Posted By: MarkG
OIF or PSF...what would you recommend to a friend? - 12/12/03 04:30 AM
OIF advantages...
- Realistic terrain at high altitude
- 3D cockpit (PSF's Padlock View cockpit with working instrumentation)
- Manual that prints well
- Loadout presets with recommendations
- Possible future patch updates
PSF advantages..
- Graphics scalability
- Difficulty scalability
- Training videos
- More replay features (i.e. Name, Description, Search)
- More replay views (i.e. Tower View, Platform Views) which stay current during replay
- Better looking cockpit (OIF uses PSF's secondary less detailed cockpit)
- Better default front view (i.e. more visible daylight)
- Prettier water including lighting effects (i.e. color, texture, glistening sun and moonlight)
- $10-$20 cheaper
Plane exteriors look exactly the same to me but this might be Pretzel Magic.
Am I missing anything? I'd probably recommend both (PSF $10.00 CompUSA, OIF $20.00 Best Buy) as they do complement each other (foliage vs. desert settings). PSF is probably a must have for any newbie just for the numerous training videos. OIF has more promise with possible future updates assuming the older PSF will never be updated.
I'm throwing a few jabs at OIF lately, but I'm glad I bought it. Once the front view zoom save is implemented I'll feel allot better about this game, especially if the rest of the pit is updated to PSF's standard (i.e. HUD housing). I'm looking very forward to the next patch.
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Mark
- Realistic terrain at high altitude
- 3D cockpit (PSF's Padlock View cockpit with working instrumentation)
- Manual that prints well
- Loadout presets with recommendations
- Possible future patch updates
PSF advantages..
- Graphics scalability
- Difficulty scalability
- Training videos
- More replay features (i.e. Name, Description, Search)
- More replay views (i.e. Tower View, Platform Views) which stay current during replay
- Better looking cockpit (OIF uses PSF's secondary less detailed cockpit)
- Better default front view (i.e. more visible daylight)
- Prettier water including lighting effects (i.e. color, texture, glistening sun and moonlight)
- $10-$20 cheaper
Plane exteriors look exactly the same to me but this might be Pretzel Magic.
Am I missing anything? I'd probably recommend both (PSF $10.00 CompUSA, OIF $20.00 Best Buy) as they do complement each other (foliage vs. desert settings). PSF is probably a must have for any newbie just for the numerous training videos. OIF has more promise with possible future updates assuming the older PSF will never be updated.
I'm throwing a few jabs at OIF lately, but I'm glad I bought it. Once the front view zoom save is implemented I'll feel allot better about this game, especially if the rest of the pit is updated to PSF's standard (i.e. HUD housing). I'm looking very forward to the next patch.
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Mark