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Title: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Gun5 on December 25, 2023, 10:49:18 AM
Been a long time I played AW in my teens and Aces High last in 2014 probably? was part of Freebirds squadron when I left AH2...

What has happend? where did everyone go?



 :salute 
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: The Fugitive on December 25, 2023, 11:37:52 AM
Some moved on to different games, many have died off, but there are still a bunch here having fun.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: ZE on December 25, 2023, 04:57:39 PM
Welcome back Gun5,
Still a great fun combat simulator, in my humble opinion the best in the market, with still many friendly and deadly players.
 :salute :salute
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: DmonSlyr on December 25, 2023, 05:34:52 PM
It's fun, especially the special events. The MA is very competitive but you can't just aimlessly fly around in there and expect not to get rekt. You gotta practice and want to get better to dodge gangs and other situations with respect to SA. It's not an EZ mode game, but there are planes that are easier to be successful in in the MA. It's a tough place of nature but it's a war strategy game afterall  :rofl

 :airplane: :joystick:

Merry Christmas
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Morpheus on December 26, 2023, 08:59:11 PM
LOL!

I'm here and I'm just a no one status down to Newb because its' been a year or so since my last fight.
I have to say that this game is way more than just a game its a comunity of guys who like to play with planes from WW2 an we try beat the hell out of eachother in these little airplanes! :cheers:

I say comunity because you can see even the owner of AH has posted and talked to each of us about the problems he's been having at his house and we all talk to him in a child to a father kind of way... This place if one hell of a place to make friends over the years personal or whatever... I would never trade this game for another because its far more then just a game! :aok

<S> Morph
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Gun5 on January 25, 2024, 01:47:25 PM
yes I miss the big group of guys that used to be here... I know many where Vets and where usually 20-30 years older then me at the time (I'v lost my father & grandfather both since 2014)  I was cleaning out my dad's house the other day and found the original CD's for AW I, II and 3 aswell as alot of other cool stuff that time has thrown to the wayside in the name of cookie cutter profit chasing

BTW The game seems mostly the same I guess engine updates and other stuff have happend... its still AW II essentially?
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Eagler on January 25, 2024, 01:59:02 PM
It's still the best $15 you can spend for 30 days of 24/7 fun

Give it a try

Eagler
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: The Fugitive on January 25, 2024, 02:28:07 PM
yes I miss the big group of guys that used to be here... I know many where Vets and where usually 20-30 years older then me at the time (I'v lost my father & grandfather both since 2014)  I was cleaning out my dad's house the other day and found the original CD's for AW I, II and 3 aswell as alot of other cool stuff that time has thrown to the wayside in the name of cookie cutter profit chasing

BTW The game seems mostly the same I guess engine updates and other stuff have happend... its still AW II essentially?

The dar is different in both aircraft and ground vehicles. It makes it easier to find a fight. Game play has changed a lot as with fewer numbers you see different play to make up for it. We have maybe 6-7 new maps added to the list, one almost a true european layout, so that adds a bit more interest.

Still a lot of fun to be had.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: RichardDarkwood on January 25, 2024, 07:02:43 PM


What has happend? where did everyone go?



 :salute

They are playing DCS
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: The Fugitive on January 25, 2024, 07:42:57 PM
They are playing DCS

Prove it.

Your twitch channel is dead, and the stream another player had running today that I watched had two friendlies flying around in pretty planes looking for someone to shoot at. They ended up just straphing static ground targets. Looked like so much fun I almost DLed DSC again  :rolleyes:

Id bet Aces High has lost more players to death than to DCS.

Go troll someplace else Dick.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: nopoop on January 25, 2024, 10:13:06 PM
Couldn't have said it better......Dick
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on January 26, 2024, 09:02:37 AM
Prove it.

Your twitch channel is dead, and the stream another player had running today that I watched had two friendlies flying around in pretty planes looking for someone to shoot at. They ended up just straphing static ground targets. Looked like so much fun I almost DLed DSC again  :rolleyes:

Id bet Aces High has lost more players to death than to DCS.

Go troll someplace else Dick.

Anyone with half a brain knows why pretty planes people troll here, desperation.

Even with lower numbers than the past, AH is STILL more fun as far as actual fighting goes. Ya don’t sell in other sim forums if things are really just cherry. Low class and rude = desperation. Things that are great sell themselves. No ads, no 30 FB pages, AH numbers ARE climbing. That speaks for itself.

Led Zepplin almost never advertised, word of mouth sold out arenas in minutes. Fact.
Coke and Pepsi almost no advertising.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Gun5 on January 29, 2024, 09:55:23 PM
Well I might join yall again I need to see if my old logitech still works... I'm on a little HP elitedesk 704 g4 no more gaming PC but when I load it seems to run pretty good

Ryzen 5 - 4 GHZ - 16Gb Ram.. but onboard graphics (AMD Vega11)
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Baloo on February 02, 2024, 10:41:53 AM
I came back after 10 years and it is still the most fun I've had online! Definitely miss some of the players gone now but those left are the best to spend time with. I love this game and the community  :cheers:
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: RichardDarkwood on February 11, 2024, 08:51:36 AM
Prove it.

Your twitch channel is dead,

Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.


I mention DCS because all the people who used to play this game are either dead or playing DCS.

The people who play aces high are awesome people, its a awesome community. But the better gameplay is DCS. From sling loading cargo to setting up the MFD's in my F-18 it is way better than aces high.

And a few of you are salty about that.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Eagler on February 11, 2024, 11:45:04 AM
Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.


I mention DCS because all the people who used to play this game are either dead or playing DCS.

The people who play aces high are awesome people, its a awesome community. But the better gameplay is DCS. From sling loading cargo to setting up the MFD's in my F-18 it is way better than aces high.

And a few of you are salty about that.

If you like jets or choppers yes

Let us know when you get the multiple player event like MOTA was last night in dcs

In the meantime go play the canned ww2 missions with ai ...usually involving bombing something with a fighter if the the majority of yt videos are accurate..

Eagler
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on February 11, 2024, 12:29:56 PM
Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.


I mention DCS because all the people who used to play this game are either dead or playing DCS.

The people who play aces high are awesome people, its a awesome community. But the better gameplay is DCS. From sling loading cargo to setting up the MFD's in my F-18 it is way better than aces high.

And a few of you are salty about that.

Ya, we are, and you jeep ip your crap anyway. Idiot, beat it . Where I come from, we call your type punks.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Shuffler on February 11, 2024, 01:42:50 PM
Poor Richard is so bores over there he spends most of his time on the AH BBS. ROTFLMAO.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: JimmyD3 on February 11, 2024, 01:47:24 PM
Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.


I mention DCS because all the people who used to play this game are either dead or playing DCS.

The people who play aces high are awesome people, its a awesome community. But the better gameplay is DCS. From sling loading cargo to setting up the MFD's in my F-18 it is way better than aces high.

And a few of you are salty about that.

Richard, while your preference for DCS is commendable, your statement is grossly inaccurate. All the people who "used" to play this game are NOT dead. While the majority of the players in the game are long time players, we are seeing an encouraging number of new players.

I tried DCS, while it was pretty impressive, it does not hold a candle to AH as far as overall enjoyment, unless your addicted to details, like starting the engine in a P51. Man it took me 20 minutes to get it started. Thats 20 minutes I could have been flying/dying in AH.

Anyway, have fun in DCS, but please don't come trolling here trying to further damage this game. You already have CptTrips and MiloMaro and gg helping you :rolleyes:
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on February 11, 2024, 01:51:31 PM
Poor Richard is so bores over there he spends most of his time on the AH BBS. ROTFLMAO.

Desperate people do desperate things.

As if skimming other games will replace what doesn’t exist.

It’s very telling, and a red flag.

Skimming - a sign their game isn’t doing well, or to ge writing is in the wall for investments. Voodoo. Yhey actually makr their game, and themselves, look worse. Horrific sales technique.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Banshee7 on February 11, 2024, 05:08:14 PM

Richard, while your preference for DCS is commendable, your statement is grossly inaccurate. All the people who "used" to play this game are NOT dead. While the majority of the players in the game are long time players, we are seeing an encouraging number of new players.

I tried DCS, while it was pretty impressive, it does not hold a candle to AH as far as overall enjoyment, unless your addicted to details, like starting the engine in a P51. Man it took me 20 minutes to get it started. Thats 20 minutes I could have been flying/dying in AH.

Anyway, have fun in DCS, but please don't come trolling here trying to further damage this game. You already have CptTrips and MiloMaro and gg helping you :rolleyes:

That was the nicest way to say "Get Lost!" I've ever seen... <S> Kenai  :rofl :aok
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on February 11, 2024, 05:11:52 PM
Some people are too nice, I’m not. Cut to the chase and get it gone :)
Polite people get nice, pest don’t. But, everyone has their own way.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: AKIron on February 11, 2024, 05:24:05 PM
I enjoyed AH for years but always found it amusing when radar and icon were shortened among AHers. I worked radar for the better part of 20 years in the USAF and we never needed to shorten the word.  :neener:

And I'm from Texas.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on February 11, 2024, 05:32:01 PM
Pretty plane horde is invading threads again skimming.  Don’t be nice to this bs, they aren’t minding their manners to you.
. Trips little posse

Beat it idiots
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Animl-AW on February 11, 2024, 05:33:27 PM
I enjoyed AH for years but always found it amusing when radar and icon were shortened among AHers. I worked radar for the better part of 20 years in the USAF and we never needed to shorten the word.  :neener:

And I'm from Texas.
.

We don’t care
Go back to your white glove sim
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Baloo on February 12, 2024, 06:58:00 AM
There is no other game where you can fly the P38 like you can in Aces High...nuff said  :airplane:
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: RichardDarkwood on February 12, 2024, 09:03:22 AM

Let us know when you get the multiple player event like MOTA was last night in dcs


Eagler

Well Mr.Twocountrycrier

Why don't you look up growling sidewinders in the multiplayer server list. Then go on in there and see how good you really are.

There are several PvP servers for WW2. Your stuck in easy mode, with crappy graphics and ICONS turned on.

But you won't do that so stay in easy mode.
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: Eagler on February 12, 2024, 09:10:10 AM
Well Mr.Twocountrycrier

Why don't you look up growling sidewinders in the multiplayer server list. Then go on in there and see how good you really are.

There are several PvP servers for WW2. Your stuck in easy mode, with crappy graphics and ICONS turned on.

But you won't do that so stay in easy mode.

You do make it so appealing...not sure how I can resist..lol

Has there been an event in dcs that has had over 120 participants that has multiple frames each playing close to 4 hours based off historical match ups?

Eagler
Title: Re: AW/ Aces High II Vet... Hey yall
Post by: AKIron on February 12, 2024, 09:19:21 AM
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We don’t care
Go back to your white glove sim

I've noticed you use "we" a lot. Do you speak for everyone a lot?