Next new plane

[BuckShot]

189...and a very cool rear gun apparatus

[Greebo]

Pontification follows:
 If you are looking for historical fights for scenarios, is there sufficient interest in scenarios to merit the thousands of hours required to model a new ride? (I wonder if 3D scanners help cut the time... Greebo?)

I'm not involved in creating the 3D shape so I don't know how a 3D scanner could help. I suppose if HTC wanted to save some time they could buy pre-done external 3D shapes off another firm rather than creating it themselves. They would still need to create the skin file for it, transferring the various 3D shapes into flat areas on a bmp that can be skinned. Then they'd need to create the cockpit and skin that, do the flight and damage models and so on.

I reckon there are only half a dozen totally new aircraft that can be introduced to AH that wouldn't be what some call "hangar queens" for the LW MA, (Meteor, H8K2, A-26, G.55 etc). The LW plane set is already pretty well filled out and the GV set not too far behind. So unless HTC decide to go the WW2/1946 route (unlikely) I'd guess we will be seeing an increasingly higher proportion of mid and early war stuff in future releases.

Once the AH1 remodels are done HTC will probably start on the older AH2 shapes and we might see things like Allison Mustangs or new Bf109 variants tacked onto the shape update.

[Megalodon]

So would this:

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What's with your fixation on turning Aces High into the League of Nations?  

I already told you .........I think new countries would add new subs especially France and Australia  


 

[Kazan_HB]

I think low poly 3D model is not a problem for good modeller. Problem is put plane to game. Flight model and damage model took many time.
I dream about Battle of France D520 vs 109E
or Operation Torch D520 vs F4F  

Vive la France
Vive l’Empereur
Vive l’Empire
 

[Karnak]

I already told you .........I think new countries would add new subs especially France and Australia  


 

Horribly outdated units that are free kills were most of the game takes place would not add sustained new subscriptions.

[Brooke]

The Mig3 goes 398mph in 1940 which would affect early war.

But it has super-weak guns: 2x7.62mm and 1x12.7mm.

Also, at low alt, it is slower than the Bf 109F and Yak-1.

[Brooke]

If you are looking for historical fights for scenarios, is there sufficient interest in scenarios to merit the thousands of hours required to model a new ride?

It would be for all special events (scenarios, FSO's, This Day in WWII, snapshots, SEC, etc.), which altogether have a decent number of players.

That's for HTC to judge, of course, but it seems like they think so, or we wouldn't have He 111's, G4M's, D3A's, B5N's, SBD's, P-40's, P-39's, B-25's, I-16's, etc.

Still, I completely understand the resource issue.  There are many things that can be done and not infinite resources, so there must be work on the best bang for the buck, and even then there is judgment involved in what best bang for the buck is.

[Bruv119]

obviously a meteor... 

[F77]

Closely followed by...
Short Sunderland
Wellington
Halifax
Hampden
Bleinheim
Swordfish
 

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I vote this

[Tinkles]

Fw 189 - An army coop aircraft like the Storch, but armed with a few bombs and machine guns.

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Looks like a lancaster and a p38

[Widewing]

Since the Ki-61 is due for the graphics update, a moderately involved addition would the Ki-100.

Likewise, the old AH1 F4F/FM-2 could be updated to include the F4F-3 (non-folding wings, 4 guns). Again, not a lot of difference between the types.

A-20/Boston is also due... Add the 20mm option to the A-20G for a perk (5 to 10 perks). Add the ventral gun. Add the glass nose A-20J.

These three graphic updates could add three new aircraft at the same time. Most bang for the labor.

[Ack-Ack]

A-20/Boston is also due... Add the 20mm option to the A-20G for a perk (5 to 10 perks). Add the ventral gun. Add the glass nose A-20J.

The cannon equipped A-20 would also need the top turret replaced with a flex-gun mount.

ack-ack

[Kazaa]

obviously a meteor... 

Obviously some obscure early war hanger queen.

[killnu]

190 A3 and/or A4