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Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: Citabria on June 03, 2000, 03:22:00 PM

Big ol sprawling stratus layer that covers much sky  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: Citabria on June 03, 2000, 03:23:00 PM

oh and are clouds at lower altitudes in 1.03?

or multiple altitudes in the same area?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: funked on June 03, 2000, 03:25:00 PM

You mean kind of like WB where there is a texture on the "ceiling" of the arena?  I kind of like that.

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: By-Tor on June 03, 2000, 04:45:00 PM

 Hmm...Yes,in addition to the 3-d traveling cumulus an additional high alt stratus layer.
Only a laymans hunch ,but I suspect a 2-d bitmap stratus layer would not be much of a system hit at all to add!And imagine the 'depth'it would add to the already very impressive new screenshot I've been oogling over!
 Perhaps in the next...next release? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

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Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: Citabria on June 03, 2000, 04:57:00 PM

I was thinking like Falcon 4's big stratus layer

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: hitech on June 03, 2000, 06:05:00 PM

Its actualy a big FPS hitter. Had it early on and removed it.

HiTech

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: Citabria on June 03, 2000, 06:12:00 PM

vv  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)

seems like it hits fps in f4 too

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: HaHa on June 03, 2000, 06:17:00 PM

HT - would it be possible to have stratus clouds as an option for high end machines? Possibly plug in some geoforce support or something similar ? The low-end machines could see "less perfect" stratus clouds.

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: Citabria on June 03, 2000, 06:31:00 PM

haha I think even the basic 2d plane representing the stratus layer was the item causing the big fps hit.

Title: HTC is there time to put in stratus clouds in 1.03?
Post by: HaHa on June 03, 2000, 09:30:00 PM

Oh ok.. nevermind then