Beta 11 Released: Issues/Bug Reports

[KillerPops]

The bomb sight looks straight fwd in the Ar234, in the newest crater arena.

Also the annuitetsfaktor (trim and dive brakes) are intermittent in the Ju87, just in case it hasn't been mentioned.

[Chalenge]

Nothing can be done about this, it is the nature of cube maps.

I know it would be an awful lot of work, but wouldn't it be possible to cut the engine nacelles off as separate objects with their own cube maps? Or at least identify the polygons associated with the nacelles as separate poly groups with a different cube map each? You would probably have to go with a "half-baked" model as you generated each cube map, otherwise the camera wouldn't see an environment mapped on adjoining surfaces. It might be a colossal mistake to try it, because of the additional memory usage, but I would be tempted to try it.

[Easyscor]

Terrain Editor

Info only:
When a new terrain is generated, all the water is at -200 but then if you use the Create All Beaches tool, all the water I checked was at -40 feet. What, no submarines?   

[oboe]

I know it would be an awful lot of work, but wouldn't it be possible to cut the engine nacelles off as separate objects with their own cube maps? Or at least identify the polygons associated with the nacelles as separate poly groups with a different cube map each? You would probably have to go with a "half-baked" model as you generated each cube map, otherwise the camera wouldn't see an environment mapped on adjoining surfaces. It might be a colossal mistake to try it, because of the additional memory usage, but I would be tempted to try it.

Do cube maps add a significant workload to the GPU?   Reduce frame rates significantly?   Are they involved with any other in-game process besides displaying an aircraft's skin?

[hitech]

Do cube maps add a significant workload to the GPU?   Reduce frame rates significantly?   Are they involved with any other in-game process besides displaying an aircraft's skin?

Real time creation of cube maps creates a significant work load. Just move the  environment slider to full ( this render to all 6 sides every frame) and see the fps drop.

Now just to create a some what more accurate reflection from an engine it would now take 4 more cube maps of 6 sides each for the b17.

Cube maps are used to create the illusion of shininess.

HiTech

[oboe]

I feel like I'm getting pretty good results duplicating ]the shininess of bare metal skins using specularity.   Well, on the vertical surfaces anyway.  The fuselage and tail look realistic to me (the wings and stabilizer seem too flat and dull though) for bare aluminum, and if I understand the process correctly this skin did not depend on display of cube map info.



All the bare metal in this image has the same specularity value.  The horizontal surfaces are dull I assume because of the angle between the sun, the surface, and the viewer.  If there is a way to activate at least some portion of the specularity on the horizontal surfaces (can ambient light be an additional source?), I *think* the illusion of bare metal on this skin would be completely believable.

Also, what causes the foreground surfaces to be out of focus?   

[Chalenge]

One thing to keep in mind is that just as AHIII is coming into existence both GPU houses are preparing new processors that will/should reduce the workload. How much so we will have to wait to see.

I am looking forward to it.

[Kanth]

I just realized the desktop shortcut icon image shows "AH Alpha" even though the text says "Aces High Beta Game"
same thing for the start menu.

[Chilli]

Is there a possible somewhat easy fix for the "shiny"  destroyed gunpit? 

If it does not entail lengthy coad, I would think the destroyed gunpit should either:

a)  show a darkened, disturbed earth + rubble [destroyed object]

or

b)  show burning / smoking + rubble [destroyed object]


even

c)  just remove the shine, and the "man in the moon" (second screenshot) mud face will do. (anyone else see him?)

There are so many great graphics updates, I just feel that since, these structures have been highly intergrated into game play, they shouldn't take on this uncharacteristic shiny glass display at various angles (first screenshot).

[Chalenge]

On the Pacific islands it would be white and visible from many miles away. So, maybe it's intentional?

[Chilli]

On the Pacific islands it would be white and visible from many miles away. So, maybe it's intentional?

Maybe, but white is one thing, do you see the reflective rays radiating from the pit?

Brings up another (maybe bug):  Base structures disappear @ 13.7k from ship guns.  Shore Battery is visible for much greater distance (tested up to 18.4k).  Shore battery as well able to see ships at such distances.  I speak of visual from Shore Battery, because I suspected the height above sea level might be the root cause, and ruled that out.

[shppr01]

I believe we have found something. It seems that when you are in a tank or gv with more than one gun they all fire at the same time. I see multiple streams from all guns. you can actually hear each one hit . 

[FTJR]

Logged into the online arena, the pop up about the mission in progress, i had just clicked on hangar, i could not click on either the yes of the no button while I was in the hangar, I had to move back to the tower for it to work.

[Easyscor]

In the TE, you can't search with Select By Shape on the object, 'fixme'.

[bustr]

WAFFLE,

Are you still looking to clean up trees growing out of the road, side walks, and walls in the town?

I'm finding them while moving around the town on my terrain's current iteration I used to make your signature. The terrain set is terrset00 but, I don't know how much my choice of tile painting up to the object's boarders directly effects what trees and bushes will popup inside of the town. I'm finding trees growing out of the side walks, roads and at least one wall. Oh and the steel frame bridge I reported several times is still showing as ghost framing while you drive on it until you use zoom.

Is this specific to my terrain or a generic response by the town to terrset00?