NEW: CITY / STRATS version 2.17 : QUESTIONS

[Daubie]

How does the city strat work now with the new version?

I approach the big 8 square mile sector city area with 60 frame rates and once in, frame rates drop to 9.  My old Dell has 2-Pentium 4 processors but they can't keep up with the calculations.  I need a new PC for sure. 

Low level in the jet bomber (under 200 feet) I can get through intact but what are the targets to hit?  And maybe outrun the rocket plane fueled by hydrazine.  Looks like Bagdhad City to me.  Love the added ack-ack effect, multiple ack-ack streams and many supply train ack-ack into the city strat area.  Is not an easy target like before this revision.  Only way in, approach low level, pop-up to 2,000 feet on initial run, hit targets, back down low to escape home at tree level.

I tried to find the info by searching the bulletin board here, but no luck.  Is just easier to ask a stupid question.

What are the targets within the city proper?

Was told hitting any targets in the city, city island, other side of bridges array was off limits as no perks result from any building hits.

The new city map drop-down (right click clip board) shows several triangles.  Are these triangles the designated targets?  And what are they?

Looks to me it is trial and error until I figure it out.  I have 3,000 bomber perks to waste away experimenting.

I fly solo almost always.  This new city setup looks to be a squaddie mission exercise in futility, but grand battles I bet.  LOL

Nice touch this new city revision.  My new PC will get the new Intel i7 chip and the newest Nvidia card.  Looks to me newer revisions will just get more graphics clutter.  One map designer said two years ago, "can't beat XP for game quality".  I think those days are long gone.  I run XP-Pro on my old Dell.
Thanks for any help.
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Daub 
 

[Lusche]

What are the targets within the city proper?

Was told hitting any targets in the city, city island, other side of bridges array was off limits as no perks result from any building hits.

The new city map drop-down (right click clip board) shows several triangles.  Are these triangles the designated targets?  And what are they?

If you take a closer look again at your clipboard map, you will se the legend in the upper right corner



You can see what is a target, what area is not a target, and it also tells you the triangles being flak towers.

In a nutshell, the whole city area is just another kind of terrain, which has all the old factories (in a new look) on it. The island (industrial zone) in the middle is the new "city" target. Every block of buildings there is a single target.

  One map designer said two years ago, "can't beat XP for game quality".  I think those days are long gone.  I run XP-Pro on my old Dell.

There is no problem with XP, it's not less capable for playing AH then any other Windows version. My own computer has a similar CPU (AMD X2 dual core) and XP-Pro, and I have no FR issues at all over the city.

[Daubie]

Thanks for the reply.

I did not notice the legend.  I will do so tonight and experiment.

Frame rates are a problem using my old Dell.  Two revisions back HiTech added the capability to take my machine's existing setup to compensate for individual best.  My frame rates usually run 60 or higher nobody around.  Dell is a business PC, was not meant for gaming much past poker.  I am limited to PCI slot graphics cards which is a bit archaic these days.  Game is still fun.  I do not dogfight much because of my lousy frame rates.  New pc should be a lot more fun.

I would like to see another jet bomber or two OR give us a Korea arena (not likely).

Looks like the only operational jet bomber in WWII is what we have :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jet_aircraft_of_World_War_II

I don't believe there was an operational jet bomber during the Korean War:

http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/korea/chap4.htm


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Daub