by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson

Our last update on Super Hornet was post E3 back in June. We've been pounding on the doors since then trying to get information, but it's been tight.

Finally, now that ECTS is over, DI is releasing new information and yesterday I received a beta for some hands on stick time. Remembering what I saw back at E3 in Los Angeles, I was excited to fire this one up!

Carrier Ops!!

I wasn't disappointed. The carrier ops are simply magnificent! Where Wayward is going with onboard crew action, DI have gone with carrier ops. They have animated the Catapult Crew, Plane Directors and Landing Signal Officers, complete with every hand signal and operation actually completed onboard the Ronald Reagan.

Before I tell you more, let me share my first two screen shots...

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After installing the game, I watched about a five minute movie that provides background information for the war you will be involved in. WOW. It was excellent! Then after setting some PREFS (cranking everything to the max) I dove into a Training mission... Carrier Takeoff and Landing, what else?

Finding myself in the cockpit, my first impressions as I watched the deck crew then panned the view left and saw the ocean rolling by... I was bowled over. I felt like I was part of the action in an entirely new way.

I watched as the Plane Director and Cat crew prepped a Hornet beside me for launch and then watched as he launched (see left). Then another Hornet unfolded its wings and positioned in front of the Plane Director. I watched the procedure with fascination (I hadn't yet read the manual.) Suddenly I was getting COMMS that it was my turn, and the Plane Director in front of me was giving me an evil signal...

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