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Title: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 15, 2008, 05:34:41 PM
Bring back the night time in the game. Or at least bring it back for every Titanic Tuesday. 
Title: Re: Night
Post by: LLogann on August 15, 2008, 05:42:37 PM
Yeah.............  That'd be nice.

 :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: ian5440 on August 15, 2008, 06:18:01 PM
all for it  :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: angelsandair on August 15, 2008, 06:20:04 PM
Sure, lets do this:


LLLLEEEERRRROOOYYYYY JJEEEENNNKKKIINNSSS at night
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Anaxogoras on August 15, 2008, 07:09:29 PM
No thank you.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 007Rusty on August 15, 2008, 08:10:56 PM
them were the days used to love the night  :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: valad94 on August 15, 2008, 08:26:08 PM
definitely :aok\

ch05
Title: Re: Night
Post by: titanic3 on August 15, 2008, 08:29:00 PM
 Fine, I'll bring my own nightlight...
Title: Re: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 15, 2008, 09:32:12 PM
No thank you.

Whats the big deal about not having night for even one day?
Title: Re: Night
Post by: titanic3 on August 15, 2008, 09:53:49 PM
 I'll lit up your plane for you..  :D
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Masherbrum on August 15, 2008, 10:32:01 PM
Whats the big deal about not having night for even one day?

He's crabby on Fridays.   :uhoh
Title: Re: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 15, 2008, 10:38:21 PM
He's crabby on Fridays.   :uhoh

 :rofl :rofl

Title: Re: Night
Post by: HighTone on August 15, 2008, 11:06:43 PM
Do it  :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 1sum41 on August 15, 2008, 11:11:51 PM
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I WANT  NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Night
Post by: pope14 on August 15, 2008, 11:26:38 PM
yes please bring back night!  :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Hazard69 on August 16, 2008, 12:00:16 AM
Yep, they should bring it back.....maybe even reduce icon ranges to 3.0 during the night hours. :aok

Also, they should set it up so it isn't night in all arenas at the same time. Maybe one on central time, one on GMT, etc. That way those who prefer daylight can go to  another arena, whilst the night fighters can continue their play in the arena where its night. Might just help populate all arenas a little better. :D :D
 :salute

[EDIT]
If nowhere else the AvA might just be given night time. Might even tempt a few to join it just for night fighting.
 :salute
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Pigslilspaz on August 16, 2008, 12:15:11 AM
i'd say for orange put PST and GMT for blue, and have the game clock match them exactly
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SKYGUNS on August 16, 2008, 02:07:14 AM
 :aok lets have a reason to have the black nightfighter/bomber skins
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 1sum41 on August 16, 2008, 02:08:40 AM
:aok lets have a reason to have the black nighfighter/bomber skins
hes got a point
Title: Re: Night
Post by: lyric1 on August 16, 2008, 02:16:50 AM
Lets start the lobby for the p61 again since we are on a night time rant?
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 1sum41 on August 16, 2008, 02:22:48 AM
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Night
Post by: lyric1 on August 16, 2008, 02:23:43 AM
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pooper.  :rofl
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 50 Cents on August 16, 2008, 07:41:06 AM
Really that's what i have been missing...I would love to fly some nighttime flights,I'm all for that i vote YAY on that.

50 Cents
Title: Re: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 16, 2008, 10:21:27 AM
Start small have night for Titanic Tuesday. Then if people like it maybe bring it back to into the main stream and have it every night.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: FlyGhost on August 16, 2008, 04:29:14 PM
yes, to the night.   



off topic a little but how about weather patterns, volumetric clouds, and snow maps?
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Cajunn on August 17, 2008, 03:14:48 AM
 :aok Turn off the lights and take away the the ICONS it would be like midnight bolling :rofl
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 99conman on August 17, 2008, 04:08:53 AM
 :salute like it they should reduce the avalible planes at night things like the 110 the best night fighter we be more useful and the idear of reduced sight  :salute
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SD67 on August 17, 2008, 04:22:06 AM
:aok night
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 50 Cents on August 17, 2008, 07:32:46 AM
yes, to the night.   



off topic a little but how about weather patterns, volumetric clouds, and snow maps?

Can that be done that would be amazing

50 Cents
Title: Re: Night
Post by: angelsandair on August 17, 2008, 07:46:33 AM
I'd hate to be a buzzkill.... BUT

HiTech said a definate NO to the last time we asked for night. IIRC, it was KKEN's thread that got to something like 6 pages or 7 pages long.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: uberslet on August 17, 2008, 08:29:11 AM
if its on a tuesday wont kill me. got somethin with firehouse that night  :D it does sound fun though, not a bad idea vans  :salute
Title: Re: Night
Post by: JunkyII on August 17, 2008, 04:28:50 PM
I have only flown in the night on Christmas Eve. But you could still see icons and stuff, would it be the same because i sure do hope so my graphics are beyond terrible :cry
Title: Re: Night
Post by: lasersailor184 on August 17, 2008, 04:45:23 PM
Can that be done that would be amazing

50 Cents

Hell, they did it for AH1.



I vote for bringing back night.  My squad's night time missions were some of the most fun I've ever had in the game.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Spikes on August 17, 2008, 04:46:20 PM
hes got a point
No he doesn't. Most of the skins you can still see clearly the plane at night, and even the type of plane. All the edges give off a glow.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: steely07 on August 18, 2008, 01:50:36 AM
/signed
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Xargos on August 18, 2008, 01:57:40 AM
Guess you guys don't remember how half the arena logged when night came around.  And the only ones who stayed are the ones who turned their gamma settings up.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SD67 on August 18, 2008, 02:40:51 AM
That was the OLD night. the NEW night is much better ;)
Title: Re: Night
Post by: NEARY on August 18, 2008, 05:14:57 PM
 :aok night



i also agree to snow maps :D :D :D :D  :) :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Krusty on August 18, 2008, 05:21:18 PM
Guess you guys don't remember how half the arena logged when night came around.  And the only ones who stayed are the ones who turned their gamma settings up.

More like 90% of the arena logged.

For those saying "night is better now" -- it's not that much better. NOW the only difference is that the ground glows unrealistically. Planes and dots are still the same and it's still just an excuse to try to milk run or try to cherry pick somebody that can't see you. Night = avoiding a fight. Night = same as stats padding, want all the rewards none of the risk.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: titanic3 on August 18, 2008, 09:12:20 PM
 So nuke everything and make it glow..  :D :lol
Title: Re: Night
Post by: JETBLST on August 18, 2008, 10:01:25 PM
Night?

Why stop there.  Get rid of Icons.  Then along with "E-night".  Put in real clouds.  The kind where you have to have some knowledge of how to fly on instruments only.  Get rid of the current "GPS Moving Map" and give us only a map of the arena and let everyone learn how to navigate using pilotage and dead rekoning.  Add in real wind, and throw in some moderate turbulence below say 10 k.  Now try to keep your gunsight on target!     

It would be fun watching people try to land low wing taildraggers, with a cross wind.  :rofl

YUP!! that would get almost EVERYBODY to log off.  It would be way too realistic.   

I say no to night. 
Title: Re: Night
Post by: uberslet on August 18, 2008, 10:55:47 PM
Night?

Why stop there.  Get rid of Icons.  Then along with "E-night".  Put in real clouds.  The kind where you have to have some knowledge of how to fly on instruments only.  Get rid of the current "GPS Moving Map" and give us only a map of the arena and let everyone learn how to navigate using pilotage and dead rekoning.  Add in real wind, and throw in some moderate turbulence below say 10 k.  Now try to keep your gunsight on target!     

It would be fun watching people try to land low wing taildraggers, with a cross wind.  :rofl

YUP!! that would get almost EVERYBODY to log off.  It would be way too realistic.   

I say no to night. 

making the moving gps map an option in the "Flight Preferences" part of the "Options" folder would be nice. i would even disable it for chiits and giggles  :D
Title: Re: Night
Post by: valdals on August 19, 2008, 06:40:34 AM
i agree.  i like flying at night. have not tried it on the ground.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Noir on August 19, 2008, 06:57:52 AM
Night fighting was not interesting. I can be resumed in an icon chase, as you can't see the trajectories of any planes. 1VS1 usually ended in a blind turn fight until someone crashed into the ground. I have a gamma boost switch on my screen but I still used to log out during night as the fights were boring.

I'd give it a NO.

Give us a real weather before please.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: trigger2 on August 19, 2008, 07:02:47 AM
Night fighting was not interesting. I can be resumed in an icon chase, as you can't see the trajectories of any planes. 1VS1 usually ended in a blind turn fight until someone crashed into the ground. I have a gamma boost switch on my screen but I still used to log out during night as the fights were boring.

I'd give it a NO.

Give us a real weather before please.

Seconded.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 19, 2008, 10:36:47 AM
Night fighting was not interesting. I can be resumed in an icon chase, as you can't see the trajectories of any planes. 1VS1 usually ended in a blind turn fight until someone crashed into the ground. I have a gamma boost switch on my screen but I still used to log out during night as the fights were boring.

I'd give it a NO.

Give us a real weather before please.

"Real weather" would cause to much lag.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Noir on August 19, 2008, 10:48:43 AM
"Real weather" would cause to much lag.

Not lag (internet packet delay) but it would put some stress on our video cards, yes. I don't ask for an eye candy, just something a bit more realistic.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Denholm on August 19, 2008, 10:57:49 AM
Depending on how the weather is modeled and run, no, weather would not cause FPS droops or lag.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: LLogann on August 19, 2008, 11:46:59 AM
You didn't fly X-Mas eve last year?  It was my first night flight but I found it rather interesting.
Night fighting was not interesting. I can be resumed in an icon chase, as you can't see the trajectories of any planes. 1VS1 usually ended in a blind turn fight until someone crashed into the ground. I have a gamma boost switch on my screen but I still used to log out during night as the fights were boring.

I'd give it a NO.

Give us a real weather before please.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Denholm on August 19, 2008, 11:52:30 AM
Christmas has plenty of people flying because they know its the only time all year they will get to fly in night conditions.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Noir on August 19, 2008, 04:14:02 PM
Christmas has plenty of people flying because they know its the only time all year they will get to fly in night conditions.

Make it an event on blue arena is an idea to dig imo. I think blue should always run small maps and have some events like night time maybe...it would spice it up.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Denholm on August 19, 2008, 04:26:51 PM
Certainly! If there's titanic Tuesday, why not a blind Thursday? :cool:
Title: Re: Night
Post by: mike254 on August 19, 2008, 06:18:32 PM
YES, and bring back animated water while your at it.  :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: mike254 on August 19, 2008, 06:19:37 PM
nvm
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Murdr on August 19, 2008, 09:34:08 PM
I'd hate to be a buzzkill.... BUT

HiTech said a definate NO to the last time we asked for night. IIRC, it was KKEN's thread that got to something like 6 pages or 7 pages long.
Just to clearify he said NO to a dedicated night time arena.

I could understand the argument aginst night when there was only one arena.  Personally it never bothered me.  It went by rather quickly because the clock skipped ahead during "night" rather than running through 10 hours of it.  I don't think I ever logged off because of night, though I did several times because a map conducive to crappy gameplay was up.  I'm indifferent to night being brought back.

Large cloud banks were great though.  I kind of miss those.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: flyboy96 on August 20, 2008, 07:48:19 AM
yes, to the night.   



off topic a little but how about weather patterns, volumetric clouds, and snow maps?


Not to mention Desert maps too,and YES to night.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: flyboy96 on August 20, 2008, 07:55:08 AM
Yeah,IF we do get night again most GVers are gonna log.It would be uber-hard to find a gv from the ground.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SD67 on August 20, 2008, 08:15:40 AM
I disagree. Have you actually logged into the offline arena set to night and looked for the GV's?
I've done it on STANDARD graphic and gamma settings and it's not that hard to spot them.
I play with all my graphics maxed and gamma set to standard anyway. I have little trouble finding them I really wish they'd move though, It would make for a much better comparison.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Helm on August 20, 2008, 10:18:24 AM
Bring back night!! ......down with the whiners who made it go away ...scum!



Helm ...out
Title: Re: Night
Post by: flyboy96 on August 20, 2008, 03:26:55 PM
I disagree. Have you actually logged into the offline arena set to night and looked for the GV's?
I've done it on STANDARD graphic and gamma settings and it's not that hard to spot them.
I play with all my graphics maxed and gamma set to standard anyway. I have little trouble finding them I really wish they'd move though, It would make for a much better comparison.


Yes I have but my resolution has to be lowerd so my game can activate.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Solar10 on August 20, 2008, 06:40:01 PM
Guess you guys don't remember how half the arena logged when night came around.  And the only ones who stayed are the ones who turned their gamma settings up.

Yip.. I remember, No night!
Title: Re: Night
Post by: P1Tiger on August 20, 2008, 07:48:51 PM
Night and realistic clouds :rock :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SuBWaYCH on August 20, 2008, 07:58:33 PM
Just to point something out, a few special events (snapshots) are ran at "night" (21:00 hours to 4:00 hours in game). Anyone is welcome to attend these. One of the few ways you can still experience night and fight at the same time. :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: FDMEN on August 21, 2008, 05:19:47 PM
 :aok :rock :salute :pray :pray :pray :pray
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SFraptor on August 21, 2008, 05:23:40 PM
bring back the night :noid
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 21, 2008, 08:09:01 PM
Guess you guys don't remember how half the arena logged when night came around.  And the only ones who stayed are the ones who turned their gamma settings up.

Yep.  I'm also willing to bet that the majority that want night put back in the game will end being in one of the two camps you described and then we'll see threads from them demanding night time be removed.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 21, 2008, 08:12:45 PM
Christmas has plenty of people flying because they know its the only time all year they will get to fly in night conditions.

No, the main reason is that players want a chance to shoot down Santa.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Night
Post by: adg3306 on August 21, 2008, 10:35:38 PM
It'd be cool if icon visibility were reduced at night with the addition of night fighter versions of the mosquito and bf110. maybe even a miniature dar could float along with the planes to help aid in this role. im all for night and the cool stuff that could come of it. :rock
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Noir on August 22, 2008, 04:43:56 AM
radar shooting planes are useless when the bomber gunners can clearly see your icon :)
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Denholm on August 22, 2008, 09:07:59 AM
No, the main reason is that players want a chance to shoot down Santa.


ack-ack

I forgot that one. I remember one of my friends got booted from the MA for doing it. :lol
Title: Re: Night
Post by: TOMCAT21 on August 22, 2008, 10:28:32 AM
would flying at night affect frame rate at all ? never flown at night so that is why I am asking..A trial run might be good...or do a vote like everything else...
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Homer13 on August 22, 2008, 10:35:25 AM
i say bring it back, i dont understand wat everyone complains about its hard to see, when 8 player arena was up i used to host arenas where it was dark and i never heard one complain from anyone
Title: Re: Night
Post by: VansCrew1 on August 22, 2008, 10:58:28 AM
Night.



 :rock :rock :rock
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 100goon on August 22, 2008, 11:26:58 AM
They do it in snaps and fso { sometimes } so why not





                                                   GOONDUDE
Title: Re: Night
Post by: thrila on August 22, 2008, 12:04:27 PM
I hated night back in AH, i was one of the people who logged when it was night.  There was nothing worse than logging in to AH with an hour to spare to find it was night time.

One solution is to turn down your gamma and brightness and voila! inasta-night in AH :D

I must admit i enjoyed night at first, the novelty very quickly wore off.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 22, 2008, 12:18:49 PM
I forgot that one. I remember one of my friends got booted from the MA for doing it. :lol

Your friend is lying.  Shooting down Santa is part of the fun and no one has ever been removed from the MA for doing it.



ack-ack
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Denholm on August 22, 2008, 05:08:35 PM
Does Santa have RATO? Or was that just the beans he fed the reindeer?
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Murdr on August 22, 2008, 05:45:31 PM
[sarcasm]Your friend is lying.  Shooting down Santa is part of the fun and no one has ever been removed from the MA for doing it.[/sarcasm]
Fixed.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Xargos on August 22, 2008, 06:42:56 PM
Your friend is lying.  Shooting down Santa is part of the fun and no one has ever been removed from the MA for doing it.



ack-ack


I think HTC just makes sure you don't land the kill.
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 1BULL on August 22, 2008, 08:25:20 PM
I would love to take my B-17s up in total darkness.  good luck finding me at 25-30K but the flipside to that is finding targets in the dark isnt a breeze, but ill take my chances. Yes I am an ALT monkey!!
Title: Re: Night
Post by: Wyld45 on August 23, 2008, 02:50:15 AM


                   Just light up one of those,"JAPPOS" and you'll see just fine!  :D
Title: Re: Night
Post by: 321BAR on August 23, 2008, 07:09:28 PM
With the night thing, why not have spotlights to use??? THEY USED THEM ALL THE TIME.... and GVs can use lights and stuff if HTC put it in for us....night GV battles would b awesome....yeah, night fightin can b boring for the fighters...but give us GVers and bmbrs some fun!!!!! :rock :rock :rock (ps, i love ftrs just as much as bmbrs and GVs)
Title: Re: Night
Post by: P1Tiger on August 28, 2008, 07:57:11 PM
yes, to the night.   



off topic a little but how about weather patterns, volumetric clouds, and snow maps?

and jet stream
Title: Re: Night
Post by: P1Tiger on August 28, 2008, 07:59:26 PM
:salute like it they should reduce the avalible planes at night things like the 110 the best night fighter we be more useful and the idear of reduced sight  :salute
and lights in the cockpit and on the wings for when landing
Title: Re: Night
Post by: P1Tiger on August 28, 2008, 08:05:06 PM
but you have to think of GVs too, and towns, there would have to be lights there in town, and on some of the GVs, i agree to bring the night in, but i would prolly take some time remodeling the towns and GVs, and putting lights and such in the cockpits, ya follow? :aok
Title: Re: Night
Post by: SD67 on August 28, 2008, 08:15:51 PM
I'm doing a bit of night testing at the moment.
The cockpits already have lighting.
Seeing GV's on the ground at night is not hard either :aok