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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Bear69 on August 06, 2009, 03:13:46 PM
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I just wanted to put in my 2 cents about the new terrain for gv's.
Did we go back to pre-christopher columbyus days when the world was flat? No hills at all?????? are there any plans to put a lot of the small hills back in the terrain? As it is now theres no cover except the nice new trees for miles in each direction.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
Bear69
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Aces High is about flying.
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Aces High is about flying.
So why we do have diferent tanks?
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I've come across lots of hills. They just aren't the random "super speed bumps" that cause a vehicle to stall out when hitting them.
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I've come across lots of hills. They just aren't the random "super speed bumps" that cause a vehicle to stall out when hitting them.
Pls post a screenshot with lots of hills. Didn't find' em yet.
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Whats new is the paper buildings you hide behind and still get shot. :O Not sure if some can still turn the graphics down to see through trees and buildings. :noid
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I don't have much of a problem with this flatter terrain but the other night I was GVing in a canyon and someone spawned on top of the canyon wall. I had to drive back to a bridge to find a way to elevate my gun and by the time I got there I couldn't see the guy on top of the canyon anymore even though he was still there.
I also had a similar problem with a guy overlooking one of our bases from atop a hill so this does give a guy with elevation an advantage.
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So why we do have diferent tanks?
So folks don't have to dress the same to watch the planes fight. :P
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These are the only real problems I have with the new, "version or patch", whatever ya wanna call it...
I read in another thread that it is only temporary, till they have the time to finetune the terrain..
Hope so!!! I know they are still busy gettin the overall game smoothed out... Seen the results..
So, I'm waitin as well...
RC
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Aces High is about flying.
show me where HT stated this is a flying game only? HE never has. people who think it is
are mistaken.
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christopher columbyus
Never heard of him ... was he someone important ?
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I don't need no stinking hill. :rofl
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No hills you all are nutts.......... or never been in a gv on the new terrain.... Try spawning 135 on the map thats up right now....
It looks like to me its the same bump map as before with just differant textures.
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So why we do have diferent tanks?
Our pilots demand target variety. :D
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No hills you all are nutts.......... or never been in a gv on the new terrain.... Try spawning 135 on the map thats up right now....
It looks like to me its the same bump map as before with just differant textures.
You are wrong. 135 is a special case, a mountain / hill base
All the small hills on the flat terrains are gone wherever I checked. Along with the missing woods, it's a drastic change in GV gameplay, and not to the better in my opinion.
I will post some comparison pictures later.
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Wrong how........... I am clearly right as you have agreed 135 has hills.
I think we have a differant definition of hills...... The mountians and hills are still there . the mounds of dirt that were barely high enough for gvs to hide behind.... that not a common definition of a hill.
<S>
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Those "mounds of dirt" were tactically significant for GVs, in that they allowed partial cover while firing. Hopefully they will be added back in, once the performance issues are resolved.
TDeacon
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When there have been remodelling of ballistics and flight model everyone had to adapt soooo why can't you spawn camping fishermen type gv'ers adapt?
Too difficult to actually drive out there and shoot on the move? The flat terrains are less undulating as they were. That's to say your turret doesn't bounce up and down so much. There's hardly any tiny mounds that would bugger up that kind of shot...especially good for wirlies on the move me thinks. The mounds of earth have gone so the Gv fight is more fluid now. That's movement for those that don't understand "fluid".
To difficult to shoot an scoot? The new terrains have denser tree cover when you get in them. Steeping stones is what they are and the M4's are just as camouflaged as they were. There's still all the high ground as there once was so the 4k + shooters shouldn't have any problems there.
GV icons from the air are harder to see. Granted you can see a dot but you don't know what it is untill 1.5k above. Even harder to see if low alt. Bit of a bugger when a wirlie comes visable at 400.
It's a new terrain kids...that may actually mean new tactics. Come on! especially you sissy arsed girl scout whining dedicated campers.... get with the program.
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Seems like someone graduated from Bipolar's School of Rethoric and Reasonable Thinking... :rolleyes:
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:rofl
"new tactics"... Oh, is that what you call them? (spawn tank, go that'away, if ya see something, shoot it) Hmmmm, OK!!!
"get with the program"... Sorry, but there are too many ppl pushing that easy button lately... (thats what the girl scouts do)
Between our "miracle zoom" gunsights, and high weapon effectiveness at unrealistic ranges, removing the berms didn't help gv gameplay at all...
And I can still see the GV "sparkle" from MILES away... Doesn't matter what color or skin they have!!! At certain monitor settings they actually GLOW, LOL!!!!
Overall, its a net minus in my book... But, I'm sure they'll get around to fixing it at some point, or at least offering some variations on the general theme...
Just being honest!!! Thats no reason to sling girly poop at ppl who don't agree with ya...
RC
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I really don’t GV but I could instantly see why those trees miff people off the first time I stepped foot in one, you can’t even shoot through them lol. HTC dropped the ball big time in regards to GV warfare, it's a good job I seek action above the terraferma.
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christopher columbyus
Never heard of him ... was he someone important ?
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :aok
Personally I like the new GV'ing. The new flora provides lots nice hiding spots.
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I have no problem with GV play! I just do it old school style! If you cant find a hiding spot just roll out and go head to head in a slug fest, better tank/shooter wins! (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/willy_nilly.gif)
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I have no problem with GV play! I just do it old school style! If you cant find a hiding spot just roll out and go head to head in a slug fest, better tank/shooter wins! (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/willy_nilly.gif)
Yep. It is more my type of tanking to be rolling and fighting instead who has the best hull down position contest. I get the feeling that professional campers are not enjoying this new paradigm near as much...
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Seems like someone graduated from Bipolar's School of Rhetoric and Reasonable Thinking... :rolleyes:
Rhetoric : art of impressive or persuasive speaking / writing. Often with implication of insincerity or exaggeration.
Hardly!
This style of GV'ing is very similar to when I started. Back when Pizza was around there was desert terrain. No cover what so ever for an attacker and some of those Vbase were on high ground. Granted there was only 1 tented VH that tuck 18 rounds to knock out but we have <drum roll> more Gv'ers / players these days.
It's down to learning, for some at least, new tactics. The game is more dynamic and nothing that you can't pick up inside a week or two. So if your an average to poor shot you best be prepaired to shoot then scoot. You'll have to learn to shoot on the move or abruptly stop, range, fire then move on. Seems to me the ones upset about the new terrain are those that played the fisher man game. Sitting there waiting and waiting for a nibble on the end of the turret.
The games got more of the "charge" in it now rather than cold flasks of tea, ham sandwiches and watching for a float to bob up and down. As for reasonable thinking. Don't ya think "whack a mole" has had it's day?
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I've come across lots of hills. They just aren't the random "super speed bumps" that cause a vehicle to stall out when hitting them.
ROFLOL... I've not hit hills that stopped me in GV's but I've ran into some big Cabbage plants that will stop you dead in your tracks and not to mention some 1/2 inch trees that will do it too.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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Yep. It is more my type of tanking to be rolling and fighting instead who has the best hull down position contest. I get the feeling that professional campers are not enjoying this new paradigm near as much...
and following the lastest board trend.
+1
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GVing is the GAMIEST aspect of AH ! :uhoh
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http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,271023.0.html
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We also have, what, two terrains so far? Given the flexibility of the new terrain, I'm sure that once we get maps based around Northern France (where the hedgerows came into play) and other parts of Western Europe we'll start seeing more variation in the ground clutter.
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http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,271023.0.html
Oh well...back to the camp fire more cold flask of tea and stale ham sarnies.
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Aces High is about flying.
i disagree aces high is more about ww2 battles not only about flying but about Tank battles to
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The new terrain hides them better but there is less of it. Even the barns and structures. The other day I had an M8 hide from me in a barn and it was impossable to get a shot in on him, "from the air". The old game almost always you had some kind of shot.
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I'm curious as to what a Panzer looks like sitting in the "trees" on detail-less terrain and skins off. Seems like it'd be sitting in the middle of that big turd smear they call the ground without ANY cover whatsoever...
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But just because someone doesn't see the trees in front of you doesn't mean they aren't there
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HTC dropped the ball big time in regards to GV warfare.
That and no hills just about killed the ground war, that is mainly why I quit.
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But just because someone doesn't see the trees in front of you doesn't mean they aren't there
Um...yes, it does. Hit detection is local, meaning if my computer doesn't see anything in the way when I shoot you, the hit is valid. If they left the trees there and made them invisible, it would be impossible to drive with details off (and I can't see them doing that).