Docking certain aircraft in certain arena maps

[1Boner]

I wasn't tryin to be a wise arse.

I really don't know that much about settin up graphics cards and such.

If someone has some advice I would be really thankful for it.

I hooked up the game and pretty much maxed everything out.

It looks really good, solid 60fps.

But for whatever reason I have a hard time seeing the layout of the runways at low alt.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Jayhawk]

I wasn't tryin to be a wise arse.

I really don't know that much about settin up graphics cards and such.

If someone has some advice I would be really thankful for it.

I hooked up the game and pretty much maxed everything out.

It looks really good, solid 60fps.

But for whatever reason I have a hard time seeing the layout of the runways at low alt.

Any help would be appreciated.

Have you checked your ocular settings?

[gyrene81]

man the dirtbags are out in force this evening........

speaking of...

Have you checked your ocular settings?

[Butcher]

"...either white stripes down the runways or at least 3 white lines on the end of each runway." There is a white line down at least parts of the runway in your Guam photo, and also some lines that the planes follow while taxiing. Your photos are also not of a quality where they could resolve something that is less than a foot across reliably. Each grain on the film is larger than the angular resolution needed to see the line clearly. In all each paved field seems to have some sort of marking even if it is inconsistent from field to field and not what you would expect on a modern airstrip.

In all it is shameful that you would give someone who has been flying since the 40's (likely an 80 year old man who still has the love for aircraft to motivate him to learn how to operate a computer to play an airplane game) a sarcastic response with evidence that partially supports what he is asking for. I am sure he has been around long enough to identify a jerk and let it go, but I guess I am young and dumb enough to let it bother me.

Sir I have a few squad members in your age group, one thing I can say is - you are right and I am always wrong, its mutual respect - besides, Hooter would beat me (ol geezer, but i'd buy him a beer any time and any place).

[EskimoJoe]

I'm pretty sure they didn't paint the runways in WW2. These aren't airports, remember.  

It is a game after all.

[1Boner]

Have you checked your ocular settings?

My ocular diffusion settings are currently at 3x magnification.

[gyrene81]

The 1st pic you have a runway almost inline with you maybe 10^o out. the 2nd runway is close to 90^o. Use the trees, buildings and green on the ground and it gives you a fair idea.

not bad...in the first 2 pics i'm almost 30 degrees off angle from one runway moving toward the field...notice though that even the zoomed in pic doesn't clearly show the runway.
the second 2 pics, well the zoomed in pic gives it away, you can clearly see the runways zoomed in. unless the front of the canopy was oiled it would be an easy adjust to line up and drop in.

if that was a smaller field and there was a haze around it...you would have to be much closer to get the runways to render properly.

[Jayhawk]

My ocular diffusion settings are currently at 3x magnification.

 

speaking of...

Hello pot, my name is kettle.

[flatiron1]

make them all dirt, while at change hangers to more of a time period look.

[Guppy35]

Agreed.

Apparently if they don't have a problem, then no one else should.

Most of the pictures I've seen are from a fairly good alt. and most have a pretty large variance in color between the runway and surrounding terrain.

From a good alt,I have no problem seeing the runways either,its when I"m trying to align and find the runway at a low alt is the problem.

A simple "X" at the end of each ruway and maybe one in the middle might suffice to help me out.

LOL OK. Paint em pink for all I care, but I don't ever want to hear about the 'war' in this game again.  It should look real unless it's inconvenient?

We've got a map that we can follow that updates as you fly that takes you right to your base.  If you still can't find it, I'm hard pressed to think it's the game's problem

[Krusty]

Gyrene, I could tell the same thing as was already posted. He just beat me to it. I know we don't all have high end systems. I rarely ever did myself.

I wonder if you might benefit from sliding the object detail slider more towards the "4 miles" side of the spectrum?

I guess I can see how some might benefit if HT tweaked the LOD ranges on the runway display itself, but for the most part I know the runway is surrounded by the grey at those angles. If I can tell "the grey goes this angle" I know instantly the runway does as well.

I wonder if I have a screenshot of my own just to compare if the graphics... (I'll go snag one)

[Baumer]

An easy solution is just to fly a proper approach pattern.




If you cross the center of the field at High Key then it's easy to roll out appropriately for the runway you want.

[Baumer]

A simple solution is to just fly a proper landing pattern. If you cross over the center of the field (at 1000 feet agl) you spot the runway you like and turn for your downwind leg.

You know, like real pilots do (and did in World War 2).

 

[Guppy35]

I was going to suggest the classic fighter pass over the field before breaking out for the landing.

A picture is worth a 1000 words.  here are 2000.  The bomber guys did it that way too.  Cross the field, get oriented, break at short intervals, get em on the ground fast.  Not a lot of markings on the runways in the photos   Not a lot of anything but snow.

[kilo2]

I was going to suggest the classic fighter pass over the field before breaking out for the landing.

A picture is worth a 1000 words.  here are 2000.  The bomber guys did it that way too.  Cross the field, get oriented, break at short intervals, get em on the ground fast.  Not a lot of markings on the runways in the photos   Not a lot of anything but snow.

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None of that disproves that some fields were marked.