Are We Getting Those WWI A/C before Christmas?

[PanosGR]

Though i  like the idea of WWI plane set i have to agree with "Helm...out" on the spanish civil war thing. That would have been potentialy very very intresting

[Shuffler]

... or add a crop dusting feature for the farmers.  Could be used in EW arena for raising crops (strat). The crops can be bombed and burned (add flamethrowers). Successful crops can be sold for perks. Giving new meaning to "Perk Farming".     

[Ack-Ack]

I'm not worried about a perk system for ordnance but I'd be ijnterested in seeing what
was talked about.  Ack-Ack do you have a link or rough idea of when Pyro posted about
the ordnance? I searched and came up with nothing unless I did not go back far enough.

thanks

When we got the B-25H, a thread was started about adding some of the additional ordnance packages the B-25H used operationally when Pyro replied to that thread explaining how ordnance was limited by the game but they were working on a perked ordnance system and briefly described how they envisioned it would work and would allow perked configurations of things like HVAR rockets on the B-25H.

ack-ack

[mensa180]

It just means that in addition to charging perk points for perk planes, we can also charge perk points for ordnance.  How it will work is you will have to use your perk points to equip your plane.  Every rocket, bomb, and round of ammunition will cost perk points.  The more powerful something is, the more it will cost.  .50 caliber rounds will be a lot cheaper than 20mm rounds, but you do carry a lot more of them.  The cool thing is that if you score a hit with a round, you will not be charged for that round. So if you get really close and hit with all of your rounds, it won't cost you any extra perk points.  .30 caliber rounds will always be free so even if you run out of perk points, you can still fly a Spit I or Hurricane I.  Note that if you get shot down you will be charged for all the ordnance that was on the plane.  Another cool thing about this is that if you like the heavy weaponry but aren't such a good shot, you will now be able to buy additional perk points with your credit card so you can always get that extra boost if you really want it.

[Enker]

So, Aces High will become another Korean MMO?

[Ruler2]

... or add a crop dusting feature for the farmers.  Could be used in EW arena for raising crops (strat). The crops can be bombed and burned (add flamethrowers). Successful crops can be sold for perks. Giving new meaning to "Perk Farming".     

That actually sounds halfway fun IMO. Although if that happened squeakers would start to whine for the whole Sims RPG setup

[Westy]

Thanks Ack-Ack and Mensa180.  I'd not gone that far back
2006? Not sure it's still their plan but would be nice.

[jay]

we will probley get it after the end of the year pending 

[Mano]

Many of you who have only flown in WWII or later a/c are going to be very surprised how different the dogfights are in WWI.

BnZ fighters, alt monkeys, turn and burn,  yep.....they are all there. The real difference is turn fighting. Some fights start with allot of alt and end up in the dirt while others start down in
the dirt and end in the dirt or may even end in a collision. Tactics are very different.

The maneuvers used are the Wingover, Splits S, Immelmann , Barrel rolls (inside or outside), Chandelles, Scissors, ect. and
even putting on the brakes. The pilot does not experience as many G forces as the WWII pilot.

Get a Wing and you can even do a Thach Weave. Fighting at a speed of 100 mph or less is very different indeed.

The real challenge in WWI is to dive into a Furball and be the only one to fly out alive.

That is the thrill of dogfighting in WWI.

 
Mano

[Shuffler]

Many of you who have only flown in WWII or later a/c are going to be very surprised how different the dogfights are in WWI.

BnZ fighters, alt monkeys, turn and burn,  yep.....they are all there. The real difference is turn fighting. Some fights start with allot of alt and end up in the dirt while others start down in
the dirt and end in the dirt or may even end in a collision. Tactics are very different.

The maneuvers used are the Wingover, Splits S, Immelmann , Barrel rolls (inside or outside), Chandelles, Scissors, ect. and
even putting on the brakes. The pilot does not experience as many G forces as the WWII pilot.

Get a Wing and you can even do a Thach Weave. Fighting at a speed of 100 mph or less is very different indeed.

The real challenge in WWI is to dive into a Furball and be the only one to fly out alive.

That is the thrill of dogfighting in WWI.

 
Mano

Sounds about the same as in WWII to me.

[AKP]

It just means that in addition to charging perk points for perk planes, we can also charge perk points for ordnance.  How it will work is you will have to use your perk points to equip your plane.  Every rocket, bomb, and round of ammunition will cost perk points.  The more powerful something is, the more it will cost.  .50 caliber rounds will be a lot cheaper than 20mm rounds, but you do carry a lot more of them.  The cool thing is that if you score a hit with a round, you will not be charged for that round. So if you get really close and hit with all of your rounds, it won't cost you any extra perk points.  .30 caliber rounds will always be free so even if you run out of perk points, you can still fly a Spit I or Hurricane I.  Note that if you get shot down you will be charged for all the ordnance that was on the plane.  Another cool thing about this is that if you like the heavy weaponry but aren't such a good shot, you will now be able to buy additional perk points with your credit card so you can always get that extra boost if you really want it.

Kidding aside, perk ordnance is what it sounds like- the ability to charge perks for specific ordnance loadouts.  It means that instead of having the 1C as a separate plane, I can just make 20mm cannons a perked loadout on the 1D and save space.  Beyond that, we could offer up some more exotic weapon choices without fear of them overrunning the arenas or having to add separate planes to do them.  57mm on your Mossie, Tiny Tims on your Corsair, whatever.  We're not going to do nukes so forget about that.  I don't know when this will be done so don't ask.

kamilyun: I am amazed at the number of fish your bait is catching, to bad none are keepers.

Wow... I didn't know bait lasted this long!  You would think after 3 years on the hook that it would have all be eaten up by now.

[gon4beer]

WW! flyin is alot different. Have to hit some different places..(no gas in wings) and your alot more likely to fall off the air.

[Simba]

"The real challenge in WWI is to dive into a Furball and be the only one to fly out alive."

Indeed it is. I recall doing it frequently in DoA. Come in high above those silly Tripehounds turning in slow circles, select the one to kill, dive in, blast him, extend rapidly, grab alt, return and do it again until all hounds are truly triped. Excellent fighting scout, the jolly ol' SE5a . . .

 

[Enker]

WW! flyin is alot different. Have to hit some different places..(no gas in wings) and your alot more likely to fall off the air.

There may be no gas in the wings, but you still lose structural integrity with every shattered wooden spar. 

[Treize69]

WW! flyin is alot different. Have to hit some different places..(no gas in wings) and your alot more likely to fall off the air.

Just do the same thing that works best in WWII AH- aim for the pilot.