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Title: SUN
Post by: greens on June 24, 2011, 06:26:25 AM
Dear Aces High Staff or Aces High Creator,

             PLEASE  :pray oh please  :pray get rid of the sun or dim it down 90%, its too irritating to fly into or even better yet to see it thru everything, its getting worse with every patch. can see it thru clipboard, mts etc.  :pray


 greens
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Noir on June 24, 2011, 06:28:08 AM
lmao get rid of the sun!  :rofl
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Wmaker on June 24, 2011, 06:31:47 AM
Sun is kind of an integral part of this solar system we happen to be living in. And it is also something that was and is used to an advantage in air combat.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: caldera on June 24, 2011, 07:30:46 AM
The problem I have with the sun is it seems awful big in your windscreen.  And the moon looks like the Deathstar coming in for a landing.  Both are larger than life.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Midway on June 24, 2011, 07:34:42 AM
Dear Aces High Staff or Aces High Creator,

             PLEASE  :pray oh please  :pray get rid of the sun or dim it down 90%, its too irritating to fly into or even better yet to see it thru everything, its getting worse with every patch. can see it thru clipboard, mts etc.  :pray


 greens

I've looked at the sun in AH and compared it by looking at the sun outside my window and have concluded that the AH sun is nowhere near bright enough and needs to be turned up.

I'm not even feeling any heat from it yet.

Please HTC, turn the sun up so that we have a more realistic simulation.

Thank you.  :cool:

 :ahand
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Knite on June 24, 2011, 09:12:36 AM
I'm not even feeling any heat from it yet.


 :lol
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Lusche on June 24, 2011, 10:02:22 AM
I've looked at the sun in AH and compared it by looking at the sun outside my window and have concluded that the AH sun is nowhere near bright enough and needs to be turned up.


The AH sun is much brighter than the real thing... it shines trough the mountains:

(http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9652/sun1b.jpg)
(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7703/sun2ko.jpg)
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3264/sun3u.jpg)
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7189/sun4g.jpg)

Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Midway on June 24, 2011, 10:19:17 AM
Well, the shining thru mountains is just plain wrong and needs to be fixed, but its brightness in the sky is weak compared to what I'm looking at out my window when looking straight at it.  Makes my eyes water, it's so bright. :cry
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: B-17 on June 24, 2011, 11:37:02 AM
And the moon looks like the Deathstar coming in for a landing.  Both are larger than life.

 :rofl :rofl :rofl hes right!!!!
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: ebfd11 on June 24, 2011, 11:37:54 AM
Well, the shining thru mountains is just plain wrong and needs to be fixed, but its brightness in the sky is weak compared to what I'm looking at out my window when looking straight at it.  Makes my eyes water, it's so bright. :cry

Stay away from the light..do not go to the Light...


+1 on this wish but keep the moon the same and maybe go a little darker for the nighttime

LawnDart
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: waystin2 on June 24, 2011, 11:40:54 AM

The AH sun is much brighter than the real thing... it burns trough the mountains:

(http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9652/sun1b.jpg)
(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7703/sun2ko.jpg)
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3264/sun3u.jpg)
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7189/sun4g.jpg)



Fixed for ya Lusche! :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: grizz441 on June 24, 2011, 11:54:52 AM
The problem I have with the sun is it seems awful big in your windscreen.  And the moon looks like the Deathstar coming in for a landing.  Both are larger than life.

All hands brace for impact!  :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: SmokinLoon on June 24, 2011, 12:17:19 PM
The brightness is an integral part of the game.  the size of the sun... well... if it is only a visual annoyance, then really it isnt a big deal.

I kinda wish the sun did not shine through the mountains AND that those mountains that are in Looshy's pictures produced a shadow, but I dont know how taxing those large shadows would be on the game or player's computers.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: ImADot on June 24, 2011, 12:44:06 PM
The problem I have with the sun is it seems awful big in your windscreen.  And the moon looks like the Deathstar coming in for a landing.  Both are larger than life.

HTC spent months on the coad to properly simulate the real-life illusion due to atmospheric effects and the trick the human brain plays on sun and moon sizes. I doubt they'd scrap all that work...

 :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: MachFly on June 24, 2011, 01:20:35 PM
+1 Get rid of the sun  :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: thndregg on June 24, 2011, 01:31:07 PM
Dear Aces High Staff or Aces High Creator,

             PLEASE  :pray oh please  :pray get rid of the sun or dim it down 90%, its too irritating to fly into or even better yet to see it thru everything, its getting worse with every patch. can see it thru clipboard, mts etc.  :pray


 greens

Considering where you live (and having spent 14 years there, I know full well), you need all the sun you can get. :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: hyzer on June 24, 2011, 01:34:29 PM
Disregarding the glare from the sun the apparent size of the sun and moon from the Earth are roughly the same.  Offishual sounding stuff from the Internets:

The sun’s diameter is about 400 times larger than that of the moon – the sun is also about 400 times farther away. So the sun and moon appear nearly the same size as seen from Earth. 
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Midway on June 24, 2011, 01:58:47 PM
+1 Get rid of the sun  :D

Getting rid of it for an hour a day (for night flying) would be nice.
 :)
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: SEseph on June 24, 2011, 02:18:57 PM
It use to be people just asking for sunglasses.. now it's get rid of the sun because it's too bright and people still can't figure out how to not flight straight at it to avoid the glare.... (Except for Ultra-Sun that passes through the tallest mountains and the widest prairies! That should be toned down a tad.)

I say we get rid of gravity because it's annoying, and speed limits.. I mean I hate no being able to catch faster objects. Oh! and the worst by far is getting shot down.. so let's remove the lethality of the ammo and just give points for hits!!!   :aok

I beez the gudist wishr.  :pray
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: SmokinLoon on June 24, 2011, 03:02:55 PM
Gents, stop asking for the sun to go bye-bye.  We already have no wind, no rain, no down-draft, no sand storms, no thunderclouds, etc etc.  EMBRACE the sun!  If you are not using it to your advantage then you are missing the point!   :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: USRanger on June 24, 2011, 03:15:36 PM
In one of my terrains I replaced the moon with saturn. Came out pretty cool looking. Sometime I'm going to make a Star Wars type offline mission using 262s on an alien terrain where ill replace those kinds of things for visual effect.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Midway on June 24, 2011, 03:34:49 PM
Gents, stop asking for the sun to go bye-bye.  We already have no wind, no rain, no down-draft, no sand storms, no thunderclouds, etc etc.  EMBRACE the sun!  If you are not using it to your advantage then you are missing the point!   :D

Now getting all those things would be fun.  :banana:
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: MachFly on June 24, 2011, 03:37:23 PM
Getting rid of it for an hour a day (for night flying) would be nice.
 :)

No I meant keep the lights on, just get rid of the sun.  :D
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: SmokinLoon on June 24, 2011, 03:41:38 PM
Now getting all those things would be fun.  :banana:

I wish they would have wind in the MA's.  Why not have a 5-10mph wind speed in certain directions and then rotate the driections just like they do with the sun???  Heaven forbid if there is another added inch in the mile long learning curve in AH.  :)

Title: Re: SUN
Post by: olds442 on June 24, 2011, 04:41:19 PM
sometimes people are really dumb THERE IS NO SUN IN THE GAME! IT WOULD BE IMPOSSABLE TO HAVE A SUN IN A GAME
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Ack-Ack on June 24, 2011, 04:51:46 PM
Dear Aces High Staff or Aces High Creator,

             PLEASE  :pray oh please  :pray get rid of the sun or dim it down 90%, its too irritating to fly into or even better yet to see it thru everything, its getting worse with every patch. can see it thru clipboard, mts etc.  :pray


 greens

For someone that lives in a region of the world where they get sunlight 24 hours a day during certain months of the year, I am shocked at your disdain for the Sun.

ack-ack
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: B-17 on June 24, 2011, 06:01:46 PM
For someone that lives in a region of the world where they get sunlight 24 hours a day during certain months of the year, I am shocked at your disdain for the Sun.

ack-ack

maybe greens just sees it for such a long period of time, it would be nice for them to NOT have some sunlight during that period of time.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: grizz441 on June 24, 2011, 06:05:56 PM
For someone that lives in a region of the world where they get sunlight 24 hours a day during certain months of the year, I am shocked at your disdain for the Sun.

ack-ack

Doesn't that counter balance the time of year where Alaska is spent in almost 24 hour a day darkness?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: B-17 on June 24, 2011, 06:08:00 PM
Doesn't that counter balance the time of year where Alaska is spent in almost 24 hour a day darkness?  :headscratch:

exactly. in X number of months, greens will be begging for the sun again.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: DREDIOCK on June 24, 2011, 10:05:20 PM
The brightness is an integral part of the game.  the size of the sun... well... if it is only a visual annoyance, then really it isnt a big deal.

I kinda wish the sun did not shine through the mountains AND that those mountains that are in Looshy's pictures produced a shadow, but I dont know how taxing those large shadows would be on the game or player's computers.

Personally I find the suns effects to be very similar to the real thing inasmuch as when I am flying in its direction for any length of time and dont adjust my position so the cockpit frame doesnt block it. I get the exact same splitting headache I get when looking in the direction of the real thing for extended periods.

That being said. I still wish it would stop shining through things it should never shine through. Like the clipboard for example and in particular.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Devonai on June 24, 2011, 11:33:12 PM
Since the dawn of civilization mankind has yearned to blot out the sun.

(http://www.nonopticon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sun.jpg)
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: icepac on June 25, 2011, 02:16:05 AM
The biggest trouble with the sun is the timing.

It seems to only hit high noon at 1:00 am EST which is when the arena is emptying and it's just above the horizon most other times.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: greens on June 25, 2011, 05:50:52 AM
serious wish guys, tad the brightness down alittle. for u trollers go do something productive insteada try to be man n falling short.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: lulu on June 25, 2011, 06:49:21 AM
When a large monitor becomes quickly full bright white, then could this damage your eyes?

Yes HTC less full sun white bright option in the game pls.

 :salute
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: grizz441 on June 25, 2011, 11:59:05 AM
When a large monitor becomes quickly full bright white, then could this damage your eyes?

Lol, no.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Dichotomy on June 25, 2011, 12:27:43 PM
I just wish the sun in game would give me a tan so I wouldn't have the eternal glow of a cave dweller. 
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: lulu on June 26, 2011, 02:37:38 PM
"Lol, no."

Why not Grizz?

5 sec on it it's dangerous as to me - no data yet.


 :salute
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: F22RaptorDude on June 26, 2011, 11:28:11 PM
Its not to hard to just adjust the angle to hide the sun
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Ardy123 on June 27, 2011, 12:00:43 AM
For someone that lives in a region of the world where they get sunlight 24 hours a day during certain months of the year, I am shocked at your disdain for the Sun.

ack-ack

Maybe he hibernates during summer?
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: LCADolby on June 27, 2011, 02:03:31 AM
The sun shining throught the ground/hills is an irritation.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: iron650 on June 27, 2011, 06:29:28 AM
The sun shining throught the ground/hills is an irritation.

It also shines through a vehicle hangar.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: B-17 on June 27, 2011, 07:15:34 AM
It also shines through a vehicle hangar.

and through/off of an M8...look through the last pages of the "everyday screenshots" thread.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: grizz441 on June 27, 2011, 08:18:00 AM
"Lol, no."

Why not Grizz?

5 sec on it it's dangerous as to me - no data yet.


 :salute

Your monitor is not as bright as the sun.
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Noir on June 27, 2011, 08:24:49 AM
Your monitor is not as bright as the sun.

WOOOOOOOOT? Even an Apple screen?
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: LCADolby on June 27, 2011, 08:25:13 AM
Your monitor is not as bright as the sun.
But say you very rarely left the house; the AH Sun, IT BURNS!! MY EYES!! IT BURNS!!
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: MK-84 on June 27, 2011, 04:16:38 PM
Your monitor is not as bright as the sun.

I find it amusing that someone needed this explained to them :aok
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: Devonai on June 27, 2011, 06:46:08 PM
Well, there is a difference between absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude.  ;)
Title: Re: SUN
Post by: smoe on June 27, 2011, 07:39:18 PM
I have a couple of beefs with the Sun in AH:

1.The pilots had irises, sunglasses, thumbs, & eyes that can squint. AH pilots don't.

2. The problem with the shadows on objects appears to be fixed (I pointed out a while back and was fixed soon after), but when looking at the sun the cockpit instrument panel should appear to get dimmer and NOT brighter. This is due to having an iris. When looking at a bright light your iris closes (you might say it ain't so...smoe), therefore, light off other objects will appear to dim.