Author Topic: Clouds (Read 466 times)

Apeking · « **on:** January 14, 2007, 10:35:42 AM »

Do all players see the same cloud formations, or are they generated independently on each client machine?

Mace2004 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2007, 10:38:25 AM »

Oh, good question, I've wondered that myself. It would really suck if you thought you were hiding in a cloud and you're really hanging out in clear air for everyone else to see. Sort of a "you can't see me because my eyes are closed" sort of thing.

Schatzi · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2007, 10:41:36 AM »

Im not sure on this, but as far as I know clouds are built into the terrain and are thus in the same place for everyone. Id think the only "displacement" would be lag - when you are no seen in the same spot on different FEs.

But thats just an educated guess. Maybe someone with Terrain/Cloud Editor knowledge can speak up.

Murdr · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2007, 03:36:44 PM »

Offline clouds are built into the terrain. Clouds on the game server come from the HTC host, so everyone has a consistant view of them online.

Obie303 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2007, 01:09:30 AM »

I was wondering the same thing last week! I was in an Osti near a port when all of a sudden it appeared a fog bank was moving in! It was real intense for a while. Not to mention I was shooting in the fog and hoping to hit a dive bombing Mossie.

Then again, maybe somebody was lobbing all their smoke grenades right at the port.

Obie