+1 good idea

I think they better wait for the patch with this one. I loved flying at dawn and dusk with the earlier versions and the gorgeous orange sun sets and sun rises. With this patch everything looks just murky dark grey, with just a very faint redish tint. The way too bright sun is not helping either. Think about it. If the mission is at dawn the Reds are going to have to fly with the sun in their eyes for most of the mission, and the evening flights will get the same bright sun in the blue players eyes.
Before this last patch flying at dawn and dusk was just an awesome experience. As the game looks now I don't think many people would be willing to put up with the very bad visibility, hard to see dots, washed up dark grey landscape.

Here's a simple example. Both shots taken in the same mission at the same time. Just after sun rise.

Current version:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...enshot5979.jpg

Earlier version of the game:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...107_202855.jpg

I asked about this in one of the questions threads in the forum. The lighting and colors are not final and they are working on this together with the new graphics engine. I think it's worth waiting for it.

This is just me and I don't try to speak for anyone but myself. If the looks are rewarding, I will put up with the visibility and spotting chalenges that come with morning/evening flying.
As the game looks right now during dawn and dusk, I won't. I just don't want to put all that strain on my eyes, trying to try find dots against the ground with the dark grey faded environment.

What's fun about this server is even late at night when a few people are on there's some action with AI planes.

I finally had some free time tonight so I took up a Hurricane to do some patrolling over the channel. Control says theres BR20s inbound, so I spend a lot of time trying to find them it was quite fun. Then I see them! I took care of one, sawed his tail off it was pretty cool to see. I should of just RTB'd then but I got greedy and shot another one but then rammed it by accident. I misjudged my closing speed. What can I say I'm a noob.

But had lots of fun.

Ramstein I'd love to takeoff on the actual runway, but for me it's hard to see a defined path that leads to the main runway in this gamecompared to IL2. I feel like taxiing to the runway I would be more likely to get hit. I'm sure there's something I'm missing.

You did well. Those BR20s are hard to kill...

+1

Kestrel, noob or not -- you did well! I have a heck of a time trying to bring them down!

Can anyone help me with some of the lingo that's used to indicate locations on the map. I keep hearing the term "French Point", "British Point", ect. I'm guessing this means the 2 distinct points I see on the map for each mainland. I'm sure as I fly on the map more often I will memorize the base and city names and land features.

Also when I see an alert about incoming aircraft that are detected it lists a city name that I have never heard of. I want to help them out and fly to the city but I have no clue where it is. It would be nice if the grid coordinates were also included. There's so many city names on the map and you have to zoom in to see them all it would really help out.

The correct name for 'French Point' is 'Cap Gris Nez' (pronounced "cap greenay"):
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rls=co...ed=0CBsQ_AUoAg

The correct name for 'British point' is Dungeness:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBAQ_AUoAg

Its best to use the correct names because once you find yourself patrolling the English coastline further SW you find Beachy Head may get called 'The other British point' :-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg

or even Selsey, 'No, I mean the other British point':
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg

Zoom them out a bit and compare with the CoD map, may make more sense.

By the way if you hear "Limponee", "Limpnee" or "Limnnnnn" thats Lympne
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CA0Q_AUoAg

amd its pronounced "Limm"
http://www.forvo.com/word/lympne/

Hope that helps.

Should I mention other key coastal names?:-
'Thanet' ('Isle of Thanet' but you can't easily see the river that cuts it off into an island).
That lump or 'nose' on the end of Kent.
Home of Manston and Ramsgate airfields. Note Margate on the North side.
Often referred in-game simply as Manston or Ramsgate:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBAQ_AUoAg

Others that actually are named on the CoD map:-

'Deal'
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBAQ_AUoAg

'Dunkirk' (Dunquerque?)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg

'Calais'
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBAQ_AUoAg

'Boulogne'
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg

Nice work, Klem.

And how can we forget that other JTDawg-ism: "Mansgate"! LOL

(The combining of "Manston" and "Ramsgate" -- very handy in the heat of a dogfight when you're in a flatspin trying to give your location over Teamspeak. Hahaha)

We should also define the Whiskey Trail, which I'm pretty sure is taking a direct route to Calais, especially when taking off from "Mansgate".

I think the OP also couldn't find a city named in a radar alert. I've had that happen, too, and only found a name once after zooming in more closely on the map until more city names were visible, then looking verrry carefully.

Charlo