Author Topic: Interview with HT on future of AH (Read 792 times)

Westy MOL · « **Reply #30 on:** November 03, 2001, 02:02:00 PM »

"Could be interesting, but the flight sim purist in me says "uh-oh"."

I hear what your saying Oboe but my take on it is this: Whatever some guys are doing on the ground, be it vehicles, troops or pt boats, is inconsequential to me as long as they're supporting HTC by paying the sub $$$ fee and they blow up nice when my egg or rocket lands on them.

I'll take a wait-and-see approach to the bomber changes before speaking what I currently think. I'm hoping HTC is going to make bombing more realistic not just by way f bomb dispersion but also having the bombardier position/role being more complex. Starting with the bombsite and adding more realistic steps other than "line up and drop."

Westy

funkedup · « **Reply #31 on:** November 03, 2001, 02:12:00 PM »

I'm only interested in flying. But you can't have a realistic air war without a realistic ground war. I don't care if it's AI or human, but you have to have that element.

Pongo · « **Reply #32 on:** November 03, 2001, 03:04:00 PM »

Nice read Sabre!
Makes me miss being at the con even more.
I like counter strike and return to castle wolfenstein so some hallway clearing sounds fun to me.

J_A_B · « **Reply #33 on:** November 03, 2001, 04:04:00 PM »

I love that interview. All of it.

I like flightsims, and I like FPS and eventually AH will have both--all your gaming needs at one place.

No doubt about it, I'm sticking with AH.

J_A_B

Kodiak2 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 03, 2001, 05:44:00 PM »

HITECH: The basic emphasis for 1.09 will be bomber enhancements; that’s the core aspect of it. What else gets thrown in there, I don’t know yet, but that’s the core piece we’ll be changing.

Wooohoooo!! *Barks like a dog*...*Pants* *Drools*

Arlo · « **Reply #35 on:** November 03, 2001, 06:11:00 PM »

I agree, it looks quite tasty! I dunno about 40 bombers "on target" though.

"What were doing is starting to incorporate a lot of targets in a close area, so that I can start doing things like each bomber pilot fly’s four buffs all at once versus just one bomber. Then that gets enough ordnance load that I can do dispersion bombing techniques. One guy controlling a force of bombers is much more about game play than about realism. Obviously no one [person] flew four bombers, but at the same time there was never [just] one bomber that went out by itself. So it’s a compromise with realism…I want him to control multiple bombers so when he drops a load of ordnance, I can throw in dispersion. He does hit his target because he has enough ordnance dropping on target to do what real area bombing did."
-HiTech

Still ... sounds even better. Saturation bombing. Fighters ... go for the lead bomber!

Edit: WHOOPS ... obviously did what I've occasionally chastised others for .... didn't read the whole thread! Sorry, Kieran. I'll go back to sittin' and reading more.

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Originally posted by Kieran:
Boys, let's stay on target here...

Massive bomber formations? (realize if you can get 10 guys to buff that is 40 bombers on target!)

[ 11-03-2001: Message edited by: Arlo ]

Kieran · « **Reply #36 on:** November 03, 2001, 06:14:00 PM »

When I say "on target" I mean attacking a target, not pinpoint accuracy.

Arlo · « **Reply #37 on:** November 03, 2001, 06:18:00 PM »

*ShruG* "Whoops"

Rojo · « **Reply #38 on:** November 04, 2001, 10:20:00 AM »

<punt> For those who spent Saturday on the moon

Blue Mako · « **Reply #39 on:** November 04, 2001, 05:21:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Seeker:
Great read.

Your starter for $5....

What will be the first U-boat whine?

"Waaaah! I spent 5 hours getting in position to launch my torps and then some P38 skilless dweeb kamikaze'd the cv before I killed it! Waaah!"

Seeker · « **Reply #40 on:** November 04, 2001, 05:40:00 PM »

To Blue Mako:

I.O.U

$5

Author Topic: Interview with HT on future of AH (Read 792 times)

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