Thanx zuperman,

All Windows 8.1 users are requested to download the latest DF update from store.

It will resolve the Chute Hyper Sensitivity mode.

Happy Flying

Has anyone tried it yet? And if so, how is it?

I haven't been able to do the update yet...this stupid thing called "work" is getting in the way!

[M]Comet wrote: Has anyone tried it yet? And if so, how is it?

I haven't been able to do the update yet...this stupid thing called "work" is getting in the way!

It's one of the worst updates ever.. put off getting it for as long as you can.. just my humble opinion.

ZebraUp wrote:

[M]Comet wrote: Has anyone tried it yet? And if so, how is it?

I haven't been able to do the update yet...this stupid thing called "work" is getting in the way!

It's one of the worst updates ever.. put off getting it for as long as you can.. just my humble opinion.

I meant just the parachute update...it's gotta be better than the spazzy pilot...I already made the mistake of which you speak of Zebra lol!

[M]Comet wrote:

ZebraUp wrote:

[M]Comet wrote: Has anyone tried it yet? And if so, how is it?

I haven't been able to do the update yet...this stupid thing called "work" is getting in the way!

It's one of the worst updates ever.. put off getting it for as long as you can.. just my humble opinion.

I meant just the parachute update...it's gotta be better than the spazzy pilot...I already made the mistake of which you speak of Zebra lol!

Yeah honestly it makes me not even want to play.. and since I LOVE this game, that says it all! I mean I flew for almost 3 MONTHS with the slow-turning Windows plane glitch and got shot down by everyone.. back then I couldn't even dogfight a mid-level pilot in a mid-level plane without getting shot down.. every time! & yet I still kept playing & watching my kdr plummet.. but this one? Sheeeesh! It's so bad that it seems like zuperman is intentionally playing a joke on us all lol! It's so bad with planes so BIG & cumbersome that they seem to be nearly as big as the zeppelin!! If they get close to you they seem to block out the very sky!

I still have no update visible at the store as of 7 hours after the first post

DISRUPT wrote: I still have no update visible at the store as of 7 hours after the first post

Good Disrupt.. be glad.. DON'T GET IT! Wait until it's mandatory.. 'cause it sucks!

I am known as one of the deadliest guys to run into in a dogfight mission (or so I'm told.. according to The Blue Fighter's KDR thread I am #6 in the Top 100) yet in a dogfight mission filled with Air Commodores & lower levels I had a negative kdr! I only had 1 kill and almost a dozen deaths against very inferior planes!

In a capture the carrier mission (my favorite) I barely eked out a 1:1 k/d!!

I flew everyday with the slow turning Windows plane glitch for almost 3 months while watching my kdr plummet.. because I LOVE this game.. but now? This update seems like a bad joke.

I don't think I will be playing that much anymore.. and since I LOVE this game & it's the ONLY multiplayer game I play besides the occasional hand of poker or chess that is saying ALOT!

£afayette to the core... but bummed..

Zebra,
Well Zebra..I hope ur issues get resolved, but I don't see actually what the basis of ur complaints are ? ZUPERman is doing a Gud job on seeing to it that we have a Gud playing environment. & he does have 1 of the best simulator games out online for Gaming Experience..

*111|Heroicz~~ wrote: Zebra,
Well Zebra..I hope ur issues get resolved, but I don't see actually what the basis of ur complaints are ? ZUPERman is doing a Gud job on seeing to it that we have a Gud playing environment. & he does have 1 of the best simulator games out online for Gaming Experience.

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Well I won't be totally quitting.. but I will anxiously be awaiting the next update praying for things to be improved!

The differences I find in previous and this update:

Plane Speed
Plane Speed seems to me much faster in last version than this version. But if you check the speedometer it will show the same speed but we feel the plane is moving in slow motion but that is applicable to all i.e., no one has the advantage over it.

Maneuvering
Just like speed, plane maneuvering seems to be slow. But in last update if you see bullets coming you have a chance to evade them by quickly changing the direction but after update you get the hit by the time you turn the plane. That’s why even the top class players are getting hits from junior players. The reflex time in new update is long as compare to old update.

Time Difference between registering Kill and Actual Kill
Another important aspect is that now your screen shows that the red plane get two hits and soon you see him in flame but with latest update the registering of hit on screen is immediate whereas the plane get down after 3-5 seconds.

With this time gap of 3-5 seconds, when red plane has taken two or more hits the red plane is still firing which should not be the case once the screen shows that he was hit twice or more. This time gap if sorted out will resolve the issue of getting hits from dead plane.

Plane goes missing on carrier
In carrier games BTC/CTC, the plane on the deck/inside the deck are invisible till they fly again which I think is a glitch and will be removed in next update.


Parachute Hyper Sensitive on Win 8.1
Already resolved by Zuperman in the latest update of 26-Jan-2015 available on Windows 8.1 Store.

All I did was make the airplanes bigger, that's all. So people that was able to shoot from distance head on, now get hit easily because anyone can do the same.

Since it is easier to get hit, what I'll do is add more required hits. Before it was hard to get 2 bullets on a plane, now it's much easier that's why kill/deaths numbers went up.

I will raise the number to 7 hits shortly.

Well ZUP..just lke the rest u almost get me to complain every time, but I stop & take another look at the situation. Once again..I can't find reason for room to complain..why? Because if u induce the hits on ur plane to 7 that would be fine with me. I already find myself feeling planes up with holes..running out of ammo, ducking, duing whatever I can to prevent a lag kil on the enemies behalf. On the contrary, it has tooken the enemy a blind two hits to take me down.
So in actuality, this would even the balance. I'm ready for the 7 must hits ZUP. U have proven to be brilliant, not always getting the applause u deserve. U have tooken this game to another level..a brand new height, That sum are afraid of ? It's called "acrophobia". An extreme fear of heights. On the contrary, Falcons luv to fly high..

zuperman wrote: All I did was make the airplanes bigger, that's all. So people that was able to shoot from distance head on, now get hit easily because anyone can do the same.

Since it is easier to get hit, what I'll do is add more required hits. Before it was hard to get 2 bullets on a plane, now it's much easier that's why kill/deaths numbers went up.

I will raise the number to 7 hits shortly.

I guess my question is: Why did you make the planes bigger??

Was there a huge underground campaign (that I was oblivious to) lobbying you to increase the size of the planes to "Ludicrous Size so that those with poor eyesight and barely able to hit the broad side of a barn door from ten feet out wouldn't feel excluded in their abilities to 'be an ace'?

ZebraUp I replied to that question on a previous thread where you were also involved I believe.
The planes had to be increased because the game engine required it. The physics engine (PhysX by Nvidia) did not allow for such small pieces to work nicely and on the new update they released, they just completely blocked it to avoid more trouble.

So I had to made them bigger, but it also made sense. Looking at all the maths and after discussion with Unity and Nvidia it was clear that the previous way was wrong.

It will take some time to adapt but it is actually a better system.

Now I can finally focus on hit areas for the shoots, so you can kill an airplane by hitting the pilot head for instance or just half destroy it by hitting the engine or smaller damage on the tail/wings.

zuperman wrote: ZebraUp I replied to that question on a previous thread where you were also involved I believe.
The planes had to be increased because the game engine required it. The physics engine (PhysX by Nvidia) did not allow for such small pieces to work nicely and on the new update they released, they just completely blocked it to avoid more trouble.

So I had to made them bigger, but it also made sense. Looking at all the maths and after discussion with Unity and Nvidia it was clear that the previous way was wrong.

It will take some time to adapt but it is actually a better system.

Now I can finally focus on hit areas for the shoots, so you can kill an airplane by hitting the pilot head for instance or just half destroy it by hitting the engine or smaller damage on the tail/wings.

Thanks for answering the question here as I honestly didn't see it on any other thread... & yes, I am totally hating on the new giant planes.. but as you have said that you have no choice but to implement them I will endeavor in the future to be less vocal about it. (* but I will still hate them for numerous reasons)