Author Topic: vapor trails on high G manuvers (Read 2180 times)

1K3 · « **on:** September 21, 2005, 02:22:01 PM »

is it possible to have vapor trails on wingtips when executing high G manuvers? make the vapor trails a bit short so it wont hurt your frame rates.

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2005, 02:42:20 PM »

I swear to god (and no I'm not taking his name in vain, I mean I would swear on a bible with my hand raised) that I saw them once in a high speed high G pull from a spitfire in my gunsight at close range (150-ish) he pulled up too hard and I swear I saw vapor trails off of his wingtips, but he whipped past me too fast for me to get a screenshot and I wasn't rolling film.

Only seen it once, but there you have it.

Raptor · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2005, 08:46:19 PM »

I think you were seeing things Krusty

hubsonfire · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2005, 09:52:46 PM »

I think I've seen this same discussion come up before, and as much as it pains me, I'm going to agree with Raptor. No "grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air."

Brooke · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2006, 01:26:16 AM »

I just saw vapor trails off wingtips last Sunday. I was chasing a Typhoon at high speed an low altitude. As I got close, he pulled lots of g's, and I saw trails. Has anyone else seen this recently? I don't think I was seeing things.

1K3 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2006, 01:44:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Brooke
I just saw vapor trails off wingtips last Sunday. I was chasing a Typhoon at high speed an low altitude. As I got close, he pulled lots of g's, and I saw trails. Has anyone else seen this recently? I don't think I was seeing things.

you guys gotta have to stop taking reefers!:p

1K3 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2006, 01:49:15 AM »

krusty and brooke

are you guys using LSD monitor? flat PC monitors leave some artifacts when image moves faster.

Brooke · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2006, 05:17:35 PM »

I'm not crazy. Everyone else is crazy! Yeah. You are all out to get me. ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI!

Ok, I'm going to try checking this out and see if I can get some verification.

Furious · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2006, 05:30:05 PM »

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Originally posted by 1K3
...are you guys using LSD monitor?...

I want one of those.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2006, 10:41:37 PM »

There are no vapor trails in ah off the wingtip. However I have seen unadamaged planes momentarily emit 2 straks of white smoke from the wing roots on occasion - I think its a bug.

Brooke · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2006, 11:56:22 PM »

What I saw might very well have been off wing roots intead of wing tips. I can't replicate it offline, and I have seen it online only once.

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2006, 11:30:55 AM »

I only saw it online once as well, it was a freak thing. A high speed dive and the target pulled major G's to pull up and I overshot and saw the trails. They were on the wing tips (not roots) and I have not been able to replicate it. I tried to have somebody follow me in a dive and pull up real hard, but they did not see anything (they weren't really trying tho' -- too far out).

P.S. this wansn't "smearing" that my new LCD has, it was distinct white trails off the wing tips. Like a gas leak, but in a different spot, and it only lasted a moment. I was using a CRT back then.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #12 on:** January 26, 2006, 06:15:01 AM »

well, if they aren't ingame, they should be. and if they are, they should be made more frequent.

parin · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2006, 04:48:08 PM »

They could do it with the offline smoke. Just make it less and white.

Debonair · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2006, 04:40:17 PM »

looks like there may be a new easter egg to hunt