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Offline Lucifer

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2014, 02:30:02 PM »
HTC could bring back clouds, but only the high ones :
if we find out that today low-end stuff players can handle it, then HTC could progressively bring more clouds ingame...  :old:

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2014, 02:19:21 PM »
Clouds can be used both ways : defensively OR to attack  :)

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 #17 on: March 19, 2014, 02:01:42 AM »
Clouds can be used both ways : defensively OR to attack  :)


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you know what else can be used? nighttime. the lack of light will make you see better, but the other guy can't see you.

don't think about it too much.



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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2014, 05:30:15 AM »
Night is for both... isnt it ? Anyway its a thread about clouds, not night... :aok

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you know what else can be used? nighttime. the lack of light will make you see better, but the other guy can't see you.

don't think about it too much.





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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2014, 07:16:19 AM »
While clouds look cool, I can't help but think.... Great ANOTHER way for people to avoid fighting!

True...but I prefer to think of it as yet another thing to consider and work on from a personal SA perspective i.e. not getting bounced from a cloud.  That's a good thing IMO.

Slightly off topic - I think the pile of crap this idea will attact from the usual "PooPoo-ers" will be entertaining e.g.  "It's a GAME, not WAR!  Bouncing me while I'm not looking and my SA has failed me is for the weak!!"   

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2014, 08:54:38 AM »
I agree, though in an "air game", having clouds should be a priority : clouds were -big- part of air combat in wwii !  :)

True...but I prefer to think of it as yet another thing to consider and work on from a personal SA perspective i.e. not getting bounced from a cloud.  That's a good thing IMO.

Slightly off topic - I think the pile of crap this idea will attact from the usual "PooPoo-ers" will be entertaining e.g.  "It's a GAME, not WAR!  Bouncing me while I'm not looking and my SA has failed me is for the weak!!"   

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2014, 09:07:01 AM »
I agree, though in an "air game", having clouds should be a priority : clouds were -big- part of air combat in wwii !  :)


Oh I agree.  

That "other" game  (i.e.  The-one-which-shalt-not-be-named-and-doth-indeed-sucketh) has clouds and they can be used to influence a combat situation.  That's sad given how pale the game as a whole is in comparison to AH.   But I can wait...lots of things for HTC to work on but the game is still great as it is!   :aok

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2014, 10:50:21 AM »
having clouds should be a priority : clouds were -big- part of air combat in wwii !  :)



I most certainly disagree. Clouds, as a part of air combat for a fighter pilot, is next to useless, at most times. The clouds that would be incorporated into the game (if it's done) will definitely not be the huge cumulonimbus type that could hide dozens of aircraft, but rather the ones you'd see on a partly cloudy, warm summer day. According to my knowledge, the weather most combat took place in would include, the small, cumulus type. Now listen, those little clouds aren't an effective tool for jumping somebody not are they for trying to shake an enemy off your six, since they're no places you have to hide in a cloud .5K across going up to 400mph. And trying to jump someone would require precise timing since the clouds would be so small, not only that but it won't hide big red icons from 6K out.

And as of WW2 combat nowhere have I heard of veteran accounts of clouds being used effectively and extensively in combat throughout the war or an engagement. Nor is use of clouds ever brought to attention in fighter doctrines, including Boelcke's. Rather would the sun be used for jumping an enemy than a little cloud.
So as far as adding in clouds for eye candy and to change fighter combat by a certain degree,
I vote no to clouds -1
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2014, 11:22:30 AM »
+1 because  flying in a cloudless sky day after day after day is not only totally unrealistic but is also annoying to the eyes.

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2014, 11:56:09 AM »
+1 because  flying in a cloudless sky day after day after day is not only totally unrealistic but is also annoying to the eyes.

How is it "annoying" to the eyes?
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Re: Clouds
« Reply #25 on: April 18, 2014, 07:54:04 AM »
I like my 60 frame rate instead of 30 thank you.  :D

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« Reply #26 on: April 18, 2014, 07:55:03 AM »
I like my 60 frame rate instead of 30 thank you.  :D

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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #27 on: April 18, 2014, 07:55:36 AM »
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #28 on: April 18, 2014, 08:43:02 AM »
The lack of a light overcast layer is an annoyance to me. A clear blue sky makes it harder to judge angles when shooting up at someone trying to rope me. I used to make a lot more of those shots before the clouds went.
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Re: Clouds !!!
« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2014, 09:53:58 AM »
Right, it really adds realism in an air combat.

:airplane: For all the guys saying "nay" for what ever reason, the first thing that would improve in your game performance would be your situational awareness, because you not only would have to pay attention to your "six" more often, your mind would also be forecasting your move, should you be jumped suddenly.

What I think would be one of the great advantages would be jumping bomber formations! You would have to do so planning instead of just diving in and shot gunning the formations. That, again would improve your skill as a pilot in this great game of ours!
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