All the old BoX campaigns are more awesome now.

[RyanR]

I'd been living in BoBP and BoN since a lot of the major updates came out. I recently picked up a career that stopped at BoM, and decided to hop into BoS.... it's like a whole other sim. The clouds are new and tuned, there are new mission types, damage model, even the environment's colors are a bit different etc, etc. It's absolutely striking how good it looks.

 

It's also a bit of a shock to leave behind the posh Allied airfields in the Springtime English countryside for the rudimentary fields around Stalingrad in Fall.

 

-Ryan

[percydanvers]

I’ve been thinking of going all the way back to Moscow to start a new mega career for the very same reason 

[I./JG52_Woutwocampe]

Yep, it definately improved. On several aspects. Its still a w.i.p but certainely going in the right direction.

[jg123410]

Just jumping in to say I have experienced the same thing. I started a new BOM career after the 5.001 patch and it seemed much better IMHO. The AI in dogfighting and the different plane performance/characteristics also seemed different than the BOM career I was playing a year ago.

 

Thanks!!!!

Edited September 28, 2022 by jg123410

[RyanR]

I think the .303's and other small caliber MG's have a bit more bite with the new damage model. I was foolishly toying with a Hurricane with a 109G-2, and he got some shots in with the .303's. I got some crippling damage (fuel and coolant) and had to bail 10 minutes later. I felt a bit foolish about it, but I also was pleased to see that kind of damage. I F2'd to take a look at the Hurricane, and I'm pretty sure that was 8x .303's and not the UB/ShVAK combo.

 

-Ryan

[Jade_Monkey]

18 hours ago, RyanR said:

I think the .303's and other small caliber MG's have a bit more bite with the new damage model. I was foolishly toying with a Hurricane with a 109G-2, and he got some shots in with the .303's. I got some crippling damage (fuel and coolant) and had to bail 10 minutes later. I felt a bit foolish about it, but I also was pleased to see that kind of damage. I F2'd to take a look at the Hurricane, and I'm pretty sure that was 8x .303's and not the UB/ShVAK combo.

 

-Ryan

 

Yes the .303 damage should be more noticeable now, and the hit ox for the Bf109 radiators should be corrected now, so your u should be able to see some coolant leaks where it was a lot harder before.

[Guster]

The outskirts of Moscow look absolutely stunning with the new clouds, and a 109 F-2 vs MiG-3 skirmish has never been more entertaining.

[PaladinX]

Why are they awesome now? Can you control the wingmen, now? Can you radio with ground now? can you skip waypoints during flight now?

[Zeev]

The title is misleading, career is not a campaign. 
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I could not see any of the last year major features in my game:
1. New clouds

2. Rough terrain

3. Being able to place letters and numbers on the plane skin

This game needs a documentation.
I am not a new person to computers, software or video games. I am using personal computers since 1993 but yet I am really struggling to understand how to activate and experience the mentioned features above despite the fact that I am trying to be up to date with the game news on a weekly basis and read 95% of dev updates.

Edited September 30, 2022 by Zeev

[LukeFF]

4 hours ago, Zeev said:

This game needs a documentation.
I am not a new person to computers, software or video games. I am using personal computers since 1993 but yet I am really struggling to understand how to activate and experience the mentioned features above despite the fact that I am trying to be up to date with the game news on a weekly basis and read 95% of dev updates.

 

The game does have official documentation, as of 4.702c. It's a lot of work to maintain a manual for a product of this complexity.

 

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Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I could not see any of the last year major features in my game:
1. New clouds

2. Rough terrain

3. Being able to place letters and numbers on the plane skin

 

Those first two items have been in the game for ages (and so are described in the manual), so there's nothing special you have to do to see them in the game. Vehicle and plane codes are still a new feature and so aren't in the manual yet. That said, they are added on the same screen where you customize everything else on your plane.

[AEthelraedUnraed]

4 hours ago, Zeev said:

This game needs a documentation.

10 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

The game does have official documentation, as of 4.702c.

...which you can find here:

Although they might consider including it with the game files, for easier access for new users who may be not as familiar with the forums as we are.

[Zeev]

2 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

The game does have official documentation, as of 4.702c. It's a lot of work to maintain a manual for a product of this complexity.

 

 

Those first two items have been in the game for ages (and so are described in the manual), so there's nothing special you have to do to see them in the game. Vehicle and plane codes are still a new feature and so aren't in the manual yet. That said, they are added on the same screen where you customize everything else on your plane.

 

 

If your menus are complex then you are doing something wrong. 

Hire UX UI proffesional. 

 

By the way, can we stop with the broken record of "every feature of this game is too complex to fix\enhance it"? please?

Edited September 30, 2022 by Zeev

[RyanR]

On 9/29/2022 at 1:34 PM, Jade_Monkey said:

 

Yes the .303 damage should be more noticeable now, and the hit ox for the Bf109 radiators should be corrected now, so your u should be able to see some coolant leaks where it was a lot harder before.

 

On the other end, I did some "testing" in the QMB: quick duel in a 109G-2 vs a P-40. Only used the the 109's 7.62mm's, and was able to shoot the P-40 down (pilot kill). Not easily done, but I didn't fill the plane with lead either. That would have never ever happened prior to this release with the new DM. This is really encouraging. I'm afraid to run into an I-16 with the ShKAS now.  

 

-Ryan