How do u find enemies online..?

[yellonet]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Have to admit it's very hard spotting EA in this game below you..

Probably the hardest out of all the sims I've played tbh. I know alot of people are lowering there screen res down to make everything bigger but losing visual quality which I'm not prepared to do.

My res is 1920x1200

Yep, I use the same res. Sometimes I think I see a bandit in the distance but after a while I realize that I've been watching a speck of dust on my screen

[capt vertigo]

I think my problem is spotting the aircraft... I am 1900 x 1200... 24" screen..

I thought it was my eyes, so I've been flying in my cheaters... Lol

[Jaws2002]

Online, specially in Syndicate, I find action every sortie. There are certain areas where you are very likely to find a fight. There are also a bunch of bombers coming and going from time to time, that can keep you bussy.
In Syndicate server, if there are enough people online, you can patrol around friendly ships and look for flak bursts tracking enemy planes. If that doesn't work, and you are really itchy for a fight, you can go fly around the enemy ships, at low or medium altitude and the players in the other team will find you soon enough.

I like to grab a 110 with bombs and go visit the enemy bases. The bomber base first. You can get really lucky there when the Wellingtons are landing.
If I can't find bombers I visit the fighter bases and soon enough I find some Hurricane chewing on my rudders.

[xnomad]

I find the problem is that the Spitfire fliers tend to hang out over Dover at very low level. This makes them hard to spot if you are in a 109. They don't venture over the water as they'll get seen pretty quickly.

When you finally spot one and dive down you'll discover they are all down at that altitude, it gets a little dangerous as you can get too involved with one and easily get another on your tail. Now you can limit it to B&Z slashing attacks but you'll often lose them in the ground clutter so you do have to T&B slightly and that's when the other Spits get involved with you.

On the other hand if you are a Spit it's easier, you just take off and look for the flak puffs in the sky, there's your enemy. Give him a little squiz of 303's and he's got a small chance at getting home, on the other hand if he hits you, just do an emergency landing and don't worry about finding a place to do this as trees don't exist.....

[Jaws2002]

Originally Posted by xnomad

I find the problem is that the Spitfire fliers tend to hang out over Dover at very low level. This makes them hard to spot if you are in a 109. They don't venture over the water as they'll get seen pretty quickly.

When you finally spot one and dive down you'll discover they are all down at that altitude, it gets a little dangerous as you can get too involved with one and easily get another on your tail. Now you can limit it to B&Z slashing attacks but you'll often lose them in the ground clutter so you do have to T&B slightly and that's when the other Spits get involved with you.

On the other hand if you are a Spit it's easier, you just take off and look for the flak puffs in the sky, there's your enemy. Give him a little squiz of 303's and he's got a small chance at getting home, on the other hand if he hits you, just do an emergency landing and don't worry about finding a place to do this as trees don't exist.....

I guess you never flew a Spitfire and those "things" that looked like Spits I'm fighting every day over our bases and ships are just the product of my imagination.

Trust me. Is the same on both sides.

[ATAG_Bliss]

I usually can't even get 500m off the ground before I see flak going off, especially on Blue. It took me 8 sorties the other day just to finally get across the channel without getting into an engagement within a few minutes of taking off. My 110 loves me some low down spits and hurris though

Of course, they also love to kill me as well

[Redroach]

Also, consider that flak is mostly way, waaaaaay off - another AI issue (though sometimes it gets a lucky hit, like today on me...). So "the enemy is where the flak is" is not that good of an indicator. I tried that myself, to no avail, to be honest.

[SEE]

I thought it was just me too, but everyone I spoke to said they had similar problems, particularly if you are high and they are low. Get ventrillo or teamspeak is my advice and you will have comms with others - it is a huge advantage and I can't imagine going on MP without it now. Not only will you have extra eyes but get to chat to some great on-liners. I had to be dragged off my PC as I was enjoying MP so much!

If you fly Spits/Hurries - open the canopy for improved visibility!

Looking at the screenshots for the next patch update I am hoping that the planned changes (to the graphics) may help spotting a/c.

MP - EvangelusE
Allegiance - Red

[whoarmongar]

To be honest my bigest problem with spotting enemies is this.
At long range its easy a dark black spot in the distance, so you close the range and at some point that black spot just disappears and I cant see them anymore until suddenly they reappear again once more much closer.
Perhaps its me, my PC or my monitor but its just so counter intuitive and damn frustrating.
A closer aircraft must be more visible than one far away.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by SEE

...If you fly Spits/Hurries - open the canopy for improved visibility!

Ashamed to say I never thought of that! Thanks SEE.