Really? Have to try that, I never noticed any slowing down with the space bar when starting. I don't use the space bar without "W", i.e,after landing, so I may have missed it completely.
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PC Gyrocopter needs an update or some love..or a Helicopter ?!
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Really? Have to try that, I never noticed any slowing down with the space bar when starting. I don't use the space bar without "W", i.e,after landing, so I may have missed it completely.
theFlu
Hunter
It is, but only sort of. It will keep you in place while you're revving up your thrust, but the moment you start moving it basically won't slow you down anymore. Not sure if that's intended, or if the game just considers you "flying" from low speeds.
The gyro is all kinds of clunky, but that isn't really an issue that bothers me. And it seems to behave like a decent real life gyro, so it's not bad.
The gyro is all kinds of clunky, but that isn't really an issue that bothers me. And it seems to behave like a decent real life gyro, so it's not bad.
BFT2020
Hunter
Like someone allready said, a Gyrocopter isn't a helicoper or any other similar VTOL.
Basicly a gyrocopter is a plane with rotating wing instead of fixed one like a regular plane like an ultralight.
IMO they should move it from lvl 5 to lvl 1, it is a very simple design. Only the the both propeller are the bottlenecks.
If you want some VTOL, you should look into a copterpack.
Basicly a gyrocopter is a plane with rotating wing instead of fixed one like a regular plane like an ultralight.
IMO they should move it from lvl 5 to lvl 1, it is a very simple design. Only the the both propeller are the bottlenecks.
If you want some VTOL, you should look into a copterpack.
Boidster
Refugee
Well I haven't done exhaustive tests, but I'm pretty familiar with flying the gyro and I think pretty skilled with it. I understand how to tap space and c to alter pitch. My experience is that the gyro does not seem to ever have 0 vertical speed. If it is descending at its minimum rate and, as you suggest, I tap the space bar, it will transition to a very slight positive vertical speed. Eventually it hits the top of the world and stops ascending.
I did just do short test where I climbed to 120m and trimmed pitch until it appeared to be flying mostly level (not its on-screen appearance, but the apparent motion of ground objects - getting closer or farther). I then checked the map very quickly: 120m...124m...129m, a very shallow climb. So I tapped 'c' once. The gyro pitched down a bit and I checked the map again: 129m...125m...120m.
I have never been able to find a true zero vertical speed at full throttle. It is a very minor annoyance.
Definitely it gets very light on its wheels with any sort of speed much above walking speed. If I land a bit short of my destination and want to "drive" there, I gotta go slow or it becomes too floaty and a pavement bump will send it careening into a house.
I tested it myself now.
Yes, you can not fly totally level. But I flew 1 km and in that time increased my altitude by just 30 meters. This is nearly unnoticable when you don't watch for it and you typically never fly farther than about 3kms in one go.
Tried out the braking with space and don't see much application for it even though you might use it to take off a few meters earlier because you start with higher speed. Hard to notice, people who have already played games with planes in it will first accelerate then try to get the nose up.
Yes, you can not fly totally level. But I flew 1 km and in that time increased my altitude by just 30 meters. This is nearly unnoticable when you don't watch for it and you typically never fly farther than about 3kms in one go.
Tried out the braking with space and don't see much application for it even though you might use it to take off a few meters earlier because you start with higher speed. Hard to notice, people who have already played games with planes in it will first accelerate then try to get the nose up.
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