oRGy on 3/9/2001 at 18:26
W00t :)
The Dead on 4/9/2001 at 02:19
Is there an official site yet? Screenshots? Where? what kind of features are there in this one? What planes? I have so many questions...
Shadowcat on 4/9/2001 at 03:15
A few months back I collected a bunch of JAS info as a kind of memorial for the sim... when I have some spare time (in very short supply at present!) I'll post some of that info here. I'm hoping we'll see some offical info from Mad Doc and Xicat in the near future!!
ender_sai on 4/9/2001 at 18:54
yay! Even though I rarely play Flight Sims, this one will rock!
ACT SMILEY on 4/9/2001 at 20:18
w00tles! Looks good.
Screenshots look a touch similar to Janes WW2 Fighters from 1998 though :confused:
Snufflemouse on 4/9/2001 at 20:53
A few comments on that:
a) WW2F never had terrain textures as nice as that :)
b) WW2F doesn't render the landscape to the horizon
c) WW2F was way ahead of its time in the graphics field (few machine of the time could run it decently!!)
d) Most screenshots of FC/JAS are around two years old anyhow.
We don't have any new screens to look at...
notnick on 4/9/2001 at 21:49
Well I certainly won't be buying it just for the graphics. :p
Grundbegriff on 5/9/2001 at 23:50
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The game also boasts one of the most detailed aircraft damage systems in any aircraft simulation. Each aircraft is composed of multiple components, each being completely damageable and many which can also break off. Bullet decals also appear in the exact location of bullet strikes, ensuring that battle damage will never look the same way twice.
The Jane's Attack Squadron world is populated with numerous mission targets, both tactical and strategic. Ground targets include factories, landmarks, trains, airfields, fuel and ammo dumps, villages, V2 sites, and bridges. Each structure has detailed multiple levels of damage with corresponding smoke and fire effects.
Battleships, destroyers, subs and merchant ships also populate the Jane's Attack Squadron world. Naval ships can conduct shore bombardment, and also attack other naval targets. The challenge is real - if the player fails to take out a destroyer in time, it can actually sink the ships of a friendly convoy. Shadowcat on 7/9/2001 at 00:57
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Originally posted by Snufflemouse:
<STRONG>We don't have any new screens to look at...</STRONG>
Actually I may have been mistaken -- those screens may be recent after all. But as Not An Alternate Nick says, there's a whole heck of a lot more to how good a sim is besides the graphics. (Personally I still think they look damn good!)
