Author Topic: Aircraft explosions? (Read 520 times)

oboe · « **on:** April 18, 2005, 10:22:21 AM »

I haven't seen enough of them yet, but it seems to me I saw smoking debris particles ejected from the explosion. I am seeing right?

Seems nicely done to me, except that the explosion forms and dissipates so rapidly it looks more like a detonation than an explosion to me, really. Is that jiust my system?

JB73 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2005, 10:24:58 AM »

yes to falling pieces, with smoke trails

yes to it dissapating quickly on all systems

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2005, 10:33:04 AM »

It's a concession to framerates. To render a more detailed and realistic version of the explosion would be hard on the systems of a lot of players. But it has improved a great deal recently, and the improvement is greatly appreciated.

slimm50 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2005, 11:04:16 AM »

I'd ike to see some screenies of this, please.

frank3 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2005, 03:11:06 PM »

DipStick · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2005, 03:20:48 PM »

They are beautiful, love'm! WTG HTC!

Swarmed · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2005, 07:27:10 PM »

Explosion...

Debris.

Swarmed · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2005, 09:44:42 PM »

Oh, and oboe, how did my 262 look smoking in front of your P-40?

oboe · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2005, 08:28:39 AM »

You made it back, didn't you! After I got both your engines smoking I had to break off with a N1K closing on my tail, and tried to lose him in down low in the trees, but I still bought the farm.

So close to a 262 kill with a P-40E, I couldn't believe it!

DaddyAck · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2005, 09:20:27 AM »

Man a kill like that would be sweet.
though the fightin' down low is a no-go
since the new patch, I am fine up high but
down low I get a horendous frame rate.
I am not likely going to deal with that long
though because my wife said I can get me
a new video card. (the new trees and clouds
and explosions are worth the investment in
new hardware.

Swarmed · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2005, 12:04:16 PM »

I took a 200 shot at you and missed cause of the speed difference at altitude, then I went in low to clear the LA7 off of one of my guys down low.

I lost track of you, and went three notches of flaps and started turning behind the LA7. I had a shot line up, then tracers started flying past and hitting my plane. I looked back and you were 400 out and hosing me. LOL

I actually picked up 2 more kills with 2 engines smoking while on the way back to base on a bomber formation hitting a V-base. I was laughing the whole time.

Nice job swooping in.