Game play?

[Animl-AW]

Thanks!

I'll check that out.

Keep in mind, some have been here or from AW for 25-30 yrs. If you have any questions someone has the answer in most related subjects. Just ask. Some serious seasoned sim vets and techs here.

If ya need info on the game Fugitives site covers a lot and in the forum. If it windows system related you can check out my AH Tech Hanger and of course Tech Support forum. AH will run very well on older computers too. You can be playing in 10 secs

The Flight Model is based on true physics.
Plenty of special events.
Training is available

Best way to see if you like the sim/game is to jump in, take the two week trial.

Welcome

[The Fugitive]

I have never heard of this game until I just saw someone post about it in a War Thunder thread on Twitter, so I came to check it out.

A few questions:

1. What is a milk run?
2. I am well acquainted with fighting outnumbered. I've been outnumbered by as much as 7 to 1 in War Thunder realistic battles and still won. But is there an area where new players can learn the game without being dropped in the grease from the outset?
3. How many people are allowed in a squadron? Is that the primary source of the one-sided battles?

Thanks in advance for any answers,
Gomez

LOL!! That might have been me! I was posting on one of their "commercial" posts that Aces High is a far better game than DCS and WarThunder.

Welcome to Aces High!

Popeye is correct on his answers to you, but Squad size IS 32, not "err something" 

Like he said training arenas are hit or miss for players.

Best advice I can give you is when you logon,
bring up the roster, and at the top of that page click on the "Squad" button.
That will sort the list by squads.
Scroll down the list is look for which squad has the most players on at that time. (Tonight you'll see alot of "SikPuppies" on, my squad)
Right click on one of those players name and click "go to". This will move you to the same area he/she is in (as long as they are on the same team as you)

Then fly with them. Ask what they need, bombs, fighters, what ever. As you work with them they will try to cover you. If you let them know your new they will more than likely help you. They may not save you everytime, but they may give you a bit more time to survive and learn a bit more. Remember everyone of us had a few hundred deaths before we started getting any kills!

Dont be afraid to ask questions, both here and in the game. Most players are helpful. Again, Welcome to Aces High!

[Dadtallica]

Milk running is also used when people a group of people capture undefended bases

[DmonSlyr]

I have never heard of this game until I just saw someone post about it in a War Thunder thread on Twitter, so I came to check it out.

A few questions:

1. What is a milk run?
2. I am well acquainted with fighting outnumbered. I've been outnumbered by as much as 7 to 1 in War Thunder realistic battles and still won. But is there an area where new players can learn the game without being dropped in the grease from the outset?


Gomez

Go to match play, pick a plane, and then hit the directional button on the clipboard. N, S, E, W. This will put you in an area with some AI who will try to engage you. This IMO, is the best place to practice and get everything set up. Welcome, and this game is probably much harder than WT, so don't get discouraged. On Monday, there is Monday Night Madness in special events at 8 est. Its great for quick fights and no pressure. Give that a shot if you can.

[Lazerr]

Milk running is also used when people a group of people capture undefended bases

That's not a milkrun.. that's people chosing not to fight.

[hazmatt]

I've been outnumbered by as much as 7 to 1 in War Thunder realistic battles and still won.

Since I've played both games and IL2 I thought I might be able to help some.
-If you get in a 7 to 1 here and you're not B&Zing lower guys or in a 262 there's a very good chance you'll end up dead.
-I suspect the biggest challenge you will have is programming your controllers here.
-I think you will find the game pretty easy compared to WT sim battles as you don't have to manage trim as there is an auto trim setting, there are no engine/prop controls and you don't have to worry about overheating your engine.
-There are icons that come on when an enemy is 6k from you and stays on the whole time he is within that range so there's no ducking behind a hill or tree to hide because the icon doesn't go away.
-The damage model is different in that some planes appear to fly faster when missing a wing and that your engine won't degrade of time when damaged. For the most part it will run at full power until it over temps from damage or the oil pressure goes to 0 and it stops.
-You can't buy planes but there are some planes that you need to save up points to fly.
-The built in comms are used a lot and allow players that are not in squads or on discord to contribute to your SA.
-In my experience about 50% of the players in WT are either new or very lacking in ACM skill. I would not expect that in AH. In my experience you will run into a couple different kinds of players here that make it different.
1: Will only fly in a group and will only attack when they have the numbers and the alt advantage.
2: Single pilots who do the same.
3: Will engage you at any alt, speed or numbers. (these guys are getting fewer and and fewer these days but they are the most dangerous and will most like take your lunch money)

To get up and running quickly I would suggest:
-Download the game and setup your controllers. Once you get that done there is an option to fly offline with drones circling the base that won't attack you. This is a good way to figure out the gunnery model.
-After that there are offline missions you can download and fight AI. This will help you get used to the flight model.
-Once you are able to fly and shoot I would start the 2 week trial and give it a go.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

[BigDawg007]

I'm on side switch eagler!

[Eagler]

I'm on side switch eagler!

Saw that BD! WTG!

Eagler