[Gemini]

hi guys... if you are like me then you like racing games and flying games.... specially flight sims.

well aces high 2 is about the funnest flight sim i have ever played.

its a flight sim GAME with fun gameplay and its mmo.


normally i stay away from mmos but this one is different.


there is like a map that is like 500-700 square kilometers and there are 250 bases on it!

three teams that are each trying to capture 70% of the bases on the entire map.

the way you capture bases is by destroying a base and its supply lines, then you send in somebody in a plane that has "troops" inside of it that you drop like bombs with parachutes.

they run to the tower and the base is yours.


the teams can be up to 250 v 250 v 250 (what i have seen as the max capacity is 800 so three teams will each have about 250)





you are literally in a WAR. games go on for weeks. you join and then your team captures a few bases and loses a few bases. then you leave and come back the next day and the people that play in other parts of the world have capped and lost bases. so the battlefield has changed.


each base is spread out by at least (ballparking) 20 kilometers maybe. it takes about 3 to 4 minutes to fly from one base to the next closest.


people on your team organize missions that you can join up on. each mission has a specific number of planes in different classes.

an example of the missions is such:
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mission title: ninjaserve buff run
mission start time: 19:15
current time: 18:45
estimated mission duration: 40 - 45 minutes
mission objective: "attack the rooks from knight 232"
mission aircraft and loadout:
-12 B-17 : 12 100 lb bombs, 1/2 fuel, 12 50 cal guns, full loadout
-10 B-24 : 6 100 lb bombs, 1 500 lb bomb, 1/2 fuel, 8 50 cal guns, full loadout
-8 Lancaster 3 : 20 100 lb bombs, 1/2 fuel, 3 50 cal guns, full loadout
-14 P-47 Mustangs: 2 50 gal drop tanks, 4 50 cal machine guns, full loadout, 1/1 fuel
-6 c-47 : 10 troops, 1/1 fuel

Mission specifics:
"we are going to take off from K232 and hit the Rook bases "R65, R67, R70, R69, R68, R55" we are going to hit to Rook refinery "R71" and Rook barracks "R75"

because there are no red bars over grid squares (1,7) (1,8) (1,9) expect light resistance however we will make an impression and expect heavy resistance to arrive when we turn south toward (2,9) (3,10)

we will be hitting the targets in the order "R65, R67, R70, R71, R75, R69, R68, R55" and then we will land in base K215.

each bomber will have the formation option selected and will be controlling 3 planes. our intention is to capture each base on the list and destroy the refinery and barracks.
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---- the total number of flying objects that are controlled by the group of people in this mission if it fills out is 110 PLANES!!!--------

then people will be like! hey we have a buff run set up and we need people to sign up. it starts at 19:30

people join the mission and then around 19:25 they land their planes or crash to get back on the ground. when 19:30 hits all participants are instantly at the mission start point in the designated plane they signed up for.

then you can tune your radio to a frequency that the mission commanders assign and we all organize the run together.

bombers fly in formation and adjust air/fuel ratios as they climb and set the autopilot to a designated speed. that way we all can get together in one big bunch and fly together.


the example mission i listed would be as big as the biggest mission i have ever been on. and its alot of fun.
others may be as simple as capturing one base. usually those are organized over the radio though.


those that dont want to be a part of a mission look at the map and decide where air support is needed then fly a fighter there and start downing enemy fighters and bombers that they see.

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there are a few aspects that i listed in the mission you may not know about. the map is devided into a 100 square grid and each grid has an assignment in the upper left corner. in terms of (x,y). (0,0) is the upper left square on the map. each square gives you the friendly and enemy presence ratio based off the length of the bar in the area.

if you see a red bar in a grid that takes up the whole square and you see the green bar about a third of that and you see 2 green dots in it (friendly planes) you know that somewhere in that square there are 6 enemies and the nearby base is probably in for a small to medium attack. there are other things to consider but i wont get into that.

now if you see a red bar in a grid that takes up the whole square and a green bar that is miniscule compared to it, and you see 3 or 4 green dots in it... then you know shits about to hit the fan and there is a big buff run that is going to destroy a few of your bases.










and i leave the novel i just presented with the following comment.
because games last for about a week and the battlefield changes so much while you are gone, this game is really all about having fun. this is because the chances of winning or losing when the game is on your watch is very slim. so you just play... have fun... do your part to win the war but in the end we are all friends even the "enemy" team.

you see people saluting enemies for a good dogfight.
i have even seen and been a part of a memorial service airshow to show respects to a certain communities member who had died in a car crash and really loved the game. she was 15. she lived in england.