4.14?!?!

[TitusFlavius]

Originally Posted by Sita

C47 and Ju52 will be in patch after with Greif.

I understand this correctly: The He-177 "Greif" can fly a player?

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by TitusFlavius

I understand this correctly: The He-177 "Greif" can fly a player?

Partially... Pilot's cockpit + a single gunner. The other 4 gunner positions wont be playable sadly.

[Sita]

Originally Posted by TitusFlavius

I understand this correctly: The He-177 "Greif" can fly a player?

yep ... will be ...

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by Sita

yep ... will be ...

I'm really looking forward to the He-177

[TitusFlavius]

Moin Sita/TD.

It would be nice if finally the damage model of the airplanes were reworked in collision in the air.
Countless times I had to experience when an enemy rammed or touched me, that my plane was damaged / destroyed and the opponent flew on as if nothing had happened.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by TitusFlavius

Moin Sita/TD.

It would be nice if finally the damage model of the airplanes were reworked in collision in the air.
Countless times I had to experience when an enemy rammed or touched me, that my plane was damaged / destroyed and the opponent flew on as if nothing had happened.

Collisions damage should be based on the relative mass and speed of the planes involved - if it isn't already. Even so, a mid-air collision is going to be very bad for both planes involved.

Whether or not a plane survives a mid-air depends on the parts that hit. as well as forces involved, and the pilot's ability to recover from the collision. If you trade a propeller, landing gear, or vertical stabilizer for a wing, then you can sometimes get a kill from a mid-air collision while still having a plane that's in good enough shape that you can crash land or bail out.

[majorfailure]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Collisions damage should be based on the relative mass and speed of the planes involved - if it isn't already. Even so, a mid-air collision is going to be very bad for both planes involved.

Whether or not a plane survives a mid-air depends on the parts that hit. as well as forces involved, and the pilot's ability to recover from the collision. If you trade a propeller, landing gear, or vertical stabilizer for a wing, then you can sometimes get a kill from a mid-air collision while still having a plane that's in good enough shape that you can crash land or bail out.

The problem with collision modelling is IMHO that all colliding objects are treated as rigid and only the first colliding objects are destroyed, if no other objects touch each other. That way you get strange results like trading off a wing against a aileron or rudder. Or even worse....

[KG26_Alpha]

Damage modelling used to be "eye for an eye" where you could hit another aircraft Taran style or chew them up with the prop and a few other close up events.

Collision damage was changed as Dog Fight servers complained of aircraft running out of ammo and deliberately ramming, to them deemed as "unfair".

Personally for me it ruined one of the best parts of the game and now you can be awarded -400 points for such an event happening you fault or not.