Gr.Viper

What patch level are they at?

It's not a combat sim or even BF3-style game, the shooter part if fairly generic and arcade-ey, and the mutiplayer mode follows suite. The game is primarily about the story, choices or absence of them. A six-hour movie with shooting bits to ease the tension. Nah, Heavy Rain is a modern day Dragon's Lair. Well, not counting BD re-releases of the actual Dragon's Lair.

Not really. It starts off in the vein of CoD modern warfare shooters, but then dumps flashy heroics and in the end gets depressing as heck. NSFW (and I really mean it). What that gunship shooting gallery sequence can be turned into.

Cutscenes of the early parts of the game, introduction to the scene, don't spoil anything beyond the demo And I'm loving the OST. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OETdTpyDjZI

If only "wingmen safe altitude" could be set in the mission planning map screen.

Does it happen on all stock maps on only on the maps with the naval map tag?

A side effect of adapting AI for low level approach over the sea?

That game is a frigging masterpiece. It's not a combatsim, the gameplay is the one of a generic third-person shooter. But the writing... See, they took the best bits of Apocalypse Now and some pointers from The Heart of Darkness and mixed it up with a bit of interactivity. You don't know what's going on, and what you're really fighting for, but you have to make choices affecting lives, because the voice of an old bastard calls you on the radio. The choice of setting is brilliant: Dubai ravaged by sandstorms. Luxurious hotels lined with refugee shelters, water and bullets more valuable than abundant jewelry, a civil war in full swing, and this madness got a DJ. Oh, and the game really mocks modern "realistic" FPS with their ratings Teen and E for everyone - people don't die in clean funny ways here. There's a demo on Steam, but it's not much in story sense, which is a shame. The soundtrack is not too shabby either http://www.2kgames.com/specopstheline/musiccredits/

The problem is of course to explain to the new generation, that Fagot is not a swear word and a Phantom has the stealth capacity of a rhino in a bathtub. Now, mowing down people with AC-130 is less niche and matches the current TK-fun idea.

That should be reported to TK, since last time I played I definitely remember my P-51Ds being gutted by SAM even when low enough to be an airboat.

I haven't touched June yet, but TK did write recently, that he toned down the SAM efficiency.

DanW, how's locking stuff up preventing people from "stealing your work"? If they want to they'll find a way to unpack the cats and run away with the contents. The only people with their hands tied are legit modders. Not to mention that sometimes all you need to steal is a screenshot. Or lots and lots of screenshots. Just have a long look at this http://lotl.wikia.com/wiki/Backgrounds And, yes, that was released as a commercial title. You can even read the experiences of someone playing it http://lparchive.org/Limbo-of-the-Lost/

Actually, why do clouds still look like sith, while they keep making skin packs (after all the moaning, that high quality skins are expensive as heck)?

Does it come with optional anime physics?

Now I do hope they make it. News dropped in that Russian Knights won't be going to Farborough after all.

Our demo squadron nearly missed Farnborough this year, because they didn't apply for visas in time. I wonder, if the Red Flag team will be better prepared.

Kill markings!

Who isn't taking a break from SF2? Haven't touched it in weeks.

It's even easier, if you just park in some forest/city and wait. The deadliest tactic.

Because SF2 AI is known for tight formation flight.

BD? Blu-ray Disc? Happy BD, then!

Aka "bring out your heat seekers"?

I take it "Mideastern" is supposed to be the main negative word here, 'cause otherwise he's no different from the others.

And a lot of other gear, if R in RF-4E stands for anything.

F-4 down, Fishbed defection... It's like the golden days of 70's jet combat down there.