Welcome Pilots....Happy New Year
Now...this has been done to DEATH, but we have lots of noobs in here now (welcome guys) and it's time to talk about, and therefore try to help ya, with CONVERGANCE.
Every Single Pilot has it set differently...be aware......its important but only once you understand it.
The point in front of your AirPlane where your bullets CROSS each other is the CONVERGANCE POINT.....
you can ADJUST it for MACHINE GUNS (small calibre, solid tip, rapid fire) and for CANONS (explosive tip, slower rate of fire) and ROCKETS (now come ON, I aint helping you on this....)
BUT...these projectiles are NOT CONSISTENT.....they are NOT always EXACT. Its not a sniper scope....no WAY. They go all over the place.
The bullets/cannon shells/rockets also DROP with gravity....they fly like a rainbow shape. So when you set convergance, the cross left and right and ALSO curve in an arc.
On planes with the guns in the wings, especially out wide on the wings, the ammo has to cross a long way...the guns are aimed to the centre of where the plane is flying.....both sides.
and once they are PAST the convergance they continue going wide.....very wide....and they DROP more too.....
NIGHTMARE
Tell ya what to do......go to Multiplayer, create a mission (whatever, it doesnt matter where and what) make sure you have EXTERNALS on .....and UNLIMITED AMMO
then choose your favourite plane.....
Hit F2.....its external.....now move your joystick to your left hand....you aint gonna fly, dont panic....
now LEFT CLICK yuour mouse and pull back about 300 metres.
Now left go of the click and rotate your camera view infront of your trusty plane, until you are looking DOWN THE BARREL...but from a distance...
now use your left hand to start firing thosemachine guns...and use the right hand to move the mouse very gently into line with the bullets path......get RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE...zoomin and out a bit with LEFT CLICK if need be...
YA SEE.....they whizz ALL OVER the place
Now you MIGHT need to put summit HEAVY on the B Button on your keyboard (its the brake) cos the plane will be rolling backward on the runway....these guns are powerfull old boys. Recoil ya know.
Do same with CANONS......(itswhy we want unlimited ammo, it takes AGES to get dead centre of the bullet spray) and you can SEE how far the bullets cross...
now..while holding the trigger, left click and ZOOM IN AND OUT..you'll see how the bullets vross and then widen again.
Now ....same with ROCKETS (also a good test for your surround sound set up, cos you should hear them whoosh past)
now THAT is what hitting the bad guy is about......trying to get his plane to collide with one or more of those bullets....
and when you see HOW they radomly spiral and whizz around, you'll see why getting the convergance set to where you're gonna take shots from is so vital.
Mine....? well that's a secret, but its down to you to work out yours....and for each plane with different gun positions, it becomes more and more important.....
so if you are INVERTED and shooting, remember that your guns are aimed for when you are UPRIGHT...and they aim a bit high, so the bullets then drop to your convergance...
NOT UPSIDE DOWN THEY DONT
goo dluckpilots
Over and out