Questions for HTC (HiTech/Pyro)

[bustr]

When was the last time a major gameplay change in AH occurred?

I can only remember when HTC added the new giant cities which pretty much backfired in terms of increasing action.

So what is AH3?

[Slash27]

Why isn't AH3 considered a major upgrade?

You only have one guy programming all of this. He can keep programming AH2 or he can program AH3. AH3 no longer uses the same video and terrain programing that AH2 does. So there is no longer any point to fixing or creating anything new for the AH2 code. AH2 cannot evolve any farther.

Unless the next major upgrade in this audience's unspoken mind is. Hitech lets you dictate how to create AH3 to save him from being "too out of touch" with 2015  progressive game styles. That kind of filters through as the heart of all this doom, gloom and drive by recriminations with premature obituaries.

This time around he's not making you all partners in the process like he was more willing way back when. So you guys are declaring AH3 dead on arrival because you haven't been consulted.

Is this an official statement from HTC?

[Kazaa]

So what is AH3?

Please make sense.

[Slash27]

So what is AH3?

Good question. And why is there only one guy working on it?

[guncrasher]

When was the last time a major gameplay change in AH occurred?

I can only remember when HTC added the new giant cities which pretty much backfired in terms of increasing action.

we had the last major upgrade about 5 or 6 years ago?

semp

[Kazaa]

Good question. And why is there only one guy working on it?

Money?

[guncrasher]

Money?

because the "only 1 guy working on it" is misleading.  there's actually several working on different parts of the game.  unless of course hitech likes to hire people to just sit around and drink his booze.


semp

[Slash27]

Money?

Maybe so. I thought Sudz was a programmer as well. Im curious as to where bustr gets all his info.

[bustr]

Did you guys think all of those youtube films and screen shots starting last year, of what Hitech has been working on since last year, was just an upgrade to the existing AH2 code? It's all there in his and Skuzzy's words since last year.

What did you think he has been doing all of this time? And the request by Skuzzy for alpha volunteers along with screen shots from the alpha on the HTC front page. No one has to be from HTC to pay attention to all of that.

Or are you guys acting like my cats when they get caught being bad and go through all the face looks starting with "I did whuuuaaat", then "reeeaaally", then "that wasn't me"......"ooooohhh, look, a speck of dust!!".

Must be some speck of dust I guess......

[Lusche]

Maybe so. I thought Sudz was a programmer as well.

He still is, just not at HTC anymore.

The HTC team is basically down to Hitech, Skuzzy & Waffle, and it's been like this for a long time now.

[Kazaa]

He still is, just not at HTC anymore.

The HTC team is basically down to Hitech, Skuzzy & Waffle, and it's been like this for a long time now.

What about superfly, gone also?

[Lusche]

What about superfly, gone also?

http://www.hitechcreations.com/company-info/support-contactus

     The HTC Team

    Dale "Hitech" Addink
    CEO

    Doug "Pyro" Balmos
    Simulation Specialist

    Carrie "Rosie" Brooks
    Business Administration

    Dan "Waffle" Greve
    Art Director

    Roy "Skuzzy" Neese
    Network Administrator/Community Manager/Technical Support

[The Fugitive]

Why isn't AH3 considered a major upgrade?

You only have one guy programming all of this. He can keep programming AH2 or he can program AH3. AH3 no longer uses the same video and terrain programing that AH2 does. So there is no longer any point to fixing or creating anything new for the AH2 code. AH2 cannot evolve any farther.

Unless the next major upgrade in this audience's unspoken mind is. Hitech lets you dictate how to create AH3 to save him from being "too out of touch" with 2015  progressive game styles. That kind of filters through as the heart of all this doom, gloom and drive by recriminations with premature obituaries.

This time around he's not making you all partners in the process like he was more willing way back when. So you guys are declaring AH3 dead on arrival because you haven't been consulted.

It's a major upgrade in the sense that a lot of things are getting change, so far all graphic stuff. They may even call it version 3.11 or something when they release it as well, but it is all speculation until it IS released. They are not going to call it Aces High III they learned that mistake when they first called AH2 when that version came out. After you spend time and effort creating a brand you don't go changing it, that is why the game is once again just Aces High.

Given the screen shots and what little is mentioned on the BBS I could come up with a number of possible versions/scenarios as to the future of the game just as bustr seems to do but I won't bother "speculating" and will wait for the new version. As to questioning HTC, I see no problem with that. I think HTC is passing up a HUGE opportunity here. With the interest that the subscribers have already for any little bit of info, HTC could use this with there social media outlet and start dropping info. Each little bit of info/picture will be dissected and discussed generating that much more interest much likr they do when a movie is coming out in 6 months. By the time it finally does come out the frenzy is at a fever pitch and sell a ton of tickets even if the movie sucks 

I understand Hitech's reluctance in giving out too much info as it seems maybe he has been burned before in his Warbirds days, but if they are to generate interest now is the time to start...... unless they don't plan on the new version being ready any time soon.

[Changeup]

HA!

I love all these folks that "know" how many people at HTC are working on "what".  Its ridonkulous for anyone to pretend or otherwise claim they "know" about how HTC does anything other than run the playings of this game.

So, which enlightened person here has had a long conversation with Dale about which programmers are working on what parts of the game?  Didn't think so.

How about everyone just wait and see OR, jump into a conversation with an Alpha tester and see what they have to say. 

[Kazaa]

@ChangeUp

Do you know if Alpha testers are under NDA or not?