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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Betown on December 24, 2000, 11:36:00 AM
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My idea basically revolves round the perk system. Instead of just being able to use an aircraft with the perk points. What about if you actually bought aircraft? If each person could buy the aircraft that they wanted if they had enough perk points and keep it in a virtual hanger.
If the aircraft was damaged on the last mission you could have a system by which you can choose to repair certain parts of the aircraft before the next mission or just not be able to fly it at all.
For example:
1) I take my B29 on a bombing mission to A1. I get shot up by Ghosth in his LA5 on the way back and loose my left side flaps, aileron and one of my engines and also put a hole in the fuel tank.
2) I manage to land the aircraft and exit safely.
3) My aircraft then goes back to the virtual hanger where I then have a choice of what to do. I can choose what to repair first. So I can repair the fuel tank (5 perk points) the engine (6 perk points) and the aileron (2 perk points) But I don't have enough points to do the flaps. The aircraft is flyable but not at full strength.
4) I then have a choice to fly it again or to leave it in the hanger and fly another one of my aircraft. (either perk plane or none perk plane)
Do you guys get what I am talking about?
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Thats a good idea, itll put a new level of depth to the game, got my vote.
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yes yes!!!!
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how much were junkers jombos back then, hehehe hell ya thats smart
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[This message has been edited by jato757 (edited 12-24-2000).]
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Actually BeTown that almost makes so much sense that it's scary!
Hmmm been taking smart pills?
Or (Gasp) heaven forbid your actually "Growing up"? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
On average your batting 50% this week, not bad, not bad at all.
Very large grin! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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I thin HTC should SERIOUSLY consider this adea, it makes sense on very level there is and i cant think of one reason why we shouldent have it.
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Well it certainly lets the player feel he has something. It adds a personal touch. Now if we can add some skin/colouring options to the aircraft as well.....
AKskurj
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Growing up?!?!? Naaaa. I be Over Dosing on Smart Pills (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Any Chance of a responce from HTC on this idea?
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Betown... this is a great idea, and I am sure HT will give it a good look. BUT givem time!! I am sure we will see a response once the HT offices get a chance to relax AFTER the 1.05 release has been debugged.
AKskurj
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Ya, you might want to bump this back up after 1.05 and any subsequent patches are out, I don't imagine they're doing much besides busting their butts on it til then.
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Hi all
Ok I give up been reading all these boards and I still havent a clue what a Perk System is anyone care to explain 4 me I thought it was some kinda rocket at first.
:-)
Sparx
(damn I ate too much turkey)
Merry xmas all..
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sparx, if u check the news forum of this BB you will see a post listing info on the perk system
AKskurj
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Damn fine idea .... lets do it (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Hi
Thanks for the pointer AKskurj got it now.
Sparx...
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GREAT IDEA! I'm American, so please make sure my vote is counted correctly!
Being an American, I also know that many people would end up having their own VIRTUAL SCRAPYARD of DAMAGED PLANES, like they actually have in real life with cars. I know I'd want to be able to walk around in my aircraft junkyard taking pieces from an old B-29 I cracked up landing for my new B-29 which merely needs a new engine. That way I'd only have to pay PPs (perk points) to store my virtual wrecks. That would be cheaper than having to buy new parts. Of course, you could only salvage your plane if you made it back to your base.
Betown, your idea works in so many ways. One real nasty situation it helps solve is the case of a B-29, which has been slightly damaged by ack so it cant lower it's right landing gear. Now a good pilot should be able to get it down with just damage to the right wingtip and the 3 & 4 engines. Without this salvage rule, it can't be "recycled".
/S/ MRPLUTO, VMF-323, "Death Rattlers"
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Well, I don't think any B-29 pilots would actually launch without flaps, or with only 3 of 4 engines operating, so the idea may need a bit of refinement (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Perhaps set a minimum level of "resource points" for each plane (B-29 is more expensive than a Bf-109F). If you bring back your B-29 with, say, 75 of its 100 resource points "intact," you get back 75 points. If you bring it in on two engines, 1 1/2 wings, no gear, and then chew it up on landing, maybe its "salvage value" is only 10 points.
That 75 (or 10) points goes back into your "account," from which you "purchase" the perk planes. After all, you didn't really "buy" the planes you flew, but if you pranged too many, your CO sure wasn't going to trust you with the only prototype Dora on the field, was he? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
--jedi
[This message has been edited by jedi (edited 12-27-2000).]
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Your Idea is good Jedi, but do you not think that buy just "borrowing" the aircraft it becomes a bit boaring? Would it not be more fun if it was actualy "YOUR" aircraft and you had to decide if you wanted to fix it or not? I think that this would give everyone a lot more envolvment and deapth into the game. Make the flyers more careful over something that actualy "was" theres?
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Hmmm. Hadn't thought of it as a method to promote "survival instinct." (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) I suppose I would be more cautious with my one-of-a-kind wunderbird if I had to pay for the new landing gear, etc.