I did a search and found nothing recent, so here goes!
I’ve had this for a couple of years now – when I first got it I played for a bit but found it awkward and unfriendly. Then I installed Windows 7 on my old Core Duo PC and it became unplayable (known issue and fixable) so I abandoned it to a dusty corner of the desktop.
Having upgraded the PC for CoD (which runs like a dream BTW) I thought I’d give RoF another try. I actually play RoF more than CoD now! It’s awesome – there have been updates since it was launched and the whole experience is a lot easier to get on with.
Sunday I braved multiplayer and got my behind whupped but it was sooo much fun, I’m hardly off the PC now and getting to grips with leading turns with rudder and gyroscopic effects of rotaries. I’m still spinning in far too many times and can’t hit anything with the guns but it’s all so cool I don’t care.
I will attempt some screen shots, but looking down and seeing an SE5a and Albatross DVa duelling at 100′ then nearly colliding with a Dr1 while avoiding the Camel coming in from behind is really quite something! Damage modelling and engine management is good – wings come off, engines overrev and die and guns jam. The scenery is good too.
The only real gripe is that you only get two aircraft in the base set and have to buy the others – After resisting for a while I now have a hanger full! I think I need about 4 and I have the set, but neoqb/777 Studios keep releasing new aircraft all the time (next up is a Breugeot [sp?]).
If you’ve got it, persevere: If you haven’t, there’s a free demo online.
See you in France!
By: John C - 12th June 2011 at 07:20
A vid from last night’s multiplayer.
http://www.oceanicwing.com/Forum/Main/index.php?topic=563.msg4799;topicseen#msg4799
The crash was my fault.
By: John C - 12th June 2011 at 07:20
A vid from last night’s multiplayer.
http://www.oceanicwing.com/Forum/Main/index.php?topic=563.msg4799;topicseen#msg4799
The crash was my fault.
By: John C - 10th June 2011 at 17:39
Just a quick bump for this – New update has been streamed and as a result Rise of flight in it’s most basic form (with the Spad and Albatros) is free.
Just register and enjoy!
By: John C - 21st May 2011 at 05:20
When you are in the game (all the green hangar screens etc), go to options. In there you can set the axis preferences, key commands and there is a screen called responses. On Responses you can set the 3 input lines to dial out any bad behaviour (X is the stick input and Y is the control response).
So basically select the pitch graph, switch off Symmetry and move the centre to the negative side (you can do this while flying) until the aircraft flies how you like it. Sounds complicated but it’s not!
When you are happy save the profile (key commands and everything gets saved) as “SPAD1” for example and load it whenever you need it. When I use the HP400 for instance, I have two profiles: one that puts it into a climbing turn to gain altitude (it takes ages!) and another for cruise and I switch between them.
There’s a new patch coming in a week or so that will give a whole load of new stuff (better career mode and a host of other things) – so long as you update at the first screen it will upload if you press update.
Check out the Rise of Flight Forum – loads of info there.
Good luck but let me know if there is anything you need to ask!!
John C
By: Bsmyth - 20th May 2011 at 11:26
ROF
Thanks John C
I’m not sure what you mean by setting screen. I don’t seem to have one, just the startup screen and there is nothing to cover it. The tabs across the top don’t have it in any of them.
OH Um back to the drawing board or matbe the scrap bin…
bsmyth
By: John C - 20th May 2011 at 00:35
Hi Bruce,
No, I tend to fly in the evenings Japan time (BST +8) so that means that weekends in the morning for me coincides with late UK time.
I’ve hooked up the Australian/Kiwi mob who are good fun.
JC
By: Kye - 19th May 2011 at 23:50
Sounds like the stick needs adjusting in the calibration window, years since i touched it, but it uses il2 as the engine i believe, register and ask here, they are very good at this type of problem
Just to let you know, Tony. The development team dropped the IL2 engine and made their own from scratch 🙂
By: 'lectra - 19th May 2011 at 14:54
Really must give this a proper go online.
John C are you ‘flying’ in UK time?
Bruce
By: John C - 19th May 2011 at 02:31
stick with it
No trims on these old crates – you can adjust the response curves and save a profile to dial out the worse tendancies but to be honest the aircraft were tail heavy and unstable in reality.
I’ve been (see earlier post) giving RoF some serious time at full real and can just about go from A – B and survive a dogfight after 3 weeks and some tuition from the Oceanic Wing guys. If you want an easier time and only plan to fly single player go into the setup screen and tick simplified flight and turn off the realistic physics. Easy aiming and instruments should go on as well.
For multiplayer (where the real fun is) most servers run at full realism (there are two or three “newbie” servers but tend to be full of kill junkies).
Not had so much fun with my clothes on for ages – last night I was in a flight of 3 hunting down bombers and balloon busters; it’s very immersive.
Persevere! If the aircraft persists in being awkward use [Shift A] to go straight and level to give yourself a rest. Remember it’s the dawn of aviation and the machine has little power and won’t handle like a modern aeroplane.
The Rise of Flight website has a useful forum, but get on teamspeak and find a squadron – makes the whole thing alive!
Any questions let me know
John C (Ghost18)
By: pagen01 - 18th May 2011 at 21:33
Also check that you have trimmed the aircraft for level flight.
Ie VC-10 requires large amount of tail up trim for take-off and then you trim it back for normal flight.
By: TonyT - 18th May 2011 at 20:49
Sounds like the stick needs adjusting in the calibration window, years since i touched it, but it uses il2 as the engine i believe, register and ask here, they are very good at this type of problem
By: 'lectra - 18th May 2011 at 17:31
The most obvious thing to check first is that your joystick is calibrated correctly in Windows?
By: spitfireman - 17th May 2011 at 22:24
“Straighten up and fly right”:D
By: solent-steve - 22nd April 2011 at 19:08
Theres a Easter sale on till the 26th at the Rise of Flight store
By: 'lectra - 22nd April 2011 at 02:25
I’ve got it, love it but don’t have much time to play. It runs best on my step son’s gaming rig which I don’t get a lot of accesss to.
I haven’t braved MP much, really should find time to have a proper go.
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