Author Topic: Gaming the game leads to gaming the plane (Read 1503 times)

Rude · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2002, 08:56:16 AM »

two words for Dale.....duct tape!

Nifty · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2002, 09:10:43 AM »

hb, will you ever let that dead horse lie?

hblair · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2002, 09:37:38 AM »

my bad

Midnight · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2002, 10:02:12 AM »

It's a non-issue anyway.

I did a complete series of flight tests to see if there were any advantages to starting and stopping your engine in combat.

In all tests, I found 0 performance advantage with the engine running at idle versus engine off.

Turn rate does NOT improve with engine cut or engine at idle.

Glide rate does NOT change with engine cut or engine at idle.

The only way to improve glide rate is to set RPM to the lowest possible setting for the aircraft you are in.

And just for the record, I did some research OUTSIDE of Aces High... from http://www.cebudanderson.com

Inquiry by ME

Responses from Bud Anderson's son, Jim

http://www.fxboard.com:8081/messageboard/jsp/view.jsp?login=ranch&msgid=1537

So kiss it

hblair · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2002, 10:02:25 AM »

AtmkRstr · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2002, 10:05:16 AM »

WTG HT. I had no idea you would go that far to test damage modeling.

Furious · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2002, 12:07:43 PM »

why is HT posting crap in the BW forums?

T0J0 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2002, 12:11:52 PM »

Sounds like a humbling experience in real life!!!
during those moments many scenarios can play out in the mind that only a couple shots of scotch can erase!!
Cheers \_/ HT
T0J0

Grizzly · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2002, 12:40:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
why is HT posting crap in the BW forums?

He's a friend... got a problem with that? >=o|

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #10 on:** December 10, 2002, 12:55:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Oedipus
Look guys. I'm sorry AW and your prefered relaxed realism gameplay "went away". But I'm also sorry that you kids and your preferences for gaming the game is winning out too.

Oed

In the many years that I played AW, I do not recall one single incident where a player intentionally shut off his engine in mid-flight during a fight in order to gain some type of advantage over the other guy. Not even the time I played WB did I ever see this. It was only when I came to AH that I saw this 'dweebish' gaming tactic.

Ack-Ack

Ratbo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2002, 01:14:28 PM »

hblair · « **Reply #12 on:** December 10, 2002, 01:33:13 PM »

OIO · « **Reply #13 on:** December 10, 2002, 01:36:02 PM »

bah, if hitech really knew how to fly he would've autorotated the thing to safe landing

(good to see it turned out right though HT

)

Ratbo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2002, 01:46:19 PM »