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Ryandress0123
10-03-2006, 01:14 AM
In BattleField 2142 how do the gunships work when u fly them if you just hold in "w" does it fly like a jet and if u hold in "s" a helo how it work:confused: :confused: :confused: :guns:
Beerman
10-03-2006, 01:17 AM
it works by ************************************************** ************************************************ and thats all you need to know in a nutshell
Roger Smith
10-03-2006, 01:26 AM
f35 without reverse lift and with more manuverability. also no rolling and slow top speed.
Chasepwner
10-03-2006, 01:32 AM
Yea... it feels like a Cobra/F-35 hybrid.
Ice Wolf
10-03-2006, 01:35 AM
so you don't have helis and jets, you have helijets now?
SpecOrdnance
10-03-2006, 01:36 AM
Overall pretty easy to fly.
hakojako
10-03-2006, 01:46 AM
hmm so im gessing if u already know how to fly a helicopter...ull just fly it the same?
Richard012345
10-03-2006, 01:46 AM
I HATE THE GUNSHIPS. Take all the skill out of flying, and the points away from the pilots...THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE!

I despise the new flying vehicles.
The Cow Goes Moo
10-03-2006, 02:12 AM
I HATE THE GUNSHIPS. Take all the skill out of flying, and the points away from the pilots...THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE!

I despise the new flying vehicles.

...ok...:|:
Chasepwner
10-03-2006, 02:48 AM
so you don't have helis and jets, you have helijets now?

Exactly.
KcAndress
10-03-2006, 02:52 AM
I love gunships!!!
cstasny24
10-03-2006, 02:52 AM
Do you use keyboard and mouse or is joystick the better way to go?
cantina_fly
10-03-2006, 03:18 AM
As someone who despised jets in BF2, I'm really happy with the way they're handling the hybrid. My only complaint was that it wasn't very nimble, but I understand that was a very common complaint and has been addressed for retail.

Think of a heli, but "W" makes you gain altitude as well as move forward. And all "S" really does is act like a brake. If you want to move backwards, you have to aim the nose up. And if you seriously want to lose altitude, you need to nose down toward the ground.

The F35 comparison is actually pretty good. If you treat it as a jet that can easily hover, but with the heli's gun load out, you won't be far off the mark.

The pilot's missles might as well be bottle rockets against infantry, but you can still light up a tank pretty easily. They now auto-lockon to airborne targets, but you still have to do a pretty good job of getting them near the target to begin with. If you've ever been in one of those spiraling chopper duels where you're both trying to gain altitude for your TV missle shot, and tag the other guy with rockets at the same time, those near misses will be hits in 2142.

The TV missle was also krap in the beta. It's no longer a one shot kill, and you can't aim if before fireing, it always launches straight out and the mouse click adjustments didn't seem nearly as fine as they were in BF2. I couldn't hit squat with it unless the target was dead center, and the couple times I had gunners I noticed the same thing. It may just mean 2142 pilots will need to learn a new way to line up their gunners, which is fine, I just saw no reason to change a system that worked.

I didn't take the time to plug in and calibrate my joystick during beta, so I can't give you that feedback, but the mouse+keyboard was good for 90% of what I wanted to do. The advanced pilots will probably still want them, but I don't see any need for the part time/average pilot to use one.
LasermanX
10-03-2006, 03:24 AM
They need to just put Flying hummmers now >.<
Digikid
10-03-2006, 05:17 AM
or flying Deloreans. :laugh:
Sir. kaheiyeh
10-03-2006, 06:21 AM
Sounds like there won't be complete air domination of maps now; although from the sounds of things, the gunships seem to be quite nerfed.
jason_lionheart
10-03-2006, 06:31 AM
I HATE THE GUNSHIPS. Take all the skill out of flying, and the points away from the pilots...THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE!

I despise the new flying vehicles.

Well heres a thought the game is called Battlefield 2142 not "Air Combat 2142"

GJ EA for making it Battlefield and not Aircombat ^_^
JerKinXx
10-03-2006, 06:43 AM
Well heres a thought the game is called Battlefield 2142 not "Air Combat 2142"

GJ EA for making it Battlefield and not Aircombat ^_^
DICE not EA.
Elinombrable
10-03-2006, 07:54 AM
EA buyed DICE....now they are the same :p
JerKinXx
10-03-2006, 07:55 AM
Holy crap..
Beerman
10-03-2006, 11:42 AM
I dont really like the hybrids. O well.
Ice Wolf
10-03-2006, 12:22 PM
I dont really like the hybrids. O well.

ok, are we talking about the gunship, or EA/Dice :laugh:
dirty0harry
10-03-2006, 01:32 PM
ok, are we talking about the gunship, or EA/Dice :laugh:

LOL i was just thinking the same!! :laugh:
PlayerOfGames
10-03-2006, 01:38 PM
The "helijets" in client 1 of the beta flew very much like an attack chopper from BF2, then in client 2 they seriously limited the roll and suddenly they were too easy to fly but way too difficult to manouveur. Apparently this has been addressed before the game went gold so I for one am gonna be very interested to see what the demo brings. :)
dirty0harry
10-03-2006, 01:46 PM
The "helijets" in client 1 of the beta flew very much like an attack chopper from BF2, then in client 2 they seriously limited the roll and suddenly they were too easy to fly but way too difficult to manouveur. Apparently this has been addressed before the game went gold so I for one am gonna be very interested to see what the demo brings. :)

interesting, but if you suck in one i'll take you down in a walker!!LOL:laugh:
Ice Wolf
10-03-2006, 02:08 PM
Walker = moving ownage
cantina_fly
10-03-2006, 02:14 PM
A good chopper pilot was pretty much lord of the battlefield in BF2. I think the changes Dice have made for 2142 are intended to focus the vehicle more on it's intended role of ground support. A good pilot will still be able to rack up an acceptable score, but you'll no longer be like the MEC Gunner on Sharqi and end the round 104-0. ;)
ToxicVega
10-03-2006, 04:21 PM
A good chopper pilot was pretty much lord of the battlefield in BF2. I think the changes Dice have made for 2142 are intended to focus the vehicle more on it's intended role of ground support. A good pilot will still be able to rack up an acceptable score, but you'll no longer be like the MEC Gunner on Sharqi and end the round 104-0. ;)


But that was the best part lol:D
xR3LOADx
10-03-2006, 04:52 PM
1. Its a hybrid between Heli and Plane, it flys more like a plane though but hovers like a heli.

2. It flys more like a plane, also its extremely manueverable. It also hovers like a heli, holding the back button will hover the Gunship. Trust me it flys awsome, you'll love it.

3. The weapons on it are great against Tanks and ground vehicles. It has around 40 Rockets for the pilot and a TV missle and a old BF2 Heli gun thing.
The pilot also can also use the shield which protects it for around 10 secs.

Hope that helps.
Covert
10-03-2006, 05:57 PM
...buyed...
Jesus Christ are you serious?
DeathEchoDemon
10-03-2006, 06:04 PM
so you don't have helis and jets, you have helijets now?

yup except there is attack and transport.
biff77
10-03-2006, 06:06 PM
I hope the single player maps have gunships so we can practice :)
xR3LOADx
10-03-2006, 06:09 PM
I hope the single player maps have gunships so we can practice :)

Well there always is a map that has aircraft in for SP. Just look at BF2.
Electronix
10-03-2006, 06:26 PM
Well there always is a map that has aircraft in for SP. Just look at BF2.

the demo will be sure to have a flying vehicle...its what everyone wants to see!...and walkers...and pods...and everything lol!
xR3LOADx
10-03-2006, 06:29 PM
the demo will be sure to have a flying vehicle...its what everyone wants to see!...and walkers...and pods...and everything lol!

LOl he meant in SP not the demo.

I think im gonna make a list of who im gonna pilot in the demo. Im well good at flying the gunships so write yor name down if you want to gun for me.

:p
Electronix
10-03-2006, 06:32 PM
LOl he meant in SP not the demo.

I think im gonna make a list of who im gonna pilot in the demo. Im well good at flying the gunships so write yor name down if you want to gun for me.

:p

dont count me in...Im pilot of my OWN ship :D
ak1knight
10-03-2006, 08:15 PM
LOl he meant in SP not the demo.

I think im gonna make a list of who im gonna pilot in the demo. Im well good at flying the gunships so write yor name down if you want to gun for me.

:p

I really suk at flying so im in:D
SpecOrdnance
10-03-2006, 08:46 PM
I didn't get a chance to fire a tv missle in beta, are they similar to the ones in bf2?
Beerman
10-03-2006, 10:23 PM
I didn't get a chance to fire a tv missle in beta, are they similar to the ones in bf2?

Sorta I cant explain it.
biff77
10-04-2006, 02:14 AM
Unfortunately I haven't been able to get very good at TV missiles in BF2. At least half the time I clicked to redirect the missile the darn thing just wouldn't respond. Hopefully I'll be able to use TV missiles effectively this time around.
xR3LOADx
10-04-2006, 08:10 PM
I really suk at flying so im in:D

So we have one person in my gunning list.

1. Ak1knight.

Anymore?
Sir. Tasty
10-04-2006, 08:38 PM
Like a heli dude...
xR3LOADx
10-04-2006, 08:49 PM
Like a heli dude...

LOl i dont no what you meant but ill add you :p

1. Ak1knight.
2. Sir.Tasty
Beerman
10-04-2006, 10:19 PM
Me too, I wanna be #1 though, cause im pwnage :D