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Offline Lucifer

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Clouds !!!
« on: March 02, 2014, 07:26:12 AM »
I know, i know, it's an "old" subject, but come on : we are in 2014, 90% of players -at least- now have a machine capable
of handling some nice clouds in Aces High II !(i'm not talking about GB in december, but a june light cloudy day!).

Clouds MUST come back : they are part of a dogfight, part of aerial action : its pure necessity to have em back !

Plz !  :aok

As we can see in this video, posted in another thread, they change the whole picture, add damn realism, are fun and...are really a must have !  :pray


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk9V66e88eI

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2014, 08:54:54 AM »
I like my 60 frame rate instead of 30 thank you.  :D
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2014, 09:39:02 AM »
I'd guess clouds could be making a comeback with the next version of AH. The use of Shader 3.0 in that version should allow a lot of the graphics processing to be shifted from the CPU to currently unused features of the graphics card, so boosting framerates.

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2014, 10:06:09 AM »
I'd guess clouds could be making a comeback with the next version of AH. The use of Shader 3.0 in that version should allow a lot of the graphics processing to be shifted from the CPU to currently unused features of the graphics card, so boosting framerates.

And the crowd says yay.  :D

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2014, 10:11:11 AM »
I'm excited to (hopefully) see the clouds returning with the new terrain engine.  :aok
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2014, 11:14:10 AM »
While clouds look cool, I can't help but think.... Great ANOTHER way for people to avoid fighting!

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2014, 11:24:11 AM »
While clouds look cool, I can't help but think.... Great ANOTHER way for people to avoid fighting!

I remember flying out of the low hanging clouds on one of the TT maps in my K4 and finding that I had slipped into formation with between six and eight red P-51's. That "Oh F*$#" moment is one of my favorite Aces High memories, especially because right after they all dove out for their ack. I agree that the clouds may be used by some to avoid combat but I think the positives outweigh the negatives on this one.
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2014, 05:00:26 PM »
Just like the real world.
If you can't see you can't shoot me. :)
But it also means that if you can't see me, you don't know I am about to shoot you. :devil
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2014, 05:30:31 PM »
Give me clouds so that I have something to keep me from just dropping my bombs in the pickle barrel every time....

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2014, 09:10:01 AM »
Just like the real world.
If you can't see you can't shoot me. :)
But it also means that if you can't see me, you don't know I am about to shoot you. :devil


why would you be able to see him?

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2014, 08:40:37 PM »
Right, clouds are part of air combat : can be usefull... or lethal.  ;)

Just like the real world.
If you can't see you can't shoot me. :)
But it also means that if you can't see me, you don't know I am about to shoot you. :devil

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2014, 08:39:55 AM »
oh. one way clouds. got it.

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2014, 04:44:42 PM »
Even AH1 had clouds that worked good enough.  I'd be satisfied if they brought those back.  I love the new clouds they tried out and hope they bring them back.
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2014, 04:46:14 PM »
The loss of the cloud layer was very  :huh even that created a better "feel"
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2014, 06:14:08 PM »
Right, it really adds realism in an air combat.

The loss of the cloud layer was very  :huh even that created a better "feel"

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