Reach For The Skies

lordofchaos · 21 April 2014, 21:06

Would be nice to have this decent game added to the WHDLoad family, recently tried to install it on the A1200 and encountered problems running it from HD..
I`m guessing this game uses the same engine as "Overlord" also by Rowan Software which I know Psygore made a patch for. Any chance of completing the collection Psygore

http://hol.abime.net/1203

lordofchaos · 13 September 2015, 12:17

To coin a phrase from the modern internet lexicon. Bump? Looking at the WHDLoad site I can see that Galahad was working on a slave, at 90% completion.

Octopus66 · 08 January 2018, 12:43

Bump! This would be awesome.

spudje · 08 January 2018, 13:51

So late in Amiga lifecycle, wasn't this a game HD installable?

happymondays · 09 January 2018, 13:53

It was, I actually remember installing it and playing from HD.

kriz · 09 January 2018, 14:49

Still if it is HD installable could be problems with accelerators ..

Striker01 · 13 July 2020, 18:22

Hello, are there any news for Reach for the Skies?
I am waiting badly for years for the game coming to WHDLoad. This is one of the best combat flight sims on the Amiga. Thank you Galahad, Psygore, StingRay and the rest of our WHD Heroes.

Angus · 21 August 2020, 14:21

This was actually one of the coolest dogfighting games on the Amiga, with a real sensation of speed, plus the ability to play the campaign as a pilot or commander (or both?). A bit of an unsung hero in my opinion. (Well, a lot of one, actually). :-)

Seiya · 15 September 2020, 19:00

however i think that if you play with game as WHDLoad inside AmigaOS, better to install to HD.

Angus · 15 September 2020, 22:36

Sorry Seiya, I'm not quite sure what you mean. :-/

Striker01 · 07 October 2020, 16:30

I really love Dawn Patrol and Overlord from Rowan Software.
http://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-...-00066-EN.html

It would be awesome if we could have Reach for the Skies (also from Rowan) as WHDLoad game after all those years.

Angus · 15 March 2021, 21:52

What I found frustrtating was that Reach for The Skies ran really nicely on an accelerated 1200, and I expected Overlord to be similar, but it was really slow in comparison, I don't know what they did to the engine, but I wish they hadn't.

Striker01 · 15 March 2021, 21:55

You are right and thats a point more that we really would like to see Reach for the Skies as WHDLoad version released. Please WHDLoad Team, pleeeeaseee after all that many years. Please release that flight sim game. Thank you!!!

amipal · 21 July 2023, 12:47

[pokes head in]

Fancied playing Reach for the Skies last night, and couldn't see it in my WHDLoad drawer... and now discovered this thread!

kriz · 21 July 2023, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Striker01

I really love Dawn Patrol and Overlord from Rowan Software.
http://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-...-00066-EN.html

It would be awesome if we could have Reach for the Skies (also from Rowan) as WHDLoad game after all those years.

Dawn Patrol and Overlord got it`s WHdload

Angus · 21 July 2023, 13:59

and Reach for the Skies ran a lot faster than Overlord.

dlfrsilver · 21 July 2023, 14:11

I have overlord french version, it's unsupported by whdload, i must contact Psygore for that. Reach for the Skies too....

Angus · 21 July 2023, 14:33

See if you can get him to speed it up a bit, while he's at it. That will p*ss him off. :-)

PsygoreXXX

Angus · 27 August 2023, 12:35

I've been writing in a thread about Dynamic Campaigns, today about Flight of the Intruder, and it's connection to Reach for the Skies, and thought this maybe of interest:
---------------------------------------------

The full article is here:

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...der_24236.html

That's one of the reason why I love The One - they had some really good background on the games they went on to review.

I'm also thinking that Reach For the Skies and Flight of the Intruder are more closely related than I had previously thought. They were both being developed by Rowan at the same time and they both allow you to play as a pilot or as an Air Controller, with presumably some shared AI routines. Certainly there are some marked similarities in the graphics and general approach of the games.

21 April 2014, 21:06	#1
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	Reach For The Skies Would be nice to have this decent game added to the WHDLoad family, recently tried to install it on the A1200 and encountered problems running it from HD.. I`m guessing this game uses the same engine as "Overlord" also by Rowan Software which I know Psygore made a patch for. Any chance of completing the collection Psygore http://hol.abime.net/1203 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by lordofchaos; 18 May 2014 at 17:36.

07 October 2020, 16:30	#11
Striker01 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austria Posts: 55	Dawn Patrol - Reach for the Skies I really love Dawn Patrol and Overlord from Rowan Software. http://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-...-00066-EN.html It would be awesome if we could have Reach for the Skies (also from Rowan) as WHDLoad game after all those years. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Striker01; 08 October 2020 at 12:02. Reason: update

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13 September 2015, 12:17	#2
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	To coin a phrase from the modern internet lexicon. Bump? Looking at the WHDLoad site I can see that Galahad was working on a slave, at 90% completion.

08 January 2018, 12:43	#3
Octopus66 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: London Posts: 335	Bump! This would be awesome.

08 January 2018, 13:51	#4
spudje Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,406	So late in Amiga lifecycle, wasn't this a game HD installable?

09 January 2018, 13:53	#5
happymondays Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Szeged Posts: 219	It was, I actually remember installing it and playing from HD.

09 January 2018, 14:49	#6
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Still if it is HD installable could be problems with accelerators ..

13 July 2020, 18:22	#7
Striker01 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austria Posts: 55	Hello, are there any news for Reach for the Skies? I am waiting badly for years for the game coming to WHDLoad. This is one of the best combat flight sims on the Amiga. Thank you Galahad, Psygore, StingRay and the rest of our WHD Heroes.

21 August 2020, 14:21	#8
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	This was actually one of the coolest dogfighting games on the Amiga, with a real sensation of speed, plus the ability to play the campaign as a pilot or commander (or both?). A bit of an unsung hero in my opinion. (Well, a lot of one, actually). :-)

15 September 2020, 19:00	#9
Seiya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 2,342	however i think that if you play with game as WHDLoad inside AmigaOS, better to install to HD.

15 September 2020, 22:36	#10
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	Sorry Seiya, I'm not quite sure what you mean. :-/

15 March 2021, 21:52	#12
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	What I found frustrtating was that Reach for The Skies ran really nicely on an accelerated 1200, and I expected Overlord to be similar, but it was really slow in comparison, I don't know what they did to the engine, but I wish they hadn't.

15 March 2021, 21:55	#13
Striker01 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austria Posts: 55	You are right and thats a point more that we really would like to see Reach for the Skies as WHDLoad version released. Please WHDLoad Team, pleeeeaseee after all that many years. Please release that flight sim game. Thank you!!!

21 July 2023, 12:47	#14
amipal Registered User Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Saltdean, United Kingdom Posts: 146	[pokes head in] Fancied playing Reach for the Skies last night, and couldn't see it in my WHDLoad drawer... and now discovered this thread!

21 July 2023, 13:59	#16
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	and Reach for the Skies ran a lot faster than Overlord.

21 July 2023, 14:11	#17
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	I have overlord french version, it's unsupported by whdload, i must contact Psygore for that. Reach for the Skies too....

21 July 2023, 14:33	#18
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	See if you can get him to speed it up a bit, while he's at it. That will p*ss him off. :-) PsygoreXXX

27 August 2023, 12:35	#19
Angus Amiga Games Database Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South West England Posts: 1,240	I've been writing in a thread about Dynamic Campaigns, today about Flight of the Intruder, and it's connection to Reach for the Skies, and thought this maybe of interest: --------------------------------------------- The full article is here: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...der_24236.html That's one of the reason why I love The One - they had some really good background on the games they went on to review. I'm also thinking that Reach For the Skies and Flight of the Intruder are more closely related than I had previously thought. They were both being developed by Rowan at the same time and they both allow you to play as a pilot or as an Air Controller, with presumably some shared AI routines. Certainly there are some marked similarities in the graphics and general approach of the games.

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