Author Topic: newbie question (Read 895 times)

calan · « **on:** February 27, 2006, 03:33:09 PM »

hi all.. AH newbie here.

Is there any way to set up AH with unlimited ammo and easy flight characteristics, so that a kiddo can just fly around offline shooting things?

thanks much!

Max · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2006, 03:49:40 PM »

Welcome to Aces High.

Nope - all arenas are set for Full Realism tho you can check the "stall limiter" option box in flight setup and fly any Spitfire for some almost foolproof yank & banking.

Offline mode arena set-up values can be modified for less/more lethality in terms of buildings and drone, and the ammo load out can also be tweked up. This is accomplished by way of changing those values.

ROC · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2006, 03:55:35 PM »

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so that a kiddo can just fly around offline shooting things?

Calan, email me at the link below, let me know what type of flying conditions you would like to have Offline, and I will send you the proper settings and how to get to them.

calan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:07:02 PM »

Thanks ROC... email sent with subject "Forum Post"

calan · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:10:59 PM »

while I'm at it... is there an FAQ entry somewhere that explains all the acronyms you guys are using?

MA, DA etc. ... I can guess at "something arena" on these... but would be nice if there is a glossary somewhere....

tks mucho

Simaril · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:13:08 PM »

Have great fun with that, Calan. My kid started that way, and my nephew still loves to try shooting the drones.

But it isnt jsut for the kids... leaving the ammo count high and the rest of the settings unchanged is great for your own gunnery and deflection practice. I still ahve my offline ammo at soemthing like 100x., so I dont ahve to climb out each time I go bingo.

But watch out...a couple years later, my kid turned into a teen, and he got his own AH account. His first month he had a higher hit%, higher kill per hour, and better TnB skill level than his dear old dad. After a ocuple months, he's moved on to Battelfield 2 -- but the addcition will be back, I have no doubt.

viper215 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:14:59 PM »

-MA=Main Arena
-DA=Dueling arena
-TA=Training Arena
-CC or V.V=copy
pwn=own;)
WTG=way to go
are some of them

Simaril · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:15:21 PM »

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Originally posted by calan
while I'm at it... is there an FAQ entry somewhere that explains all the acronyms you guys are using?

MA, DA etc. ... I can guess at "something arena" on these... but would be nice if there is a glossary somewhere....

tks mucho

A great resource for this (and for lots else) is netaces.com. the site has lots of helps for starting out, including a very nice one page printable chart with all the default keyboard commands.

AS I recall, there is also a glossary of our lingo.

If there isnt, let me know and I bet we can throw one together.

Pooface · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:18:16 PM »

http://www.netaces.org

very good write up's on everything you need to get started. also has all the information like community and abbreviations on it

good luck, and welcome to aces high!:)

Simaril · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:18:34 PM »

continuing vipers list....

con= contact (as in a dot, not sure whose it is)
TnB = turn and burn, a style of fighting using angles rather than speed
BnZ = Boom and zoom, the opposite style -- also called energy fighting, where the goial is to use alt and spee dto get beter position
BRB= be right back
Lol = laugh out loud
LMAO = laughing my a** off
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
OTW = on the way

viper215 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:20:41 PM »

[SIZE=10]OBX[/SIZE] best guy you will ever see

calan · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:27:51 PM »

tks simaril...

Actually, I'm having fun just trying to shoot the drones myself, but I run out of ammo after like 20 seconds... the clouds are all dead, but the drone is still flying.

I've been playing the high tech modern flight sims for a few years (ADF22, Lock-on, etc.). It's a fun wake up call to forget all the BVR crap, climb into a prop plane and try to spray lead into someone.

I've got a pretty cool car/flight cockpit that I built, with air actuators and bass shakers to add some movement and stuff to PC or Playstation games. Doesn't make me any better, but it's way more fun to get shot or crash a car.

I'm anxious to figure out how to set up these offline settings for a bit more arcade-like fun for both me and my son... I'll be online eventually though. Just have to get used to analog gauges and a pipper instead of digital readouts and radar/EMCON

viper215 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:34:36 PM »

If your flying in the offline arena planes dont die easy. They will fly with one wing.

Pooface · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:37:37 PM »

calan, go to setup on clipboard. then go to settings, environment, arena settings...

there is a list of factors that you can change, including gun lehtality and ammo load.

the ammo load is planegunammomult

good luck!

ChopSaw · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2006, 05:14:05 PM »

I'm sure if you respond to Rocs offer, third posting in this thread, he'll be able to show you exactly what settings need to be changed to achieve your desire.