This is the first release of a program I put together to use a really slick Flash-based charting module to show side-by-side comparisons of Aces High prop-driven fighters. Thanks to MOSQ, WideWing, and Hammer I was able to incorporate data for turn rate, acceleration, and lethality in addition to climb and speed information.
Aces High Fighter ComparisonThe idea was to make it easier for newer players to get a handle on how the planes they were flying compared to the ones they were facing, and to assist in the decision of "which plane should I fly." And some of the information is pretty interesting to veterans too. And there's the ability to create direct reference URL's ... for things like scenarios where you may want to be able to present a page which compares the planes that'll be in use.
You'll notice I split WEP and MIL speed and climb charts out. This was for readability. Putting 8 plots on the same small graph just was too confusing to look at and that defeats the purpose. Putting things side-by-side lets you still see the performance gains of WEP, but more importantly it lets you compare the planes at the same power settings.
I put all the PHP code together in a couple of evenings, so there may still be glitches, I've set up a forum on my server to address these if they come up. The general look is kept pretty lean - no graphics except the actual charts - so it loads as fast as possible for folks.
-DoK
