Author Topic: HTC, get your night sky tile here.. (Read 223 times)

10Bears · « **on:** January 06, 2001, 11:35:00 PM »

Howdy all
Found this southern hemisphere night sky you might can use.. This is about August 21:00 near New Zealand

I'd like to see a scrolling night tile.. you can tell what time it is if you knew which star to look at
10Bears

Saintaw · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2001, 01:12:00 AM »

Hey! I saw the same thing on New Year's Eve ! Mine was Green with Blue dot though :/

Saw

Sancho · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2001, 01:39:00 AM »

The old PC/Mac game A-10 had a great, realistic starry night. If memory serves, I believe it rotated throughout the night, with the north star always visible in the north. Anyone else remember that?
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Hans · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2001, 04:03:00 AM »

US Navy Fighters from Electronic Arts had real stars too.

Hans.

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2001, 04:34:00 AM »

Anyone remember F117 stealth from microprose?

yeah the stars worked 10 years ago already

S! chaps

Heater · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2001, 08:21:00 AM »

Just think of the frame rate hit you would take!

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10Bears · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2001, 12:18:00 PM »

//Just think of the frame rate hit you would take!\\

Answer: Zero.. its just a tile
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Spatula · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2001, 03:08:00 PM »

sniff... ah the NZ night sky

Dos Equis · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2001, 12:06:00 AM »

I'd trade navigating by the stars anytime for sun blindness.

HT got it really right with Sun Blindness when he did it in Warbirds. Don't make the screen turn white, instead don't draw the icons near the sun.

There was an actual advantage in coming out of the sun in WB if you could maintain the angle on your foe. More people used it to fly into when being chased and then split-s down, since your opponent couldn't see you roll over. It was great.

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