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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Yeager on March 12, 2001, 08:59:00 AM

Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Yeager on March 12, 2001, 08:59:00 AM: Ive had some time to digest this new cloud layer in the game.

At first I was very disappointed and avoided the cloud layer altogether. Then I began to fly over the layer, then I started flying in it, then under it.

Awesome, simply awesome even on my older system.

Still, the oblique wall effect HAS GOT TO GO!
Also, cloud fronts ARE NOT SQUARE! Make then cell more rounded with uneven edges.

Make these two changes and we have another spectacular winner.

Interstingly HS over on AGW is saying his stuff in WB3 is simply real. Grab a plane and find some clouds and thats what you will see in WB3. Something tells me we are gonna have fun picking that one apart (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Yeager
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: marcof on March 12, 2001, 09:01:00 AM: Still to find any clouds in AH yet?
Marcof,,,,,,,,
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Westy on March 12, 2001, 09:03:00 AM: "Interstingly HS over on AGW is saying his stuff in WB3 is simply real. "

Not if you own a MAC <g,d,rlh>

-Westy
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Gadfly on March 12, 2001, 09:25:00 AM: I flew around the
Wall a bit last night. Strange, but the closer you get to it the better it looks. If he would diffuse the edge, it would look fine.
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: TailLights on March 12, 2001, 09:38:00 AM: In the clouds,.... hmmm

I simply feels that my system needs an upgrade. I disengage if enemy fighter hides in cloud.

And now we have thick, dark clouds. It is even worse. How can I suppose to dogfight while my framerate is near 10 per sec?

Oh, boy :) Give me some break!

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Anyhow, New cloud looks really cool. Weather effect is something very cool that I didn't expected to see in this version. I'm very interesting about how it will evolve.

tailight ... on ur tail.

[This message has been edited by TailLights (edited 03-12-2001).]
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Eagler on March 12, 2001, 09:40:00 AM: I'm sure it's basic for fr concerns. That grey wall, have you ever seen a thunderstorm in Florida during the summer? It looks very similar. Keep the wall.

Eagler
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: scooby on March 12, 2001, 09:42:00 AM: i dont have clouds...why...what map is this supposed to be on?? can i get them offline??
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: elstevie on March 13, 2001, 04:27:00 AM: I go from 36 FR to 8 FR get rid of the clouds
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: funked on March 13, 2001, 05:27:00 AM: It looks awful. Inside or out.
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: kbman on March 13, 2001, 09:49:00 AM: Agreed Funked, except from above its actually pretty nice. otherwise it needs a bit of work methinks.

kbman
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Yeager on March 13, 2001, 10:14:00 AM: It looks nice underneath, looks nice inside and it looks nice above.

When inside and looking beyond to the horizon it looks bad.

Approaching one of these things from a distance it looks really bad.

Nice effort tho. Hope HT can clean it up.

Y
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Westy on March 13, 2001, 11:26:00 AM: punt!

I wish we could some status on this.

-westy
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Maverick on March 13, 2001, 11:36:00 AM: Going into clouds costs me over half of my FR in flight without other planes in area. I go from 45 / 55 to 16 or less under the borg cube.

Light level under the cube is way lower than it should be. It is almost night time dark instead of grey shadow effect. This washes out planes, icons (friend / foe and info) and that is with monitor at full bright.

Please fix or remove the cloud "feature".

Mav
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: lazs on March 13, 2001, 12:58:00 PM: ya know... in my opinion, from my system, they suck. I can only guess that it is the same for others. It also appears that some systems are able to use the "black fog" and that it looks really great on their systems.

Obviously... they don't look the same to everyone.
lazs
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: scooby on March 13, 2001, 05:35:00 PM: still no one has answeed my question about the clouds......why do i not see them...are they only an online thing?
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: sax on March 13, 2001, 05:41:00 PM: If the sun could shine shine through in a few spots it would be nice.
I find it a little to dark underneath the cloud layer.

sax
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: Raptor on March 28, 2001, 03:32:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by scooby:
still no one has answeed my question about the clouds......why do i not see them...are they only an online thing?

I don't see any clouds offline either? Any one know why?

Rap
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: hblair on March 28, 2001, 03:34:00 PM: They are being revamped.
Title: Weather front (Clouds)
Post by: brady on March 28, 2001, 03:38:00 PM: Cool i miss them (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)

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