Bring Weather Back Perhaps...?

[BaldEagl]

Yep, the big storm fronts in AHI didn't cause FR issues at all.  They were removed because of whiners.  The poor buff dudes would fly an hour to get to a target and it would be so socked in by clouds they couldn't see a thing unless they were willing to drop to 5K to get below the cloud deck.

From above or below you couldn't see people in the clouds but one you were in the clouds yourself you could see others in the clouds just fine as it was just a grey air-mass.  So above you could see people above, below you could see people below, and within you could see people within but there was no cross-visibility which made chases into and out of the clouds challenging.

[Swatch]

Well it sounds like those were legitimate issues with graphics tech of the time, and it makes sense to me why they would remove them (except the bomber whiners... and I'm a bomber).  I would think that by now, they could implement a better cloud method.  And the solution to the buffs thing is have a weather map available on the clipboard map (I know that the Wind is already there).  This weather map could allow bomber pilots to know beforehand, at least to some extent, what the weather is like at the target.  Once again... a real issue of war.  As long as the weather isn't OVERDONE, then it can be very impressive.

Once again, the small things are what make the biggest difference.

[Jiblowey]

If Weather and Night time were BOTH reinstated, I would be a subscriber for life, as well as send HT a nice bottle of scotch.

Only one bottle. I like how the FSO's have night at weather, but not the other arenas. It it was left out of the dueling arena I think the wimps who want 100% clear skies would still be happy some where.

[Swatch]

I don't know about night.... I do want to see it, but perhaps only at a reduced level.   I like how we have dawn and dusk, but perhaps just extend dawn and dusk so it gets darker and stays dark for a short period of time.  I definately look forward to experiencing this in FSO, but my jury is still out on MA nighttime.

[SectorNine50]

I think both night time and weather would be AWESOME, however, lets just do one at a time for now; weather.  The whiners are exactly why I proposed a "reality" server and an "arcade" server.  It would just make things so much more interesting and challenging, it would be great!  I mean it's not like the whole map is going to be raining, so if people are whining, we'll send them to the sunny part of the map!

Will the guys at HiTech take a look at this, or does someone have to go and ask them about it directly?

[lasersailor184]

Well it sounds like those were legitimate issues with graphics tech of the time,

No.  There were no legitimate graphic issues at all.


Some of the most interesting and fun fights I have EVER had in all of Aces High history was where a heavy thundercloud rolled over a base I was trying to defend at 4-5k feet.  It became very dark, but I could see light off in the distance.  And at one moment I zoom climbed through the clouds and broke through to a bright sun...

The weather and clouds of Aces High 1 were awesome.  Depending on the map (some maps had NO weather on them, like you wouldn't expect rain on Pizza), you'd have 1-3 half sector large storm fronts somewhere on the map, slowly moving across.

[Jiblowey]

...you'd have 1-3 half sector large storm fronts somewhere on the map, slowly moving across.

I would sell my internal organs for weather like that to be put back in. I talked with a friend and said it was in AHII but whiners made them take it out.

[SectorNine50]

It sounds to me that there is more of a demand to put it back in than whiners.  I haven't talked to a person in-game or seen a person post on this thread who is actually against re-implementing it.  HiTech, put it back in!!!

[SectorNine50]

So... How do you guys feel about bumping threads...?

[zoozoo]

rain on me cockpit or muddy  landscape would be kewl

[wrongwayric]

One thing i'd love to see would be ground fog. This would make gv fights really interesting. The weather was really cool in the last FSO and was both a benefit and disadvantage to both sides. Probably the most exciting FSO i've been in in a long time and was a really close call on who won it. The rolling weather front would also be a pretty interesting addition. Bomber pilots should all love the weather/high clouds, if you plan your attack/mission and use it to your advantage you could really sneak in undetected, we proved this in the last FSO. Our first mission was bombing an airfield a long way from our fleet. We flew up till we broke the top layer then went down 1k into the soup and flew all the way to the target. Enemy looked everywhere for us and never spotted us till we were on our dive in to bomb the field. By the time they saw us it was to late and we flattened the field. It also teaches you how to use your gauges more effectively because you have no line of sight references.

[avionix]

I think weather would be good as well.  Don't need to add anyhting on that that hasn't been said.  On the night issue, that would be awesome.  Can you imagine night fighters and night bombing missions?  It would definately add a bit more historical realsim and realism to the game.

[SD67]

[Jiblowey]

Whats fun to do is set up a lan game. There you can see all the weather and night stuff. I was testing it out last night and I think it would be cool to see.

[BaldEagl]

One thing i'd love to see would be ground fog. This would make gv fights really interesting.

There is ground fog at some of the ports on SmPizza (one for each country), very heavy at times.