Author Topic: Forgotten Battles (Read 1938 times)

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #45 on:** March 08, 2003, 03:26:38 AM »

The graphics are really nice except for the muzzle flashes and lighting in general..

Oleg overdid it in a bad way. The lighting effects should not create a neon glow to everything regardless of ambient light, all the scenes on the FB website that include shooting look like scenes from star wars. The shot of the bomber nosegunner shooting is just .. well I have no words to describe it.

I just have the impression that George lucas chose to go for less effect when the star wars gunner was fireing the death star compared to FB nose gunner.

It's also weird how the flash completely illuminates the nose cone but reflects nothing to the surrounding structures like frame, wings or engines.

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #46 on:** March 08, 2003, 03:33:27 AM »

I think I might have to buy the game despite of the fact, though.

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #47 on:** March 08, 2003, 03:53:55 AM »

I don't have it yet, but from people in my squad who do I've been told that two of the gripes AH-people had with the view system has been improved:
- Zoom can now be done like AH. One button for toggle, two others for adjusting how much to zoom. The old way it worked can still be used.
- The speed by which the pilot turns his head using the snap-views can be increased (from the .ini-file)

Now we just need Oleg to model adjustable head-positions

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #48 on:** March 08, 2003, 04:55:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Siaf__csf
The graphics are really nice except for the muzzle flashes and lighting in general..

Oleg overdid it in a bad way. The lighting effects should not create a neon glow to everything regardless of ambient light, all the scenes on the FB website that include shooting look like scenes from star wars. The shot of the bomber nosegunner shooting is just .. well I have no words to describe it.

I just have the impression that George lucas chose to go for less effect when the star wars gunner was fireing the death star compared to FB nose gunner. It's also weird how the flash completely illuminates the nose cone but reflects nothing to the surrounding structures like frame, wings or engines.

Yep ... here everything is lighted, I guess it's gunners only.
BTW, I really love the flashes from far away. You can see when they shoot at you (the gun blinking), it's a great effect. As far as the length of them ... sheesh .. yeah ... do they have oil sitting in the gun barrels?

Nath[BDP] · « **Reply #49 on:** March 08, 2003, 06:07:51 AM »

Excellent game. Beautiful really. I enjoy filming a battle and then just going back and watching it via the film viewer.

Here's some screenshots of mine:

Having fun with my 30mm in the background.

Eagler · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2003, 11:05:54 AM »

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Originally posted by XNachoX
Ok Eagler. I was messing aorund with texture compession settings and I went into my config and under [Render_OpenGL], then you should see TexCompress=x, change the X to 2 which enables S3TC compression mode and it greatly improved my performance! Not a single stutter due to loading textures, the stuttering of gunfire was from the loading of textures into RAM.

does this setting only work with OpenGl dirver?

I have to run my ti4400 in directX as the OpneGL setting gives me chinese flashing char int he text windows when it pops back?

anyone run it in OpenGL witha ge4 ti4400? If so can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

why is the overall sound not as good as IL2? outside views give me a wierd almost dive like sound. after battle or guinfire i get a hum that continues on until i change sound settings?

which sound settings should I use for an onboard asus mb soundcard? which speaker settings?

did they redo the trims in fb? seems the aileron trim reacts very slow if at all in the 109..

sry if dumb questions

XNachoX · « **Reply #51 on:** March 08, 2003, 02:16:55 PM »

Ok, I had a problem with the flashing too in OpenGL, and when i set Vsync to always on the flashing went away.

Second, there have been some problems reported with certain types of sound cards. Try changing your speaker type to headphones in the audio type and set the audio to 44kb's, and try 8 channels of audio if it's still giving you trouble. I tried the 8 channel thing, but I didn't like it as it would cut some sounds out if there were too many going on at once.

Third, I haven't messed with anything other than elevator trim in the 109, sorry

SKurj · « **Reply #52 on:** March 08, 2003, 04:17:08 PM »

Too many posts!! anyways.. has there been any changes to the view system? Can the pan speed of the snap view system be modified at all? IL2 was too slow for my taste (this will be the deciding factor whether or not FB goes on my WIsh list...)

SKurj

XNachoX · « **Reply #53 on:** March 08, 2003, 05:27:25 PM »

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Originally posted by SKurj
Too many posts!! anyways.. has there been any changes to the view system? Can the pan speed of the snap view system be modified at all? IL2 was too slow for my taste (this will be the deciding factor whether or not FB goes on my WIsh list...)

SKurj

Yea, via config.ini

read a few posts up on the last page. Someone talks about it.

Eagler · « **Reply #54 on:** March 08, 2003, 08:41:31 PM »

download newer drivers for vcard and on board sound.

OpenGL now works and sound is better but not as good as IL2.

looking at other boards, looks like many aren't happy with new sounds..

can't locate how to edit or what to edit in ini to make head swivel faster..

any help, is there a list of ini edits somewhere?

SKurj · « **Reply #55 on:** March 08, 2003, 11:20:10 PM »

eexxcellent Nacho, found it thnx

guess it goes on the list!
found il2 really helped my aim in ah +)

SKurj

Eagler · « **Reply #56 on:** March 10, 2003, 08:16:19 AM »

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Originally posted by SKurj
eexxcellent Nacho, found it thnx

guess it goes on the list!
found il2 really helped my aim in ah +)

SKurj

pls enlightenment me as to what line I need to edit & how to make the head spin faster ..ty

SKurj · « **Reply #57 on:** March 10, 2003, 08:49:56 AM »

i dunno... found it.. refers to found the post which said adjustment is possible...

SKurj