AH Game Development Question

[Kingpin]

Hi all,

I was encouraged by a few in-game friends to pop in and say hello.  So, I've been banging around in AH lately and noticed a couple of newer game changes, namely the auto-side assigning.

This may be a question only Dale can answer, and I know he's had a rough summer (hope he's doing well), but are bugs and changes still being worked on in AH? 

Basically, I'm wondering if it is worthwhile to still post bugs and/or wishlist items.

My best to any of you who remember me; I hope you are all still having fun in AH!  I'll try not to pop you with the 88 (too much) while I am using my limited skills playing with a mouse and KB. 

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[JimmyD3]

Good to see you again Kingpin. 

The only "bug" I know of  is the 3 story building being accessed by gv's, if you know the trick. As far as I know nothing has been done about to date. But to be fair, it will not be an easy fix, from what I can see.

As far as changes, the closest items you'll see, are new skins and new maps. Dale is running the show by himself now, so I doubt we will see any new aircraft or vehicles.

Would love to see you back in the game, and maybe give me some pointers on the 88's.

[SIK1]

Great seeing you bud. 

Not much in the way of development that can be seen. 

I think most are hoping to see hitech get back on that horse when he gets things settled down in his life.

 

[Yeager]

Aside from player community skins being added occasionaly, there is no game developement taking place.  From a development perspective, this game is dead.

[100Coogn]

Dale already stated that he is not going to invest anymore time to progress this game.

Coogan

[TryHard]

Dale already stated that he is not going to invest anymore time to progress this game.

Coogan

This is a damn shame

[100Coogn]

This is a damn shame

I agree.  I would like to see this game continue on for a long time.

Coogan

[1stpar3]

I agree.  I would like to see this game continue on for a long time.

Coogan

"Dale already stated that he is not going to invest anymore time to progress this game."?  Where did you hear/see that? I am right there with you.  I would like to see this game continue. " I spend more time with you Fellers, than I do with Blood Kin

[Eagler]

Without development,  low numbers and too large of maps it's still the best $15 a month I spend

Get vr and have a blast!

Eagler

[Banshee7]

Without development,  low numbers and too large of maps it's still the best $15 a month I spend

Get vr and have a blast!

Eagler

Yep, I agree. It’s a shame Dale doesn’t have any help, and it’s sad to think about this game dying one day.

[SIK1]

Dale already stated that he is not going to invest anymore time to progress this game.

Coogan

I would like to know where you saw hitech say that.

[100Coogn]

I would like to know where you saw hitech say that.

He posted it on the Home Page some time ago.

Coogan

[CptTrips]

Yep, I agree. It’s a shame Dale doesn’t have any help, and it’s sad to think about this game dying one day.

Everything dies eventually.  AH has had an incredibly unique product life cycle.  It's maintained a following long past when other games would have gone kaput.  Especially after all meaningful development has apparently stopped for years.

However, as long as it is acceptable to you as-is at the current moment, I don't think it's going anywhere for a while.  The population has reached a floor.  The rate of loss seems to have flattened considerably.  Those who are left are lifers so further decline is gated by player mortality.

And at this point there is no reason for him to shut it down.  There are no further costs to cut.  Even if he had to go out and find a job, just leave it running in a closet.

I hope it continues for a long time, not for the Melee, but for the Scenarios.  That is a unique experience that still has not been duplicated elsewhere.  It would be a loss to the sim world for that candle to go out.  If nothing else but as a example that newer sims should look to, and a goal to aim for.

[Spikes]

He posted it on the Home Page some time ago.

Coogan

No, he didn't.

[DmonSlyr]

I'd love to buy AH and keep it going. A pipe dream of mine. I'd just need to hire a coader. Wouldn't change much. I'd fix match play, remove some maps and continue to add new ones, and adjust radar back to where it was, but just make it harder to take down radar, and perhaps adjust some other things like the clipboard without tabs on the online selection screen, and ask for help from the community. Id probably add other payment options like $50 packages or other marketing incentives, something like that. Promote special events much harder. That being said, this game doesn't have to die. Infact one commercial on a mainstream channel would be a huge boost id recon, even in the short term. Very little people in the grandscheme have heard of this game. Hitech could possibly eventually put this game into a free to play list with those hundreds of other classic games, or something like that so it stays available for ever. I don't know how that works but it could be a possibility.

Still a very fun game to play and still better than WT and IL2 IMO for its own reasons.