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SF2 F-16C/D Block 60 Fictional USAF Squadrons.
DoctorDrago reviewed Viper63a's file in What If Hangar
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These are reports are excellent fun. Reading them, I remembered all the good times I had in Armored Fist back in the day. I've grabbed SABOW as a result, and it is every bit as good as I'd hoped. Thanks for this, 33Lima! I'm looking forward to the next round.
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SF2 Series DACT Reports And Related A2A Discussions (Game only)
DoctorDrago replied to EricJ's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
That is pretty much exactly it. The fight was a 2v4, but my wingman got hit almost immediately every time. I stayed below 500 AGL until the merge, popping expendables to avoid the BVR shots. Compared to flying higher I felt like the missiles were having a harder time tracking me against clutter, but I don't know how rigorously the sim models that. In any case it was the only way I could survive to get into visual range... At the merge, the Eagles stayed up on their perch, so I performed an Immelman directly underneath them, which presented me with two hot tailpipes (well, four, because Eagles). Two heater kills, and immediately into an ugly chandelle-ish circle to get some energy and turn inside Eagle 3 for another sidewinder shot. At that point I was completely out of energy at medium altitude, and Eagle 4 put a Sparrow into me. This was also the last of six or seven disastrous tries at the same setup, and the only one where I even got close before getting popped, so there was a fair amount of luck involved too. But since then I've had more success with NOE evasion with other platforms, so I feel pretty confident in that tactic at least. -
SF2 Series DACT Reports And Related A2A Discussions (Game only)
DoctorDrago replied to EricJ's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
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SF2 Series DACT Reports And Related A2A Discussions (Game only)
DoctorDrago replied to EricJ's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Sorry, I was referring to A-4F Super Fox aggressors. Foxhounds turn like a...well...Foxhound... -
SF2 Series DACT Reports And Related A2A Discussions (Game only)
DoctorDrago replied to EricJ's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Definitely agree with Cougar. I took a flight of Super Foxes against an Eagle squad yesterday (by accident, but that's not important right now ) and the only way I could stay competitive was to keep super low and fast to avoid Sparrows, then pop up and take advantage of better turn rates and close-in IR shots right after the merge. Got all but one before the Golden Sparrow came... -
400 knots is SOP for Maximum Beverage Effect (Spillage) as outlined in United States Navy Regulation 1103-1.
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Do335, I only wish that were true. In reality, it only highlights the amount of my memory storage devoted to otherwise useless (but awesome) minutia. And now I'm off to download some A-4 Aggressors and reenact that Diet Pepsi ad...
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19 out of 20. I suppose when one grows up in the home of a Naval aviator in the late 80's, one is bound to watch certain movies...
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US Army Heli crash off FL Coast
DoctorDrago replied to MAKO69's topic in Military and General Aviation
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SF2 Israel Random CTD
DoctorDrago replied to DoctorDrago's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Hi, all. For closure's sake, here's an update/solution(ish). I think the problem is network-related, since running the program with my wifi disabled has removed the crashes completely. I don't know more than that, but since the game doesn't have network features anyway (boo) it's simple enough to do. Thanks for the input, etc! As an aside, I added SF2:V to my install, so it appears the sickness is progressing nicely... Cheers -
SF2 Israel Random CTD
DoctorDrago replied to DoctorDrago's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Thanks, Coupi. Yeah, I looked at that post during my search. That was what caused me to finally get rid of Avast (it had been a while coming anyway). But it doesn't seem like that was the issue I was having. I appreciate the help, all. If anyone has any other ideas I'm all ears. On the other hand, a CTD isn't a bad reminder to blink every hour or so I suppose... Cheers! -
SF2 Israel Random CTD
DoctorDrago replied to DoctorDrago's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
No luck. This time the crash came in the loadout menu screen. -
SF2 Israel Random CTD
DoctorDrago replied to DoctorDrago's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Happily! -
SF2 Israel Random CTD
DoctorDrago replied to DoctorDrago's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Patch level is July 2013. My system is a Macbook Pro Core i7 2.3GHz, 16GB RAM running a Bootcamp'd Win7 x64. GPU is a GT650m with 512mb VRAM. Graphics settings in the sim are mostly High, although I saw some stuttering so I turned off rearview mirrors and cockpit reflections, and set the terrain, shadows, and ground object textures to Medium.