±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 513
Total: 513
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Home
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Downloads
07: Member Screenshots
08: Downloads
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Member Screenshots
15: News Archive
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Member Screenshots
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Member Screenshots
24: Community Forums
25: Member Screenshots
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Member Screenshots
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Member Screenshots
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Home
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Member Screenshots
39: Your Account
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Member Screenshots
44: Community Forums
45: Downloads
46: Community Forums
47: Downloads
48: Downloads
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: News Archive
52: Community Forums
53: Home
54: Community Forums
55: Member Screenshots
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Member Screenshots
62: Community Forums
63: Home
64: Member Screenshots
65: Community Forums
66: Member Screenshots
67: Member Screenshots
68: News Archive
69: Member Screenshots
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Member Screenshots
74: Community Forums
75: Photo Gallery
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Photo Gallery
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Photo Gallery
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Member Screenshots
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Downloads
97: Community Forums
98: Downloads
99: Member Screenshots
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Member Screenshots
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Home
109: Photo Gallery
110: Downloads
111: News
112: Home
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: News Archive
116: Community Forums
117: Home
118: Home
119: Home
120: Home
121: Home
122: Home
123: Community Forums
124: Member Screenshots
125: Community Forums
126: News Archive
127: Downloads
128: Downloads
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Member Screenshots
134: Photo Gallery
135: Member Screenshots
136: Community Forums
137: Home
138: News
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Photo Gallery
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Home
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: News Archive
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Home
153: Downloads
154: Community Forums
155: News
156: Home
157: Home
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Photo Gallery
165: Member Screenshots
166: Downloads
167: Community Forums
168: Photo Gallery
169: Downloads
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Member Screenshots
197: Downloads
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Photo Gallery
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Statistics
213: Home
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Downloads
217: Community Forums
218: Community Forums
219: Your Account
220: Home
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Home
224: Community Forums
225: Member Screenshots
226: Home
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: News Archive
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: News
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Member Screenshots
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Downloads
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Downloads
252: Community Forums
253: Tell a Friend
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Photo Gallery
258: Community Forums
259: Photo Gallery
260: Downloads
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Home
264: Member Screenshots
265: Community Forums
266: Downloads
267: Contact
268: Community Forums
269: Downloads
270: Community Forums
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Home
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Treasury
278: Home
279: Home
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Member Screenshots
284: Search
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Home
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Home
295: Home
296: News Archive
297: Home
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Downloads
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Downloads
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Member Screenshots
317: Home
318: Home
319: Photo Gallery
320: Downloads
321: News Archive
322: Tell a Friend
323: Home
324: Home
325: News Archive
326: News Archive
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Member Screenshots
330: News
331: Home
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Downloads
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Contact
340: Home
341: Downloads
342: Member Screenshots
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Member Screenshots
348: Community Forums
349: Home
350: Home
351: Home
352: Downloads
353: Photo Gallery
354: Home
355: Home
356: Home
357: Community Forums
358: Downloads
359: Home
360: Community Forums
361: Home
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: News
365: Community Forums
366: Member Screenshots
367: Supporters
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Home
372: News
373: Community Forums
374: News Archive
375: Photo Gallery
376: Home
377: Community Forums
378: Contact
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Member Screenshots
382: News Archive
383: Member Screenshots
384: Downloads
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Photo Gallery
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Member Screenshots
392: Community Forums
393: Home
394: Downloads
395: Community Forums
396: Home
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Member Screenshots
402: Member Screenshots
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: Member Screenshots
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Home
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Home
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Member Screenshots
419: Home
420: Downloads
421: Home
422: Home
423: Community Forums
424: Downloads
425: Community Forums
426: Photo Gallery
427: Community Forums
428: Home
429: Downloads
430: Home
431: Community Forums
432: Downloads
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Home
436: Downloads
437: Member Screenshots
438: Downloads
439: Home
440: News Archive
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Member Screenshots
446: Downloads
447: Member Screenshots
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Home
451: Member Screenshots
452: Community Forums
453: Member Screenshots
454: Member Screenshots
455: Home
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Home
459: Community Forums
460: Photo Gallery
461: Community Forums
462: Downloads
463: Member Screenshots
464: Photo Gallery
465: Home
466: Community Forums
467: Downloads
468: Photo Gallery
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Photo Gallery
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Home
476: Member Screenshots
477: Photo Gallery
478: Downloads
479: Member Screenshots
480: Community Forums
481: Home
482: Downloads
483: Community Forums
484: Home
485: Member Screenshots
486: Member Screenshots
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Supporters
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Home
495: Community Forums
496: Downloads
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Home
500: Community Forums
501: Member Screenshots
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Downloads
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: Community Forums
511: Photo Gallery
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)
A forum for the Rise of Flight Enthusiasts
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Rise of Flight

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:04 am
Post subject: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

Those of you who know me know I LOVE online air racing in civvie sims (a'la PROPS racing at West Coast ATC in FS9) but especially in a combat sim and I feel the litmus test of any sim is how well does it support any possibility of air racing in multiplayer. Witness the Rhine River Races we used to hold in CFS3 flying out of JG300's home base...the air racing on the Com-C IL2 server was a hoot as well.

So anyways in Rise of Flight Multiplayer I have been flying on the New Wings "Basic Training" server which is a GREAT server for people who are new to Rise Of Flight who need to learn the ropes when it comes to flying these kites and stringbags. It's a very good server that has many different areas with different scenarios set up located around the map, and in the center is a home airbase to fly out of. Around this home base is a very impressive obstacle course to hone your skill sin low-level flying and attacking ground targets and balloons.

Turns out it makes for a pretty cool air race course as I found out while flying with a couple of other folks on the server. To keep it slow on the twisty tight course we flew Nieuport 17's and had a blast...

Approaching the course in very loose formation we see some bridges that come into play at the end of the lap, our target is to fly between that first pair of very tall poles in front of the pond which marks the start of the course...



Once through, the course is pretty clear and you first evade the ropes hanging from some balloons in the way...no rule against shooting them either, if you've brought ammo along....



Settled into a tight second place and the course is well-marked with arrows on the ground made out of fence material....nice job on the map design by these guys...



Coming up on the first set of factory buildings to fly through, the smokestacks make for a TIGHT fit and there are machine gunners positioned at various points to add some ground fire into the fun, there's a little guy standing right out there in the open in the pic below....



RoF doesn't give you an option to turn off the virtual cockpit (fine by me, since it looks so good) but visibility, or lack of it out the front of the Nieuport just makes it all the more fun...



Some more twisty bits after that with the ever-helpful ground fire...



Next time I do this I might bring along a round or two to put one of these guys down...being in full-on air racer mode though, I'd opted for an empty ammo loadout and only a few gallons of gas...



Coming through the second set of factory buildings on the course, the pressure got to the pilot in the lead and WHAM....suddenly I'm in first place, Boooo-YAHHH!!!!!



But unfortunately, after coming out of the last gate I was not aware that the bridges were part of the course, so I committed a course violation by flying straight and level thinking the race had been won. The guy in last place ("Gascan") correctly stayed on course to fly under the bridges and snatch victory form the jaws of defeat....



...which is no mean feat as it gets pretty tight down in there even in a little petite plane like the N17....



And he pays the price of scraping the top of the arch on the last bridge, breaking off his rudder and also splintering his prop...he had enough airspeed to make it to the beach and land dead-stick.



Meanwhile I thought I had it in the bag and landed, but ground-looped on the rollout and damaged my , ummm.... "racer" *



So, 2 DNF's and one Disqualified with no winners in the first attempt....definitely qualifies as a REAL combat race course if ya ask me!




* Fact: Did you know the Nieuport 17 is technically classified as a "sesquiplane" by way of it's very small lower wing which has only one spar? Neither did I. Give me a real plane any day....Eindeckers at dawn!!! Twisted Evil

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7019
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

WOW Stoopy!!! Great story and now I'm 'itchin' to try it...lol
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:21 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

This looks pretty cool. What do I have to have to play? Operating system, sim, etc. and where do I get it (and how big is it....space on HD required)?

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

It says it will run on Windows XP although it failed to launch on my previous system with 2GB RAM. Minimum specs are Windows XP or Windows 7 with 2 or 4 GB of RAM I think (never quite sure since WinXP can't see over 3GB) , and a very healthy video card. HD space...umm, dont' recall but I'll post a link to the specs and download below (edit: 10GB per specs at link below).

Here's the interesting thing: IF you download the free demo, there is NO DIFFERENCE between it and the full-blown retail version other than the aircraft that are available to fly. You get two in the demo (Albatross D.V and SPAD 13, both of which are fine aircraft) and you can even join multiplayer and fly with aircraft you don't own. This can put a spin on the heads of those of us who have lived with "aircraft mismatches" in other combat flight sims or who have seen Cessna 172's show up in place of non-stock aircraft in FS9 or FSX when flying with someone who has a plane that we don't.

When you "buy" the game you're really buying many additional aircraft - all fighters BTW - that will be automatically unlocked. They are all quite nice (this is the development team that brought you the exceptional Neoq Fokker Dr.I Triplane for FSX and FS9, it's the same Dr.I in this sim). Far and above standard payware quality for FS9 or FSX planes, in my experience and opinion. I've been flying the free demo for months and only finally bought the full version a couple of weeks ago! You get a license key to type in and voila, it become the non-demo version with more aircraft.

Of course, there are also even more aircraft that you can get but they cost (small amounts like $9 or $11). But they're not anything you can't live without, unless you want bombers and two-seaters. I did buy one additional aircraft this last weekend so I could have a two-seater to fly recon and artillery spotting missions, but even so I'm into this for less money than FS9, FSX or CFS3 were. It's an interesting business model they have, I can see it being the future of sims...at least it's not totally "Pay to play" and it is user-friendly. And on the bright side I haven't received any spam or unwanted advertising as a result of installing this months back. Not bad.

There are of course additional goodies you can buy like weapons and pistols for your pilot to shoot and scarves and ribbons to wear and hang on your plane, according to your addiction level - not for me at this point, and certainly not necessary.

Downside? It's a new sim, learning curve and control setup will take a while. And its not open-architecture like Microsoft sims, so no free third-party content or planes.

The downloadable sim and system specs are here:

Requirements and specs, lower left on this page, demo videos also:
riseofflight.com/en

Download, and how-to install and setup videos:
riseofflight.com/tryrof/en

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:12 am
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

I've checked my HD space and think I can spare it. RAM and vid card are probably at the lower limits of what's acceptable, but I am able to run FS( (and FSX when I had it loaded) at full res, so maybe...

How does it look for "uninstall", should I find I don't have the requisite horsepower?

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

I just looked and there is an "Uninstall" option in the start menu folder for the sim, and although I never uninstalled it on my previous system (even tho I could never get it to launch - pure stubborness on my part) I have no reason to suspect the uninstaller shouldn't be well-behaved. I certainly haven't received anything like spam or unwanted toolbars or other such crud from installing it.

Be advised there is the potential it wont run on your system and if that's the case then nothing will happen when you double-click the Rise Of Flight icon on your desktop or launch it from the start menu. So you could go through the install and be disappointed by lack of feedback. That's what happened on my previous system. I believe your current system is a tad healthier than my last one but still it may not be enough.

If it works you'll get a Rise Of Flight launcher menu that allows you to adjust settings and do some other things prior to launching the game. If nothing happens, well...at least you know.

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
wheelsup_cavu
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 974
Location: Corona, California
PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:21 am
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

One thing I have seen since its release is that 777Studios have blowout sales where the planes can be bought for half price or less quite often.
There is also an option at the RoF store to buy the planes in bulk at a discounted price if you want to buy multiple planes.


Wheels

_________________
Cheers Smile
Wheelsup_cavu

Planes of Fame Air Museum | March Field Air Museum | Palm Springs Air Museum
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
401RCAF_Hammer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 03, 2005
Posts: 921
Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:57 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

-S-

Great pics..I am waiting to get this game, ordered in the " Iron Cross " edition.

Hammer Smile Cool Smile Cool Smile

_________________
Six simple words...

Free ammo
Free weed
Hot women

Hammers World
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

Dude - you know you can be flying it right now for free, just with 2 planes, right? When I got my Iron Cross Edition all I had to do was enter the vlaidation code that came with it and my installed demo became the ful version instantly, with the other planes unlocked. The screenie I submitted that was on display yesterday (Escort Duty) was done online with the free demo....just sayin'.


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
401RCAF_Hammer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 03, 2005
Posts: 921
Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:36 pm
Post subject: Re: Air racing you say, eh? (with some pics)

-S-

Thanks Stoopy..just waiting to upgrade my rig and get back on line, I am using a library computer at this point.

Hammer Smile Cool Smile Cool Smile

_________________
Six simple words...

Free ammo
Free weed
Hot women

Hammers World
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Rise of Flight
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum