High Resolution Arena

[chipr]

I think it would be nice to see an upgrade on the graphics for this game. I realize that everyone doesnt have a gaming cpu and thats the reason for the poor graphics in some cases. Well, make an arena for ppl who have those gaming computers so we can see things like huge black smoke clouds from 30 miles away from where a base or carrier or whatever is on fire. Wouldnt have to make new terrains, just add a few more bells and whistles.  Although, a few more  new maps wouldnt hurt. I'm sure that they can do more with what they got but HTC decides not to because of obvious reasons. And plz save the excuse of another empty arena, better graphics will always draw a bigger crowd.

[skorpion]

no. just because you have a computer that can run full eye candy doesnt mean somebody else does, and why does it matter? theres not a set graphics setting for the entire arena, we can change the graphics as we please. so why would HTC make another arena just for the guys who can run the eye candy?

[Messiah]

no. just because you have a computer that can run full eye candy doesnt mean somebody else does, and why does it matter? theres not a set graphics setting for the entire arena, we can change the graphics as we please. so why would HTC make another arena just for the guys who can run the eye candy?

Please excuse the resident hormonal teenager. He's always complaining about how everyone misinterprets his replies as condescending because of his age when in fact it's implicit in his reply regardless of age.

+1 for updated graphics

-1 for new arena

Maybe just make it a new option in the graphics settings. Graphics update and evolve, unfortunately peoples systems need to eventually as well, it's a fact of technology.

[olds442]

I think it would be nice to see an upgrade on the graphics for this game. I realize that everyone doesnt have a gaming cpu and thats the reason for the poor graphics in some cases. Well, make an arena for ppl who have those gaming computers so we can see things like huge black smoke clouds from 30 miles away from where a base or carrier or whatever is on fire. Wouldnt have to make new terrains, just add a few more bells and whistles.  Although, a few more  new maps wouldnt hurt. I'm sure that they can do more with what they got but HTC decides not to because of obvious reasons. And plz save the excuse of another empty arena, better graphics will always draw a bigger crowd.

you know i got a idea here

why dont they make or let us make grafic packs for the ground and hangers and what not but not the planes. like gorund and hanger skins
like if you play minecraft you can use your own grafic pack but no one but you will know the diffrence

[Wiley]

you know i got a idea here

why dont they make or let us make grafic packs for the ground and hangers and what not but not the planes. like gorund and hanger skins
like if you play minecraft you can use your own grafic pack but no one but you will know the diffrence

That'd kind of be open for rampant abuse woudn't it?  With a Solid white bg color dots would be pretty easy to see.

Wiley.

[guncrasher]

That'd kind of be open for rampant abuse woudn't it?  With a Solid white bg color dots would be pretty easy to see.

Wiley.

imagine a forest of white trees/ground where all the gv's can be spotted from miles away  .

semp

[gyrene81]

I think it would be nice to see an upgrade on the graphics for this game. I realize that everyone doesnt have a gaming cpu and thats the reason for the poor graphics in some cases. Well, make an arena for ppl who have those gaming computers so we can see things like huge black smoke clouds from 30 miles away from where a base or carrier or whatever is on fire. Wouldnt have to make new terrains, just add a few more bells and whistles.  Although, a few more  new maps wouldnt hurt. I'm sure that they can do more with what they got but HTC decides not to because of obvious reasons. And plz save the excuse of another empty arena, better graphics will always draw a bigger crowd.

upgrade what graphics? it's obvious you don't really know that much about the graphics engine in ah or you wouldn't have made such a request. most of us have "gaming computers" of various grades from top of the line monsters to economy systems. ah is not like those retail games you buy, both of my systems can run any first person shooter at the highest settings smoothly but ah stresses my video card if i push the settings too high. the graphics quality in ah is adjustable according to what your system can handle. if you think your system is capable of it, use the hi res texture pack and set your textures to 2048, set shadow textures to max and adjust the graphics sliders to 4 miles and highest quality...if your video card doesn't get hot and your frame rates don't drop in a large furball at a base next to water, then you have an above average system.

some of the models are outdated but they are being updated as htc staff gets around to them, when they aren't working out bugs or introducing new things to toy around with. pillars of smoke and big fires are nothing more than unecessary fluff that nobody really pays attention to when they're trying to send someone back to the tower.

[mechanic]

This game is about manly flying not metrosexual appearances

[MachFly]

I'd like to have new graphics, but a seriously doubt HTC is going to make them in the near future. That's because most people wont be able to run them and we just got new graphics a year ago.

[Karnak]

I'd like to have new graphics, but a seriously doubt HTC is going to make them in the near future. That's because most people wont be able to run them and we just got new graphics a year ago.

I don't know about you, but my Mossie looks absolutely fabulous. 

[MachFly]

I don't know about you, but my Mossie looks absolutely fabulous. 

Oh it does. But admit it, the real one looks better. I'm not complaining and I like what we have now, but there is still room for improvement, perhaps in a few years we'll get better graphics.

[Debrody]

For me the buildings, city, bases, towns look allright, theres nothing to do with them. Just like the newer planes (the ones what have moving stick and throttle controls).
Whats old: the general ground texture, especially the grass. Also would be great if we had no palm trees on the top of the high mountains. The remodelling of the old planes is in progress, so changing theese would greatly improve the impression.

[Noir]

I'd like to have new graphics, but a seriously doubt HTC is going to make them in the near future. That's because most people wont be able to run them and we just got new graphics a year ago.

HTC is not going to make better graphics in the near future because they don't have the resources!

[MachFly]

HTC is not going to make better graphics in the near future because they don't have the resources!

I'm sure they have the resources, they would just rather spend them on other stuff. And I'm perfectly fine with that.

[chipr]

Thats why a new arena would benefit those who want higher rez and better graphics. And if it was just about dogfighting, then why have clouds and fire to begin with? Prices of computers and video cards are significantly less then they were 3 years ago. And by the way, I do enjoy this game as much as the next guy, but these graphics look like its being played on a 32 bit playstation 1.