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Post by Thurzday on Feb 25, 2014 21:15:10 GMT -8
Hey guys,
I'm incredibly new here so first off I'll start by introducing myself! My name is Joe, and I'll be 26 in about 50ish minutes. I live in the midwest, and I graduated from Missouri State University with a film degree. As exciting as that is, I'll get to my main point.
Thanks for letting me join you all! I had a great time during WNO last week. I won't be around tomorrow night as I'll have some celebrating going on, but I hope to join you on Friday evening. That being said, I joined the outfit with the intention of being a pilot. I, as most beginners are, am quite terrible. However, admitting that fact is the first step towards being not terrible. So I was wondering if there was someone who would be willing to "take me under their wing". (See what I did there?) Help me get started on the right foot and basically help train me. I'm quick to learn, very accepting of criticism, and willing to learn from anyone who is willing to teach. So! Anyone interested in me tagging along with them?
Thurzday
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Post by FortySixandTwo on Feb 25, 2014 23:00:16 GMT -8
To begin Happy Birthday! I'm FortysixANDtwo, I am the protocol officer. I am supposed to help new guys out. I would be happy to help you out when I see you online. Here are a series of questions for you to think about (I don't expect you to answer them here or even have thought it all out yet) What is your level of commitment? Do you want to be a good casual player, or something more? What do you want to pilot? ESFs, Gals, Libs? You should set some short term goals (I know it sounds silly) involving performance acumen. You should consider joining Skywatch. Skywatch is our air specialty division, and their board has a lot of great information. Recommended reading; totalrecoil.boards.net/thread/823/magnifiscents-air-combat-guidetotalrecoil.boards.net/thread/294/hans1942s-quick-mosquito-guidetotalrecoil.boards.net/thread/687/dicta-magnifiscenttotalrecoil.boards.net/thread/755/nosce-hostem-temet-obsoleteI would also recommend talking to Magnifiscent, he is our air chief, and he's a fucking great guy. My quick personal notes; If you want to learn to fly properly, the best way to do it is being in the air as much as you can. Don't be afraid of crashing or fucking up. Time in the air is the fastest way to getting better. You can read these great guides, but it is ultimately up to you puting the time in; and learning your own style. Don't fly on Indar initially. the Indar continent is where the best pilots usually hang out, and the most active continent in terms of population. When you are training on your own, pick a continent (Esamir/Amerish) that provides the highest air resources. These continents will assure you have the resources to continually pull air, and aren't over crowded. You will be able to work and hone your skills without being bum rushed like you can be on Indar. Remap your keybindings for air in settings. Change your ejection button so you don't eject when you are trying to reload. Map buttons for your yaws as well as throttle analog. Cutting your speed and yaw are going to greatly increase your maneuverability and increase your survival potential. If you are used to playing flying games, throw all that knowledge out of the window. PS 2 is to flying as EVE is to space combat. Shit is not realistic at all. Learn flying from the constraints of the game, not what you expect or have experience of what it is. |
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Post by magnifiscent on Feb 26, 2014 8:21:55 GMT -8
All great stuff from Forty here.
I'd be more than happy to help you learn and to watch your back while you get practice; I love our TxR pilots and wish we had more. Flying by yourself is very hard and very risky. Having a few people flying with you or someone just watching your back can make all the difference.
Wednesday nights I will almost always be in the air, either in our TS or on MERC's TS flying with SNAFU. I get on a bit late, but look for me. Thursday nights I try to run air training ops which basically consists of getting as many people in the air as possible, giving them some direction, and then finding some fights to practice in. We also run Skywatch squadrons just about every Friday Night. We always welcome people looking to fly for any of these events.
Aside from that my usual playtimes are after 7:00pm PST. Look for me and let me know you want to fly and I'll cover your wing.
The guides forty posted above are places to start if you want some theory. The Air Combat guide was recently updated (I'm still revising my Racer 3 section after the new changes), and the Dicta is basically the Art of War for aircraft written by the guy who trained the Red Baron and then butchered by me.
Aside from that, the first thing you want to do is bind "E" to "analog throttle" and move "exit aircraft" to either "5" or something else not close to "r." That will save you a lot of mid-air accidental ejections and the analog throttle is a useful tool to slow down quickly, but that's a lesson for another time.
Aside from myself, there are bunches good pilots hanging around; Laistrogian, Hops, Tarz, Honestcomrade, caramadrey, Tsilver, and several others I'm missing right now. Some of those guys would deny their ability, but if you see them in the air stick close to them and I promise you'll appreciate having them around. I always do.
The last thing I'd leave you with is this: Don't be discouraged if you jump into the air and aren't swatting things out the sky left and right. It takes dozens of hours to get a good feel for flying in this game. Keep at it, work with your team, and you'll be an asset to your squadron before you know it.
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Post by Thurzday on Feb 26, 2014 9:25:40 GMT -8
I do have answers for most of your (rhetorical) questions. I don't have countless hours to commit to the game, but I'd say right now I have 10-20 hours a week that I'd like to commit. I used to play NC and I had a great time flying my Gal, but it got to the point where it wasn't useful unless I joined an outfit. So I quit playing. That was last summer. Now, I'd really like to give flying an ESF in squad a try. I'm still very willing to fly a Gal when it's needed, though. I've never really put much effort into the Lib. However, I'm not opposed to that either. So to summarize, I'd like to fly ESF first, then Gal, then Lib. I'll be applying for Skywatch once I have the appropriate certs and stats required. Since I just started on TR, I don't have a tricked out mosquito yet. But I'm working on it. I mostly just need that valuable flying experience. When I play, I pull a Mosquito and do the best I can. If I don't have the resources or if it's on CD, then I just run around as a medic until I can get back in the sky. I appreciate the advice about Indar! I hadn't noticed that I was far less successful on that continent, but it was certainly true upon reflection. I have actually already read every word of those posts!  Highly enlightening stuff! I'll send him a message sometime this week. I love fucking great guys.  Keys are all remapped except the analog throttle. Can you expand on the usefulness of that as opposed to the standard one? (Does it cut down stopping time significantly?) Also, is it advisable to replace the default throttle down with the analog and only use it? Anyways, thanks a lot for your helpful response! I look forward to fighting with the outfit! - Thurzday |
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Post by Thurzday on Feb 26, 2014 9:45:55 GMT -8
Excellent! I usually play anywhere from 20:00-2:00 central time, so this works out great. I currently have Q and E bound to roll left and roll right. Do you think that is unnecessary? The more I fly the less I find myself using it. ... I guess that is kind of my answer... I'll do my best to make Thursday night training this week. It sounds exciting! I just hope I don't hold you guys back, or spend the majority of my time chasing you all on foot!  See you in the skies! Thurzday |
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Post by dclxvi on Feb 26, 2014 23:08:58 GMT -8
I currently have Q and E bound to roll left and roll right. Do you think that is unnecessary? The more I fly the less I find myself using it. ... I guess that is kind of my answer... Thurzday TBH the best medicine is muscle memory. I took a few days off PS2 to play some War Thunder which is about as antithetical to the flight controls in this game as you can get, I come back the next day and I'm smashing my lib into the ground for an hour before I get my bearings back. Personally I prefer the default scheme, having Q as my spot button is an old habit from my BF days, I very rarely accidentally eject... did it today though  Regardless of how you keybind, your brain will make the adjustment. Loadouts, on the other hand, are always a hot topic of debate. |
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Highly enlightening stuff!
