Detlef Faber > > > Am Donnerstag, den 10.05.2007, 23:55 +0200 schrieb Maik Justus: > > Hi, > > > > what's about using separate server(s) (not connected to the > > "classical" servers) for the dogfight mode? If you log on a > > "classical" server, you would have no dogfight capability. > > > > Maik > > I'd agree to seperate the "combat ready" flying from the > "peaceful" flying. There is no reason why both environments > should see each other at all. > Nevertheless it should be a matter of choice which > environment one wishes to use. This way nobody can get > offended (If I fly in combat mode I have to be aware someone > else could shoot at me). > > Adressing the concerns about combat flying, I agree to Curt, > that FlightGear is an Open Source Project. This means anybody > is free to work on whatever topic he/she wishes. > > Of course this doesn't mean to ignore the valid concerns of > the other participants. I think it is very important that > those who do not wish to use combat functionality can use the > Multiplayer feature in the known way. > > Flightgear aims to be realistic, so anyone who likes to play > games will notice, that in Reality combat flying is not as > easy as those commercially available "sims" pretend. > Just intercepting an AI Aircraft on a known course is not > easy. Most "dubious clientele" will get offended by this. > > However my Interest in combat flight is a rather > technical/historical interest. My aircraft are most WW2 > aircraft, and I've learned a lot by creating them, digging > through books and other historic documents. > > For a pilot interested in aircraft of that aera the "combat > mode" is simply a part of the aircraft history, and should be > possible to explore. That doesn't mean Flightgear will become > a "shoot em up game". >
Hmm - at least for the Brit ac we would need to make the gyro gun sight work and calculate lead angles. That'll be a challenge! I don't think I'll tackle that one for a while. Perhaps after I do the RWR with Alexis. Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
