Author Topic: Please bring back Beta3 Tracers !! :( (Read 1164 times)

Kweassa · « **on:** November 15, 2003, 06:56:46 AM »

The Beta 3 tracers, after flying for some distance, turned into a white speck of dot.

Now, I don't know if that was intended, or just an accidental by-product, but it gave out a very realistic feeling.

It really felt like white burning lead was flying through the air, and looked very good at distances.

Also, it would look amazingly terrific especially with CV ack - when drones are flying above the CV, the flashes of 'glowing(technically, I don't think they were glowing, but the color was so right that it felt that way..!) white tracers filling the sky was absolutely gorgeous.

But in Beta4, the white flash of tracer is gone

it retains the yellowish color out to far distances - not only is it very hard to see, but it also feels dull and bland.

Also, the CV ack, now again, looks like yellow bars flying through the air. I know the basic shape of tracers hasn't changed, but the white speck of flash in Beta3, made concentrated ack fire look really awesome. Compared to that, with this bland yellow color, it doesn't look so cool anymore

Please please HTC, bring back and use the long range tracer color used in Beta1~3.. and drop the current one in Beta4

Ecliptik · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2003, 01:35:06 PM »

Agreed.

MajorDay · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2003, 03:19:03 PM »

Agreed too.

moot · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2003, 07:56:56 PM »

and make the large caliber tank rounds always (regardless of range) fly with less (if any?) trailing tracers, and something of a glow too, even if just the same as the beta1-3 long range tracers.

Dawvgrid · « **Reply #4 on:** November 16, 2003, 09:39:21 AM »

agreed

phishnut · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2003, 03:25:24 PM »

they really did look awesome

Kweassa · « **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2003, 07:11:36 PM »

punt!

Kweassa · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2003, 09:59:56 AM »

2nd Punt!

Innominate · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2003, 05:08:45 AM »

Anyone have a screenshot of it?

RedDg · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2003, 02:27:05 PM »

Yep, I'd like to see it too, but don't have time to get into beta testing. Anyone?

Kweassa · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2003, 11:17:42 PM »

Here's a screenshot of it:

.303 Browning tracers fired from the SpitV in Beta3

It was really cool.

Also, the AA fire from CVs, looked really awesome with these same effects in Beta3 - it didn't look like those stocky yellow bars flying through the air as it did in AH1. But after Beta4, the tracers look really smurfy now.

moot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 07, 2003, 11:53:40 PM »

kweassa it'd be a good exmaple to fly a bomber formation thru a fleet's AAA.

moot · « **Reply #12 on:** December 10, 2003, 08:40:28 AM »

still no long range tracer glow, but surely they've read this thread by now...

Kweassa · « **Reply #13 on:** December 10, 2003, 10:48:36 AM »

I think they changed the color a little brighter, but I'm not sure.

It looks a bit better than beta5, but could be placebo..

Still, it's not as great as beta3.

It's a small thing really, and I won't complain if it remains as it is, but let's hope HTC ultimately decides to revert back to beta3 tracers

moot · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2003, 03:48:46 PM »

there's still not all the effects, like damage and explosions, maybe they're holding out for later.