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Offline HornetUK

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Contrails
« on: November 30, 2013, 02:35:40 PM »
Now Aces High seems to be going through graphics changes, being mainly a bomber pilot there is one thing I would really like to see is contrail,  say above 20000ft maybe?
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 02:44:29 PM »
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 03:29:29 PM »
with missions like we been having lately they will cover the sky like a smoke screen.  how about if more clouds get added instead?



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Re: Contrails
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 03:49:32 PM »
with missions like we been having lately they will cover the sky like a smoke screen.  how about if more clouds get added instead?



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here comes mister naysaying   :O

Now Aces High seems to be going through graphics changes, being mainly a bomber pilot there is one thing I would really like to see is contrail,  say above 20000ft maybe?

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2013, 04:09:33 PM »
here comes mister naysaying   :O

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well look at the pictures in this thread.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,352595.0.html

in scenarios like fso where you have 20 or 30 bombers it would basically create a smoke screen behind you.  not saying dont add them, but you guys really think if it would be a good idea to have them.  it would be cool and helpfull to fighters if there was 1 set of bombers or maybe a couple.  easy to follow.  but you get more than that and contrails perhaps would hurt the fighters and help the bombers more.  Imagine the contrails if you are in a 110 when you can shoot bombers down from 1k away if you get on their dead six, but you wont be able as the contrails may hide the bombers.


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Re: Contrails
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2013, 04:35:22 PM »
would be great add more realism to the game
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2013, 05:19:53 PM »
well look at the pictures in this thread.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,352595.0.html

in scenarios like fso where you have 20 or 30 bombers it would basically create a smoke screen behind you.  not saying dont add them, but you guys really think if it would be a good idea to have them.  it would be cool and helpfull to fighters if there was 1 set of bombers or maybe a couple.  easy to follow.  but you get more than that and contrails perhaps would hurt the fighters and help the bombers more.  Imagine the contrails if you are in a 110 when you can shoot bombers down from 1k away if you get on their dead six, but you wont be able as the contrails may hide the bombers.


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but the tail gunner wouldn't see the fighter eather. From dead six, heck someone attacking dead six SHOULD die.

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2013, 05:33:49 PM »
Odds would be even
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2013, 06:43:32 AM »
here comes mister naysaying   :O

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In this case I agree with Semp. I would rather see more cloud cover in the MA.
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2013, 07:35:25 AM »
having never flown in formation up high, do you see contrails of other planes close to you?

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2013, 09:11:10 AM »
I like the idea of contrails could probably be added relatively easy. I don't think you could leave a permanent trail cause it would be terrible for frame rates but take the trail from a fuel leak make it a little more transparent and you could add it to each engine maybe make it a bit longer than the smoke/fuel trails we see now. Yes to more clouds too they always make bombing interesting. Just my 2 cents worth

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2013, 09:27:55 AM »
I like the idea of contrails could probably be added relatively easy. I don't think you could leave a permanent trail cause it would be terrible for frame rates but take the trail from a fuel leak make it a little more transparent and you could add it to each engine maybe make it a bit longer than the smoke/fuel trails we see now. Yes to more clouds too they always make bombing interesting. Just my 2 cents worth

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I'm with this.. We need something.. Ya sure they should not stay in the air more than a few min, mabe just one min. A contrail one min behind the bomber is still quite long.

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2013, 09:31:11 AM »
HTC said they will now use the shaders 3.0 which will enable them to redo the clouds in a more elegant way, hopefully they will redo the smoke as well, and maybe contrails to go with it  :x

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Re: Contrails
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2013, 11:33:31 AM »
Was a good discussion on it a lil while back
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,352595.0.html
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Re: Contrails
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2013, 12:53:21 PM »


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