Yes this was a fantastic fix. However, more helpful for red pilots as the .303 are not destructive but the massive amount of rounds means only 2 viable killing methods- 1. pilot kills 2. destroying radiators.
I have pretty much never taken out the engine block or control surfaces of a plane with .303 like you can in a 109, so the coolant damage model is very important part of gameplay.
This is also going to be a huge plus for the single player folk out there, as before you'd never be able to down any German AI planes except for pilot kills and severe oil failures as they'd all continue fighting on with shattered radiators. Will add a lot to single player immersion actually being able to put aircraft out of the fight. If AI could react to this new coolant damage by dropping out of formation to try get back to france when there's still a long journey to go, that would go hand in hand with this.
I am rapidly gaining respect for the developers again... these gameplay fixes are what's desperately needed.
Last edited by trademe900; 10-13-2012 at 12:43 AM.
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