Flying through trees... cheating?

[dkwookie]

Well I have done a lot of tree top buzzing and the collision detection on trees seems ok to me. I expect to be able to fly through the upper leafy area away from substantial branches and trunk and come away still flying. It's a good observation though so I will do some test runs to see how far into the tree I can get before a crash. I only really play realistic and arcade though so this tactic is new to me but I can see your point in sim if it hides your aircraft

[Mage_016]

At Berlin you can fly through some rooftops also. I know it's not the point of this topic.

I have to admit that sometimes I use woods for cover. Not flying through tho, just circling around at low level. I don't do that so often anymore, if I'm hit, and nothing else works to get rid of my tale.

[olife]

Originally Posted by Mage_016

I have to admit that sometimes I use woods for cover. Not flying through tho, just circling around at low level. I don't do that so often anymore, if I'm hit, and nothing else works to get rid of my tale.

same here ,i like to fly at low altitude to surprised the ennemies but i don't use the bug as a fight tactical,sometimes when a guys follow me i take a lot of risks to escape and i fly in the wood by mistake(in fact all the time it finish with a crash)

i think this bug is the only thing of the game(maybe with the disconnexion problems)which is not good.but il 2 stay very good

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by Mage_016

At Berlin you can fly through some rooftops also. I know it's not the point of this topic.

I have to admit that sometimes I use woods for cover. Not flying through tho, just circling around at low level. I don't do that so often anymore, if I'm hit, and nothing else works to get rid of my tale.

i take cover too! Is part of the game and lot of fun

i like flying low on the river between buildings line in berlin and under bridges ehehe

[MACADEMIC]

Good post.

I sometimes descend below the highest treetops to zig zag between them when being pursued and there is no other escape. I would do the same in a real plane if that's my only chance of survival.

If I do this I do everything to avoid a collision with any part of a tree, but of course it sometimes happens. I don't like it but if my plane keeps flying I consider myself lucky.

I remember an old pilot telling me the story of how he nearly crashed into a hillside in fog in Papa-Newguinea in a DC-3, and how they later picked up a few branches from the undercarriage. He lived to tell the story...

MAC

[olife]

Originally Posted by MACADEMIC

Good post.

I sometimes descend below the highest treetops to zig zag between them when being pursued and there is no other escape. I would do the same in a real plane if that's my only chance of survival.

If I do this I do everything to avoid a collision with any part of a tree, but of course it sometimes happens. I don't like it but if my plane keeps flying I consider myself lucky.

I remember an old pilot telling me the story of how he nearly crashed into a hillside in fog in Papa-Newguinea in a DC-3, and how they later picked up a few branches from the undercarriage. He lived to tell the story...

MAC

agree with u bud

a neighbour of my parents who fly in dc3 dakota during the indochina war tell me the piece of trees were in the wheel of tail of his dc3 when he drop a supplies for the frenchies troops at dien bien phu...at the end of the indochina war the frenchies crews must take o lot of risks(fly at the top of the trees)to escape to the viet minth air-air guns...

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

I think there's a big difference between buzzing the treetops and flying in between trunks like you're riding a speeder-bike on Endor.

[MACADEMIC]

Originally Posted by Zatoichi_Sanjuro

I think there's a big difference between buzzing the treetops and flying in between trunks like you're riding a speeder-bike on Endor.

Lovely comparison. Perhaps we can turn this idea into a new game in the Club?



MAC

[winny]

Originally Posted by Zatoichi_Sanjuro

I think there's a big difference between buzzing the treetops and flying in between trunks like you're riding a speeder-bike on Endor.

Bang on.

It's a pretty cheap exploit.. there's low and there's low. Lag may exagerate it online, I've seen planes dive into the sea and the come flying out as if nothing happened.. one guy flying said from his POV he'd just skimmed the surface.

Maybe the Dev's can put tripwires in the next game as an anti aircraft weapon...

[Robotic Pope]

Yeah its a bit cheap if you do it on purpose. I told Squirrel last night it was cheating when he was flying in a turn with half his plane in the trees. Planes crash when they come in contact with any ground object, even leaves. It should be imposible for a plane to hide in trees, just like it should be impossible in a FPS to hide in walls. If you find you can and continue to do it for your gain, you are kind of exploiting the games flaws. This tree hiding is obviously nowhere near as bad cheating as wall hiding though.