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Title: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: caldera on August 07, 2010, 07:43:12 AM
(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/AH2%20screenshots/ahss0.jpg)

This picture doesn't do the event justice.  It was painfully bright and I keep my gamma setting kind of dark.


With the many concessions to gameplay over realism, is blinding glare something we want in the game?
There is no night, wind, weather of any kind - which is fine btw.  Yet we have a super-sized sun that causes squinting so bad, that I am contemplating keeping sunglasses by the computer for such occasions.  Does anyone actually like having the sun glare in the game?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Clone155 on August 07, 2010, 07:54:26 AM
I wouldn't mind it if it just stayed at high noon. No point in it even moving if there isn't night.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Blooz on August 07, 2010, 08:32:29 AM
I wouldn't mind it if it just stayed at high noon. No point in it even moving if there isn't night.

"Beware the Hun in the sun!"

Ever tried shooting down an attacker coming out of the sun?

So important, it's Boelcke's Rule #1.

If possible, keep the sun behind you.

Only game I know where the sun does what it's supposed to.

Well done HTC!
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: skribetm on August 07, 2010, 09:00:46 AM
i want to see double rainbows (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/double-rainbow).
would go well with all the crying on ch200.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: smoe on August 07, 2010, 11:43:01 AM
+1 Yes, get rid of the glare.

The lighting effects are backward as well. When looking at the Sun objects should appear dimmer, not brighter. Probably need a "-" somewhere in the programming.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Ghastly on August 07, 2010, 01:05:13 PM
If I had a vote, which we don't, mine is "Keep it". 

And since there's no way to increase the amount of light from your monitor to approach the intensity of looking into the sun, then having the washed out effect is a fine representation of the fact that looking toward the sun makes it hard to see.

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Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Bear76 on August 07, 2010, 01:08:26 PM
I wouldn't mind it if it just stayed at high noon. No point in it even moving if there isn't night.

+1
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Chalenge on August 07, 2010, 01:24:47 PM
-1

"Never climb with the sun to your back" - Baron Manfred von Richthofen.

Everyone should have the good fortune of experiencing this first hand.  :devil
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: shiv on August 07, 2010, 01:27:25 PM
I wouldn't mind it if it just stayed at high noon. No point in it even moving if there isn't night.

Yeah, just change it at Christmas.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Ping on August 07, 2010, 09:09:49 PM
Adjust your head position to block the sun by a canopy member.
Climb out on a slightly different heading.
With no wind take off on a different runway heading.

Possibilities are endless. BTW I would love limited night times back.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: RealDeal on August 07, 2010, 10:21:02 PM
I wan't to know why my pilot can put goggles on? I mean, even the guy on the home page jumping out of his cockpit has a pair of goggles on the top of his head. :headscratch:
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: froger on August 08, 2010, 12:49:31 AM
I for one am not fond of the sun.
every time im gettin picked the Dbag is in the sun and i can't see him on his way down.

I vote for more clouds and some RAIN  :aok



froger
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Harp00n on August 08, 2010, 06:02:36 AM
Perk sunglasses!
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Bruv119 on August 08, 2010, 07:29:32 AM
didn't your mother ever teach you to not look directly into the sun?

Pull back on the stick slightly let the engine block the worst of it.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Plazus on August 08, 2010, 11:52:59 AM
I suppose some lighting effects should be adjusted in regards to the sun. However, I use TrackIR and the sun is usually not an issue like it was when I was using hat switch a few months ago. Perhaps a 3D remodel of the sun, and sun glare would be nice as well.

If you guys have the money, I recommend getting TrackIR, not necessarily for the sun, but for the joy of hands free head movement.
Title: Re: the sun will come out tomorrow
Post by: Crash Orange on August 08, 2010, 02:18:27 PM
Boelcke had a thumb. Our AH pilots apparently don't.

Make the clipboard block out all the sun effects and it would eliminate my major objection. It wouldn't be "gamey" either because you wouldn't dare do it in combat, and if you did you'd get murdered for blocking out half your view of the sky.