Rise of flight buy or not?

[159th_Jester]

Originally Posted by Raggz

Well, caved in and bought the ICE though i actually intended to buy the ultra upgrade containing all the planes. Oh, well... that's how it goes when shopping dead tired
To bad they don't have optional upgrade packs with planes.

well, now i need to find some engine management guides

Check out Requiems videos on YouTube. They're very well done and cover a wide range of aircraft



http://www.youtube.com/user/Requiem10NS#p/a

[Raggz]

Thanks again. Need all the info i can get.
I have to say that the Career mode is damn nice. It brings back memories from the old Amiga times when i played "Wings"

Also, some of the planes are insane to fly. I am all over the place flying a paper kite in a storm lol.
One thing's for sure. The pilots in WWI had some big balls.

[159th_Jester]

They've got a very helpful community as well, Raggz. Don't be shy to ask questions on their forums.

I gotta admit I love RoF. Mind you, I have a family connection to the era: My Grandfather was in a pilot in the RFC/ RAF 1917-19. Can't wait for their next release: DH4.... The plane he flew. Been waiting for a good simulation of it for years!!

[Katana1000S]

Originally Posted by Raggz

Thanks again. Need all the info i can get.
I have to say that the Career mode is damn nice. It brings back memories from the old Amiga times when i played "Wings"

Also, some of the planes are insane to fly. I am all over the place flying a paper kite in a storm lol.
One thing's for sure. The pilots in WWI had some big balls.

Try out the training missions in RoF .. and put ON the captioning option for them, otherwise you wont know what to do at exactly the right moment.

IMHO: all the RoF training missions need to be re-done.

Otherwise, go for it.

[raaaid]

i bought a couple of planes for 12 euro and got a couple presents one form andy west and play it more than clod

clod crashes too much though rof is more demanding on hardware

[kevchenco]

Also, some of the planes are insane to fly. I am all over the place flying a paper kite in a storm lol.

When you setup the joystick response for each plane transpose the elevator curve below x axis. i.e. when your stick is in the netural position some downward elevator is always applied. Out of the box almost all of the planes climb without any stick input - apparently a feature of WW1 planes.


I love this game but it is a real challenge going between genres. The radial engine planes are a nightmare to control without a good amount of practice and unfortunately are the best TnB planes in the game. I also find BnZ really difficult in this game due to the lack of fire power.

I really enjoy this game as an offline addition and i think they have done a fantastic job on the atmosphere of the Somme. Would recommend to anyone

[6S.Manu]

Originally Posted by kevchenco

When you setup the joystick response for each plane transpose the elevator curve below x axis. i.e. when your stick is in the netural position some downward elevator is always applied. Out of the box almost all of the planes climb without any stick input - apparently a feature of WW1 planes.


I love this game but it is a real challenge going between genres. The radial engine planes are a nightmare to control without a good amount of practice and unfortunately are the best TnB planes in the game. I also find BnZ really difficult in this game due to the lack of fire power.

I really enjoy this game as an offline addition and i think they have done a fantastic job on the atmosphere of the Somme. Would recommend to anyone

I think you're talking about "rotary" engines.

I agree BnZ is really difficult since the limits in fire power and low speeds.
Still it's difficult to ambush the other players so tipical TnB planes have an advantage, since altitude is need for defensive purpose only because of the limits above.

[Moggy]

Originally Posted by 159th_Jester

They've got a very helpful community as well, Raggz. Don't be shy to ask questions on their forums.

I gotta admit I love RoF. Mind you, I have a family connection to the era: My Grandfather was in a pilot in the RFC/ RAF 1917-19. Can't wait for their next release: DH4.... The plane he flew. Been waiting for a good simulation of it for years!!

A lot of people do, my Great Uncle was killed during the Somme battle aged 16.

[159th_Jester]

That's a prime example of one of the great tradgedies of the First World War Moggy.

A lot of lads his age were pressured by the recruiters into joining or lead to believe it was a glorious adventure.

My Grandfather was 17 when he joined up. Fortunately by the time he did, the RFC had a strict policy on not sending anyone under 18 to France. So when he did finally get there, he had a year's worth of training and it was only a couple of months to the end of the war.

Was long enough for him to get shot down once though (fortunately he was able to glide back over the lines and crashland his plane safely in a field).

Guess it's a good thing for me he had all that training.... If he hadn't I wouldn't be here today!

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by Moggy

A lot of people do, my Great Uncle was killed during the Somme battle aged 16.

My Grand Father was gassed on the Somme and withdrawn back to England.

I guess he was one of the lucky ones. After he recoperated he was sent to Northern Ireland, where he met my Grand Mother. Both of them lived a long and forfilling life together. From their union there are close to 70 direct decendants.

Just thinking about the sacrifices made by young people like your Grand Uncle is enough to make my eyes water. We owe them (and the young men and women who are making those sacrifices today) our eternal gratitude.