Decent flight sims
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Ooh, too expensive & also my wife would complain about the stuff sticking out of the desk... Also not enough buttons!!
Soldato
OK I suck at getting kills on LOMAC 
Even simple ground vehicles! Can someone please give me a few tips?
For example I will fly at a nice angle over a convoy of vehicles with a steady aim and shoot them with that meaty cannon and it rarely does anything. Should I only use that on light-armoured vehicles? Same with the missiles really. The amount of spread is quite annoying as you basically have to approach convoys at a weird angle and hope the two missiles released hit two different targets. Can you change that? Any tips if you cannot? Bombing is a pain also I'm doing it by eye at the moment. Is there any way to actually aim where they land with some kind of instrument in the aircraft?
I love the game, I'm just **** at the mo
Even simple ground vehicles! Can someone please give me a few tips?For example I will fly at a nice angle over a convoy of vehicles with a steady aim and shoot them with that meaty cannon and it rarely does anything. Should I only use that on light-armoured vehicles? Same with the missiles really. The amount of spread is quite annoying as you basically have to approach convoys at a weird angle and hope the two missiles released hit two different targets. Can you change that? Any tips if you cannot? Bombing is a pain also
I'm doing it by eye at the moment. Is there any way to actually aim where they land with some kind of instrument in the aircraft? I love the game, I'm just **** at the mo
Soldato
OK I suck at getting kills on LOMAC
For example I will fly at a nice angle over a convoy of vehicles with a steady aim and shoot them with that meaty cannon and it rarely does anything. Should I only use that on light-armoured vehicles? Same with the missiles really. The amount of spread is quite annoying as you basically have to approach convoys at a weird angle and hope the two missiles released hit two different targets. Can you change that? Any tips if you cannot? Bombing is a pain also
I love the game, I'm just **** at the mo
Give it time, you will need steady hand, but you'll pick it up eventually. The A-10s cannon should obliterate just about any vehicle. Rockets (not missiles) do have quite a bit of spread because they are unguided, they are really only for use against foot soldiers.
As for bombing, you should get an aim point on your HUD showing the impact point (when in air to ground mode) If you do not then you are approaching at too shallow an angle (pick a random piece of ground, unlimited weapons and practice a bit)
Give the Training within the game a try, it should walk you through most of the systems.
www.flankertraining.com is an excellent site with many many videos of different aspect of flying and fighting in LOMAC.
Official Forum (for more questions) http://forums.eagle.ru/index.php
Have Fun
Nate
Soldato
Thank you very much! 
What height do you recommend bombing from?
What height do you recommend bombing from?
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Soldato
Thank you very much!
You may like to give this a Read (it takes a while to load)
It's an AAR (After Action Report) on an A-10 mission in LOMAC.
http://teambsr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5929
Enjoy
Nate
Soldato
Thanks again. I just loaded up a map with unlimited ammo and had a play. My bombing is pin-point now
How realistic are the weapon systems in this game? For example do they get cross-hairs for bombers in real-life?
How realistic are the weapon systems in this game? For example do they get cross-hairs for bombers in real-life?
You have no idea. They'll eat you alive.
As for the A-10, have to tried using the AGM-65 Maverick? They are a lot more fun, and effective than unguided weaponry. If you are having trouble hitting targets with unguided weapons, go into the mission editor, put a few Russian cargo ships in the sea and target those.
Soldato
Yes mate. Very nice bit of hardware
I use that against the air-defence vehicles though. I was looking for some tips for cleaning up after using them up. Thanks for the tip.
It seems I need to use short bursts with the cannon until I can get a more steady hand. God knows how real pilots do that under G force.
Got a Saitek X-52 Pro, brilliant but more work needs to be done with the profiles, should come with dozens of profiles ready to use. They've moved from .DAT to .PR0 files so older profiles no longer work
Soldato
Hmm my wingman refuses to attack targets in campaigns. I will lock-on to a target with the TVM display and then order him to engage my enemy but he just says negative. If I tell him to attack my target he doesn't even respond. Does anyone know why this is?
Soldato
"Engage my enemy" I've found is for an aircraft threatening you, i think.
Tell him to engage ground targets or air defences. Either way he'll get him self killed very soon; the AI is thick. If you want him to survive at all,recall him to your formation right after he launches, or the air defences will chew him up.
The Lock On forums are a much better place to ask these questions, to be honest.
http://forums.eagle.ru/index.php
Nate
That's not a 'sim' is it
To be fair though there isn't really a specific name for arcade style flight games, the whole genre is widely known as "flight sim" which then gets prefixed sometimes to indicate the style and seriousness of the game.
What if your need is to be part of, and for your actions to have an effect, on a 24/7 war?
IL is quality but WWII Online has more of what you might need. What if your need is to be part of, and for your actions to have an effect, on a 24/7 war?
The go play on one of the online wars available for IL2, with the fact of mission planning being required it is a far more authentic expierience that WWII Online which just becomes arcade in comparison.
IL2 is a superb game that I wouldn't attempt to slur it but I will defend WWII Online from your silly fanbois 'arcade by comparison' comment.
There is only one War you can join in WWIIO and it involves air, land and sea forces, and is played over a massive half scale map of Europe. A war BTW that continues whether you are logged on or not. It not only requires mission planning for success, but has a strategic level with player led high commands.
You can retard the research, development and production of the enemies equipment through bombing their facilities. You can support ground forces as they attempt to capture the targets their high commands have targeted.
You can also deliver those forces in the form of paratroopers. Of course you can also play as infantry/armour/naval if you fancy a change ( I play mostly ground).
Obviously you can fly CAP if you'd prefer, or even non combat resupply missions. That's because there is a supply level to the game and you can't just spawn an endless number of your favourite warbird, even if you are eligible to fly it through the RPG layer. That means attrition is also an issue and if you lose your aircraft it's lost to your side forever.
Then there is multi-crew. It's great to play as a tail gunner/bombardier in a 30 strong bombing run on German factories (I invariably play Allied).
Now I can understand someone might prefer IL2 but to say it's 'a far more authentic experience' is unfounded and the 'arcade' comment is just nonsense.