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Offline RRAM

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Old timer back for a ride :)
« on: March 28, 2008, 02:55:19 PM »
Hello everyone.

Many of you might remember me, from the old times. Yep, RAM, the spanish guy who always flew 190s and was famous because of...erm...some "conflictive" things waaaay back ;). Those were fun times now I look back.

Thing is, it's been a LONG long while since I last flew AH. In fact the last time I logged in it was still AH 1, so you get an idea. Today I happened to be talking with a good friend of mine who is still flying AH and I got the desire to give it a try, and see how things have developend in the long time I've been away...so downloading the game I am.

I just stepped in to say "hi" and to ask all those who have been here since AH I, how AH II is, what has changed, and what will surprise me. I see there have been relatively few plane additions since I moved on (couple spitfires and the B-25s) so I guess most of the patches and evolutions have been related with FM and gameplay.
So, well some hints and tips on what has changed since back then will be more than welcome (mostly about the FM/gunnery/etc).

guess that's all. See ya in the skies! :)
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Offline mechanic

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2008, 02:56:20 PM »
welcome back rram!

the game has come a long way since you been gone, enjoy the eye candy and the slaughter of squeakers  :D
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 03:03:25 PM »
"conflictive" and... ejem... mariconson (in spanish original)  :lol

Bienvenido RAM


Un saludo


Supongo
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2008, 03:05:05 PM »
Hello RAM, long time....  Have fun.
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Offline kamori

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 03:15:09 PM »
I was here back then...Sorry Bud  Never heard of you..But, Welcome

Kamori
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Offline RRAM

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2008, 03:26:10 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome, guys :)

hey Karnak!...yah, long time no see...how is the mossie now?. Did you get it a bit buffed over what it was? (the plane deserved it IMO :))

5upongo: warra!  :rofl

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2008, 03:26:19 PM »
OMG he's BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK  lol .

Sorry couldn't resist :P

AH2 is good . Oh ya the main thing you would want to know isssssssssssssssss
the 190's are still modeled the same .

enough said   :lol
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Offline Urchin

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2008, 03:26:23 PM »
RAM... you are going to hate the way the 190s are now.  

Fly something else.  Anything else.  

Other than that, the games about the same.  Some rides got tweaked (the runstangs worse, the 190s are worse, the 109s are better, the F4Us are amazing).  Some new planes, none that see much use.  Some new versions of old planes.  
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2008, 03:34:46 PM »
lol airspro. Yes, I'm back... I'm glad the 190s are modelled the same as before, BTW. They weren't perfect, they won't be perfect right now. But what am I going to do...I love them Würgers  :).

Hey Urchin!. Thanks for answering. Just curious, in which ways are the 190 worse than back in AH1?. Performance-wise the charts in the info pages haven't changed...guess it's something related with the FM and energy performances...well, I'll see it soon I guess.
Glad to know the 109 are a bit better now...the F4U was already a killing machine back in the times I was here...if it's even better now...well, wow :). It's my 2nd favorite plane of all time (guess which is the first :D), so I'll definitely give it a ride.
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2008, 03:38:23 PM »
Hey RAM!  Welcome back :)
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Offline Urchin

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2008, 03:41:42 PM »
Widewing posted some comparitive pics of the 190A5's turning circle from AH1 to the revision of AH2 where they took the massive performance hit... think the turn radius got something like 20% bigger with flaps down.  It affected all of the 190s, not just the A5.  

The 190s used to be tough to knife fight in.  Now they are impossible to knife fight in.  Medium bombers have better handling and smaller turning circles.  

I would recommend indulging your secret desire to fly the new Spits instead :).  

The 109s did get better though, the F4 is a mean plane in a knife fight, the K-4 (our old G-10) handles nearly as well and is still a mean energy fighter.  The 109s do have some godawful torque when you get slow with the nose up, so its better to just roll to the left instead of trying to force it to roll right.  

Enjoy your time back - the DA usually has people just playing around fighting.. I find that more interesting than the MA most nights.
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2008, 03:45:19 PM »
<S> RAM. Welcome Back!  :salute
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2008, 03:46:29 PM »
Didn't you have a triangle?
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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2008, 03:49:04 PM »
RAM !!

Long time mate... wellcome back

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Offline RRAM

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Re: Old timer back for a ride :)
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2008, 03:50:57 PM »
hm. I'll do a search to find that info, Urchin. Depends on the speeds we're talking about, I can agree with a bigger turning circle for the A5. The strong point in close fighting with Fw190s should be tremendous initial turn rate, degrading as speed goes down. That the A5 has a bigger turn ratius at low speed than in AH1 does not concern me as long as at high and medium speeds the turn rate compensates for it. At low speeds you were dead meat in AH1 with a 190, and I guess it will be only worse now. Nothing unexpected on this end ;).

With the A8 I'm a bit concerned, as it already was a terrible turner back in AH1. But I'll try to find the comparative you're speaking of before making up my mind (and of course trying the planes aswell).

The DA will be forbidden area for me until I get used to flying again. Other than very rare days with Oleg's games (I struggle to call them simulators), I haven't flown simulators for almost 5 years now, so I got a lot of rust to shake off before I can fly 1 on 1s succesfully :)


And again, thanks and hello to all those who greeted me back ;).
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