My new updated Main Arena

[Gixer]

World of Warplanes? Never tried it...I know it's arcadedy but how's the gameplay?

No screenshot is from FSX and Payware aircraft, but shows what is possible and like I said even if AH could reach 1/10th that level would be a big improvement from current graphics.

Today, good graphics doesn't mean have to have poor FM and Physics. That's just a AH community mindset after nearly 14 years with the same graphics engine.


<S>...-Gixer

[titanic3]

No screenshot is from FSX and Payware aircraft, but shows what is possible and like I said even if AH could reach 1/10th that level would be a big improvement from current graphics.

Today, good graphics doesn't mean have to have poor FM and Physics. That's just a AH community mindset after nearly 14 years with the same graphics engine.


<S>...-Gixer

Agreed.

But damn, that's pretty.

[gyrene81]

sucks it like WOT gameplay and only more gamier the plane flies it self in combat

did you get in on the closed beta? it won't be open beta til next month. from what i've read, arcade mode is the only thing enabled but there is supposed to be a "full realism" mode...aka, engine management. it can't be any worse than the other mmo flight sim turd that recently went open beta, warthunder.

[titanic3]

I played Wings of Prey, which happens to be the predecessor to WarThunder and I had plenty of fun with it. Arcadedy as hell, but damn I had fun with it. According to Steam, I have over 170 hours on it over the past 2.5 years. The gameplay wasn't great, but the graphics more than made up for it. Dragging out dogfights where I could easily win just to suck in the beautiful effects and scenery.

One thing about a flight sim with amazing graphics - you can actually play with icons off. In AH, turn icons off and you would have a super difficult time finding anyone. In Wings of Prey, with icons off, I can spot planes as far as the visual range allowed (around 10 miles ish) as vague dots. In a massive furball, it was plenty of fun flying and trying to identify friend from foe.

[Eric19]

did you get in on the closed beta? it won't be open beta til next month. from what i've read, arcade mode is the only thing enabled but there is supposed to be a "full realism" mode...aka, engine management. it can't be any worse than the other mmo flight sim turd that recently went open beta, warthunder.

yeah I'm on closed beta right now idk warthunder is better than world of warplanes I've tried both don't like either of them when I try new games I compare them to AH and so far nothing has come close to the realism AH has except maybe DCS which is way to indepth for me but that's cause it has a VERY steep learning curve

[gyrene81]

One thing about a flight sim with amazing graphics - you can actually play with icons off. In AH, turn icons off and you would have a super difficult time finding anyone. In Wings of Prey, with icons off, I can spot planes as far as the visual range allowed (around 10 miles ish) as vague dots. In a massive furball, it was plenty of fun flying and trying to identify friend from foe.

it's been a while but i could have swore wop had a 3.5-4 mile dot visibilty range. you should try warthunder, the fight model feels exactly the same.

[titanic3]

it's been a while but i could have swore wop had a 3.5-4 mile dot visibilty range. you should try warthunder, the fight model feels exactly the same.

Whoops, miles? I meant 10K (10,000 yards? Like in AH). AH has the same I believe, dots disappear after 9-10K for me, but in WoP, the plane can be seen much more clearly and doesn't "warp" like it does AH. I understand the design behind the "warping" dots (planes closest to you updates their position the fastest), but fighting without icons in WoP just feels like a better experience. I'll take a look into WarThunder but I go to AH for mutiplayer and WoP for singleplayer, so I'm not sure if anything in WarThunder will interest me that AH and WoP hasn't already.

[Oldman731]

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Thanks for confirming my sense of the kind of guy you are.

- oldman

[MajWoody]

Textures look ok, problem is the underlying graphics engine and mesh. You still end up with Pyramid mountains, flat terrain and lots of straight angles no matter what res texture you map onto it will never look even close to this.

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<S>...-Gixer

GASP!!!!
Gixer is flying a Spitfire!!!!



 

[Masherbrum]

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Getting callow over the last week, which leads to this?   Wow.   

[Guppy35]

Getting callow over the last week, which leads to this?   Wow.   

When we chastise the gods we risk thier wrath which in this case was a lightning bolt that destroyed a potential new world! Had we appeased the gods and accepted thier failings while bowing down in awe of thier superior skills we may have avoided this catastrophe.

What we are left to hope is that a new god will appear.  One that is just and fair who may lead us to a new promised land where air combat is the be all end all of our cartoon existence.  But who is this new god?  Show us a sigh!  Give us hope for a better tomorrow!

[Midway]

When we chastise the gods we risk thier wrath which in this case was a lightning bolt that destroyed a potential new world! Had we appeased the gods and accepted thier failings while bowing down in awe of thier superior skills we may have avoided this catastrophe.

What we are left to hope is that a new god will appear.  One that is just and fair who may lead us to a new promised land where air combat is the be all end all of our cartoon existence.  But who is this new god?  Show us a sigh!  Give us hope for a better tomorrow!

 

[RotBaron]

When we chastise the gods we risk thier wrath which in this case was a lightning bolt that destroyed a potential new world! Had we appeased the gods and accepted thier failings while bowing down in awe of thier superior skills we may have avoided this catastrophe.

What we are left to hope is that a new god will appear.  One that is just and fair who may lead us to a new promised land where air combat is the be all end all of our cartoon existence.  But who is this new god?  Show us a sigh!  Give us hope for a better tomorrow!

Of mortal men? Ahh, it shall not be, he is coming, we shall all get ready as merely an imposter has been vanquished.

Beware of sorcerers claiming to know the identity, for they shall take their sphere and vanish too when the one makes his presence. Only then will achievements be made in earnest.

[Tracerfi]

so did he submit it or get rid of it?
 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

so did he submit it or get rid of it?
 

Does anyone care at this point?