Author Topic: Plane Wrecks (Read 1673 times)

Martyn · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2006, 08:07:57 AM »

If there are going to be frame rate issues can't viewing these 'war furniture' items be made optional? i.e. if the option is switched off locally you just see a hill, or something a lot simpler.

cav58d · « **Reply #16 on:** May 05, 2006, 08:35:21 AM »

Love the idea...Requested it myself a while back....unfortunately ideas like this never get responces and we will never see it leave the wishlist =(

Hap · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2006, 09:52:13 AM »

I'm for it Glacier.

~~hap~~

Mister Fork · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2006, 10:56:30 AM »

GlacierGirl: Wrecks is not an easy thing to do. When a plane crashes, and you exit, it stays there for 10 minutes. Same goes for vehicles too. That's a lot of objects the server has to track and then put onto the map to all players.

I do think that having wreck map objects is a lot more feasable and easier to do than putting in code that downed aircraft remain on the map. Pooface is right, you take 30-40 planes that crash during an airfield battle, it's a lot of objects to track.

I would also like to see wrecks as objects to be used in the editor, especially SHIPWRECKS along the coast, or burnt out tanks and vehicles.

GG: if we take your idea of having wrecks, and put it as a map object, then yes, it's a brilliant idea.

Brenjen · « **Reply #19 on:** May 05, 2006, 11:59:24 AM »

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Originally posted by Mister Fork
GlacierGirl: Wrecks is not an easy thing to do. When a plane crashes, and you exit, it stays there for 10 minutes. Same goes for vehicles too. That's a lot of objects the server has to track and then put onto the map to all players.

I do think that having wreck map objects is a lot more feasable and easier to do than putting in code that downed aircraft remain on the map. Pooface is right, you take 30-40 planes that crash during an airfield battle, it's a lot of objects to track.

I would also like to see wrecks as objects to be used in the editor, especially SHIPWRECKS along the coast, or burnt out tanks and vehicles.

GG: if we take your idea of having wrecks, and put it as a map object, then yes, it's a brilliant idea.

He is refering to making the "wrecks" ground objects...not piling up individual players crashed remains. He just wants an occasional destroyed tank or crashed plane instead of millions of barns & little gray houses.

Mister Fork · « **Reply #20 on:** May 05, 2006, 01:51:41 PM »

Let me rephrase my last then.

GG: GREAT IDEA![/size]

GlacierGirl · « **Reply #21 on:** May 06, 2006, 12:29:45 PM »

yeah i didnt mean there would be a wreck for every plane shot down, there would be more planes than grass, and with me flying, there would be millions of the planes ive flown on the ground, i rarely live for more than 5 minutes. The wrecks would just be like a barn, part of the map added by who ever makes the map, so it would have absolutely no effect on framerates as far as I know, but i dont know much about computers. Im glad so many of you support the idea. How does an idea make it off of the forums and into the game? do we need a signed paper or something saying that a certain percentage of the people who fly the game want it added?

MOIL · « **Reply #22 on:** May 06, 2006, 06:40:50 PM »

I like it, remove 1/2 of the 4 million red barns and turn them into downed bombers, planes, tanks, 1/2 tracks and artillery pieces.

My 2 cents

thndregg · « **Reply #23 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:18:41 PM »

Kurt · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2006, 01:18:34 AM »

You can eliminate the Framerate complaints by making it only draw if you're in a GV.. If you are in flight, you simply don't see them regardless.

GlacierGirl · « **Reply #25 on:** May 07, 2006, 10:42:52 AM »

Just as long as they are there, they could have the visability range of the barns. Because I know if I get on and its really boring that day Id wanna fly 100 feet off the ground untill I found a crash and bail out so I can look at it. I think the barns dissapear at a certain altitude dont they? So they could only be visable at something like 2000 feet and less maybe even 1000.

NoBaddy · « **Reply #26 on:** May 07, 2006, 11:28:35 AM »

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Originally posted by 68slayr
I like it. Don't see how it would hurt your frame rate. Its the same as a barn exept its a plane. (Doesn't move and a great place for gvs to hide next to)

Lot more poly's in a plane than a barn.