IL2 Birds of Prey: Hints, Tips, and FAQ's Thread

[xNikex]

Originally Posted by Doktorwzzerd

Here's a simple but neat thing I found, you can cycle through views of all of the planes in the air after you crash by pressing the LB and RB buttons. I've crashed a lot so I know!

That's neat. I never noticed that.

Incase anyone missed it, I found a glitch to where if you bail out, pause, go to options, hit apply, then resume, the camera will no longer zoom out and will return to it's position before you bailed and you can watch your plane crash from close up and have the pilot survive.

[SleepTrgt]

I have a small question, in the Tiger Hunt mission the FW190 seem a bit faster then P-51, what am i doin wrong?

[SleepTrgt]

Got another thing to say.
I'm always dogfighting in the Tiger Hunt mission.
WHY do i keep losing speed after a while of playing?
I didnt use WEP at all, might have had a minor hit but no Damage acoording to the indicator.
So why do i keep losing speed until my Engine just stops?
Is this another bug or thing just in the demo?

[Flanker15]

Probably engine damage, you may have only taken 1 hit which won't make the indicator change enough to notice.

[xNikex]

Originally Posted by Flanker15

Probably engine damage, you may have only taken 1 hit which won't make the indicator change enough to notice.

I wish it would post engine damage in the scroll on the right side of the screen where it says your flap and gear status.

Like:
Engine: Damaged
Engine: Overheat!
Engine: Dead
Engine: Inoperable

[SleepTrgt]

No dont think my engine ALWAYS get hit, to me now it is 1 small hit no sight of damage = dead within 5 mins.

Edit: I just have to complain for a sec, I hate trim so much...
Excuse me!

[H Lecter]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

Edit: I just have to complain for a sec, I hate trim so much...

I wish the trim button was easier to reach on the AV8R stick.

Can someone confirm that you have to correct the trim every time you change direction? At least it seems like that to me.

It's a bit annoying, but as long as it is like the real thing I decided to enjoy the accuracy of the simulation

[jasonmvt]

i tried to use the microsoft force feedback for BOP and it works but the demo only has thrustmaster presets so my buttons are all wrong. will the actual game have a keymapping option?

[RGB AL]

i can't change from arcade to another difficulty level on my xbox 360.
I can change the amount of times i want to try the mission, but not the difficulty.

Help me Obi Wan. you're my only hope.

[venoid CZE]

Hi...my friend has got a little problem. He doesn't know how to brake with his airplane when landing ( with Saitek Aviator Flight Sticks ). Breaking on joypad is very easy. Just holding down right stick . But it doesn't work on Saitek Aviator with throttle stick. Anybody knows how to brake on Saitek?
Thanks