Author Topic: Petition for Night, weather, wind (Read 5790 times)

Mister Fork · « **Reply #135 on:** April 11, 2005, 11:00:32 PM »

DaddyAck - the problem with night-time ops...

a) It's hard to see anything, let alone take-off.
b) There were no night-goggles at that time
c) Fighter engagements is near impossible at nighttime (I know, in the CT we've tried nighttime with limited success).
d) You can't see your foe.

Did I mention it was hard to see anything?

That said, the CT often has 1/2 hour nighttime, and is focused on realism vs MA gameplay - that is an alternative.

As for weather, during WWII, rain and snow meant you didn't get to fly. Missions were usually scrubbed because of poor weather. Up high, poor weather = sleet/icing and aircraft did NOT have icing gear to deal with those issues.

Besides, most WWII pilots were fair-weather fliers. For buffs, that's a different story, but fighter pilots, kind of pointless and dangerous to attack fighers/bombers in poor visibility. Can't hit what you can't see.

Personally, rain would be nice in Aces High, so would ground fog and snow. But that's just me. I'm a CT realism queen.

doobs · « **Reply #136 on:** April 11, 2005, 11:12:40 PM »

doobs · « **Reply #137 on:** April 11, 2005, 11:13:18 PM »

maxxius · « **Reply #138 on:** April 12, 2005, 07:15:09 AM »

138 WE WANT NIGHT BACK!!!;)

Howitzer · « **Reply #139 on:** April 12, 2005, 09:21:03 AM »

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Originally posted by mars01
So DaddyAck, let me get this strait, you want Night Back?

I think if you post 100 more times that you want night back, it automatically gets added back in. Wait was that 100 or 1000?

LOL

He doesn't want it "back" because he's never experienced it. He just wants to give it a try. I'm not sure why... its the same MA with 75% less players in the air and you just can't see as well. If they do this, I want the ability to drive the supply choo choo train when its night time. I want to live out my dream of being a nighttime railroad engineer. I mean, they had those in WWII right? Wouldn't it add realism? Nighttime is just an excuse for all the gomers to play grab-ass for an hour

TrueKill · « **Reply #140 on:** April 12, 2005, 09:45:05 AM »

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Originally posted by Mister Fork
DaddyAck - the problem with night-time ops...

a) It's hard to see anything, let alone take-off.
b) There were no night-goggles at that time
c) Fighter engagements is near impossible at nighttime (I know, in the CT we've tried nighttime with limited success).
d) You can't see your foe.

Did I mention it was hard to see anything?

That said, the CT often has 1/2 hour nighttime, and is focused on realism vs MA gameplay - that is an alternative.

As for weather, during WWII, rain and snow meant you didn't get to fly. Missions were usually scrubbed because of poor weather. Up high, poor weather = sleet/icing and aircraft did NOT have icing gear to deal with those issues.

Besides, most WWII pilots were fair-weather fliers. For buffs, that's a different story, but fighter pilots, kind of pointless and dangerous to attack fighers/bombers in poor visibility. Can't hit what you can't see.

Personally, rain would be nice in Aces High, so would ground fog and snow. But that's just me. I'm a CT realism queen.

I agree with Fork the CT has night time and if there were weather we'd have it there to. I dont even know why there are "clouds" in the MA there shouldnt be time in there eather i bet most ppl would like the time set to be at noon and stay there. the MA is for the most unrealistic playing u can make the CT at least trys to be as realistic as possible

mars01 · « **Reply #141 on:** April 12, 2005, 09:48:05 AM »

HAHAHA LOL How, yep.

I agree Truekill, the MA should be the place where you are guaranteed to log in and find a fight.

CT, TOD should be where the realism is, not the MA.

jodgi · « **Reply #142 on:** April 12, 2005, 10:34:46 AM »

I hope I'll never see nighttime ever again in the MA. For me, it never was anything but a nuisance. The dusk/dawn thingy is irritating also.

CBFASI · « **Reply #143 on:** April 12, 2005, 05:00:10 PM »

I miss the night, and I too thought due to my logging time I was just missing it till very recently when the sun moved 180 on me.

Yes you could tell many hated it but why, you could still fly and often it gave you chance to get into a postion to really have some fun.

I do remember various times when it went dark rolling aircraft to hit targets such as carriers because you had a little more visual cover, even with the icon.

I also hadn't noticed the weather was gone, I just thought that was a map setting that had not been implemented.

These 2 featuers alone made you think a bit more about what you did, during night you could move between locations a little safer, and the weather again allowed you to escape a dangerous situation (unless like me you chased people into clouds!)

They added a bit more of a challange and fun and I find it amusing to see how many people apparantly dont not like this challange...
It does take skill to make good use of either night or low visablity and it seems its lacking...

I don't go around complaining about not being able to fly a Me262 in the MA often because I dont have rarely have the points but I am 'paying' for it so those that complain about night cos they cant fly... work it out...

Also as someone before mentioned you cannot base the response's in this topic to be a guide to those who would night and weather affects. I am good example as I visit these forums maybe once every few months! I suspect we get less than 20% of the AH2 users here often enough to reply in a suitable timeframe.

CB.

bob149 · « **Reply #144 on:** April 12, 2005, 10:29:43 PM »

If not the night ....at least bring back the weather

GuyNoir · « **Reply #145 on:** April 13, 2005, 01:49:09 PM »

Yeah, night was pretty awful. It was like flying with a blindfold on, which you try in the MA right now, if you like. I think the only guys who were into it were the ones that turned up the gamma on their video cards.
Oh yeah, don't forget how you can't run missions at night and how everyone logs off (and some stay off). Thanks for reminding me how I'm glad it's gone...

I would like to see the cloud banks come back, though, along with the pea soup clouds. Those were fun.

38ruk · « **Reply #146 on:** April 13, 2005, 09:47:26 PM »

night time ='s login off OR uppin a gv to shoot endlessly at the red icon with absolutely no results to show except wasted ammo. 38

345 · « **Reply #147 on:** April 13, 2005, 10:17:45 PM »

I didn't mind the old night in AH1 but then again I don't fly as much as some of you guys. I'd only fly 5-6 hours a week if a scenario wasn't going on that I was practicing for so a half hour or hour of night was interesting.

Now weather and clouds (at least scattered real clouds) would be great.

DaddyAck · « **Reply #148 on:** April 14, 2005, 08:40:58 AM »

See Im not the only one whoom wants a limited form of night

mars01 · « **Reply #149 on:** April 14, 2005, 08:42:28 AM »

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See Im not the only one whoom wants a limited form of night

Yes but you are the minority, thank god.