Any tips for a sucky Arcade pseudo-pilot

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Lahatiel

I try and try and try. I just can't seem to get the hang of dog-fighting in this game. Is it plane choice? Speed? Controller? Lag? Aim (is lag shooting involved)? Most of the time I can't even kill a plane on the ground...I'm pulling out the rest of my hair here.

Any viable tips out there for me to work on? Any positive reinforcement would be greatly appreciated.

Well you need to use lots of rudder and keep changing speed. Treat right stick on pad same as left stick. Basically keep moving up down, slow, fast, ruddering left and right all at same time. Dont keep still. As for aiming reticle, ignore guidline cos its bogus. What you need to do is start firing using your own judgement. Soon as you see flashes on enemy you adjust it to match your turn and fire with opponents turn. You need to get used to where to aim depending on how fast your target is turning. Cant help much here but just practise at aiming distance and adjusting. Only real tip is ignore the aiming reticle in arcade cos its only use is to judge opponents speed.