Aces High III “Big Week” Scenario Feb. 3rd - Mar. 2nd

[Dadtallica]

Not sure if there any Aces High players in here but there is a new scenario starting on 2/3/24 and continuing on Saturdays through 3/2/24.

 

To coincide with the new Masters of the Air tv show premier this scenario will focus on a Big Week style time frame of the European campaigns. Not an exact redo but there will be bombers to fly and shoot. 
 

Aces High is free to try and always free offline. There are over 120 WWII Planes and vehicles to use.  No credit card is needed for your free trial and during you will get two week access to all multiplayer arenas.

 

Scenario planes to include the B17 and varying models of P51’s, P47’s, BF109’s and FW190’s.

 

Registration begins on 1/7/24. More info to come and can be found at the AH Special Events site. 
 

Aces High Special Events

 

Update: Full Event Details

 

There is also a teaser video on YouTube. 
 

All are welcome! 

 

Edited January 8, 2024 by Dadtallica

[HazMatt]

Sounds like fun!

 

If you plan to fly it you might want to download it and get your stuff setup before the even or you might find yourself fumbling around.

 

You could always be a gunner though. I don't think you even need a joystick for that if I recall correctly.

[Dadtallica]

1 hour ago, HazMatt said:

Sounds like fun!

 

If you plan to fly it you might want to download it and get your stuff setup before the even or you might find yourself fumbling around.

 

You could always be a gunner though. I don't think you even need a joystick for that if I recall correctly.

No joystick required but it is very highly recommended. All planes, vehicles, and guns are controllable by mouse and keyboard. 
 

AH3 also is friendly to VR. 
 

Always a good idea to get settings squared away and make yourself comfortable offline first.

 

Edited January 4, 2024 by Dadtallica

[kestrel79]

How is this compared to Warthunder, IL2, and DCS? I played Air Warrior back in the day and I think this is the spiritual successor right? I always liked the larger number of players online in one game, and the ability to capture bases was fun too. Great gameplay. But I'm dating myself and talking AOL in 1997 here

 

How much does it cost a month to play after the trial?

[Dadtallica]

Come on back! There are no shortage of the old Air Warrior vets in Aces High lol! 
 

You pretty much described it as it is today. AH has a lot of unique things that those others do not. Player numbers aren’t like the old days but getting about 130 in prime time and more for the scenarios and FSO’s. It’s 14.99 a month after the trial. 
 

No charge to download and start flying offline if you want to get familiar again. You can wait a bit and sign up for the account closer the scenario if you want to try it during the two week trial. 

Edited January 5, 2024 by Dadtallica

[kestrel79]

Cool maybe I'll check it out for Big Week. I actually remember Air Warrior III doing that in the late 90's. How's VR work compared to IL2?

[Dadtallica]

12 minutes ago, kestrel79 said:

Cool maybe I'll check it out for Big Week. I actually remember Air Warrior III doing that in the late 90's. How's VR work compared to IL2?

I do not use VR since I have a 55” screen but from all accounts it’s a game changer and AH handles it very well.
 

You should pop in the AH forum ahead of time you will for sure find some old AW friends. In fact a few days ago people were looking up old Air Warrior stats lol. What was your AW call sign?

 

There is also a section solely for VR if you have specific questions. AH BBS

Edited January 5, 2024 by Dadtallica

[kestrel79]

What site has the old AW stats? I'll have to check that out. I was in 7th or 8th grade, I was probably terrible. <f16> or <f-16> something like that. I flew with a squadron too, but the name of the squad escapes me. I remember our CO's name was Chunks, or Chnks something like that. And the best pilot in our squad was Dark9. Maybe the Warhawks, Warhammers, something like that. Idk.

 

I would get up early before school at like 6am and fly a B-17 below radar and bomb all the factories for mega points while only a handful of other people were playing online. Also have fond memories of being a gunner on a fully crewed B-17, and we came across another B-17 and got in an epic dogfight of bombers. Great times. Back when you had unlimited free time to play games. 

[Dadtallica]

51 minutes ago, kestrel79 said:

What site has the old AW stats? I'll have to check that out. I was in 7th or 8th grade, I was probably terrible. <f16> or <f-16> something like that. I flew with a squadron too, but the name of the squad escapes me. I remember our CO's name was Chunks, or Chnks something like that. And the best pilot in our squad was Dark9. Maybe the Warhawks, Warhammers, something like that. Idk.

 

I would get up early before school at like 6am and fly a B-17 below radar and bomb all the factories for mega points while only a handful of other people were playing online. Also have fond memories of being a gunner on a fully crewed B-17, and we came across another B-17 and got in an epic dogfight of bombers. Great times. Back when you had unlimited free time to play games. 

I am not sure where they got them but I will post this screenshot in the forum and see what happens. AH is still full of old AW pilots.

[Lusekofte]

57 minutes ago, kestrel79 said:

Also have fond memories of being a gunner on a fully crewed B-17, and we came across another B-17 and got in an epic

Do they have b 17?

how is the gameplay compared to il 2 and fm

[Dadtallica]

1 hour ago, Lusekofte said:

Do they have b 17?

how is the gameplay compared to il 2 and fm

Sure do Luse… bunch of four engine bombers to fly. Here is the AH plane list. 
 

The AH flight model is generally considered one of the best. A lot less engine management than IL. It’s free to play offline so download it and give it a shot. 

[HazMatt]

2 hours ago, Dadtallica said:

I do not use VR since I have a 55” screen but from all accounts it’s a game changer and AH handles it very well.
 

You should pop in the AH forum ahead of time you will for sure find some old AW friends. In fact a few days ago people were looking up old Air Warrior stats lol. What was your AW call sign?

 

There is also a section solely for VR if you have specific questions. AH BBS

I think the AH3 VR works better then the IL2 one as you can use it with hat switch natively.

 

Also AH3 has integrated voice comms which is something I really wish IL2 had.

23 minutes ago, Dadtallica said:

Sure do Luse… bunch of four engine bombers to fly. Here is the AH plane list. 
 

The AH flight model is generally considered one of the best. A lot less engine management than IL. It’s free to play offline so download it and give it a shot. 

I have to disagree on this one. Obvious different people will have different opinions on some things.

 

While I believe the AH3 flight model is decent there are some things that to me feel a bit gamey. The spin modeling is a bit weird and I don't get the sensation of "flying" as much as in IL2. That said, depending on the settings you are using in IL2, they can be very close.

Edited January 5, 2024 by HazMatt

[GasTeddy]

2 hours ago, Lusekofte said:

Do they have b 17?

how is the gameplay compared to il 2 and fm

 

IMHO, IL-2 is more demanding, both in kites and ground crawlers. In AH one does not need to watch engine temps and manually operate oil and water coolers. Practically, engine cooks only when damaged. Also, how kites react for controls, is easier in AH. My strafing attempts here in IL-2 have mostly ended on trees, same with low level dogfights. Also missing icons here make it hard to to distinguish friend from foe.

 

I've been mostly tanking in here in IL-2 and find it really exiting. There should be a reward called "get killed in every ground vehicle". I'd be carrying several of those medals.

[Lusekofte]

When one think one know it all ?

this has eluded my attention totally. I heard of aces high. At one point subscription based online fighting witch kept me away. 

[Dadtallica]

34 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

When one think one know it all ?

this has eluded my attention totally. I heard of aces high. At one point subscription based online fighting witch kept me away. 

It is a subscription to play online after your two week trial but the game itself is free and full offline always. You don’t buy specific planes like the other sims today, they are all there to enjoy. There are dozens of terrains and planes/vehicles. 

[Dadtallica]

13 hours ago, kestrel79 said:

What site has the old AW stats? I'll have to check that out. I was in 7th or 8th grade, I was probably terrible. <f16> or <f-16> something like that. I flew with a squadron too, but the name of the squad escapes me. I remember our CO's name was Chunks, or Chnks something like that. And the best pilot in our squad was Dark9. Maybe the Warhawks, Warhammers, something like that. Idk.

 

I would get up early before school at like 6am and fly a B-17 below radar and bomb all the factories for mega points while only a handful of other people were playing online. Also have fond memories of being a gunner on a fully crewed B-17, and we came across another B-17 and got in an epic dogfight of bombers. Great times. Back when you had unlimited free time to play games. 

Someone said your name

was familiar in AW. You should join the forum and say hello, I bet you will find some old friends lol.

 

Bomber fights can still happen. Not long ago I was flying a set of Lancasters and didn’t notice the set of B17’s sneaking up under me. We tussled a few rounds but both ended up going our separate ways. Lucky for me the Lanc model has .50 calibers in the tail. Was lots of fun lol. 

Edited January 6, 2024 by Dadtallica

[GasTeddy]

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Tell that Kestral guy over at Il2 there is another cheesehead playing aces high.  [Wisconsin]
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Delivering greetings to Kestrel from AH.

Edited January 6, 2024 by GasTeddy

[Mtnbiker1998]

Hows the offline singleplayer content? Always wanted to give it a go byt I've never been thrilled at the idea of a subscription

[HazMatt]

There are some offline missions that you can fly that are decent and from what I understand there's a mission builder where players can create their own content.

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

I remember AH fondly, a lot of time logged back in the days The scenarios and events were the best experiences as a lot of pilots took part in them. Servers were packed and ping/playability very good even for EU players like me. Used to fly with name DB603 years back. Good to see AH is still alive

[Dadtallica]

23 hours ago, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Hows the offline singleplayer content? Always wanted to give it a go byt I've never been thrilled at the idea of a subscription

There isn’t a single player campaign or anything like that but there are single player missions with AI enemies and you can also create your own. 

17 hours ago, LLv34_Flanker said:

S!

 

I remember AH fondly, a lot of time logged back in the days The scenarios and events were the best experiences as a lot of pilots took part in them. Servers were packed and ping/playability very good even for EU players like me. Used to fly with name DB603 years back. Good to see AH is still alive

Definitely alive and somewhat well. Although development is no longer really happening it is still the best bang for your buck in wwii sims for me. There are usually about 120-130 players logged in during USA prime time. Had over 160 this weekend. 
 

You should pop in the forum and say hello you might be surprised who is still around! Here is the forum thread for the Scenario.

[Dadtallica]

Scenario coming up soon. Thought I would share some recent pics of my last few sorties over at Aces High. 

[Lusekofte]

I wanna test this out

[Dadtallica]

17 hours ago, Lusekofte said:

I wanna test this out

Give it a download and let loose! It’s free offline. Aces High III

Edited January 24, 2024 by Dadtallica

[Dadtallica]

Did some of my own mastering of the air in A B17 last night. 

(iPhone pics of screen)

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