Author Topic: atmosphere (Read 721 times)

JB88 · « **on:** April 13, 2007, 05:52:29 AM »

wondering if the darkness that we are experiencing in the arenas may be a result of increasing the height or density of the atmosphere. if so, could it be graded?... that is to say, progressively thinner @ higher altitudes. i have been guessing that raising it to 100k feet may be why it has gotten so much darker. is this the case?

so...

i've been tinkering with some color settings offline to try to find interesting combinations with our current atmosphere.

guessing that the ambient sky color would be more white on a cloudy day or in a dense fog...

well, okay...i have been asking for variations on the weather so i guess i got my wish.

here is an example of another cloudy day configuration. this one was a joy to fly in. WEATHER!!!!

JB88 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2007, 06:33:54 AM »

resized. unretouched.

swoose · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2007, 07:50:56 AM »

Got an engine shot out and it soon quit. The base had clouds over it and between the clouds and oil on the windshield it was a challenge to land. Made the runway but crashed all the same. Adds a lot of realism to the game and gives you a place to hide and sneak up on the enemy. The moon rising through the clouds was awesome!

SunKing · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:16:25 AM »

Looks good, just need to turn on Anti-aliasing. Those jagged lines gotta go.

JB88 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:23:33 AM »

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Originally posted by SunKing
Looks good, just need to turn on Anti-aliasing. Those jagged lines gotta go.

good idea.

JB88 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:26:56 AM »

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:30:13 AM »

Curious as to why atmosphere was raised to begin with.

Most bombing missions took place between 10-25K didnt they?

Or are we planning on doing some X-15 tests? LOL
but if I remember correctly even those tests were done at only 45 K

Maybe we are getting V-2s?

SunKing · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:35:48 AM »

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Originally posted by JB88
how?

Which video card are you running?

JB88 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:37:19 AM »

nvidia gforce

JB88 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:48:05 AM »

got it. saweeet! knocked my frame rates down to 34 from 59 but saweeet!!!

thanks sunking

SunKing · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:55:53 AM »

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Originally posted by JB88
got it. saweeet! knocked my frame rates down to 34 from 59 but saweeet!!!

thanks sunking

I can't play any game now without AA and AS turned on.. Try to at least run it at 2x and adjust some settings to get a consistant frame rate. It makes a huge difference in this game with the new cockpits and Hires skins.

JB88 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2007, 09:01:37 AM »

shall do, thanks again.

sooo, hitech...any chance you might use these settings in the MA once in awhile so we can fly on a cloudy day?

Tilt · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2007, 09:59:55 AM »

been playing with "light" off line as well.

Whilst the effect of "lush green" can be changed a little it is not as much as when we experienced something similar in the new Beta AHII.

I think HTC will have to consider a more light yellow/olive colour of base grass terrain tile.....

also looking at the ploughed fields they seem a very deep brown whereas a sandy brown may be more appropriate. Beaches are superb IMO.

Grey gravel under the hangers causes a wierd effect on my pc. I would rather the runway technique was extended to these areas.

mars01 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2007, 11:59:23 AM »

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gives you a place to hide and sneak up on the enemy

LOLH yeah thats why I play a combat flight sim, to hide and sneak up on guys LOLH.

swoose · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2007, 12:35:09 PM »

Mars the way I fly I need all the help I can get.