<-----tasted it.
Its like filet migon!
No kidding. Kept a steady frame rate the whole time....but it was 7-10 :(
:furious dam always nowhere near my cockpit PC when they release new stuff :cry
WTG HTC!!
Is this working well online? We shooting eachother and all that or just AI
Looks like the end of AH2 for me. I guess it's time to grow up so i can afford an uber PC
Will the grapihic improve with the update?
HTC, Wtg with the patch.
Looks awesome, and the Brewster is great :salute
Can´t crank up the details though, so please do tell the system specs needed to play this new version on full details, and ill go and buy that hardware.
(Really, i want to know whats needed... i´m not squeaking) :devil
For everyone threatening to throw in the towel, didn't they say that they haven't finished the lowered graphics detail options yet in the beta? Once those go live, it sounds like you'll get your precious framerates back... :DHopefully.
HIGH-RES TEXTURE PACKAGE.
For everyone threatening to throw in the towel, didn't they say that they haven't finished the lowered graphics detail options yet in the beta? Once those go live, it sounds like you'll get your precious framerates back... :D
edit. Oh, and for others wondering about PC upgrading options, here's a butt-kicking gaming machine for 500 bucks: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366177
If you cannibalize your old PC, you could buy just the motherboard, processor, and video card for ~$269... The 4 gigs of ram is 45 bucks. The video card is ~100 bucks.
It's really not as dramatic to upgrade a PC as you might think. :)
I also noticed that from the air the sea horizon is bumpy/jagged, like it's hilly or mountainous.Did you check the "show horizon" option in the graphics settings?
Did you check the "show horizon" option in the graphics settings?
For everyone threatening to throw in the towel, didn't they say that they haven't finished the lowered graphics detail options yet in the beta? Once those go live, it sounds like you'll get your precious framerates back... :Dmmmmm think i'll pay the rent 1st
edit. Oh, and for others wondering about PC upgrading options, here's a butt-kicking gaming machine for 500 bucks: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366177
If you cannibalize your old PC, you could buy just the motherboard, processor, and video card for ~$269... The 4 gigs of ram is 45 bucks. The video card is ~100 bucks.
It's really not as dramatic to upgrade a PC as you might think. :)
Can you post a screen of it over in the Beta forum?
No kidding. Kept a steady frame rate the whole time....but it was 7-10 :(
I can't see HTC making a play to loose customers......can you?
Flying with high detail I get very low FR. When high detail is off I cant tell how far away from the ground I am. Iv already ran into the ground thinking I wasn't near it, and also pulled off an enemy because I though we were both about to hit the ground only to find out I was more then 2k from the ground.
Whats the PANIC about ?
Really guys....its a beta test......not the finished article...get a grip chaps.
Had some good fights with Batfink however. That Brewster is gonna be a fun one. I-16 will be a tougher bird to handle with that little rudder.
Aye, I remember the switch from AH to AH2, after they'd said they'd keep both versions running to avoid running customers off. Going by something HT said a few days ago in another thread, he's not looking to do it again. They lost a lot of customers over that- I think it nearly killed HTC. Guess we'll see soon enough.
Performance does suck (this PC was built to AH2 Beta specs, when it was still 1.9something), but it looks good.
Noticed that too. With low detail I had an ok frame rate but the ground was hard to judge. And I need all the help i can get :)Nuts.. Second flight in the beta with barely 20 people in the arena... And while fighting a Brewster in an I16, a spit8 and tiffie found nothing better to do than barge right thru. Couple of guys were flying formations to the center of the island to carpet GVs. :huh
Saddest thing I saw was someone actually killed the FH's at a fight. 40 people in there and someone in a beta is killing hangers to stop fighters flying.
Had some good fights with Batfink however. That Brewster is gonna be a fun one. I-16 will be a tougher bird to handle with that little rudder.
My frame rate only dropped below 60 once and that was when I was running something in the background.
Then again, Tildeath built this sytem for me. :devil
Also a note: If you are ruining the ATI control panel, disable it, some people have seen a huge performance increase by disabling it.
HiTech
Also a note: If you are ruining the ATI control panel, disable it, some people have seen a huge performance increase by disabling it.
HiTech
My $.02
Well I can tell you from experience that those of you currently running AH2 with FPS issues will not be able to play once the update comes out. I have a smoking system that I built to play AH2 and I've never gone below 59 FPS, I have a top of the line video card with 800 megs. Currently in beta I'm getting 15 to 17 FPS, I feel like back when AH2 was first released. I'd post a couple screenshots for you but the current filmviewer in AH2 will not run the beta films. The difference between the current game and beta as far as visually the jagged lines are still there just much smaller so it looks better but kills your frame rates tremendously.
Il-16, Brewster... hanger queens, after you get whacked a dozen or so times by a P-40B you'll never touch those pigs again. Full fuel and no drop tanks the Il-16 has 15 minutes, the Brewster 41 minutes.
O.k. personally I don't play AH2 for the stellar graphics, its more of a social outing with friends. I'd recomend updating current planes and filling in the gaps in plane sets would have been time well spent compared to what I'm playing on beta. I predict barren skies just like when AH2 was released when the next update comes.
You will be O.K.
Finally a voice of reason concerning the FR loss experienced in the Beta. That is why they call it Beta, it is a test version, not the final...
It's not even the final test version..... or the version final for testing or......
My $.02
Well I can tell you from experience that those of you currently running AH2 with FPS issues will not be able to play once the update comes out. I have a smoking system that I built to play AH2 and I've never gone below 59 FPS, I have a top of the line video card with 800 megs. Currently in beta I'm getting 15 to 17 FPS, I feel like back when AH2 was first released. I'd post a couple screenshots for you but the current filmviewer in AH2 will not run the beta films. The difference between the current game and beta as far as visually the jagged lines are still there just much smaller so it looks better but kills your frame rates tremendously.
Il-16, Brewster... hanger queens, after you get whacked a dozen or so times by a P-40B you'll never touch those pigs again. Full fuel and no drop tanks the Il-16 has 15 minutes, the Brewster 41 minutes.
O.k. personally I don't play AH2 for the stellar graphics, its more of a social outing with friends. I'd recomend updating current planes and filling in the gaps in plane sets would have been time well spent compared to what I'm playing on beta. I predict barren skies just like when AH2 was released when the next update comes.
Although you are entitled to an opinion you are wrong on nearly every point. Hey have a nice day :aok
My $.02
Well I can tell you from experience that those of you currently running AH2 with FPS issues will not be able to play once the update comes out. I have a smoking system that I built to play AH2 and I've never gone below 59 FPS, I have a top of the line video card with 800 megs. Currently in beta I'm getting 15 to 17 FPS, I feel like back when AH2 was first released. I'd post a couple screenshots for you but the current filmviewer in AH2 will not run the beta films. The difference between the current game and beta as far as visually the jagged lines are still there just much smaller so it looks better but kills your frame rates tremendously.
Il-16, Brewster... hanger queens, after you get whacked a dozen or so times by a P-40B you'll never touch those pigs again. Full fuel and no drop tanks the Il-16 has 15 minutes, the Brewster 41 minutes.
O.k. personally I don't play AH2 for the stellar graphics, its more of a social outing with friends. I'd recomend updating current planes and filling in the gaps in plane sets would have been time well spent compared to what I'm playing on beta. I predict barren skies just like when AH2 was released when the next update comes.
Its all a question of what your used to. The historical reality is that faster was better and that slow = target.
Both fill gaps for special events where they will be used most, honestly after the initial 'new plane' euforia they will be a rare plane to encounter... even the Fins will migrate back to their spixteens.
My $.02I have a system that is more than 3.5 years old and I run at 1920x1200 and I was getting ~40-45 fps offline with everything at max.
Well I can tell you from experience that those of you currently running AH2 with FPS issues will not be able to play once the update comes out. I have a smoking system that I built to play AH2 and I've never gone below 59 FPS, I have a top of the line video card with 800 megs. Currently in beta I'm getting 15 to 17 FPS, I feel like back when AH2 was first released. I'd post a couple screenshots for you but the current filmviewer in AH2 will not run the beta films. The difference between the current game and beta as far as visually the jagged lines are still there just much smaller so it looks better but kills your frame rates tremendously.
Il-16, Brewster... hanger queens, after you get whacked a dozen or so times by a P-40B you'll never touch those pigs again. Full fuel and no drop tanks the Il-16 has 15 minutes, the Brewster 41 minutes.They may be rare, but they'll both eat a P-40B for lunch with ease.
I've been playing since AH beta, I've been though all the major updates so I've been there, done that. My post has more reality than fiction and will show so upon release of the update. Have a warm n fuzzy day!
Well I can tell you from experience that those of you currently running AH2 with FPS issues will not be able to play once the update comes out. Quote from Pyro
1- The low detail mode still has a number of things to be done to it and it's not going to be very playable in this current beta due to the lack of altitude cues. The bump mapping is currently not working in that mode and there's some other things that are slated to be worked on there.
2- There's a mip-mapping issue right now that's going to cause objects to shimmer in the distance. This is most noticeable with the trees.
3- There's some anomalies with water reflections like icons getting reflected and in weird positions.
4- Self shadowing causing text gauges to disappear and may severely impair your frame rate.
I have a smoking system that I built to play AH2 and I've never gone below 59 FPS, I have a top of the line video card with 800 megs. Currently in beta I'm getting 15 to 17 FPS, I feel like back when AH2 was first released. Would be interested to know your system stats to fairly comment + how many processes are running
I'd post a couple screenshots for you but the current filmviewer in AH2 will not run the beta films. You can copy the film into AH II films and play them but you won't see the new terrain
The difference between the current game and beta as far as visually the jagged lines are still there just much smaller so it looks better but kills your frame rates tremendously. Refer you to Pyro's post
Il-16, Brewster... hanger queens, after you get whacked a dozen or so times by a P-40B you'll never touch those pigs again. I'll agree the Brewster may become a hanger queen in the MA's but not because of P40's which, in my opinion won't be as good in a slow turn fight. Better than a F4f and just about on a par with FM2's. As for the I-16 I had it turning with A6ms. Granted it has limited range but the drops are not detrimentle to the handling. With twin 20mm's you don't want one D200 off ya tail. CV defence comes to mind for both.
Full fuel and no drop tanks the Il-16 has 15 minutes, the Brewster 41 minutes.
O.k. personally I don't play AH2 for the stellar graphics, its more of a social outing with friends. Fair enough
I'd recomend updating current planes and filling in the gaps in plane sets would have been time well spent compared to what I'm playing on beta. These are 2 capable planes that fit across all arenas. Obviuosly you disagree....so what would you have "recommended"?
I predict barren skies just like when AH2 was released when the next update comes. Funny that...I don't remember barron skies when AHII was released
Both fill gaps for special events where they will be used most, honestly after the initial 'new plane' euforia they will be a rare plane to encounter... even the Fins will migrate back to their spixteens.Thanks for the input Nostradamus. :aok
Finally a voice of reason concerning the FR loss experienced in the Beta. That is why they call it Beta, it is a test version, not the final...
Its BETA people ! Scores REALLY don't count in that arena!! :rolleyes:
Apparently a single I-16 on the deck is worth piling on 5:1.
Apparently a single I-16 on the deck is worth piling on 5:1.
Apparently a single I-16 on the deck is worth piling on 5:1.
ok....i d/l'd it. with the hi res pack. changed nothing, and doing 75fps offline. i think everything is turned up all the way. i was gonna log in, but it gave me a message that my version was out of date.......did you guys get this?
Pyro released a patch earlier today, which would cause yours to be out of date until it is downloaded.lol//////figures.......well...gonna start that one comin down, down, while i shower
all to funny was there yesterday and they were taking bases
I finally got to fly the beta a bit today. Loved the shadows, loved the sea, loved the terrain. Tiffy looks good all cleaned up, and the new planes are fun. Only problem I ran into was bozo's flying only to HO, running from a fight when you turned the tables on them, or ganging. Some were spending time hitting factories as well as radar at bases. Its BETA people ! Scores REALLY don't count in that arena!! :rolleyes:It is because that's all they know how to do. That is their AH. Sad, ain't it?
well cap were waiting have you tried beta online yet?i passed out last night.
I've been playing since AH beta, I've been though all the major updates so I've been there, done that. My post has more reality than fiction and will show so upon release of the update. Have a warm n fuzzy day!