https://youtu.be/qSqVVswa420

Composers Magnus Ringblom and Simone Cicconi have created a daredevil musical experience for Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China's varied air-combat action gameplay and exotic atmosphere. As players storm through the skies of South-East Asia, the soundtrack fuses ethnic and cinematic instrumentation with electronic influences that capture the mood of the 1940s' China-Burma-India Theatre of World War 2.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple, etc. via: smarturl.it/acemaddox or watch the OST (full audio) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AGJ740fMl6o

Looking for new wall decor? We've teamed up with VONBEYST and Displate to create the official, metal-printed Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China video game poster!

Ready for order now, the FTSOC aviation art metal poster is available in medium (M) and large (L) sizes. Check it out, after the jump:

https://displate.com/displate/528337

Gallery quality giclée print on thick metal plate. Each Displate print is verified by the Production Master. Signature and hologram are added to the back of each print for added authenticity & collectors value. Magnetic mounting system included.


To your freedom,

ACE MADDOX

Looking for new wall decor? We've teamed up with VONBEYST and Displate to create the official, metal-printed Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China video game poster!

Ready for order now, the FTSOC aviation art metal poster is available in medium (M) and large (L) sizes. Check it out, after the jump:

https://displate.com/displate/528337

Gallery quality giclée print on thick metal plate. Each Displate print is verified by the Production Master. Signature and hologram are added to the back of each print for added authenticity & collectors value. Magnetic mounting system included.


To your freedom,

ACE MADDOX

Calling all cadets! Short Friday update -- FTSOC is now available worldwide on the Xbox Store, if you buy it and like it, we would very much appreciate a kind review.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/flying-tigers-shadows-over-china/c0k72p573fsc

We think it does play very nicely on the big screen, and truth to be told, the UI etc was designed early on to fit next-generation consoles and television, but that was many years ago. We're more than happy to see it live on the Xbox One!

Rated M for Mature by the ESRB (US), and PEGI 16 (Europe/ROTW).

Calling all cadets! Short Friday update -- FTSOC is now available worldwide on the Xbox Store, if you buy it and like it, we would very much appreciate a kind review.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/flying-tigers-shadows-over-china/c0k72p573fsc

We think it does play very nicely on the big screen, and truth to be told, the UI etc was designed early on to fit next-generation consoles and television, but that was many years ago. We're more than happy to see it live on the Xbox One!

Rated M for Mature by the ESRB (US), and PEGI 16 (Europe/ROTW).

As many of you have noticed, we’ve recently updated Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (FTSOC) to version “THAMMER 1.1”. The patch includes not only new Steam-achievements, but also multiple gameplay enhancements and fixes across subtitles, rendering and audio.

We appreciate your continued support, and please continue to send bug reports to support@acemaddox.com or hit us up on Twitter https://twitter.com/AirCombatAction.

(And, in case you’ve missed it, FTSOC is coming to Xbox One as a console exclusive. Feel free to check out the semi-recent XO trailer over at Microsoft’s Xbox channel on YouTube, link at the bottom).

• Gameplay: Added HARD difficulty level. Re-tweaked the CASUAL and NORMAL modes.
  
  
• Gameplay: Added five new Steam-achievements (for challenges).
  
  
• Multiplayer: Added “shortcuts” to MULTIPLAYER screen for (hopefully) quicker joins.
  
  
• GUI: Updated the TrazerTime on-screen effect so it looks slightly more spiffy.
  
  
• GUI: Updated gamepad/controller graphics to represent the Xbox One controller, replacing the old Xbox 360 iconography.
  
  
• Audio: Updated select voice-over performances (English).
  
  
• Audio: Check out the SETTINGS/AUDIO. New sound system divides engine sounds, machine gun fire, explosions and ancillary sound effects in separate streams for better volume control.
  
  
• Localization: Made various subtitle corrections across the game (for all languages).
  
  
• Misc: Fixed an issue where inverting Y-axis setting would not be saved.
  
  
• Misc: Fixed numerous (minor) graphical issues.

And here's the Xbox One Reveal Teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUiozUz0nOs&t=5s

To your freedom,

ACE MADDOX

As many of you have noticed, we’ve recently updated Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (FTSOC) to version “THAMMER 1.1”. The patch includes not only new Steam-achievements, but also multiple gameplay enhancements and fixes across subtitles, rendering and audio.

We appreciate your continued support, and please continue to send bug reports to support@acemaddox.com or hit us up on Twitter https://twitter.com/AirCombatAction.

(And, in case you’ve missed it, FTSOC is coming to Xbox One as a console exclusive. Feel free to check out the semi-recent XO trailer over at Microsoft’s Xbox channel on YouTube, link at the bottom).

• Gameplay: Added HARD difficulty level. Re-tweaked the CASUAL and NORMAL modes.
  
  
• Gameplay: Added five new Steam-achievements (for challenges).
  
  
• Multiplayer: Added “shortcuts” to MULTIPLAYER screen for (hopefully) quicker joins.
  
  
• GUI: Updated the TrazerTime on-screen effect so it looks slightly more spiffy.
  
  
• GUI: Updated gamepad/controller graphics to represent the Xbox One controller, replacing the old Xbox 360 iconography.
  
  
• Audio: Updated select voice-over performances (English).
  
  
• Audio: Check out the SETTINGS/AUDIO. New sound system divides engine sounds, machine gun fire, explosions and ancillary sound effects in separate streams for better volume control.
  
  
• Localization: Made various subtitle corrections across the game (for all languages).
  
  
• Misc: Fixed an issue where inverting Y-axis setting would not be saved.
  
  
• Misc: Fixed numerous (minor) graphical issues.

And here's the Xbox One Reveal Teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUiozUz0nOs&t=5s

To your freedom,

ACE MADDOX

“It was an apt co-incidence that the Chinese government's contract with the Flying Tigers had to be terminated on the 4th of July in 1942. After all, the tigers had been flying high and low -- independently -- against the Japanese for seven months straight. Not only for money, but so that China could remain free and unopressed.”

Put your hand on your heart and raise your flag as we present you with the 4th of July “Termination” Gameplay Trailer. Enjoy the ride!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qox00Jy1NWE


Oh, almost forgot. Here's a good chunk of bullet points with historical trivia to celebrate the occasion -- for those of you interested in knowing more about the background of the Flying Tigers:

• Officially called the 1st American Volunteer Group (the “AVG”), the Flying Tigers were flying mercenaries contracted by the Chinese government under President Roosevelt's “Secret Executive Order”.
  
  
• Assuming fake identities, AVG recruits had to travel by ship half-way around the world to get to Rangoon, Burma. One pilot made the trip undercover with a specially-made passport indicating he was a missionary. Others posed as plantation managers, cowboys and even circus performers!
  
  
• China paid AVG fighter pilots a $500 bounty for each Japanese aircraft shot down. In addition, the monthly renumeration was $675 for flight leaders, $600 for pilot officers, and about $250 for ground-crew staff (at the time, about $600 bought a factory-new Ford V-8).
  
  
• The Flying Tigers insignia patch was designed by two Disney artists -- Roy Williams and Henry Porter -- together they worked up a painting of a Bengal cat leaping out of a V-for-victory sign.
  
  
• The AVG and the Chinese were financed and organised by White House lobbyists and advisors using shadow companies and laundered money to shield the Roosevelt Adminstration from violating any neutrality acts.
  
  
• As per Roosevelt’s “Secret Executive Order”, all Flying Tigers “volunteers” had to resign from the military and become civilians. If captured, they risked being executed as spies by the Japanese.
  
  
• A total of 311 “volunteers” formed the AVG. Some fought as pilots while others served in ground support roles such as mechanics, doctors, clerks and nurses.
  
  
• Starting out with only 99 P-40 fighters, the Flying Tigers racked up an amazing combat record in just about seven months. Their tenure collectively destroyed 297 enemy aircraft in Burma, Thailand and China.
  
  
• Rugged construction allowed the P-40s to withstand steep dives as the Tigers swooped down on the Japanese from high above using “hit and run” tactics invented by their daring flight instructor, Claire Lee Chennault. This caused Japanese fighter pilots to view the Flying Tigers with bittersweet respect. They thought the Tigers didn't fight fair.
  
  
• On the 4th of July 1942, the American Volunteer Group aka the Flying Tigers were disbanded as the Chinese contract expired and the onslaught of World War 2 made further non-official (covert) operations politically difficult.
  
  
• After July 4, the U.S. Army 23rd Fighter Group took over the AVG P-40s but only five tiger pilots accepted induction. For morale and propaganda, the Flying Tigers name was retained for the 23rd pilots.
  
  
• After the AVG were disbanded, the U.S. refused to recognize the Flying Tigers. That position remained unchanged until 1991 when the "honorably discharged" Tigers officially became WW2 veterans.

In freedom,

ACE MADDOX

“It was an apt co-incidence that the Chinese government's contract with the Flying Tigers had to be terminated on the 4th of July in 1942. After all, the tigers had been flying high and low -- independently -- against the Japanese for seven months straight. Not only for money, but so that China could remain free and unopressed.”

Put your hand on your heart and raise your flag as we present you with the 4th of July “Termination” Gameplay Trailer. Enjoy the ride!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qox00Jy1NWE


Oh, almost forgot. Here's a good chunk of bullet points with historical trivia to celebrate the occasion -- for those of you interested in knowing more about the background of the Flying Tigers:

• Officially called the 1st American Volunteer Group (the “AVG”), the Flying Tigers were flying mercenaries contracted by the Chinese government under President Roosevelt's “Secret Executive Order”.
  
  
• Assuming fake identities, AVG recruits had to travel by ship half-way around the world to get to Rangoon, Burma. One pilot made the trip undercover with a specially-made passport indicating he was a missionary. Others posed as plantation managers, cowboys and even circus performers!
  
  
• China paid AVG fighter pilots a $500 bounty for each Japanese aircraft shot down. In addition, the monthly renumeration was $675 for flight leaders, $600 for pilot officers, and about $250 for ground-crew staff (at the time, about $600 bought a factory-new Ford V-8).
  
  
• The Flying Tigers insignia patch was designed by two Disney artists -- Roy Williams and Henry Porter -- together they worked up a painting of a Bengal cat leaping out of a V-for-victory sign.
  
  
• The AVG and the Chinese were financed and organised by White House lobbyists and advisors using shadow companies and laundered money to shield the Roosevelt Adminstration from violating any neutrality acts.
  
  
• As per Roosevelt’s “Secret Executive Order”, all Flying Tigers “volunteers” had to resign from the military and become civilians. If captured, they risked being executed as spies by the Japanese.
  
  
• A total of 311 “volunteers” formed the AVG. Some fought as pilots while others served in ground support roles such as mechanics, doctors, clerks and nurses.
  
  
• Starting out with only 99 P-40 fighters, the Flying Tigers racked up an amazing combat record in just about seven months. Their tenure collectively destroyed 297 enemy aircraft in Burma, Thailand and China.
  
  
• Rugged construction allowed the P-40s to withstand steep dives as the Tigers swooped down on the Japanese from high above using “hit and run” tactics invented by their daring flight instructor, Claire Lee Chennault. This caused Japanese fighter pilots to view the Flying Tigers with bittersweet respect. They thought the Tigers didn't fight fair.
  
  
• On the 4th of July 1942, the American Volunteer Group aka the Flying Tigers were disbanded as the Chinese contract expired and the onslaught of World War 2 made further non-official (covert) operations politically difficult.
  
  
• After July 4, the U.S. Army 23rd Fighter Group took over the AVG P-40s but only five tiger pilots accepted induction. For morale and propaganda, the Flying Tigers name was retained for the 23rd pilots.
  
  
• After the AVG were disbanded, the U.S. refused to recognize the Flying Tigers. That position remained unchanged until 1991 when the "honorably discharged" Tigers officially became WW2 veterans.

In freedom,

ACE MADDOX