Old player catching up.

[Maniac]

Hey all.

Im about to return from the game, i used to play alot back in the day starting out with WB and then switching to AH when it first came available, the thing that worries me atm is now when i return alot of new aircrafts have been added to the game, and i might not know where these fit in the performance ladder of the old aircrafts so to speak.

I suspect that most new aircraft added is in the late war segment or?

[Lusche]

I suspect that most new aircraft added is in the late war segment or?

Yes, particularly if you keep in mind that all EW & MW planes are availbale there too. The only planes excluded from Late War are the WW1 planes.

How long have you been gone, when did you play AH the last time?

[Vudu15]

If you havent already check out my videos on Youtube theyll bring you back up to speed pretty quickly.

Vuduvince is the username and search for aces High.

[Maniac]

Yes, particularly if you keep in mind that all EW & MW planes are availbale there too. The only planes excluded from Late War are the WW1 planes.

How long have you been gone, when did you play AH the last time?

Been asking myself that question too, im not entirely sure, its been a good while, when i played the P51D was a top performer in the late war era, you had a few perk aircraft aswell but not that many.

[Lusche]

Been asking myself that question too, im not entirely sure, its been a good while, when i played the P51D was a top performer in the late war era, you had a few perk aircraft aswell but not that many.

P-51 has been top performer almost all the time.
Has your handle been Maniac when you left AH?

[Maniac]

P-51 has been top performer almost all the time.
Has your handle been Maniac when you left AH?

Yep, i used Maniac from the start! I guess i just start flyin with the P51-D then, was a favorite of mine , was a Spit IX dude before i got hooked on the Mustang tough.

[Lusche]

Ok, the last time "maniac" shows up before this handle is gone for a few years is in 2003, Tour 44. Could that be correct?

If so, here is the list of planes and GV that have been added since then (number behind the name is the tour number they were introduced in):

Ki-84-Ia   57
B-24J    57
T-34/76   57
P-38G   60
P-38J          60
P-47N   66
Bf 109G-14   70
Spitfire Mk VIII   70
Spitfire Mk XVI   70
Jeep   74
F4U-1A   82
Sherman VC   87
B-25C   91
B-25H   91
P-39D   98
P-39Q   98
Wirbelwind   98
SdKfz 251   98
T-34/85   104
I-16   114
Brewster B-239   114
P-47M   117
Dr.I   122
F.2B   122
F.1   122
D.VII   122
M4A3(75)   124
M4A3(76)W   124
Mosquito Mk XVI   128
Panther G   131
G4M1 Betty   131
B-29   133
A6M3   135
Tiger 2   138
P-40F   141
Panzer IV F   141
P-40N   141
M-18   141
Fi 156   144
Me-410   150
Ju-87G-2   150
Sea Hurricane Mk I   155

All those except the 4 WW1 planes from Tour 122 are available in the LW arena.

[Maniac]

Ok, the last time "maniac" shows up before this handle is gone for a few years is in 2003, Tour 44. Could that be correct?

If so, here is the list of planes and GV that have been added since then (number behind the name is the tour number they were introduced in):

Ki-84-Ia   57
B-24J    57
T-34/76   57
P-38G   60
P-38J          60
P-47N   66
Bf 109G-14   70
Spitfire Mk VIII   70
Spitfire Mk XVI   70
Jeep   74
F4U-1A   82
Sherman VC   87
B-25C   91
B-25H   91
P-39D   98
P-39Q   98
Wirbelwind   98
SdKfz 251   98
T-34/85   104
I-16   114
Brewster B-239   114
P-47M   117
Dr.I   122
F.2B   122
F.1   122
D.VII   122
M4A3(75)   124
M4A3(76)W   124
Mosquito Mk XVI   128
Panther G   131
G4M1 Betty   131
B-29   133
A6M3   135
Tiger 2   138
P-40F   141
Panzer IV F   141
P-40N   141
M-18   141
Fi 156   144
Me-410   150
Ju-87G-2   150
Sea Hurricane Mk I   155

All those except the 4 WW1 planes from Tour 122 are available in the LW arena.

Yes that feels entirely correct, thanks for the help man, Phew! that looks like alot added lol! i indeed have some catching up to do... If you look at the tour before 43 you can see i like the P-51D and the Spit IX.

 

[Brakechk]

Welcome back maniac.  My last tour before returning a couple months ago was March 2006.  There are a number of changes to the flight models also.  I'm still picking up on the differences but it isn't too hard to get 85% caught up just by going in and flying.  The bases and towns are different...I don't remember if we had towns in 2003 but we had them in 2006.  You have to kill the town next to the base rather than the base, then deliver troops to the town maproom.  Each town has a flag which changes colors based on the status of the town.  Basically you need to get enough of the town destroyed to get a white flag at town before dropping troops for capture. 

Strategic targets such as the city, factories now exist and bombing them effects downtime of whatever they produce.  We still have a HQ that is destroyable to kill all radar for that country.  Beyond that I don't know much about strategic stuff as I am still relearning how to keep my planes in the air vs. the dirt lol.  Snailman is a good source of info for all that stuff, you might check his posts.  The offer from vudu on his films is a good idea also to get caught back up.  Most of that stuff you will either know or remember as you watch the film....good stuff. 

As far as the differences in planes the biggest standout for me are the F4U's which are much easier to fly slow and much much more nimble than back when I was flying.  The mustang is pretty similar to what you're used to I think.  I haven't yet jumped in all the planes available to see what the differences are but there are some changes for sure....some less...some more.

Zaphod

[Maniac]

Welcome back maniac.  My last tour before returning a couple months ago was March 2006.  There are a number of changes to the flight models also.  I'm still picking up on the differences but it isn't too hard to get 85% caught up just by going in and flying.  The bases and towns are different...I don't remember if we had towns in 2003 but we had them in 2006.  You have to kill the town next to the base rather than the base, then deliver troops to the town maproom.  Each town has a flag which changes colors based on the status of the town.  Basically you need to get enough of the town destroyed to get a white flag at town before dropping troops for capture. 

Strategic targets such as the city, factories now exist and bombing them effects downtime of whatever they produce.  We still have a HQ that is destroyable to kill all radar for that country.  Beyond that I don't know much about strategic stuff as I am still relearning how to keep my planes in the air vs. the dirt lol.  Snailman is a good source of info for all that stuff, you might check his posts.  The offer from vudu on his films is a good idea also to get caught back up.  Most of that stuff you will either know or remember as you watch the film....good stuff. 

As far as the differences in planes the biggest standout for me are the F4U's which are much easier to fly slow and much much more nimble than back when I was flying.  The mustang is pretty similar to what you're used to I think.  I haven't yet jumped in all the planes available to see what the differences are but there are some changes for sure....some less...some more.

Zaphod

The strat was in the game before i left it completly, or a version of it. I do remember the implementation of towns. But great advices anyway man, sweet.

Looking at Vudu´s videos now, very nice! just wath i needed atm, and the music in the videos rocks aswell hehe.

[Sunka]

Welcome back,I'm a damn fine p51 b stick,if you feel like shaking off the rust and work on some acm pm me and we can set up a time to get into DA.
 

[mia389]

Wait until you mump into a GV Manic. I also retured this week from a couple year break. I jumped in a tank last night and I couldnt figure out how to shift gears like we used to. Resaving all the head postions in the planes sucks!