Mysticpuma

I did become a bit of a pain asking for anything I could use to promote the game. 😅 Now........we................just.....................................wait..........................,........

I wanted to give a long reply here, but in the end, there was no point. Absolutely brilliant suggestion 👌

Don't disagree with you regarding VR. As it stands at the moment, it's just the resolution and faffing around that has deterred me. Resolution: When I have tried VR in the past, yes it is amazing and will be the reason for my next build, high end and VR ready. The only deterrent I have had is contacting spotting (without paying over a thousand pounds for a headset). Faffing: So many posts I read have endless discussions about micromanaging settings, then micromanaging different headsets for different settings. I know, being a PC owner, that part of the hobby is tweaking here and there, but VR is affected by eyesight and this can be very individual, leading to so many tweaks just to get a close to acceptable result. To compare, I turn on my Monitor, set 4K 60fps and if needed can change the Gamma, contrast and brightness and colour if needed...but from the outset it's effectively plug and play. I don't feel this is the same from reading various VR posts, such as "works okay with Wi-Fi if you have x speed", or " you need this cable to connect it but it can be problematic if your USB isn't x connection". This isn't a perfect example of the 'issue', but maybe I am lazy and just want something that plugs and plays. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2932276145 I do agree VR is the future (at least for flight Sims), but as I understand it, you would need at least 2K per eye resolution to give equivalent monitor resolution for contact spotting? But, either way, I will be going the VR route on the next build, I just hate lots of tweaking because sometimes I think Immay be getting worse visuals due to my incompetence, rather than just be ready to plug and play.

I'd probably stop by Roswell first... 🙂

Yep

Flying around the P51B and the skin I created 🙂 The story of the aircraft. All three squadrons of the 332nd Group, a total of 48 P-51 Mustangs, took off from the Ramitelli base to provide high-altitude cover for flying fortresses. The meeting with the bombers was planned over the Lake Balaton area of Hungary. During the flight, three P-51s detached from the group due to technical problems and returned back across the Adriatic Sea to Italy. After reaching the rendezvous point with the bomb group, the lead bombardier announced a thirty-minute delay. The fighters therefore waited in the area of the lake and then flew into the area of Vienna, where at an altitude of 30 thousand feet, they provided high-altitude cover for the bombers. The raid took place from 11:40 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. The Mustangs then turned back without encountering any Luftwaffe fighters during the entire flight, however, two Mustangs did not return to base. One P-51B was hit by flak, the other was this aircraft named "Daisy Mae" piloted by 2nd/Lt. Albert L. Young. Yellow flight Leader 1st/Lt Perkins reported seeing his wingman at about 12:05 in a "supine" position with one booster tank that had not released. The plane spun and fell, it appeared that Young was unable to stop the fall. Perkins headed down after him but he was unable to communicate with Lt. Young to assist him. Then Perkins lost of the aircraft and had to head for home. It only became clear later what had become of Lt. Young. In case of urgent technical problems, the 332nd pilots had been instructed at the pre-flight briefing, to continue the course to the east, to the area that was already occupied by the Red Army. However, at 12:30, Young's Mustang appeared 100 kilometers north, in the area of the village of Blučina. The plane crashed in a field north of Blučina and exploded. Debris was scattered tens of meters away by the explosion. The dead body of Lt. Young was found about one kilometer northeast of the village. The pilot apparently tried to save himself with a parachute, but it did not open.

I posted in the wishlist an example of what you are looking for regarding search and rescue missions in the Catalina: Interesting discussion on that and the following page 🙂

"Mosquito sting" "Homeward bound" "Duck and Cover" "Too close for comfort"

Let's also be honest, they knew how to create a collectors edition too, as well as the huge manual and video tapes it came with 😍 Then we look at the specs. required to play it.....😂, how things have changed!

I mentioned the ASUS as it was the cheapest rather than best in the screenshot 👌

I just checked Scan for the latest 40xx prices (starting at lowest) 4070 4080 4090 Looking at the current state of play, the 4080 Asus Strix looks like the best bang for buck....which is why it's sold out no doubt 🧐 I think realistically, any future builds I make will have to be either a 4080 or maybe a 5070, but obviously that will depend on the benchmarks?

Paying the same price for a 5090 as my son recently paid for a 14900k + 4080GTX complete system with 64GB of ram and watercooling, is beyond ridiculous! I honestly was looking at buying a complete system build with a 5090 at the centre of it (I usually make my own builds but just fancied a pre built for a change), but the price looks like it will send a quality pre built to a 5k budget, which is not something I would consider as reasonable. My last system I bought in 2016, I still have it and it plays most games at 4K 30fps (1070GTX, i6700k, 32GB Ram), and it did play VR on an oculus DK2 but the USB connection (prefer wired) was only USB 3 and needs 3.2.....anyway, I intend a new VR build and was looking at the 5090 as the centrepiece. That won't happen now. So next it will be benchmarks and comparison between the 5070/5080 and any benefits it has between the 4070-4090 will have to be exceptional to justify that price!

Because I typed that after finishing a night shift 😂 I just remember hit 6000m in my Spitfire, then looking to the rest of my flight in the early dawn sky, with sun rising, and seeing contrails behind them....even now that's what sold me on the game, the (then), incredible visuals and attention to detail. Even in 2024, you can see why it was great back then.

Damn forgot to paint it out lol 🙂