Wings of Prey

**Old Crow** · December 23rd, 2009, 15:12

Have not seen anything on this posted. It looks very promising.

http://www.airwargame.com/eng/start/

gajit · December 23rd, 2009, 15:33

Wow - well spotted Old Crow - that looks superb - did you see that winter landscaping as well as all the other great features

**X_eidos2** · December 23rd, 2009, 15:48

I took a quick look at the video that they had a link to on that website.

The opening scene of the Hurricane taxiing out of the hanger reminded me of the fact that folks who make opening trailers for flight sim games or movies rarely know anything about how real airplanes operate. To the best of my knowledge, aircraft never start or run their engines inside a hanger. This video from the ASB website shows why

http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=...egory&catID=21

When I worked at Eidos Interactive the guy tasked with making the opening game movie for Confirmed Kill (WW2 online fighter sim - never published) admitted that he had never seen a airplane with a propeller start it's engine and knew nothing about the clouds of smoke coming out the exhaust at start up.

**deimos256** · December 23rd, 2009, 16:05

Wow, very impressive, looks to be a very complete game, all theaters, great visuals, looks like a decent damage model, Ill certainly buy it.

**centuryseries** · December 24th, 2009, 02:59

I guess on the whole aircraft don't start on run engines in a hangar but there are some exceptions - the first one that springs to mind is the SR-71 - but the front and back hangar doors open, so I guess it's not the same.

I did read a slightly scray account of an SR-71 in RAF Mildenhalls SR engine test hangar where the doors were not open enough at the front creating enough suction in burner that started to suck ground equipment and personnel towards the twin funnels swallowing the burners at the back of the hangar

Shame no-one seems to be building a new modern sim, we're fairly well covered when it comes to WW2 and WW1, but I'm more interested in the jets that would be part of WW3!! Lockon is long in the tooth.

MCDesigns · January 2nd, 2010, 10:23

Wow, this looks real impressive!

**ryanbatc** · January 2nd, 2010, 10:33

Demo download available here:

http://www.gamershell.com/download_54548.shtml

user shots from avsim here (where I first heard of it)
http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=270893

http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=270996

**guzler** · January 2nd, 2010, 10:34

Wow, this looks excellent. Those graphics look years ahead of CFS3.

**IanP** · January 2nd, 2010, 10:48

Just started the demo downloading. Thanks for the heads-up. Looks good! :salute:

tigisfat · January 2nd, 2010, 10:58

Aircraft start up and run inside of hangars all the time. There are hardened aircraft shelters, sun shelters, bunkers and all kinds of places aircraft are preflighted, serviced and launched from. Most of the time it's a security or weather issue.

**Scratch** · January 2nd, 2010, 11:27

I've been playing the demo for a few days now and it is visually the best looking flight sim ever. It is way better looking than IL-2 1946 with the latest mods even. If you have a Saitek X-45 you will have to fly it from the keyboard which sucks big time. They have a fix coming out for that this month though. FMs are convincing enough to me. The sounds are really well done, but it's the atmosphere that will take your breath away at times. FSX can't even come close.

**DennyA** · January 2nd, 2010, 12:13

Scratch, I have it working fine with the Saitek X-52. I just had to manually map all the joystick buttons and axes.

I haven't put a lot of time into this, but what I've played is awesome. Absolutely beautiful graphics engine, flight models feel good, though they've overmodeled accelerated stalls IL-2-style.

**ryanbatc** · January 2nd, 2010, 13:01

After playing the demo this game looks very nice! Great environment, damage modeling, aircraft modeling, clouds/cloud shadows!

My question is: How to assign my HAT switch to look around cockpit and external camera view????

**guzler** · January 2nd, 2010, 13:24

It says the minimum is a 3.2Hhz intel, anyone running the demo with less than that ? I have a 2.4Ghz sinlge at the moment, but would love to give it a go

MCDesigns · January 2nd, 2010, 13:45

AACK, was about to run a couple of errands with the extra purpose of getting this at the store and just realized it's d/l only, bummer. I hope it hits the store soon, want to check it out.
I have no desire to do an online purchase (they don't accept paypal) and wait for it to d/l.

**ryanbatc** · January 2nd, 2010, 14:00

well i got my hat working. Just need to go to controls and assignments and set the hat switch to the view up/down/left/right stuff

EgoR64 · January 2nd, 2010, 16:25

Sweet - Thx for the HU -

Played Demo - Liked it - Downloading whooper 6.2GB -
Phew................

Cheers

**Scratch** · January 2nd, 2010, 16:29

I borrowed my daughters joystick, an old Logitech Attack and I can finally shoot stuff down now. I enjoy watching the replays almost as much as flying. The graphics are top notch. It looks really cinematic. The terrain even looks better than that of Rise of Flight.

**Wittpilot** · January 2nd, 2010, 16:46

I want to try it dang it... but I've downloaded it twice...each time the file being corrupt...any ideas?

**olaf1924** · January 2nd, 2010, 17:02

I find that my msffb2 stick will not work with this demo. Is anyone using this stick for this game and how or what did you do to get it to work. I sure hope this is not another dud like blazing angels 2.

**ryanbatc** · January 2nd, 2010, 17:11

I have a FFB2 stick works great. You need to set the axises in the profile->options area

You'll have to move the stick left to assign ailerons and forward to assign elevators, and twist for rudder. I have the CH throttle so thats my throttle axis.

**olaf1924** · January 2nd, 2010, 17:46

ryan I tried what you said and still no luck with assigning functions. I am wondering if you can give me step by step instructions on how to assign functions for my stick? I can give you my email if needed. I have worn out buttion 8 on my stick.

tigisfat · January 2nd, 2010, 18:27

Now why in the hell can't we get an awesome modern jet warfare game?

**ryanbatc** · January 2nd, 2010, 18:32

Originally Posted by tigisfat

Now why in the hell can't we get an awesome modern jet warfare game?

what I was thinkin

Oh I miss the days of Jane's....

Anyway to the guy with the joystick problem. Have you gotten into the options screen where you setup the devices? That's where I was. Where it says aileron, you have to click the space and then move your stick when it asks to assign an axis.