Author Topic: Sorry to hear an AH pilot can't read (Read 2566 times)

janjan · « **Reply #30 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:01:33 AM »

Sure they look fine. A bit cartoonish maybe but really, is there a recent flight sim with crap graphics anyway?

Animal · « **Reply #31 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:32:53 AM »

Are those pics supposed to favor the game or bash it?

Only the last cockpit view was nice.
You know, if you want to get jiggy with screenshots, I can fire Il-2 Sturmovik and we can have a little competition.

Graphics are schmuck if the sim is scum.

SmooMonster · « **Reply #32 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:34:07 AM »

BTW Karnak, the Spit XIV's top speed in FA3 is 447mph at 28k.

What you saw was just placeholder copy in the plane description during the beta process.

A great deal of effort has gone into making the plane performances as accurate as possible from available data.

SmooMonster · « **Reply #33 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:45:53 AM »

Sure animal - you give me a screenshot of every plane you can fly in Il-2, and I'll give you one of every plane I can fly in FA3.

I have the choice of 80...how many have you got in Il-2? And how many players can you have in the same room at the same time with those few planes you've got?

I can play in an arena with more than 200 players flying 80 different planes, attacking multiple different kinds of ground targets and several different kinds of ship.

Oh and I can even fly for GB and attack GE over the English Channel, or fly JP and attack US over Pacific Islands, or fly SU and attack GE over Kursk or fly GB and US and attack...oh well, you get the picture.

Are you guys still playing chess in the air? Have you still got Georges winging with Stangs? And you're STILL saying yours is more realistic?

Seriously, try the advanced rooms if you ever get the chance... you might find you like it more than you think...

You'll have to get over the padlock thing though - but no-one is forcing you to use it. The hat switch buttons work perfectly well in FA3 too.

Animal · « **Reply #34 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:55:46 AM »

Ooooohhhhh...

well, I thought you were talking about graphics... if you are not, then you are doing even more harm to your argument. You aint gonna convince anyone here that your pile'o crap "sim" is better than AH or IL-2, so you are wasting your time and energy, and HTC's bandwidth.

And if how many and wich planes you can fly make a good sim to you, then you should go play MS Flight Simulator and Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters.

I am not a biased players. I am all for good sims. Heck, I'd love if some company made a sim better than Aces High so I could fly that. I love being impressed and entertained, like I was back in the AH beta.

But sorry pal. No good impressions from your screenshots or your arguements, thats why I'm giving the game a shot. If it was for your little Quest to make everyone agree with you, I'd hate that game even more.

10Bears · « **Reply #35 on:** January 21, 2002, 01:56:43 AM »

SmoothMonster,

There's no written rule... but I'm here to tell ya.. one graphic 256x256 is fine

8 graphics all 1024x ain't so fine... If you want to give us a spread, take 10 minutes to make an index page put all your graphics on there and send us a link..

Another unwritten rule, we don't go to other flight-sim boards and bash their game... Developers over there do what they have to do gameplay balance/business whatever most of us understand that.

If your over here to try and get converts... well um.. Its like a neighborhood bar.. You can offer free drinks at your bar... free pupus. But I still would prefer to be over here.

Can you still remove the entire front end of your cockpit?

Can you still remove the texture in the terrain?... (thought that was weird)

SmooMonster · « **Reply #36 on:** January 21, 2002, 02:02:59 AM »

No, I'm talking graphics, mate - I've got 80 beautifully rendered planes in realistic settings that perform to historical specs.

What have you got? Bishops, rooks and queens? And half a dozen flyable planes in an offline sim...well, I know which one I'm staying with.

And you're calling it a pile o'crap sim because.....? You must have flown it then I take it?

Did you find Westminster Palace then? Eiffel Tower? How did you like the snap roll behaviour? Hammerhead stalls? Vector turns? What did you think of the P47's roll rate? Did you manage any flat spins? Did you try a jurabatic move in the Lightning?

Or are you just talking through your most intelligent orifice?

Russian · « **Reply #37 on:** January 21, 2002, 02:04:40 AM »

sharing pictures...oh hell, why not

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #38 on:** January 21, 2002, 02:08:08 AM »

Well, holy toejam, I'm convinced! I'll go sign up just as soon as I cancel my AH account. :B

-- Todd/Leviathn

SmooMonster · « **Reply #39 on:** January 21, 2002, 02:11:19 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by 10Bears
SmoothMonster,

There's no written rule... but I'm here to tell ya.. one graphic 256x256 is fine

8 graphics all 1024x ain't so fine... If you want to give us a spread, take 10 minutes to make an index page put all your graphics on there and send us a link..

Another unwritten rule, we don't go to other flight-sim boards and bash their game... Developers over there do what they have to do gameplay balance/business whatever most of us understand that.

If your over here to try and get converts... well um.. Its like a neighborhood bar.. You can offer free drinks at your bar... free pupus. But I still would prefer to be over here.

Can you still remove the entire front end of your cockpit?

Can you still remove the texture in the terrain?... (thought that was weird)

Sorry about the pics.

FA offers different levels of gameplay to suit all tastes. In the real-mode arena, you have cockpit-only views.

In FA3, you can have several graphics settings to allow it to play on as many PCs as possible, but I believe the disappearing terrain option has been removed

Regarding the bashing, I honestly am not. I'm sure this is a great game for those who play it. I do find the bishops/rooks thing strange, though.

I am however responding to the opinion of FA expressed by a long-time AH player. I think it's only right that sort of thing is challenged by an alternative viewpoint. I would hope you guys would also welcome seeing another side of the story so you can make your own minds up and come to a balanced decision rather than a kneejerk one.

If you ever drop by once beta either goes completely public or the game goes gold, I would be only too happy to show you around a bit - and if you think it still sucks after that, then fine. At least then you would have been shown some of its best attributes...

Awra best,

gatt · « **Reply #40 on:** January 21, 2002, 03:36:42 AM »

WOW! FA3's Fw190D-9 outclimbs both the Spitfire IXe and XIV! And take a look at the 109K-4 performance! An axis flyer heaven, definitely

http://fighter-ace.propfighter.com/FA3/Secrets/charts.htm

Raubvogel · « **Reply #41 on:** January 21, 2002, 04:01:28 AM »

Yeah, yeah, FA has a "realistic" arena...with how many people?......10?....15? Sorry pal, I flew FA for almost 3 years. The arenas with the 200 people are the ones with the Superman views and X-Wing physics. The realistic room attract a handful of people. We've got a realistic arena with over 400 people every night. Go sell your crap someplace else.

Creamo · « **Reply #42 on:** January 21, 2002, 04:08:12 AM »

I actually would try it, but it's self appointed however unintentional promotional salesman makes it impossible to consider.

Wilbus · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2002, 04:20:41 AM »

Well, by putting the picture there you showed that the pilot who had whined was right about the FA3 graphic sucks compared to AH.

I actually tried FA3, and whoever the pilot who whined is, he's right, it sucks.

Got a couple of nice planes though, Do219 and such.

Wotan · « **Reply #44 on:** January 21, 2002, 04:21:37 AM »

some folks here actually tried it and guess what?

its arcade crap.

Why come to the AH board to peddle crap?

Then get all defensive when folks call ya on it.

The way I see it your wasting whats left of the free beta best you run and enjoy your arcade game war quake easy mode room or what ever the heck its called..........

While those pics are better then fa2.5 they aren't as good as ah wb3 or il2.

Even old games like eaw sdoe and janes were better imho.........