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Offline Dux

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« on: February 18, 2001, 06:46:00 PM »
How much of a frame hit would contrails from high-altitude bombers cause? I would love to see them someday. It's not like we ever get more than 6 bombers in a formation anyway.

Just a thought.
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Offline lemur

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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2001, 03:32:00 PM »
And it would aid in spotting high alt buff formations. Right now you have to scramble a pretty big group of defenders to spot incoming buffs. With contrails the job would be easier.

And I'm guessing the graphics hit is pretty minimal. It doesn't take a lot of polygons to build a smoke trail...

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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2001, 04:22:00 PM »
I really like Microprose B-17 II's Contrails.
it's like photo.

I've ever posted on BB about this.
 http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum1/HTML/004643.html

I want vapor trails too.  
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2001, 04:49:00 PM »
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Reminds me of that great Keith Ferris painting (mural) in the Smithsonian.
Could also be a strategy issue... to avoid causing trails, you have to fly at certain various alts. Just like real life.
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2001, 02:21:00 AM »
Should be "easy" to do   making a FAKE fuel leak at altitude
I know as a software programmer that it's always easy for the end user  
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2001, 02:24:00 AM »
I would LOVE that, more immersion more immersion gimme gimme gimme!

EDIT: so as not to confuse it with a fuel leak they would need to be "fluffier" and extend a long distance behind the bomber..

[This message has been edited by TheWobble (edited 02-20-2001).]
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2001, 02:55:00 PM »
*looks up and sees a buff driver writing "u can't touch this" with his contrails b4 he flattens our base from 30k up...*  
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2001, 04:19:00 PM »
 
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Originally posted by Effdub:
*looks up and sees a buff driver writing "u can't touch this" with his contrails b4 he flattens our base from 30k up...*  

<waits for said 30k buff to finish his sky writing, then turns him into a fireball with his Ta152   >
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