Author Topic: The very first AH BETA fliers, check in (Read 4005 times)

214thCavalier · « **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2004, 06:16:04 PM »

To be honest don,t know when i started but it was beta at some point.
Before the B17s and when the p51 ruled the skies it was so porked it was silly

I was also signed up on confirmed kill.

RedDg · « **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2004, 06:33:47 PM »

Yep I was there. Can't remember how I heard about it.. prolly in an AW text buffer.

Killjoy2 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2004, 07:32:24 PM »

What version introduced the P-38?

Thats when I joined.

rob53 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2004, 07:56:33 PM »

Day 1 open beta, or, as near as I can remember.........

The first open beta version was a bit more challenging then, than it is now. Torque effect was much more pronounced then. I enjoyed the game then as much as I do now, although I don't get near enough flight time now as I used to.

Thanks HiTech and crew for a most enjoyable game

Rob53
The Flying Circus

Ozark · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2004, 07:58:39 PM »

Flew first day of beta and was promptly shot down by MarkAT.

Pongo · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2004, 08:00:30 PM »

I was probably in the first or second beta month. I think I found a link in combatsim.com No fuel usage, no limit on wep. No guns on buffs. No wings tearing off. HOing everyone I could find, calling people cheaters when they could turn inside me when I was pulling as hard as I could.

Every second day was a new version to download.

Frodo · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2004, 08:29:58 PM »

Central · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2004, 08:47:08 PM »

day 1er: was a DWHB member - then moved to to FDBs

oh, the days of 2 people in MA at 12 midnight PST.

something we'll never see again.

Octavius · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2004, 08:55:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Central
oh, the days of 2 people in MA at 12 midnight PST. something we'll never see again.

THAT I remember well. Prime time was very fun. Chogs everywhere. Base capture was fun. Sneaky captures of 10+ bases by two people (two passes, ack down, troops in, poof) after midnight.

I always became depressed around 1-2am... everyone else had logged for the evening!

I was a buff dweeb. First squad, The Mad Bombers, lead by Sunchasr. Laser guided bombs from 30k to knock out HQ was always a blast.

nopoop · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2004, 09:44:16 PM »

It might have been alpha I don't remember. It was REALLY rough and primitive. Everything was tan except the bases..I remember that.

Too rough for me, I did a couple of weeks.

Was that beta, or alpha ?? I can't remember whether my "date" on this board came at the same time or a while after.

10Bears · « **Reply #25 on:** January 05, 2004, 11:33:03 PM »

First day... checking in..

First hour of Confirmed Kill

First day Warbirds

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #26 on:** January 06, 2004, 01:58:08 AM »

I was in there somewhere, on and off.

-- Todd/Leviathn

cars · « **Reply #27 on:** January 06, 2004, 04:13:56 AM »

Day 1 or 2. Seems like so long ago.

vector..............ayuh is yeah spelled like it sounds with a heavy Maine accent.

cars

Citabria · « **Reply #28 on:** January 06, 2004, 05:13:41 AM »

open beta dweeb.

hblair got me interested in it when we were stuck playing the old warbirds Air Combat Arena.

I played a couple times and imediately found the vertical flight modelling compared to warbirds in specific moves like hammerheads was not fluid or authentic. in fact i hated it (still do but i tolerate it) also the 3d cockpits and moveable head positions were incredible improvement over any other system of cockpit views in terms of realism. (and they still are the best)

it was free and better than the awful gameplay of the ACA and the buck an hour warbirds HA and MA was too pricey.

SirLoin · « **Reply #29 on:** January 06, 2004, 05:45:46 AM »

I was there in the first month I think..so long ago.