Author Topic: at the very least bring back origional grass tiles (Read 476 times)

Citabria · « **on:** April 21, 2007, 12:47:37 PM »

i been building my new main arena and been comparing tiles old and new.

I believe at the very least HTC should bring back the origional grass tiles set.

why? because it is excellent, nonrepeating with good brightness and depth of field and should be the standard to which all tiles are modified.

why reinvent the wheel here?

we have been through this with ah2beta when it was too dark and dreary and years later this is where we ended up and everyone except the darkness nazi's were happy with the color and brightness and contrast standards of the old terrain tiles.

I wonder if HTC is aware of the fact that many players quit playing WW2OL because it looks like ah2 looks now? no one likes to fly or play in that dreary dark mess when that darkness is attempting to simulate the outside world at noon... and yeah at times other than noon its even darker!

so I request the old grass tiles be added back into the current MA tile set as is and everything modified to match them.

you tried somthing different. it didnt work out. now its time to fix it. take it as a lesson in humility or whatever but this is a lesson that was learned and forgotten and it should not have been.

terrain tiles arent the same as planes or vehicles.

so thats my request. heed it or ignore it.

if you choose to ignore it you must accept my need to redo every terrain texture in the arena when I submit my own main arena(s)

I will not fly in this game under its current conditions and I accept that they are beyond my control until I submit my own terrain that has a terrain texture system that is acceptable to me.

take this as constructive critiscism only as it is a dispute of artistic differences only and in no way meant to be taken in a disrespectful way though it is worded directly and to the point.

SkyRock · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2007, 01:06:35 PM »

I felt weird to keep saying the same thing, but I think the grass being gone, has much to do about not being able to judge depths above the terrain!

gpa3 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2007, 01:07:33 PM »

Who are the big losers with the new update? Here is my opinion...

1. Anyone who flys planes. At altitude it looks like a big golf course now unless you fly around with full ZOOM on.

2. Anyone who liked tank town. Now you are dead in 30 seconds or less from people hiding inside of windmills behind your spawn. No place to hide.

So, this update... as pretty as it is from some views...such as tank view, has screwed the two biggest groups in aces high. The pilots and the GVers.

What I want to know...

How was this update beta tested?
How many people tested it?
How long was it tested?
Is it going to be majorly fixed?

If this is the way it will be from here on out, I am out of here. I will go back to FREE 8 player full time. The new update works fine for tiny maps in 8 player and its FREE. Did I meantion the word FREE?

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Citabria · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2007, 01:10:01 PM »

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Originally posted by SkyRock
I felt weird to keep saying the same thing, but I think the grass being gone, has much to do about not being able to judge depths above the terrain!

it has everything to do with it.

enough texturing and enough lightness are mandatory requirements for terrain textures and the new tiles lack both.

Citabria · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2007, 01:27:02 PM »

here is a side by side comparision of Old vs new in top pic and new vs old
in lower pic. note the base texture on both is new and dark in all pics. only
the grass texture changes. personally I can see shaped pretty good with
the old textures and I hate the new ones darkness and lack of detail.

airspro · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:18:55 PM »

Ya a pic says a thousand words IMO .

Citabria , the pics you posted shows just wat can and can't be seen . No wonder I crashed my C47 landing at port this morning lmao .

68Birt · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2007, 03:18:06 PM »

As a Goon pilot (yes, the C-47 is just about my favorite plane to fly) I try to fly as close to the ground as possible... I find the new terrain impossible to safely navigate under 100' I just can't see the little hills. I no longer can safely land outside of a town waiting for it to be killed, so I can take off from my safe location... I find myself hitting these small invisible hills and end up dying trying to land.

Maybe some better shadowing of the terrain will work.

On a positive note... I love the new trees!

Bryan "68Birt"

Shamus · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2007, 03:56:23 PM »

I do find myself augering a lot more in low fights. Depth perception is gone now.

I mentioned it to my wife and she said "try your glasses you old fart", heeded her kind advice...nope it didn't help.

shamus

SELECTOR · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2007, 06:26:04 PM »

i agree 100%old grass is better.
i hope this is still on topic. i have had quite a lot of ground collisions, not in combat, there is definatly a problem (for me at least) seeing hill crests and also depth perception seems to be haywire, it feels like zooming around with one eye shut..and it hurts 30 -45 mins is all i can stand..it gets a littl better out at sea and in view of land..

maybe a health warning should be put up on the clipboard when entering the game..

really i do.

kennyhayes · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2007, 06:35:54 PM »

i like the old grass but i like the new trees.

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