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Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: stephen on May 23, 2007, 04:21:26 PM
Im just curiouse as to the prcess the staff goes through to render a new aircraft out of thin air, and how to put a face on the guys bringing us this game.

I mean I can at-least get a sneak peak at how the new Halo was made, and who was responsible for what aspect of the game, but not Aces High.

I was wondering if perhaps one of the staff would be willing to take some digital of themselves, and where they work, and post it on myspace.
Like a biography. Not long or anything, but atleast show us a couple of snips here and there, renderings of planes from the past and such....

anyway, this is the place to plug ideas.:aok
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Kweassa on May 23, 2007, 04:25:33 PM
stephen, the term "Aces High" and "disclosure of information", doesn't mix.

 We've been waiting the Combat Tour for years now, and frankly, the total number of HTC news on CT development ever posted on these forums, is like less then 10 posts total.

 So don't ask them anything. It saves a lot of grief.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: LePaul on May 23, 2007, 04:45:42 PM
Well there's an optimistic view of the world!
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: stephen on May 23, 2007, 04:52:55 PM
No evil intent, want to see the guys/ and roots of my favorite game.

espozito.:aok
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: tedrbr on May 23, 2007, 04:55:54 PM
HTC is modeled after Chinese software sweat shops with 10,000 chimpanzees  pounding away on 10,000 computers 18 hours a day and seeing what they can come up with.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: evenhaim on May 23, 2007, 05:25:43 PM
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Originally posted by tedrbr
HTC is modeled after Chinese software sweat shops with 10,000 chimpanzees  pounding away on 10,000 computers 18 hours a day and seeing what they can come up with.


lol dont talk about the aces high community like that we arent chimps were apes! get it right
btw shop isnt in china its in mexico duh:noid
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Angry Samoan on May 23, 2007, 05:44:56 PM
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Originally posted by stephen
No evil intent, want to see the guys/ and roots of my favorite game.

espozito.:aok



AcesHigh convention is a good place to meet HTC staff I suppose.

Theres some pics posted from Cons and players in Films and Screenshots.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: JB88 on May 23, 2007, 07:51:26 PM
(http://images.quizilla.com/S/SunBadger/1059280496_ompaLoompa.JPG)
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: BBBB on May 23, 2007, 08:20:27 PM
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Originally posted by Kweassa
stephen, the term "Aces High" and "disclosure of information", doesn't mix.

 We've been waiting the Combat Tour for years now, and frankly, the total number of HTC news on CT development ever posted on these forums, is like less then 10 posts total.

 So don't ask them anything. It saves a lot of grief.


QFT.  It was in mid 2003 that the CT was announced. The CT is one of two things. Ether it is the longest game development in history. Or it is the greatest marketing ploy ever devised. :aok


-Sp0t
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: LYNX on May 23, 2007, 08:41:39 PM
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Originally posted by BBBB
QFT.  It was in mid 2003 that the CT was announced. The CT is one of two things. Ether it is the longest game development in history. Or it is the greatest marketing ploy ever devised. :aok


-Sp0t


I played WB1 when they released WB2 but kept WB1 open.  It split the player base overnight.  Those that had older PC's couldn't use WB2 and look at WB now even after closing WB1.  Their lucky to get 90 guys on.  

Could you imagine LW 1 and 2 + CT ?  

IMO for it to work they'd have to release CT as some sort of box game with options to go interactive.

sorry for the hijack.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: nirvana on May 23, 2007, 09:58:03 PM
I believe there is a large aquarium with walruses in it that knock around beach balls of ideas and that's how it works, I might be confused though.
Title: Re: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Masherbrum on May 23, 2007, 10:03:43 PM
1.)  Goto www.hitechcreations.com
2.)  Download game
3.)  Install Game
4.)  Play

Pretty simple.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: JB88 on May 23, 2007, 10:19:03 PM
(sigh) they grow up so fast...

okay...now boys have...
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: FiLtH on May 23, 2007, 10:28:38 PM
Quote
Originally posted by BBBB
QFT.  It was in mid 2003 that the CT was announced. The CT is one of two things. Ether it is the longest game development in history. Or it is the greatest marketing ploy ever devised. :aok


-Sp0t


  AW4 was the greatest ever devised. WW2OL is 2nd.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: tedrbr on May 23, 2007, 11:19:55 PM
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Originally posted by FiLtH
AW4 was the greatest ever devised. WW2OL is 2nd.


Where does Battlecruiser 3000AD fall in there then?  IIRC, it dragged out for over seven years.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Kweassa on May 24, 2007, 03:17:36 AM
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Where does Battlecruiser 3000AD fall in there then? IIRC, it dragged out for over seven years.


 Actually, the current No.1 ranked all-time vaporware of computer gaming history is "Duke Nukem Forever".  Announced in Spring of 1997, and still pending.

 10 years!

 
 
 
 about Duke Nukem Forever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever#Development_timeline)
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Nilsen on May 24, 2007, 03:33:36 AM
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. also was a very long time overdue and for a long time i started to wonder if it was some scam to get money from investors, but now its here.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Heater on May 24, 2007, 04:59:01 AM
HiTech is a Dweeb!!
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: NHawk on May 24, 2007, 06:32:51 AM
Quote
Originally posted by stephen
No evil intent, want to see the guys/ and roots of my favorite game.

espozito.:aok
Blame...err thank these two guys :aok
(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/artists_s.gif)
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Phaser11 on May 24, 2007, 08:54:57 AM
OMG
JB88 is off his meds!

Umpa Lumpa umpa dee dee!

:rofl
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: straffo on May 24, 2007, 09:02:23 AM
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Originally posted by Heater
HiTech is a putz!!


sorry , I had to correct :)
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Simaril on May 24, 2007, 09:18:44 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Kweassa
Actually, the current No.1 ranked all-time vaporware of computer gaming history is "Duke Nukem Forever".  Announced in Spring of 1997, and still pending.

 10 years!

 
 
 
 about Duke Nukem Forever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever#Development_timeline)




Kweassa, beat me to it.

But - -didnt the name change to Duke Nukem Whenever?
Title: Getting Burned
Post by: Daubie on May 24, 2007, 09:56:38 AM
My other thread I was wondering about how these guys created Aces High.  Sounds to me like somebody already got burned once.  Patent infringement?  Bet they didn't even have the original idea protected.  I've seen that in industry.  Some guy out in the shop creates a great idea working for his company.  If lucky, maybe a $300 bonus, while the company patents his idea to make millions.  The next time they come to him, he says, "I want a percentage of the profits, in writing, up front before work begins".  They say,  "but you work for us!"  There is always the next job.  Bummer, if one signs a ten year disclosure statement and can't run with the idea if one terminates.  Don't know if that is what happened here or before...

Daubie
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Seagoon on May 24, 2007, 11:45:57 AM
Hi Tedrbr,

Quote
Originally posted by tedrbr
HTC is modeled after Chinese software sweat shops with 10,000 chimpanzees  pounding away on 10,000 computers 18 hours a day and seeing what they can come up with.


Actually, while I used to believe that, I have come to accept that there really is no such thing as HT or that the game is in fact designed, even though it may look that way.

What actually happened Stephen, is that AH2 originated from nothing, it is entirely the result of time and chance, some people think that it will someday become something else called Combat Tour, and have pointed to what they claim are evidences of transition, but close inspection shows them to be variants of the original AH2 organism. Some people claim they can call HT and he hears them and answers, but I think that they just say that to help them get through the difficult parts of the game.

;)

- SEAGOON
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Nilsen on May 24, 2007, 11:58:46 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Seagoon
Hi Tedrbr,

 

Actually, while I used to believe that, I have come to accept that there really is no such thing as HT or that the game is in fact designed, even though it may look that way.

What actually happened Stephen, is that AH2 originated from nothing, it is entirely the result of time and chance, some people think that it will someday become something else called Combat Tour, and have pointed to what they claim are evidences of transition, but close inspection shows them to be variants of the original AH2 organism. Some people claim they can call HT and he hears them and answers, but I think that they just say that to help them get through the difficult parts of the game.

;)

- SEAGOON


now were might that attitude come from :D

hmm... :D

R U saying that AH is a religion! :D
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Hornet33 on May 24, 2007, 02:04:43 PM
I'm not sure what the new office looks like, but I dropped into the old HTC in March 2006 while on a trip out to Oklahoma and Texas. I was impressed with the hospitality. Not many game companies will just let someone walk in off the street and take the time to sit down and talk with you. Everyone was polite and took the time to explain to me what they were working on. I got to see the 3D B-17 model in the process of getting skinned. Pyro let me play around with the jeep model before it was released. HiTech showed me the beta of Combat Tour and we even flew a mission while he was explaining how it was going to work. All in all a great bunch of people working there.

I agree though with the original thought of this thread that it would be nice to see a little bio of everyone who works there and what jobs they do. Of course any picture of Pyro will have to be taken with his ammo colection in the back ground.
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Seagoon on May 24, 2007, 02:20:44 PM
Hi Hornet,

Quote
Originally posted by Hornet33
Not many game companies will just let someone walk in off the street and take the time to sit down and talk with you. Everyone was polite and took the time to explain to me what they were working on.


So we finally know the real cause of the CT delays!  :D
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: ink on May 24, 2007, 02:27:43 PM
We've been waiting the Combat Tour for years now, and frankly, the total number of HTC news on CT development ever posted on these forums...





hey: Combat Tour WILL be out in two weeks.:cool:
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Hap on May 24, 2007, 04:09:15 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Kweassa
stephen, the term "Aces High" and "disclosure of information", doesn't mix.

 We've been waiting the Combat Tour for years now, and frankly, the total number of HTC news on CT development ever posted on these forums, is like less then 10 posts total.

 So don't ask them anything. It saves a lot of grief.


i misread K's post as "we've been waiting for CT for 10 years now"   :D
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: Lye-El on May 25, 2007, 10:52:49 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Seagoon
Hi Tedrbr,

 

Actually, while I used to believe that, I have come to accept that there really is no such thing as HT or that the game is in fact designed, even though it may look that way.

What actually happened Stephen, is that AH2 originated from nothing, it is entirely the result of time and chance, some people think that it will someday become something else called Combat Tour, and have pointed to what they claim are evidences of transition, but close inspection shows them to be variants of the original AH2 organism. Some people claim they can call HT and he hears them and answers, but I think that they just say that to help them get through the difficult parts of the game.

;)

- SEAGOON



This sounds like a Dok Gonzo post  
Title: How does Aces High work?
Post by: EagleDNY on May 25, 2007, 11:26:37 AM
Quote
Originally posted by NHawk
Blame...err thank these two guys :aok
(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/artists_s.gif)



Hmmm.... look like a couple of online crack dealers to me!

Now where did I put my joystick and matches....