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Bigfish
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I’d just like to add my own note of appreciation for all the work which the OFF development team has done. I started flight sims with Rowan’s Flying Corps so WW1 sims have a special place in my affections. For some while I’ve been flying the wonderful Battle of Britain 2. I’m new to OFF and I’ve had BHaH for a week or so. I think it’s terrific. I’ve only flown Quick Missions so I appreciate I’m only just scratching the surface, but discovering what’s in the box over time is part of the pleasure of course. I particularly like the beautifully modelled range of planes; the terrain (especially at low altitude which makes flying much more interesting – trains with smoke! Little men marching! Little tents on the airfield just like in the photos! Etc); the weather (sure rains a lot in France!); the attention to detail; the flight models which are very deceptive at first – I’m not used to huge amounts of rudder in order to fling them about; the difficulty of seeing where your opponent has got to as the wretched wings keep getting in the way (btw using TIR to track a target instead of padlock feels much more like the “real thing”); brilliant sound effects; the number of rounds you can fire at your opponent without doing a damn thing to them; and so on.
It’s clearly (like BoB2) a labour of love and I don’t begrudge a penny of the asking price, good luck to you guys.
I’m using an EVGA 8800 GTX which 5 minutes ago was “cutting edge” but now seems to be a “slower” graphics card! The FAQ tips on maximising FPS were very helpful.
Finally, in case this is of any use to anyone, when I first loaded BHaH (btw installation was so easy) I found the soundtrack to the intro movie stuttered. I upgraded Windows Media Player from v9 to v11 and this fixed it. The combination of intro movie and soundtrack is just outstanding and does, as someone else said, bring a lump to the throat. A fine tribute both to this most excellent sim, and to all those brave young men so long ago.
Thank you.
It’s clearly (like BoB2) a labour of love and I don’t begrudge a penny of the asking price, good luck to you guys.
I’m using an EVGA 8800 GTX which 5 minutes ago was “cutting edge” but now seems to be a “slower” graphics card! The FAQ tips on maximising FPS were very helpful.
Finally, in case this is of any use to anyone, when I first loaded BHaH (btw installation was so easy) I found the soundtrack to the intro movie stuttered. I upgraded Windows Media Player from v9 to v11 and this fixed it. The combination of intro movie and soundtrack is just outstanding and does, as someone else said, bring a lump to the throat. A fine tribute both to this most excellent sim, and to all those brave young men so long ago.
Thank you.