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Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: oboe on May 27, 2003, 06:10:44 PM
If its not too much trouble, how many here would like to see the chess icons dumped and replaced with a 4-sided war based on Hearts, Spades, Clubs, and Diamonds?

I was lukewarm to the idea at first, but realize now with 500-700 nightly in the MA, there is certainly room for another country; and it may help to spread out the conga-line base attacks using overwhelming numbers against lightly defended bases.

Plus, it makes more sense to me for a sim named "Aces High" to use card suits as the country.   Just look at the AH logo.

I don't know who's idea this was, but it makes good sense to me.
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: senna on May 27, 2003, 06:15:51 PM
I would, once a barney always a barney. Barneys will kill tampons(reds), frogs(greens), and the golds (forgot what we used to call them).
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: oboe on May 27, 2003, 06:30:39 PM
Err, umm... wrong sim there senna.   I remember you though!

Naw, all opposing countries in AH are red icons.   I think that's a good idea too, as it avoids people complaining about differences in visibility of the icon colors.

Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Batz on May 27, 2003, 06:54:49 PM
rooks, knights, bishops, and queens.


:D
Title: Re: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Arlo on May 27, 2003, 07:20:41 PM
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Originally posted by oboe
If its not too much trouble, how many here would like to see the chess icons dumped and replaced with a 4-sided war based on Hearts, Spades, Clubs, and Diamonds?

I was lukewarm to the idea at first, but realize now with 500-700 nightly in the MA, there is certainly room for another country; and it may help to spread out the conga-line base attacks using overwhelming numbers against lightly defended bases.

Plus, it makes more sense to me for a sim named "Aces High" to use card suits as the country.   Just look at the AH logo.

I don't know who's idea this was, but it makes good sense to me.


Ahem ....


;)

Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: vorticon on May 27, 2003, 07:26:35 PM
or we change em to the following

lemmings,groundhogs,whistlers and chipmunks
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: MrCoffee on May 27, 2003, 07:30:59 PM
Since we already have German and Japanese insignias and world war II was a long time ago, why dont we just have countries like America, Brittian, German, Japan, Italy, etc... and bind the airplanes to those countries. Let the countries make their own aliances and have at it. So if US allies with UK, you get stangs and spits flying together etc... Would be interesting.
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Arlo on May 27, 2003, 07:51:23 PM
And we can change the name of the game to "Warbirds". ;)
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: MrCoffee on May 27, 2003, 07:59:19 PM
Not really like Warbirds but more like BF1942. Also having many countries would make it more more dynamic. Perhaps an ally system when you first log in then its tallied up and instant allies are created or changed within the game. Attacking an ally beyond a certain point or its strategic land assets changes the status of the treaty etc... Would be nice to attack a field full of zeros in wildcat or rumble with a bunch of stangs and spits in  a 109. Like the combat theater but in the main arena.
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: GScholz on May 27, 2003, 11:07:39 PM
How many would want to fly for the Japanese? And do you realy want to fly against a whole country of Lala-7's or Spits?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Pooh21 on May 28, 2003, 03:22:09 AM
Only Lalas or only spits would cancel half the gripes I have about those 2 planes. Only time they annoy me is when they travel in packs. If we add a side for the queens, who would fly for the bish?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Kweassa on May 28, 2003, 04:51:02 AM
Actually Gscholz, it is the mix-up of different plane types that makes the La-7s and N1K2s so deadly. :)

 When they are separate apart, their limitations become clear and they tend to become less threatening, or frustrating, than seen in the MA - that point, has been adequately proved in the CT.
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Duedel on May 28, 2003, 05:38:58 AM
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Originally posted by Kweassa
Actually Gscholz, it is the mix-up of different plane types that makes the La-7s and N1K2s so deadly. :)

 When they are separate apart, their limitations become clear and they tend to become less threatening, or frustrating, than seen in the MA - that point, has been adequately proved in the CT.


La7 and limitations at AH combat alts?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Nilsen on May 28, 2003, 05:43:51 AM
leave it as is, or the way Oboe suggested.

If you want separate country setup go to CT
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Arlo on May 28, 2003, 07:46:37 AM
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Originally posted by Pooh21
Only Lalas or only spits would cancel half the gripes I have about those 2 planes. Only time they annoy me is when they travel in packs. If we add a side for the queens, who would fly for the bish?


You guys that advocate "queens" rather than the playing card suits suggested worry me. :D
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Grimm on May 28, 2003, 10:13:37 AM
If there was a forth...

Pawn might be better... Dont we all feel like on at times?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Arlo on May 28, 2003, 12:37:46 PM
Aces[/i] High

(http://www.fouracescards.com/logo.gif)

:D
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Defeater on May 28, 2003, 01:13:00 PM
I think only 2 sides is much.

Allies - Axes...
Us, Britain, Russia - Germany, Italy, Japan...

That's all, isnt it ?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Airscrew on May 28, 2003, 02:02:44 PM
Much more complicated than that

Axis -
Germany
Japan
Italy


Allies -
US, Britain, France, Poland, China, yugoslovia, Holland, Russia, Greece, Australia, New Zeland, Romania, I cant remember them all, just basically  Everbody else, except the Swiss
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: fffreeze220 on May 28, 2003, 04:42:40 PM
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Originally posted by Batz
rooks, knights, bishops, and queens.


:D


Spit Pilots are DragQueens then ROFL:D
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Batz on May 28, 2003, 05:34:52 PM
yup :) that and the el gay 7 pieluts
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Kweassa on May 28, 2003, 06:01:25 PM
How about Larry, Curly, Moe and Shemp?
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: vorticon on May 28, 2003, 08:04:02 PM
or billy bob joe and shirley
Title: 4-sided war in AH2 Classic
Post by: Arlo on May 28, 2003, 10:19:54 PM
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Originally posted by vorticon
or billy bob joe and shirley


Heh ... can't fool me. Thet's onlee two!