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General Forums => Axis vs Allies => Topic started by: hblair on January 30, 2002, 03:54:04 PM

Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: hblair on January 30, 2002, 03:54:04 PM
...whether that direction is a good one or straight off a cliff is something we shall soon see. ;)

The CT staff is putting together a WWII Arena style planeset that we'll be running in the Combat Theater starting this Saturday, Feb. 2nd thru the 9th. ALL planes will be involved in this setup using a cheap perk system that we are hashing out on the CT staff board right now. I'll post a link to the perk list as soon as we get it finalized.

This is an attempt to reach out to people who may not have been inclined to fly in the CT in the past and would lean more towards a MA type arena setting. If response is positive to this, we will likely put it in the regular rotation. CT veterans,  no need to fret, the radar/icon settings will be CT standard, The only difference will be a full axis/allied planeset!

We hope you will give this a go, and spread the word to your squaddies too.
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: LePaul on January 30, 2002, 04:10:50 PM
Cool...

But what about dar settings and other things?  Which map? New map?  

Details, please  :)
Title: Re: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Kratzer on January 30, 2002, 04:24:16 PM
LePaul:

Quote
Originally posted by hblair
CT veterans,  no need to fret, the radar/icon settings will be CT standard, The only difference will be a full axis/allied planeset!
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Soulyss on January 30, 2002, 04:26:15 PM
a complete planeset for all sides? or would it be aranged so that each country has access to either allied or axis so some of the historical plane matchups continue?


Having looked at your other thred Hblair "Full Allies vs. Axis arena coming soon... " I seem to have stumbled upon the answer myself hehe  :D
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Furious on January 30, 2002, 04:26:35 PM
n/m

What this post didn't make clear, the pointer in the General forum did.

Still  Axis vs. Allies, utillizing all planes in the set.

The whines should be beautiful. :D



F.
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Wotan on January 30, 2002, 04:41:02 PM
are the planes going to be phased in (rps type) like we had in the euro map?

With the perk planes being those that are next to be introduced?

or all axis planes on one side and allied planes on the other?
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: BigCrate on January 30, 2002, 05:06:40 PM
Make the 38, f4us, 51s cheap planes please. Thank you. When feb 2nd rolls around ill probaly just fly in the CT!


CW
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Critter on January 30, 2002, 05:15:07 PM
well, there are some things of course that won't work, such as the axis not having an air drop aircraft, or now that I think about tit, all methods for any country to insert troops are US built. Also, the allies wouldn't have a tank.

this is probably my main reason for ranting about how all anyone wants is fighters when we have fighters that can stand on their own.
Crap... not gonna hijack a thread...


 Great idea guys
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Saintaw on January 30, 2002, 05:25:27 PM
cool :cool:
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Thrawn on January 30, 2002, 05:39:59 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Furious
Still  Axis vs. Allies, utillizing all planes in the set.

The whines should be beautiful. :D  


Let me be the first.:p

Ugh, one of the  things I like about the CT was the limited plane set.  Here come the tons of nikis and La7s.  Small numbers of perkies are easy to accrue through milkruns.

I thought the reason for the CT was historical maps, senarios and plane sets.

Now it sound like we'll have an MA with reduced dar, and everything is perked.  
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: eskimo2 on January 30, 2002, 05:43:37 PM
Hblair,
Axis Vs Allied planes I hope?
How about making British only planes available at one base, German at another, US next door, etc?
Anyway that would still pit historical match-ups against each other would be cool by me.  
I think the historical advisary aspect of the CT is what draws many of us into the CT.  PLEASE don't lose that.

Thanks
eskimo
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Buzzbait on January 30, 2002, 05:46:51 PM
S! Thrawn

This is a 1 week setup.

We are not abandoning historical setups.

We are waiting for maps etc. to come online, and in addition, we want to try out different possibilities for the CT.

A lot of people wanted to try this, so we are going to give it a whirl.

You will see a Sicily/Malta setup from me within the month.  And Macchi lovers will be happy to know the MC205 will be an `Uber` aircraft in that planeset.    ;)



                                                Cheers Buzzbait
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Löwe on January 30, 2002, 08:19:59 PM
Good idea fellas.

I would think you'll have to make planes like the C-47, and ground vehicles available to all sides. One thing to remember too is the AXIS lack of heavy bombers, you might consider giving them something to represent planes like the HE-177, I guess you guys are on top of it though. Good Luck, VF-27 will be there.
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: -ammo- on January 30, 2002, 09:37:14 PM
Quote
Originally posted by eskimo2
Hblair,
Axis Vs Allied planes I hope?

I think the historical advisary aspect of the CT is what draws many of us into the CT.  PLEASE don't lose that.


I agree with that. I get a kick out of battling historical opponents.
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Hangtime on January 31, 2002, 12:42:04 AM
Same here ammo.

lookin forward to this one!
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Nifty on January 31, 2002, 09:27:37 AM
I'm game for a week.  :)
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: LePaul on January 31, 2002, 12:22:28 PM
Im a cynic but Ill give it a go.

Just cure the "Shape Not Found" stuff for the new map, plz :)
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Oldman731 on January 31, 2002, 02:15:45 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Nifty
I'm game for a week.  :)


(shoots at Nifty)

Me, too.  But pleasepleaseplease makes sure to at least keep it Axis v. Allies.

- oldman
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Nifty on January 31, 2002, 02:56:55 PM
hblair in his initial post in this thread said it'd be Axis v. Allied.  I'm sure I'll fly for both sides in the setup.  :)
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Naso on February 05, 2002, 02:17:50 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Buzzbait
You will see a Sicily/Malta setup from me within the month.  And Macchi lovers will be happy to know the MC205 will be an `Uber` aircraft in that planeset.    ;)



                                                Cheers Buzzbait


Buzzbait, I love you   :D      ; )   :)
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Pepe on February 05, 2002, 03:07:47 AM
Naso, does that mean you will fly axis?   No Yak threat?  :D

 <------------- Pepe releaved

Cheers,
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Creamo on February 05, 2002, 03:17:02 AM
Dunno what this is all about.

All I can add is the ONE and ONLY time I flew WBS I just remember flying a mission where it was a Pacific map where it was Allied vs. Axis in a realistic setting. I flew over some fuel tanks or something and was jumped by fighters cuz I was a tard. Still...

I remember that one flight. Do the math.
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Otto on February 05, 2002, 12:00:08 PM
I don't like the idea of an all Allied/Axis matchup.  I prefer setups of actual WWII Theathers at actual times.  

     (Normal Disclaimer:  This is not a whine.  It's called Feedback.  I am not going to stop flying in the CT or call anyone names if I don't get what I want.)
Title: New direction for the CT...
Post by: Lephturn on February 05, 2002, 12:13:57 PM
What you are looking for is not the CT then, you are looking for a scenario.  We have those a couple of times a year, and they are a blast.  Make sure you get in on the next one.

I'd also like to add that it's not possible to re-create that in a normal arena.  Any scenario relies on lots of other people playing particular roles that on a daily basis almost nobody will be interested in filling.  For real historical re-creation type stuff the best you can do is Scenarios IMO.