Contrails and Heat Waves... Yep, you guessed it!

[Bogie603rd]

Well, Pooface is right. A long contrail will lower frame rates if your up in or up close to it. But, as Raptor said, we can have an option on our Video Configuration that would allow us to check / uncheck contrails and such.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by Bogie603rd
Well, Pooface is right. A long contrail will lower frame rates if your up in or up close to it. But, as Raptor said, we can have an option on our Video Configuration that would allow us to check / uncheck contrails and such.

You seen the coad too, ehh?  How is it different than 2 tracers (talking about wingtip trails)?  Does your FPS really suffer when you fire the guns?  This place is full of experts on how the game is writen/works

[Nemeth]

Originally posted by Cr0ssEye
I would like to see contrails. Since we already have "smoke", the ability must already be built into the ahii engine.

well look at it this way, if HTC used the "smoke trails" (eg: oil leaks, hit rads/fuel tanks) for the contrails it wont take much to process it, the heat waves on the other hand, that would b a pain in the oscar to make in real time, would b amasing thou

[Traveler]

Originally posted by Bogie603rd
Here's what I think would make the game more intresting and MUCH more fun. Not only for MA, but for some larger H2H maps.

#1. Contrails in WWII is what is known as today's "Vapor-Trail". It is the white smoke that is blown out of the back of an engine from some of the fuel running off the back. The heat of the engine then evaporates it thus making the vapor trail (Known as contrails in WWII).  
 

Back to grade school Science class please.  The vapor trail you see coming off an aircraft at altitude is the effect of condensation of water vapor coming of the hot engine, not fuel, not smoke, it’s pure water vapor.  It take a combination of air temperature, Air density to reach the temperature dew point at which water vapor that is contained in the air becomes visible.   It helps that at high Altitude the barometric pressure is also reduced, helping the vapor change from a gas to a liquid.  Contrails or Vapor trails is nothing more then water vapor forming a cloud at high altitude.

[cav58d]

Yes and thank God we have the option to turn off animated water...It Looks AWFUL

[Bogie603rd]

Originally posted by Traveler
Back to grade school Science class please.  The vapor trail you see coming off an aircraft at altitude is the effect of condensation of water vapor coming of the hot engine, not fuel, not smoke, it’s pure water vapor.  It take a combination of air temperature, Air density to reach the temperature dew point at which water vapor that is contained in the air becomes visible.   It helps that at high Altitude the barometric pressure is also reduced, helping the vapor change from a gas to a liquid.  Contrails or Vapor trails is nothing more then water vapor forming a cloud at high altitude.

When will you guys learn to STOP POSTING THESE THINGS WHEN THERE'S ALREADY BEEN ONE ON IT?!?

[moneyguy]

Originally posted by Bogie603rd
When will you guys learn to STOP POSTING THESE THINGS WHEN THERE'S ALREADY BEEN ONE ON IT?!?

probably never...its easier to just post another one

[Bogie603rd]

Isn't there a rule on copying what someone else already said? Oh well, let's stop getting off topic.

[viper215]

Originally posted by GlacierGirl
Was not the worst movie ever, I liked it, and the thing about the 109, Those things are hard as heck to find and they wernt about to fake one with the computer, I met the pilot who flew the planes in that movie.

Ignore him if someone else posts it its WRONG.