Hitech went a similar route many years ago. It didn't go well at all. I doubt Hitech would even consider such a proposition today at all.
Suggesting that someone else would do a better job is grossly insulting.
I don’t think at all that anyone thinks someone can do better. HT is a top shelf coder.
However, the lack of movement gives an expected illusion that the only way to get movement and save this history is someone buy it. An army has offered to help, we just get crickets, so ya can’t really blame em for that perspective.
If he and the concept or game play wasn’t good we wouldn’t be here. Its good enough that many have a white knuckle death grip on it,…for 25 yrs.
Frankly, I think HT may have problems giving it up.
My take on the genre situation,…these other games used graphics to carry them, game play is O K. Since outdated, AH gameplay and selection has carried it, not so much graphics.
IF you put the same or even better (because those game’s graphics are aging too) modern graphics, you have both worlds, at the right time. Combat Pilot is not in the window yet.
Just upping the poly count, new effects, would go a long way, and could afford the throttle to go full tilt.
Its been stagnate out there as far as New goes. The above could beat Combat Pilot to the race. And pass them while they kick start. IMO, the next year is a good window to justify the effort.
Of course my crystal ball is cracked
All that said, as stated, we watched the AW ship pass by. No bug or setting matters when that happens. You’ll wish you had all of them.
