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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Midnight on December 09, 2005, 02:30:33 PM

Title: Thinking of AH water and clouds
Post by: Midnight on December 09, 2005, 02:30:33 PM

Thinking back a ways, HTC at one point said he would like to add submarines to the game. The current water we have might make this kind of tough. Also, the shore lines always look so square and the water depth is impossible to tell.

I was flying over the thin cloud layer the other night right where the mountains come up through it. As I looked down, I thought how nicely the clouds wrapped around the hills and the way the terrain looked under the clouds.

Now, I thought further that this cloud layer could be set to 0 feet altitude and be given a differnet alpha setting and color and it would make for a pretty good water effect. If the terrain were rewoked to allow for negative altitude, oceans, lakes and rivers could all be made. The "water" could be made to fully cover the entire map and any terrain below 0 altitude would allow the "water" to show.

Further, If HT can give the PT a flight model, I would think it would be very much in their abilities to make a submarine with a flight model that would allow it to maneuver around in the water. Running into the terrain could result in a crash or a stop depending on speed.

Anti-sub aircraft could then be able to see down into the water and shoot at or drop depth charges on the subs.

Title: Thinking of AH water and clouds
Post by: Krusty on December 09, 2005, 02:50:21 PM

Well the main reason clouds "wrap" around mountians and such is because they don't... They go through them. Water has to terminate at the shoreline because of the different properities of water and land, in AH. Plus I think rendering the entire water table (under the land) might kill fps. Water and clouds react differently, of course, but the idea you present is how I would imagine it eventually gets sorted out. I think it would take a lot more than just a patch. That might be one of the features in AH3 (when they re-write the code again).

Title: Thinking of AH water and clouds
Post by: BlueJ1 on December 09, 2005, 02:58:09 PM

Just pondering...
People already complain about people who spend their time in bombers and gvs. Add subs to the game and open a whole new stereotype. Honestly, I cant wait to add another title to my name besides fighter jock.

Title: Thinking of AH water and clouds
Post by: frank3 on December 09, 2005, 04:42:49 PM

We already have some titles for you BlueJ, only you shouldn't know of them :D

I do find Midnights idea nice though

Title: Thinking of AH water and clouds
Post by: Ghosth on December 09, 2005, 06:19:30 PM

Hmmm interesting concept Midnight. One worth exploring I think.