On 18-Jun-07 21:52:56, Seppo said
>On 18 Jun 2007 19:38:57 +0000, "Angus Manwaring" wrote:
>>
>> I don't succeed even if I just go for the Infantry. :)
>That's what I meant above :)
Ah sorry, misunderstood. I've succeeded in a few of those now - the train
one wasn't too bad - if you can remember that far back?
>> I think I'm too obsessive for Wings, I hate not completing a mission
>> properly or some other pilot taking the credit for a kill that should
have
>> been mine (mine! Mine!! MINE!!!).
>>
>> So I've started cheating.
>Hmmm...I thought there was some kind of competition ongoing - should
>we rearrange the rules?
Not worried, but I thought I should make it clear. :)
Anyway, after 10 missions, I'm still a 2nd Lieutenant, but I've got 12
kills.
You know that first one where the bomber attacks your base with 2
fighters. I tried and tried and tried, but I could not bring that
bar steward down before he'd bombed my base. :(
Has anyone managed it?
>> If I'm unhappy with the result of a mission, I don't save, I quit the
game
>> and reload, trying again form my old saved position, again, and again
and
>> sometimes again. I'm still only on about the fifth mission though. :)
>Oh dear... ;)
Yup, pretty poor isn't it - still I was good at Defender. :)
>>
>> In my opinion as games go, its all pretty good, but I really wish they
had
>> included even a simple throttle control so that you could dogfight with
a
>> bit more flying skill. I mean why not?
>I don't have problem with the flight model - but would like the enemy AI
>to use a wider variety of manouvres in dogfight - now they usually just
>try scissors - which are pretty easy to counter.
Yup, I suppose they had concerns about keeping up the framerate on a 7mhz
A500. They produced a game that is a lot of fun, but for me, its not the
legend that some people think. There are a few improvements that could
have been made easily that IMHO would have lifted the game that bit
higher.
>> >> In my last mission, I flew with a Major. Oddly, I was wondering
before
>> >> I left the ground if those who outrank you ever take your kills
simply
>> >> because of who they are and the fact that they can, and at the end
of
>> >> the mission, I only got credit for one kill when I'm pretty certain
>> >> that I should have received credit for two. The Major certainly
got
>> >> credit for a kill; I was left wondering if this was programmed into
the
>> >> game to reflect some "human nature" when it comes to power and the
>> >> abuse thereof.
>>
>> >I've run into this, too. It is irritating at first, but believe me,
when
>> >you come up against 12 enemies with only five wingmen, you don't
>> >really care who shoots them down... :)
I'm pretty sure it is not entirely fair. One theory I have is that you too
can abuse the system. If an enemy plane is shot down nearby, it usually
tumbles downwards, a ball of smoke and flame. Follow it down, and pump as
many rounds into it as possible, I think they still register, and if you
do it enough you will get the kill. I haven't confirmed this, but it
seemed to happen once, so I'm fairly sure.
>> >The next pilot lasted just one mission :)
>>
>> Ah, trying too hard perhaps - its a bit like Rally, isn't it. ;)
>Actually, it is one of the design flaws the game has - if you lose a
>veteran
>pilot you have to create a new one - with default ability levels. Should
>this
>happen later in the game (when the game difficulty has risen and enemy
>planes are more dangerous doppel-deckers) you will be in big trouble
>with novice pilot.
Not good game-wise, but probably a fairly accurate ****trayal of events.
>Today I started the game from the beginning - gotfrustrated after losing
>too many novice pilots in a row. Also, I want to have another go against
>that evil Rittmeister :)
Which mission was he in?
>>
>> When you win a medal, it appears in its appropriate niche in the
bottom
>> window. Medals and promotions are awarded based on the pilot's
successes
>> and the mood at Wing HQ. Mood is affected by how the squadron does as a
>> unit. Keep this is mind next time one of your buddies sweeps in and
steals
>> a hard-earned kill just as you were about to deliver the fini****ng
blow.
>Your attitude is wrong, Lieutenant - if I were your squadron leader you
>would get a serious lesson in group work ;)
Fair comment, but you appreciate these are not my words - I'm just
quoting. :)
All the best,
Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove
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