Aces of Thunder is Coming to PC and PSVR2! Here's Everything We Know and Don't Know...

[@trainingdays]

Questions Remaining (I will edit this comment with answer as we get them ;): - Cross-platform Compatible? - Launch Date? - Price (USD)? - Multi-Crew (Player Pilot + Pilot Gunner)? - Prop pitch, Mixture, Radiator, Supercharger, and Trim Controls? - Carrier Battles? - Co-Op Mode? - Custom Multiplayer? - Competitive Ranked Mode? - Long From EC type Mode? - Separate MG and Cannon firing? - Ordinance Selection? - Force Feedback for PC Joystick? - Will Game Purchase be linked through accounts? (If buy on Steam will it be yours on PS too?) - Will This Game Split the War Thunder Sim Community? (video coming soon…) - Are You Hype for AoT?! - Are You SUBSCRIBED?!!

[@AidanWendel]

Will weapon selection be a thing? I don’t really wanna end up blowing all my cannon ammo for no reason

[@trainingdays]

Idk how it would work the VR controls, but if you use a HOTAS or gamepad you can bind the firing button for mgs and cannons to separate controls. As for ordinance weapon selection I’m not sure, but I spotted Multiple bomb types under the P47 at one time, so I would definitely hope for specific weapon selection but I will add this to the list!

[@Bullitt-5]

If I buy on one platform will I be able to log on with same account on the other (at no extra cost)? Like OG WT?

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

​@@AidanWendelProbably? Definitely!

[@CorporateZombi]

Well I changed my answer for that last one. Subscribed! ❤ Excited for this game. I know war thunder never went away, but I know what you mean about player markers. They kind of jarring vs the ww2 aesthetic especially when I played way back, I seem to remember they were shown through the cockpit! However IFF may still be an issue for me! Lol

[@MustangChuck]

I long for games where you played a random pilot in WWI or WWII and you played through the war as yourself earning medals and promotions. I'm talking about stuff like Red Baron, Aces Over Europe, and Aces Over The Pacific.

[@Symovik]

Try out Rise of Flight, is a WWI flight sim and it also has a campaign mode where you pick a plane and a squadron and the game feeds you different random mission each day of the war. Your purpose is to "survive" the entire war, there's no save, you die and you have to restart.

[@MustangChuck]

@@Symovik I would, but I’m on PS5.

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

That's a really cool and a realistic concept.​@@Symovik

[@Symovik]

@@apolakigamingandmore6376 It makes your heart pump like hell when you enter a dogfight. Even the AI are random, you can find "dumb" opponents or very good ones, but you never know before starting a fight. This YT video, to me, is the best one at "showing" the career mode of Rise of Flight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIayi3ePg7xohc0

[@ecbrown6151]

Love those, especially Red Baron and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

[@Jbroker404]

I was planning on not playing this, expecting a grind, premium stuff, microtransactions, etc. Hearing that it will be a traditional one time initial payment like games used to be makes me very excited to try it now!

[@saeber7986]

"some might say france but imma ask you to just look at the map" holy shit dude spitting facts out his mouth at infinity PSI 😂😂💀

[@flavypy9477]

I don't get it

[@thelightgamer7890]

@@flavypy9477 during ww2 france was under german control

[@brianward9844]

Im a ps5 player also with anticipation for this game. My hope is that there is a EC like game mode (hopefully improved from the current one in WT)

[@GK_Squid]

Very well done video, felt like a proper mission prep kind of thing

[@loocius]

Had Me At "No Grind".

[@KorbinX]

Don't worry, Gaijin will find a way

[@jpc6485]

Love the vids, one of the best WT KZbinrs easily and the most informative about Aces of Thunder too! You're making me excited for this game

[@trainingdays]

Thank you man, much appreciated!

[@MiG21fanboy]

gonna miss the cockpit cam when you do vids on aces of thunders. also, love the greenscreen things you do. your content is so fcking amazing but also funny. i wish you made more vids lmao

[@trainingdays]

Yeah I’m still figuring out how it’s all gonna work come time and definitely working on getting some longer form videos out right now so you’re in luck😉 I appreciate the kind words btw

[@MiG21fanboy]

@@trainingdays no problem! Really excited for the 40mm ki44👀

[@hawkgamedev]

man these videos are a gem, great content. thanks.

[@JimmyNuisance]

This is the VR game I'm looking forward to the most right now. It looks beautiful.

[@yeyebudi1415]

This video got me so excited for aces of thunder I always wanted to do something like vtol vr or dcs and this feels like both of them combined (control wise) thanks for making these videos great job man!

[@mechanought3495]

On the topic of splitting the WT sim community... Honestly if it means we get updates to modes and bug fixes I'll take it. It's really disappointing how many long standing issues continue to plague EC, and if AoT fixes that, fine. I just want sim mode to be good. VR exclusive will make some folks sad, but I already fly almost exclusively in VR, because it's awesome.

[@ambientlightofdarknesss4245]

Honestly I wouldn't even say it's "splitting" it. The WT sim community barely even had a home to begin with in the game. And is tiny as it is. It's more like...finally giving them a nice apartment to move out to.

[@JimmyNuisance]

I think, if this game is good, it will make a few more people buy VR. It's crazy how awesome flight and racing sims and games are in virtual reality. VTOL on PCVR it amazing and I wish we had lots more like it. Just really hope this game has a large scale PVP thing and doesn't resort to tiny 4v4 tryhard arenas.

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

OH YES ! , Aces of thunder :D and Combat pilot in future ! , LOoks great for SIM nerdos! Like me !

[@PvtPartzz]

Man I miss playing air rb on Saipan. Really wish they’d bring back more of the pacific maps. I miss those days where the missions felt like you were really part of an actual battle.

[@anmordi285]

Love the bomber crew background lmao

[@LefTab]

Thanks a lot for keeping us posted on this, very exciting stuff!

[@ecbrown6151]

PSVR 2 just dropped its price by $200, I’m going to pick one up today to play NMS, this is definitely on my radar now though

[@trainingdays]

NMS was so awesome with it man, you’re gonna have a great time

[@dingusbingus7463]

Meta quest 2s also dropped to 200, though I just got one used for 110.

[@ecbrown6151]

@@dingusbingus7463 solid deal, I like the PSVR because the resolution is 4K per eye and as a bonus I can use it with my PC as of two days ago

[@_TrueDesire_]

@@dingusbingus7463 doesn't play nice on PC with some GPUs.

[@dingusbingus7463]

@@_TrueDesire_ at least it's affordable

[@Q-Limited]

Looking forward to this, haven't bought a new pzvr2 title for a while

[@trainingdays]

Yeah me neither. The tech has been awesome in them but the issue is the same with most VR units right now, the lack of quality games that keep people playing

[@SqueezedRebel]

Really wish the US had a naval fighter like the F6F or one of the earlier Corsairs

[@trainingdays]

F6F would fit perfectly! It really is a shame but I’m hoping it’s on their short list aircraft to add. They’ve said that new aircraft added will be “from other eras” too

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

I hope they fix the damn X56 hotas joystick problem, war thunder It won't even register that its even there ... Had to use an ole thurstmaster with x56 throttle , Makes me crazy !

[@Mr.Scootini]

Totally agree. It’s infuriating!

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

@@Mr.Scootini sure is cuz its a great Hotas system :D

[@Damn-good-deal]

the word you are looking for about the clouds is volumetric

[@dalebrown4724]

Great video just subscribed to your channel. So looking forward to this game as a psvr2 owner ,keep the good work up 😊

[@trainingdays]

Thanks man, much appreciated!

[@ThePointlessBox_]

I do very much wish they at least extend the vehicle rosters to include the early jets. Mig 15 vs Sabre is peak dogfighting era

[@user-ih9pf6dm9g]

Will we have a server replay? That’d be nice to see a replay of the battle from all players perspectives.

[@seebarry4068]

Hand controls is a great idea, what made VTOL work was big buttons in the cockpit along with the excellent hand controls. The big controls are the reason why it works.

[@ZigaZagu]

Can you explain more about this?

[@johnhosasck8667]

@@ZigaZagufiddling with tiny switches mid-dogfight is gonna be a pain in the ass.

[@ZigaZagu]

@@johnhosasck8667 ...that applies to all aircraft, it doesn't explain anything about VTOL

[@johnhosasck8667]

@@ZigaZagu the switches and controls are heavily simplified in vtol to the point where you’re only really interacting with mfds and sticks 90% of the time you’re dogfighting. My point is that the only way this game can be enjoyable and not terribly frustrating is if they increase the size of the switches and buttons to make them easily accessible even with sub par tracking (e.g. quest 2)

[@ZigaZagu]

@@johnhosasck8667 ...oh shit, you think they're actually going to eventually release modern jets for this. That didn't even cross my mind...

[@Sledgehammer1944]

If it doesn't require full engine controls like DCS, this could be a good middle ground game to learn HOTAS without the constant worry of engine overheat and random engine failure. Could bring alot of people into sim.

[@Leon-bc8hm]

IL2 Sturmovik does this already.

[@Kingofthunder]

Awesome stuff dude!!!!💯💯

[@dennisrogers6786]

Would be nice also if they had a free Player mode where you can take off just fly and land, etc, no combat

[@VenatorPaleo]

Imagine a multiplayer crew b-17 mission

[@arifuretabeatz456]

Say Port Moresby again, outrageous

[@Shinobi117]

I just HOPE they upped their game on the donkey sound effects that the warbirds in WT suffer from. I’m gonna be so let down if they ported over the same original sounds.

[@channelvr1293]

Man I'm looking forward to this one..🎉

[@pakmilli6970]

dude i have no fukin idea who u are ur video popped up on my feed i play dcs and il2 but not warthunder tried not my shit but this game seem right up my alley and this video answered alllll the questions i had and shit i didnt even think about ur video was fire fam keep doin u

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

There is way too much radio silence on what’s going to actually be unique about this game from the normal warthunder sim

[@NeuKrofta]

Reminds me of Aced High

[@Valo._.]

Omg it's literally VTOL vr for Ww2

[@michaelkoloda8373]

Could u imagine playing as a bomber crew.

[@timewaster504]

I just hope that the spitfire flight model is fixed.

[@Spicey_boi]

are you trying to mention the OKTAS system that mesure how thick the cloud cover is?

[@garinpeyro]

i see a few issues. if they are going to do historic matches. who is going to fight japan in the pacific? the US does not have any carrier based fighters. the hellcat should be added.

[@ARandomHumanBein]

Will you need to IFF enemy aircraft or do the aircraft not have an indicator above them in the trailers just for cinematic purposes?

[@TheBrimigus]

alright im in but they better not F up the scale of the cockpits. Il2 works just fine still and it has great external views that add a lot of immersion

[@hasina1461]

looks pretty decent for an entry level sim. but i would like a mode where the "instructor" does absolutely nothing to assist you. you have full control. Thats the one thing i dont really like about warthunder is i feel the sim does half the work. After flying so much DCS and IL2 i cannot go back to warthunder. I havent played it in YEARS. I also do not agree with warthunder BR rating just have aircraft that fought against each other fighting against each other. If something is better compared to something else. tough shit learn and adapt like people had to back then. Will i buy it maybe ill have to see how it develops

[@Watcher606]

They should make a sim tank game, where you can operate within the tanks

[@Smackindaface]

Just play IL2 tanks

[@f_woq]

Some might say France, just look at the map 4:16 😂😂😂 ahhh history joke

[@emilybaxterthecartoonywitc1805]

Still has a way to go, but eventually it would be cool if they merge all of war thunder into a huge sandbox open world game so ground forces, naval and airforce can be in communication with each other to win giant theaters of war. That would be awesome

[@kingwein89]

I can see the yak 3 being a problem, I think the a5 or a5/u2 wouldve made more sense for the 190

[@braxfistya547]

Wonder if all these delays are due to the impending PS5Pro? Optimal on PS5Pro would be a handy feature I’d imagine

[@frankymr2]

Gaijin and no micro transactions lol . I believe it when i see it, they will find a way to get something in there. They never made a game since the old PS games . Also i dont know why they are making this when you can already play in VR in war thunder.

[@Garuda1_AC6]

I hope it will be as good as IL-2 was... Not just the shitty flightmodel that WarThunder has

[@memryan]

iL-2 should be better than that except il-2 didn’t have Japan. Seems it just extract the fighter from war thunder and give it a new name. As track record from war thunder, we may finally get F-22 for this game

[@FAAMS1]

Arcade bull I am out of this one...heck no control on almost anything...missed opportunity!

[@derangedoven7928]

i hope this doesn’t affect the sim mode in wt. i ain’t tryna buy a vr headset to play a sim.

[@Anitguegaming]

id like to know if they will have a arcade ish mode for those that dont wanna worry about trim and the such.

[@bjorn.thorvaldson]

Great video edit :)

[@Stewart-cu8pb]

I'm in can't wait I'm sick of dcs and msfs I spent a bunch of money and I can't get it to launch now it worked for a month now nothing I have il2 it's OK but graphics need some work but we need something new

[@m3chgeek470]

Looks like the snail is trying to push the planes away from War Thunder

[@kuronyra1709]

4:17 ... As a French, I feel extremely offended by this! :p I hope we will get some French Airplanes inside, the D.520 on the British side why not?

[@user-dn4em6et7g]

How will this game compare to IL2 Battle of Stalingrad?

[@kryperdev]

Ok if it comes to PC now I am 100% sure they will kill of Sim in Warthunder

[@jpc6485]

nah, this game is too limited in scope to seriously kill off sim completely

[@Zarvonn]

The yak9t is going to be the greatest plane mark my words

[@MedicalTape_xX]

I'll buy when someone makes a hack to use Track IR

[@larrydoesgaming2829]

I dont have a VR headset :( I use my mouse to look around in WT sim....

[@FullSweatTryhard]

Force feedback joystick support on PC?

[@trainingdays]

@@FullSweatTryhard just added this to the questions list, thanks!

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

@@trainingdays Also add The XC56 pro too plz , dosen't even reg on pc dang it

[@bravao3233]

When i saw the VR trailer i was sad this was only on VR super hyped to hear it is coming to pc!

[@Mr.Scootini]

They need to fix War Thunders Joystick problem first.

[@Billy_bob8]

Do you think it will come out on oculus quest 2

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

“ no micro transactions” true I bet theyll sell macro transactions that are like $10-$20

[@dingusbingus7463]

Typo

[@f_woq]

As a Ps4 player. Do I have to use a certain type of PSVR2 Or I can use any type of VR to use it in Aces of thunder?

[@Symovik]

U need a PS5 + PSVR-2 on console

[@momotheelder7124]

The US seems to have a rather large advantage, their aircraft are more mid-late 1943 compared to the German's 1942 line up.

[@trainingdays]

They will be good but only in a specific range. The speed on the American aircraft is fantastic but when the Germans have got the F4 and the Japanese have the Raidan it’s gonna even out. In any type of knife fight the US will lose the advantage so I think it will depend on the mode. Long form modes will lend themselves to the US for sure. High altitude as well

[@Smackindaface]

If you think that you don't know anything about late war planes.

[@momotheelder7124]

@@trainingdays A Bf-109F is no match for a P-51D, but then I guess nor is a Bf-109G-6. Things get more interesting when you introduce the /AS models, G-14, G-10, K-4.

[@dingusbingus7463]

Its a gaijin game. Every warthunder player heard about the game, no one hasnt heard of it. And they say it's not going to have premiums, except i guerentee and would bet money they'll add collector planes. Its gaijin, theyre known for micro transactions

[@NeuKrofta]

So basically Gaijin are releasing what they promised War Thunder would be. This is actually very commendable because they pretty much spat on the sim community.

[@Symovik]

This on PS5 and Flight Simulator 2024 on SX, this winter is going to be AMAZING!

[@somethingcute6762]

i will stop breathing until gaijin releases italian planes 🫢

[@oyeog77]

im just ready for the eventuality that someone in the P-47 absolutely decimates a team it happens now in sim and its gonna happen here im telling you 😂

[@dougroberts3840]

Game looks and sounds like it will be pretty cool, however, being as I don't have VR and can't afford a VR headset, I'll not be getting this.

[@monostripezebras]

yeah right, no microtransactions... sure, like Gajiin has that much self control, lol.

[@electric_boogaloo496]

Just the t-flight HOTAS4? Wish they also supported something better like Thrustmaster Warthog.

[@BepisTime]

They do, t flight for console only

[@BepisTime]

Or any console hotas

[@BepisTime]

THE LEGEND LIKED MY COMMENT!! THANK YOU @trainingdays

[@jfd9616]

This game is making me want to buy a vr headset, but I just bought a new firearm lmao, wont be buying one any time soon 😂

[@emilybaxterthecartoonywitc1805]

The ps vr2 just went down in price. $200 off. So I think you'll be getting a headset a lot faster now 🎉🎉

[@IR_IE_ID]

germany getting 1942 planes but russia get 1944 Gaijin is still the same company I see

[@3mgofwtf905]

Anyone think we could convince them to release it on quest 2&3

[@coronapack]

So then "Aces High II" is still better.

[@gaminginstilllife9429]

I ALREADY PLAY THIS GAME EVERY DAY IN VR, called IL 2

[@G00glieS]

Will it be playable without VR? Is Track IR, SmoothTrack or similar thing sufficient to run the game on PC?

[@rylanmiller7646]

The J2M is 5.0

[@trainingdays]

J2M2 is at 3.7 for SB Battle Rating. I’m not going off of the RB BRs

[@rylanmiller7646]

@@trainingdays oooooh I didn’t realize it was that drastic of a difference. I wonder why it’s that way?

[@toninasanen7310]

@rylanmiller7646 J2m2 is way too good in war thunder sb. I hope they give it's climbrate a bit of a nerf. If it's a straight copy it's gonna be more of a problem then the yak 3.

[@smokeldogg]

Where is Hawx 3?

[@fastfed]

So its coming to pc and PlayStation, where is it right now?? Xbox ?? Saying its coming to pc or some other platform sounds like its been out somewhere else

[@dingusbingus7463]

It's not out. The only reason it's not going to Xbox is the lack of Xbox VR, PS has VR and of course PC does, why release a VR only game on a console with no VR

[@AMRAAM120C]

If it has top tier jets, im playing it

[@bread3161]

will i be able to play without a playstation or pc?

[@KorbinX]

Y'all trust Gaijin? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dingusbingus7463]

Ikr

[@NeuKrofta]

No Italy? Disappointing. My favorite planes of WW2 are Italian

[@asawyer2872]

"No Campaign" and there goes my interest. I'll stick with IL2.

[@Leon-bc8hm]

This goes for most WW2 flight simmers. If only they now added the Pacific and such...

[@HaykAmirbekyanTKD]

tihs is cool but i feel like these games are too slow paced

[@oliverhaake7552]

I think they might fill a gap which IL-2: BoX is leaving open. BoX has become rather old by now and it won't get any major updates or expansions anymore. The devs announced Korea as their next project instead. So Aces of Thunder could right jump in between War Thunder and DCS, having enough sim experience in it, without stressing the players with too much with technical stuff.

[@Leon-bc8hm]

Yeah IL2 should have revived their Pacific component. And 4 engine bombers.

[@Smackindaface]

They've already said on discord they're continuing working on it. Also I promise you this game won't be anywhere near the flight realism of IL2 or DCS.

[@Smackindaface]

Still wont hold a candle to IL2

[@mateuszpanasiuk9301]

If Physic will be the same im just will skip this...

[@phelippe7442]

WHERE F4U?????

[@trainingdays]

And P38 or F4F…I know, they do feel like they are missing

[@wanoumars]

Don't play any Gaijin games! They'll eat your soul!

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

I mean... We have War Thunder, it has VR and shitton of planes. This will only be a game for those who don't have a collection within War Thunder (and WT also houses a crapton of singleplayer content so not even that matters) and if you actually want a WW2 sim IL2 runs circles around WT and then DCS adds engine management minus damage model, that is crap there.

[@trivixni435]

if it is not free to play they already lost their pc player base, its like, you have wt why the hell would you pay more something just to play a game that is the same has war thunder, so yeah, they need to do it free. Then we have another problem, dont we have bombers? most war thunder players like bombing to chill in sim

[@algroyp3r]

I'd pay $30 to cut out the grind and actually have fun in the game rather than waste time on artificially tedious gameplay. This is like an hour of your time if you're working.