CONTINUED TRAININGFor new players or those wishing to learn, try the other Arenas. Especially after hours. If you tell other players you are live tank training most are very accommodating & will either leave you alone or let them practice long distance GV to GV shelling… you against them. I never met anyone who did not enjoy this…they take a shot on you & you take one on them…communicate via the dialog box such as short, long, left, right, a hit or a miss & everybody is happy. This is a great way to learn about long distance trajectory shooting and score a few points at the same time. On the subject of points you get more points shelling a town vs. a field. This is a great way to build confidence and experience.
To “land” your points you must “End Sortie”. If you get a message in the dialog box “You have landed successfully” you will score the maximum amount of points available on that sortie. To obtain this you must have no enemy cons of any kind within 6.0K of your location. If a con is within the 6.0K range and you “End Sortie” you will get “You have been captured” or receive a “You have ditched” notice. You still accrue points but much less than if “You have landed successfully”.
An enemy con is a Fighter, Bomber, Vehicle or Boat of the opposition.
HELPFUL ITEMS# Of HE Rounds/Target (Direct Hits) Needed:
14/Fighter Hanger
14/Vehicle Hanger
14/Storch Hanger
2/Big Vehicle Hanger
2/Ammo Bunker
2/Troop Barracks (two buildings destroyed at once)
2/Radar
1/Gun Emplacement
1/Soft Gun Battery
2/Other non-descript Buildings
Basic Commands:Key W = Forward
Key S = Reverse
Key D = Move Right
Key A = Move Left
Key F = Fire Main Gun (Primary)
Key B = Fire Secondary Gun (Turret)
Key O = Open Doors (to let Troops out in M3, LVTA2)
BACKSPACE = Switch Ords
View Commands = Keypad Keys 1 thru 9
GAME MAPSGame maps are available in the “Clipboard” however they are drab and may not be accurate.
To access ”Clipboard Maps”:
Hit the “Esc” key to bring up the “Clipboard”,
Right click on the “Map” and a box pops up,
Click “Clipboard Maps” at the bottom of that box. A second box opens to the left.
From the “Clipboard Map Box” pull down the menu, click the map you want such as Town, Vehicle Hanger, Port, Air Field, etc. & you now have an in-flight map.
The box closes upon exit and defaults back to the main “World” map.
You can also click “Apply” to save the map you view and override the default “World” map.
KEYBOARD COMMANDSA complete list of keyboard commands is available at
www.hitechcreations.com ,
Click SUPPORT
Click HELP,
Find Flight Controls,
Click Keyboard Commands.
Tip: Printing a paper copy comes in real handy.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/Help-Section/Flight-Sim-Controls/aces-high-help-key-commands.htmlTHE DEVILS=v=BRIGADEThe Devils=v=Brigade also has updated “Maps, Gun Sights and Bombing Run” maps available on our website. We support all Aces High players whether you are a Bishop, Knight or Rook …so ours maps are available to anyone and can be found here:
Go to
www.devilsvbrigade.comClick “Maps, Gun Sights & Photos”,
Click “Clickboard Maps & Gunsights”,
Click the specific map you desire,
Right click on the Map and click “Save Picture as….” Bitmap (*.bmp). Maps are in .bmp format (called bitmaps).
You can do the same with the “Bombing Routes” maps.
Click “Maps, Gun Sights & Photos”,
Click “Bombing Routes”,
Click the specific map you desire,
Right click on the Map and click “Save Picture as….” bitmap.
You can also replace your in game “Clipboard Maps” with these new ones:
Find the saved maps on your computer and click copy.
Double click the “Hitech Creations” directory on your computer,
Double click “Aces High” directory,
Double click “Maps” file.
Copy/paste/replace the map(s) you downloaded and you now have accurate maps in your “Clipboard”.
Note: Recommended you save the old files as backup.
PRINTING MAPSYou can print these in game maps as well by accessing the “Hitech Creations” folder on your hard drive. Double click the “Aces High” directory,
Double click the “Maps” directory,
Double click the “Map” file.
Pick & print the map(s) you want on most any printer. You now have handy paper copies.
In summary, I wrote this because I felt there was a need for some basic in depth “How To” tank guidance especially for newcomers. My primary goal was to detail a simple step by step guide. If novice or established players have also benefited from this outline then my efforts have been totally successful.
I have never seen anything similar to this written so I hope it is useful for everyone.
Sincerely,
vSKYDIVE
Devils=v=Brigade
