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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Waffle on July 28, 2004, 02:22:37 PM
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Dev update
We’re still working through some issues with 2.00 and will release at least one more patch before 2.01.
The terrain editor is close to being released. This will be a basic version that only allows default tiles and object groups. The next major programming objective is to create a full tile/object editor to complete this tool. We’re also working on an improved tree system and tree models.
There’s also some work currently being done with TrackIR compatibility and work on the ToD foundation is continuing as well.
Version 2.01 is already under development and we’re planning a short development cycle for this version. The primary goal of the next version (in addition to the aforementioned terrain work) will be adding a couple new planes and a tank built to new AH2 specs. After this version, we’ll split time between adding new planes and bringing existing planes converted from AH1 up to the new AH2 specs. The new spec uses a more detailed model and a new texture mapping that makes the entire plane accessible for skinning and does not mirror any textures. The outside shape of the first AH2 plane is almost complete and we’ll post some screenshots when that part is complete.
When the new tour begins, look for some changes in plane ratings. ENY values will be updated and a few rarely used perk planes will probably see a price reduction.
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Doug "Pyro" Balmos
HiTech Creations
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Music to my ears :)
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entire plane accessible for skinning and does not mirror any textures
:D
adding a couple new planes and a tank
:D :D
ToD foundation is continuing as well
:D :D :D
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:eek: :eek: ::eek: :eek: :D :D :D :D :D :D :
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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
When the new tour begins, look for some changes in plane ratings. ENY values will be updated and a few rarely used perk planes will probably see a price reduction.
w00t!!!!1
means we going to cheap spit14's, and 152's right? w00t!
new tank hell ya.
[SIZE=100]W00T![/SIZE]
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very interesting news indeed
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did i hear new planes and A NEW FRICKEN TANK:eek: :D :D :D :)
im in my happy place now
how bout a hint on the new models???
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Great! Sounds intriguing! Keep up the good work guys. This is the best bang you can possibly hope to get for 15 bucks a month! My cable TV costs $90/month and I never even watch it, too busy flying! :aok
Zazen
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New planes?
*crosses fingers*
*crosses toes*
*crosses eyes*
*crosses name-sake*
Come on P-61!
Come on Me-410!!!
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Originally posted by Zazen13
Great! Sounds intriguing! Keep up the good work guys. This is the best bang you can possibly hope to get for 15 bucks a month! My cable TV costs $90/month and I never even watch it, too busy flying!
LOL!
$15 per month to fly and $90 per month to suppress the W-Ack, seems worth it to me!
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Any bets on the tank?
Got to be the Sherman or T34.
(Can hope for the latter) ;)
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The '34 would be cool. Bring back Air Warrior memories...but for some reason, I see the Sherman as being more likely.
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Your all wrongon the plane. the new plane is going to be the Polikarpov I-16.
I think that would be sweet, and it would totally whip up on the turn-fighters.
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Not with it's wussy 7mm guns (with horrible ballistics).
I'm hoping for the MiG-3.
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The new fighter will be twin engined.
Why? Because that is how it must be!
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Pyro says a couple of new planes and a tank.
I'll place my chips on:
Ki-84-I-Ko Hayate "Frank"
Me410B-2 Hornisse
M4A3 E8 General Sherman
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The meaning isn't clear, I think the "new" planes and vehicle will just be some of the old ones updated to AH2 specs.
Well, here's me ... always looking for the cloud in the silver lining.
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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
. The primary goal of the next version (in addition to the aforementioned terrain work) will be adding a couple new planes and a tank built to new AH2 specs. After this version, we’ll split time between adding new planes and bringing existing planes converted from AH1 up to the new AH2 specs.
seems pretty laid out :)
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new GV must be jagdedpanther or panther:D or atlest one could dream. I would die for any Lw plane right about now. Even a fricken He111Z.
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If you read it correctly, he said that they're updating some planes to AHII standards, AND adding some new ones.
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Originally posted by Zazen13
Great! Sounds intriguing! Keep up the good work guys. This is the best bang you can possibly hope to get for 15 bucks a month! My cable TV costs $90/month and I never even watch it, too busy flying! :aok
Zazen
lol:rofl
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you have to "add" something if it's not there.
If they were updating, I'm sure they would say updating planes to ah2 specs instead of "adding" new ones.
sure there will be new planes/vehicles at ah2 standars - then they will continue with updating old planes to ah2 standards as well as developing new ones.
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Yup. Couple new planes and a tank is what he said...
Please please please...let there be an Me-410....
EDIT: Ye gods...my spelling sucks.
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Perhaps I just like looking at clouds ...
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...And the MiG-3...
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Originally posted by GScholz
Perhaps I just like looking at clouds ...
yes you bitter old pessimist - be gone :)
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Mmmmm ... 410
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It is pretty straight forward the way Pyro said it.
In AHv2.01 the goal is to add two new aircraft and one new tank.
In versions after that they will be both adding a few new units and updating the existing units.
In 2.01 the existing units will not be getting an update. Instead they are going for a quick cycle and three brand new units, two aircraft and a tank.
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hehe ... btw. nice work on that soundpack Waffle! When do you think you have the definitive version out? :)
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looking at posting 1.7 tonight sometime.
gonna have to cut a few corners and nix plans for carrier sounds, but will leave a folder in for future versions.
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Carrier sounds?
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opps
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Praise the lord and pass the amunition
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Don't forget to pass the MiG-3...
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was trying to figure out a way to fanagle the airraid siren on the carrier to be a general quarters alarm as well as have all ship board explosions / damage be naval related...water splashes, ect..alarms, screaming...lol
least you would hear it in tower or in gunner posistion...might try sticking the sounds in the ptboat folder to get an idea...not sure yet.
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Ok, cool. :)
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My money's on the T-34, the Pe-2 (there's your twin engine attack plane) and Ki-84
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Well watermelon even though it's good news I think some of us skinners may wanna go on standby till the update. Gonna bite making new templates. lol. And I thought I was gonna have 2 free weeks away from the wife so I could bust out new skins.
Great to hear that the models and skins are being adjusted though. No more mirroring is an awesome thing. Here comes a new Flying Undertaker, Big Beautiful Doll or Contrary Mary, The Gunfighter, and last but not least my current project Lou IV. This opens up alot of new avenues for the skinners.
Great news all around though... HT and crew.
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Give me my Vader
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What's a "short development cycle"?
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My guess is ki84 la7 killer. B24's perked and the tommy cooker. Would like to see the T 34 though
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B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 ,
B-29 . :D
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I knew we'd get the Brewster Buffalo one of these days!!!!! Yeah!:cool:
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Originally posted by oboe
What's a "short development cycle"?
More than 2 weeks, less than 2 years...
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WTFG HTC you guys rock :)
as for the new moddels, you guys forget things real fast.
from another thread pyro said, or was it hitech? : "a fighter a bomber and a tank"
my bet: a Ki84, Pe-2 or something russian, sherman
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well my money has to be on a ki-84, b-24, and a panther.
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You guys are all freakin excited, and I'm reminding you we are still stuck on SMALL MAPS...
New airplanes on LITTLE TINY MAPS... Oh gee golly goodie...
I think they are misguiding their efforts... MAKE THE GAME WORK... Then lets get on with add ons..
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Originally posted by KurtVW
You guys are all freakin excited, and I'm reminding you we are still stuck on SMALL MAPS...
New airplanes on LITTLE TINY MAPS... Oh gee golly goodie...
You make an outstanding point.
Though at this point I'd be willing to settle for a same sized map so long as its different from the current ones
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Originally posted by KurtVW
You guys are all freakin excited, and I'm reminding you we are still stuck on SMALL MAPS...
New airplanes on LITTLE TINY MAPS... Oh gee golly goodie...
I think they are misguiding their efforts... MAKE THE GAME WORK... Then lets get on with add ons..
oh geeee...
"The terrain editor is close to being released. This will be a basic version that only allows default tiles and object groups. The next major programming objective is to create a full tile/object editor to complete this tool. "
i rest my case :D
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i cant wait for a green pizza map. Make the map a whole lot better.:D
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I'm thinking for a tank, either the Sherman, StuG (A dedicated town buster), or perhaps a Matilda?
New planes:
Would love to see a P-39 and a Do17
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If I were a Scenario planner, Betty or Ju52, P-39, and Sherman
but im not, so... B-24D, Ki-84 and T-34
:D
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My guess:
B24
Ki84
M4A4-76
Nobody has mentioned the part about native TrackIR support yet though, long time we've been waiting for that, sometimes patiently and sometimes not so.
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Originally posted by Flyboy
oh geeee...
"The terrain editor is close to being released. This will be a basic version that only allows default tiles and object groups. The next major programming objective is to create a full tile/object editor to complete this tool. "
i rest my case :D
Flyboy, The terrain editor is an add on... HTC has the ability to work terrains for AH2 already... The editor just allows you to do it. It has nothing to do with why we are on small maps.
Infact if you go into H2H you can fly on Trinity, it clearly works with AH2 already.
I asked Skuzzy in email a few weeks ago about large maps and the answer was that they want to stabilize the game before introducing the large maps. My point in my earlier post was simply that at this point, they clearly don't feel the game is stable enough to run the large maps, so why are they investing programming effort in new candy rather than stabilizing the existing product?
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Originally posted by KurtVW
My point in my earlier post was simply that at this point, they clearly don't feel the game is stable enough to run the large maps, so why are they investing programming effort in new candy rather than stabilizing the existing product?
We are. That was covered in the first line of the update.
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and thus spaketh Pyro. :p
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I'm putting money on a new Yak. A few months ago wasn't there talk about another varient from Pyro?
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Originally posted by Pyro
We are. That was covered in the first line of the update.
Yeah, but that was an extremely vague remark about 'issues'.
If you say you're working on it, then I trust that you're working on it. But the first line of the post didn't really pass on enough information to be taken as encouragement.
Regardless... I'll shut my pie hole and wait to see what you've been working on. Thanks for taking the time to post.
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Man, always a pesimest in here somewhere. "New and Improved..New and Improved" whaa whaa whaa "but that part is still old". Maybe they are finishing the new terrain editor so we wont have just old converted maps? Wouldnt it be nice to have new, bigger maps instead of repainted old ones? Kurt, shaddup and let them work!
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My money on Heinkel 111, because BoB is starting in 1 week. Makes the first AH2 event run with historic accuracy.
Or then I can be wrong..
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I still say the Me-410. HT actually showed some kind of interest in that one when talking about making the barbettes work.
Anything other than that is pure fluff, but I want my Hornet!
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Originally posted by CPR
Kurt, shaddup and let them work!
Way to be constructive CPR... HAHA, Anyhow, if you ever FINISH reading a post you'll see the end there where I said...
Originally posted by KurtVW
I'll shut my pie hole and wait to see what you've been working on. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Always some cheerleader flying off the handle in here somewhere...
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Originally posted by Roscoroo
B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 , B-29 ,
B-29 . :D
^ YEAH ^ but sadly, I don't think it will happen on this game.... luckily though it is well on the way to IL2!
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Originally posted by 6GunUSMC
^ YEAH ^ but sadly, I don't think it will happen on this game.... luckily though it is well on the way to IL2!
It will show up in AH eventually, I'm sure.
In Il-2 it'll be an AI unit, and that is useless.
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Ok, Me-410 for the fighter, B-29 as the (perk) bomber...
Especially seeing as any gimmick needed to make the barbettes on the Me-410 work right, would also apply to make the superfort's 'gun director' positions work.
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Would I be correct in assumeing this will be out in two weeks?
:rolleyes:
Look forward to new solid trees and planes - TY HT!
:aok
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I look forward when will stop the continued CTD and *Host Connection Lost* Amen
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there was a Polish plane called "PZR", or something similar (MAY not even have been Polish)..whatever it was, it actually gave 109's a run for their money
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I16
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Originally posted by bj229r
there was a Polish plane called "PZR", or something similar (MAY not even have been Polish)..whatever it was, it actually gave 109's a run for their money
It was the PZL . Greek pilots was flying this at 1940 and had done
a very good job against 202s and me109s later.
But was highly outnumbered.
(some 30 fighters against thousands italians and germans
http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/ww2gre.htm )
The victory of greece against italys mousolini was the first victory
of the allies against axis(1940).
After the germans came :(
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7252/p24.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_P.11c
ps. if you compare it with a harry, harry turns like dora;)
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or perhaps the tank would be a hoofing greatt big Howitzer with range commands like the cv ?
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Yea, mobile artilery. With cruiser targeting system but also straight shooting capabilities.
Thats the Alfa and Omega of the ground war.
You need a lot of air op to wipe them out.
edit: they work in formation style, like bombers.
4 155mm or 6 105mm.
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umm....did such things actually exist?...... other than T34 or Sherman.....there were several light tanks on US and Jap sides...and also a thing I believe was called the General Lee? had 75 mm gun, but it wasnt on a turret...thing stood about 12 feet tall...DID have a turret with some smaller gun like a 37mm....that was what we put up against tigers in north africa in 1942