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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: burglecut on February 23, 2002, 05:05:23 PM
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So I signed up for an account and my game ID is 987789, and there's a few things I need help with.
1. What's vulching, I don't want to be accused of doing it.
2. I keep getting cut off with "waol has caused an error in supersub", any idea on how to stop it.
3. What's the average alt you guys get up to, I was at 5,000 feet (the highest I got before crashing into a mountain) and all the other planes seemed to be miles above me.
4. Can I change my game ID cos my brother put in 987789 and frankly that's crap.
5. Do I try and join a Squadron even if I plan to stop online gaming after 2 weeks and just do h2h.
6. Any other hints or tips for a beginner such as myself would be greatfully accepted.
Cheers.
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vulching at times can be almost zen like.
once you get a pattern where evry turn another dweeb spawns and u blast him to bits and see that victory 10 by wotan victory 11 etc...........
I have made it to 27 in an a8 once 14 were kills be cause 1 dweeb kept trying to car bomb me ..........it was great.
I would rather vulch all day then anyhing else.
I only deack fields to vulch. I care nothing about field capture.
Long vulch runs are few now because some fluff dweeb decides to help by hitting the fighter hangers.
I killed the same guy once 9 times i was in a g2 he was in a niki got around 30 perks.
Bradys5 my ex squaddie was a vulch master in a 205...........
So what is vulching?
pure joy.................
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Wotan's got the right idea. I'll go a step further and say that vulching is a lot like masterbation. There are always gonna be a few people who claim to be too "pure" to partake in the act, but the fact is, everyone does it, and for most it's not a big deal. It's fun, even moreso if the dork you're blasting away starts to get uppity. Nothing else can turn around a bad slump than a genuine 10+ kill vulch run. Enjoy it while you can!
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So I signed up for an account and my game ID is 987789, and there's a few things I need help with.
First, get a new handle or risk being forever known as "number boy". :)
1. What's vulching, I don't want to be accused of doing it.
Accused of doing it? Heck, most of take pride in doing it well. To vultch is to kill a plane on or near the runway when he is at the greatest disadvantage. Most guys realize it is both the easiest way to kill, and in fact the method preferred by most real life WWII pilots. Unfortunately, some whiners who think they are great pilots and should never die complain about it, but it just illustrates their lack of brains (otherwise they wouldnt take off at a field under attack) and it also show they are whiners. I love vultching myself.
2. I keep getting cut off with "waol has caused an error in supersub", any idea on how to stop it.
Yeah, cancel AOL and get a real ISP.
3. What's the average alt you guys get up to, I was at 5,000 feet (the highest I got before crashing into a mountain) and all the other planes seemed to be miles above me.
If everyone seems higher, go higher. I usually cruise about 20k.
4. Can I change my game ID cos my brother put in 987789 and frankly that's crap.
Call HTC, they can change it. And please dont mix capitals with small case in your handle, it identifies those type as 14 year old dummies.
5. Do I try and join a Squadron even if I plan to stop online gaming after 2 weeks and just do h2h.
If you plan to quit in 2 weeks, just quit now and stop bothering us.
6. Any other hints or tips for a beginner such as myself would be greatfully accepted.
Best tip anyone can have - read the manual. Go to the HTC webpage and read all the info you can, about how to do things, why and how things work, and about the way the strategy works. Do many lazy turds never do it, instead go online and ask endless strings of questions. Go to the training arena or practice offline, dont keep asking online "how do I take off", stuff like that.
dago
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If you get accused of vulching, tell them that they can up from another field. If they keep whining and upping, keep killin' them.
Anyone who whines about getting killed while in the runway is nothing but a moron. Kill them. Chances are, they'll up again in the same spot till you run out of ammo.
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Vulching is the flight sim equivalent to Nirvana :)
Need more be said?
Eagle sits cross legged, in a trance-like medatative state chanting his mantra softly "Vulch" "Vulch"..... "Vulch"
AKEagle+
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Vulching is cowardly and gutless and is the most annoying if not pointless act in Aces High (or any flight Sim). It brings out the "Quakehead" in the best of people, heck it brings out the butthead in everyone really. Those who partake in vulching, will most often find themselves gathering his boyfriends around to fire off endless insults combined with laughter beyond measure at "he who is being vulched", being surrounded by a horde of masturbating, drooling retards with big stupid grins on their faces is probably the most comparable situation. To whine about being vulched, even though it really is the ONLY real act of self-defense, will bring you smart-alek comments from all the "better than thou" and "Veteran" types in Aces High..ad nauseum, so don't do it. Just quietly find another field to take off from. You will find those who are most concerned with "points" and "rank" are who will be doing the vulching. These folks just simply suck at anything else, have no skills and really do belong in front of mom and dad's boob-toob with a Playstation-superpowergripfunkyglowworm-gamepad, a big bottle of chocolate milk and a couple of fps games
oh and...
Vulching is so much fun it hurts
Tumor :D
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Vulching........where's Mandoble when you need him :D
Cobra
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Those who partake in vulching, will most often find themselves gathering his boyfriends around to fire off endless insults combined with laughter beyond measure at "he who is being vulched"
Intresting Tumor, you been spying on the AK Clubhouse?? :)
Oh for my younger days when we hunted seal pups on the ice in Canada :)
And while vulching isn't quite the same as clubbing a baby seal, but I'll take what I can get :D
AKEagle+
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Oh btw... Vulching is only vulching if you do it all alone.. if you do it with a big pack (e.g. 10+ a/c) it's called base suppression...
Cheers
DW6
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LOL, ok Duck :D
Vulching is allways a good thing, if the people om the groundare stupid enough to try and take off when you're around, they have them selves to blaim. I don't do it unless it's a field capture going on, would guess mostly becaus the acks are usually up but it's a nice thing, and it gets even better whenthe guy you've killed 10 times start whining about not being able to get in the air :)
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So I signed up for an account and my game ID is 987789, and there's a few things I need help with.
Here's the deal.
Find a wingman for a day or 2 that has played AH for a year or more. A day will do actually.
Tune in, and have him answer all your questions. Seriously, in 10 minutes, you'll be WAY further ahead than asking any amount of gameplay questions here.
Central did that for me.
Of course, you could continue to ask questions via the BBS General Discussion and wonder at the old school BBS responce drivel on time dated newbie questions that lead to nowhere.
Up to you.
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6. Any other hints or tips for a beginner such as myself would be greatfully accepted.
Oh yeah, I forgot this tip:
Do not fly a P51, F4U, or 190. These planes despite what you might think are not good dogfighters for new players. They take practice and a skill that must be developed. They do not turn well going slow in a dogfight, and in fact will stall and spin easily.
Start with a plane like a Spitfire, F6F, A6M, or N1k. Get used to the game then try the others.
Keep your speed up, and maintain a high energy (E) state.
dago
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1. What's vulching, I don't want to be accused of doing it.
Vulching has been explained above. See my write-up on the on-line "culture" at The Aces High Culture (http://www.netaces.org/ahtraining/culture.html#title) for more information about what's OK and not OK in the arena.
5. Do I try and join a Squadron even if I plan to stop online gaming after 2 weeks and just do h2h.
See my write-up on choosing a squad at How to Choose a Squad (http://www.netaces.org/ahsquad/squad.html#title)
6. Any other hints or tips for a beginner such as myself would be greatfully accepted.
Well, I've done an entire "Teach Yourself to Fly" series. Find it at Do It Yourself Flight Training (http://www.netaces.org/ahtraining/training.html#title). It, like the rest of my site, is a work in progress, but it should get you started.
Good Luck!
HaMmeR (<-because I'm 14, or because all the AW folks know me as HMR?)
www.netaces.org - Tactics, Training, and Plane Data (http://www.netaces.org)
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Nice Site HamMeR, wish I'd had that a couple years back! :)
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HaMmeR (<-because I'm 14, or because all the AW folks know me as HMR?)
Call yourself whatever you want, type it however you want, but remember:
This aint AW,
An lot of AH players are not from AW,
You will be percieved by many as a dweeb because of the way you mix caps,
If an previous AW dont recognize your new handle they are dummies anyway,
Dago :D
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I am not 14! :D
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Originally posted by Tumor
Vulching is cowardly and gutless and is the most annoying if not pointless act in Aces High (or any flight Sim).
This is only partially accurate; the pro-vulching posters in this thread are neither cowardly nor gutless.
The problem that I see with vulching is that it's counter-productive. If you don't let the enemy get into the air, you won't be able to have a real fight with him. Why would anyone want to avoid such a fight? I thought that was the main point of AH. Perhaps the game's emphasis on points has something to do with it.
The response that you can simply up from another base is facile. In AH, as Laz2 often points out, the bases are widely separated. If you only have twenty minutes to fly, wasting five of them upping from a distant base just to get back to the action becomes more than just irritating.
So I say: vulching is silly and irritating and should be avoided.
- Oldman (quickly puts on raincoat and face shield)
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vulching: A basic way to punish the dweeb spawners.
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Originally posted by Dago
Call yourself whatever you want, type it however you want, but remember:
This aint AW,
An lot of AH players are not from AW,
You will be percieved by many as a dweeb because of the way you mix caps,
If an previous AW dont recognize your new handle they are dummies anyway,
Dago :D
Too bad folks are that close minded.
Hammer is one of the finest members of any flightsim community and gathers Infomation, his or others (with their permision) and shares it freely. He is very community minded. Iv worked with him a number of times and Have found him to be an outstanding indiviual.
Dago, I didnt take it that you where slamming him, but I just felt the need to give Hammer some credit.
Hammer,
Iv been missing your sight. Thanks for the links. I particulary like the write-up on joining a squad. I like to refer newbie to that write-up.
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I didn't take the time to read most of the thread, but I have this to say:
Vultching is good. It cleanses the soul and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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"It cleanses the soul...."
"... and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside."
Aye! That it definately does :)
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In fact, we asked for STRAT simply because it's the best reason to justify vulching. :)
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Vultching is good. It cleanses the soul and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
Raubvogel, you are not far from Buddahood :)
I like either "Vulch" or "Maim" as a mantra. :D
Try both and see if either one fits you. True, each must follow his own path, but others may guide you... :)
AK(Moon Unit)Eagle+