Author Topic: HT talks 4XBuffs (Read 2555 times)

Virage · « **on:** May 16, 2002, 06:45:26 PM »

HT in MA:

New bombsite functionality
Drone buffs take off, form on lead or circle base waiting for u to take off
Pilot and gunner can both operate guns, all slaved, no ai
If lead buff dies, pilot jumps into next drone and that becomes lead
drones stay in formation and drop bombs when lead drops
"very close on new terrains"

edit:
forgot 1

If drone falls too far out of formation due to damage, it disappears.

faminz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2002, 06:54:01 PM »

and is the C47 a buff?

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2002, 07:06:33 PM »

"New bombsite functionality"
- Wonder if this means bombardier has to set height and speed to sights ?

Beefcake · « **Reply #3 on:** May 16, 2002, 07:30:46 PM »

Oh man 1.10 is going to be a hard core buffers dream. New sites and bomb drift which will make buffing a skill, and not "easy mode" as some have put it. I hope this will cause figther jocks to respect buffs more. "All guns slaved and no AI" Oh man this is going be fun. If you fighter jocks thought flying vs 12 guns was hard wait till you try it vs 48 (B.F.G.). Oh man HT I love you!!!!!!!

Iron2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 16, 2002, 08:50:24 PM »

Ohhh... Goody that makes me stop killing buffs even more 4x times as more:mad:

Soviet · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2002, 09:25:33 PM »

ok great now de-uberfy the .50cals on the b17 otherwise it is going to be redundant to fight them

Thunder · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2002, 09:37:58 PM »

50 cal modeling is same for every 50 cal. and since these buffs will fly tighter more firepower SHOULD be coming out. It sounds to me like HTC is finally getting what you all have whined about for so long. More realism, also since there is a altitude and wind dispersion buff more chose to fly lower to be more accurate. They will have more realistic bomb strings and not laser guided. Larger per centages of bombers on bombruns will (and should) return. Lots of targets up there for fighters. Guys will want to escort buffs becuse it will be the new (furball area). Buffs won't be talking out airfields, fighter jobo's and GV's will.

I think this is great!!!!!!!
WTG HTC

Thunder

Soviet · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2002, 10:03:00 PM »

Well still, it was kinda hard to slew the .50 cal around plus not to mention the cold temps up there. The thing that kinda makes me sceptical about buff modeling is just thinking how deadly 1 B-17 is in this game, it kinda makes me wonder why the Americans even bothered escorting buffs. Just think of just 50 (and a lot of B-17 raids consisted of many many more buffs) Aces High Style Buffs flying in formation.

One thing that has to go is the buff guns firing through the fuselage i mean look at the chin turret, the 2 check guns are capable of firing through the fuselage.

Well knowing the AH style AI good thing the buffs guns aren't AI controlled

HFMudd · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2002, 10:19:59 PM »

I wonder if we will be able to killshooter ourselves if we hit a drone buff. I hope not, I'd like to see the drone duff take the damage.

CptTrips · « **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2002, 10:24:54 PM »

The buff will now be the ULTIMATE power in the universe! I suggest we use it.

Wab

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #10 on:** May 16, 2002, 10:29:01 PM »

I see it now....

"AH 1.10 Attack Of The Drones"

Dago · « **Reply #11 on:** May 16, 2002, 10:57:44 PM »

And 6 months from the introduction of 1.10, the wacky gang at IEN/WB will introduce a radical new concept, "Multi-buff flights, where you the pilot take up a buff and are in fact in control of 4, count them 4 buffs, all flying in formation and dropping bombs with your bomber".

I only wish I had kept a list, with the into dates for a lot of stuff that started here, and ended up being rolled out as some new thing there months later.

HT and Pyro must quietly chuckle at little when this happens, then silently in a more frustrated manner reflect on the parentage of the idea thieves.

New motto for AH "Play it here first".

dago

FDutchmn · « **Reply #12 on:** May 17, 2002, 12:00:25 AM »

4 x Buff is gonna be cool

but in that case, the bombs should drift and have dispersion... Laser guided bombs we have now for a 4 x Buff formation will be kinda too much IMHO

mora · « **Reply #13 on:** May 17, 2002, 03:15:35 AM »

I wonder what it will do to frame rates. 3 pilots would make 12 bombers and that formation will kill your frame rates even on a better than average system.

Maniac · « **Reply #14 on:** May 17, 2002, 03:24:23 AM »

FPS? what about the limit of max numbers of AC´s wich AH can render/show at the same time.... What is now 32? 64?