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Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: daddog on February 13, 2008, 02:49:34 PM
I have missed the development updates on a regular basis the last few years. This is a nice change that I hope will remain in the coming months/years.

Thanks HTC. :)
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Ghosth on February 13, 2008, 03:46:21 PM
Amen!
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Puck on February 13, 2008, 03:57:31 PM
Aye.  I'd almost forgotten what it's like to see regular updates.  

So far the score is:

2 new (P39D/Q, LTARMobile), 2.5 updates (La5FN/7, LTARMobile).  The anticipation is back.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Krusty on February 13, 2008, 03:58:50 PM
P-39D and P-39Q are two different planes. So that's 3 new (counting whirblewind) and 3 redone!
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Makarov9 on February 13, 2008, 04:17:45 PM
Agreed, nice to finally see some updates...btw, what the heck have they been doing during the last three years?!
Title: Re: Reminds me of old times
Post by: hubsonfire on February 13, 2008, 04:23:47 PM
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Originally posted by daddog
I have missed the development updates on a regular basis the last few years. This is a nice change that I hope will remain in the coming months/years.

Thanks HTC. :)


My sentiments exactly. Thanks to all involved, both HTC staff and the players contributing.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: rabbidrabbit on February 13, 2008, 04:37:09 PM
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Originally posted by Makarov9
Agreed, nice to finally see some updates...btw, what the heck have they been doing during the last three years?!


Hitechs keyboard had a broken "p" key thus negating any new planes.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: BaldEagl on February 13, 2008, 04:50:00 PM
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Originally posted by Makarov9
Agreed, nice to finally see some updates...btw, what the heck have they been doing during the last three years?!


Relaxing with their feet up, making you think they were working on Combat Tour ;)
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Spikes on February 13, 2008, 05:00:55 PM
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Originally posted by Krusty
3 redone!


I thought only the LA's were being redone.

EDIT: Doh, Osti's being redone.


SWEET!


Although I do think a very very small perk price should be added to the Wirbel, even 2-3 perks.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: AWwrgwy on February 13, 2008, 05:03:04 PM
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Originally posted by SpikesX
I thought only the LA's were being redone.



F4U's already done.

How quickly we forget.



wrngway
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: stodd on February 13, 2008, 05:05:00 PM
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Originally posted by SpikesX
I thought only the LA's were being redone.

nope the ostwind is being redone too. You should read the homepage u NOOB :D :D :D

**edit** think 3-5 perk cost for it would be a good idea
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Spikes on February 13, 2008, 05:06:36 PM
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Originally posted by stodd
nope the ostwind is being redone too. You should read the homepage u NOOB :D :D :D


You should read my edit you noob.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: stodd on February 13, 2008, 05:07:37 PM
well when i started typing u hadnt edited it yet:)
Title: Re: Reminds me of old times
Post by: thndregg on February 13, 2008, 06:51:17 PM
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Originally posted by daddog
I have missed the development updates on a regular basis the last few years. This is a nice change that I hope will remain in the coming months/years.

Thanks HTC. :)


Same here. HiTech & Crew.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Gixer on February 13, 2008, 08:59:07 PM
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
Relaxing with their feet up, making you think they were working on Combat Tour ;)


Combat Tour :rofl I forgot about that one the day after the first news item.

Combat Tour would be as likely as making AH2 DX10. Still good to see the odd update still coming out. Personally I'd just like to see all the aircraft upgraded to AH2 rather then anything new.


...-Gixer
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: NoBaddy on February 13, 2008, 10:58:08 PM
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Originally posted by Makarov9
Agreed, nice to finally see some updates...btw, what the heck have they been doing during the last three years?!


Well, I blame Waffle. Way to much partying since he arrived. :D
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: FrodeMk3 on February 14, 2008, 12:33:28 AM
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Originally posted by Gixer
Combat Tour :rofl I forgot about that one the day after the first news item.

Combat Tour would be as likely as making AH2 DX10. Still good to see the odd update still coming out. Personally I'd just like to see all the aircraft upgraded to AH2 rather then anything new.


...-Gixer


They're catching up. It get's harder with some of the rarer aircraft, that didn't have as many good cockpit photos ( N1K2?) where it will be a real bear. That will eat up a buncha time in just research.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: EagleEyes on February 14, 2008, 01:07:05 AM
I have a feeling more new and redone planes to come in the next week or so!
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: daddog on February 14, 2008, 03:12:06 PM
Used to be they would post about what AC would be out next and they would almost always have something they did not tell us about. Was great!

We were always happy with the new AC and then they would toss us more. Great times. :D
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Krusty on February 14, 2008, 04:25:04 PM
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Originally posted by FrodeMk3
They're catching up. It get's harder with some of the rarer aircraft, that didn't have as many good cockpit photos ( N1K2?) where it will be a real bear. That will eat up a buncha time in just research.



Frode, check this out :)

http://www.j-aircraft.com/walk/steve_nelson/georgecockpit.htm



Back on topic:
There's also the option that we might lose certain aircraft.

The only reason HTC put the n1k2 in, in the first place, was to have a "competitive" new plane for the already-late-war (and limited) planeset. There's a similar reason they added the "G10" also, which was always a K-4 but with G10 armaments. Now, after all this time, the focus has changed from simply adding competitive planes to adding better representative planes (in many cases).

So, hypothetically, if they had originally added the P-47M just so it could compete with 109Ks and 51Ds, then they come back and revisit the P-47s, add the D11, the D25, the D40, they might remove the 47M entirely as it really doesn't fit.

Just saying, it "could" happen. If a plane was put in based on different criteria way back when AH1 started, those criteria might not be in place today.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: daddog on February 14, 2008, 04:52:43 PM
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Back on topic:
There's also the option that we might lose certain aircraft.
I don't see that HTC will ever remove an aircraft.

That would really seem contrary to their efforts to satisfy the AH community and a LOT of waisted business/man hours.
Title: Reminds me of old times
Post by: Karnak on February 14, 2008, 04:52:50 PM
They added the N1K2-J because they wanted to add something for the Japanese different than the standard A6M or Ki-84.  There is no reason they'd remove the N1K2-J, more than 400 were built.