I am about to order FCJ. I've just installed Red Baron after three years and got it to work with Glide.

I cannot believe I've started a campaign in what is essentially an eight year old game!! and I like it more now than I did the first time.

Two things though.

What is the best way to use views in RB, they're hardly user fiendly by modern standards?

Can someone post a shot of the front in FCJ as all the screenies I've seen show fields?

I love the way the shell craters start in the fields and multiply into the quagmire in the standard landscape and wondered what the FCJ landscape looks like there.

Hi,SabreRattler!
I don't have FCJ yet but I know it's the ultimate in the RB3D experience,though I won't give up my Hell's Angels Gold install
You'll get used to the views,it's not so bad and better if you have a hat switch,anyway the keyboard assignments are uneditable
Everybody has their own system for using views and there are more than is listed in the Manual(available in the Right-Click Menu). In the heat of battle I only use F8 F4 F3 F2 F1.

Heres a few things you might see.

Salute!,
Welcome back to RB3D.
If you want to learn more about views, there is a great document called "Situational Awareness and Microsoft's Sidewinder" in the document section of Wings of Valor at http://www.wings-of-valor.net/

Also in the forum section in Strategy and Tactics, there is an excellent thread called "What I see. Views for all occasions."

I wouldn't call the view system outdated so much as different. It just takes a little getting used to.

I am typing this from memory, so forgive me if this is not totally correct.

The 'N' key picks up contact from one mile. Too far away to tell what they are. The 'E' and 'F' key tells you who is the enemy and who is a friendly within half a mile.

If you have an 'E' contact, hitting F8 will give you a view of the enemy in the front of the screen with you behind. This view is very important for judging the bearing , height and energy state of the enemy.

In a dogfight, I fly in F5 (chase view), and use the E button to get bearings, and most importantly, use the F3 button. This keeps you in front of the screen with the enemy always in the background. This is hard at first because it feels like you are flying in remote control. But is a great way for keeping your wits about you and maintaining your Situational Awareness.
I only use the foward view when I am 'guns on'.

Stick at it. It become very intuitive after a while.

Regards,
Poyungan.