More competition..

[Devil 505]

Free demo of Combat Pilot starting 2/23 through Steam.  Interested in seeing how this compares to AH.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2761800/view/710015682919530878

But Combat Pilot isn't an AH type game. Its competition is IL-2 and DCS.

[rabbidrabbit]

I dunno, seems to be taking longer than expected.
While graphics seem great there’s no real excitement in the promo.
Visuals are cool, but there’s no guns firing or explosions for any real excitement. Kinda like DCS, look how pretty, but nothing exciting.

Realistic terrain.

What stood out to me is prop noise well implemented into the engine sound.

A WWII cockpits are WWII cockpits, polly count is about all other games have. The actual skinning isn’t much different.

A terrain update and polly count would make AH more competitive. It ain’t going to happen..

Many questions aren’t answered in just a vid, like game play, FX, no action, or will it be just another pretty planes sim. The impression I get is they still have quite a bit to do. Thats without reading their page.

AoT didn’t grab me besides pretty. It’s painful for pc players, it’s seems more geared towards PS. I watched some review vids and cons outweighed the pros. They thought blacking out and other features we take for granted were something new and exciting. Hey were bragging about “real clouds”, up close AH clouds smoke AoT. They seemed out of focus and blurry, up close.

As much as some complain, game play and events is what holds AH together. Graphics are still good enough to keep interest.

CP, Pretty, but so far not exciting…yet.

It's literally a pre pre alpha dev release to show subscribers how it's coming.  It's at least a couple years out from being a finished product .

[CptTrips]

It's literally a pre pre alpha dev release to show subscribers how it's coming.  It's at least a couple years out from being a finished product .

There are two different conversations going.
One referring to Aces of Thunder
The other brought up Combat Pilot.

I'd put Aces of Thunder about halfway between WT and AH on the fidelity scale.

I suspect Combat Pilot is shooting for something between IL2 and DCS.  But as Devil said, they are a LONG way off from a finished product.

Even the first "game"  Carrier Qualification I suspect will really just be a mini-game.  Part that will eventually contribute to a larger simulation.

I wish them well.  I will track their progress enthusiastically.

[rabbidrabbit]

There are two different conversations going.
One referring to Aces of Thunder
The other brought up Combat Pilot.

I'd put Aces of Thunder about halfway between WT and AH on the fidelity scale.

I suspect Combat Pilot is shooting for something between IL2 and DCS.  But as Devil said, they are a LONG way off from a finished product.

Even the first "game"  Carrier Qualification I suspect will really just be a mini-game.  Part that will eventually contribute to a larger simulation.

I wish them well.  I will track their progress enthusiastically.

I'm with you.  Carrier Qualification isn't meant to be a game.  Once done it's just the first building block to an actual game release. 

[AKIron]

So did ya qualify?

[AKIron]

Looks like it's not avail yet.

I'm already qualified. 

[Prayer]

I too am waiting for Combat Pilot and feel like it will be a long wait.

I have had thoughts of getting Aces of Thunder but a few things have kept me from buying. One of the main reasons is the time it will take to setup both VR and HOTAS to my liking.

Would be pretty cool to get a few vet sticks from here to join up on discord and wreck some havoc over there. I suspect with very little time in game once setup that a small group from here would do very well pvp. If that could happen it would be interesting to hear/read a review after a month.

[Lazerr]

Aces of thunder looks pretty cool.  I feel like at some point I need to look into VR. 

I fly with a mouse however, and I am curious how that would work.

After 25+ years of mouse flying, I'm going to be lost with muscle memory and coordination.

[xanax]

Aces of thunder looks pretty cool.  I feel like at some point I need to look into VR. 

I fly with a mouse however, and I am curious how that would work.

After 25+ years of mouse flying, I'm going to be lost with muscle memory and coordination.

You can use mouse and keyboard to fly Aces of Thunder according to the internets.
I too am getting more and more intrigued by VR despite my nausea every single time I've tried it. I could always try some Zofran (Ondansetron) to alleviate the nausea I suppose. But yeah, right with you on being interested.

And yup, I've tried the fan blowing at me and all the other hacks to resolve the nausea issues. It turns out I may in fact, be a p***y.

Read that as "pansy" if you prefer.

[AKIron]

You want VR to be as smooth as possible. That helps eliminate nausea. Any motion hiccups or micro pausing can contribute to the nausea. Match your computer, headset, and game settings accordingly.

[Animl-AW]

It's literally a pre pre alpha dev release to show subscribers how it's coming.  It's at least a couple years out from being a finished product .

Ya, I figured that. Must have a skeleton crew. Pretty sure it’s been at least 3 yrs since they started.

I’m not very interested in strictly or mostly Pacific. So I’m not bothered by waiting. Doin a good job though. I’m not holding my breath. Another 2-5 yrs for ETO? I may be dead by then.

AH was up and running in 1 yr, small crew.

Straight out of the box, AoT is not for me. If its anything like the WT arcade crowd I wouldn’t last 1 hr. If a few here are the example I wouldn’t spend a dime on it.

Part of what brought me back here is because I known people for 3+ decades. Had I not seen people I know I probably would not be here. Hell the only reason I came here for the beta test and game was people I knew and respected a long time dragged me in. After dealing with some small group of the trash here, no way I’d repeat that. I’d rather repeatedly jab a pen in my eye. I’m not a babysitter. They chased plenty from this sim.
So I look at the crowd draw too.

DCS and IL-2 probably has a more serious mature adult crowd like 90% here. Do I wanna hang with mouthy immature trolls? Nope, never. I’d rather play nothing.

Kinda like Harley, it’s an epic bike where the entire concept was ruined by wannabes and yuppie weekend warriors. It’s so plastic now. Soon as I saw riders wearing SoA t-shirts faking they are in a club I parked it. I don’t even wanna be associated with that.

Thats how I see WT and AoT, nope. Most vets here are authentic. I like that. A few here make impossible to respect them. Evidently the kiddie group here think I’m the benchmark to overcome to “be someone”. It ain’t goin to happen. But they destroy this place and chasing many off trying. Imagine 100s of them. I have zero tolerance for nonsense.

I’m glad CP is putting a great effort forward. I just think I’ll be gone before its playable. DCS is just too expensive and buggy for my blood. I will NOT give my
Money to a Russian game, not goin to happen.

Sounds like I’ll finish my last days here or hunting and fishing.

[edge12674]

Interesting effects.

[The Fugitive]

Its too bad they dont seem to have anybody to shoot at!   

[AKIron]

It's not released yet.