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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Ack-Ack on October 25, 2010, 08:34:36 PM
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After everyone from the Con has recovered from their hang overs, would anyone mind posting any AH related news they might have over heard at the Con? Did HiTech and cronies let slip any clues as to what we can expect for the future?
ack-ack
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Look for a drunks makeover in the near future.
You know those stick figures that you drop out of a C-47 who then glide to the map room.
Word is that they will look, and act a lot more like people now.
First step in FPS bunker battles in AH? Who knows.
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Sounds awesome, i'd bail just to become part of it :aok
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"Look for a drunks makeover in the near future. "
Thank cod. Some real development.
What's the word on "Combat Tour" ?
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What's the word on "Combat Tour" ?
Really?
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Really?
that's what I was thinking.
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that's what I was thinking.
agreed
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I hope the sky will get an overhaul soon.
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I hope the sky will get an overhaul soon.
do you mean:
- realistic clouds
- sky colouring
- environmentals such as rain, snow, turbulance, wind gusts, admin programmable cloud cover etc...
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do you mean:
- realistic clouds
- sky colouring
- environmentals such as rain, snow, turbulance, wind gusts, admin programmable cloud cover etc...
I sure hope HTC has something in mind for that...
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Really.
(guess we need a disclaimer: "Dry" humor is not just any old type of humor.
It's not violent, not off-color, not macabre or dark. Basically, dry humor is
that deadpan style of humor. It's the not-very-funny joke your uncle the
cost analysis accountant tells.)
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do you mean:
- realistic clouds
- sky colouring
- environmentals such as rain, snow, turbulance, wind gusts, admin programmable cloud cover etc...
would be cool if there were a way to add rain, turbulance and snow to the ava, eh?
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I sure hope HTC has something in mind for that...
we have more realistic clouds, and wind, along with gusts in the ava dude. sometimes we even have night time, and i've flown through dust storms. :devil
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would be cool if there were a way to add rain, turbulance and snow to the ava, eh?
+1
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do you mean:
- realistic clouds
- sky colouring
- environmentals such as rain, snow, turbulance, wind gusts, admin programmable cloud cover etc...
Yes,
Yes,
Maybe,
Also:
More advanced lighting with sunshafts. :cool:
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i sure hope we get ANY Russian mid-bomber in the near future
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no foo fighters though... the Claw is as close as I'll ever get :cry
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i want my romulan cloaking device.
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forgot to ask about that one. :neener:
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do you mean:
- realistic clouds
- sky colouring
- environmentals such as rain, snow, turbulance, wind gusts, admin programmable cloud cover etc...
Clouds are fine. I avoid them however since fighting in them sucks. Sky coloring is great. I love colors.
However, sunrise and sunset suck for fighting. I tend to not play if I log on and it is either of those two times of day. Rain? I hate driving cars in rain and I imagine easily that I would not enjoy flying in rain either. I hated the rain in IL2. Generally speaking if the weather would keep an airforce grounded in real life then I rather think gaming in the same conditions that grounded planes in the 1940s probably arent much fun to game in either.
Not to sound like a drag but if I were HTC I would just go clear blue sky and keep the sun at high noon. Them's the best fighting conditions.
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If they are working on more varied weather conditions that's great, there's a difference between what can be done with the game engine and arena settings and what we'll actually see in the MA's.
Bad weather in the MA's would be a drag once the novelty wore off (kind of like night time), however I would also say that weather would be a key component to special events. For example it would kill immersion for me to run a scenario based on the Aleutian campaign under sunny skies.
*edit* corrected spelling.
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i would love to see realistic or at least better sound fx. I know we can dowload and update player made sound packs but htc has done a awesome job with the graphics of this game and playability but the sound just seems so late 80s lol.
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If they are working on more varied whether conditions that's great, there's a difference between what can be done with the game engine and arena settings and what we'll actually see in the MA's.
Bad whether in the MA's would be a drag once the novelty wore off (kind of like night time), however I would also say that whether would be a key component to special events. For example it would kill immersion for me to run a scenario based on the Aleutian campaign under sunny skies.
Tacking on to Soulyss's and Yeager's points: I think it would be a drag to try and dogfight in dawn/dusk, night or bad weather, unless there was some incentive to do it. Maybe these things could be incorporated to a judicious degree and if HTC provided some incentives to keep playing in that environment, it would actually spice up the game.
For instance, maybe some coad could be created that ties earned mission or perk points for attack or bombing runs while the bad weather or low lighting is occuring. Meaning, if you used the low-light or bad(-ish) weather to mask your attack or bomb run, for example, you would earn double points, precisely because it was harder to do. Then, in order to counter that and create balance, fighter kills, particularly against or during said attacks under those conditions would earn pilots double perks/points too.
Thus, the prospect of earning more points and perks might keep players in-game during those periods, and maybe add some variety to the noonday/bluesky norm.
Anyway, just a thought; maybe it's not practical to implement or would degrade gameplay. Perhaps it could be tried in a testbed arena to see if it would work out.
FWIW
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i would love to see realistic or at least better sound fx. I know we can dowload and update player made sound packs but htc has done a awesome job with the graphics of this game and playability but the sound just seems so late 80s lol.
sounds......check out the sounds forums.....twinboom, usranger, and others make great packs........
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So far it was mentioned in the Con that drunks will get an update which I suppose means both a graphical and character animation update.
Was anything else mentioned?
Are more of the existing planes going to be converted to AH2 standards?
How about the previous planes (prior to the new Mosquito) that were updated only to the 1024 texture size will also be updated to take advantage of the 2048 textures for cockpit interiors?
Any updates regarding the proposed H2H rooms?
Will the P-38H be in the next update?
Will Mensa finally find a date for the homecoming dance?
ack-ack
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Where's Del to remind folks of the epic frame in DGS where cloud cover over the primary and secondary targets forced the bombers to a third target and kept the 38s escorting in the air forever, landing with less then 10 gallons of fuel.
Weather sure made a difference that day :)
Not sure how it would make a difference in the MA other then to create more whining however.
Now about that Beaufighter... :)
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Where's Del to remind folks of the epic frame in DGS where cloud cover over the primary and secondary targets forced the bombers to a third target and kept the 38s escorting in the air forever, landing with less then 10 gallons of fuel.
Weather sure made a difference that day :)
Not sure how it would make a difference in the MA other then to create more whining however.
Now about that Beaufighter... :)
i've had clouds obscure my targets in the main arenas before......
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Where's Del to remind folks of the epic frame in DGS where cloud cover over the primary and secondary targets forced the bombers to a third target and kept the 38s escorting in the air forever, landing with less then 10 gallons of fuel.
Weather sure made a difference that day :)
Not sure how it would make a difference in the MA other then to create more whining however.
Now about that Beaufighter... :)
ahhh DGS, i was in a 51 and got paired up with some new guy named ZooZoo. 30 mins into fight he dove below the clouds and i said your on your own. he was never seen the rest of the frame.
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A new GV is coming.....
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Please fix whatever the general problem is with vox. I am not the only one that has this problem. No transmit, broken transmission, poor quality etc.
By the way the fog at the port on small pizza can be rough at times
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vox must be a problem on certain machines because it sounds good on mine.
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I would like to see better ground explosions, black smoke, all that plus.....a quick flight in wings of prey shows ya what can be done graphicly
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I would like to see better ground explosions, black smoke, all that plus.....a quick flight in wings of prey shows ya what can be done graphicly
adding to this.......
in a base battle, wouldn't it be friggin awesome to have actual wreckage from downed aircraft?
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I predict they will extend the damage graphics you get on certain aircraft like the 262/WWI planes when wing gets ripped off etc to all planes.
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adding to this.......
in a base battle, wouldn't it be friggin awesome to have actual wreckage from downed aircraft?
can you imagine the mountain of wreckage surrounding contested bases. It would look like Junkyard wars.
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What I would love more than anything would be clouds that actually resemble real clouds from the interior.
AH clouds look good from the outside, but from the inside, they're just disappointing.
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can you imagine the mountain of wreckage surrounding contested bases. It would look like Junkyard wars.
Can you imagine the framerates of combatants machines now forced to render each and every plane in that mountain of wreckage around a contested base? They would be like slideshows.
What I would love more than anything would be clouds that actually resemble real clouds from the interior.
AH clouds look good from the outside, but from the inside, they're just disappointing.
The cloud/object editor is free to download and use, why not try making formations like you want them? The tools do take a bit to get decent with, but players like USRanger do amazing things with them... :)
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I would like to see better ground explosions, black smoke, all that plus.....a quick flight in wings of prey shows ya what can be done graphicly
And a great deal of current players would not be able to play because of the increased system requirements and the size of the download. Some compromises have to be made.
ack-ack
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can you imagine the mountain of wreckage surrounding contested bases. It would look like Junkyard wars.
i'm only typing htis here for grizz... :D
especially should any sapp pile-its be involved. :neener:
seriously.....i would think like for maybe 10 minutes, then it clears out......
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can you imagine the mountain of wreckage surrounding contested bases. It would look like Junkyard wars.
Corky would have to open an aluminum recycling center for his wreckage alone ;)
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I sure hope HTC has something in mind for that...
As do I, it'd sure be a change of pace and something id love to just fly around and enjoy sight seeing for :aok
Where's Del to remind folks of the epic frame in DGS where cloud cover over the primary and secondary targets forced the bombers to a third target and kept the 38s escorting in the air forever, landing with less then 10 gallons of fuel.
Weather sure made a difference that day :)
Not sure how it would make a difference in the MA other then to create more whining however.
Now about that Beaufighter... :)
:rofl BeauFighter will enter when WWIII comes around :cry
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Not sure how it would make a difference in the MA...
SHawk would have to spend even more time in the tower than he already does because he would not only have to wait for a vulch opportunity that is up to his standards but also factor wind gusts in so that his hit percentage is not affected. :D
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SHawk would have to spend even more time in the tower than he already does because he would not only have to wait for a vulch opportunity that is up to his standards but also factor wind gusts in so that his hit percentage is not affected. :D
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl Couldn't have said it any better :lol