Question about terrain and the editor

[JFalk]

I was wondering how difficult it would be for the Aces High crew to change the color of the landscape, for example if there was a Eastern front type battle going on, would it be possible to change the color of the grass from shades of green to white if we wanted to simulate winter? Or if we are doing a Malta or N Africa campaign to change the grass to more desert/barren like colors.

The terrain we have now is good for parts of Europe, but wouldnt be convincing if we where supposed to be in Cyrenaica.

I know that even in the United States, one half of the country looks very much different than the other half, if I am out West I see lots of browns/reds/tans in the landscape compared to the East which is much more green to me .

I know the War Birds terrain all seems the same to me, it just doesn't "feel" like I am flying in different maps there.  Can the terrain be modified in such a way?

John Falkowski
F/S Falkowsk
308 (Polish) "City of Crakow" RAF

[Westy]

 This was a nice feature of an add on program called "SAC" (Scenario Aircraft Converter) that a group of playerts developed for the use with the  brand A sim. http://www3.mistral.co.uk/mthuff/index.html

 You had choices for sky, water, ground and even aircraft to match whatever a scenario you wanted to partake in.
 http://www.mindspring.com/~p38/
 http://www.mindspring.com/~p38/scrnshots.html

 It only effects the users FE and doesn't force anyone else to see what you see. But it sure came in handy when trying to fly an early SW Pac scenario and having appropriate P-40 markings and then six months later flry in an Afrika scenario and change the 'skin' for a desert camo P-40.
 I'm against having the type of system where upon the host downloads or provides you  means of downloading customer art. I know brand W is going to implement squad nose art but, come one, who's going to see it? Can anyone possibly see that small picture when flying in combat?
 Custom terrians and aircraft 'skins' help give one aircraft nine different lives. So much more is available when all that one has to do is change  terrains textures and aircraft skins to suit the era and theatre.
 I do not think we'll be seeing customizable art in AH however  

 -Westy

[This message has been edited by Westy (edited 03-22-2000).]

[Superfly]

The textures will not always remain the same.  HT has talked about implementing seasons with the tex maps, but that's something that's on the back burners for now.  I am currently working on a new terrain, but the textures will most likely be the same as now.

------------------
John "SUPERFLY" Guytan - Art Director
HiTech Creations
"Ain't I clean bad machine/ Supercool, supermean/ Feelin good for the man/ Superfly-here I stand" - Curtis Mayfield
-=HELLFIRE=- SQUAD