First Post - Some questions

[EFileTahi-A]

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have a couple of questions regarding Lock On FC2.0.

In my humble opinion the best simulation I have ever played since my birth.

 

Anyway,

 

I was trying MIG 29 and SU-33 when I realized that I could not fly straight, I mean, there is something wrong with the pitch triming. Either it keeps going up (with afterburner) or down (without afterburner). I don't have this problem with F-15 though. Is this actually a recreation of the plane behavior for the mentioned air-crafts? Or there is indeed something wrong?

 

I also noticed that the sound is odd when flying with the afterburner at high speeds (nearly to the speed of sound). The sounds becomes highly pitched making it loop very fast and sound repeatedly . Such thing was not present with the previous versions of Lock On. I also noticed that the sonicBoom.ogg sound is not played at all, though it is present at the sounds folder. Why is that? I love the old sonic boom.

 

Thank you for any information.

Edited May 1, 2010 by EFileTahi-A

[GGTharos]

You must trim the aircraft yourself. The F-15 automatically trims to some degree.

[EFileTahi-A]

You must trim the aircraft yourself. The F-15 automatically trims to some degree.

 

Oh, so this is indeed a feature. Yeah, that's what I do, I trim the aircraft constantly, I was just wondering why the f-15C did not required this and why I didn't find such "problem" in previous versions of Lock On.

Thanks for the post.

 

Any comments on the sound issues I mentioned? (I might added those after you responded me)

Edited May 1, 2010 by EFileTahi-A

[Moa]

Oh, so this is indeed a feature. Yeah, that's what I do, I trim the aircraft constantly, I was just wondering why the f-15C did not required this and why I didn't find such "problem" in previous versions of Lock On.

Thanks for the post.

 

Any comments on the sound issues I mentioned? (I might added those after you responded me)

 

Sonic boom should be heard in external views only (is this not the case?). Inside the cockpit you are outrunning your own sound.

[borchi_2b]

you should not even hear the burner, cause it is in your rear and at supersonic, the sound would not reach the cockpit. only thing you would feel is the vibration, which we do not have

[Nate--IRL--]

you should not even hear the burner, cause it is in your rear and at supersonic, the sound would not reach the cockpit. only thing you would feel is the vibration, which we do not have

 

Incorrect, sound is transmitted through the Airframe not the surrounding air.

 

Nate

[EFileTahi-A]

Sonic boom should be heard in external views only (is this not the case?). Inside the cockpit you are outrunning your own sound.

 

I mean the sonic boom using fly-pass camera (F3) It does the sonic boom but not the sound that is in the game's folder (it should do the same sound as previous versions of Lock On).

I forgot also to mention that the repetitive sound is also while in fly-pass view (F3). It begins to loop in a very high pitch, sounding incredibly artificially until the aircraft reachs the still camera.

Edited May 1, 2010 by EFileTahi-A

[Renato71]

If you start inflight with Su-27 and MiG-29, you have to reset trim with CTRL+T. Three green lamps with autopilot notifications will lit up. This is not necessary when starting from ground. See manual for pics and info in autopilot :)

[EFileTahi-A]

If you start inflight with Su-27 and MiG-29, you have to reset trim with CTRL+T. Three green lamps with autopilot notifications will lit up. This is not necessary when starting from ground. See manual for pics and info in autopilot :)

 

Well I always start from the ground (most of the time from the parking). There should be an option for automatic trimming ;).

[GGTharos]

The real aircraft has no such option. ;)

[Lava]

The real aircraft has no such option. ;)

 

That was one of the biggest problems I had when I first came to DCS:BS and FC2. "Why doesn't aircraft X have this incredibly simple, obvious feature?!?" Initially it was shock at the 'primitive' cockpit of the Black Shark. Then I was shocked at the complete lack of GPS and moving map displays in FC2, making the BS look like a flying supercomputer. Don't even get me started on the lack of autopilot in the regular SU-25 :lol: Finally I understand more about why real life soldiers write mournfully of stupid equipment deficiencies/problems. They have to deal with the lack of equipment in the real aircraft, whereas we can just bug developers to add convenient, unrealistic features :)