CEM? Is it worth it at this stage?

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by timej31

OK I am missing my icons in the lower left corner now. I must have turned them off and don't know how to get them back.

Yes, this seems bugged for me too. I have to enable CEM in Realism settings and then restart the game for them to appear.

[sorak]

Originally Posted by timej31

Also on your Blenheim IV CEM start up I cannot see the carb heat at all. TrackIR for me doesn't swing that far for some reason nor can I use the hat to view it.

Try looking in the control options and look for the one to map a key to 'glance at gadges' I forgot exactly what its called.. But it gives you a better view at the gadges that on some planes you can see to well.

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by jimbop

Absolutely. And it isn't that hard to learn. Anyone who is planning on learning CEM at some stage shouldn't leave it too late. Bad habits can be hard to break...

Order of business IMHO: 1) ensure radiator is open to allow cooling; 2) learn how to trim the aircraft, especially rudder and elevator trim since most early fighters don't have aileron (a loose spring joystick helps here, cable ties are just great to reduce spring tension!); 3) keep an eye on the ball & slip indicator and trim with rudder to get true forward flight; 4) focus on prop pitch interactions with throttle to keep the boost pressure under control or risk the dreaded perforated water radiator.

Wo Wo wait, no aileron? How the heck do you turn the thing? That sounds crazy, turning with just rudder sounds like being the target in a shooting gallery.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by Heliocon

Wo Wo wait, no aileron? How the heck do you turn the thing? That sounds crazy, turning with just rudder sounds like being the target in a shooting gallery.

No aileron trim...

[Phazon]

Originally Posted by Heliocon

Wo Wo wait, no aileron? How the heck do you turn the thing? That sounds crazy, turning with just rudder sounds like being the target in a shooting gallery.

Wing warping.

[ZaltysZ]

Originally Posted by Heliocon

Wo Wo wait, no aileron? How the heck do you turn the thing? That sounds crazy, turning with just rudder sounds like being the target in a shooting gallery.

Spitfire has TVC.

[hockeywarrior]

My biggest complaint with the game is that it brutally punishes you right now if you turn off CEM. I'm going to learn it eventually when I have time to figure everything out, but right now with the game-breaking bug where your RPMs in many of the planes are limited with CEM off, you can't freaking play the game.

Right now you basically are forced to learn how to fly with CEM if you want to even try to enjoy the game. This is a gamebreaking bug that I'm really shocked hasn't been fixed yet. You literally can't beat campaign missions where you fly a Spitfire with this bug.

So in regards to the OP, you kind of don't have a choice. Otherwise, you gotta wait until they fix this bug.

[TwistedAdonis]

Originally Posted by hockeywarrior

Right now you basically are forced to learn how to fly with CEM if you want to even try to enjoy the game. This is a gamebreaking bug that I'm really shocked hasn't been fixed yet. You literally can't beat campaign missions where you fly a Spitfire with this bug.

This annoyed me too, but to be honest learning the basics of CEM in this game took about an hour and has increased my enjoyment of the game loads. There really is not much to it and it adds to the 'sim' feeling immensely. All the info you need is on this site.
Good luck with it.

[moilami]

CEM all the way. There is no going back to old kiddies IL-2 after new IL-2 CEM.

[warbirds]

You wanted a sim, you got a sim. I think it is really a sim in the true sense of the word and we are now slowly discovering how deep it is. If you want to fly a Spit like it really was then this is how you do it. If you just want air quake play WOP.