Tracers Rounds (From SimHQ)

[Jaws2002]

I hope they don't keep all tracers white by default. It doesn't do much if i can only change tracers in my plane.
If they want to go with a single color by default, they should at least make all of them red instead of white.
Tracers were red in the rifle caliber weapons on both sides. Spits, Hurricane, British bomber gunner, German bomber gunner, German 8mm mg's on fighters and all italian planes as well. All had red tracers.
Why did they decide to go with white?

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

I hope they don't keep all tracers white by default. It doesn't do much if i can only change tracers in my plane.
If they want to go with a single color by default, they should at least make all of them red instead of white.
Tracers were red in the rifle caliber weapons on both sides. Spits, Hurricane, british bomber gunner, german bomber gunner and german 8mm mg's on fighters. All had red tracers.
Why did they decide to go with white?

They didn't, that's just all you've seen so far, they will be correct historical colours.

[Jaws2002]

Originally Posted by Dano

They didn't, that's just all you've seen so far, they will be correct historical colours.

That's all that matter.

Thank you.

[ChrisDNT]

"of course they are. if in place of your eyes you have camera lens and shutter working on slower speeds than your usual vision is, then they are perfect."

That's right, "lasers" are to be seen when recorded on videos or on photos, but not when directely see by human eyes (I've been AA gunner on 20mm canons).

I do hope that the "lasers" could be switchable in the game setup, as an effect, because there are "an effect".

[ChrisDNT]

Vasilj_Mitu, dont' care too much about Swiss (1), he's just compeeting on the "who's the top fanboï" competition.



(1) as I'm Swiss too, please don't believe all Swiss are like "Swiss".

[ChrisDNT]

"So they don't look un-natural..."

They are completely un-natural, as least for the cannon I served on (the Oerlikon 54, basically a WWII improved design), never saw during all my military service as a gunner any "lasers". What you see, when you fire is some kind of "group of points" (the glowing backs of the bullets).

[robtek]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

"So they don't look un-natural..."

They are completely un-natural, as least for the cannon I served on (the Oerlikon 54, basically a WWII improved design), never saw during all my military service as a gunner any "lasers". What you see, when you fire is some kind of "group of points" (the glowing backs of the bullets).

And thats exactly what you see in this game with the timing set to "short" in the recording settings!

[swiss]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

(1) as I'm Swiss too, please don't believe all Swiss are like "Swiss".

I guess they don't - otherwise that would turn the whole U.S.A. into "Bush's" own country. As we know, they are not.

Btw, which part?

[winny]

Can I just pose some questions here..

Does anyone think that Maddox games thought that tracers were unimportant in a combat flight sim?
Or that they might just have done a little bit of research? (seeing how they are billing it as the most advnced Combat flight sim to date)

And by research I don't mean looking at gun cam footage on youtube.

If the devs say they are right then I'm inclined to believe them, it's their job, and they've been doing it for a long time.

I'll put it another way, someone prove to me that they are wrong.

[fireship4]

no need to be abusive swiss, and just because luthier says something it doesn't mean people cant discuss it and have their own opinion. I myself would favour tracers be more orb-like but then again I haven't seen them with my own eyes.

seeing people post pictures as replies and trolling makes me sad.