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

[undpilot87]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

no undpilot87 you arent going to get the real flight feeling from this game. for anyone who has sat in behind the stick/yoke it will be quite different and a major let down. it is a game, and you have to approach if from that perspective. if you try to fly these ac from the frame of mind of how real ac react, etc you will simply not do very well. but that being said this game is a lot of fun. first off set your sensitivities to about 1/2 for most ac ( that is what i had to do to get the feel for the game...then start to move them up towards full). the 109s are the most stable, so fly the G6 to start and play with the others from there. the 51s are bricks, some of the spits stall like you said way too easy. the game is flawed. if you are playing ps3 then you have 2 different controls to adjust with xbox only 1. dont get discouraged though. actually this is the best non PC air combat game that you can get right now on console. hook up with some of the boys who play the system you do and learn to fly all over again. and you are best off trying real or sim ( there you have flap (10%ish) controls) difficulties. arcade will simply just really frustrate and totally piss you off.. if you are on xbox let me know and we will set up a time and fly around together until you get your gamewings. GT Bobysockser

Thats funny because last night I went back to the game and tried fiddling with the settings again and presto! I realized that I was actually adjusting something else besides the sensitivity. I am playing on the PC and there are a lot of different things you can adjust to get the sensitivity where you want it. Anyways I got my stick set up so that if I pull all the way back it will stall but not quite all the way and it will continue flying. After I got it figured out I started on ahh nuts at Bastogne and played through till the end, I was up until 330. Anyway its weird that they have the Spitfire being less maneuverable than other a/c because an elliptical wing is known to be the most efficient wing. I just wish the developers had talked to people that do fly a/c, they're not hard to find.

[bobbysocks]

cool. the only thing with the sensitivities low is the ac is slower to react. so when you get into online dogfights it is a disadvantage. you wont turn or roll as crisp as the guy on your 6 or the one whose 6 you are on. i flew that way for a long time just to ge the feel for things. then i started to slide them towards full a notch or 2 at a time. if you are dissapointed with the way the spit handles you are really going to be upset when you fly the 51s and 190s...haha

[undpilot87]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

cool. the only thing with the sensitivities low is the ac is slower to react. so when you get into online dogfights it is a disadvantage. you wont turn or roll as crisp as the guy on your 6 or the one whose 6 you are on. i flew that way for a long time just to ge the feel for things. then i started to slide them towards full a notch or 2 at a time. if you are dissapointed with the way the spit handles you are really going to be upset when you fly the 51s and 190s...haha

Yea the P-51 on the highest sensitivity is pretty much not flyable. Now if they can just figure out cliffs of dover I can go play a real flight simulator.

[MATALIEBRES]

playing SIM CTA last night so could not use sim flaps (flaps appeared blocked message) and I ask this because reason could not make use of flaps.everyone and good flight

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by MATALIEBRES

playing SIM CTA last night so could not use sim flaps (flaps appeared blocked message) and I ask this because reason could not make use of flaps.everyone and good flight

You broke them by flying too fast.

[MATALIEBRES]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

You broke them by flying too fast.

that's what I feared but then probe (in the same game) not to itch and level flight and continued to follow does not work

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by MATALIEBRES

that's what I feared but then probe (in the same game) not to itch and level flight and continued to follow does not work

Google translate is failing us there lol.

[WildBoar44]

Originally Posted by MATALIEBRES

playing SIM CTA last night so could not use sim flaps (flaps appeared blocked message) and I ask this because reason could not make use of flaps.everyone and good flight

Hola ..MATALIEBRES... usted encontrará que los accesos a las alas de Sim, puede hacer que las aletas se haya atascado. También si los menores con tren de aterrizaje abajo por encima de 200 mph Asi .... que puedo decir atascado así. Un volante de su buena .... buenos partidos cuando nos hemos encontrado ... !



Hi ...MATALIEBRES.. you will find that any hits on your wings in Sim , can make the flaps be jammed . Also if you lower them with undercarriage down above 200 mph Asi....they can say jammed as well. Your a good flyer .... good games when we have met... !

[MATALIEBRES]

Originally Posted by WildBoar44

Hola ..MATALIEBRES... usted encontrará que los accesos a las alas de Sim, puede hacer que las aletas se haya atascado. También si los menores con tren de aterrizaje abajo por encima de 200 mph Asi .... que puedo decir atascado así. Un volante de su buena .... buenos partidos cuando nos hemos encontrado ... !



Hi ...MATALIEBRES.. you will find that any hits on your wings in Sim , can make the flaps be jammed . Also if you lower them with undercarriage down above 200 mph Asi....they can say jammed as well. Your a good flyer .... good games when we have met... !

I hope to see you soon ok friend and .. you if you're really good flyer

[bobbysocks]

MATALIEBRES when flying sim...when you respawn your flaps are not automatically placed in the raised position. if you had flaps down when you crashed or were destroyed they will most likely be in the same position when you spawn. if you dive, or like WB said, exceed your "never exceed" speed for flaps they will register as Jammed. also, i have seen a quirk with xbox that they will not work when you do respawn no matter what you have done. in this case you have to bail out or crash to get a palne with working flaps.