Combat Air Patrol 2

[JudgeDredd]

I've decided today I'm going to put this back on my drive and hold onto it in the hope that the dev uses the money to invest in what, on paper, is a dream game.

I don't know if it'll get there, but several things swayed me

• The positive attitude of others (here and Steam) even though some experienced and felt the same things I did
• I have bought worse games and not looked for a refund
• The developers sending an email out to subscribers from their website saying thank you for the feedback, good and bad, and they are working hard on issues and enhancements

I'll be disappointed is it doesn't get there - but I now know the starting line.

It's £22. I've spent more than that on lunch.

[Apocalypse 31]

I've decided today I'm going to put this back on my drive and hold onto it in the hope that the dev uses the money to invest in what, on paper, is a dream game.

Thats the same thing I've said about most of the uninstalled games in my Steam library.  ;D

[JudgeDredd]

It's £22. If it gets to where I hoped it was going (or close) it's £22 worth spent. If not...I'll have a smaller lunch  :P

[Yskonyn]

Didn't the dev post in here once or twice some time back? It would be nice to have a discussion about the game with him here. Intentions and such.

[Jarhead0331]

Didn't the dev post in here once or twice some time back? It would be nice to have a discussion about the game with him here. Intentions and such.

I'd be surprised if he will post here with any frequency or with any detail. His postings in forums, on his own page and blog are very intermittent, infrequent and ambiguous. It's a big problem for the game and I've encouraged him to change this habit.

[JudgeDredd]

Didn't the dev post in here once or twice some time back? It would be nice to have a discussion about the game with him here. Intentions and such.

Yes he did. I'd like to see him here for a discussion.

I don't know if the patch that was meant to be out actually is out - but I'll check tonight and have another go.

[JudgeDredd]

And just as I posted the above, I received this by email

In the last few minutes we have enabled V801 - please check out the latest dev blog to see whats changed. and what is planned for the next update.   

Please Note this important expert from the post:

'The controls settings file was accidentally included as part of the initial build. This would be an issue as each update would reset your controls to default. It has been removed from build 801. If you want to avoid remapping your controls with this update then take a copy of <YourSteamLibrary>\steamapps\common\Combat Air Patrol 2\StoragePath\Sim155\CAP2\Controls\Default.ctrl and replace it after updating. Sorry for the inconvenience.'

Thanks for your support!

[JudgeDredd]

From their website

v801
Version 801 should be winging (steaming?) it's way to you now. It should have arrived yesterday but we encountered issues with the Steam update sticking/pausing and not completing. Deleting the build and re-uploading it has corrected the issue.

Features/fixes of this update are
•Fix crash on payload option
•Contrast/Brightness values are now used in post processing
•Both values were previously set to 100% so you may need to adjust down
•I'm considering adding a gamma display to help with calibrating game colour levels, it's pretty obvious there's a massive range of screen levels out there.
•Vignette effect is disabled, will add a UI option to toggle it later
•Mapping a control axis is easier
•XBox gamepad buttons are labelled
•TrackIR has angle and position limits
•'Eject Confirm' option removed as 'Eject' must now be held for 1sec instead


Next update (802) should include:

•Result of looking into nVidia Optimus graphics crash on startup. In some cases this is temporarily fixed by selecting nVidia GPU as preferred GPU in global settings in the nVidia control panel
•Adjusting control axes linearity
•Adjusting control axes null zone
•General bug fixes as reported in the forum
After 802 we should be able to transition to gameplay features/bug fixes.

BOOM! On the TrackIR...that will help I think.

[Apocalypse 31]

So....one of the DCS third-party developers posted this today....

https://www.reddit.com/r/hoggit/comments/4n3u9k/getting_there_from_razbams_facebook/

[JudgeDredd]

Nice!  O0

[Yskonyn]

If that Harrier is confirmed I think CAP 2 will be dead in the water when the DCS module is released, if not then certainly when the F/A-18 module hits with Carrier Ops.

Razbam has proven to deliver top notch stuff.
So I guess the clock is now ticking for CAP 2.

[Grim.Reaper]

If that Harrier is confirmed I think CAP 2 will be dead in the water when the DCS module is released, if not then certainly when the F/A-18 module hits with Carrier Ops.

Razbam has proven to deliver top notch stuff.
So I guess the clock is now ticking for CAP 2.

I don't know, think room for both, especially if the dynamic campaign is really good in CAP 2.

[Toonces]

^ This.  I'm not a big fan of the harrier, but if the campaign is half decent then I'm all-in with CAP 2. 

DCS can kiss my nekkid butt until they start making it actually fun to play.  In my opinion, of course.

[JudgeDredd]

There's absolutely no chance in hell I won't buy a DCS Harrier.

Quick mission editor and bam...rockets flying in Nevada training range O0

[jomni]

Harrier is an overrated plane.  Short range, not much payload.