Author Topic: Feeble tracers (Read 432 times)

moot · « **on:** December 14, 2004, 10:29:25 PM »

Can't see tracers since the beginning of AH2. They sort of dim out into the distance (and this is without anti-aliasing)..

as opposed to (for example) these clear-cut, visible tracers, as they used to be on my machine before AH2:

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Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2004, 06:52:33 AM »

supposed to be this way so as to allow the runners who have a little distance survive long enough to reach ack/horde.

i.e., no more 800 yd sniping wunderkills...

Kev367th · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2004, 07:13:43 AM »

Half the time I seem to see no hit sprites, yet the bogey explodes.

Shane · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2004, 08:16:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Half the time I seem to see no hit sprites, yet the bogey explodes.

that is also a nod to the "15,000 yd kill!!!" whiners who felt that the hit sprites gave too much feedback.

moot · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2004, 01:46:22 AM »

The last shot is from Waffle, you can see the difference between his tracers and mine.

It'd be cool if Sudz read this, actual glowing (pixel shader or fake glow) tracers as they were irl would really be better.

Actual colors for each ammunition'd be neat too.

JB35 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2004, 03:37:05 AM »

Remember in AHI where the tracers were more defined like in the osti and the CV guns.

Now you can just make them out .

moot · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2004, 09:25:35 PM »

some more shots, where one can also see a difference between tracers when the animated water's on and when it's not:

Waffle · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2004, 12:15:39 AM »

I have a hard time seing them zoomed in at 1024x1024, at 1600x1200 they seem a little better. I would agree maybe brightening up a bit or enlarging the further distance tracers abit -Least for ground mounted guns / gvs