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Title: night time
Post by: f35raptor on January 08, 2013, 07:26:11 PM
I would like to actually have a night sky in aces high. We have a full sun dusk and dawn but no night? Maby there was a reason it was taken out but i dont see why all the whiners get what they wan. Unless some one could explain why it was actually taken out
Title: Re: night time
Post by: RedBull1 on January 08, 2013, 07:32:08 PM
+10000000

There were night time raids in WWII, why not in game?  :D (I always wanted to use the 'it was in WWII so we should have it!!!!!!' line!)

But seriously, night time could make it so much more fun  :x
Title: Re: night time
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 08, 2013, 07:57:51 PM
Because when we did have night time, the majority of the arena would log off and return when night time was over.  Also, of those that remained to fly during the night time period, a lot would just increase the gamma levels, so they could see as though it was day time. 

I think it also impacted business, it's not good to have a majority of the players log off because they didn't like a feature.

ack-ack
Title: Re: night time
Post by: RedBull1 on January 08, 2013, 08:17:07 PM
Because when we did have night time, the majority of the arena would log off and return when night time was over.  Also, of those that remained to fly during the night time period, a lot would just increase the gamma levels, so they could see as though it was day time. 

I think it also impacted business, it's not good to have a majority of the players log off because they didn't like a feature.

ack-ack
aw  :cry That sucks, I think it could be fun. maybe even have it for like only 1 tour a year or something, I dunno lol
Title: Re: night time
Post by: mthrockmor on January 08, 2013, 08:26:42 PM
I'm not a computer programmer but...

Could they take a handful of sectors of a map and they have night time, the balance of the map would have our current status? Instead of logging because you don't like it you would simply up at another field.

Is this possible? I like the nightime as well.
Title: Re: night time
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 08, 2013, 08:27:19 PM
aw  :cry That sucks, I think it could be fun. maybe even have it for like only 1 tour a year or something, I dunno lol

I liked it and enjoyed flying around at night and was probably amongst the minority that didn't change gamma levels.  AH1 night, things looked pretty cool but after we got AH2, night looked awesome, especially when a CV was being attacked at night with all the tracers.  Also was cool flying close formation with another plane and being able to see the glow of their cockpit lights.

ack-ack
Title: Re: night time
Post by: TheMercinary60 on January 08, 2013, 08:29:53 PM
Personally i would love to see it in game again. Im sad i didnt make it on christmas to take advantage of it again
Title: Re: night time
Post by: RedBull1 on January 08, 2013, 08:34:48 PM
I liked it and enjoyed flying around at night and was probably amongst the minority that didn't change gamma levels.  AH1 night, things looked pretty cool but after we got AH2, night looked awesome, especially when a CV was being attacked at night with all the tracers.  Also was cool flying close formation with another plane and being able to see the glow of their cockpit lights.

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That sounds awesome, imagine maybe even some CV lights, or landing lights?  :O :x
Title: Re: night time
Post by: DEECONX on January 08, 2013, 09:16:48 PM
Flew a bit in the night this past Christmas eve. Hopped in a CV and snuck up on another CV and had an epic fight almost within spitting distance of each other.  :joystick:


Then flying later that night I lost a 262 because I collided with the lancs I was chasing. It was weird because you could not tell which way the lancs were heading. All you could see was the red icon and numbers and a general shape. Still fun though.


I'd be +1 to night time, but I also understand why we dont have it now.
Title: Re: night time
Post by: Eric19 on January 08, 2013, 09:20:31 PM
+1 I want night its to awsome to not have
Title: Re: night time
Post by: kvuo75 on January 08, 2013, 11:34:02 PM
+1 I want night its to awsome to not have


it's really awesome above the arctic or antarctic circle..

Lets have it!

 :uhoh

as long as all icons including friendly icons are off during the darkness, and killshooter is still on. :aok


Title: Re: night time
Post by: matt on January 09, 2013, 02:15:20 AM
+1
Title: Re: night time
Post by: ink on January 09, 2013, 06:18:07 AM
it makes it extremely difficult to track a con properly....I didn't like it for that reason alone.....it was cool and looks awesome...but I am here to fight not look at the pretty scenery.

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Title: Re: night time
Post by: Drano on January 09, 2013, 07:30:06 AM
What AKAK said. It was an experiment that was tried and it failed miserably. Ya just can't see and because of this people left the arena in droves whenever it happened. It was tried for the same reason you might think--people asked for it. But in a very short time pretty much those same people were saying--yeah this does kinda suck doesn't it? So it stopped. I see no reason to repeat that cycle, filed under "been there--done that".

If ya just HAVE to have night, I suggest you make a custom arena, turn out the lights and wait for like minded guys to show up. I predict a low turnout tho. Sayin.
Title: Re: night time
Post by: ImADot on January 09, 2013, 08:54:31 AM
Done right, night works just fine. I've done night custom arenas before and made it so it looks like a bright full moon and there was no problem seeing the ground (features, objects, water, etc.) or other players (planes and icons).

Like has been said before, it's not for everyone. Many people have low-end rigs with all the graphic options turned down just so they have acceptable frame rates to play the game, and they might not have the same experience in a nighttime arena as people with higher graphics settings. It would be unfair to force it upon everyone.
Title: Re: night time
Post by: tunnelrat on January 09, 2013, 12:36:30 PM
There are a lot of older folks who have enough trouble seeing at dusk that night would probably be bad.

Title: Re: night time
Post by: Triton28 on January 10, 2013, 03:42:25 PM
I liked it when it was enabled for Christmas.  I took that opportunity to fly the P-39.  A squadie asked me why I was flying a P-39, to which I replied, "Because it's nighttime, dummy".

Anything that makes you want to fly a P-39 is cool.   :D

Title: Re: night time
Post by: Megalodon on January 11, 2013, 12:14:00 PM
Because when we did have night time, the majority of the arena would log off and return when night time was over.  Also, of those that remained to fly during the night time period, a lot would just increase the gamma levels, so they could see as though it was day time.  
ack-ack

 I don't remember it being the same as when HT comes for Christmas. Night then was just like dark dusk?  and it did suck.... IMO 2 different things.

Night we have on Christmas is black,clear as a bell and very enjoyable to fly in.

I have asked for this wish in the past.
30min a day, nighttime on a day of the week, night time on a certain map, night time once a month........


Just think of all the new planes that could be added <BEG>




Flying a P-39 is cool all the time..  :old: :airplane:
Title: Re: night time
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 11, 2013, 12:16:59 PM
I don't remember it being the same as when HT comes for Christmas. Night then was just like dark dusk?  and it did suck.... IMO 2 different things.

Night we have on Christmas is black,clear as a bell and very enjoyable to fly in.

I have asked for this wish in the past.
30min a day, nighttime on a day of the week, night time on a certain map, night time once a month........


Just think of all the new planes that could be added <BEG>

When we did have night time it was as black as when HT comes for Christmas and it wasn't 'dark dusk'.

ack-ack
Title: Re: night time
Post by: Megalodon on January 11, 2013, 12:26:18 PM
When we did have night time it was as black as when HT comes for Christmas and it wasn't 'dark dusk'.

ack-ack


Must of been before I returned then in June 2004 Tour 53.......... Because we/I never had night like Christmas eve ever till I saw it that Christmas eve. I was here around a month or 2 before AH2 came out.

The night I do remember never got completely dark and was hard to see certain things in and people had to up there gamma as you said. Still not the same as Christmas.