Sim players on PS3

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

Just got my PS3 and I'm planning on buying BoP soon enough, after exams.

Pans1t is ny PSN... either that or pans1t. Not sure about the upper/lower case 'P' as I just set it all up.

Hope to play soon.

I play only realistic/sim so don't worry.

I will certainly look for you in the sky.

Edait: Thats a beautiful picture in your sig! its gorgeous!

[SgtPappy]

Awesome! Can't wait.

And thanks, it's from http://www.brooksart.com

[Rotor Trash]

Usually soloing but, PSN:
RotorTrash

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

Awesome! Can't wait.

And thanks, it's from http://www.brooksart.com

Ideed!

Ahh great site, some brilliant pictures on there.

Might have to consider changing the old sig

[SgtPappy]

So I finally got the full version of the game last night.

Wow. That was so fun! Of course I did the training missions first to get my simulator mode. I have to say, playing in sim mode in the hurricane feels like hell! The office in that plane looks GREAT but the framework really blocks my view from everything. It took me a while to find the bomber in the training mission. I was actually chasing around a red clump on the map until I realized that the bomber was a flashing yellow dot.

I'm starting to get used to the fact that I have to use the R3 to look around, and I'm more able to keep my view on the enemy.

Any tips flying with a game pad? I feel using a HOTAS defeats the purpose of a console game.

[edal86]

I recommend aviator layout it is way easier to keep sight on enemy, bad news is that you have no brakes and target zoom

[SgtPappy]

Yea.. it's weird. I'd fly with aviator if they had target zoom as triangle or something. Then square could be brakes, since neither button is used for some reason...

Hopefully that could be fixed in the update.

Anyway, tried my first couple of missions today. Exhilirating. But it's SO difficult to find enemies in the first place. I don't have an HD tv so when I look for 109's I notice the yellow wingtips first. As soon as I start encountering later 109s, it will be damn difficult to spot them until I'm close.

I use the map a lot but it will only give you a general feeling.

How do you all spot e/a ( enemy aircraft )? I suppose it just takes 'practise'

[philabong2]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

Yea.. it's weird. I'd fly with aviator if they had target zoom as triangle or something. Then square could be brakes, since neither button is used for some reason...

Hopefully that could be fixed in the update.

Anyway, tried my first couple of missions today. Exhilirating. But it's SO difficult to find enemies in the first place. I don't have an HD tv so when I look for 109's I notice the yellow wingtips first. As soon as I start encountering later 109s, it will be damn difficult to spot them until I'm close.

I use the map a lot but it will only give you a general feeling.

How do you all spot e/a ( enemy aircraft )? I suppose it just takes 'practise'

yeah practice and using the map alot does it, but an hd tv sure doesnt hurt either... got so frustrated the other day that i wnet out and bought myself a 32" full hd tv and the difference is unreal... the patch should also help with spotting enemies from a distance.

Btw on the aviator layout, triangle is for bombs, square rockets, circle guns and x is ur trim

cheers

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

Yea.. it's weird. I'd fly with aviator if they had target zoom as triangle or something. Then square could be brakes, since neither button is used for some reason...

Hopefully that could be fixed in the update.

Anyway, tried my first couple of missions today. Exhilirating. But it's SO difficult to find enemies in the first place. I don't have an HD tv so when I look for 109's I notice the yellow wingtips first. As soon as I start encountering later 109s, it will be damn difficult to spot them until I'm close.

I use the map a lot but it will only give you a general feeling.

How do you all spot e/a ( enemy aircraft )? I suppose it just takes 'practise'

I have an hdtv and it's still not easy, but I like how you have to ID them by closing on them, I think it's realistic. Besides studying the shapes of the planes, some other clues for ID'ing a plane are how it's flying. How fast is it going, how tight are its turns, does it go vertical or stay more flat, stuff like that.

When you get to the later missions, you can't control your plane while you look at the map, I think it's to wean you off of using it. That is better for online, because there is some serious lag in the map in online fights, if the map shows your opponent on your 9, they might really be on your 6. Also the map never shows if they're high or low, so it's best to look.

Aviator layout is best for that currently. Not having a target camera isn't all that bad, the worst part is the rudder is freaking useless if you're using a fighter. They should have made L2 and R2 the rudder so it could be analog, and make L1 and R1 into "throttle up" and "throttle down" buttons instead. Having to hold the throttle at an exact level is pretty stupid. Also R2 and L2 make sense for being the rudder; they're like pedals, and they're at the bottom.

oh btw triangle is for bombs, and square is for missiles. Also X remains the trim button. Also sometimes if you hit start to bring up the map, you'll need to hit select to get to options.

[fuzzychickens]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

So I finally got the full version of the game last night.

Wow. That was so fun! Of course I did the training missions first to get my simulator mode. I have to say, playing in sim mode in the hurricane feels like hell! The office in that plane looks GREAT but the framework really blocks my view from everything. It took me a while to find the bomber in the training mission. I was actually chasing around a red clump on the map until I realized that the bomber was a flashing yellow dot.

I'm starting to get used to the fact that I have to use the R3 to look around, and I'm more able to keep my view on the enemy.

Any tips flying with a game pad? I feel using a HOTAS defeats the purpose of a console game.

Defeats the purpose of a console game?

This setiment is the problem with console companies, publishers, developers, and some gamers.

Why should we be confined to playing these games with a gamepad? It has to be about the worst possible control method for flight sims, FPS, and RTS games. Gamepads and the rigid enforcement of using these pieces of crap in games like Halo mean, for me at least, that I get NO enjoyment playing an otherwise great game. If I could play Halo with full mouse support, I'd be playing that game for sure.

At least with driving sims they have enough sense to support wheels.

Seeing as how PC games are dying, if consoles take over and I'm forced to play games with a one size fits all approach regarding control interface - my desire to play games at all really will tank.

Maybe playing with a HOTAS defeats the purpose of a console game for YOU - it doesn't work when applied in a general sense.