My first night in AH, lessons learned

[SkyTiger]

That was a great read, thanks 

I haven't heard the term smash used in that context for nearly a decade. It reminded me of a galaxy far far away.... may I asked where you learnt that terminology?

I used to play flight sims back during the late 90s and earlier this decade. It was non-combat stuff, doing stunts and manuvers and such. I wasn't very good at first, so I ended up going to the video store and renting some old VHS tapes of WWII/Korea footage and some of them had interviews with the pilots.

They threw around a lot of terminology and I picked up some. I still remember a little. I probably use it incorrectly as for me, I use it genericly to describe having too much airspeed for an effective engagement. 

I really appreciate everyone's kind welcome and I thank you all very much. I decided to stop by this forum before logging in today and look through some more threads for advice and further information.

I'm glad I did, as everyone has been very nice to me.

Max
It's sort of funny you mentioned that. Adjusting my views was one of the first things I did, as I felt my rear view was blocked by the back of my seat. The LOOK UP was already programmed into my ST290. I learned about adjusting my view from reading the trainer corp section of the website. 

[Getback]

You all have to forgive me here for being a bit of a doubting thomas. When I first came to AH from AW, I had no idea what plane was fast what plane turned well or exactly how well and I had no idea of the lethality of b17s.

I actually have to question the noobness of this gentleman.

[SkyTiger]

You all have to forgive me here for being a bit of a doubting thomas. When I first came to AH from AW, I had no idea what plane was fast what plane turned well or exactly how well and I had no idea of the lethality of b17s.

I actually have to question the noobness of this gentleman.

If you ever see me, watch me fight and your doubts will be banished!   

But honestly, AHII is supposed to be modeled on real-world planes. I just go by what I know of the performance of real aircraft. Who knows, I may have been able to kill that B17 in my Zeke. But why risk it when the Zeke has no armor?

[Spikes]

Welcome to your newest addiction sir!

Might want to visit the following sites to develop your skills more:

http://www.netaces.org
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/

Again, welcome!

[SkyTiger]

Welcome to your newest addiction sir!

Might want to visit the following sites to develop your skills more:

http://www.netaces.org
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/

Again, welcome!

Ooo. Handy stuff, thanks very much. 

[Dastrdly]

pffffffffffffft

gimme a break...... u r just a shade. nobody has a clue 1st day week or month!

[WaRLoCkL]

I have to give you mad kudos sky. anyone who can come into aces high their first day and get a kill is really showing some skill. and avoidng getting shot down is even more skillful. anyone can point and shoot guns. but to avoid being shot down in a zeke and a hurricane shows you really know how to handle yourself. you may very well become one of the better sticks on the game. you will come to know some of us guys who fly our signature planes all the time very well. once you play the game more you can praticly tell who you are fighting befor you even die or kill them. welcome to aces high and hope your a rook so i dont have to kill u;)

[SkyTiger]

I have to give you mad kudos sky. anyone who can come into aces high their first day and get a kill is really showing some skill. and avoidng getting shot down is even more skillful. anyone can point and shoot guns. but to avoid being shot down in a zeke and a hurricane shows you really know how to handle yourself. you may very well become one of the better sticks on the game. you will come to know some of us guys who fly our signature planes all the time very well. once you play the game more you can praticly tell who you are fighting befor you even die or kill them. welcome to aces high and hope your a rook so i dont have to kill u;)

Actually, I'm a knight.  It auto-assigned me to the knights and I've met some really nice folks so far.

To be honest though, I hardly got shot at in the Zeke as far as I remember so it didn't take too much skill to avoid being flamed. The Hurri though.. woof. I'm glad that thing seems to have a little armor, I had holes all over my airframe! 

And again, I just lost an aileron and a cannon trying to kill the AAA guns at rook's 129 airfield. I got 5 at the airfield and 1 in town, but ran out of ammo and am currently flying home as I write this.

Thank Hawker for the Hurricane's durability!

[smokey23]

My first try at AH involved sittin in my panzers number 2 position lookin through the gun sight and i kept wandering how are ya sposed to kill anyone tryin to sight through a drinking straw?? took me a few days to realize theres a Z button and bracket keys.

[Getback]

If you ever see me, watch me fight and your doubts will be banished!   

But honestly, AHII is supposed to be modeled on real-world planes. I just go by what I know of the performance of real aircraft. Who knows, I may have been able to kill that B17 in my Zeke. But why risk it when the Zeke has no armor?

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. A buddy of mine regularly kills b17s with a zero. I watched him do it.

[zoozoo]

welcome to the Addiction 

[xtyger]

took me a few days to realize theres a Z button and bracket keys.

I think it took me over a year to get the heads up on that one. I couldn't figure out how I was getting blasted when I was in a panzer and all I could see of the people shooting me was a dot, if that much. As a result, I didn't use gvs much.

Only way I figured it out was after an upgrade to the game came out. I knew about zoom but didn't realize I could make it zoom even closer with the bracket keys.

So this new upgrade came out and I went to my map and zoomed in on it and nothing happened. It seemed the zoom wasn't working. Others complained of the same thing. Finally, someone told me to use the bracket key to make zoom view larger. I tried that and it worked. Then I wondered...if it works for this, will it work with the tank sight???

Yep.

One of those "secrets" everybody seems to know but few will tell the new guys about.

[Bronk]

Here we see how an adult takes on a new game as apposed to the squeaker.


Adult searches though help files, sets up off line and practices a bit. Then and only then begins his 2 week free trial. Reports good experience online to the bbs.

Squeaker DLs the game, clicks start and spams 200/all on how to fly/drive the plane/GV. Then logs off in disgust because all didn't hold his hand. Proceeds to find the bbs and complain about being picked on/no help.

[Tanner]

I just started playing today and I love it. The whole experiance was very immersive and fun for me. The OP was one of the reasons that I decided to give this game a try.

[Dadsguns]

pffffffffffffft

gimme a break...... u r just a shade. nobody has a clue 1st day week or month!

  hmmm..... who has been MIA for a while and would surely create a shade???.....