Low cloud and gv's

[Tilt]

 Could cloud be configured over certain ( gv heavy) terrain areas to give a very low cloud ceiling ( circa 1500 above the local terrain)  I don't mean on a permanent basis but on the rolling basis that cloud enables.

This would give periods of gv on gv action as well as periods of gv v ac ( and ac v gv ) whilst throwing a RL consequence into the game play mix.

Where there is mountainous terrain it would also enable gv maneuvering through the cloud bank and maybe even some occasional gv fights in the mist.... ( think Battle of the Bulge type stuff)

[715]

I'm sure AH can do that; I'm almost positive I've already seen clouds reach the ground.

[gyrene81]

i've seen heavy rolling fog down to ground level...

[Tilt]

i've seen heavy rolling fog down to ground level...

Used to do it in scenarios sometimes I have not seen it in the MA. I think there was a problem on some FE's when cloud touched land....... not sure now.

[Tinkles]

Used to do it in scenarios sometimes I have not seen it in the MA. I think there was a problem on some FE's when cloud touched land....... not sure now.

I recall about a month after the new clouds came out. There was a map where this port had a dense 'fog'. It actually didn't hurt my frame rates at all (on my dirt old machine), it was the only base in the area that had this 'fog'.

Personally, would love to see WEATHER in aces high in the future (probably in a few years), but would be cool to see/have nonetheless.

[gyrene81]

Used to do it in scenarios sometimes I have not seen it in the MA. I think there was a problem on some FE's when cloud touched land....... not sure now.

come on Tilt, shake the old cabeza a little. don't you remember when we had the 2 lw arenas and htc introduced clouds and rolling fog banks?

[kvuo75]

I recall about a month after the new clouds came out. There was a map where this port had a dense 'fog'. It actually didn't hurt my frame rates at all (on my dirt old machine), it was the only base in the area that had this 'fog'.

Personally, would love to see WEATHER in aces high in the future (probably in a few years), but would be cool to see/have nonetheless.

it was smpizza, it had (has?) fog that rotates from port to port

[Sabre]

Low cloud banks floating around the map would bring an interesting and realistic element to the game, I think.  +1

[colmbo]

Low overcast over tank town would be nice.  Low enough overcast and it would make aircraft use difficult.

[Greebo]

I actually had low cloud cover built into CraterMA's TT at one stage, permanent clouds starting at 1.5k above each V base. Then HTC changed the cloud system. I have since submitted a new weather system for the terrain with heavy cloud cover over the TT area but I guess currently it would be too much of an FPS hog for many older PCs. Maybe it will get introduced with the next version of the game as I've read clouds are going to be redone to make them work better.

[Latrobe]

I remember the fog with the old clouds! I remember on the pizza map we were 1 base from winning the war so our squad was going to the port to try and steal the glorious war winning capture from the green horde. We get to the port and there is a fog so thick that we literally can not find the base! 

I'm all for varying cloud heights! As of right now all clouds are set to 10K. Be nice to see some clouds down at 5K or lower for use deck fighters. 

[Lone82]

Would love to have periods of the dawn or dusk when the fog sets in on Tank Town so thick that a tank cant be see until its around 100 yards. Hearing a Panther come growling toward you but not being able to see it and then slowly a barrel starts appearing through the pea soup fog should get your heart rate up. It"ll give a whole new name to GV Hunting. Would go well with the new terrain generator. I wish I could remember all the story my dad told of the fog in The Battle of the Buldge

[ReVo]

I remember the fog with the old clouds! I remember on the pizza map we were 1 base from winning the war so our squad was going to the port to try and steal the glorious war winning capture from the green horde. We get to the port and there is a fog so thick that we literally can not find the base! 

I'm all for varying cloud heights! As of right now all clouds are set to 10K. Be nice to see some clouds down at 5K or lower for use deck fighters. 

Clouds gave me the coolest, and most terrifying experience I have ever encountered in Aces High. I was flying at around 10k in a 109 when I entered the cloud bank, visibility decreased to roughly the end of my nose. As I flew out of the cloud bank I realized at roughly the same time they did that I had at some point wandered into a large flight of unfriendly co-alt Ponies.