Hi everybody.
This is the FIR from a newbie in AH, with no more than one hour total flight time (off & online).
I had been flying WBs online during more than two years, but left before the summer just when they add the AI drones and I fly yet a lot offline.
Two days ago I found Hitech web and grabbed the beta.
My first think was this was rabbish, a low quality sim, with a rather confusing views system, and lacking the most important planes.
Anyway I jumped on line in a SpitIX and soon I shoot down a Pony, just a like shoot but with two impacts a blew up its right wing.
I flew away from a furball seing that I was unable to even manage the views. And shortly my engine stops...no fuel. Damm I took off with 25% only (WBs default was 50%!!).
Second ride I answer the call of USA for B17 buffers and join him and Duck-something to strike. Only to ralize that I hevent took a single bomb onboard, and even couldn't reach the gunner postions. Is already this implemented in the beta?.
So I tried to Kamikaze the enmy field but I couldn't control de buff in the dive and....SMASH, harmless for it far away.
Well nice.
after a while with the views I find then great, the flying impression is better than in WBs, the groun grafics at altitude are better as well and the planes superb from outside.
What I dont like or I'm not used to it yet:
1. The huge numbers of sheep on the ground...
2. The frames of the cockpits are unreal, poor and take out much of the feeling, here WBs wins.
3. The smoke trails from the bullets. I have seen a fired real gunfire, never seen this trail even with tracers. Gives a "nintendo" game impression, remove smoke quickly!!.
4. The field walking from tower to everywere, nice the first hour, boring at least after that.
5. All planes uses same dials and instruments, good for learning but poor sensation of be in diferents planes.
6. ¿Where is the sea?.
Well, but after all I think it is a very good promissing sim. and from the short time you are developping it, has a good shape.
Will keep trainig up there.