Patch: June 22nd, biplane buff, miscellaneous improvements

[andy]

just something i noted which isnt a great issue: with the 5% less energy usage on afterburning, the afterburner graphics is a bit strange/different from the other planes when at 0 energy. All the other planes when at 0 energy have the smaller flame which goes on and off while biplane now has a medium flame which is always on (maybe im wrong but i think its like this). It also seems less fluid on the afterburn graphics. its a really small issue i dont really care if it stays like this..

[Tosconi]

don't know if it was posted by anyone (I haven't read the thread)

In the field "time played" it stands "Created on 2009 ??? 22" - i guess there're some problems with codification, because the month is not a number, but 3 question marks.

[andy]

it says it in letters on mine..

[Karl]

Originally Posted by Tosconi

don't know if it was posted by anyone (I haven't read the thread)

In the field "time played" it stands "Created on 2009 ??? 22" - i guess there're some problems with codification, because the month is not a number, but 3 question marks.

It's suppose to be yyyy MMM dd in whatever your locale is. For example, US-English looks like 2010 Jun 26.

I bet we can't render characters for your locale (I.E. your locale would use non-ascii characters for the month)... I'll just switch it to always encode using US-En locale.

[gameguard]

thanks for hte patch looks interesting.

lamster i ocasionally play offline mode skirmish and the game seems to run at like 2x speed.

[eth]

Originally Posted by gameguard

thanks for hte patch looks interesting.

lamster i ocasionally play offline mode skirmish and the game seems to run at like 2x speed.

Some servers run in 2x speed as well Oo

[Stormich]

I think the servers are modded

[Nikon]

Hey everyone! I am still not back from my music festival but I can get on every once in a while. I haven't tried this update yet but the biplane buff is great and the offline mode updates are the BEST!! good job!

[SWN FIllichio KGB]

Originally Posted by lamster

This patch contains some significant buffs for the biplane. The consensus among high-level players is that the old biplane was never an ideal choice at the highest levels, and league and ladder play have supported that conclusion. Neither is the biplane generally overpowered among newer players, nor heavily played by any player segment. These buffs may very well be too extreme -- in that case they'll be partially rolled back in short order. Please post your balance feedback once you've had a chance to test out the changes.

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June 22nd, 2010

Updated graphics for tbd_asteroids

Miranda's Reverse no longer temporarily disables Repair Drone
Miranda's Reverse and Time Anchor now reduce Repair Drone's recharge rate by 50% (time between repairs is doubled for the 1.35 seconds following Reverse/TimeAnchor activation)

Biplane (All Forms) reduced afterburner energy usage by 5%
Biplane (Dogfighter) secondary weapon increased range from 80 to 90, added piercing (second hit deals 80%, third 50%), increased damage from 27 to 28
Biplane (Recoilless) secondary weapon increased range from 80 to 90, added piercing (second hit deals 70%, third 40%)
Biplane (Heavy Cannon) primary weapon increased piercing second hit damage from 50% to 67%

Improved "Offline Mode"
* Plane configurations are saved between sessions
* All downloaded maps (not just official maps) are available for play
* FFA and TDM games end after 7 minutes

Added friend count to friends list window

Added account creation date to Hangar Deck

Added "Local Time" and "Altitude Time (GMT)" to bottom of in-game scoreboard (hold TAB to view)

Adjusted "Mouse Navigation" trigger to prevent accidentally entering mouse mode when switching to Altitude from another application

Servers that are running an outdated version are automatically filtered from the server list

Fixed a few bugs

what about this rumor about the new ace ranks and planes is that true or what

[Boko]

Originally Posted by SWN FIllichio KGB

what about this rumor about the new ace ranks and planes is that true or what

You're the origin of that rumor, you should know.

Don't make me send santa @ u again!

[mlopes]

Originally Posted by Boko

You're the origin of that rumor, you should know.

Don't make me send santa @ u again!

Do I see a Futurama reference in here?

And yes, the rumors were started by the same person who's asking, the only thing I saw about that was the suggestions he did in the suggestion area.

[pig_bomb]

you guys forgot the ceilling in the new version of roids.

[SWN FIllichio KGB]

i don't think so

http://altitudegame.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3967

P.S.
Added incentive for reaching Ace 100. Meet the Minerva, Spamcan, Flippy, Twinkeeguzzler, and Buyplane (only available with DLC.)

[Evan20000]

Does he still really not get it?

[Greekjr14]

Im ready to start placing bets on when he will finally get it.

[Herodadotus]

Originally Posted by Greekjr14

Im ready to start placing bets on when he will finally get it.

One month; you heard it here first, boys!

One, month, yo,u, heard,, it here first, boys,
(second comment provided by the UFO Association of Commas, "Putting commas, everywhere.")

[tyr]

You guys are so mean
Everyone knows the Flippy and the Minerva are already in the game for like 6 or 7 months, but can be only played on special servers that can be accessed only if you played more than 1000 hours on your account.
Seriously don't be so mean.

(2 weeks imo)

[hurripilot]

Originally Posted by Herodadotus

One month; you heard it here first, boys!

One, month, yo,u, heard,, it here first, boys,
(second comment provided by the UFO Association of Commas, "Putting commas, everywhere.")

Lol Hero, that was, my joke not, UFO's,

(lol357yearslol)

[Herodadotus]

Originally Posted by hurripilot

Lol Hero, that was, my joke not, UFO's,

(lol357yearslol)

My, apolo,gies, Hurri.

(The Hurripilot Center of Punctuation, how's that?)

[hurripilot]

I like it

[SWN FIllichio KGB]

If you guys our lying to me this is what i think of you: http://vscorps.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/poop.gif

P.S. If the new planes are real show me a picture of them

[Herodadotus]

Originally Posted by SWN FIllichio KGB

If you guys our lying to me this is what i think of you: http://vscorps.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/poop.gif

P.S. If the new planes r were show me a picture of them

Aw, I love chocolate pudding!

[hurripilot]

Originally Posted by SWN FIllichio KGB

P.S. If the new planes r were show me a picture of them

English is fun

[Herodadotus]

Originally Posted by hurripilot

English is fun

I didn't even notice! Wow, I'm glad I'm not majoring in English now!

[pig_bomb]

Originally Posted by Herodadotus

,I d,idn't ev,,en notice! Wow, I,'m glad I'm n,ot ,,majoring in Englis,h now!,

fixxed for you, your welcome.

[Evan20000]

Originally Posted by pig_bomb

fixxed for you, your welcome.

I see one correct comma usage in there. Bad piggy. :P

[ufo]

Originally Posted by pig_bomb

fixxed for you, your welcome.

you're* welcome

[sonicking917]

Not to mention fixed has only one X, not two. LOL

[poofighter24]

repair drone TA in ball sucks now.

[Evan20000]

The repair/HA miranda ratio in TBD seems more balanced, but is still favoring HA. (I can see why; HA is a tactically superior choice most of the time.)

[iPlane]

Originally Posted by Kuja900

Perhaps some kind of unique feature like an advantage against emp (turning or thrust) or something else mobility related to help it regain this role would help its viability.

I've long wondered about this myself. Granted that none of the planes conform to the real world, but biplanes controls are all manual, no electronics/hydraulics involved. Maybe emp could disable the futuristic afterburners and not affect turning, or just have a reduced duration?

[A Nipple]

that sounds like a pretty cool idea!

[silent skies]

That would at least have to apply to the bomber as well, which looks like it comes straight out of the 40s/50s. Then we might find ourselves on a slippery slope.

[elxir]

Originally Posted by A Nipple

that sounds like a pretty cool idea!

sounds like a pretty OP idea

[evilarsenal]

biplanes need a buff still i feel like, randas need their god mode back from the old version, and explodets need to have mines that DONT MOVE

[DerRoteBaron]

Originally Posted by evilarsenal

biplanes need a buff still i feel like, randas need their god mode back from the old version, and explodets need to have mines that DONT MOVE

Or perhaps you try to adapt to the new style of play instead of dwelling on old ideas? Rather the explodet remote mine needs a slight buff. But dont be so quick to assume that balance is as easy as you just posted it. You just want your old game back, i'm not sure if what you want is in the best intrest for altitude

[Wok3N^]

Lol, the remote mine does not need any buff. The devs did a great job of actually making remote not OP like it was. It is quite effective now if used properly.