Thomas H

Tamper, this was not meant as a shamless plug for RoF. I just wanted to share a beautiful video made with love and respect for those young men flying and dying in WW1. Nothing more, nothing less Thomas

Nice new video though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVV9cuIfMxU

Exactly...

I don't understand why some people here are so hostile when it comes to RoF. What are you afraid of? Both sims are great and can imho live happily side by. I enjoy RoF and still plan to order OFF. Why do I have to choose side?

Pi$$ poor Spad? It's the most effective aircraft in the game :-) Awesome kite when handled with love...

I for one like the new ai. They now fly more realistic when attacking or being attacked. The problem as I see it is their remarkable skills as snipers. This has forced me to radically change my tactics when meeting an ai foe head on. When the enemy is around 100-150 meters from me I push the stick forward in a steep dive, then performing a half loop. I almost always end up at the tail of my opponent. Neoqb however, needs to recalibrate the gunnery skills of the ai in order to make them more "human like". Other than that I think the sim is coming along quite well considering how long it has been on the market.

If I were to rate RoF at it's present stage I'd give it a solid 6.5 :-) I'm an all out simracer/aviator, hell I don't even use icon's when flying online. All out hardcore sim mode is what makes it for me. For the same reason netKar Pro is just about the only racingsimulation I willing to spend seat time in. I do however realize the necessity for dynamic campaigns and similar features in RoF to make the sim more appealing to the more casual pc-aviator and those who want some kind of storyline. I don't mind if people want to fly with simple physics as long as I don't have to. For the casual aviator First Eagles is imho the sim to aim for. The number of different aircraft, the wonderful sceneries (thanks scary) and the accessibility makes it the given choice for that category. I myselt want more, I want the whole fairytale... Thomas

Tamper, I'm not the reviewer. I just felt the need to balance things a little bit. There's a number of issues Neoqb has to deal with if they wanna be successful. Resolving the stutter issues, introducing a dogfight mode (with a respawning option), chat functionality etc, etc. But... the flight modeling, the very foundation of a great WWI sim is imho nothing less than marvellous. I've never before felt that feeling of actually being in the aircraft. The sensation of altitude is also greatly modelled, the wind and turbulence effects are almost breathtaking. The very much needed engine management on most of the entente aircrafts also adds to the whole experience. I don't like DRM and I don't want to pay for each and every aircraft I wanna possess but if that's what's needed in order to keep Neoqb in business, I'll keep on with those irritating micro payments... Some weeks ago I wrote on the RoF forum that the premature release probably was based on two reasons: Lack of funds & the need to go gold before BoB does. It was never commented by Neoqb. Thomas

http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/games/159340.Rise-of-Flight/reviews/133545.Rise-of-Flight/

Amazing

If TK decided to release a version of First Eagles with locked physics and improved multiplayer support he would blow RoF right out of the water. The headroom for improvement in RoF is infinite at this state...

Got it working using the older gun editor What an aircraft!!! Thank you p10ppy, yet another masterpiece... Thomas

Stupid question here, where do I find the gun editor? Thomas

I stand corrected. While hunting down hunn's in my beloved Camel 110 I noticed the misalignement... Others from that, the new terrain looks awesome. Thomas