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Title: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Midway on July 15, 2012, 03:38:55 PM
Asking because it seems so, but haven't flown in RL in a while, so not sure.  Seems like it, esp when at high alt.

Is it suppose to simulate real earth curvature?
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Karnak on July 15, 2012, 06:47:47 PM
I think that effect is caused by the limitations of view distance.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: FLS on July 15, 2012, 07:45:37 PM
It's because your field of view is wider than normal. The earth is the correct size.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Midway on July 15, 2012, 10:59:36 PM
It's because your field of view is wider than normal. The earth is the correct size.

Can the field of view be adjusted so it looks more normal?  Is that an option somewhere?
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: BaldEagl on July 16, 2012, 01:46:45 AM
The earth is the correct size.

You couldn't possibly know that.  Without detailed rationale I call BS.  You spiked the Krusty meter on this one.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: danny76 on July 16, 2012, 02:20:07 AM
Asking because it seems so, but haven't flown in RL in a while, so not sure.  Seems like it, esp when at high alt.

Is it suppose tyo simulate real earth curvature?

It is correct in AH, it simply appears strange because the earth is not curved enough in real life :old:
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: FLS on July 16, 2012, 04:49:09 AM
Can the field of view be adjusted so it looks more normal?  Is that an option somewhere?

Just zoom in so the perspective looks correct for looking through a window the size of your monitor at the same distance from your seat. You'll see why the wider field of view is a good idea.

You couldn't possibly know that.  Without detailed rationale I call BS.  You spiked the Krusty meter on this one.

Ironically you're just guessing.   :lol
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Greebo on July 16, 2012, 05:13:41 AM
It is likely the AH front end renders the terrain the same way as it is built in the Terrain Editor, i.e. on a flat base with no earth curvature. The curved horizon is probably just down to a combination of the view distance limit and AH's wider-than-a-RL-human's field of view.

You can alter AH's FOV settings in video setup IIRC. However if you use snap views in the game and you make the view angle more realistic (i.e. narrower) you will then introduce blindspots between adjacent views.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Max on July 16, 2012, 07:41:53 AM
The Earth is flat. Everything else is a hoax.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: shotgunneeley on July 16, 2012, 08:50:42 PM
"And HiTech promised his players that submarines and post-war jets would be found in all corners of Aces High. Then he made Aces High round...and laughed, and laughed, and laughed..."

 :neener:
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: M0nkey_Man on July 16, 2012, 11:17:16 PM
"And HiTech promised his players that submarines and post-war jets would be found in all corners of Aces High. Then he made Aces High round...and laughed, and laughed, and laughed..."

 :neener:
:rofl
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: WING47 on July 30, 2012, 11:15:08 PM
 :rofl
The Earth is flat. Everything else is a hoax.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Tracerfi on July 31, 2012, 07:43:17 AM
The Earth is flat. Everything else is a hoax.
you Lie  :cry  :rofl
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: Rodent57 on August 02, 2012, 09:22:30 PM
The Earth-Curve nomogram isnt all that fancy (duh!)...

anyone who's tried to actually figure out a ballistic path beyond a mile or so, ... or a long-range weapon, eventually learns about them.

I'm siding with FLS and Dale on this one.
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: TequilaChaser on August 03, 2012, 01:14:04 AM
The Earth-Curve nomogram isn't all that fancy (duh!)...

anyone who's tried to actually figure out a ballistic path beyond a mile or so, ... or a long-range weapon, eventually learns about them.

I'm siding with FLS and Dale on this one.

I would have to agree with the quoted assessment !!!  ;) :D.........  study the game a few more months(years), there is more there than you think!!!

TC
Title: Re: Is the earth too curved in Aces High?
Post by: maddog on August 03, 2012, 06:19:41 AM
The earth has to be flat otherwise you couldn't land on it......  Also it explains why Columbus's fourth ship, the Pina Colata, fell off the edge! Doesn't anybody read history anymore! I saw it on the internet..... or was it fox news.......

The Dog