Greetings All
So, I confess to have been one of those souls who hounded the team relentlessly regarding the AI dogfighting skills to be expected in TF 5.0 Tobruk.
Beware of what you wish for.
With the AI set in the FMB according to an ancient scroll written by our brother Heinkill, I spent the entire evening after downloading 5.0 simply trying to shoot down ONE AI enemy without getting my tail blown off by same. Still trying........................
I have to confess that I was somewhat skeptical of how good the new aircraft would be, compared to the original release aircraft. The answer is, simply world-class. Worth twice every penny........................
I do have a question regarding the mixture settings of American designed aircraft (P-40 and F4F Wildcat i.e., "Martlet"):
The mixture seems to emulate British settings, i.e., throttle position dependent, full rich or full lean, unlike the American standard, which is Auto Rich for MOST flying. Settings should be linear and proportional to Mixture lever. Position of the throttle is typically of no consequence. In TF 5.0, American aircraft mixture settings are very "British", full rich, or lean, no in-between, and ability to adjust the mixture very dependent on the throttle position.
I believe this may be a legacy coding of the British system, and believe me, I wish the Team a long, long vacation before revisiting such trifles, but am wondering if in a future patch these things may be addressed.
What a gem this release is.
Please do not regard my trifling complaints as being in any way a criticism of the overall work. TF deserves a princely decoration for this. Thank you!
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