General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: sundowner25 on March 28, 2020, 10:37:34 AM
Title: Games like AH
Post by: sundowner25 on March 28, 2020, 10:37:34 AM
I use to play air warrior a bit back in the day, and I had played this briefly a few years back. I was wondering if any other games like this still exist. I notice about 100 to 120 people usually on. Does anyone play anything else to?
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: Max on March 28, 2020, 10:39:26 AM
There are a few options but you won't find a better flight model.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: nooby52 on March 28, 2020, 10:50:06 AM
I cant imagine liking/enjoying any flight simulator more than this one.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: Arlo on March 28, 2020, 11:19:46 AM
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: sundowner25 on March 28, 2020, 11:25:19 AM
Also does anyone know where there is a guide to tell what is needed to capture bases? Like what has to be destroyed, and a layout of what each thing looks likes. Also is there a guide somewhere that tells what is needed to destroy each building/object? How many bombs/rockets etc... I've been looking but havnt found it yet.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: AKKuya on March 28, 2020, 11:33:44 AM
Also does anyone know where there is a guide to tell what is needed to capture bases? Like what has to be destroyed, and a layout of what each thing looks likes. Also is there a guide somewhere that tells what is needed to destroy each building/object? How many bombs/rockets etc... I've been looking but havnt found it yet.
Airfields - 75% of town buildings and all town ack Vehicle Bases and Ports - all auto ack
Additional - Vehicle hangar and Fighter plus Bomber hangar to prevent defenders - Fighter CAP plus possible GVs
Organization and teamwork.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: 8thJinx on March 28, 2020, 11:51:12 AM
Also does anyone know where there is a guide to tell what is needed to capture bases? Like what has to be destroyed, and a layout of what each thing looks likes. Also is there a guide somewhere that tells what is needed to destroy each building/object? How many bombs/rockets etc... I've been looking but havnt found it yet.
To capture an airfield, you need to "white flag" the town and destroy the town guns. White-flagging a town requires you to knock out town buildings. The total number of buildings required to white flag the town is coded into the game, and right now it's set at 86 of the 114 buildings. Maps of the towns are in the Clipboard Maps. Just right click on the map field of the clipboard, and select Clipboard Maps all the way down at the bottom of the list.
To capture a port, a vehicle base, or one of the airfield bases with no town, all you need to do is destroy all of the auto guns. These are also all shown in the Clipboard Maps.
For the ordnance required to kill any object, go to Options->Arena Setup->Objects->Object Settings on the clipboard menu. There you will find a table of objects and their hardness settings. Hardness is given as a decimal number, such as 0.31 for a town building, which corresponds to 310 pounds of ordnance. As a rough gauge, a formation of 3 B-24's flying at 750 feet AGL and carrying 4 x 2000 lb GP bombs (24,000 lbs total) can white flag a town in one pass in F-4 mode (not using the bomb site), if dropped properly.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: svaalbar on March 28, 2020, 01:15:21 PM
Easiest way to wf a town is to drop 14 1000lbs x 3 using a Lancaster bombs for a beginner
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: atlau on March 28, 2020, 01:56:27 PM
You can use tu2s to wf a town in 2 passes (maybe 1 but havent experimented) and then go to fighter mode/deck with it.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: DLXIRON on March 28, 2020, 01:58:05 PM
Also does anyone know where there is a guide to tell what is needed to capture bases? Like what has to be destroyed, and a layout of what each thing looks likes. Also is there a guide somewhere that tells what is needed to destroy each building/object? How many bombs/rockets etc... I've been looking but havnt found it yet.
So the question really is where are the rules/objectives/explanation so that you could possibly understand the game. Well it doesn’t exist! There is a little bit here and little bit there and a great portion of what you will find is outdated. You will find some videos on YouTube explaining basics and such. Mostly this game is learn as you play, kinda like real life :)
Dougie
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: whiteman on March 28, 2020, 04:06:26 PM
Nothing else like AH out there. Some with better graphics but not the open world pick your mission play as you want sandbox. I tried war thunder, don’t like match play or grinding. Have IL2 but just can’t get into it and DCS as I don’t want to earn a pilots license on the way to learning the game. I like being able to jump in and go.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: puller on March 28, 2020, 04:12:37 PM
DCS FTW :noid :noid :aok :aok
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: Pluto on March 28, 2020, 04:23:08 PM
Also does anyone know where there is a guide to tell what is needed to capture bases? Like what has to be destroyed, and a layout of what each thing looks likes. Also is there a guide somewhere that tells what is needed to destroy each building/object? How many bombs/rockets etc... I've been looking but havnt found it yet.
General instructions from the Aces High web site here: https://www.hitechcreations.com/support/support-help
A guide for new users that I wrote here: http://www.kentwoodstation.com/NewPilots/NewPilotsStart.html
Hope this helps. :salute
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: puller on March 28, 2020, 06:03:39 PM
So the question really is where are the rules/objectives/explanation so that you could possibly understand the game. Well it doesn’t exist! There is a little bit here and little bit there and a great portion of what you will find is outdated. You will find some videos on YouTube explaining basics and such. Mostly this game is learn as you play, kinda like real life :)
Dougie
There is not a book for a complete newborn to gaming. There is a learning g curve and time involved. Reading a manual and being the number one killer will not happen.
Fly, drive, and float.... have fun and learn the game.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: The Fugitive on March 29, 2020, 12:44:22 AM
DCS is running a 50% off all products during the Covid-19 crap.
But in order to take off in DCS you gotta remember 30 keybinds and probably fail for 20minutes before you takeoff, then engage, then forget the radiar/IF missile keybinds and die to AI
:rolleyes:
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: 1stpar3 on March 29, 2020, 04:49:19 AM
But in order to take off in DCS you gotta remember 30 keybinds and probably fail for 20minutes before you takeoff, then engage, then forget the radiar/IF missile keybinds and die to AI
:rolleyes:
It isnt quite that dramatic. At least in last few updates, beside we would be talking their WW2 plane set? They have come A LONG WAY with their Damage Model/Tedious Engine management/Constantly blowing engines and performance issues. I can remember the last time I fubared a Spit IX engine. Its VERY easy to get started(just designate a "Start Engine" command! Sure it is manual take off, but not that different than AH manual take off. Might want to check back into DCS. NOWHERE NEAR the Game Play as AH...but for those "dead times", more than adequate to get that fix :rock
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: JimmyD3 on March 29, 2020, 02:29:34 PM
Mongoose, I am impressed. Your write up is very well done. :salute
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: CAV on March 29, 2020, 04:31:49 PM
WW2ol is like AH.. and not like it at the same time. Game-play is more focused on ground combat, with Air and Naval units some-that focused on supporting the Army's. You can't always run off and do anything you want, as there is a player run chain-of-command directing combat and allocating resources. Attrition Warfare is a large part of the game and it is quite possible to run out of resources along the front lines.
Like AH graphics is somewhat dated looking... and like AH is suffering from a downturn in their player base numbers.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: svaalbar on March 29, 2020, 08:41:23 PM
WW2ol is like AH.. and not like it at the same time. Game-play is more focused on ground combat, with Air and Naval units some-that focused on supporting the Army's. You can't always run off and do anything you want, as there is a player run chain-of-command directing combat and allocating resources. Attrition Warfare is a large part of the game and it is quite possible to run out of resources along the front lines.
Like AH graphics is somewhat dated looking... and like AH is suffering from a downturn in their player base numbers.
I'm almost 28 and I still feel like Aces High graphics or this game's graphics are good enough lol.
Do you know what WW2 OL is like number wise? like on a weekday night are there good fights similar to aces high?
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: save on April 03, 2020, 04:59:57 PM
for air combat I would chose AH any day, but for the ground war WWIIonline is better in my opinion.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: Eagler on April 04, 2020, 11:05:09 AM
For A2A nothing beats AH3 in VR IMHO
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Eagler
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: TequilaChaser on April 04, 2020, 02:15:22 PM
What I've never have understood regarding graphics in any WWII air combat mmog from Air Warrior to WarBirds to FighterAce to Targetware's Target Rabual etc etc....
Is are players here to goggle at graphics or are players here for "air combat"?
I fall in the air combat group and could care less about graphics, putting them last on my list of what might need updated....because in a down and dirty dogfight graphics are not even ever registering in my thought process
TC
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: Arlo on April 04, 2020, 02:29:03 PM
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I'm grateful and appreciative for what we have and am not inclined to complain or demand. :D
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: TequilaChaser on April 04, 2020, 03:35:02 PM
I'm grateful and appreciative for what we have and am not inclined to complain or demand. :D
did everyone record AW III in F5 view..... don't think I ever seen a video where it was just cockpit view, like here in Aces High.... although AWIII had 3 different view settings in the cockpit....
TC
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: lunaticfringe on April 06, 2020, 11:53:57 PM
What I've never have understood regarding graphics in any WWII air combat mmog from Air Warrior to WarBirds to FighterAce to Targetware's Target Rabual etc etc....
Is are players here to goggle at graphics or are players here for "air combat"?
I fall in the air combat group and could care less about graphics, putting them last on my list of what might need updated....because in a down and dirty dogfight graphics are not even ever registering in my thought process
TC
If you can have both, plus people rushing towards the fight instead of away from it. then I'm in.
Title: Re: Games like AH
Post by: diaster on April 09, 2020, 11:32:45 PM
There are a few options but you won't find a better flight model.
That said, I do wish the trim worked like in a real plane and we had wind/weather at all alts including over the runway. Would be cool to have fog blanket a base forcing an alternate. I was on one map about a month ago and fog came in, it sure took it up a notch, really cool. Oh and gear up landing, yep that’s a ditch!