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Title: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Gogolinius on April 23, 2022, 08:59:00 PM
AH is a great game but it needs to set itself apart from the market mainstays.

The title of this thread may provide just such an advantage - if done right. And I don't mean just static targets. I want to fly a damned airship.

Thank me later.
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Volron on April 23, 2022, 11:12:15 PM
Hot Air Balloon Duels are no deal!
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Gogolinius on April 24, 2022, 06:42:33 AM
Quote from: Volron on April 23, 2022, 11:12:15 PM
Hot Air Balloon Duels are no deal!

What kind of dipstick would suggest hot air balloon duels?
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: decoy on April 24, 2022, 07:00:26 AM
Quote from: Gogolinius on April 23, 2022, 08:59:00 PM
AH is a great game but it needs to set itself apart from the market mainstays.

The title of this thread may provide just such an advantage - if done right. And I don't mean just static targets. I want to fly a damned airship.

Thank me later.

Are you talking in the MA or in the WWI arena?  In the old Warbirds, there were dirigibles in the Dawn of Aces arena.  Some of the fun sorties in that arena were using dirigibles to bomb fields, and IIRC, there were several gunner positions on the dirigibles, too.  Attacking one wasn't really a cakewalk.
 Another fun sortie was to function as an artillery spotter. 

I'm not sure adding dirigibles would be as much of a game changer as adding ground vehicles, but it's not my game.  I just play it.
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Arlo on April 26, 2022, 05:51:40 PM
Quote from: decoy on April 24, 2022, 07:00:26 AM

I'm not sure adding dirigibles would be as much of a game changer as adding ground vehicles, but it's not my game.  I just play it.

German Zeppelins of WWI were originally used for scouting the enemy front lines. This proved to be hazardous at anything but high altitude. Eventually they were used to bomb large cities in France and England. In game I can't picture much fun for players to pilot them. I could see some fun in downing them but even then downing AI driven Zeps could get old fast, methinks. I'm with Decoy on this. WWI tanks would be a better addition. Maybe WWI fixed wing bombers ( if major targets were added to maps).
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Arlo on April 26, 2022, 05:55:25 PM
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Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Shuffler on April 27, 2022, 04:44:40 PM
There is enough hot air in this game already.    :ahand
Title: Re: Why no dirigibles?
Post by: Arlo on April 27, 2022, 04:49:21 PM
Quote from: Shuffler on April 27, 2022, 04:44:40 PM
There is enough hot air in this game already.    :ahand

Well, that's true. ;)