Future of computer simulator

[The Kraken]

Maybe you could post a video of your proposed design to make it more understandable.

[Romanator21]

Aces High II is also an all-around simulator. Despite some serious drawbacks, it has some features that, dare I say it, I wish Il-2 had. You can drive trucks and tanks, switching to various positions, and you can also control PT boats (not a fan of those features myself). But I just love that it had two AI which shadowed you if you were a bomber. It's an instant formation for online play - no waiting for friends, no going into the hornet's nest alone.

The best part was that people complained that the P-51 was porked, just like they did in this game (Ahaaaaa!!!) It's especially ironic since this game was developed by an American team (people were citing Oleg's patriotism as the cause for "porking" the American fighters).

That said, the overall FM, DM, and physics of AHII are balls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5yQE...eature=related

[winny]

It's a good idea in theory but in practice who is gonna want to play as a tank or soldier when there are real people flying planes? You are not gonna last very long.
It would be hard to simulate everything because of the balance of the different modes. In any aircraft you'd have a massive advantage (which would be good news for us guys!) online, and from my experience of other unbalanced games would mean that everyone ends up not wanting to play as a certain type.

Actually, it could work if Aircraft could only attack surface targets having been requested to do so by another freindly surface unit.. but then you'd have no targets of opportunity..

Maybe one day there will be 500 of us in the air and 500 on the ground.. tie it all in with a strategy game? Then we could all bitch in the recreation room about the rubbish orders we have been getting from some armchair general somewhere... Total war, top to bottom

[swiss]

Originally Posted by The Kraken

Maybe you could post a video of your proposed design to make it more understandable.

ROFLMAOSTC!!!
Almost fell of my chair laughing!

awsome!

[Romanator21]

It's a good idea in theory but in practice who is gonna want to play as a tank or soldier when there are real people flying planes? You are not gonna last very long.
It would be hard to simulate everything because of the balance of the different modes. In any aircraft you'd have a massive advantage (which would be good news for us guys!) online, and from my experience of other unbalanced games would mean that everyone ends up not wanting to play as a certain type.

Actually, it could work if Aircraft could only attack surface targets having been requested to do so by another freindly surface unit.. but then you'd have no targets of opportunity..

Maybe one day there will be 500 of us in the air and 500 on the ground.. tie it all in with a strategy game? Then we could all bitch in the recreation room about the rubbish orders we have been getting from some armchair general somewhere... Total war, top to bottom

Three letters: MDS

"Moving Dogfight Server" for the uninitiated. ARMA works with AI soldiers right? And even though you and I are plane nuts, I think there are more people who would rather play FPS than fly.