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Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: SirLoin on September 30, 2001, 05:11:00 PM

For those of us who get a frame rate hit in heavy smoke,I think it would be helpfull.Thnx<S!>

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Tac on September 30, 2001, 05:52:00 PM

yep, I think itd be best to have the 3d and 2d smoke as toggle.

3d is the moke we have now

2d would be just a static column of black ink coming up from the burning stuff.

Would nullify the FR hit for low enders and would still be a visual hamper for both 3d and 2d users.

This option for the clouds would be good too.

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Midnight on October 01, 2001, 03:00:00 AM

Time to upgrade your CPU guys.

I've been putting it off as long as possible, but with 1.08 just around the corner, I think I am going to have to just do it.

With trains and roads and new ground features, I think my 20 FPS is going to go right down the drain.

Midnight

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: SirLoin on October 01, 2001, 07:19:00 AM

P3 1Ghz,Gf2 64 meg,512 ram and I tank in smoke.

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Westy MOL on October 01, 2001, 07:41:00 AM

NO WAY, on clouds being an option, please.  They are as dynamic as the landscape. Since thier implementation I've used them any time they've been near me as cover - as well as have the enemy. They are a major feature of AH and are not just eye candy as they work pretty darn good.

 As for smoke on damage? I agree. A scalable smoke setting, like the horizon view, would be welcome!

Westy

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Steven on October 01, 2001, 02:32:00 PM

Heh heh.  Yes, I want a toggle for smoke in my airplane so that I can release smoke from a canister on a hardpoint and ruin the guy's FPS behind me.

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: sling322 on October 01, 2001, 04:31:00 PM

Dunno Sirloin...you might have something else going wrong in your system.  I run PIII-733 with 512 meg RAM with an ATI Radeon 64meg DDR card and I get constant 20-30 or more in all conditions...and thats without doing any other kind of tweaking whatsoever.  I could prolly get it up higher if I were to try and tweak it somehow.

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Tac on October 01, 2001, 06:31:00 PM

turn off anti aliasing sirloin.

Westy, the 2d clouds would be like the ones in RED BARON or the old Aces of the Pacific. Its a visual impediment but wont hurt fps that much.

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Apar1 on October 02, 2001, 10:08:00 AM

Complete removal (switch off) of the smoke is not a good idea for the gameplay IMHO. I use the smoke on fields to attack GV's. It  obscures the field of view of GV's in certain directions and therefore is very usefull for jabo attacks. It's so cool to race trough the smoke and suddenly see the GV pop-up and take a shot at it.   :D

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Fester' on October 02, 2001, 12:45:00 PM

with my p3 550 and 1024 x 768 i dont have problems with smoke.

turn off antialiasing. if its not that then there is somthing else fubar on your pc

[ 10-02-2001: Message edited by: Fester' ]

Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: DamnedATC on October 02, 2001, 01:05:00 PM

Not a good idea.  Time to upgrade the PC IMHO.   Smoke is a good hiding place, and realistic.  :)

ATC

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Title: HT,Can We Have A Smoke Toggle Function?
Post by: Westy MOL on October 02, 2001, 01:18:00 PM

I see what you mean TAC. Not sure they can do it but it would be nice!

 I'd just hate to see smoke and clouds become a user selectable item on each individual fronte end because they are both used tactically by people.

 Some of my fondest fights were "cat and mouse" hunts in and around clouds. I also head for the smoke from dmamged hangars anytime I take off from at a capped base in the hopes of using it to evade a vulcher bearing down on me. Not so much for any "gaming the game" benefit via way of a FPS drop on the attackers FE but for the ability to try to make a quick turn and not be seen.

 Westy