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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: TrueKill on December 16, 2004, 08:12:14 AM
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seen it last night around 9pmCST on Dis.Wings and loved it best part was all those ponys flying in formation.
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Is it availiable for download?
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i dont know
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I certainly hope we get more players. A steady flow of new players is what keeps a sim healthy.
I am also glad that I am not a new guy coming into this sim. There are so many good pilots in here, the learning curve for a newbie is going to be rough :)
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tough getting new pilots..between system requirements and mediocre graphics..add in the skill requirements and newbs dont stay long. back to halflife they go. When i get guys to actually try it though on my system they like it..until frustration kicks in.
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Wow.. I'd like to see them available for download too!
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I wonder how much an few ad spots on the History channel would cost since D-wings is going bye-bye soon.
I don't have Wings anymore.. so no commercial :)
Damnit, I might want to join this game soon, ya know!? :D
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D Wings is becoming Military channel. Not disapearing, just condensing aircraft shows and upping other topics. Id like to download it. Only thing I watch on TV now is Combat! and news. Mixed in with a few good classics (AMC)
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Originally posted by AKFokerFoder+
I certainly hope we get more players. A steady flow of new players is what keeps a sim healthy.
I am also glad that I am not a new guy coming into this sim. There are so many good pilots in here, the learning curve for a newbie is going to be rough :)
I can vouch for that! I have more kills manning a 5 inch. I get my head handed to me flying. Of course I can't hit anything manning a field ack either. Lessee,... if I can just salvage a 5 inch gun..and strap it to a P-38, underslung on the centerline...yeah! that's the ticket!
As for the learning curve, this is way different than Air Warrior was, back then I could hit sh...stuff. I think AW is still on my Amiga. And yes, I still have my Amiga....and my C64....somewhere..
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Bring on the fresh blood ... muhahahahahaa
I dont mind training newbie's as long as they show enough interest ,and want to improve . Just simple merge training really goes a long way with keeping them interested in playing.
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Ill watch wings tonight.
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As for the learning curve, this is way different than Air Warrior was, back then I could hit sh...stuff. I think AW is still on my Amiga. And yes, I still have my Amiga....and my C64....somewhere..
Don't worry, it will come back and probably a lot quicker than it took to get it the first time with AW. Welcome aboard!
Charon
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Originally posted by jetb123
Ill watch wings tonight.
ill eat wings tonight
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Originally posted by vorticon
ill eat wings tonight
I'll watch you eat wings tonight.
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Originally posted by Lye-El
I can vouch for that! I have more kills manning a 5 inch. I get my head handed to me flying. Of course I can't hit anything manning a field ack either. Lessee,... if I can just salvage a 5 inch gun..and strap it to a P-38, underslung on the centerline...yeah! that's the ticket!
As for the learning curve, this is way different than Air Warrior was, back then I could hit sh...stuff. I think AW is still on my Amiga. And yes, I still have my Amiga....and my C64....somewhere..
Lye-El, it takes a little getting used to.. I remember when I first started all I flew was bombers until I ran into some guys and we did some fighter sweeps together and I started learning...now you can't get me out of fighters usually. There are huge changes in AH gunnery, even from version 1 to version 2. Just some tips that may help: Never shoot at anything outside of 400, your chance of hitting something is terrible. You have to pay attention to your convergence setting now because if you are inside the distance of your convergence your shots will hit high, and vice versa. If you haven't done so already move your aimpoint up to the top of your gunsight, this will help you see snapshots better.
And just stay with it.. there are some great people here to learn from.
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When the first commercial came out I inquired about downloading it somewhere. I got no repsonse so I assumed the answer was no.
Guess I'll have to see if any stores in the area have Wings on display models.
Guess I'll have to buy more aspirin for my time in the TA.
nOOb: "How do I take off?"
fuzeman: "Start engine , throttle up and pull back on your joystick."
nOOb: " I don't have a joystick, I use a mouse."
fuzeman: "lfjasfadklsjfklj;sf" {as I pound my coconut against the keyboard}
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We need to take notes from the Tobacco industry. Possibly cover the joystick in nicotine patches...
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Could someone please post the Ad for download if they have it?
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Originally posted by brendo
Could someone please post the Ad for download if they have it?
Seriously... I'm getting sick and tired of watching the same four programs to not see the commercial............. I think that qualifies as the saddest thing I've ever said.:aok
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why is HTC ignoring our request for a downloadable version of the commercial? where's the love, man? :D
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Its firday night. Hes either too wasted too even remember where he parked his airplane in the parkinglot, let alone post a commercial. :D
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Originally posted by Roscoroo
I dont mind training newbie's as long as they show enough interest ,and want to improve . Just simple merge training really goes a long way with keeping them interested in playing.
ANY training goes a long way... You show them how to bomb, how to GV.. Anything.. As long as they understand that this is a hard game for EVERYONE... They just need to understand that its not just them... Its really hard... Once they get that everyone has the same weakness, they get interested...
The problem is that some people come in, try it.. Fail.. ask for help... People treat them like idiots... then they leave...
Share your growing pains with them and they are yours forever. I have 3 recruits in my squad that I grabbed as newbs and everyone of them is better than I am now.
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Psssst
HTC,
Yanno if you post the commercial and make it available for download. Some of the players may be so inclined to pass it along to people who are not yet playing.
Free Advertising
Unless of course "free" isnt your favorite brand:)
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Originally posted by jaxxo
tough getting new pilots..between system requirements and mediocre graphics..add in the skill requirements and newbs dont stay long. back to halflife they go. When i get guys to actually try it though on my system they like it..until frustration kicks in.
CAP IT!
Nothing would get done with that attitude.....!!
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Psssst
HTC,
Yanno if you post the commercial and make it available for download. Some of the players may be so inclined to pass it along to people who are not yet playing.
Free Advertising
Unless of course "free" isnt your favorite brand:)
Second that motion ... I dont get the wings channel or id copy it on the cd's of AH im always giving out.
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Originally posted by Roscoroo
Second that motion ... I dont get the wings channel or id copy it on the cd's of AH im always giving out.
I'll back that... When I finish a squad movie I often hand the CD out to non-players who might be interested.
HT, we actively promote this game for you... Providing the commerical to the masses might be a good distribution channel.. and... free as mentioned above.
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Originally posted by KurtVW
I'll back that... When I finish a squad movie I often hand the CD out to non-players who might be interested.
HT, we actively promote this game for you... Providing the commerical to the masses might be a good distribution channel.. and... free as mentioned above.
Not to mention we just wanna see the ****ing commercial. :D
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Psssst
HTC,
Yanno if you post the commercial and make it available for download. Some of the players may be so inclined to pass it along to people who are not yet playing.
Free Advertising
Unless of course "free" isnt your favorite brand:)
I'd love to post it on the Mafia web site, so that those that "stumble" across it would be able to get an idea of what it is we are doing.... again free advertising :)
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hahaha
ppl WANTING to see a commercial
that is what TIVO is for.. so you don't
any commercial I have seen for AH, has not done the game justice - looked arcadish
AH needs to hook up with CH, Saitek and now TrackIR and provide free CD's to be included in their products
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Originally posted by Eagler
hahaha
ppl WANTING to see a commercial
that is what TIVO is for.. so you don't
any commercial I have seen for AH, has not done the game justice - looked arcadish
AH needs to hook up with CH, Saitek and now TrackIR and provide free CD's to be included in their products
Eagler, I'm just the opposite. I'm still trying to get the smooth graphics they show on the AH1 commercial.
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It is very encouraging to see that most people realize that getting new people into the sim is so important to our game.
Word of mouth, and posting to websites by individual players, can always attract some new blood :)
I liked the idea of incuding the AH2 software in joystick packages.
It would help a bit if the offline version had some more realistic drones and maybe ground vehicles for targets. People may try it offline against drones, and then consider the free two weeks.
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Originally posted by AKFokerFoder+
It would help a bit if the offline version had some more realistic drones and maybe ground vehicles for targets. People may try it offline against drones, and then consider the free two weeks.
It would also be nice if you could change the types of drones (ie add buffs,etc.) and aslo their direction. Slow 200 mph turn to the left all the time gets boring real quick.
What about some off-line ships to practice torpedoes with?
Some tank drones to practice GV gunnery with?
Oh well, it's free, right?
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Yeah, it is funny people wanting to see the commercial, but we do, and we've paid for it with our monthly dues, and we may or may not want to watch some TV program pushing a game we've already bought ...
so ... why isn't there any easy place here or somewhere else on the Aces High site where we can SEE the commercial!
Geez ... first thing is to serve the customers ya got!
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Anybody got some Visine, been watching Wings for three days, No AHII Commercial....
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Originally posted by jaxxo
tough getting new pilots..between system requirements and mediocre graphics..add in the skill requirements and newbs dont stay long. back to halflife they go. When i get guys to actually try it though on my system they like it..until frustration kicks in.
I've displayed it to a couple of my flightsim friends that are interested in a bit of air combat. The graphics are the biggest turn off for them no matter how much I try and explain the squad,flight models etc.
....-Gixer
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Originally posted by Gixer
I've displayed it to a couple of my flightsim friends that are interested in a bit of air combat. The graphics are the biggest turn off for them no matter how much I try and explain the squad,flight models etc.
....-Gixer
I must be different, Graphics are an added bonus to me. But far from the top of the list of what I want in a game. (AW2 in 2d mode was fine to me) Besides, I am not paying attention to how pretty the ground is when I am dog fighting. I can't see and don't care what skin the enemy plane is using. I just want a game that runs smooth and looks decent. And of course has a good community of good people. That's what attracts me to an online game.
Oh and HT. Surely you have a schedule of when the commercials are supposed to be aired. Maybe you could post the up coming weeks schedule for us. So we can tune in and see it. instead of watching Dwings for hours and never see it.
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Originally posted by SFCHONDO
I must be different, Graphics are an added bonus to me. But far from the top of the list of what I want in a game. (AW2 in 2d mode was fine to me) Besides, I am not paying attention to how pretty the ground is when I am dog fighting. I can't see and don't care what skin the enemy plane is using. I just want a game that runs smooth and looks decent. And of course has a good community of good people. That's what attracts me to an online game.
You're not alone. I agree with everything except your comment about the skins. :) I love the skins.
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I would definitely be interested in seeing that commercial... If it's not too much to ask.
Helping this thread out :D
Thanks,
-Paul
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Seen the commercial a couple days ago, but it didn't seem much different then the first one. It lasted like 10 sec. and the only major difference was the shiny new water. It was on during the wee hours of the morning, just lucky I passed by the station just before it came on.
68Parker
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Gixer, based on the recent news updates, I think after v2.02, you might want to show your friends AH2 again :)
Can't wait to see some screenies of their progress! :)
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I've still been watching DWings pretty much every night now and haven't seen it.
I think my problem is there hasn't really been a WW2-based show on during these times. It would make sense that the commercial would air during these programs rather than "Airport".
Although I must say, Airport's a fine show.
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Originally posted by Octavius
Gixer, based on the recent news updates, I think after v2.02, you might want to show your friends AH2 again :)
Can't wait to see some screenies of their progress! :)
It's going to have to be quite an update for that to happen. Will be interesting to see when it comes out.
...-Gixer
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Originally posted by Gixer
It's going to have to be quite an update for that to happen. Will be interesting to see when it comes out.
...-Gixer
I get the feeling that Gixer is speaking for himself rather than friends. ;) :D
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I'm glad I haven't seen it yet. Might make me want to play. I'd have to buy a new stick just to do that. I dont think so.
A part of me wants to see it tho. :)
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Originally posted by TBolt A-10
I get the feeling that Gixer is speaking for himself rather than friends. ;) :D
Would you like me to test that theory by pasting some pics on a unrelated message board?
LOL
....-Gixer
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Originally posted by Gixer
Would you like me to test that theory by pasting some pics on a unrelated message board?
LOL
....-Gixer
lol no, okay...i'll believe you. but, only because you ride motorcycles, too.
:p
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To paraphrase that sports agent movie, "Show us the money (commercial)!"
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We don't yet have it in a form we can upload.
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That's a bummer Pyro. I'd like to see it too. Thanks for replying though. Now we know. :)
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I bet requests like this make the collective HTC head spin.
I can imagine the conversation:
"First 'they' want this and that fixed and the 'other thing' changed or modified.
Now they want us to not work on the game but this commercial.
I should've been an accountant."
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In the spirit of the season, we're just showing management how much we love the game. If we didn't care, we wouldn't ask.
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It's no big deal, we planned to put it up. We've just been sidetracked with other stuff and haven't gotten an uploadable version made.
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Neato :cool:
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dumb question...
Is there a way to transfer a digital recording from a DVR to your computer hard drive? I mean without a DVD recorder.
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Originally posted by Octavius
I wonder how much an few ad spots on the History channel would cost since D-wings is going bye-bye soon.
I don't have Wings anymore.. so no commercial :)
Damnit, I might want to join this game soon, ya know!? :D
need to put it history channel since wings sucks now.
heard their gonna make wings into the millitary channel
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dont know y ppl keep sayin stuff about Dis. wings they ganna keep the air stuff just ganna add land and sea now more of everything. 3 times better:D
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Originally posted by midnight Target
dumb question...
Is there a way to transfer a digital recording from a DVR to your computer hard drive? I mean without a DVD recorder.
bro
you need a video capture card or your video card has to have a video in port built in, like the ATI All in Wonder cards did
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Hmmmmmmm?
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Originally posted by Swager
Hmmmmmmm?
u have the commercial handy, Swager?
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I saw it, I saw it....
Well the last 3 seconds of it. :(
Who did the VO HTC?