Man, let me tell you about this game Dogfight 2. Just picked it up recently ’cause it looked simple, right? Wrong. Got my butt handed to me constantly. Felt like everybody else knew some secret tricks I didn’t. Frustrating as heck. Decided I needed to actually figure this out instead of just smashing buttons. Here’s what I found messing around.
Step One: Stop Diving Headfirst Like an Idiot
Used to just charge straight at the enemy planes, guns blazing. Yeah, didn’t work out so well. I’d get maybe one good hit, then instantly get shredded. Total rookie move. Watched a few replays where I died fast – felt dumb seeing it.
Started doing something different: keeping my distance a bit. Instead of charging, I kinda looped around the edges. Sounds simple, but it worked! Just circling around, waiting for the other guy to get impatient and make a mistake. Makes you way harder to hit right off the bat.
Step Two: That Damn Machine Gun vs. Missile Choice
Okay, weapons. You got your machine gun and your missiles. Took me way too long to figure out the basics.
- Machine Gun: Seems weak? Nah, it’s actually good, but you gotta be close. Like, real close. Almost hugging the other plane. But the aiming? Pain in the neck. If the other plane is just a little dot? Forget about hitting anything with it. Learned that the hard way spraying bullets into empty sky. Waste of ammo.
- Missiles: Ah, my new best friend. Especially when you’re kinda new or not super close. Locking feels easier. Best trick? Launching them while flying away! Sounds stupid, right? But it works! You run, they chase, thinking you’re scared. You flip a quick missile behind you – BOOM! Often catches them totally off guard while they’re focused on chasing you down. Much better than trying to launch head-on when they can dodge easier. Got like three kills in one game just doing this backpedal missile thing.
Step Three: Turning Isn’t Always Turning
The controls? They feel sticky. Like turning your plane isn’t as sharp as it should be sometimes. Drove me nuts trying to chase someone weaving. Kept overshooting.
Experimented a bit. Instead of cranking the turn control hard to one side all the time, I tried softer, quicker taps on the control. Little adjustments. Seems like holding the turn down actually makes you turn wider and kinda floaty? Tapping let me turn faster in a tighter space. Made dodging incoming fire way easier once I got the hang of it. Less like steering a bus, more like flicking something agile. Still mess it up sometimes, but it’s better.
Putting This Stuff Together – Did It Work?
After getting smashed constantly? Yeah, finally started seeing some wins pop up. Not winning every game, heck no. But definitely holding my own way better.
The circling thing stops you being target practice. Using missiles smart, especially when someone’s glued to your tail, works wonders. And those little flick turns? Save your skin more than you’d think.
Still get caught sometimes. Charged head-on again out of habit today, got smoked instantly. Felt stupid, reminded me why I started trying new things. But overall? Huge difference. Went from frustrated to actually enjoying the fights, trying to outsmart people instead of just hoping to get lucky shots.
Anyway, this is just my experience messing around. Simple changes, but they clicked for me. Keep flying!
