My Last Kill in Aces High III

[Eagler]

<S> Snailman

Are you done with combat fight sims or just AH?

Eagler

[Animl-AW]

That’s a shame, but understandable. One of the icons of AH. Don’t wonder too far away.
Its like smoking, harder to quit than expected.

Stay smart, stay safe, be well

[Brooke]

You can never leave.

[Lusche]

Are you done with combat fight sims or just AH?

Just two weeks ago I got an amazing new stick, which will see a lot of usage in Elite:Dangerous, X-Plane, Il-2 Sturmovik, DCS (maybe I will now be able to land the dam UH-1H). In War Thunder, I'm strictly tanking only, so no use for it there.

Actually, I had planned to do my final round of Aces High in December/January, when the numbers are a bit higher, but I couldn't resist trying the new stick here first because it's the only game I was ever good at 

[SIK1]

Just two weeks ago I got an amazing new stick, which will see a lot of usage in Elite:Dangerous, X-Plane, Il-2 Sturmovik, DCS (maybe I will now be able to land the dam UH-1H). In War Thunder, I'm strictly tanking only, so no use for it there.

Actually, I had planned to do my final round of Aces High in December/January, when the numbers are a bit higher, but I couldn't resist trying the new stick here first because it's the only game I was ever good at 

So what is this new amazing stick?

 

[Lusche]

So what is this new amazing stick?

 

VKB NXT EVO with Space Combat grip

[SIK1]

Looks like a great stick, and at a really nice price point. 

 

[Max]

VKB NXT EVO with Space Combat grip

Did you get the standard or premium version?

[Lusche]

Did you get the standard or premium version?

That's the premium. No such thing as 'too many buttons' with E:D or DCS 

[IntelDan]

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Last night, 04:26 CEST (21:26 CDT). This B-29, the last of a formation of three, was shot down over the southern (Rook) AA factory at an altitude of 30.0 K feet. Being my 502nd B-29 kill and, according to the records, my 112.142 LWMA kill, I came to the conclusion that this is the perfect moment to end it, even though my subscription still has 14 days left.

Shamefully shot down by an M-3. Bdog34 removed my wing with his single machine gun, but unfortunately he didn't get the credit because he died before my plane hit the ground.

From looking at you score I don't see 500 kills. How did you figure this? Please forgive me if Im making an obvious mistake I just dont know the system well at all.

[Lusche]

From looking at you score I don't see 500 kills. How did you figure this? Please forgive me if Im making an obvious mistake I just dont know the system well at all.

Those three B-29s were my 500th to 502nd kills of B-29 overall, since they were introduced back in tour 133. And no, there is no simple way to look it up on the web, you will have to add up all tours manually, use a tool like Spatulas old 'Aces High Pilot Stats' application, or make your own script (like I did).

By the way, the total number of B-29's shot down by all players in the MA so far is 21.841 

[lengro]

That's the premium. No such thing as 'too many buttons' with E:D or DCS 

Heh - I recently got me a Virpil CM3 throttle + WarBRD/CH stick and started mapping buttons in E:D.
But after "only" 32 buttons, E:D wouldn't recognize #33.... So next step is vJoy/Joystick Gremlin to map the rest.

I figured it's about time to become Elite again... Last time was on a C64, and that with a joystick with 1 button! 
 

[IntelDan]

Those three B-29s were my 500th to 502nd kills of B-29 overall, since they were introduced back in tour 133. And no, there is no simple way to look it up on the web, you will have to add up all tours manually, use a tool like Spatulas old 'Aces High Pilot Stats' application, or make your own script (like I did).

By the way, the total number of B-29's shot down by all players in the MA so far is 21.841 

I was interested because I was trying to measure my brothers ability based on what one of his friends told me at his memorial. His impression was pretty fantastic and thats coming from someone that stood behind him and watched him defend a base with a P-51 on the deck. I dont know a lot about this game but I know enough to know not to choose a P-51 for a job like that. What I thought you were claiming was that you had a 500 kill-to-death. Its well known that Challenger would go for months without getting killed in the P-51 or the Ta-152. I have his files from his computer but it doesnt look like he saved a lot of film. I know for a fact he would rather ditch a flight then call attention to himself. Then again I have heard that he didnt care at all who knew he was using a tank to keep certain fields flat for hours and even days. Your post just encouraged me to compare the two of you.

[mechanic]

Heh - I recently got me a Virpil CM3 throttle + WarBRD/CH stick and started mapping buttons in E:D.
But after "only" 32 buttons, E:D wouldn't recognize #33.... So next step is vJoy/Joystick Gremlin to map the rest.

I figured it's about time to become Elite again... Last time was on a C64, and that with a joystick with 1 button! 
 

Hi Len, If you want to make it even more difficult, try with a VR headset.


Lusche, welcome to AH Anonymous. I'll show you around to help you settle.

[DmonSlyr]

You don't have to leave! I only play between 4-10 hours a month when I can log in a see a good fight to partake in. While I realize you are probably 6 hours ahead. You may still be able to find some action randomly if you just log in and check the map gameplay. That's what I do. If I see a good fight, I'll roll, if not, may jump into another game for a bit. You've played 42 hours this month with over 250 kills, compared to my 8 with 85 kills. Heck I did really well last month with only 4 hours played. So I feel you are finding some action. I don't see why you should quit all together, especially with the #s picking up going into winter.