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Title: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Mickthestick on October 11, 2012, 01:00:23 AM
One of the pleasures of high-altitude level bombing is knowing, with a very high degree of certainty, that while you're up there, 5 miles above the earth and at least somewhat safe, there are civilian buildings getting obliterated down below.

That being said, I think it's high time that damage points get redefined into terms that have at least some parallels in reality.

One of the main prongs should be civilian death counts. It does not need to be displayed upon landing, but perhaps reported along with the rest of the bomber score.

Morbid, perhaps, but  :rock :rock
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: captain1ma on October 11, 2012, 06:13:05 AM
how do you know how many people live in a particular building? do we take a census before the battle or wait for the opposition to write in the news how many people actually died? what about the injured? if they died later, say in a week, would that count towards your score? do you score extra for blowing up a hospital? all those dead or dying people, how many of them would be killed in the raid? or would you avoid the red cross on top of it?
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Debrody on October 11, 2012, 06:40:23 AM
you might want to put on your flame suit.
<disappointed sigh>
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Rino on October 11, 2012, 06:40:44 AM
     How would this improve the game?  Kind of wondering what kind of sicko gets "pleasure" from collateral damage.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: gyrene81 on October 11, 2012, 07:25:27 AM
sounds like a mouthbreathing basement dweller wish...  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: amulford on October 11, 2012, 07:28:05 AM
Thats not morbid, that's asinine.  It's bad enough when there is actual collateral casualties, and you want to simulate it? You sir are a putz. :noid
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: LCADolby on October 11, 2012, 07:47:26 AM
No civilians are hurt in AcesHigh, even the sheep are bullet proof :old:
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: 9thAFE on October 11, 2012, 07:57:18 AM
I have to agree with everyone else on this and I to sir am a very adament bomber pilot its all i really do besides the rare sortie doing somthing else. I have no desire to know what the civilian casualties are when im bombing the town. I could see maybe displaying a countries kill death ratio or over all deaths just to see how we all stack up against each other country wise but civilians I could care less.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Mickthestick on October 11, 2012, 10:00:56 AM
I suppose you guys are right.

It would make more sense to display the kill count in the scoring notifications when a landing is made.

To determine the number dead, I figure you just assign a constant value to each type of building, then with every destroyed building, come up with a random multiplier between .8 and .95 and round up to the nearest one.

Sounds like a nice, fun little addition to the bomber experience.

 :rock :rock
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: thndregg on October 11, 2012, 12:41:10 PM
One of the pleasures of high-altitude level bombing is knowing, with a very high degree of certainty, that while you're up there, 5 miles above the earth and at least somewhat safe, there are civilian buildings getting obliterated down below.

That being said, I think it's high time that damage points get redefined into terms that have at least some parallels in reality.

One of the main prongs should be civilian death counts. It does not need to be displayed upon landing, but perhaps reported along with the rest of the bomber score.

Morbid, perhaps, but  :rock :rock

No......... sir.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Nathan60 on October 11, 2012, 12:48:13 PM
I would like to alos show haw many splinters  I made  off the 2nd story bedroom on the right bed's  bedposts.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Condor11 on October 11, 2012, 02:08:01 PM
yea no.....
 we dont need this.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Guppy35 on October 11, 2012, 02:50:55 PM
I had to double check that your posting name included "st" and not "d".   The latter seemed more appropriate considering the nature of the post.

Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: FLS on October 11, 2012, 02:55:51 PM
Just take a jeep and drive around the cities and towns. Count the civilians you see. Notice how the total is 0. Now you can accurately estimate how many you hit when you bomb.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: mbailey on October 11, 2012, 02:57:14 PM


Sounds like a nice, fun little addition to the bomber experience.

  

Bit morbid dont ya think?

Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: tuton25 on October 11, 2012, 04:21:26 PM
How much you want to bet the OP is less than 14????
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: bustr on October 11, 2012, 04:28:42 PM
Pretty good bait regardless of the morbidity levels. Someone should give him an "Angler of the Week" award.

Skuzzy could put in a new emoticon for trolling POSTS with a fishing guy hooking a live one.

(http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=i.4562136495554805&pid=1.7&w=71&h=47&c=7&rs=1)
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: Mickthestick on October 11, 2012, 05:54:14 PM
Pretty good bait regardless of the morbidity levels. Someone should give him an "Angler of the Week" award.

Skuzzy could put in a new emoticon for trolling POSTS with a fishing guy hooking a live one.

(http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=i.4562136495554805&pid=1.7&w=71&h=47&c=7&rs=1)

This deserves a new thread.
Title: Re: Civilian Death Counts
Post by: matt on October 11, 2012, 06:02:08 PM
One of the pleasures of high-altitude level bombing is knowing, with a very high degree of certainty, that while you're up there, 5 miles above the earth and at least somewhat safe, there are civilian buildings getting obliterated down below.

That being said, I think it's high time that damage points get redefined into terms that have at least some parallels in reality.

One of the main prongs should be civilian death counts. It does not need to be displayed upon landing, but perhaps reported along with the rest of the bomber score.

Morbid, perhaps, but  :rock :rock
:uhoh