Buccaneer S2 /B/D & S50

[TSR2]

Couldn't resist! She's lovely. A bit tricky trying to start the engines as the buttons are hidden though, CTRL + E is my friend

Under "Views" there's a DLL Gauge, and a DLL Gauges view? Are these left over from testing?

[SkippyBing]

The dll gauges run the radar, weapons and emulate the boundary layer control. I can't remember why I put them as pop-up gauges you can't access but I know there was a reason!

[SkippyBing]

Shockingly, despite checking about three times, because I'd noticed it earlier, there's a slight issue with the installer. For some reason there's a texture missing from the S2D paint which makes the armament panel look odd, the solution is to copy the Cockpit01.dds from texture.Granby to texture.809R.

I'll attempt to update the download tonight.

[TSR2]

Cheers Skip, I'll have a look at that

is there any way to alter the view so that you can see / operate the starters?

[TSR2]

I haven't read the manual yet, so haven't done a "proper" flight. There are some switches that I'll need to try and sus out, but its a lovely looking model. Here are some pics of tonight's joy ride Click on the image to get the full size version.

[DaveB]

Hi Ben

I know you run a fairly decent system so this question is probably irrelevant for me Anyway.. do you know if it's any more frame hungry than the S1?

ATB
DaveB

[alemaobaiano]

Dave

My system is far from decent but I did a quick low level flight yesterday and didn't notice any significant frame rate difference from the S1, it was nice and fluid even at 50'. It does seem easier to trim for hands-off at low level than the S1, you can release the controls without scraping the bomb bay tank

TTFN

[DaveB]

Thanks for that Tony The S1 is just about at the limit of 'comfortable' on my rig. Texture redraws when outside are painfully slow sometimes though it's 'ok' when indoors. The UKMIL S2 is a belter but I can't run it unless I fly from somewhere like Wake Island with all the settings down low (I kid yea not!) so I don't bother. Glad I'll at least have a fighting chance with this one

ATB
DaveB

[DaveB]

OK.. I cracked last night and bought it

Not given the included manual a low flypast yet which explains why I only got the basics to work.. gear and flaps so had I managed to find Ark Royal, I'd have had trouble landing without a hook

The S2 runs similar to the S1 on my rig. I saw the big silver cylinder a couple of times (sight) but not almost every time as I remember with the S1. Also.. on the Ark Royal banana I flew yesterday.. the texture draw was faster externally.. much faster. No areas of untextured model waiting for a coat of paint to arrive

Nice to have a lot more poke when you open the taps too

Next.. I really must find out what's happened to Ark Royal. Despite having search radar (though in all honesty.. I may not have switched it on correctly or missed a vital switch) I never got to see her off Anglesey and this is my 3rd failure in a row. The previous attempts were in the Sea Vixen and Nimrod

ATB
DaveB

[DaveB]

Ok.. Ark Royal found.. carrier keystrokes re-learned and my first trap was a success in as much as I landed on deck First cat was like the S1 though.. wet feet I'll get around to reading the manual at some point

ATB
DaveB