iPad [Pulled] Flight Control - (by Firemint)

I see your point, but wouldn't you like to have more airports and planes?

 

I won't lie...yes I would, muchly. At the same time I'd hate to see what makes this game incredible morphed into something else entirely. Maybe they could have 'classic mode' then 'bells and whistles' mode and we'd all be covered.

 

this is one of those apps you dont understand untill you get...THEN YOUR HOOKED!!!!

 

151.

Not such a great score, but it was almost a 50% improvement of my last score (103). So I'm pretty happy about it.

 

the game is amazing on its own but if they really want this app to be great they need to add more airports and planes. it would add another level to the game and jsut maek it more amazing than it already is

 

HIgh score

Just scored an 83...not a patch on some of the high scores in this forum...but then what the hell? Aiming for a 100 now

Not being able to save one s progress sucks...that would be my top request in the next update.

 

991

As much as I am reluctant to post on here anymore about scores...572 is no longer my high score. I have written to firemint to see if there is anyway that I can prove that the score file was not modified. Until I have a way to prove it I dont know if i want to post it on here. But then again saying things like that will probably bring out more haters... LOL I scored a legitimate 991 last night. No cheats, no mods, no BS. For everyone having trouble.... the planes come out of the same places every time. The only ones that are halfway random are the small jets but even those enter the screen through the same points every time. Its just a lot more places than the other planes. Once you figure that out its very easy to predict routes and eliminate clutter on the screen. Once again I have nothing to gain by having a score like that... whether you believe me or not, I really dont care, but I wanted to post it anyway.

P.S. So Bad Santa, what planet is this ball hit to? LOL

 

+146 Admiration points

 

Relax gambino, the majority of folks here have no issue whatsoever with your skill at this game. In fact, anyone who has actually spent the time needed to get a decent score will easily see the logic that if you can get 200...the same strategies can get you 400, 600 and yes even 1000 and up. Forget about the haters, if we listened to them Twin Galaxies would never exist or any other high score for that matter. I say go for 1000, hell I just predicted this yesterday, had no clue it could become reality so quickly.

 

Nice job!!! How long were you playing for? I remember that when I got 198 I was going for a good 10-15 minutes...

 

it took me about 55 minutes

 

Does anyone know if app updates are released on Tuesday at midnight like new songs are? Or are they just random?

 

LOL saturn I guess.
There is an easy way to prove your score,just make a video of your gameplay.
Again,I dont care about it,I don't have anything against you but at the same time i can't belive until I see with my own eyes.

ps. app updates are random during the week.

 

my highscore is still 58 any tips?

 

Here is my strategy for people who can't get past 50 or something like that.

@ GreatGambino - could you provide feedback? What do you do the same? What do you do differently?
(Others are free to provide feedback as well, of course!)

As soon as an aircraft enters the field, draw a line to the landing spot, so that if nothing crosses it's path at a bad time, it'll get to the finish. Then shift your attention to exclamation marks at the borders of the screen and red warning signs.
Warning signs have priority over new planes coming into the screen, unless you've got a plane flying close to the exclamation point.

After that, this is the strategy I use (see screenshot). These are NOT the exact places aircrafts enter the screen.


Helicopters often come from the side at the top or from the left screen. I let them follow the blue path. If you let them enter the landing spot from the top, bottom, left or right (90 degree angles) you should be fine in most cases, the probably won't crash on the landing spot.

Green planes: if they come on the screen at the top half: get them to the bottom half between the start of the pink landing zone and the blue pad. Don't direct green planes vertically to the left of the pink landing zone, you need that space for pink planes!
If they come in from the bottom left, I get them to fly just a bit under the pink landing area, so that:
1) I can have pink planes flying over the landing area if they come in from the left)
2) There is enough space at the bottom so that new planes can enter the screen.
At times it will get busy at the position with the green exclamation mark. If two planes arrive at the same time, draw a half curve (like the letter C) with one of them, so that it will give space to the other plane (which can then land), and then the second plane will be able to land.

The pink planes: They fly fast, so if they come from the right side of the screen, I let them fly closest to the borders. If a new plane arriving from the top/bottom, pink planes will have passed that point the fastest.
OR I let them fly over the pink landing area.
Keep the left 30% of the screen available to land pink planes.
Here, big planes have priority over smaller planes. If a big and a small plane enter the landing area at the same time, draw a C shape for the small plane. It will need more time to take that route, so that the big plane can land. (If you do the opposite, the big plane will be back really soon, and it can still crash into the small plane)
At busy moments in the game, you'll probably be drawing a lot of the C shapes for pink planes, and managing green planes and helicopters which might crash into each other on the right side.

(The thumbnail below is simply the same as the image above, no need to click it.)

 

my best is 76, average of 35, most aircraft on screen : 12, total : 969.

 

Congratulations Greatgambino, that is an awesome score!! We don't have any reason to doubt this - it's entirely possible, and in fact is not the highest score that we know for sure is 100% legitimate. It's close, though

Thanks for posting this, spmwinkel - what a great idea - many people have mentioned the importance of setting particular flight paths. We watched a real-life pilot playing Flight Control at GDC, and his approach was vastly different to mine - very interesting to see the different methods people are figuring out

 

Thanks for the info on the flight paths, I try to "stack" the aircraft in lanes.

I'll try and get a screenshot of it sometime.

Still stuck at 148...

 

Could you elaborate on his or your strategy?

Please do!

 

This game is so addictive, although I'd love to see another map/soundtrack. My highscore is 80, avg score 48, most aircraft on screen 14, total landed 818