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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Paxil on December 29, 2002, 08:33:45 PM
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Five years ago... I wouldn't have been able to believe Aces High if you would have described it to me back them. It would have seemed like a dream come true. Hundreds of pilots 4...5...6 hundred online at once... all playing chess in a virtual battlefield in the sky. Not one drone among them. Well maybe... no... I won't go there =). I've said it before... and I will say it again... Aces High is the most significant piece of software that has ever graced my hard drive. The worst parts of it, which I won't get into here... are caused by how certain people use it.
So much gets said about what is needed to change... or what someone thinks is wrong... lets have a thread solely about what you love about Aces High. Come one... unless you are sick (and I know there are some of you out there) you are here because you love it. If you don't.... you are wasting energy... feel free to move on.
What I love about Aces High:
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Best view system I've seen in any flight sim
Ability to squelch
Built in voice
SOOOooo many choices about what you want to do
Very good flight models from what I can gather
So many other pilots online
Squads
VERY hard to master... can lose edge in a few days of not flying
So many planes vehicles etc...
Reasonable price
No cheating (yes... there are some shady behaviors)
Next...
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well said
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What I like about AH:
Flight models
Large variety of aircraft
Gunnery/ammunition/ballistics model
Functional eye candy/graphics
All air opponents are real humans
Ability to fly off of carriers
View system
All cockpits are custom to aircraft type, but use generic gauges so you don't have to waste too much time learning basics about different planes
Text "radio"
Squelch
Most of the rest is chaff for me... Very nicely detailed chaff, but IMHO just a distration from the real event. Turn back the clock to WB 1.07, furball uber alles! :)
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everything is the best
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Seeing lots of hit sprites on a plane I am shooting at, lots of smoke and preferrably parts falling off it. Gives me a wicked rush every time.
It's like that one shot you make in a round of golf that makes the score for that round irrelevant.
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the new netcode is great for me
shows damage a lot sooner then it used to. i hit someone with a 30mm and that piece comes right off
i love the radio channels
the hardworking cm team
the fact htc listens to the player community, even if 99% of the time they're griping and squeaking
cons
my squad
me163
and a lot of other stuff which i cant remember at the moment :)
every couple of months i go into a burnout mode but it doesnt last for too long, so many cool things to get back into ,
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My Favorite Things (with apologies to Julie Andrews!)
Hit sprites on noses and bomb drops on Osties
Bright burning HQ's and black smoking CV's
Luftwaffe airplanes without any wings
These are a few of my favorite things
True Friends and Squadmates who cover your six
Millions of ways for an ACM fix
Planes that have a star & bar on the wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Guys in white chutes with lots of hit flashes
Multiple vultches as you make your passes
Ambushes on La's that sucessfully spring
These are a few of my favorite things
When my guns miss
When the Zeke stings
When I'm flying bad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I just feel so glad.
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Thanks alot Toad! That damn song is stuck in my head now!
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LOL - well done Toad
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Toad- Bravo! Bravo! Ever thought about replacing Andrew Lloyd Weber? :D
Tango, XO
412th FS Braunco Mustangs
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LOL, the Sound of Music was just on TV tonite!
Cya Up!
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Ever thought about replacing Andrew Lloyd Weber? :D
I can see it now!
Hitech Superstar! ;)
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I have read a lot of ww2 flying books, before I entered the
online simulation world, some years ago.
Descriped in almost all books, was tactics and how the
pilots optimised their chances, for a kill and survival.
The cool thing about entering the online arena, is that everything
you read suddenly sink in, and actually works. And you under-
stand the next read book much better from the pilots point of
view. How low and slow alone deep in enemy terrtory is a very
bad thing.
The feel of the game, almost like beeing there.
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Well, from a long time Airwarrior vet. All I can say is that. If AW4 made it to the shelves, I would hope that this is what it would have looked like. This is by far the best online air sim I have ever played. I am not talking about box sets, but even those do not offer the user this much versatility. Well Done HT, well done.
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The players.
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1. Clouds
2. Doppler sound. With MITSUs pack, the best overall sound in any flight sim ever.
3. Jumping into a gun, be it a ground AA vehicle or a CV or a bomber gunner. easily and no fuss. Always wanted to be able to blast away as a gunner :)
4. In game voice comms
5. Aircraft skins which are part of the terrain file. Ie desert camo, late war, early war depending on the CT terrain...... awesome.
6. Graphic effect when shooting water or dirt.... just like gun camera footage.
7. Able to Alt-TAB to desktop 100% of the time without crashing.
8. Me163 rocket fighter. Ive always wanted to fly this little bird.
9. Perk system allows me to try 'advanced' aircraft at my own risk, without destabilizing the arena.
I could go on and on and on, this sim kicks butt, but these are my top 9 likes.
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LOL
And the BBS
People like Toad "Andrews" singing a few bars from a few of my favorite things LOL
Toad....LOL you're sick :D
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The Community! Just look at this thread so far.... it even includes an adaptation of Favourite Things! Great work, Toad.... :)
It is wonderful to see the community develop and grow.... some coming from AW and others from WB, and all merging together into one.
Just this morning, I was reminded of what a marvellous community this is when I received a small package in the post. It was from Poland and contained a Christmas Card and a beautiful, hand-painted thimble from Warsaw..... it had been sent by Bikekil, as a thank you for the time we have worked together over the last year with him writing/planning the Sunday TODs and me being his Setup CM..... such a wonderful gesture from someone I have never met! (but would love to in due course!) :D I had mentioned during ICQ chats that I collected thimbles as a hobby.... this one will take pride of place in my collection as a constant reminder of this wonderful Aces High Community - thanks Bikekil! ;)
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Nice for once to hear the things folks love about Aces High,the whiners have had it their own way too much,we ARE playing THE best online air combat sim,WW2OL isnt even any competition,Warbirds is being killled by IEN (Imagine bringing out an UNFINISHED tank game when their air combat sim has so many problems) Fighter Ace 3? (Bluegh!),I love the graphics in AH,some folks say they are dated now,but ya want graphics or playability?,someone mentioned the rush of seeing the hit sprites on a plane,theres nothing like a chase at low level,hopping over trees,down valleys and seeing those vital stikes and bits fly off,the graphics are great,just keep the new planes and stuff comin! :D
Oh,and the community is the best Ive come accross too (and you can include Wilbuz in that:D )
Death to Whiners!:mad:
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Good post paxil!
All of the above plus
A: the best keymapping/joystick mapping utility I've ever seen. Period hands down
B AH voice, and the ability to tune someone private. This is the single biggest training tool imaginable.
C Support staff & Dev team that not only care, they listen. Priceless and the real reason I made the switch 3 years ago.
D: Squad Mates, AH friends, & classy oponents. These are a WAY too many to mention yet without them AH wouldn't be the same.
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I use AH as a stress relief - not a stress-enhancer.
Fun to fly, always a challenge to me. If I get bored with one aspect, I move to another.
Lots of good people, enjoy how quickly someone can join in the chatter and, if acting civil, be embraced as a member of the community. Enjoy the banter with squaddies.
I also actually enjoy how quickly our less socially capable players are quickly sniffed out. LOL
Lots of fun.
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It's been a great year for Aces High, I did a small review on my squad site here (http://www.no9squadron.com/forum/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=432) Things that have stood out this year for me were the great events created by the CM crew, the impact voice comms made on these and the regular arena's, the custom maps that made scenario's so much more immersive and the constant development that HTC has done to keep Aces High the only real choice in online flight simming but above all the thing that has made Aces High so great in 2002 are the guy who fly with me at No.9 the commradery and the infectious enthusiasm for this great sim and the many frends I've made this year online
to you
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What's not to love?
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My enjoyment of Aces High increases exponentially when you have a few friends on Squadron channel even though we really don't fly as a tight tactical unit in the MA. It's just not the same when I'm flying alone. So I guess that is a biggie for me.
I look forward to HTC's effort at a "Mission Arena" though I have my reservations at how well the members will utilize it.
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LOL great one toad! My wife is going to sing it for me. I will record it and put it up for all to enjoy. :)
I also like...
Calling hitech and pyro at home to tell them what AC the CM's want next then threating to walk if I don't get what I want. ;)
and...
- All my squadies and others I enjoy flying with.
- The CM group and all their hard work.
- Tooth and nail dogfights in one life events.
- The CT.
- GV's and the other options we have in AH.
- A sim that is always growing and changing.
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I remember telling HT at one time 'Add the Typhoon and I won't whine about anything else.'
It's been pretty much true. AHVoice just rules though. It's an amazing addition IMO.
That said, the Hurri IID's still porked ;)
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Some more 'loose rivets' in 2003 would make me very happy :)
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At least one Loose Rivets is in the making, though it might not be finished for a while. It'll probably end up being my way of 'relaxing' without leaving the flat whilst revising for exams when back in Nottingham. It won't be a JPG or a GIF.
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This list would be too long ... BUT
The "view" system is second to none.
AH Voice/Vox is also an incredible addition to AH since I started flying.
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Constant inovation especialy in game play.
Learning so much about my passion from this BBS and the game.
The things I am most impressed with in the game.
View system.
The gunnery system. (within 500 yards, its a little generous outside 500..)
When I play other games..no matter what they have in the way of eye candy or what ever...its those two things that make me feel out of water.
As a programmer I would be most interested in seeing the bones of the game...That we probably neve notice...Must be rock solid to take such additions and still purr along most of the time.
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That once in a while fight that may last a few minutes or just flash by quickly.
That chance to hunt someone down that has been smoking you all night and finally get the one kill to bring some virtual respect back to yourself.
Flying with people that you like to be around and have the same general likes of prop aircraft as yourself.
Sometimes just taking that virtual plane up to 30-40,000 and cruising then bailing out and popping the chute at low level in a furball and watching all the chute shooters piss all over the sky with their bullets trying to get you before you make it down.
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Thats good to hear, is there a place where we can view all of your cartoons together?
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I agree with all the things noted by those above, but would like to add emphasis to my favorite parts of Aces High (in alphabetical order):
F-4U1
P-38L
*** P-40B in AVG colors ***
P-51B
P-51D
Can you guess which one I love the most?
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Aces High has been the thing that helps me make it through a dreary work day or a gig gone bad or any # of other things in life that can bring ya down.
I have friends and I have family--- but none come close to the comradery of the people in this simm --- be it squadies working a mission (Hail DOW) or an enemy who just shot your butt off, and the GK that goes with most.
What I really love is that you can do it over and over again.;)
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Ma take this Nik off'a me
Can't shake him any more.
Four cannon dweebs are following me
I feel like I'm knocking on MA's door
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
Ma stop the Spit targetting me
Hizookas right up my back door.
La7s need perks can't you see
The jokes are always about Al Gore.
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
Ma kill that Runstang for me
So boring to fight score potatos.
Bah, any Hunstang be match for thee
Guess it's time to check my scores.
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
Knock knock knocking on MA's door
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personally, I like this one, too :D
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I paid my bills
time after time
but whenever I post something, mean guys spank me
tho' I committed no crime
About those dumb posts
who haven't written a few
so why don't you all just cool it and let this poor guy rant to youuuu!
(chorus) and it's going on and on and on and on!
Weeeeeeee are the whiners my frieeeeend!
and we'll keep on whiiiiining to the eeeeeend!
We are the whiners, we are the whiners
Just don't call us boners
cuz we are the whinnnnnerrrs,
of the world!
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stick those 2 songs here:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74527
:)
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The Clipboard!
The power of that tool is incredible. If you never took the time to appreciate it, please do.
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Free H2H. thank you HTC
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Originally posted by Ozark
The Clipboard!
The power of that tool is incredible. If you never took the time to appreciate it, please do.
Times have changed, lets change the clipboard into a PDA :p
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I've paid my fee
Time after time
I die in my plane
But I blame HTC
And SA mistakes
I've made beaucoup
I've had my big fanny
Handed to me
By Aces you see
And we mean to whine on and on and on and on
We are the whiners, my friends
And we'll keep on whining
Till the end
We are the whiners
We are the whiners
We're all just losers
'Cause we are the whiners of the World
I've blame everyone
For my wingless falls
It's the guns or it's the lag
Or it's the FM and bias
I blame you all
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
People point out the truth to my face
that I'm just a waste of airspace
And I continually lose
And we mean to whine on and on and on and on
We are the whiners, my friends
And we'll keep on whining
Till the end
We are the whiners
We are the whiners
We're all just losers
'Cause we are the whiners of the World
We are the whiners, my friends
And we'll keep on whining
Till the end
We are the whiners
We are the whiners
We define "losers"
'Cause we are the whiners
of the world!