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#3700860 - 12/17/12 06:42 PM Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 Slap Senior Member
Slap Senior Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 London UK	As a complete ROF newbie(and future addict I'm sure...), I would appreciate some advice and recommendations on what I should be looking for in the ROLF store etc to enhance my experience and ways to save some money in doing so(special deals/sales etc). I would say that my initial priorities for the sim are: Flying for GB. Historically accurate as possible(campaigns/skins etc). Burn and turn planes. Boom and zoom planes. Quality maps. Off-line and online usage. Learning/educating myself about this sim/genre in general. Many thanks! S!ap "never judge a sausage by it's skin"

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#3700871 - 12/17/12 06:57 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 613 Gromit Old and cranky
Gromit Old and cranky Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 613 Phoenix, AZ	Being new to the sim myself (less than a week now), I look forward to the responses you get. I did purchase the Ultra Edition, so I'm ahead of the power curve when it comes to aircraft, but I'm still curious about the plethora of add-ons. I will likely purchase all of them soon, if only to support 777's efforts. MSgt, USAF (ret)

#3700888 - 12/17/12 07:14 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 427 TychosElk Member
TychosElk Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 427	THere is a useful comparison of RoF aircraft here: http://riseofflight.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=26651&hilit=plane+guide

#3700890 - 12/17/12 07:16 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 Slap Senior Member
Slap Senior Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 London UK	Hey Gromit. I got the ROF "Iron Cross Edition" a while back. I can't seem to find the Ultra edition (it does come up as an option for the ROLF demo upgrade on the site though). Yes it's a nice idea to be able to directly support 777's efforts by way of upgrading various components of this sim. Cheers S!ap "never judge a sausage by it's skin"

#3700894 - 12/17/12 07:18 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 Slap Senior Member
Slap Senior Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 London UK	Thx TychosElk! "never judge a sausage by it's skin"

#3700925 - 12/17/12 08:00 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 613 Gromit Old and cranky
Gromit Old and cranky Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 613 Phoenix, AZ	Originally Posted By: Slap Hey Gromit. I got the ROF "Iron Cross Edition" a while back. I can't seem to find the Ultra edition (it does come up as an option for the ROLF demo upgrade on the site though). Yes it's a nice idea to be able to directly support 777's efforts by way of upgrading various components of this sim. Cheers S!ap The Ultra Edition was an online purchase for $72USD as an upgrade to the demo. I did not purchase at a brick and mortar. MSgt, USAF (ret)

#3700965 - 12/17/12 08:45 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 793 PatrickAWilson Member
PatrickAWilson Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 793 Tx	GB T&B Planes: DH2 Some N11 Squadrons Pup Tripe N17 Camel (the ultimate T&B plane) B&Z SE5a Dolphin Some SPAD squadrons If you want an RNAS career arc you can do N11/Pup/Tripe/Camel. A RFC career arc could be DH2/Pup/SE5a. N17 was used quite a bit and could be substituted for the Pup. Dolphin and SPAD are IMHO not necessary, but they are there if you want them.

#3708195 - 12/29/12 12:21 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 Slap Senior Member
Slap Senior Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,974 London UK	Thx a bunch Gromit/Patrick. I've been spending the last few days trying to program HOTAS/TrackIR etc and general familiarization with ROF. I bought most of the planes and mods etc whilst they are on sale and even tried a couple of online seshs last night; it was great fun/pain(being massacred at every turn :)) and it brings back good memories of how EAW "felt" online(energy management/flight physics etc). Looking forwards to the long learning curves ahead and being a ill-looking recluse. I will have bags more questions I'm sure. Thanks for support chaps. S!ap "never judge a sausage by it's skin"

#3708264 - 12/29/12 03:49 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: PatrickAWilson]
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 615 RoFfan Member
RoFfan Member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 615	Originally Posted By: PatrickAWilson GB T&B Planes: DH2 Some N11 Squadrons Pup Tripe N17 Camel (the ultimate T&B plane) B&Z SE5a Dolphin Some SPAD squadrons If you want an RNAS career arc you can do N11/Pup/Tripe/Camel. A RFC career arc could be DH2/Pup/SE5a. N17 was used quite a bit and could be substituted for the Pup. Dolphin and SPAD are IMHO not necessary, but they are there if you want them. Pat, I'm curious why you categorize the Dolphin as BnZ and the Tripe as TnB. The Dolphin actually turns better than the Tripe.

#3708287 - 12/29/12 04:48 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,623 Mogster Hotshot
Mogster Hotshot Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,623 England	Not in my experience. WAS C2D 8500 3.16ghz, 285gtx 1gb, 4gig ram, XP NOW Win7 64, I5 2500K, SSD, 8Gig ram, GTX 570

#3708365 - 12/29/12 06:43 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 49,716 Jedi Master Entil'zha
Jedi Master Entil'zha Sierra Hotel Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 49,716 Space Coast, USA	I don't think you can B&Z with the Tripe very well, therefore T&B is what you must do. I will second that the Dolphin doesn't seem to turn as well as many of the other planes. It's quite stable, actually, and that seems to carry over into reduced agility compared to the twitchier birds. Perhaps an experienced hand can T&B with it better than I, but that stability really lends itself to the BnZ well. Actually, I think the Dolphin is even more stable than the SE5a! The Jedi Master The anteater is wearing the bagel because he's a reindeer princess. -- my 4 yr old daughter

#3724319 - 01/24/13 10:43 PM Re: Planes, field Mods, weapons, campaigns, maps, personalization and general recommendations for a ROLF newbie [Re: Slap]
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 198 TGFan Member
TGFan Member Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 198	Thanks for that link Tychos, that is a huge help. Being new to the game all of that info will be an absolute joy to read thru. Intel Core i7 2700k Processor / Asus P8Z68 DeluxeGEN3 MB / 16GB Ripsaw DDR RAM / EVGA nVidia GTX680 Vid Card / WD 1TB Hard Disk / Sandisk 240 SSD / Samsung BluRay-DVD Combo / Corsair 850W Power Supply / Cooler Master HAF 932 Adv Case / Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler

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