IntyFanMatt Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Intelligentleman said: That's not that bad of a score for just starting! Thank you. I do like this one so maybe I’ll play it a little more before the weekend is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just now, IntyFanMatt said: Thank you. I do like this one so maybe I’ll play it a little more before the weekend is over. Yeah I'm switching back over to this one for tonight / tomorrow. Might be able to improve on my score, but we'll see... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Here's my latest 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I just got a new high and then accidentally hit a button that restarted the game before I was able to take a screen shot (I thought I was hitting a button to bring the score back up). It was 21,XXX. I hope I can beat that and get a pic. I wish the game relied more on the machine gun and less on the bombs. I would love to be able to shoot the missiles out of the air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I thought I posted my score update, not yet. hmm here it is! Disc 65,200 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Phew, beat it. 22,360 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I agree about the machine guns. When you get into a good rhythm with the enemy fighters it's fun to switch styles and do some dog fighting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Finally broke 30k! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Ok, I didn't get to play until tonight, so we'll see how much I can improve on this: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 A little better: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said: A little better: I'd say more than doubling your score in a few minutes counts as improvement... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 I think personal best 88,170 431 hits I lost 2 lifes on nothing though, 1 on the bridge a plane shot me off my own pad while recharging! and again when I was respawning, right in front of its fire range, WEAK! .... ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: I think personal best 88,170 431 hits I lost 2 lifes on nothing though, 1 on the bridge a plane shot me off my own pad while recharging! and again when I was respawning, right in front of its fire range, WEAK! .... ? Nice score! And yes, that runway isn't a safe area for you. The guns will take a break, but the fighters are happy to strafe your ass. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 55 minutes ago, BiffMan said: I'd say more than doubling your score in a few minutes counts as improvement... Thanks, I played a few more and improved my ratio, but only got into the 50k range. With more time I'm sure I could improve. Still pretty happy as I think I finally get this game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 36 minutes ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: I think personal best 88,170 431 hits I lost 2 lifes on nothing though, 1 on the bridge a plane shot me off my own pad while recharging! and again when I was respawning, right in front of its fire range, WEAK! .... ? Nice score! Yeah, those fighters that take cheap shots on the runway are the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said: Thanks, I played a few more and improved my ratio, but only got into the 50k range. With more time I'm sure I could improve. Still pretty happy as I think I finally get this game. It's not bad as far as games of this type go. Decent Xevious vibe and the difficulty ramps at a pretty reasonable and smooth rate. Another reason these HSCs are so fun, gives you an excuse to dive in and really get to know these games! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 The first time I got blasted on my runway I was furious because I didn't even know it was possible 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 My main strategy is to spend most of my time at max altitude, only dropping down to dodge the occasional missiles. Until the train tracks! Then I dive up and down repeatedly while bombing the ever loving bejeezus out of the tracks. Each segment is worth 100 points, I think. Then when you get to the part with the train engines you need to make a point to hit them because they're a pretty high value target. You end up with a lower point to hit ratio this way, but I always go by the end total score anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: My main strategy is to spend most of my time at max altitude, only dropping down to dodge the occasional missiles. Until the train tracks! Then I dive up and down repeatedly while bombing the ever loving bejeezus out of the tracks. Each segment is worth 100 points, I think. Then when you get to the part with the train engines you need to make a point to hit them because they're a pretty high value target. You end up with a lower point to hit ratio this way, but I always go by the end total score anyway. By contrast, I spend all of my time at lowest altitude where the plane is the fastest. Way easier for me to dodge missiles and I'd rather live longer than get in a few extra hits per screen. I do zoom up/down on the rail/road to hit trucks & trains so I don't have to veer off course, but later on that gets pretty unreliable as a tactic when the missiles are coming really fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BiffMan said: By contrast, I spend all of my time at lowest altitude where the plane is the fastest. Way easier for me to dodge missiles and I'd rather live longer than get in a few extra hits per screen. I do zoom up/down on the rail/road to hit trucks & trains so I don't have to veer off course, but later on that gets pretty unreliable as a tactic when the missiles are coming really fast. Yeah on my high score run, I started noticing that I'd have missiles coming at me from various simultaneous altitudes, making it really tough to dive / climb without hitting one of them. I'll have to experiment with your approach next time! Edited April 13, 2020 by Intelligentleman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace24 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ace24 said: Nice score! Unfortunately missed the submission deadline for this round, but great to see you've got serious skills there! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace24 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, BiffMan said: Nice score! Unfortunately missed the submission deadline for this round, but great to see you've got serious skills there! ? Oh. I forgot that the deadline was yesterday on this one. I’ll get back in my race car. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 @JacobZu7zu7 I don't think we ever had a season standings points update after Mission X, did we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 hours ago, BiffMan said: @JacobZu7zu7 I don't think we ever had a season standings points update after Mission X, did we? Not yet, getting updated on this night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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