RE: Productivity Loss/flight sims
Erik Pilawskii (xopowo@u.washington.edu)
Tue, 8 Aug 1995 21:13:27 -0700 (PDT)
> Baron is better than dawn patrol, but Dawn Patrol does have more background
> historical information. But the best from a flight realism point of veiw
> (IMHO) is a game called "Wings of Glory" The planes dont act like F16's. As
> in realistic simulattion and Aircraft capabilities. A pentium runs this game
> just fine.
> Wings of Glory may be a bit too hard for a lot of people though
> especially if you dont have a decent joystick and controller. (On fast pc's
> the game controller card may not be up to the task). I use a Thrustmaster and
> have used a CH flight stick they both work very well. A neat feature is when
> you pull
> violent manouvers (sp) you hear the rigging then the wings fall
> off! Worst feature is the stupid interactions with characters between
> flights.
>
Fascinating! I have yet to play WOG, assuming that the sim engine was
the same as the dreadfully appalling one they developed for Pacific Strike
(or, popularly, "Pacific Stink"). If it is indeed a new engine, I will
certainly have to check it out! If it is the same one, it is in no way
realistic, and I can only imagine it is "harder" because the screen image
is so damned jumpy, even on my DX-4!
Would it be possible to inquire if said person has/have played Pacific
Strike? Thanks.
Erik
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