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Title: Clouds
Post by: Apeking on January 14, 2007, 10:35:42 AM

Do all players see the same cloud formations, or are they generated independently on each client machine?

Title: Clouds
Post by: Mace2004 on January 14, 2007, 10:38:25 AM

Oh, good question, I've wondered that myself.  It would really suck if you thought you were hiding in a cloud and you're really hanging out in clear air for everyone else to see.  Sort of a "you can't see me because my eyes are closed" sort of thing.

Title: Clouds
Post by: Schatzi on January 14, 2007, 10:41:36 AM

Im not sure on this, but as far as I know clouds are built into the terrain and are thus in the same place for everyone. Id think the only "displacement" would be lag - when you are no seen in the same spot on different FEs.

But thats just an educated guess. Maybe someone with Terrain/Cloud Editor knowledge can speak up.

Title: Clouds
Post by: Murdr on January 14, 2007, 03:36:44 PM

Offline clouds are built into the terrain.  Clouds on the game server come from the HTC host, so everyone has a consistant view of them online.

Title: Clouds
Post by: Obie303 on January 15, 2007, 01:09:30 AM

I was wondering the same thing last week!  I was in an Osti near a port when all of a sudden it appeared a fog bank was moving in!  It was real intense for a while.  Not to mention I was shooting in the fog and hoping to hit a dive bombing Mossie.  

Then again, maybe somebody was lobbing all their smoke grenades right at the port.:confused:

Obie