Favorite Aces High memories?

[oboe]

My first scenario, don't recall which one it was, but I flew Me109s with a Luftwaffe squadron, lead by a real German national who sang us Luftwaffe tunes over the radio.  Tangling with Spits in a big furball, my FR went into slideshow mode and was shot down pretty early on.

Another scenario, this time Der Grosse Schlag - escorting the buffs deep into Germany with '38s, tangling with FW190s while low on fuel - getting shot up and still getting home, setting down on the runway running on little more than fumes.

Finally, when the Miles sound system first went live - everything was stuck on full volume, and the intensity/excitement of gameplay in that environment was wild!  Everything the guys said over VOX sounded like yelling (very immersive during dogfights) - and the flak explosions and hit/damage sounds to my own plane were incredible.

Dunno why I got to reminiscing, but I think I will remember my first flight in the new Me.410 too.

[Midway]

My first scenario, don't recall which one it was, but I flew Me109s with a Luftwaffe squadron, lead by a real German national who sang us Luftwaffe tunes over the radio.  Tangling with Spits in a big furball, my FR went into slideshow mode and was shot down pretty early on.

Another scenario, this time Der Grosse Schlag - escorting the buffs deep into Germany with '38s, tangling with FW190s while low on fuel - getting shot up and still getting home, setting down on the runway running on little more than fumes.

Finally, when the Miles sound system first went live - everything was stuck on full volume, and the intensity/excitement of gameplay in that environment was wild!  Everything the guys said over VOX sounded like yelling (very immersive during dogfights) - and the flak explosions and hit/damage sounds to my own plane were incredible.

Dunno why I got to reminiscing, but I think I will remember my first flight in the new Me.410 too.

First time Yenny took me to an empty field and showed me the basics of fighting -- my first lesson flying on the edge of a stall.


First day I upgraded my computer and turned all graphics options to max.    Aces High was so much more beautiful than I imagined it could be.  


First time SFOX showed me how much fun ch 200 is where you get to be chummy with the enemy.  


The time Bruv took me along on a ride of Spitfire awesomeness.  


..and then, of course, my most memorable first pwnage....already discussed in another recent thread.  
Reaper90

[JOACH1M]

When I beat Grizz after he made look silly my first 2 times dueling him. 

[Slate]

  Back in 2003 when AH was a new game to me and so much to learn. Calibrating bombsites, factoring in the wind, crashing into bomb craters on the runway, finding out there are vehicle spawns, getting your first kill, and landing your first kill.

    Combat was much more "pesonal" then, no mega hordes possible. There was a time when landing 10+ kills was common. Something happened when the new AH arrived. I had to learn to fly all over again. My accuracy sucked and have had a hard time getting the feel of being one with the Aircraft.

    I look forward to the senerios as they feel more like the simulation that grabbed my attention when AH, My Computer, and I were young. 

[SuperDud]

WOOOOWOOOOO

don't shoot the greens.

[morfiend]

 Obeo,

 After reading your post it reminded me of a BoB event,flying with JG11. Only Frodo and I were left flying and we were doing a fighting retreat to get back to France.Both of us are extremely low on fuel so we have to cutback on power just to make it home.

 As we get feet dry in France we notice a couple of hurricaines but neither of us have much ammo or fuel,lucky for us it appeared the hurries were in the same boat as they didnt really try to engage but we made a couple of passes at each other then got outta dodge.

  Both Frodo and I finally land with 1 gallon of fuel left!     Ahhh good times!


   

[oboe]

Obeo,

 After reading your post it reminded me of a BoB event,flying with JG11. Only Frodo and I were left flying and we were doing a fighting retreat to get back to France.Both of us are extremely low on fuel so we have to cutback on power just to make it home.

 As we get feet dry in France we notice a couple of hurricaines but neither of us have much ammo or fuel,lucky for us it appeared the hurries were in the same boat as they didnt really try to engage but we made a couple of passes at each other then got outta dodge.

  Both Frodo and I finally land with 1 gallon of fuel left!     Ahhh good times!


    

Isn't it amazing how powerful the memories in Scenarios become?  I must have thousands of kills in game, and the only one I can remember distinctly is from the DGS scenario .   We  were a flight of 38s heading home, I spotted a dot lifting from an airdrome nearby.  No one else could see it so they gave me clearance to go get it.  I put my ship in a nose low, wide right-hand curve and slowly came up behind the bogey, which I could now ID as an FW190 on climbout.  The distance between us grew smaller and smaller - almost gun range, there, steady now, I've got a slight deflection shot so put the pipper ahead of the target....suddenly he sees me and breaks hard right - I reef hard to pull more lead quickly and squeeze the trigger - and am rewarded with hit sprites all over the plane; a wing crumples and the 190 careens into the ground.  

The only time I actually get sweaty hands is flying those scenarios.

Also, I remember a cartoon strip from early AH, but can't recall its name or who drew it right now (it may come to me later).  Real simple South Park-like drawings, but told the AH story from the perspective of Bishes, Knits, and Rooks.   Very funny stuff and right on commentary.   I think Fugi's cartoons will also be a memory for me.  

EDIT:   Duma's Loose Rivets, that was the name of the strip.   Here's a link to the index directory - looks like they are all still there:

http://www.jtsystems.demon.co.uk/duma/images/cartoons/looserivets/

[Frodo]

Obeo,

 After reading your post it reminded me of a BoB event,flying with JG11. Only Frodo and I were left flying and we were doing a fighting retreat to get back to France.Both of us are extremely low on fuel so we have to cutback on power just to make it home.

 As we get feet dry in France we notice a couple of hurricaines but neither of us have much ammo or fuel,lucky for us it appeared the hurries were in the same boat as they didnt really try to engage but we made a couple of passes at each other then got outta dodge.

  Both Frodo and I finally land with 1 gallon of fuel left!     Ahhh good times!


   

I remember it well Morf, great times! 

The FSO's and Scenarios are the best part of the game to me. If you have never tried one, you owe to yourself to see what they are all about. 

[Lusche]

Also, I remember a cartoon strip from early AH, but can't recall its name or who drew it right now (it may come to me later).  Real simple South Park-like drawings, but told the AH story from the perspective of Bishes, Knits, and Rooks.   Very funny stuff and right on commentary.   I think Fugi's cartoons will also be a memory for me.  

EDIT:   Duma's Loose Rivets, that was the name of the strip.   Here's a link to the index directory - looks like they are all still there:

http://www.jtsystems.demon.co.uk/duma/images/cartoons/looserivets/

And some things never change...



 

[JunkyII]

The night we found a bug where the 163 base was capturable and we NOEd it and flew 163s all night

[oboe]

Or this, though it predates the Spit XVI, which I'm sure Duma would have a lot of material on:

[morfiend]

Or this, though it predates the Spit XVI, which I'm sure Duma would have a lot of material on:

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   Now you're just making me feel old.......



   

[oboe]

   Now you're just making me feel old.......



   

Thinkin' Midway would be feelin' that one!

[Krupinski]

Flying into an oncoming horde of 20+ planes during my 2 week trial. 

[Tom5572]

I made one today. I have not flown the b29 since it was released. I took one up today, only had perks for one... To bad the 38 does not get bomber perks.

After 80 minutes of flight, with engines shut down to save those last precious drops of fuel, I nose over from 30k to my nearest field. I have plenty of alt to make, I am not worried at all. Round about 20K and half way there, I notice the little v next to the field number. I quickly calculate how much fuel I have and is it enough to taxi to the concrete. No, less than a minute is not enough. I am only a sector away for the nearest airfield (verified this time). I start my turn, nose over a bit to get just a hair most speed. I am looking in F3 mode and see something fly off my lonely Bomber. Well crap there go the elevators. I realize I still have ailerons and rudder, two outta three ain't bad. I can work this. After lots of rolling and yawing I am lined up on the runway starting my approach. After all that work, I over shoot the runway, take just about every other usable piece off that big bomber andget the ditch. I laugh heartily at myself and the awesomeness which was my landing. After it is all done, I feel the tension in my arm from trying to push the stick through the stops. I just had to laugh again.