Aces High has been Greenlit on Steam!

[horble]

Yep that's been my experience as well.

[Volron]

Yep.  A lot of the times I hear people talking about games, Steam is mentioned.  Usually it is either; "Does Steam have it?", or; "You can get it on Steam.".


We just have to wait and see if HiTech can pound out a deal he likes.  From there, it's the nightmare coding session from hell to get AH and Steam to work together.  I hope they update the Val and Kate before that happens.

[Triton28]

I really hope this works out.  This game really shines when it's played on a scale that no other game can really match.  Being on Steam can do nothing but put more eyes on the game and genre as a whole.   

[cav58d]

We were 600 player prime times in he late 2000's and now we are 180 at best.  Anyone care to explain what happened?

[nugetx]

Anyone care to explain what happened?

I can, and I did, and I wrote what needs to be done to have people again, I just want to play a fun WW2 flight game with active community.

[Drano]

I can, and I did, and I wrote what needs to be done to have people again, I just want to play a fun WW2 flight game with active community.

But you're hardly an authority on the subject! If I had to guess I'd say this game has been around longer than you have. Why do I think that? Because you claim some inability to pay for a subscription. Adult people with jobs have choices. Kids don't. There are any number of ways to pay for an AH subscription from anyplace around the world. You refuse to use any of them. That's your choice. Or maybe your parents' choice really.

Now if you're really NOT that guy, pony up the bucks like the rest of us and join in the WW2 sim you so desperately want to play and stop trolling this board!

Good God!

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[cav58d]

But you're hardly an authority on the subject! If I had to guess I'd say this game has been around longer than you have. Why do I think that? Because you claim some inability to pay for a subscription. Adult people with jobs have choices. Kids don't. There are any number of ways to pay for an AH subscription from anyplace around the world. You refuse to use any of them. That's your choice. Or maybe your parents' choice really.

Now if you're really NOT that guy, pony up the bucks like the rest of us and join in the WW2 sim you so desperately want to play and stop trolling this board!

Good God!

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Wait a second...Nuget DOESN'T even have a subscription?  Are you kidding me??? lol

[Drano]

Wait a second...Nuget DOESN'T even have a subscription?  Are you kidding me??? lol

That's the kicker!

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[Ramesis]

Wait a second...Nuget DOESN'T even have a subscription?  Are you kidding me??? lol

Well this troll has been a big waste of time 

[AAIK]

nug is wrong.

It is a simple matter of the environment changing and HTC not rushing to catch up.

If HTC went steam during the high-time, (2008), the chances of 500+ players being still on would of been multiplied substantially.

There is as well the tablet and free to play market that haven't been entered at all and is where the majority of gamers went.

HTC does a good job of holding the line as a very small company, but that comes with inherent downsides as well.

Maybe HTC needs more effective tools to counteract the length of time it takes to make substantial updates.

Opinions?

[Zoney]

nug is wrong.

It is a simple matter of the environment changing and HTC not rushing to catch up.

If HTC went steam during the high-time, (2008), the chances of 500+ players being still on would of been multiplied substantially.

There is as well the tablet and free to play market that haven't been entered at all and is where the majority of gamers went.

HTC does a good job of holding the line as a very small company, but that comes with inherent downsides as well.

Maybe HTC needs more effective tools to counteract the length of time it takes to make substantial updates.

Opinions?

What is your in-game name?

[nugetx]

If HTC went steam during the high-time, (2008), the chances of 500+ players being still on would of been multiplied substantially.

Better late then never.


If AH goes to steam and has needed gameplay changes the numbers will easily go beyond 500.



People want good gameplay first,  graphics are second -  look at latest super mario trailer on nintendo switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQHQc_3ycE

It has graphics from 15 years ago, but has good gameplay, that's what people want and it has 10 million views in 5 days.

Super mario is the ultimate fantasy platformer.

Aces High can be the ultimate ww2 flight combat game

[Schwalbee]

Better late then never.


If AH goes to steam and has needed gameplay changes the numbers will easily go beyond 500.



People want good gameplay first,  graphics are second -  look at latest super mario trailer on nintendo switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQHQc_3ycE

It has graphics from 15 years ago, but has good gameplay, that's what people want and it has 10 million views in 5 days.

That is a different game genre..it's a stylized game in which ppl could care less about graphics.think about it..creativity of the Mario series is the draw...now in air sims and air combat games like ours creatively is limited. Let's say a game that claimed to be an enthusiast car game/sim in 2017 had graphics from 2008.No one would even give it a chance let alone look at gameplay.The flight sim community is similar and really holds graphics close to heart..evident even since AH's early days when ppl would compare AH to Il2:FB graphics wise...Many flight sim guys can't get past the graphics Bc it is tied into the fidelity and feeling of the game and environment. Understandable but sad Because AH has gameplay no other flight sim/game can offer). Think about it..the feeling of flight in AH, perfectly fine for me ,however no clouds...2005 sounds..."on the rails"feeling of flight at times.I know I sound harsh but it's just to prove that in flight sims graphics matter, but your 100% correct..so does gameplay.

Now in the gameplay department I get the feeling hi tech moves at a snails pace and the game feels static compared to other flight games. Which receive constant updates.plus barely any communication with community is my personal gripe , although ppl have explained why it is the case.(ppl literally crucified the clouds progress ) this community is amazing at times and sometimes plain out of touch with the gaming times and age we live in.

I have not played as long as you vets to give any gameplay improvement suggestions  but I've flown flight sims for about 8 years and the learning curve in this one is at the top...and I love that fact as it challenges me more than any other game I own .<S> however I feel as if mostly the fights are...extremely outnumbered by your enemy or extremely outnumbering and destroying your enemy .probably a result of low population numbers.This is not to say I dont have amazing fights day in and day out..just gotta find them and have fun at the end of the day . <S> This game is what you make it .


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[nugetx]

That is a different game genre..it's a stylized game in which ppl could care less about graphics.

Sure, but I don't mind current AH graphics.

Let's say a game that claimed to be an enthusiast car game/sim in 2017 had graphics from 2008.No one would even give it a chance let alone look at gameplay.

They would if it had gameplay that has never been done before, something totaly new for the first time.

like this

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,387548.0.html


The same is with Mario, it does perfectly what no other games does, and even though it has old graphics it's a success.

[lunatic1]

I can, and I did, and I wrote what needs to be done to have people again, I just want to play a fun WW2 flight game with active community.

since you didn't play this game back in it's hay day, you have no idea what it was like back then.

what happened is real life happened, other gaming avenues opened up, people having a hard time having to quit playing to save every pennie that they can. i know 2 people this happened, me for 1, i became homeless, lived in my truck for 3 months, fortune's changed still took 4 to 5 months to get back in. similar thing happened to my friend in dallas.

AND AGAIN YOUR IDEAS WILL HURT THE GAME, QUIT PUSHING YOUR AGENDA