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Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: GA on April 09, 2004, 04:06:06 AM
There is probely many, but what Online flight sim have you played that you think is your top 4 out there if you choose from this list:

* Your top WWII flight sim,  and why?
* Your top Jet flight sim,  and why?
* Your top Helicopter sim,  and why?

* Your favorit TOP flight sim choice ;)d(do not have to be on the above list),  and why?
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Kweassa on April 09, 2004, 05:47:27 AM
Does "online" include games with multiplayer support?

 If so, I've played FA1 through FA2.5, AH, and very briefly WB3. Also EAW MP mode and IL2~AEP MP mode.

 I never liked jets as my love for aircraft stays strictly with WW2 era planes.. so I haven't played much jet sims.. and the last helicopter sim I've played was "Gunship" for DOS more than 10 years ago.

 ..

 The best in the entire category of "WW2-era air combat simulation" genre, I'd have to say, is FB/AEP.

 The best as a strict MMOG, is no doubt AH.

 ..
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: 1K0N on April 09, 2004, 07:35:41 AM
AH
targetware
IL2
Nada
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: gofaster on April 09, 2004, 09:16:16 AM
I think there's only been 4 online flight sim games.

Air Warrior
Warbirds
Fighter Ace
Aces High

Now, my favorite flight sims out of all the ones I've tried are:

WW1 - Red Baron
WW2 - Aces High
Korea - Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
Vietnam - Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
Modern Jets - USNF/Jane's Fighters Anthology
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Ghosth on April 09, 2004, 09:57:11 AM
Aces High

Not much into jets, havn't really flown them since the old A10 Cuba over Kali days.

Comanche vs Werewolf was good.
Was disappointed in Comanche 4.

You left out WWI Sims.

Flying Circus was great back when.
Target Flanders is coming along nicely considering its still in beta.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: GA on April 09, 2004, 01:37:34 PM
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You left out WWI Sims.
I Thought abouts it, and my mind went to red baron;). But I want just to focus on the 4 I have added;)
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Rafe35 on April 09, 2004, 01:52:48 PM
Aces High
Targetware: Korea
Targetware: Rabul
Combat Flight Sim 2
Combat Flight Sim 3

:D
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: humble on April 09, 2004, 01:59:40 PM
How is targetware coming along...seems like it's picking up steam from the # of times its mentioned...need to revisit it again I guess.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Furball on April 09, 2004, 03:02:55 PM
I loved red baron. really really loved it.  Wish someone would create a game with the same playability as that, ability to request squadron transfer, paint your aircraft when you are an ace, diversity of missions (did it also have ace challenging as well? where other aces challenged you to a duel or was that a different game?)

I also loved the original B17 on my Amiga 500+.

So my 4 fav. sims (no catagory) would probably be this:-

1. Aces High
2. Red Baron
3. B17 Flying fortress
4. Flying Corps Gold
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: 1K0N on April 09, 2004, 03:31:53 PM
Target Rabaul has improved and is very playable.

I really suggest that you should try it out...

no LA7's or spits

IKON
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: humble on April 09, 2004, 05:12:17 PM
I'm planning on downloading it over the weekend...
Title: WW1 sim
Post by: sonar732 on April 09, 2004, 06:53:39 PM
Blue Max on my Amiga was great for the times!
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Overlag on April 09, 2004, 07:21:13 PM
AH........ thats the only online flight sim ive played. :eek:

other than that, its FS2004 (hence the reason i like flying bombers ;)) or IL2, but ive yet to find a place online that isnt full of idiots! http://www.tacticalgamer.com is muture, but there isnt enough IL2 players :(

EAW was the last WWII based flight sim i played and i played that forever it seemed :D
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: DrDea on April 09, 2004, 09:43:19 PM
Aces High.
  Aces over Europe
  Aces of the pacific
  Janes WW2 Fughters.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: baders on April 09, 2004, 11:53:46 PM
Make sure & give Targetware a bash guys. For many, it won't replace AH but if you like it challenging & enjoy a learning curve, you will be right at home.

After some 2 years involved to date, I STILL enjoy just taking my Beaufighter up from Wau airfield to do circuits & improve my general flying :)

Its a community effort over there & the level of involvement by enthusiasts of 2D, 3D, research & dev has been increasing impressively. Features coming down the pipe are likely to blow you away ;)

Personally, all online sims have aspects I like but as a realism junky, theres only one online air combat sim for me :)

Cheers all.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Innominate on April 10, 2004, 08:59:55 AM
Are there any good, modern combat helicopter flight sims out there?  

I miss gunship2000, and apache.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: GA on April 10, 2004, 11:11:05 AM
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Make sure & give Targetware a bash guys. For many, it won't replace AH but if you like it challenging & enjoy a learning curve, you will be right at home.
I tryed out, but sorry to say that this was not a WWII flight sim that I gott a good feeling for. Maybee I just did not test it long enough;).
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: humble on April 10, 2004, 03:07:21 PM
Downloaded it last night (targetware), certainly gives you a feel for just how fast and far AH has come...especially if you look at AH2 beta vs targetware....that being said its a work in progress and well worth supporting. You dont have an in sim function to "map" joystick like you do in AH so I'm going to have to fight thru the setup this weekend....will it replace AH....hardly (at least for now)....but it's worth supporting the effort by playing.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: simshell on April 10, 2004, 10:13:28 PM
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Originally posted by Innominate
Are there any good, modern combat helicopter flight sims out there?  

I miss gunship2000, and apache.






the best is enemy engaged comanche vs hokum

its not that old and it is the best to bad not many people heard of it hard to understand why this game never went huge

i tend to think that it was overshadowed by those other helo games

then trying out comanche 4 by novloc i unstalled comanche 4  30 mins after i installed it  because i was fed up it was a kids game cant crash no way anyone can call that a sim
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Eagler on April 10, 2004, 10:18:13 PM
best one was the first one

BattleHawks 1942 -  then I flipped over SWOTL when I upgraded to a 486DX66 to push it!

FA was first online experience

now - AH and FB/AEP are tops
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: baders on April 11, 2004, 07:13:42 AM
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Originally posted by humble
You dont have an in sim function to "map" joystick like you do in AH so I'm going to have to fight thru the setup this weekend....


Check under "Settings>Joystick" :)
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Sixpence on April 11, 2004, 08:04:03 AM
1. Aces High
2. Aces High
3. Aces High
4. Aces High

Sometimes not in that order.
Title: What is your top 4 flight sim online game
Post by: Biggles on April 13, 2004, 04:12:19 PM
Another Amiga one:  F/A-18 Interceptor. That's the one where you'd fly around San Francisco doing stuff.

(http://www.angelfire.com/games/amigasims/Title.jpg)

found this page:
F/A-18 Interceptor (http://www.angelfire.com/games/amigasims/f18_1.html)


-AlgyFT