Wargaming, purveyors of various free to play military titles, today announced a new series of tutorials for their airplane themed combat sim World of Warplanes. The series’ intends to give players a better understanding of the controls and other basic functions of the game, creating not only a more competitive experience, but a more rewarding one as well.
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The first episode addresses the little used and perhaps slightly misunderstood Canopy Roll. Essentially, a canopy roll is the tighter version of the Barrel Roll. Where in the latter, you lazily turn about in a big arching circle hoping to elude any pesky plane that is targeting you, with a Canopy Roll you spin your aircraft in a much quicker and tighter circle to evade enemy fire.
There are three types of Canopy Rolls: horizontal, ascending and descending. The move is most effective for fighters, and while heavier planes can roll, their size and relative slowness make it a move of last resort for them.
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Spinning into a Canopy Roll is easy. Using the default control settings with a WASD keyboard, click A (the roll left button) and then turn your mouse in a counter-clockwise direction. It is recommended you change up the direction often, as well as the speed. Players can adjust their pitch and yaw by controlling their rudder with the D, Z and C buttons.
For maximum effectiveness, make sure you are at least 500 meters away from your opponent. Anything closer, do half a canopy roll.
While it lacks the timelessness and lyricism of ‘Do a barrel roll!’ from the Starfox games, one should be able to wield all the tools in one’s box effectively. Check out the video below for more details.
Head on over to worldofwarplanes.com to start playing the game today.