, I think I shall return to Pearl Harbor every December using IL2-1946. I sure wish CLoD could expand geographically like that!