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Title: Let it rain
Post by: pigface on September 09, 2005, 08:17:57 PM

I like the new clouds, to see them get lower , darker, and rain maybe snow.

That would be cool. Instead of having dust off the runway, we can have water splash shiny pavement, etc.

You can do this by next update, right?

Thanks

Title: Let it rain
Post by: SuperDud on September 10, 2005, 04:58:59 AM

Hi pigface!

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Rino on September 10, 2005, 02:20:54 PM

I know this has been brought up before, but you gents DO
realize that our aircraft are not allweather types right?  Missions
were often cancelled due to cloud cover and I cannot recall a
single WW2 combat aircraft with de/anti-icing equipment installed.

     In fact, the Phantoms I worked on in the early 80s didn't have
it either.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: pigface on September 11, 2005, 09:28:18 PM

I hear ya!

What I'm askin for prob that eh weather change more than high overcase, partly cloudy.

Having evveftc like rain, mild rain or cloudes that are darker than baby blue would becool. Mind you, i am preally impressed with the effects at present, but I recall many stories where fights were lost in the clouds. The tropics, forexample have really low cloud levels and spontaneous rain fall. I'm sure the war was not on hold during those times.

De-icing - well I wasnt even thinking that, but good point.


and Duperdud!!

Title: Let it rain
Post by: republic on March 28, 2006, 10:33:53 AM

It would be nice to have localized showers in an arena.  Large enough to cover 2 sectors or so.  Would provide a navigational hazard but some pilots could venture in and try thier luck.  Would provide a short respite from enemy bombers.

Also, with a few more ground vehicle models, it really wouldn't hurt combat, as someone could always hop in a tank.


Just a thought.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Arlo on March 28, 2006, 11:13:55 AM

Early F4U pilots uesd to look for cloudbursts to wash oil off the windscreen. But then ... we don't get oil on our windscreens in AH unless we got worse problems.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: moneyguy on March 28, 2006, 09:14:36 PM

cc about the deicing, still a cool idea though :aok

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2006, 10:50:39 PM

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Title: Let it rain
Post by: Scherf on March 29, 2006, 01:38:58 AM

Didn't there used to be really good, dark clouds in AH1?

I seem to recall them being there. I liked them.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: BlueJ1 on March 29, 2006, 05:36:03 AM

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Originally posted by Scherf
Didn't there used to be really good, dark clouds in AH1?

I seem to recall them being there. I liked them.

If I remember right there was a layer of solid clouds. And the areas that had rain were just darker.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Henrique Jitsu on March 29, 2006, 02:59:45 PM

Rains would be too good to be in main arena

Title: Let it rain
Post by: sharp8th on March 29, 2006, 03:02:54 PM

that be cool to see in ah but i dont think it will happen

Title: Let it rain
Post by: viper215 on March 29, 2006, 09:23:29 PM

I would love to have a .002 FPS too.:rolleyes:

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Scherf on March 29, 2006, 10:09:13 PM

Hell, I got decent framerates in and around cloud on my crappy laptop.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Slash27 on March 30, 2006, 01:39:05 AM

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Originally posted by viper215
I would love to have a .002 FPS too.:rolleyes:

Get a job and upgrade your computer



I like the new clouds, to see them get lower , darker, and rain maybe snow.


IN the old CT in AH 1, the Norway map had nice dark low layer of clouds that would move over the snow covered terrain. I think they were like 500ft from the ground. Was great to get a handful of 109s on you and dive through the clouds.  You would pull up trimming the weeds and listen to the 109s auger in.:D

Title: Let it rain
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 30, 2006, 01:49:13 AM

most 109 dweebs dont need a 500ft overcast for that trick to be pulled either :p

Title: Let it rain
Post by: republic on March 30, 2006, 08:04:34 AM

I never had the privilege of playing AH 1, but what you describe sounds awesome.  Random localized weather, rather than a global weather constant, would add much to the strategy and realism of the game.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: BlueJ1 on March 30, 2006, 01:51:15 PM

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Originally posted by republic
I never had the privilege of playing AH 1, but what you describe sounds awesome.  Random localized weather, rather than a global weather constant, would add much to the strategy and realism of the game.

It wasnt awsome. More like nice.

Title: Let it rain
Post by: viper215 on March 30, 2006, 02:23:16 PM

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Originally posted by Slash27
Get a job and upgrade your computer



I like the new clouds, to see them get lower , darker, and rain maybe snow.


IN the old CT in AH 1, the Norway map had nice dark low layer of clouds that would move over the snow covered terrain. I think they were like 500ft from the ground. Was great to get a handful of 109s on you and dive through the clouds.  You would pull up trimming the weeds and listen to the 109s auger in.:D

I get 120 FPS now but if there is rain and snow(why a plane would be flying i dont know) but rain and snow would kill EVERYONES FPS

Title: Let it rain
Post by: Kev367th on March 30, 2006, 07:12:07 PM

I remember one of the maps in AH1 had (the one with the 10k base) a base that high that you took off in clouds!!!

Also remember the Saturday HT came in and started playing with the fog settings, was awesome.