noob here

[tango2delta]

Hey JRock,That shotgun looks just like the one i bird hunt with, Its a 12-gauge pump that my dad bring home many moons ago from germany, he said it was a trench gun or something like that. anyway I hope you get IL-2 working right.

[Ltbear]

Sorry.....that picture just ran into my bad humor....

It looks like a redneck and a gangzter with a community helper between them.....



sorry...no disrespect..lmao

[JRock]

Originally Posted by Ltbear

Sorry.....that picture just ran into my bad humor....

It looks like a redneck and a gangzter with a community helper between them.....



sorry...no disrespect..lmao

well you failed at not disrespecting me. those soldiers made sacrifices that you'll never comprehend and i hope you don't have to. that "gagzter community leader" saved my life and you'll never be half the man he was. you can disrespect me all you like, it rolls off my shoulders like rain. i've probably done more work in a day than you probably have in your entire life.

[Ltbear]

Originally Posted by JRock

well you failed at not disrespecting me. those soldiers made sacrifices that you'll never comprehend and i hope you don't have to. that "gagzter community leader" saved my life and you'll never be half the man he was. you can disrespect me all you like, it rolls off my shoulders like rain. i've probably done more work in a day than you probably have in your entire life.

wowser...dont go to stand up shows m8....

This is where i could bla bla and the one small bla more....

But one thing we need to clear up...

there was a time doing my life (10 years) where i had a job that took me around the world. It took me to Bosnia in 95 and 97 it took me to Kosovo 2000 it took me to Iraq in 2005....The job ended in 2005 but it was a good job. (got a job with more pay)

That is my small story, its not fancy, no movie stars, but its my story....

I dont live in the US, i am not from the US i come from the other side of the pond.....

Calm down....i dont know you, you dont know me.....many wars have begun over what you dont know.....why start another one....

i salute any brother of war, but i stil pull stunts on them when i se them (as do many with me)

Ltbear

[JRock]

Originally Posted by Ltbear

wowser...dont go to stand up shows m8....

This is where i could bla bla and the one small bla more....

But one thing we need to clear up...

there was a time doing my life (10 years) where i had a job that took me around the world. It took me to Bosnia in 95 and 97 it took me to Kosovo 2000 it took me to Iraq in 2005....The job ended in 2005 but it was a good job. (got a job with more pay)

That is my small story, its not fancy, no movie stars, but its my story....

I dont live in the US, i am not from the US i come from the other side of the pond.....

Calm down....i dont know you, you dont know me.....many wars have begun over what you dont know.....why start another one....

i salute any brother of war, but i stil pull stunts on them when i se them (as do many with me)

Ltbear

it's all good, you just need to learn a little tact IMO. think before you type.

[Splitter]

I actually don't think disrespect was intended, but I can see being touchy about people who were probably closer than brothers too. Thank you all for your service!

Can't really beat a Mossy can you? I don't know what it takes to jam one as I have never seen one quit working. Sort of like the AK47 of shotguns. The wife wants one so a Mossy is probably my next purchase though I think she is kidding herself about being able to handle a 12 gauge. We'll know after the first trigger pull .

Gotta remember to bring the video camera....

Splitter

[Hatch]

Originally Posted by JRock

it's all good, you just need to learn a little tact IMO. think before you type.

That goes for all of us.

'Lighten up bud", my uncle keeps telling me and his experiences you wouldn't want to suffer.
He buried most of his mates under the Birma railway.


Anyhow on topic.
With Win 7 64 try installing under a separate folder under C:\ andd not under program files.

[BadAim]

The one thing you are least likely to find here is disrespect for any armed forces, JRock. (although it's not unheard of) What you will find is a large proportion of inactive/retired military, and even some active, and most of the rest are students of military history. We understand the love you have for the guys that you have laid your life down for and who have done the same for you (even if not first hand). Don't let a misunderstood joke put you off from a place where you are very likely to be understood. (I'm not even sure I get what I just said.......)

Now, back on topic, Just a few personal pointers on your gameplay;

You are going to be essentially learning how to fly an airplane with this game, so cut yourself a lot of slack before you even start, it's not easy. (especially if your going to run maxed out settings). If you have time, try to learn about the real aircraft that are represented in IL2, say for instance you're going to start a campaign where you are going to fly the F4F Wildcat, then get your Google on and learn as much as you can about how the real one was flown.

As for the 'catching up' problem, don't just put your gunsight on the AI, that's not how prop planes fly, they simply don't have the power. You are going to have to 'keep your nose down' and let the plane fly up to them at something near 'best climb'. While best climb varies from plane to plane, 280-300 kph is a good rule of thumb. In dealing with the AI's tendency to run away from you, you might actually want to drop your nose even further to get your speed up to maybe 350kph or so, you'll soon find yourself catching up.

BTW, I think the idea of using birdshot to make your point before "sawing" the car in half, is actually above and beyond. Props.

[JRock]

Originally Posted by Hatch

That goes for all of us.

'Lighten up bud", my uncle keeps telling me and his experiences you wouldn't want to suffer.
He buried most of his mates under the Birma railway.


Anyhow on topic.
With Win 7 64 try installing under a separate folder under C:\ andd not under program files.

thanks for the tip, but i realized i had the 1946 copy and it already had the expansion on it. noob mistake, but thanks for the help.

i'm very easy going about most things, but when it comes to the soldiers i went into combat with, i get touchy. just my PTSD kicking in i guess. i'll work on it!

[JRock]

Originally Posted by tango2delta

Hey JRock,That shotgun looks just like the one i bird hunt with, Its a 12-gauge pump that my dad bring home many moons ago from germany, he said it was a trench gun or something like that. anyway I hope you get IL-2 working right.

that's my mossberg that i used for stopping cars that were approaching too close (for the record, the shotty used bird shot and i never injured or killed anyone when i did this.). if they still kept coming after the warning shot they got the 240B treatment. i was the lead gunner in a 4 humvee convoy that patrolled the highway between tikrit and samarra, which was the most heavily IED'ed stretch of road in Iraq at the time. our platoon alone got hit by 35 ied's alone that year and lost our platoon leader and a private. they had to maintain a certain distance and move out of the way when we were rolling through or i would shoot off their side mirrors or their tail-lights. car bombs were real bad while we were there, so i wasn't taking any chances.

i'm sure some of you don't agree with these tactics, but it is what it is. i did what i had to do to keep my platoon alive and send them back home to their families.