Author Topic: Stealth airfields (Read 294 times)

AKcurly · « **on:** October 04, 2000, 02:19:00 AM »

In the previous terrain (the terrain before we switched back to the beta terrain), there are airfields which don't appear on my screen until I'm very close to the field. I can see the freaking vehicle field, the map says I'm near the field and then suddenly, boom, it pops into view.

The direction I approach the field isn't important, I always see the vehicle field first. Even stranger, not all airfields are that way. It is so pronounced with some fields that bombing is difficult, if not impossible.

The airfield which had the tank slide into it from V56, it's that way.

Have any of you guys had this problem?

AKcurly

Nash · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2000, 02:47:00 AM »

Hell ya!

I can recall a few instances where I'm like... 'Ok, I've seen about enough of this Hotshot - time to head for the warm comfort of friendly ack'.

But YEGADS it aint nowhere to be found. Mr. Hotshot, thinking he's oh so cool starts closing, takin' a coupla pot shots here and there...

And it's silly. The bloody MAP says it should be right about...

SHAZAM! It appears in all it's heavenly glory. And Mr. Hotshot gets chewed into little bite-sized pieces.

So, I guess it can work out OK. Like a suprise or something you didn't expect, though really you did but you knew you shouldn't which makes it even better.

Even better is when it's Cave that gets shot because now not only are you safe... you also have about a half hour's worth of good entertaining commentary lined up in front of you for your commute back out to the front.

This is my 2 cents.

Vosper · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2000, 06:38:00 AM »

AKcurly,

I saw this a lot with A27 - flying fm 16, I could see the VH, but the field wouldn't show up until the last moment. I know this wasn't the only field where this happened. Also, it was seemed more the exception than the rule since many fields were visible from long distance.

Did you feel height or direction might have affected it ? The times I recall it being a problem, at least at 27, was when I was 10k+, approaching from the north or west directions.

Cheers

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2000, 07:37:00 AM »

Yep I had the same problem with A27.

Dowding · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2000, 08:04:00 AM »

Are you guys talking about the horizon settings? i.e to improve the frame rate, the base doesn't appear until you are a certain distance from it.

I got this alot - I'd also be virtually right on top of a base (according to the fully zoomed out map) and only the VH would be visible. As I get closer, the field magically appears like you have described. It seemed to vary alot, but I can't remember which fields this happened at.

rosco- · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2000, 10:06:00 AM »

Yea Ive seen that. Not as of yet in the new improved beta terrain though,