Thread about the 109

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by MadBlaster

Bold letter now??? GunRunner would be disappointed.

You don't point the nose to where you think the target will be. You do point the crosshairs where you think the target will be and unload. It is a wing platform not a nose gun btw.

Wow are you really going to argue those semantics with me? First of all the 109 has 2 nose guns, both of which are more than potent enough to kill enemy pilots and cripple airframes. Secondly the difference between where the nose is pointing and where the gunsight is pointing is negligible.

You've been nothing but antagonistic. What's your problem?

[MadBlaster]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Wow are you really going to argue those semantics with me? First of all the 109 has 2 nose guns, both of which are more than potent enough to kill enemy pilots and cripple airframes. Secondly the difference between where the nose is pointing and where the gunsight is pointing is negligible.

You've been nothing but antagonistic. What's your problem?

The 109 gunsight and the straps off view. That is the problem. Hey, it's great you found a method of success. You said you didn't even know about "straps off" view and then you gave us all a lesson on how to take a snapshot in default view. I didn't need the lesson, but thanks anyway. So, we can put you down as CLoD 109 gunsight is good to go. Enjoy the game.

[CaptainDoggles]

I will enjoy flying the game. You can enjoy flying the forums.

The intent was to show it can be done, and it's not that hard. The snapshot bit wasn't for you it was for newbies. You came into this thread with a half-page, poorly written whine because you like the way 1946 did it better, essentially asking the developers of a flight sim to purposely make something less realistic for everybody because Lord MadBlaster doesn't like it. Forgive me for sharing a method to success in hopes others might use it to get more enjoyment out of the game you insufferable sourpuss.

Go back to 1946, we've got enough whiners here.

[MadBlaster]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

I will enjoy flying the game. You can enjoy flying the forums.

The intent was to show it can be done, and it's not that hard. The snapshot bit wasn't for you it was for newbies. You came into this thread with a half-page, poorly written whine because you like the way 1946 did it better, essentially asking the developers of a flight sim to purposely make something less realistic for everybody because Lord MadBlaster doesn't like it. Forgive me for sharing a method to success in hopes others might use it to get more enjoyment out of the game you insufferable sourpuss.

Go back to 1946, we've got enough whiners here.

Your a quite a piece of work. You freely admit you don't use the "straps off" view and didn't even know it existed. So your concern about less realism, not believable since your method blows it off entirely. If you re-read my poorly written whine more closely, you will note I made the point that users like you have found workarounds.

Pretend for a moment. You make a game. You put a functionality in it. You beta test it. You find out from the beta testers that they don't use the function. Logically, you fix it so that they want to use it. Or, you just put the game in the garbage can with your many cans of beer CD.

[Blackdog_kt]

Come on guys, lighten up

[NedLynch]

CaptainDoggles wrote it exactely as it should be in order to place a good shot on your target. Anyway trying to pull lead and firing while using the elevators is just going to make your bullets arc more behind the target (according to experience, the book "in pursuit" and the "Schiessfiebel" from 1944, the original is posted somewhere on the forum here as a pdf, quite fascinating for those who understand german, going to see if I can post a link maybe) making you pull even more lead.
And Blackdog, I think the "save custom view" option as we have it in RoF is the best way to go. Just give people the option to save 3 or so custom positions and this discussion should go away. Anyway I don't inderstand the big fuss about it, if you have a track ir or similar device you are pretty much in the same position as the pilots in WWII, they had to lean over just the same to aim through the crosshairs, no big deal at all if you have your profile set up to your needs or just use precision for a moment there.