New Maps Before New Planes!!!!!!!!

[crockett]

Originally posted by SteveBailey
Nay.  I know some people complain  about "the same old maps".  New maps are nice... but as mentioned... it's just the ground we fight over.

or on.. maps don't really make a lot of difference for flying as a pilot but it's a bigger deference for GV's.

I could care less about new planes myself unless it's a mig 15 . I'd rather see the new update!! The new ground terrain looks a lot better in the sample pics and looking like it will make GV battles a lot more fun.

[Wax]

Originally posted by Jackal1

yo Jackal long time not see. How are you my friend? Hope all is well:D

[NoBaddy]

Originally posted by Atoon
Fighting over water or flat terrain is pretty boring, and we have plenty of that.

There are still plenty of people around that did just that...for years...and had a blast doing it.

[Bronk]

Originally posted by NoBaddy


There are still plenty of people around that did just that...for years...and had a blast doing it.

Looks good to me.


Bronk

[Brooke]

Heh!  Bronk -- awesome.

[ROC]

Bronk!  YaBabee!

Now when people actually start to understand that we LOVED playing that game for the GAME and not EyeCandy, they will understand just how Great this one is.

[Atoon]

Roc, I played that game FOR the game, just like I play THIS game FOR the game.

Your right that its not the eye candy that makes the game, but on the same note, its not the planes that make the game either- Its the players. If AH had the same player base as AW, the gameplay would no doubt be different.


Any opinions on why we cant get new maps?

[ROC]

Any opinions on why we cant get new maps?

You're assuming we "can't" get new maps, and Haven't gotten new maps.  It's not that complicated really.  HT has a finite resource to produce a game, they are putting their time into what They feel is best for the game.  But I digress, let's consider Maps.

March 21, 2007
Aces High II: Development Update Along with some improved terrain textures for the next version release. Here are some sneak previews of the new Sherman VC Firefly.  As always, development screenshots are subject to change before release. Select an image to get a full size view.

http://www1.hitechcreations.com/images/firefly/ff2.jpg

Did that map the sherman was on look familiar?  Didn't to me.  Looks like a whole new crop of terrain tools.  Now, considering the new "stuff" that they have, would you prefer they spent their time building an outdated and obsolete map with the old terrain tools or should they progress and work on the new stuff?

I can assure you, the Old tools didn't do so well considering Pearl Harbor had to be put off because the editor was being a twit and the terrain gurus were pulling their shared hair out.

Please, this stuff has been discussed over and over, on many threads.  Don't assume that just because you might have missed a very lengthy discussion that these guys don't know what they are doing.  Maps will come out when they are ready to come out, in the mean time, it seems like Most people want Planes, and just because you don't Like it or understand Why they do, doesn't make it wrong.

Any opinions on why we cant get new maps?

 There's my opinion

[Simaril]

Originally posted by FBplmmr
ya can't fly dirt.

ROC, you'r epost made the most sense rationally...but plmmr still has the best quote.

[Anyone]

every day, every week seems to be that dam island map.....oh GOD its getting boring

sure its a good map, but playing it so much just ruins it....

please get more maps

[NHawk]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Two of those maps haven't been up in three months.    If you were paying attention as you said you were, you would have known that.   I've seen the same three maps over the last month.  I'm on every day.

I'm on every day too. The only map listed that I haven't seen in the past month is Mindnao. But as Eagle said that map may be out of rotation.

Baltic <-- Just rotated through
Mindnao
Ndiles <-- In Late War MA Now
Sfma <-- In Late and Mid War MA Now
Smpizza <-- Was in All MAs within past 3 weeks
Mmesa <-- In Early War MA Now
Beta 2 <-- Was in All MAs within past 3 weeks

Beta2, Smpizza and Mmesa can rotate in a matter of hours. Many times I've seen them up in the morning and gone by afternoon. It all depends on how many players are on and how the maps are played.

[NHawk]

Originally posted by Anyone
every day, every week seems to be that dam island map.....oh GOD its getting boring

sure its a good map, but playing it so much just ruins it....

please get more maps

That map (ndisles) lasts the longest because of how it's played.

People love TT/FT on that map and will switch sides to keep it up longer. The only way ndisles will rotate quickly is if TT/FT is removed from the map.

[Lusche]

Have seen all of the maps NHAWK mentioned in the last two weeks, albeit not all in the LW arenas.

[Atoon]

Originally posted by ROC
You're assuming we "can't" get new maps, and Haven't gotten new maps.  It's not that complicated really.  HT has a finite resource to produce a game, they are putting their time into what They feel is best for the game.  But I digress, let's consider Maps.

March 21, 2007
Aces High II: Development Update Along with some improved terrain textures for the next version release. Here are some sneak previews of the new Sherman VC Firefly.  As always, development screenshots are subject to change before release. Select an image to get a full size view.

http://www1.hitechcreations.com/images/firefly/ff2.jpg

Did that map the sherman was on look familiar?  Didn't to me.  Looks like a whole new crop of terrain tools.  Now, considering the new "stuff" that they have, would you prefer they spent their time building an outdated and obsolete map with the old terrain tools or should they progress and work on the new stuff?

I can assure you, the Old tools didn't do so well considering Pearl Harbor had to be put off because the editor was being a twit and the terrain gurus were pulling their shared hair out.

Please, this stuff has been discussed over and over, on many threads.  Don't assume that just because you might have missed a very lengthy discussion that these guys don't know what they are doing.  Maps will come out when they are ready to come out, in the mean time, it seems like Most people want Planes, and just because you don't Like it or understand Why they do, doesn't make it wrong.


  There's my opinion

I'm currently, and have been aware that these are reasons HTC staff will not create maps.  IMO "we are to busy working on TC to improve the current game" was an old excuse "2 weeks" ago.

I should have asked if anyone has an opinion as to why the players no longer make maps.

[NHawk]

Originally posted by Atoon
...I should have asked if anyone has an opinion as to why the players no longer make maps.

I can answer that!!

There are a few things that affect how often I make one.

1) Current status of the game. In other words, are things on the verge of changing? If yes, I cease work on terrains (as I have now on 3 maps).

2) Time available to make a map. Sometimes I can make a map in a matter of weeks. Other times (such as now) I'm busier than I'd like and can't get the time to make them.

3) Player reaction. When I hear things like "That map doesn't belong in the game" it's discouraging. It's one thing to not like a map, everyone has ones they like and don't like (including me) but to make a statement like that is just plain .