-=**Arma 2 Air Combat**=-

[Shinobi575 10]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTqwJFuDiI

my first video, for PC specs click more info. watch in High Quality! ENJOY!!!!

[randir14 10]

Nice video, is the air combat in this game similar to a combat sim like Lock On or is it more arcade-like? For example can you shoot down enemy planes from miles away or do you have to get up close?

[Shinobi575 10]

its a little bit of both, unlike Arma 1 & OFP the missles can actually miss which is quite impressive, as you can see in the first minute i miss with a sidewider at about 2-300 meters, The game takes dynamics, balistics, as well as wind into account, but the furthest away i think ive gotten a kill is a bout 900 meters away, all depends on how the aircraft is flying.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Shinobi575

[Maki 0]

Very nice video mate, good job!

[Shinobi575 10]

thanks for the positive comments! much appreciated! :D

[LT.Eddie 10]

Brilliant video and the song such a classic HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE!

Wish i could fly in arma 2 i crash the second i get inside a plane. :(

[abs 2]

Pretty sweet vid, mate! :D

Abs

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

DirTyDeeDs and the Dunda cheap!

[Shinobi575 10]

<3 you ziggy

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

you might wanna delete your comment in the screenshot thread, its for screenshots only, theres another section for comments about screenshots. noobie

[nomdeplume 0]

Nice video, is the air combat in this game similar to a combat sim like Lock On or is it more arcade-like? For example can you shoot down enemy planes from miles away or do you have to get up close?

It's definitely more arcade-like. For one thing, the draw distance is fairly limited (it's designed more for infantry so has a lot more ground detail than flight sims), for another the flight models are pretty simplified, and for most aircraft you target things using a simple auto-targeting system (hit Tab and you get the circle around your target) - no avionics etc. Also the damage model for vehicles is pretty simplistic, but usually sufficient.

Still looks fun though. I only have the demo so have only flown a few helicopters and while not particularly realistic, they have a nice feel to them. Not sure what components of jets can be damaged, helicopters can lose their tail rotors which leads to an interesting experience.

[Rho 0]

Thanks for the video, good job! It's good to see some air combat in Arma2.

Can you post a pic of your graphics settings in Arma2 for this vid? I'm keen to see what settings you can use with the type of setup you have.

[Litos 10]

That was a very nice video!

I can't wait to get the game and try that...

[Pirate Mayor 0]

Delicious! That one view at 3:06 was great! And I gotta say, I would have chose the same music.

[Shinobi575 10]

Thanks for the video, good job! It's good to see some air combat in Arma2.

Can you post a pic of your graphics settings in Arma2 for this vid? I'm keen to see what settings you can use with the type of setup you have.

Sure,Ty again for all the positive compliments, much appreciated and ty for viewing it! these are my settings when i shot the video, they vary for when i play Multiplayer but you get the general idea :)

[Rho 0]

Cool thanks.

Do you lower your graphics settings for multiplayer? If so, why?

[Amuro 10]

Air combat is fun, but I find flying thru the red circles in boot camp very difficult because of the lack of a FPM.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Amuro

[Shinobi575 10]

Cool thanks.

Do you lower your graphics settings for multiplayer? If so, why?

yes i play with all of them minus Object Detail on Normal, Object Detail stays on High, playing with 50 + players gets to be a little laggy on my machine at times because its a little older, so lowering the graphics down to normal in multiplayer seems to help my FPS A LOT but i dont usually lower the settings unless its 20 + players on say like a domination or something with a lot of AI :D

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oh and i thought this was quite hilarious :D http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=77051&page=3scroll down to where the 2 retards start fighting lollllll

[Shinobi575 10]

Bump~

[EricM 0]

You should add a weather module to have volumetric clouds... It's cool for air combat missions...

[Netherscourge 10]

Pretty boring "dogfight".

Why don't the planes turn and try to evade?

[bravo 6 0]

i think you need a trackIr device ;)

[nikiforos 450]

THere is no HUD or is it the next generation planes that dont need it?

[Shinobi575 10]

i agree Track IR would help but i aint payin 149.99 lol

[Dourdog 10]

nice vid mate. just interested, what stick do you use to fly with? (if you use one ofc)

Thanks for the link to the flame as well, that made me giggle.