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#4183314 - 10/19/15 09:49 AM PTU1.3 Arena Commander  
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I decided to give the (PTU) Arena Command a try after not flying it for some months.

Till now I managed best with the HOTAS combination mouse/throttle/rudder. As a flightsim geek I never really liked the idea of using the mouse but with the ministick on the throttle for pitch and role it somehow worked for me. (flying the Hornet)

Last few days I tried the latest PTU 1.3 Arena Command. I Noticed that using mouse somehow did not work for me anymore.. It seems to be slow. Not feeling for using the mouse anyway I tried using the HOTAS Stick/Throttle/Rudder. First did some fiddling with the joystick curves.(never did that in AC before)

I must say I’m surprised how much fun I had in the Drone module of AC.. Wave after wave killing Vandules.. putting them in my gunsight , finally be able to control the flying with rudder and stick! (yaw on rudder smile2 ) It almost feels like flying a WW2 sim without the energy fight.
It is still a lot of hard work, but that’s how I remember Sim’s like BoB or dog fighting in Falcon and flanker.. Using the boost button to keep in a good position and duck astroids, using missiles only when in a good position and when it is really needed like at the start of a new wave of Vandule fighters.
And there is this cool dynamic zoom function. It zooms in when you pull the throttle back from 50%. So when you lined up for a shoot pull the throttle a bit and you get this cool “Battlestar Galactica” effect witch you can control to get a nice zoomed target.

I could not get in a good PvP session so don’t know how that will workout but I realy like I for so far.

Chance is that players with mouse control don’t have to work as hard as we stick users do and beat the crap outta me. Unless they really changed something with the mouse control?




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#4183385 - 10/19/15 01:40 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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Hey Ghost, thanks for the write up!

Very interesting observations. I haven't reloaded SC back on yet as I'm waiting for SC2 release, but what you describe sounds very promising for us HOTAS users.

Cheers.

#4183401 - 10/19/15 02:05 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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Yes they changed the way mouse works and got rid of IM afaik. Seems to have a positive effect on the forums unless you are in a mouse lover thread and then it's the end of the world. Im not sure they can ever find a compromise that will make both sides happy.

#4183417 - 10/19/15 02:42 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Master]  
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Not sure if they got rid of IM. Looks like it is disabled by default? I saw a post that you can enable it by Ctrl+M ? Hope not. Have to try it tonight.

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#4183615 - 10/19/15 08:38 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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Was in a match last night in the PTU test, was using an Aurora but my joystick died on me, the X axis pot is U/S on my Cougar frown


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#4185741 - 10/24/15 06:00 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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1.3 is now live on the standard servers, downloading now.

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#4191510 - 11/06/15 03:21 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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Okay dumb question...how do I get to the shops and new areas to walk around?

All I can do is still walk around my hanger or hop in arena commander still. What am I missing? There has to be some door I need to open in the hanger right?


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#4191527 - 11/06/15 04:09 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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There is an elevator on the back wall where you spawn in that will take you to the ArcCorp stuff.

#4191615 - 11/06/15 07:01 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Master]  
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Originally Posted By: Master
There is an elevator on the back wall where you spawn in that will take you to the ArcCorp stuff.


Just tried this out for the first time since updating a couple weeks ago. To funny. You have to be very careful
about where you walk or you will wind up re-spawning in the med bay. They rip around on those cats like maniacs
crashing into everything and each other like a demo derby. Explored the gun shop and all over the place. Was
hit at least 6 times, you really get to know where you at re-spawning in the med bay that many times. You need
to keep your head on a swivel to avoid getting run over.


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#4191636 - 11/06/15 07:27 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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It's a mad house. I think they wanted to test the respawn mechanic more than anything else. They should have just given everyone guns though. It would have given you a fighting chance but those buggies... oh man they just kill and kill and kill.

#4192231 - 11/08/15 02:41 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Master]  
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Originally Posted By: Master
It's a mad house. I think they wanted to test the respawn mechanic more than anything else. They should have just given everyone guns though. It would have given you a fighting chance but those buggies... oh man they just kill and kill and kill.
Modelled after the Ford Exploder?

Boy they are difficult to steer I keep ending up hitting all and sundery smile


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#4192261 - 11/08/15 04:54 PM Re: PTU1.3 Arena Commander [Re: Ghost_unit13]  
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Its such a nuthouse even trying to get into a greycat. Every time I try someone jumps in just a ahead of me
and then tries to run me over. Watched one guy try get into one just as it took off, he jumped up and road
the top of the cat for a ways till he hit bump tossing him off. Just standing back watching the action can
be hilarious.


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