<!--QuoteBegin-Omega Death+Jul 21 2005, 11:19 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Omega Death @ Jul 21 2005, 11:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What tips do you guys have for getting mad points. I played for a while and got only a sliver closer to Corporal. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> read my diatribe a few posts up =P I get gold stars in like 50% of the games I play with those strategies...
Would my Geforce 4 even begin to run this game? <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Jul 21 2005, 10:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Jul 21 2005, 10:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Would my Geforce 4 even begin to run this game? <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You'd need the modified shaders, and it would probably only run in the lowest settings, but it would run.
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<!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Jul 21 2005, 11:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Jul 21 2005, 11:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Jul 21 2005, 10:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Jul 21 2005, 10:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Would my Geforce 4 even begin to run this game? <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You'd need the modified shaders, and it would probably only run in the lowest settings, but it would run. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Couldnt the modified shaders be detected as a cheat by punkbuster? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Meh I'll wait on this then I guess. I've got a million other games to play since I just made this upgrade. (Took my bro's old parts! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
me and my dad makes for an awesome attack chopper team <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
i fly and hes gunner, its just too easy shooting those tanks <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
in some good games we just dominate the entire map
A small tip: If you hit some one with the US/unlocked sniper but he didn't die, draw pistol and shoot him if he's in range (You have 2 points of health after been shot by a sniper).
has anyone posted chopper tips? I pwn at mobile warfare and I'm good at flying a bomber when there's no fighters to shoot me down, but when I fly a heli I'm just a flying missile magnet...
like, how do you know how to dodge fire? whether to go up or down, and in which direction... any tips good chopper pilots can think of...
I had dismissed helis as 'just not worth it' til today, when I was gunning for a SUPERB pilot. I got 2 ribbons in one game - crew service and heli service... I got 105 points as gunner, and we never got shot down once. when I fly, I get blasted like the first missile lock I hear, even after countermeasures...
I'm sure having a good gunner helps a lot... half the reason we didn't get shot down was probably me - I got more kills than the pilot :> I felt bad too, because the only reason I was able to do so well was his expert piloting... it's a lot easier to point and click for a TV missile launch than it is to know when to swoop, sway, climb, fall, stay still to line your gunner up, etc...
<!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Jul 22 2005, 04:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Jul 22 2005, 04:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> has anyone posted chopper tips? I pwn at mobile warfare and I'm good at flying a bomber when there's no fighters to shoot me down, but when I fly a heli I'm just a flying missile magnet...
like, how do you know how to dodge fire? whether to go up or down, and in which direction... any tips good chopper pilots can think of...
I had dismissed helis as 'just not worth it' til today, when I was gunning for a SUPERB pilot. I got 2 ribbons in one game - crew service and heli service... I got 105 points as gunner, and we never got shot down once. when I fly, I get blasted like the first missile lock I hear, even after countermeasures...
I'm sure having a good gunner helps a lot... half the reason we didn't get shot down was probably me - I got more kills than the pilot :> I felt bad too, because the only reason I was able to do so well was his expert piloting... it's a lot easier to point and click for a TV missile launch than it is to know when to swoop, sway, climb, fall, stay still to line your gunner up, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> the gunners supposed to get alot more kills than the pilot, thats the point of a gunner...
I'd like to play as the chinese. But alas, the demo is only limiting me to the MEC and USMC. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Metalcat+Jul 22 2005, 04:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Metalcat @ Jul 22 2005, 04:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> the gunners supposed to get alot more kills than the pilot, thats the point of a gunner... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> well, whenever I fly, my gunner just kinda sits there, sometimes firing the occasional volley of bullets at nothing...
<!--QuoteBegin-2Dd+Jul 22 2005, 04:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (2Dd @ Jul 22 2005, 04:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'd like to play as the chinese. But alas, the demo is only limiting me to the MEC and USMC. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> that's because they want you to BUY BUY BUY the game =P
the chinese are cool, and so is the jungle they fight in... much easier to hide in than the desert.
<!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Jul 22 2005, 04:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Jul 22 2005, 04:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Metalcat+Jul 22 2005, 04:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Metalcat @ Jul 22 2005, 04:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> the gunners supposed to get alot more kills than the pilot, thats the point of a gunner... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> well, whenever I fly, my gunner just kinda sits there, sometimes firing the occasional volley of bullets at nothing... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> well then you get noobs as gunners, or maybe you just sux at piloting, you gotta line up the missle shoots for your gunner or he is of no use, also we shoot try flying together one day
we know you are metalcat....XD just kidding. Yeah i'd like to buy the game,almost just for the chinese. But i used like all my 50 dollars on the graphics card, and i still owe 150$ for it :\ I'll get BF2 for my birthday. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
killed 8 in a row being co-pilot in a su34 <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-raz0r+Jul 22 2005, 04:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (raz0r @ Jul 22 2005, 04:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What drivers are you all using? (ATi Only)
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something...
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X800 PRO with latest drivers == no crashing. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Tips for avoiding Ground-to-Air fire is to go low, VERY LOW. As soon as you hear the lockon (after having tjeked that it's not just a quick-lock, but someone actually on you, wanting to shoot YOU down) - drop flares and fly low, if you are flying those 14-16 above the ground, most anti-air will be blocked by houses, mountains, other objects. Then, start flying fast in that height. That should (or does for me at least) clear most of lock-ons. It´s a matter of getting to the ground quick, and it kinda depends on the situation. If hes too quick, no luck. Another very importent tip is that i might be one of few to think of is that, the heat-seeking lockons are locking on to the back of your chopper (mostly) wich means that if you turn your side to the enemy, it will actually be harder for him to hit you. Hitting a chopper flying away from you is the easiest thing, if ofcourse it's not out of range that is.
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> do you get problems with graphic artifacts?
I managed to increase the time it takes for them to occur by overclocking my card from 333 mhz to 450 mhz... but if there is fog or dust or mist on the map... it just happens in minutes!
Edit to Abra-
Did you know that that's how a lot of USAF and RAF pilots avoid fire in jets? They do half a loop, then barel roll to right themselves, throtteling back and dropping flares. This works wonders against Heat Seeking / IR and Radar guided missiles. It works against IR / Heat Seeking missiles by removing the heat source, and works on Radar guided missiles by quickly changing direction, which few missiles can do, and by QUICKLY closing the distance to the firing aircraft. Believe it or not, a lot of missiles still require the launching aircraft to feed it telemetry. Which means it needs to be able to keep radar lock on the target aircraft!
If you're not careful with your throttle and your roll though, you'll stall. If you drop down around 400-300 knots (or is it MPH? I'll explain why I suspect it may be MPH...), you'll stall in level flight. In a vertical spike, it could be even worse.
Battlefield certainly has some weird speed scaling. I said above, when I get down to 400-300 knots, I have to jam my W key and sometimes my afterburner to keep flying. However, my experiences with Falcon 4.0 are telling me something else. 330-440 knots in an F-16 is actually corner airspeed, where the Falcon actually performs the best in turns- don't be telling me that an F-15 can't stay in level flight at that speed, even with its larger and heavier frame. However, 400 miles per hour is slower than 400 knots (400MPH = 347kn), but even then, you're still talking about an airspeed that should be able to keep a jet in level flight.
Even Google is struggling to find me minimum level flight statistics for the Su-XX aircraft and the F-15 (so I'm looking back at F-16 performance). I might not rest until I find out what's up with the physics and aerodynamics in htis game. On the other hand, I might fall asleep right now.
<!--QuoteBegin-semipsychotic+Jul 23 2005, 04:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (semipsychotic @ Jul 23 2005, 04:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you're not careful with your throttle and your roll though, you'll stall. If you drop down around 400-300 knots (or is it MPH? I'll explain why I suspect it may be MPH...), you'll stall in level flight. In a vertical spike, it could be even worse.
Battlefield certainly has some weird speed scaling. I said above, when I get down to 400-300 knots, I have to jam my W key and sometimes my afterburner to keep flying. However, my experiences with Falcon 4.0 are telling me something else. 330-440 knots in an F-16 is actually corner airspeed, where the Falcon actually performs the best in turns- don't be telling me that an F-15 can't stay in level flight at that speed, even with its larger and heavier frame. However, 400 miles per hour is slower than 400 knots (400MPH = 347kn), but even then, you're still talking about an airspeed that should be able to keep a jet in level flight.
Even Google is struggling to find me minimum level flight statistics for the Su-XX aircraft and the F-15 (so I'm looking back at F-16 performance). I might not rest until I find out what's up with the physics and aerodynamics in htis game. On the other hand, I might fall asleep right now. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I doubt that BF2 is that realistic, the speeds are just so you can get an idea of how fast you're going in comparison to the other jets.
It seems that my problem isn't related to Graphics Card drivers, as I have and X800 Pro, running the latest drivers.
Last night, I done seen a non-VTOL USMC aircraft take off basically like a VTOL aircraft. It was standing totally still until I saw the front of it lift into the air like it was doing a wheelie and the pilot hit the afterburners and it took off. It was ridiculous.
Oh yeah. Last night, as a sniper, I got three kills in really quick succession (the gray 'You Killed blahblahblah' was still on the left side of the screen for all three kills) but I forgot to take a screenshot <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Still, I think I like sniping. Especially with the USMC rifle.
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<!--QuoteBegin-raz0r+Jul 23 2005, 07:11 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (raz0r @ Jul 23 2005, 07:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It seems that my problem isn't related to Graphics Card drivers, as I have and X800 Pro, running the latest drivers.
EA had better fix this in their next patch. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I used to get this all the time with my old video card, when I tried to play a graphic-intensive game, it would just crash to the desktop (and play a Windows dialogue box error sound). A memory leak. They only happen occasionally now with my new card though, but it could also be your memory...
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The stats tracking system sucks so much. I've been robbed of four ribbons, a few gold medals, every basic class badge (I've gotten basic engy combat <i>four times</i> now and it hasn't been recorded), and a few other vehicle badges. All I've been trying to do the past week is get badges so I can just play whatever I want and not feel silly for being badgeless. I only just got a ribbon recorded last night, and it's one of the ribbons I got before. So, so lame.
The stats tracking system sucks so much. I've been robbed of four ribbons, a few gold medals, every basic class badge (I've gotten basic engy combat <i>four times</i> now and it hasn't been recorded), and a few other vehicle badges. All I've been trying to do the past week is get badges so I can just play whatever I want and not feel silly for being badgeless. I only just got a ribbon recorded last night, and it's one of the ribbons I got before. So, so lame. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Weird it works fine for me :/
Its getting annoying finding some good organized play for once in a while, the blackhawk owns so much if you can get a dedicated squad to get the right classes to play with you. I love piloting/gunning ^_^
Who cares about badges? Do they get you promoted or something? I can't be bothered to get the engineer badge or the anti-tank badge or anythign like that because I don't play those things long enough to get 10 kills. Are badges just eye candy or what?
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read my diatribe a few posts up =P I get gold stars in like 50% of the games I play with those strategies...
You'd need the modified shaders, and it would probably only run in the lowest settings, but it would run.
You'd need the modified shaders, and it would probably only run in the lowest settings, but it would run. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Couldnt the modified shaders be detected as a cheat by punkbuster? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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SU-34'D
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pah, who needs a joystick!
i fly and hes gunner, its just too easy shooting those tanks <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
in some good games we just dominate the entire map
like, how do you know how to dodge fire? whether to go up or down, and in which direction... any tips good chopper pilots can think of...
I had dismissed helis as 'just not worth it' til today, when I was gunning for a SUPERB pilot. I got 2 ribbons in one game - crew service and heli service... I got 105 points as gunner, and we never got shot down once. when I fly, I get blasted like the first missile lock I hear, even after countermeasures...
I'm sure having a good gunner helps a lot... half the reason we didn't get shot down was probably me - I got more kills than the pilot :> I felt bad too, because the only reason I was able to do so well was his expert piloting... it's a lot easier to point and click for a TV missile launch than it is to know when to swoop, sway, climb, fall, stay still to line your gunner up, etc...
like, how do you know how to dodge fire? whether to go up or down, and in which direction... any tips good chopper pilots can think of...
I had dismissed helis as 'just not worth it' til today, when I was gunning for a SUPERB pilot. I got 2 ribbons in one game - crew service and heli service... I got 105 points as gunner, and we never got shot down once. when I fly, I get blasted like the first missile lock I hear, even after countermeasures...
I'm sure having a good gunner helps a lot... half the reason we didn't get shot down was probably me - I got more kills than the pilot :> I felt bad too, because the only reason I was able to do so well was his expert piloting... it's a lot easier to point and click for a TV missile launch than it is to know when to swoop, sway, climb, fall, stay still to line your gunner up, etc... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
the gunners supposed to get alot more kills than the pilot, thats the point of a gunner...
well, whenever I fly, my gunner just kinda sits there, sometimes firing the occasional volley of bullets at nothing...
that's because they want you to BUY BUY BUY the game =P
the chinese are cool, and so is the jungle they fight in... much easier to hide in than the desert.
well, whenever I fly, my gunner just kinda sits there, sometimes firing the occasional volley of bullets at nothing... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
well then you get noobs as gunners, or maybe you just sux at piloting, you gotta line up the missle shoots for your gunner or he is of no use, also we shoot try flying together one day
got x-fire? im metalcat
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7)
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something...
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Tips for avoiding Ground-to-Air fire is to go low, VERY LOW.
As soon as you hear the lockon (after having tjeked that it's not just a quick-lock, but someone actually on you, wanting to shoot YOU down) - drop flares and fly low, if you are flying those 14-16 above the ground, most anti-air will be blocked by houses, mountains, other objects. Then, start flying fast in that height.
That should (or does for me at least) clear most of lock-ons. It´s a matter of getting to the ground quick, and it kinda depends on the situation. If hes too quick, no luck.
Another very importent tip is that i might be one of few to think of is that, the heat-seeking lockons are locking on to the back of your chopper (mostly) wich means that if you turn your side to the enemy, it will actually be harder for him to hit you.
Hitting a chopper flying away from you is the easiest thing, if ofcourse it's not out of range that is.
I keep crashing to desktop, and i'm thinking it's a driver problem, and i'm current;y on the most recent drivers (5.7) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have a radeon 9600 pro and the latest drivers. I crash to the desktop once in a while but very rarely - about once every 10 hours of playtime or something... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
do you get problems with graphic artifacts?
I managed to increase the time it takes for them to occur by overclocking my card from 333 mhz to 450 mhz... but if there is fog or dust or mist on the map... it just happens in minutes!
Edit to Abra-
Did you know that that's how a lot of USAF and RAF pilots avoid fire in jets? They do half a loop, then barel roll to right themselves, throtteling back and dropping flares. This works wonders against Heat Seeking / IR and Radar guided missiles. It works against IR / Heat Seeking missiles by removing the heat source, and works on Radar guided missiles by quickly changing direction, which few missiles can do, and by QUICKLY closing the distance to the firing aircraft. Believe it or not, a lot of missiles still require the launching aircraft to feed it telemetry. Which means it needs to be able to keep radar lock on the target aircraft!
Battlefield certainly has some weird speed scaling. I said above, when I get down to 400-300 knots, I have to jam my W key and sometimes my afterburner to keep flying. However, my experiences with Falcon 4.0 are telling me something else. 330-440 knots in an F-16 is actually corner airspeed, where the Falcon actually performs the best in turns- don't be telling me that an F-15 can't stay in level flight at that speed, even with its larger and heavier frame. However, 400 miles per hour is slower than 400 knots (400MPH = 347kn), but even then, you're still talking about an airspeed that should be able to keep a jet in level flight.
Even Google is struggling to find me minimum level flight statistics for the Su-XX aircraft and the F-15 (so I'm looking back at F-16 performance). I might not rest until I find out what's up with the physics and aerodynamics in htis game. On the other hand, I might fall asleep right now.
Battlefield certainly has some weird speed scaling. I said above, when I get down to 400-300 knots, I have to jam my W key and sometimes my afterburner to keep flying. However, my experiences with Falcon 4.0 are telling me something else. 330-440 knots in an F-16 is actually corner airspeed, where the Falcon actually performs the best in turns- don't be telling me that an F-15 can't stay in level flight at that speed, even with its larger and heavier frame. However, 400 miles per hour is slower than 400 knots (400MPH = 347kn), but even then, you're still talking about an airspeed that should be able to keep a jet in level flight.
Even Google is struggling to find me minimum level flight statistics for the Su-XX aircraft and the F-15 (so I'm looking back at F-16 performance). I might not rest until I find out what's up with the physics and aerodynamics in htis game. On the other hand, I might fall asleep right now. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I doubt that BF2 is that realistic, the speeds are just so you can get an idea of how fast you're going in comparison to the other jets.
It seems that my problem isn't related to Graphics Card drivers, as I have and X800 Pro, running the latest drivers.
EA had better fix this in their next patch.
Oh yeah. Last night, as a sniper, I got three kills in really quick succession (the gray 'You Killed blahblahblah' was still on the left side of the screen for all three kills) but I forgot to take a screenshot <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Still, I think I like sniping. Especially with the USMC rifle.
EA had better fix this in their next patch. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I used to get this all the time with my old video card, when I tried to play a graphic-intensive game, it would just crash to the desktop (and play a Windows dialogue box error sound). A memory leak. They only happen occasionally now with my new card though, but it could also be your memory...
The stats tracking system sucks so much. I've been robbed of four ribbons, a few gold medals, every basic class badge (I've gotten basic engy combat <i>four times</i> now and it hasn't been recorded), and a few other vehicle badges. All I've been trying to do the past week is get badges so I can just play whatever I want and not feel silly for being badgeless. I only just got a ribbon recorded last night, and it's one of the ribbons I got before. So, so lame.
The stats tracking system sucks so much. I've been robbed of four ribbons, a few gold medals, every basic class badge (I've gotten basic engy combat <i>four times</i> now and it hasn't been recorded), and a few other vehicle badges. All I've been trying to do the past week is get badges so I can just play whatever I want and not feel silly for being badgeless. I only just got a ribbon recorded last night, and it's one of the ribbons I got before. So, so lame. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Weird it works fine for me :/
Its getting annoying finding some good organized play for once in a while, the blackhawk owns so much if you can get a dedicated squad to get the right classes to play with you. I love piloting/gunning ^_^