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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Saurdaukar on January 11, 2010, 09:23:47 AM
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...and I here it's going to be quite a Challenge.
I've already started development and need some alpha testers for the ejection seat.
PM for PayPal address.
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You going to name the game Scorpion?
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how much are you paying ?
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...and I here it's going to be quite a Challenge.
I've already started development and need some alpha testers for the ejection seat.
PM for PayPal address.
If you ever need a new stove Mike, I'll PayPal you some jack. :rock
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You going to name the game Scorpion?
I am open to suggestions. Working title possibilities are as follows:
"Tumors High"
"Air Scorpion"
"Scambirds"
Here is a screenshot of cockpit development. Notice the lifelike detail and adjustable views. You will also have a character creation section where you can design your own pilot. I gave this one a mullet.
(http://www.funny-potato.com/images/planes/cockpits/p51-mustang.jpg)
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I am open to suggestions. Working title possibilities are as follows:
"Tumors High"
"Air Scorpion"
"Scambirds"
Here is a screenshot of cockpit development. Notice the lifelike detail and adjustable views. You will also have a character creation section where you can design your own pilot. I gave this one a mullet.
(http://www.funny-potato.com/images/planes/cockpits/p51-mustang.jpg)
nicly done, i like the reflections inside the canopy
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:rofl :rofl :rofl Too damn funny.
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WOW ...looks almost real. :aok
I'll gladly donate $10,000 for the development of this game.
:banana: :banana: :banana:
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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That, sir, will buy you the opportunity to beta test the Tempest above the 40,000 cloud layer.
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That, sir, will buy you the opportunity to beta test the Tempest above the 40,000 cloud layer.
Will the "fuel burning" characteristics be modeled in this game? After all, I just want to sight see at 40k and get the optimum range on a tank of fuel.
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Will the "fuel burning" characteristics be modeled in this game? After all, I just want to sight see at 40k and get the optimum range on a tank of fuel.
Well of course. Getting to that altitude is the best way to conserve fuel.
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Well of course. Getting to that altitude is the best way to conserve fuel.
(http://www.ianfernando.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/funny-pictures-racoon-yes.jpg)
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I can't stop laughing lol
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Will it have a Antonov A-40 in it? If so I think I can donate to this challenge of an endeavor.
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Will it have a Antonov A-40 in it? If so I think I can donate to this challenge of an endeavor.
Yes, but it will be perked.
I shot one of those down over Chechnya in 1984. They are uber.
(Don't repeat that to ANYONE who doesnt have clearance...)
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I heard it was 1983
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I heard it was 1983
Official records are meant to spread disinformation.
That's what "we" do...
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touche :lol
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I wish to be the Head Spi!!! If granted such joy, I will not only make sure you always have a gas stove "as backup", I'll throw in an old scorpion cage.
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I wish to be the Head Spi!!! If granted such joy, I will not only make sure you always have a gas stove "as backup", I'll throw in an old scorpion cage.
To do so you must join the...
Coading
Institute of
America
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This thread is half a toss short of Skuzzy's wastebasket :devil
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Well of course. Getting to that altitude is the best way to conserve fuel.
LOL!
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Who let Voss in here?
That's the best photo, faked as a screen shot I've ever seen. The mullet looks fake but the Pony looks great.
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How dare you, sir.
How DARE you.
Fake screenshot... why I ought to teach you a lessOH MY GAWD OWWWWWWW!!!!!
OMG BRB... PAIN... SUMTHIGN BHITT ME ALL BTB...>> HALPJESHUA ITHURTDS!!!11
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:lol :D :lol :D
How dare you, sir.
How DARE you.
Fake screenshot... why I ought to teach you a lessOH MY GAWD OWWWWWWW!!!!!
OMG BRB... PAIN... SUMTHIGN BHITT ME ALL BTB...>> HALPJESHUA ITHURTDS!!!11
:salute OK, OK, the mullet looks good too! :cheers:
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Hello,
This is Mazz's Ack.
While coding (why do you all misspell it?) he was bitten by something we have yet to identify while putting his left shoe on. His big toe is rather swollen and he is clutching his throat as if he cant breathe.
After much deliberation, I have decided that his cash flow contribution to the household is important enough to take him to the hospital.
He will be unable to post but I will keep you updated of his condition through his account.
Thanks.
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Wow bitten by a snake? Will he be alright? And when can I beta test.
HiTech
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Hello,
This is Mazz's Ack.
While coding (why do you all misspell it?) he was bitten by something we have yet to identify while putting his left shoe on. His big toe is rather swollen and he is clutching his throat as if he cant breathe.
After much deliberation, I have decided that his cash flow contribution to the household is important enough to take him to the hospital.
He will be unable to post but I will keep you updated of his condition through his account.
Thanks.
He can't breath because his toe is swollen.... sure sign of hoof IN mouth disease. Probably the only thing that saved him from a severe case of HUAS.
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Here is a screenshot of cockpit development. Notice the lifelike detail and adjustable views. You will also have a character creation section where you can design your own pilot. I gave this one a mullet.
(http://www.funny-potato.com/images/planes/cockpits/p51-mustang.jpg)
Someone needs to tell Shawk that he's beginning to get a little thin on top. :t
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Wow bitten by a snake? Will he be alright? And when can I beta test.
HiTech
IdOnt thunk 8 t=was a snake but uim not shure. it wasd mall and yelow.
(...oh, and sure you can beta test. How much do you wish to contribute to the project?)
OOOWWWW!!!!
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because of the "ack"'s post I think i will hold off on my contribution til we know you're ok. She gives me the impression she's willing to take my money without anything in return, which I'm sure you don't condone.
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Is he really Voss, because it's well out of line if he's not.
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That, sir, will buy you the opportunity to beta test the Tempest above the 40,000 cloud layer.
Will the P-51D be able to carry the 163 gallon P-38 drop tanks?
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I noticed that you don't have a logo yet for the game. Figured with you being in the hospital, I'd throw this together to help you out.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MI-5Wa3ToyE/SaAJa6gs8QI/AAAAAAAAFF0/NtyCx15ZfIE/s400/RED+SCORPIONS.jpg)
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Hello again, this is the Ack.
Mike is doing well. His toe is still swollen but the doctors were able to give him an antidote.
I went back home after dropping him off and was able to capture the creature that bit him. It looks a LOT like that picture, but its not red. The doctors used it to create the antidote.
Updates as they come. They want to do a brain scan next, for some reason. We'll see what comes up.
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Hi.... Let me toot that horn for you. Good thing you are here to moderate. Lord knows the guy that replied at #27, you know, the page before you, doesn't know what he is doing.
Is he really Voss, because it's well out of line if he's not.
But you did add 1 to your post count...... WTG
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Hi.... Let me toot that horn for you. Good thing you are here to moderate. Lord knows the guy that replied at #27, you know, the page before you, doesn't know what he is doing.
But you did add 1 to your post count...... WTG
Hello Mr.Overreaction.
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Hello Mr.Overreaction.
As I'm sure Kazaa, a fine gentleman was doing, I'm simply poking a little fun.
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Someone post the Eskimo board game, LOL.
A very chalenging proposition indeed, Saurdaukar... but best of luck, count me in on the Beta testing!
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Someone post the Eskimo board game, LOL.
A very chalening proposition indeed, Saurdaukar... but best of luck, count me in on the Beta testing!
Damn, I forgot to save that picture in my archive. :furious :furious Damn you Stang!!!!! :furious :furious That was a good one too. :rofl :rofl
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:O
unbelievable the nerve of some people.
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That, sir, will buy you the opportunity to beta test the Tempest above the 40,000 cloud layer.
After all, that's where the "real" pilots flew ;)
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:noid
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/Voss2.gif)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/vossidentity2.jpg)
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Will the P-51D be able to carry the 163 gallon P-38 drop tanks?
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I thought they were 165? Oh.....wait.....misinformatio n......got it!
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/Voss2.gif)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/vossidentity2.jpg)
:rofl
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Game looks fantastic Mazz, let me know how and where I can get involved. I'm sure it's going to be a chalenge.
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/Voss2.gif)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/vossidentity2.jpg)
oh crap, the Voss Identity movie poster is diddlyin' funny.
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WOOOOT!!! He's modelling MIRRORS! I see 'em in the screenshot!
:D
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I have a bunch of money I dont need. I could give it to you to help with your development costs :angel:
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Brilliant.. You are my hero......
It will be challenging. It could come back to bite you in the azz..............
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This is the greatest game mazz, will the B29 be in there? Of course it won the against the germans in the pacific. You have to have it
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if it is based on ww2, will you include the P82?
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if it is based on ww2, will you include the P82?
According to Warphoenix's uncle it didn't hold up too well against flak, so it would be dead meat flying around a CV.
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According to Warphoenix's uncle it didn't hold up too well against flak, so it would be dead meat flying around a CV.
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Unless.....hehe.....unless Mazz coads them to be superior at 40k..yeah.
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According to Warphoenix's uncle it didn't hold up too well against flak, so it would be dead meat flying around a CV.
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Yep, taking a P-82 near a CV and all that AA would be a real challenge, a test of pilot skills.
Heck, what do I know....just keeping up with this thread is challenge enough.
Mazz, any chance of getting an F-16 in your new sim, like a perk plane? If ya do, skin it with scorpions on the vertical stabilizer......inspirational for the pilot, and a true challenge for any opponents to try and shoot one of those bad boys down.
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I gotz da monezz! I want in! I challenge anyone to givez more than me!
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z238/bigmacleod01/vossidentity2.jpg)
He was the perfect weapon if you believed a word he said. :aok
Abe Vigoda . :rofl
Thats some good stuff right there.
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.deledom ylreporp era spalf fi etubirtnoc ll'I
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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According to Warphoenix's uncle it didn't hold up too well against flak, so it would be dead meat flying around a CV.
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Maybe our stateside flak was more powerful?
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Maybe our stateside flak was more powerful?
It definitely was more accurate :D
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Hehe, you guys are relentless.
I love it. :rofl
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I will pay 1 million pesos to alpha test your sheep.
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There are a few words from Voss I would believe.....................
He was the perfect weapon if you believed a word he said. :aok
Aces High rocks! That is for sure! I love it!
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you forgot "Save our fossil fuels, fly at 35k!"
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A doctor who specializes in skin diseases will dream he has fallen asleep in front of the television, Later, he will wake up in front of the television, but not remember his dreams.
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Ill donate one Dr. Pepper. Can I beta test now?
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Right right I've just realised does COAD mean code?? I remember seeing that in hitech's avatar I didn't know what it meant so I looked it up
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coad (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coad)
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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It definitely was more accurate :D
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Well I hope the F-14 is included in this game too. It was the chase plane for the P82 during the extensive flak tests while being state side. My dad flew them. Really.
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If someone is needed for acurate flight modeling of the F/A-18, I know a guy...
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Speaking of Adonai, whipped this up a couple years back:
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/Forum/SuperHornetcopy.gif)
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:lol i forgot about that hairlip. And good luck with the flight sim Mazz. It will be quite a chalenge. :joystick: :D
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Kinda miss Adonut and his F/A-18 stories. Made me want to join the Navy. Instead I joined the AF, ended up at Edwards shooting an 88mm flak gun at airplanes. Opps that was classified.
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Oh, I'm sure Adonai is still around here on the forums and in game. You guys just haven't spotted his recent shade names like glock89/warphoenix/Legoman/GrnEagle Jr. :)
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Oh, I'm sure Adonai is still around here on the forums and in game. You guys just haven't spotted his recent shade names like glock89/warphoenix/Legoman/GrnEagle Jr. :)
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:rofl :rofl i spit my tea out on that one
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Since your sim will have everything I am looking for I am able and prepared to contribute 1,846,500₫ to it's coading.
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Since your sim will have everything I am looking for I am able and prepared to contribute 1,846,500₫ to it's coading.
Don't even know how much 1,846,500₫ is, sounds like a LOT! I bet you are the first one to beta test! :)
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I think it is roughly $4.85. A sure sign this is going to be an awesome game for flight types.
I personally am planning on skipping buying a coke for lunch all this week to make a substantial donation.
Who's pitching in for a new top notch coading machine. I think he needs at least a 40" monitor too with quad vid cards for the graphics work.
I'm glad to see him able to put his 12 PHDs (Post HUAS Degrees) to work finally. He'll also be able to draw on the footage he shot from his F-16. This will be amazing.
His work as a Priest when he was 10 will come in handy now to... He can bless the game prior to release.
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For that $10,000 donation, I will need a confirmation that the A-26 will be included in the plane set and that there will be Relaxed Realism Arenas as well.
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For that $10,000 donation, I will need a confirmation that the A-26 will be included in the plane set and that there will be Relaxed Realism Arenas as well.
A26 would be da chit!!! RR Tho? Boooooooooo!
As for my donation, I want to make sure he's ok from the bug bite before I hand my money over. That wife of his seems like she's just out to take our money, and I don't think he would do that to us. Do you guys?
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A26 would be da chit!!! RR Tho? Boooooooooo!
As for my donation, I want to make sure he's ok from the bug bite before I hand my money over. That wife of his seems like she's just out to take our money
She's a woman, what do you THINK she is going to do?
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Will the game have a Spitfire Mk. IX @25lbs boost and clipped wings?
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Will the game have a Spitfire Mk. IX @25lbs boost and clipped wings?
It's going to have two, that's how awesome this game is going to be. I hope Mazz won't get upset with me, but here is a screenshot from the recent open beta.
(http://www.deroeck.co.uk/Spitfire-pictures/Spitfire-Mk-IX-OUV-(39)-02.jpg)
the above screenshot isn't rendered either, notice the great detail. Though this isn't the clipped wing version, Mazz says it will be in the next update.
Here is a small video I made last night using Fraps. The video is not a rendered cutscene, it's actual game footage of the in-game engine showing all of its power.
Spitfire Mk IX - In game footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nlGN6aS8g&feature=fvw)
Here is another picture of the Mk IX in game. Look how realistic the water and terrain looks in the screenshot.
(http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/07/spitfire.jpg)
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Wow.... that looks AMAZING! :O I keep thinking they are real picutres and you were tryin to pull a fast one! Is it a DX10 based game to get that quality or what?
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Wow.... that looks AMAZING! :O I keep thinking they are real picutres and you were tryin to pull a fast one! Is it a DX10 based game to get that quality or what?
It's going to support DX11, along with backwards compatibility for DX10 and DX9 but as you can see, the game is best played in DX11.
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It's going to support DX11, along with backwards compatibility for DX10 and DX9 but as you can see, the game is best played in DX11.
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Oh good! Glad I just ordered a DX11 card :D
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here is another picture of the Mk IX in game. Look how realistic the water and terrain looks in the screenshot.
(http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/07/spitfire.jpg)
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Will I be able to up a pt boat from that lighthouse. to rescue downed pileets? :x
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Will I be able to up a pt boat from that lighthouse. to rescue downed pileets? :x
noz, u haz to up from da seecrit cave in da cliffs, seez it in the pix? it's da dark spot in t3h side!
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Wow....
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Shuff_photos/9_SilentHunter4WolvesOfThePacific.gif)
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₫ is the symbol for the Dong. I have given you what you need the rest is up to you.
(BTW that was based off of yesterdays rates)
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This shall be the greatest game evah!!! :banana:
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₫ is the symbol for the Dong. I have given you what you need the rest is up to you.
(BTW that was based off of yesterdays rates)
A ding is worth 10 dongs
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Wow....
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Shuff_photos/9_SilentHunter4WolvesOfThePacific.gif)
That's silent hunter 4....
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I want the Ar234C with the two 30mm and two 20mm in the front!
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That's silent hunter 4....
Yup and a reference for what's to come.
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Rumor around the campfire is that Mazz will model the Iowa Class Battleships, but needs more donations. :noid I believe he's been bitten by something, he passed out while leaving a message on my cell phone last night. I'm hoping the Scorpion Cage I sent him, was up to snuff. :uhoh
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Does any one know if depth charges are going to be modeled. If they are I am in for a undisclosed amount. :x
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I want the Ar234C with the two 30mm and two 20mm in the front!
2 30MM? I thought it just had the 2 20mm in the front, WHOO!!!!!!!
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Soooo IN!!! I cant wait for it to be open for the testers....
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To appeal to the console crowd, Mazz has been adding achievements that you can unlock that opens up new plane variants and skins. For example, you get 50 achievement points if you can save 50 gallons of fuel by flying at 35k.
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2 30MM? I thought it just had the 2 20mm in the front, WHOO!!!!!!!
Yes, the Ar234C-3. Too bad it never saw service, oh well. I still get whines out of people with killing them with the two rear guns.
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To appeal to the console crowd, Mazz has been adding achievements that you can unlock that opens up new plane variants and skins. For example, you get 50 achievement points if you can save 50 gallons of fuel by flying at 35k.
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I'm hoping also that there is an emphasis on the game being flown at extreme and realistic high altitudes. Everybody knows all the good fights happen above 30k and if this can be promised, you can add my name to the donation list. :D
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I'm hoping also that there is an emphasis on the game being flown at extreme and realistic high altitudes. Everybody knows all the good fights happen above 30k and if this can be promised, you can add my name to the donation list. :D
Not sure if it's a bug or a design feature but weapons seem to be disabled if you fly below 25k.
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and bombers have no gunners .. whats up with dat? :huh
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This is the bestes game ever!
(http://zezem.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/nuclear-blast.jpg)
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Not sure if it's a bug or a design feature but weapons seem to be disabled if you fly below 25k.
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Yes...yes... but will I get credit for the kill if the buff driver bails if i get within icon range?
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This is the bestes game ever!
(http://zezem.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/nuclear-blast.jpg)
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Its smells, like victory! RUNNN SHORTY!!!
Would be super awesome if you could put U- boats in your game MAZZ. Or in Copers case SSBN's :D
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The palm trees looks great against the blast of a nuke!
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It is an amazing game you can pick multiple planes to be in your formation and they can
be arranged in any way for better protection.
(http://www.pixdatabase.com/data/a/f/m/afmil/medium/1148-p-51.jpg)
I just absolutely love how you made the jet exhaust look so stunningly real up against the stunning landscape.
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This is the bestes game ever!
(http://zezem.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/nuclear-blast.jpg)
Ooooooo Aaaaaaa Pretty Colors! :cool:
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I can't mention any names, but a certain person hasn't posted since this thread came about.
For that alone, I thank you, Mazz. :aok
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I already donated $50, but feel the current selection of screenshots are a bit slim. I understand that anything you post are still a WIP, but isn't there anyway to let donators get acces to a special area for exclusive screenshots and more importantly films of ingame action.
Another option might be to give a in depth interview with for instance Combatsim. This will shut up all the critical minds I'm sure.
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when is it coming out?
I can take paid leave in two weeks time
and donate my salary to a good cause like this
can I can I...
I love Uber rides
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Forget donations.....
Let's talk stock options Mazz............
When are you going public? :aok
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Lets talk theme music. Anyone working on the soundtrack for this epic best seller!
What level in the game will the uber pileet MAZZ be unlocked?
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Lets talk theme music. Anyone working on the soundtrack for this epic best seller!
What level in the game will the uber pileet MAZZ be unlocked?
Come on ivan, as if there is any other choice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg)
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Come on ivan, as if there is any other choice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg)
There is, this is better. The louder it is played, the better it sounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_kez7WVUU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_kez7WVUU)
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I have been told by Mike's ack that he will unfortunately be in the hospital for quite some time. The scorpion bite was a blessing in disguise because they found he had a tumor in the brain scan. I can't really say how the doctor's think he got it but it involved exposure to some gamma rays in Asia a few years ago. I can't say more than that. (classified). Mike wanted you guys to remain enthusiastic about the flight sim though and he said he plans to coad it from the hospital still! He's such a trooper. He's working on the ground vehicle aspect of the game currently and his ack gave me a pic of what he has so far. He's probably not going to add any other tanks besides the Tiger, afterall it is the most uber.
(http://www.normandybattlefields.com/mapphotos/25-tiger_tank.jpg)
He needs to upgrade equipment to accommodate him in the hospital so keep those donations coming!
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Friends, Investors, Countrymen...
My sincerest apologies... my delay in responding to you all was completely out of my hands... the last few days have been quite a Challenge. A Challenge, indeed.
A tear was brought to my eye when I read this thread just now.
It turns out, in God's strange way, that the scorpion bite was the best thing that ever happened to me (and this sim). While I was in the hospital, the doctors noticed a strange lump on my skull. At first, it appeared to be the result of prolonged exposure to high-altitude atmospheric pressure (of lack thereof) from some of my U-2 flights but, upon further examination, with the good, comes the bad... and with the bad, comes the good.
I have a brain tumor.
While this means I only have 2 weeks to live, that should be enough time to finish the sim. Additionally, since I am a positive guy and like to find the silver lining in everything, it turns out that the tumor makes me unable to participate in Operation (CLASSIFIED) against the (CLASSIFIED). I was really hoping to reach 'Ace' with a couple more kills over (CLASSIFIED) but, despite my disappointment, I will have that much time available for coading.
I have, thus far, transferred about 50% of my coading gear to the hospital (which is where I am writing you from, now), but have run out of money and the movers wont offer credit to someone with a scorpion bite and a brain tumor. They think that repayment risk is high for some reason. I will show them this thread as evidence of my (and my next of kin) future cash flows.
I will need about $5,000 to move this equipment. Doing it myself is too much a Challenge. I am weak, frail and will likely need a nap after typing this. Anyhoo... I have set up an account on Grand Cayman for this purpose.
Additionally, please allow me to clarify a few things about this new, cutting edge sim, which will revolutionize the way we all play (or the way you all play... after my departure from this Earth in 2 weeks):
Firstly, this is a WWII based sim. There will be no modern day fighters included with the sole exception of the F-16C, which will be available at the annual con. There is some talk about including the Superhornet as a special use aircraft, as well... I understand that a forum member is a Superhornet driver but I have yet to get in touch with him. We may have served previously (although unknown to me due to circumstances of the "industry") in the (CLASSIFIED) and the (CLASSIFIED)... and I believe that his absence may be due to deployment with the (CLASSIFIED) in (CLASSIFIED). If true, he is a prodigy of air combat, especially above 40,000 feet, and his input will be invaluable. I first met him at Red Flag a few years back and he was a Challenge to "kill."
Secondly, yes, nukes will be available. However, in the interests of fair gameplay, they will be limited to historically appropriate levels; I have identified 15 kilotons as the appropriate yield. Rest assured, this will be more than enough to inflict considerable damage on all cities; including those build in accordance with there-local hurricane zoning requirements (Yes, Puerto Rico has already been mapped and the long-range "America Bomber" has been modeled). Damage to GV's will also be catastrophic, but there is an issue I cant quite conquer... if behind a tree, relative to ground zero, the GV takes no damage from the nuke. Strange.
This bring us to the third point; cities. Rest assured that they will be sprawling, VERY realistic (almost photo-like) and will require complete destruction for the capture of the near-by airfield.
This brings us to number four. In addition to cities, airfield captures and GVs, we will have infantry. The working arena cap (Alpha testing is underway) is 100,000. This should provide ample numbers to ensure a proper WWII experience. Just imagine the possibilities!
Fifth, I will be reintroducing factories. While I will be modeling airplanes such as the Spitfire XVI, the La-7 and the N1k-2J, the destruction of each country's factory producing each of those aircraft will result in the target country's inability to fly that aircraft for a period of six months. This should improve strat play, though destruction of the factories will be a Challenge.
Sixth, I will be throwing away the requirement for "true" WWII service. While, as previously stated, the F16C will be the only special aircraft to be coaded, to this point, (and, in fact already has since I know all about it; its not even a Challenge) aircraft like the F8F, 109K-14, 190D-11 and P-47X15 (you might now know about that one... could still be classified... will check) will be useable, although heavily perked.
$eventh, $ubmarine$. I have decided not to include the$e as the money required to modify the game engine i$ not available. $hould this change, de$pite the Challenge, I would love to have them, as Im $ure would many of you.
Eighth, formation flying. This will no longer be available. Drones are a thing of the past. With 100,000 players online at once, each position in each bomber will be manned. The Deathstar hath returned. Taking them down will be a Challenge, I assure you.
Updates as they come... I am playing around with the idea of a Relaxed Realism arena where we might include, not only the inability to stall aircraft, but "auto-aim" gunnery. That is, for newer player, the tracers will follow (within a reasonable distance) a path directly to the target aircraft. This should make the learning curve less of a Challenge.
I am also considering the use of a revolutionary new piece of equipment, not unlike Track IR, which should make previous attempts at "virtual reality" a thing of the past. When I was based in Japan for Operation (CLASSIFIED) I came across some new technology that, not only mimics head movement, but adds olfactory and other physical sensations to the experience. What this means is that, when you get an oil hit, you will SMELL OIL!
I am not yet sure how much that technology will cost but Im sure it will be expensive... but it WILL be worth it.
Finally... I am truly blown away by the outpouring of support from the community during this difficult time and appreciate your thoughts, your prayers, and your investment in my... no... not my... OUR project.
(No date for IPO set, yet)
-Pau... er... Mike.
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I am on the phone with Goldman Sachs as I type. I'll have them ready to manage it. Just let me know sir! <S>
(No date for IPO set, yet)
Anybody that wants in on the IPO, please send your checks directly to me. C/O SnapShotz LLC (http://www.snapshotzllc.com/).
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Get well soon Mazz, we're pulling for you!
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Get well soon Mike.
PS Can you send me a photo of the lump? I have a very skilled brain surgeon who was interesting in helping.
HT.
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Sorry to hear it Mazz :(
Can I have your P51?
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:rofl
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I wonder if "I have a brain tumor" is CIA coad for "I'm tearing up Mig's here in Iraq"? :noid
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I think it is CIA coad for I gotta squat in the woods... you got paper?
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Mazz you should contact stiglr. I hear tell he is the 1337!!!111!!11oneeleven flight sim expert. He should get you back on track. He stayed in a holiday inn last night... so he can also help with the brain tumor.
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Oh my a brain tumor, well please use my Grand Caymon account to pull money from (I invented Colgate toothpaste so I have the extra funds). Here is my account info 24321-1213-8432-69. Take as much as you need.
PS, I'd like a picture to compare with my tumor.
Post op
(http://www.38lemon.com/photos/uploads/photo030.jpg)
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Friends, Investors, Countrymen...
I I am weak, frail and will likely need a nap
I feel the same way after eating a large pizza and drinking a case of beer
Firstly, this is a WWII based sim. There will be no modern day fighters included with the sole exception of the F-16C
Does it come in black?
$eventh, $ubmarine$. I have decided not to include the$e as the money required to modify the game engine i$ not available. $hould this change, de$pite the Challenge
This news by far does not make me happy! Challenge yourself abit more. :furious
-Pau... er... Mike.
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Mazz, you think about asking Chalenge for some help? I heard at one time he was developing his own flight sim, called something like TAS. Sadly, due to some personal issues like the nasty ones you're facing stopped development of his game. I am sure though that he would be gracious enough to lend a hand in helping you complete your flight sim. It would give him something to do while he grabs to 35k.
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What this means is that, when you get an oil hit, you will SMELL OIL!
Can you also add in the smell of urine whenever someone runs from a 1v1? Maybe throw in the smell of feces when they also are in the top 5 of the scoring ladder for the month (and fly little else but Tempests and P51s)?
Thanks! We, the gaming community, appreciate everything you do.
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Wow.
I have just started reading this topic and will likely re-read it 157 more times to make sure every bit of its rich information sinks in.
You can certainly count me in for at least 17,000 dong, but I am also willing to contribute programming, math, and modelling skills to the project gratis because of the project's enormous potential not only for us, but for all of mankind.
I've found Object COBOL++ combined with Lisp subroutines to be the most effecient for heavy-duty math modelling (although a new derivative of ALGOL called "ALGORE" looks quite promising). I should be able to work in the necessary singularity theory using renormalization and contour integration. This might result in imaginary components to some of the less-important aerodynamic forces such as "lift" and "drag", but even gross approximations to these will be more than sufficient.
Independent of this project, I, too, have been working on kinesthetic analogues to various sensory inputs experienced during flight. The most promising is a pneumatic collar used to simulate the effect of g's and especially black outs. Currently, the prototype utilizes a 155 HP diesel-powered pneumatic pump, as the desired upper limit of effect and fidelity of square-wave response time seems to work best at upwards of 6000 psi in the collar, although there are some dangers to vasculature and vertebral integrity (and in fact partial or full decapitation of all test subjects to date) that still remain to be worked out. I am willing to contribute this technology to the project.
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This all sounds good and promising and all, but.. What about wind? Have you found a realistic-like solution on how to make real wind if you fly with an open canopy? I sure miss the wind in all the other sims..
Nothing like the smell of sea as you are lifting off the carrier deck for another cruise over the Pacific.. :airplane:
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Independent of this project, I, too, have been working on kinesthetic analogues to various sensory inputs experienced during flight. The most promising is a pneumatic collar used to simulate the effect of g's and especially black outs. Currently, the prototype utilizes a 155 HP diesel-powered pneumatic pump, as the desired upper limit of effect and fidelity of square-wave response time seems to work best at upwards of 6000 psi in the collar, although there are some dangers to vasculature and vertebral integrity (and in fact partial or full decapitation of all test subjects to date) that still remain to be worked out. I am willing to contribute this technology to the project.
I just saw the video you made of your first live subject testing of your pneumatic collar. While it does look very promising, especially for the flight sim market it does have a long way to go.
Pneumatic coller live subject testing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA)
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I have been told by Mike's ack that he will unfortunately be in the hospital for quite some time. The scorpion bite was a blessing in disguise because they found he had a tumor in the brain scan.
Holy CRAP :x This game gives ya Tumors? Where do I send cash.Im selling the house to back this project. :O
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No words.
(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5789/ahss7.jpg)
Special thanks to Slimmer to grabbing this gem. /thread.
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DOH!! :rofl
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2 weeks
Oh great.....
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Fastride is correct, the screenshots are photorealistic. I can't wait for the game to come out in 2 weeks.
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I think the foreheads and bald spots (err... thinning hair, excuse me) are over modeled but I can't wait! :x
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Mazz, can we go ahead and start a wishlist now?
1. I want there to be a bulit-in voice modulator with one of the preset voices to sound like yours so I can tune to myself and turn me on.
Thanks in advance. :cheers:
(that screenshot is awesome, btw, shows that some ppl will be interested in playing with us)
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Wish list
More Hair for my pilot.
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Those screen shots look good but il2 looks better and has more realism. No offense.
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This all sounds good and promising and all, but.. What about wind? Have you found a realistic-like solution on how to make real wind if you fly with an open canopy? I sure miss the wind in all the other sims..
Nothing like the smell of sea as you are lifting off the carrier deck for another cruise over the Pacific.. :airplane:
Feed me some Taco Bell and I'll provide the wind tunnel for testing :D
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Feed me some Taco Bell and I'll provide the wind tunnel for testing :D
Lol :rofl
Well, that was not the kind of wind I had in mind.. But its better than no wind, I guess.. :huh :lol
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Notso divine
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Capable of breaking the sound barrier I bet.......
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Notso divine
LOL!
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Those screen shots look good but il2 looks better and has more realism. No offense.
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its almost 2 weeks since the great news..
hows Progress?
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I heard it's on hold..... he was bit by a turtle.
The turtle is ok.
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:noid what?
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as long as it's done IN 2 weeks, i'll put up the $$$!!!! :aok
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I was thINking maybe tomorrow, no?
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Mazz, not the "Scorpion Conundrum" again!!! :noid
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Take the turtle INto the vets he might get rabies. Rabid turtles are mean.
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Take the turtle INto the vets he might get rabies. Rabid turtles are mean.
would not want to get your hand stuck in that turtles maw :cry
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w246/fieldsofink/snappinturtle.jpg)
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HOW did you get pre-dev screenshots of THE GUERRILLA INFANTRY!?!?!
I have no choice but to halt development... clearly the individual who is leaking these screenshots does not have the proper amount invested in this monumental project....
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Noooooooooooooooooooo :(
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I am open to suggestions. Working title possibilities are as follows:
"Tumors High"
"Air Scorpion"
"Scambirds"
Here is a screenshot of cockpit development. Notice the lifelike detail and adjustable views. You will also have a character creation section where you can design your own pilot. I gave this one a mullet.
(http://www.funny-potato.com/images/planes/cockpits/p51-mustang.jpg)
Wow!! That looks like 3.5 to 5 times better than my xbox 360 games.What kinda features will there be besides the character creation?
I'd love it if there were like RPG aspects.. where you can level up and add spells like holy damage bullets which would do extra damage versus orc horde planes.
There needs to be different races you can choose because that's what sucks with aces high.. everyone is just "some dude" in a plane. I don't even think "dude" is a race? maybe its like a gender or something?
I don't like to donate without any rewards (I mean who does that!!).. I'd donate though if you donated a tshirt with the game on it to me. but it also has to say RumbleB #1 player of game
it could just say #1 and nothing else also
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Wow!! That looks like 3.5 to 5 times better than my xbox 360 games.What kinda features will there be besides the character creation?
I'd love it if there were like RPG aspects.. where you can level up and add spells like holy damage bullets which would do extra damage versus orc horde planes.
There needs to be different races you can choose because that's what sucks with aces high.. everyone is just "some dude" in a plane. I don't even think "dude" is a race? maybe its like a gender or something?
It's got that in. In the beta, my P-38J has +4 w/elemental fire damage .50 caliber machine guns and a +12 with 15% critical chance 20mm cannon. I also have a +25 armor bonus that also gives me +15 agility and +15 strength.
I don't like to donate without any rewards (I mean who does that!!).. I'd donate though if you donated a tshirt with the game on it to me. but it also has to say RumbleB #1 player of game
it could just say #1 and nothing else also
That can be done too. We in S.A.P.P pooled some money together and donated it just so the title splash screen will display our group's name with a margarita blender in the backround. Sure, it costs us quite a bit of cash but the 4th mortage that Shuff took out together with the very large loan I took out and selling my Jeep and pimping out Mensa to old men, we were able to get the money together.
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Ack ack, please tell me you tested out the new perk Mazz added, withstands flak!!!!!!!
My experimental P38K withstood Flak while I was doing bug testing for him...both Flak over an enemy Carrier and flak over my City.
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Ack ack, please tell me you tested out the new perk Mazz added, withstands flak!!!!!!!
From my understanding, only the P-82 will be susceptible to flak. This is a result of some real world testing by a late uncle of one of our AH players.
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I can't seem to get the Panther to move.
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From my understanding, only the P-82 will be susceptible to flak. This is a result of some real world testing by a late uncle of one of our AH players.
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It worked on the P38K though...:(
My dad said that he flew the 38K at the very end of the war in 45...got ace in a day!
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It worked on the P38K though...:(
My dad said that he flew the 38K at the very end of the war in 45...got ace in a day!
Pffffft. I got double ace in an FSO with one single 20mm.
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I just sold my wife's car. (I hope she doesn't read this) I am putting all the money in the mail today. I am also include 2 vials of bark scorpion antivenin I still have from my time in....sorry got off on a tangent. I hope the P-51 will have AIM-9s enabled so they are historically accurate.
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OK I finally looked :rofl :O :cry :rofl :cry that's some funny stuff right Thar!!! :bolt:
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Will we be able to model ourselves as pilots? I see you already modeled SHawk. :bolt: :bolt:
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Oh wow... just wow. The new slings n arrows loadout for the 38M is just too awesome.
I just sent several arrows through mensa's canopy as his 38k passed. He could not turn his head with the arrows through it so I gained his six quickly then obliterated him with the 6 gigawatt laser.
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dude isnt that shawk in that picture of the guy with the mullet? think he's got it copyrighted :D.
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Wow....
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Shuff_photos/9_SilentHunter4WolvesOfThePacific.gif)
Das Voss
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Das Voss
No no no! This guys for real. :furious
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I'd like to try a flight sim once. Sounds like fun :bolt:
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Having sold the entire population of my home town into slavery to be able to contribute to this wonderful project, I've got to tell ya.. That Do335 is awesome! Especially with the optional rocket boosters and 88mm anti-bomber kanone!
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Did I see an Ohka last night? A tanker on the horizon took a massive hit by something large. We tracked it for a good 10 miles to target.
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As a newly minted cartoon General, I must say that the Ultra-NOE-Tunneler (pictured below) is my favorite feature. Yes, it does cost a few GV perks but you strap it on your favorite tank and burrow UNDER the ground to the enemy base and pop up right next to the town. Me and Grizz ran a mission the other day in the beta where we had one uber-brave player strap this onto the front of his Tiger and burrow to the base. The rest of us flew our 110’s and Niki’s through the tunnel, came out and pwned the town (including those pesky churches and that tricky, tricky, tricky radio tower). It was so awesome because they had NO idea we were coming and we didn’t have to be concerned with the one major thing that is terribly worrisome to cartoon Generals like me on the way to conquer a base – someone popping above radar and presenting the possibility of resistance or even worse a FIGHT.
Thanks Mazz. Dude, you are awesome. I can't wait to capture map after map in your game.
Here is a sneak peek at the Ultra-NOE-Tunneler. I’m sorry for letting the cat out of the bag, Mazz, but I’m just so excited I could wee on my authentic George Patton cartoon General uniform.
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo138/sunbat/tunnel20digger-1.gif)
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BTW, this will make Greens and JoeBlack extremely valuable to their team since they will be able to use their special talent of flying under the ground to bust missions.
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I hope this new sim will implement some kind of anti-hoing measure. Last night in the Beta arena Ack-Ack hoed me from 3k out with the peg-leg launcher on his P61! :furious
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there sure are some exciting sim breakthroughs being discussed
I am so happy the scorpian tank is in the beta
and the hustle this game got going in financial circles
it`ll be 2 weeks before you know it
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Ok, first off, development is back on. The leak was identified... though I am sworn to secrecy; it was part of our financial arrangement.
Alpha testing continues...
I don't like to donate without any rewards (I mean who does that!!).. I'd donate though if...
You are on the right track. No one gets anything for free. For example, without the proper donations, this sim will not come to fruition.
That said, as Ack implied, there is a cross section where the level of "rewards" is measured against the level of financial contribution.
For example, since Karaya has, thus far, been the largest investor, his Spitfire MkI will be equipped not with the eight 0.30 Browning's but, rather, twelve 20mm Hispano's with 650 rounds per gun.
Of course, to be fair, I did need to model the weight penalty.
For my own part, I have created two personal aircraft; the Bf-109R-1 and the FW-190A-27.
The 109R employs the DB60X series engine with a significant MW50 boost (60 minutes WEP) which increases horsepower to 7,500 at all altitudes above 500ft. It also replaces the anemic K4's single 30mm cannon with a combination of five MG151/20's; two in the cowling, one through the hub and one in each wing root (synchronized, of course).
The 190A-27 employs an experimental version of the BMW 801 power plant which will be unknown to those of you without clearance to view the 1946 files on (CLASSIFIED). Essentially, the engine is bored, stroked and boosted to its limits, developing 5,000HP at sea-level; dropping only to 4,500HP at 40,000ft (for fuel efficiency). It also removes the worthless 7.9mm MG's and, of course, the MG/FF's and, in their place, are four MG151/20 mounted in the same fashion as the 109R, save for the hub gun (because, come on, lets be realistic).
As for me; my toe is still swollen and the doctors have removed the top half of my skull. I feel like Ray Liotta having dinner with Hannibal but things seem to be progressing nicely. I appreciate the "get well soon" cards... although... Grizz... please stop sending me naked photos...).
Remember - as any good waiter will tell you - the measure of the person you are is directly correlated with your financial contribution.
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For example, since Karaya has, thus far, been the largest investor, his Spitfire MkI will be equipped not with the eight 0.30 Browning's but, rather, twelve 20mm Hispano's with 650 rounds per gun.
All the information I provided you with on top of the checks, and I STILL don't get anything? :furious
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All the information I provided you with on top of the checks, and I STILL don't get anything? :furious
I thought we discussed this offline... your contribution is secret... as is your reward...
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I thought we discussed this offline... your contribution is secret... as is your reward...
D'oh! I completely forgot! I guess my combat wounds are getting the best of me!
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The 190A-27 employs an experimental version of the BMW 801 power plant which will be unknown to those of you without clearance to view the 1946 files on (CLASSIFIED). Essentially, the engine is bored, stroked and boosted to its limits, developing 5,000HP at sea-level; dropping only to 4,500HP at 40,000ft (for fuel efficiency).
ROFL!
This gets better and better! :rofl
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Screen shot from bomber using the new bombsite; Black-ops Intelligence Guided Big Ordinance Operator Backup System; or BIG BOOBS.
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/bzavasnik/gilligan.jpg)
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You better not leave me out of the special toys dept Mazz. :furious
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I like the way you think Dragon
I`m going to put my head into this bigboob concept..
its got alot of potential..
(I might pay more than I said before if there wearing the feathers)
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I like the way you think Dragon
I`m going to put my head into this bigboob concept..
its got alot of potential..
(I might pay more than I said before if there wearing the feathers)
Shhhh!!!! You're not supposed to publicly talk about the natural feathers until their FM gets fixed.
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I appreciate the "get well soon" cards... although... Grizz... please stop sending me naked photos...).
You have to admit though it was quite clever how I set up the card. In removing the nicely folded donations, you were actually undressing me, up until the finale of removing mah $1,000 dollar bill boxer shorts.
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You have to admit though it was quite clever how I set up the card. In removing the nicely folded donations, you were actually undressing me, up until the finale of removing mah $1,000 dollar bill boxer shorts.
I'm thinking a $1 dollar bill should "cover it" :D
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I'm thinking a $1 dollar bill should "cover it" :D
\ Oh Lordy.get some ice for that burn.
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:lol