What I miss about Air Warrior...

[F4i]

I REALLY miss the names of airfields!

...don't really like the number system that we are forced to use here in AH.

I preferred defending C:Moggy much more than I like to defend A:143.  

F4i

[Guse]

I miss most....A fully gunned B-17, light that could shoot as soon as you spawned....
and the 4 or five kills ya got when ya vulched em with an egg!

[rpm]

I miss the dar. You could ID the type plane by dar long before you could vis...and the Bf109-Franz that would climb almost verticle.

[gofaster]

Originally posted by F4i
I REALLY miss the names of airfields!

You must've joined during AW2 or AW3.  Before then, it was "C82" and "C83" or "B79" or "B82" or whatever.  The "C" was the country (A, B, or C-land).  These bases could be destroyed, but not captured.  The only bases that could be captured were the Neutral "N" bases, centered around the middle lake in Euro, or on the big atoll in Pac.  I keep seeing AH players complaining about playing the same map for a week or so.  In AW, it was the same map day in, day out unless you jumped to a different theatre.

One other thing I miss - F86s and Mig17s in the Korea theatre. I guess the Forgotten War is truly forgotten.  

[F4i]

Originally posted by gofaster
You must've joined during AW2 or AW3.  Before then, it was "C82" and "C83" or "B79" or "B82" or whatever.  The "C" was the country (A, B, or C-land).  These bases could be destroyed, but not captured.  The only bases that could be captured were the Neutral "N" bases, centered around the middle lake in Euro, or on the big atoll in Pac.  I keep seeing AH players complaining about playing the same map for a week or so.  In AW, it was the same map day in, day out unless you jumped to a different theatre.

One other thing I miss - F86s and Mig17s in the Korea theatre. I guess the Forgotten War is truly forgotten.  

No, I started with AW1 when it was offered on AOL.  I still remember my first week after discovering AW...my family couldn't use the computer for a month...  

Anyway, I just prefer using names to describe bases rather than a number system.  But, that's just me.

One other thing I miss:  Being able to change your flight handle w/out losing any points.  AH could use this feature, imho.  (I can hear all the arguments against it already, though.)

F4i

[Tilt]

Famous kill macros

The most famous was I guess.... "Roadkill" (Big T)

I used "HOWZAT!" Kraits were "hissssss" ing every where

ACC Baaaaaaaa'd every where but I dont think it was a kill macro........... they were just trying to find sheep for some purpose:(

I rem  one that went

flat line /\__________________

and loads that went "you have been shot down by....(insert anal remark here) of the (insert anal squad name here)

best macros were single/double word types that did not fill too much text buffer IMO

I always thought HSPD used "check 6" until I realised he was commenting on my SA skills............... every time he shot me down........

[Grimm]

Another good one Gunner!    SAC!!

Thats Scenario Aircraft Changer - SAC

That was the program that Fidd and G42 of the Kraits worked up.  It made it easy to change aircraft skins and terrain features.

It was great, you could have differnt looking skies, different types of Water or Ground.  

You could change the Skins of the A/C so when you flew in formation everyone looked proper for the event.  

SAC really gave AW a lease on life in my opinion.  It was one of the best features and was provided by the Players ,  not the Suits that ended up the game.

[Saurdaukar]

Some more things I miss:

1.)  The P38J.  Who cares if the model was wrong - you could turn with a zeke with full flaps and dive with a Jug retracted.

2.)  The 109F-4.  Spit killer - climbed like a raped ape and the indifference the engine had to porked fuel was nice.  You could always tell when base fuel was porked because 109's would be everywhere.

3.)  The community.  Nuff said.

4.)  The "conduct."  Asking to join 1v1's, no gangbanging, great fights all the time, not many runners, no chute shooters, no whiners, no l337 g33k5, everyone was freindly.

5.)  The price (on AOL at least) FREE!

6.)  Deathstars.

7.)  Goon door gun.

8.)  The N1k that wasnt a UFO.

9.)  GREAT scenarios.

10.)  Jousting with DrDea over the VOD (Valley of Dweebs) 109 v 109 and listening to his typical Az cries of foul play after lighting him up.  

11.)  Kill messages in reverse.  Server saw "Mazz has been shot down" instead of "Mazz landed 0.5 kills in a xxx of xxx"

[Shane]

Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Some more things I miss:
2.)  The 109F-4.  Spit killer - climbed like a raped ape and the indifference the engine had to porked fuel was nice.  You could always tell when base fuel was porked because 109's would be everywhere.
3.)  The community.  Nuff said.
4.)  The "conduct."  Asking to join 1v1's, no gangbanging, great fights all the time, not many runners, no chute shooters, no whiners, no l337 g33k5, everyone was freindly.
8.)  The N1k that wasnt a UFO.
11.)  Kill messages in reverse.  Server saw "Mazz has been shot down" instead of "Mazz landed 0.5 kills in a xxx of xxx"

2.  109k4 was a real killer, especially in FR after they fixed the 30mm leth... it could hang with anything and was hella fast.. sorta like the AH la7  didn't much care for 109's in RR, you couldn't use the stall edge as effectively.

3. it's comparable to here, imho.

4. lol, which arena did you play in? ah is merely AW factored by 10.

8. nope, it wasn't, the ki was, ki-84 that is.

11.  yeah i miss that too, i want people to know i nailed such and such dweeb, or which slobberdonkey got lucky with the winning lottery shot  behind/above/around me.

[Murdr]

Originally posted by Don
. It wasn't that you couldn't HO in AW, it was that the host threw out all but mebbe 25% of yer hits.  [/B]

Btw, the settings were 90% of HO were thrown out aginst fighters, and 80% aginst bombers.  P38s were notorious for scoring HOs due to the stream of bullets from the nose guns (most likely to beat the odds)

I miss :
multiple 'MAs'
plane factories (ld love to see System: La7 factory destroyed)
c47 door gun
online volenteer staff brigade (training & tech)
later version field names
(not the community) most are here anyways =)

"Murdr: was ruled the cause of death"
I would have to disagree about the system messages.  I think acknowleging landings is the right priority.

[Steve]

Dang Shane.  I've been reading assorted threads and seen some of your posts in them.  In a lot of them, slobberdonkeys and dweebs...or you are catagorize people in a negative light based on how they fly... this K/T, that K/S.   You have something insulting or at least condescending to say about people in the game in just about every post.
 I'm not baggin on ya dude.. it's perplexing and here's why:  On the boards you come off as negative,  even insulting toward a lot of people. And it seems obvious that anyone who doesn't fly in the way you prescribe to is somehow worthy of nothing but disdain. This and the same type  of smack you talk on ch1 would lead most people to think you're somewhat less than a nice person. I sort of thought that... but always respected your MA skilz.  
Then we went to the DA and you were this friendly, instructive, helpful, nice guy... you seemed very willing, even  eager to help make me a better pilot and in a very positive and informative way.  I got so much out of that, and enjoyed myself so much that I look forward to my next lessons. What's the deal there?  I mean, it's almost like you put on your "bad guy hat" when you get on the boards or on ch1.

[Shane]

yeah, steve i guess i'm a complicated person; look closely and you can see an ulterior motive for how i act in the MA.  it's pulled quite a few people into the DA with me, and once they put their egos aside, they find there's stuff to be learned. or i find out they've been holding back in MA and deprieving people of an honest battle.

look at it this way... i really don't care how or what anyone flys; all i want to see is an honest effort, not a lame-out. when i don't see that honest effort, well.... you'll hear from me...

and if you really pay attn to the text buffer you'll find 99% of my remarks are generalized and non-specific to a *person* such as ... lol gangers... lol, you gurls are good with nbrs and alt... diediedie HOJoustWeenie (often said before i even know who  the weenie was, as one or both of us fall down to earth in flames)... or  lol, that was some weak flying (used when i see a name that has been around quite a while and who i know has potential to do better.)

rarely do i get personal, yet you'll see people making personal attacks on me all the time. but if you wanna play that way, don't get all huffy puffy when i slap you down.

no one is ever forced to respond to my generic smacks... no one has to hit if no one responds, you don't see me carrying on and on and on..

those who want to play that particular form of word warrior do so of their own free will and no one else needs to come riding in on their high horse of faux morals/ethos to save a non-existent victim.


as for the BBS... well, let's just say.... the same tools and free will exist here as in the MA. i'm just as helpful on various boards in here and only jump in certain topics when the fancy strikes me to do so, in whatever manner amuses me at the time.



WTFGAS and YMMV yanno?

read drunky's sig some day.    read mine again while i have you here, now.

oh yeah... i was never into the whole faux thing... i'll toss out a simple smiley or a lol while in MA in place of that faux .  DA is a little different, i'll toss out a for at least seeing some honest effort from someone in attempting to learn or having some fun fights.

do a search in o'club for song parodys... check out the spoof i did of eminem's "without me"  

oh yeah, do me a favor, go hump lazs' ankle or something, mine are chaffed from the CT slobberdonkeys.

[Grimm]

Originally posted by Murdr
Btw, the settings were 90% of HO were thrown out aginst fighters, and 80% aginst bombers.  P38s were notorious for scoring HOs due to the stream of bullets from the nose guns (most likely to beat the odds)

Naw,  My signature ride for a while in AW was the Mossie.   It was the King of Head Ons there.   You had so much ammo,  you couldnt really run it out. and It had the biggest Guns in the Game. So you could just Spray and Spray on the merge.

It was a Drag Magnet too..   Guys would fixate on your six, and squadies could come pick them off with easy.   If your enemy ignored you,  You simply turned it around (actualy it was hard to turn) and snuck up and killed him.   It also had BuffTuff Hardness so it was really hard to shoot down.  

Those were the days... But Id never go back

[Saurdaukar]

Originally posted by Shane
2.  109k4 was a real killer, especially in FR after they fixed the 30mm leth... it could hang with anything and was hella fast.. sorta like the AH la7  didn't much care for 109's in RR, you couldn't use the stall edge as effectively.

3. it's comparable to here, imho.

4. lol, which arena did you play in? ah is merely AW factored by 10.

8. nope, it wasn't, the ki was, ki-84 that is.

11.  yeah i miss that too, i want people to know i nailed such and such dweeb, or which slobberdonkey got lucky with the winning lottery shot  behind/above/around me.

2.  I was a dweeb in AW - didnt even know what a stall edge was.  The 109 turned well and I didnt get called a Spit Dweeb.  

3.  Nah.

4.  Nah.

8.  Indeed, but at least the thing didnt have helicopter charectaristics.

11.  Indeed.  

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by Murdr
Btw, the settings were 90% of HO were thrown out aginst fighters, and 80% aginst bombers.  P38s were notorious for scoring HOs due to the stream of bullets from the nose guns (most likely to beat the odds)

IIRC, planes with center-line guns received a 25% HO hit bonus.


Ack-Ack