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Offline xtyger

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The "Good" Old Days
« on: December 02, 2008, 12:11:22 PM »
I'm just curious if there are any of you that have been with this game from its beginning? If so, what was it like playing it then as opposed to now. I'm sure there was a limited selection of planes and such and imagine the graphics were different.

Is there anything you remember that stands out as being vastly improved, or even made worse?

Also wondered if there was any way to download and try playing the first version of this game?
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Offline captkaos

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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2008, 12:18:13 PM »
Yes, I remeber when almost any plane with 20 MM could take out a tank, or worse yet, if a tank hit a tree, the tank was destroyed!
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2008, 02:08:12 PM »
Quote from: captkaos on December 02, 2008, 12:18:13 PM
Yes, I remeber when almost any plane with 20 MM could take out a tank, or worse yet, if a tank hit a tree, the tank was destroyed!

And i remember when... if that happened everyone would laugh asking -what the h were you doing in a tank?
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2008, 02:39:36 PM »
IEDs disguised as white rocks ... :noid
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2008, 02:46:23 PM »
Quote from: SlapShot on December 02, 2008, 02:39:36 PM
IEDs disguised as white rocks ... :noid

Precursor to Sheep without legs (White Rocks)
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2008, 02:50:45 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on December 02, 2008, 02:46:23 PM
Precursor to Sheep without legs (White Rocks)

Sheep cocoons?  :noid
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2008, 02:50:52 PM »
I remember back in beta they still hadn't implemented structural integrity into the wings... so when my "chess pieces" were asking for a goon in a hot zone, I'd climb like a maniac and on closing into the opposing base, I'd dive, often reaching 350-400 before levelling out, and crusing NOE at that speed to do a "ninja drop".

First time I did that during a battle someone called me "The Crazy Goon". =) Name didn't stick, but the memory sure did.
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2008, 03:31:42 PM »
Easter eggs the size of Godzilla..
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2008, 04:27:10 PM »
Quote from: moot on December 02, 2008, 03:31:42 PM
Easter eggs the size of Godzilla..


The Squid!
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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2008, 04:27:22 PM »
Ahh yes... explodo rocks.  That was after you rolled your GV out of the camo net "hanger".  I did prefer the brick tank bunkers we had then though to the wood and earth ones we have now.  I also liked those long tunnels throughout the countryside.

The storm clouds were cool too and it would be nice to see something like that return.  Night and wind were interesting but I'm not sure I want either back.

Please do update and bring back Pizza with an update of the original terrain.  The canyon wars were great fun.
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2008, 04:50:13 PM »
Been here since tour 12. Had another ID then. THings back then were not even close IMHO to now.
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2008, 05:08:04 PM »
Ah how about the UFO  :noid and 30bucks a month wasnt many sqeekers then lol
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2008, 06:21:45 PM »
The distance to an enemy aircraft was given in specific distance under 1k, like friendlies still are.  Instead of an enemy being 200-400-600 away, it displayed 212-213-214, etc.  I liked that much better.  Easier to tell who was in front of who when a friendly & enemy were close to each other.  Saved on needless check6s.
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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2008, 06:28:24 PM »
Quote from: Kermit de frog on December 02, 2008, 04:27:10 PM

The Squid!
 :noid
The squid was at most half as big as the beer and pizza, iirc...
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Offline Hajo

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Re: The "Good" Old Days
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2008, 07:27:53 PM »
Yup....what about A1 at 10K.  Small base and short takeoff over a huge canyon.  Dead center of map.

Pizza and Beer on a mountain top.

The one on ones everywhere.....1 on 1s were the norm back then.  <S>s all around and great fights.

No one broke into a 1 on 1.  Was like a quote from the movie Christmas Vacation when Cousin Eddie said

"Best let him finish Clark".  One did not interfere with a fight.
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