Well, let's see if this works. Anyone like a Nexus 10 support thread out there? After playing mainly on my cell phone (Motorola Droid Razr) I switched over to the Nexus 10 after receiving it as a Christmas present. After getting use to it (which took some time) it has become my device of choice.

I would like to hear of any problems that you have using the Nexus 10 while playing DF. Maybe we can help each other and provide information to anyone considering buying the device.

General Tips:

1. Sensitivity was the hardest part to get use to with the Nexus 10. Regardless of how bad you are when you start, max out the sensitivity bar in the settings tab. In the long run, you need this to excel.
2. The size of the tablet is the other issue with the device. It's wonderful to be able to see planes from further out and icons on the screen but game play is effected. When playing it's really important to get yourself in a position where you can rest the device while not in a dog fight. It's also important to lock in your arms when going head-to-head with another plane to reduce the sensitivity.

Please let me know if anyone experiences the following problems with the Nexus 10 or if you don't. This will help determine if it's the update or the device.

Problems (4.4.33 Update):

1. Chat stops working after a period of time. You can bring up the keyboard but entry is disabled.
2. Screen freezes on initial games (pauses and then resumes). Might be related to initializing and seems to go away after playing a few games.
3. Application crashes. Especially bad on the first couple of games and occurs when you hit the page icon. Doesn't happen all of the time, however, and does go away after a couple of games.
4. Just recently I noticed that driving a tank has become next to impossible. I think this is related to lag and the servers. Commands get queued up (server can't keep up with the inputs).

The above problems, with the exception of the chat issue, were all introduced with the latest update (or are server related).

I have a Nexus 7 + 4.

Nexus 4 crashes a lot. Hates the app. Has Sensitivity problems like the Nexus 10.

Nexus 7 works really well. The size is perfect for the app. Does not crash. Sensitivity good.



Just trying to compare the different devices. Both devices are, in general, brilliant. I would recommend both to anyone thinking of buying one (Or both like I did!)

I'm not a nexus user but apple has the same issues in a head on. I play with the sensitivity on full blast also. You have to to compete in a hard DF against a good pilot. The way i adjust the problem with the head on stability is with the throttle. I slow it down when in a head on fight. This makes the plane more stable. If I don't throttle back I cant hit squat. Try playing with the throttle and see if it helps. the placement of the throttle changes with every update. Also different with each plane and with or without a bomb.

So...no one plays on a Nexus 10? Come on guys/gals I want to know who else plays on this device. Share the love!

Sand or,

Do you mind if I call Sand or? Apparently, typing your actual name is frigging impossible on an iPhone. Damn you autocorrect!!!

Sand or, it is!

Now what the hell was I going to post?

Oh.... Yeah! Head-on sensitivity... I posted something similar on the M.O.M thread in response to Max's post. I know almost EVERYONE spies on us over there, but for those few that don't, I'll repeat it.

I do not touch the throttle for head to head matches, but I think I do something very similar. In H2H, I prefer to zig and zag, maybe throw in a cork screw or up and down. But I never throttle back. I think this gives me the most maneuverability. I have found though, that if I position myself in a way so as to be climbing when I take aim, I gain stability. I think, in theory, it is very akin to throttling back because as I gain altitude I lose speed and the sights become steadier.

I should probably add that 95% plus of the pilots out there fly further off the deck than I do. I'm a serious tree-top flyer. Tactically speaking, this is probably a poor decision for most as it eliminates diving as an evasive maneuver. I do it anyway because I'm colorblind and I can see other players much easier against the sky than I can against the grass, mountains or water (snow being the exception). So, with me always low and most high (relative to me anyway) I tend to climb to take aim. In the event someone is flying lower, I climb, usually corkscrewing, to make them climb. I then finish my juke and jive with a dive so that I'm climbing again to take aim.

I'll readily admit that Max and his tactic works as well or maybe better, but this is how I approach it.

Hope it helps someone. Oh and no, I don't use that doohickey you mentioned earlier.