Apache:Air Assault

[Slayer]

All that matters is if you enjoy it sim or not. My question is: What is the replay value? How long does it take to beat the SP missions etc?

 

I like the look of it.

[Slayer]

I think Mnemonic put it well:

 

So I guess for a black shark player, it's very arcade..

 

Unless you play Blackshark in arcade mode....then what would you call it :P

[airea]

Think how nice DCS:A-10C would be with this graphics level....

[element1108]

Think how nice DCS:A-10C would be with this graphics level....

 

Would be nice, but these maps are small by comparison and I'm sure the fog/clipping would be atrocious at 12,000 feet never mind 20,000 feet ;).

[diveplane]

just played it its a big box off arcade fun thats for sure , maybe a little simulation in there but not to much really, fire smoke, explosion visuals are fantastic.

terrain is nice, and the models not to poor either.

this is what we need in dcs a10 more fire smoke.

[ben1101]

Just got it too: Agree with Diveplane, a lot of fun and looks GREAT! but hardly a sim. Oh yeah, DOES recognize head tracking which is pretty awesome.

 

Still, my system can run this on full specs without ever dipping below 60fps, yet cant run a10c above 20fps.

Edited November 26, 2010 by ben1101

[diveplane]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAN8D88duvY little video i made of the action , really love the explosions effects.

[diveplane]

Just got it too: Agree with Diveplane, a lot of fun and looks GREAT! but hardly a sim. Oh yeah, DOES recognize head tracking which is pretty awesome.

 

Still, my system can run this on full specs without ever dipping below 60fps, yet cant run a10c above 20fps.

 

glad your having fun with it , mind dcs a10c is processing lots of hidden delight , realtime physics/ flight models/ avionics,

 

good news is more nice visuals are now appearing with the project, give it time we will see more

visual splendor in the dcs world.

[Malleus]

So does this game reward playing hide&seek with the enemy, NOE flying, pop-up attacks, etc, or you just have to fly forward and blow stuff up? Most videos I've seen of it are people playing it like Extreme Assault, and not like Comanche 3. Seems like you can take quite some damage too.

[element1108]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAN8D88duvY little video i made of the action , really love the explosions effects.

 

I didn't realize you could play as a HIND that's cool. What aircrafts can you fly? It would be cool to have add ons as Blackhawks as KIOWA's.

[Mnemonic]

So does this game reward playing hide&seek with the enemy, NOE flying, pop-up attacks, etc, or you just have to fly forward and blow stuff up? Most videos I've seen of it are people playing it like Extreme Assault, and not like Comanche 3. Seems like you can take quite some damage too.

When you go on veteran level against SAM's - you need to play hide and seek.

Also, dogfights on helicopters sometimes can make you sweat :)

[Conuk]

Hotas (cougar) to play it ?

[coolts]

Alright i caved in and ordered from Amazon yesterday. Way i figure, i've got his beast £300 new HOTAS and precisely 2.5 games to run on it, (BS, FC2, A-10 beta 4 when it comes out as 3 is borked and i cant be arsed with it crashing in every mission anymore and the "downtown athens" fog makes a mockery of my new GFX card and reminds me of the draw distance of TUROK on the bloody N64.....muttermutter).

 

Also, some 'sim-lite' shenanigans should be fun. :pilotfly:

Edited November 30, 2010 by coolts

[coolts]

Well, its a whole lot of, HEAD OVER HERE TEN SECONDS FROM WHERE YOU STARTED, fun as long as you dont take it, SHOOT THE FLASHING RED CURSOR ON THE SCREEN THEY ARE BAD GUYS, too seriously and treat it as a, DESTROY ENEMY CLOSE BUT IF YOU TRY AND SNIPE FROM MORE THAN ONE MILE AWAY YOU WILL BE TELEPORTED TO DIRECTLY OVER THE ENEMY LOCATION BUT THEY ARE DUMB THEY ARE BAD GUYS, console game and therefore a bit of, MISSION COMPLETE HERE ARE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS NEW SKIN, fun then you wont be dissapointed.

 

Those who go expecting, DEFAULT 3RD PERSON VIEW, blackshark with next gen graphics are in for a shock.

 

Fun game once you setup cockpit view, 'realistic mode', TrackIR and your HOTAS, and a nice distraction and a break from the effing BS trimmer :)

 

Oh, and you need to be online to login to game i think. No probs for us towny broadbanders, but if you are on hill in Wales........

Edited December 1, 2010 by coolts

[Mnemonic]

Fun game once you setup cockpit view, 'realistic mode', TrackIR and your HOTAS, and a nice distraction and a break from the effing BS trimmer :)

But it became even more fun in "Veteran mode", but you need to finish up campaign mode on "Realistic" first .

 

In Veteran mode you need to land on FARPS for reloading your weapons and fix choppa. You also have only one life during mission. This does add whole new feeling to a game, much more fun to me :)

[coolts]

I'm, not knocking it. For what it is and what it does, it works well. There a lot of people on the yuplay forums ranting about "THIS IS NOT A SIM!!!".

 

Pointless really. My Warthog axis are mapped strangely in terms of calibaration. 100% collective seems to reset to centre, which can get you killed. Might be a patch issue as i doubt the devs tested on a warthog ;)

 

Its a great bash and i am enjoying it. Loud uncomplicated fun.

[asparagin]

But it became even more fun in "Veteran mode", but you need to finish up campaign mode on "Realistic" first .

 

In Veteran mode you need to land on FARPS for reloading your weapons and fix choppa. You also have only one life during mission. This does add whole new feeling to a game, much more fun to me :)

 

Is there the same amount of enemy forces in veteran-mode?

[Mnemonic]

Is there the same amount of enemy forces in veteran-mode?

As far as I can tell - there are less enemy forces on veteran, feels a little more realistic.

You also can die only once, so tactics is also different, almost hide-and-seek style in some missions.

 

There a lot of people on the yuplay forums ranting about "THIS IS NOT A SIM!!!". Pointless really.

Yeah, lol :)

Its a great bash and i am enjoying it.

Me too!

Edited December 1, 2010 by Mnemonic

[element1108]

I really wish they had landings/takeoffs as part of the missions. I hated this about Wings of Prey as well. I don't mind a little pointless fun now and then, but for some reason landings and takeoffs are just PART of the process for me.

 

This game has caught my attention though...how is multiplayer? How is replayability?

[asparagin]

As far as I can tell - there are less enemy forces on veteran, feels a little more realistic.

You also can die only once, so tactics is also different, almost hide-and-seek style in some missions.

 

Yeah, that makes sense, if you take mid-air reloading out.

 

I really wish they had landings/takeoffs as part of the missions.

 

As far as I saw, in some missions you can take off and land.

[element1108]

Yeah SOME missions, but some start in the air and that just bugs me (superficial I know...I don't know why).

 

It should just be an integral part of the mission...helicopters never really have to travel THAT far so taking off from a FARP could always be integrated. Landing and taking off though from an "action" standpoint are pretty dull for most players...and the map sizes in these types of games are never really THAT big.

 

They sure look pretty though and blow up real nice though ;)...

[Mnemonic]

Yeah SOME missions, but some start in the air and that just bugs me (superficial I know...I don't know why).

On veteran you need to land for weapon reload and fix damage, and often.

[element1108]

On veteran you need to land for weapon reload and fix damage, and often.

 

 

Very good to know, thanks!

[EagleEye]

I`ve made a little vid to show how awesome it is to fly and fight in Amazonas rainforest region:

Check the HD options.

[element1108]

Nice vid Eagleye, I'm reading reviews on this and its funny how reviewers punish a score by saying "it's too difficult for the average gamer" ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

 

Since when did learning how to be good at a game become a negative? In many ways that's the best part...learning. It's the best part of any superhero movie, any fantasy movie...learning and discovering are far more interesting than immediately blowing things up and beating the game in 4 hours.