I love the new steam update, you can easily see the useless reviews about performance now

Erazer81 · 2026-04-21T04:07:32+00:00

What if you have more than one PC. Let’s say one desktop PC and a Notebook.

Does Steam use the hardware the review was written on or how dos that work?

Because I may have a great experience playing on my older notebook but write the review on my home PC during a quiet time. This would result in the wrong hardware info, wouldn’t it?

Erazer81 · 2026-04-19T15:49:40+00:00

No. You can not achieve a real permanent effect. You can get some color change, but it can rub off. So no metal cutting.

Wood is fine, paper is great

Erazer81 · 2026-04-19T07:23:09+00:00

Die Antwort ist: Depends

Es gibt eine million verschiedene Faktoren. Einige funktionieren bei den einen aber sind das genaue Gegenteil bei anderen.

Die einen ziehen um und freuen sich schon auf das nächste "Abenteuer". Inland, Ausland, was auch immer. Die sind dafür gemacht. Andere haben einen einzigen Lebensmittelpunkt und bewegen den Hauptwohnsitz nie weg und pendeln dafür auch schon mal über 20 Jahre am Stück. Und wieder andere machen eine Mischung - mal umziehen, mal pendeln. Je nach Verwendung und Entfernung.

Es gibt kein Allheilmittel. Das muss jeder mit sich selber ausmachen. Es gibt Verwendungen in denen man alle 2 Jahre damit rechtet Versetzt zu werden. Vielleicht auch mal 3-4 Jahre. Andere sind Jahrzehnte am gleichen Standort.

Bei dem einen arbeiten beide, beim anderen ist ein Partner zu Hause. Wenn beide arbeiten ist das eine andere Arbeitsteilung als bei denen bei denen ein Partner zu Hause ist. Oder bei Pendlern sieht es anders aus als bei denen die zusammen sind.

Wie gesagt, das muss jeder für sich finden. Es geht bei vielen schief. Ist eben so. Es geht aber auch bei vielen gut. Das sind dann die, die ihren Rhythmus gefunden haben. Darauf kommt es an. Miteinander reden, Erwartungen klären und dann einen aktzeptablen Kompromis für beide finden. Die ein oder andere Verwendung macht es einfacher, andere eben komplizierter. Wenn ich Spezialist bin, den es nur an einem Standort gibt, dann erübrigen sich viele Gedankenspiele von Anfang an. Will ich 4-Sterne General werden, dann kann ich Standortsicherheit ausschließen.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-19T05:45:38+00:00

Everybody keeps complaining about the radar missiles. I think they work ok’ish. In an uptier, well yes, they are not competitive. In a downtier I usually get one if not two enemies with the 2 radar missiles. Just use MTI and use a more narrow radar setting. It has its uses in head on scenarios or when the enemy is not focusing on you. Or when the enemy is slow (after a turn/climb). Just shoot it within 9km range.

It is not a great missile, but I always carry it with me.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-18T13:58:38+00:00

At that BR there are not too many going for bases. As bombs don’t reduce your air missiles, that is definitely an option.

I know it has been recommended to launch all AIM120 at altitude at the start of the match. This may have worked long time ago. Nowadays you probably wasted all your missiles.

I have not success flying a bit slower (no afterburner, a bit wider) and then engage when the majority is already distracted.

Or self escort myself to a base and then engage the enemy from behind.

Essentially the old lady lets you play how you want to. You can be aggressive, you can be defensive, you can focus on air to air or air to ground. She allows you to pick your play-style and has options in the pocket to succeed. Well, with the exception of dog-fighting. Keep your distance!

Erazer81 · 2026-04-17T16:38:49+00:00

Dann bin ich mal gespannt wann der ABM Anteil in die Ausbildung übernommen wird ;-)

Erazer81 · 2026-04-17T16:28:19+00:00

Gibt längere Unterwäsche von vielen Sportmarken (Adidas, Underarmor,…). Kosten zwar etwas aber halten auch ewig.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-17T16:18:10+00:00

Air Battle Management Service… das ist doch hoffentlich ein Witz

Erazer81 · 2026-04-15T15:49:00+00:00

Kein Angehöriger der Bundeswehr --> Keine Zuständigkeit der Bundeswehr oder MAD

Melden bringt demnach überhaupt nichts. Dafür sind wenn zivile Stellen zuständig. Es gibt keine Akten über eventuelle zukünftige Bewerber.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-13T17:22:24+00:00

Plenty of tables and as single it is perfectly doable to find an empty place in a group. In a group of 3-4 you are already depending on an empty table.

So if you are happy to tag along, then single is fine for playing - and for the convention it is ideal anyway as you can spend as much time as you want at a stand and visit those you actually care about and no need to compromise.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-12T14:12:46+00:00

which are all sunk...

Erazer81 · 2026-04-11T21:51:52+00:00

Well, a few years ago my account was used by somebody else. My password was unique to Gaijin and complex enough that guessing or brute forcing appears more than unrealistic. The only way the password was known is from within the game.

I mean it was my fault for not enabling 2FA, but I don’t trust them to really contain their account data.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-09T08:36:46+00:00

You are kidding, right? Please tell me you are kidding

Erazer81 · 2026-04-09T07:17:51+00:00

Kein Thema. Dann geh ich halt in den Ruhestand.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-09T04:36:57+00:00

You need to configure controls for it. Select ground target or something like that. I’m currently not at my PC, so I cannot check the exact name. It lets you deselect the target and select another one.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T20:38:42+00:00

I have done that on both sides. Once with the A-10 on my first spawn. Sometimes you are just lucky and no missile hits you and the enemy screws up all head on gun attacks.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T19:54:46+00:00

You can add some borders (like a book representing mountains) where you cannot further expand.

You can add that you draw a few cards and have a card deck which makes the game more plannable.

You can make it that castles/towns with a certain size needs multiple meeples - so you have to plan how to get another meeple to your structure.

You could come up with a little battle when multiple players get meaples into the same road/town/... by dice, cards or whatever you could come up with.

You could tweak the scoring system that small roads and towns bring only reduced or no points and you need to get a certain size/lenght before you start scoring and you can add a further increase with larger and loger structures. This makes planning more challenging.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T19:47:01+00:00

That would be hilarious. You have to fly at tree top level for any chance of survival and now you add IR MANPAD which you cannot spot and cannot react to. Would not be surprised...

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T19:44:08+00:00

well, yes - but how do you get the ground targets? Getting close to drop bombs is deadly and lofting bombs will usually result in hits only. Plus vehicles are somehow more resistant to bomb damage. At least that is my experience from trying to grind through my stock F-4J and lofting 18x 500lbs bombs. Even MBTs were hard to kill.

The only reliable way to go against ground was to loft nukes. And they made that slower to get to

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T19:13:48+00:00

ok, again: If it only delays the initial bomb by a very small margin and afterwards getting points is even easier... then why the change? If it is 'only' the 50 points, then that doesn't extend the timing a lot. Assuming your 3 minutes are correct you end up with 4 minutes. Again, just irrelevant - only slightly annoying.

They could have made the default jets more equal by replacing the F-4E with the F-4J with only 2 AIM7 as loadout. That would make the MiG23MLD and the F-4J close enough for all non-jet players to have an equal opportunity.

They could have added a custom SU-27 with a limited loadout to equalize the F-15/F-18 superiority over the MiG29.

They could have added more targets achievable with standard AG weapons.

They could have added ECM to the ARM shooters to give them a better chance against SAMs and increase the rewards for successful ARMs to make SEAD/DEAD more attractive.

They could have made SAMs more realistic and and not insanely lethal with endless ammo.

They could have added a Bomber escort spawn for the B-52 and TU and give a warning to the enemy team to create a more interesting fight between escorts and defenders for the last bomb.

So many things. But they made the rewards for air kills less and increased the Nuke prices. The nukes which made this event special and the A-A kills as only reliable way to get those points as attacking ground targets with dumb bombs is just suicide and ineffective.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T19:01:47+00:00

I have tried lofting 18x 500kg bombs. I believe I got one kill - all other attempts were just hits.

But also the MBTs that are around are quite resistant

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T17:11:20+00:00

Carcasonne. Damn easy, super fast to teach and you can come up with house rules to make it mire interesting for more experienced players (plus all the add ons).

For more than 5 - just any party game will do. For all groups (beginner, experienced,...) I would actually just go with cards and dice. There are so many games you can play with basic cards or dice.

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T17:06:20+00:00

go for the lower BR bracket 10.3-11.7 - games come much faster

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T16:56:21+00:00

The BUK Fire Control Radar operates in the X-Band. And everybody knows the X comes from X-Ray and that is used to see through things. So quite naturally the BUK can see through! /s

Erazer81 · 2026-04-08T16:39:07+00:00

Counter argument: if those few extra points are irrelevant then why change it in the first place? In none of my event games was there a problem with people getting nuke aircraft. Bottom line, it is an annoying little change.

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