ITT we are discussing Simple Planes 2, the sequel to the original Simple Planes created by indie game studio Jundroo LLC. I will be sharing recorded live-streams of this game here, and readers are invited to share tips as well as their own content for and about the game in the subsequent discussion.
Playtest
@ThisNurseKills and I join the playtest for Simple Planes 2, a flight simulation sandbox game created by indie game studio Jundroo LLC. Unfortunately, we ran into a lot of issues during our first test of this game. Initially, activating the game window caused the Pipewire window capture source in OBS to go blank. I was able to resolve this by switching to an Xcomposite window capture source for the game; however, @ThisNurseKills and I continued to run into issues with our Matrix voice chat and the game crashing on MacOS. We were eventually able to join a server, but were then faced with a fairly steep learning curve that is not uncommon in flight simulators. After a few attempts I found the controls intuitive enough to get into the air, do a few tricks, and join some dogfights; however, the more advanced controls necessary to maneuver the aircraft with precision seem to rely on peripherals such as a dedicated joystick or VR helmet. I don’t feel that I have given the game enough of a chance to review it properly at this time, but I enjoyed it enough to try it again during the one-month playtest.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:50 Debugging OBS
12:00 Gameplay