Sky Aces by Incagold

Many thanks! I guess I won't be buying it then...

"tomcervo" <tomcervo DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> I'd hold off on the pre-order:
>
> "Reviewer: A gamer (England)
> I am relatively new to computer games previously purchasing two other
> flight simulators Ubisoft's IL2 Sturmovik and Microsoft's Combat Flight
> simulator.Both of these are good but I was looking for something with a
> WW1 theme.When I saw the cover of Incagold's Sky Aces I thought that
> looks great!I ordered the game and loaded the single disc on my PC.
> Oh dear! what a disappointment the graphics are child like and bear no
> resemblance to the cover of the box.The menu system is simple but
> confusing.All the planes sound the same and worst of all you can't use
> a joystick on the game you have to use the keyboard on it's own!
> I'm convinced there is a market for a WW1 combat flight simulator but
> this sadly isn't it! "
>
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tomcervo wrote:
> I'd hold off on the pre-order:
>
> "Reviewer: A gamer (England)
> I am relatively new to computer games previously purchasing two other
> flight simulators Ubisoft's IL2 Sturmovik and Microsoft's Combat Flight
> simulator.

Which version of CFS? There have been three to date.

> Both of these are good but I was looking for something with a
> WW1 theme.

Hmmm, the draw of just about either version of CFS is that you can
upgrade it as you'd like - planes scenarios, the works - using third
party software available in payware, freeware & shareware. I have
little interest in WWI, so I can't say how well the add-ons get it, but
they should have some appeal, and given that there aren't any
complicated avionics or other systems, a CFS WWI mod should deliver the
goods.

> When I saw the cover of Incagold's Sky Aces I thought that
> looks great!I ordered the game and loaded the single disc on my PC.
> Oh dear! what a disappointment the graphics are child like and bear no
> resemblance to the cover of the box.The menu system is simple but
> confusing.All the planes sound the same and worst of all you can't use
> a joystick on the game you have to use the keyboard on it's own!

WTF - doesn't sound like a simulator at all. The last KB-only sim I've
heard tell of was Accolade's "Blue Angels" from decades back.

> I'm convinced there is a market for a WW1 combat flight simulator but
> this sadly isn't it! "

I doubt that there's really a market for new sims at all - there are
plenty of existing sims available for a fraction of their original
cost. The key thing now is for hardware and mods to get the most out
of existing software. Try googling CFS & WWI - you're bound to come up
with something.

BTW, what hardware do you have?
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