Author Topic: Petition for Night, weather, wind (Read 5519 times)

Callisto · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2005, 02:06:48 PM »

Old night was useless. It did nothing but strain the eyes. Whats the point of night when icons are still visible like its daytime. It ruins the purpose of night flying. If all icons were to dissapear during night or range reduced like in CT then it would be much fun.

Weather, storms? yea sure thing, but do something about the icons.

Wolf14 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2005, 02:10:52 PM »

Didnt rain exist in AH1 at one time and actualy splatter on the windscreens?

Howitzer · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2005, 04:14:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
Yeah, HT should do whatever he can to reduce the amount of combat in the MA.

Preach on brother Furious!

It always lessened combat, people would constantly go AFK or just log off when they come on during the "night hour". Either that or just crank their gamma up till the radiation turned their hair style into a permanent orange afro in order to see and play. There were WAY to many whines about it, and I don't see it coming back, which is fine by me. But I'm for the wind/clouds =)

DaddyAck · « **Reply #18 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:04:23 PM »

I like night time, I use is off line and with the way it is now in ah2 I can see just fine. Try it off line. Set the arena time to 5:30. You do not need to adjust anything, All is visable, and quite playable. I believe that it is quite well rendered

Good job HTC:aok

Kweassa · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:11:25 PM »

If you can see just fine, what's night time gonna add to the MA which it currently does not have?

Night time and bad weather - in both instances normal fighter operations ceased in 90% of cases. Because, it sucks to fly in them. It turns out that a lot of the MA folk think that way too.

Oh some think differently, I know.

But I can make a wager that 30~40% of MA numbers will log off whenever night comes. They'll log off and probably go to sleep - just as real pilots would have.

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:11:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Howitzer
Preach on brother Furious!

It always lessened combat, people would constantly go AFK or just log off when they come on during the "night hour". Either that or just crank their gamma up till the radiation turned their hair style into a permanent orange afro in order to see and play. There were WAY to many whines about it, and I don't see it coming back, which is fine by me. But I'm for the wind/clouds =)

Hence my suggestion of a rolling timeframe. It may be night on one side but it will be midmorning on the other.

Kweassa · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:16:44 PM »

Maybe that's a little hard to do with such a little piece of land, rabid.

How are you gonna model a rolling time frame on a planet the size of where the Little Prince used to live? You take off from one base, fly about an hour to one direction, and it suddenly becomes night?

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:23:13 PM »

I suggested about an 8 hour difference from one side to the other. On the big maps that should be at best minorly noticeable. However, it would be enough to let night roll across the map while letting there be enough light on either side to have at least sunrise or sunset.

Considering this thread has no feedback from HTC either way I would guess that it does not matter anyways. But, do you see my point?

CPorky · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2005, 05:28:09 PM »

No use adding night time to the MA until;

1. Increasing gamma will not allow you special 'night vision'.

2. Con ranges are decreased to accurate levels.

3. Radar equipped aircraft are available.
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I think even with the above changed, nights would only be a passing fancy for 90% of the MA.

psob2 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:12:54 PM »

no as far as bringing back night

some localized weather would be great, if it could be done without a big hit to frame rate

TDeacon · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2005, 07:51:13 PM »

I tend to not like this suggestion.

Here's an alternative: Add an optional setting allowing players to individually add these features. They could therefore happily fly around the arena half-blind, and the rest of us could get on with the game... :-)

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2005, 09:04:08 PM »

Yes on all accounts for me.

It's gotten to the point where I don't give a flying **** if some cheater gets off by upping his gamma.

doobs · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2005, 10:40:14 PM »

all for weather and night, how about some locusts and maybe a plague of bunny rabbits. And dont forget the Four Horseman of the apocolypse, now that would be cool. Oh and how could I forget.... an f5 Tornado would be awesome. nothing like watching an incoming raid getting sucked into the vortex.

lest not forget the gv'ers got to give them something like an earthquake.

Pei · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2005, 11:20:30 PM »

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Originally posted by doobs
a plague of bunny rabbits/B]

We already have that: they are called Bishops.

Oleg · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2005, 11:48:02 PM »

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Originally posted by DaddyAck
Set the arena time to 5:30. You do not need to adjust anything, All is visable, and quite playable.

It isnt night, it is early morning and we already have it every time at sunrise (almost same at least). Try 00:00 instead.
I hate dark time, its nothing but pain for eyes for me. Even during current sunrise/sunset it force me to up gamma or just log off.