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From: hamilton@intersil.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: WINGS advice sought
Message-ID: <217.27b10b6d@intersil.uucp>
Date: 7 Feb 91 08:10:20 GMT
References: <62474@bbn.BBN.COM>
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Santa Clara CA
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In article <62474@bbn.BBN.COM>, cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) writes:
> For no particular reason, after a long hiatus I've recently been
> playing Cinemaware's "Wings" again some, and I discover that i'm no
> better now than I was then.  My problem is that I've flown LOTS of
> sorties, but I have _never_ had a kill.  Somehow, I just don't have the
> right intuition for what is going on in the dogfights to be able to
> manage to shoot something down.

I had the same problem-went on 100+ missions and never was able to shoot
anything down.  I *think* what is happening is that the Huns gradually get
better as time goes by.  So by patrol 50 or so, when you've finally got the
hang of things, they're expert flyers and you don't have a prayer.

Solution?  Start over from the beginning, and make sure you shoot down at
least one plane each patrol.  If you also do well strafing and bombing, your
maneuverability and "skill" will increase dramatically.  Your plane
becomes more maneuverable, the guns jam less frequently, you can even survive
a head-on collision.  It worked for me...
-- 
Fred Hamilton                  Any views, comments, or ideas expressed here
Harris Semiconductor           are entirely my own.  Even good ones.
Santa Clara, CA