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Offline WMDnow

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High altitude contrails
« on: June 14, 2007, 02:08:56 PM »
It would be interesting to have high alt contrails in game.
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Offline CFYA

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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2007, 03:07:07 PM »
Like anyone gets that hi anyway???

I agree completly and would enjoy looking at them from my plane or the enemies. Having said that tho.....how many really go up that high? Id say less than 2% of all flights go above 20k and .5 go above 25k. I feel those are generous number too.

IMO Great feature but will only be seen by select few.


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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2007, 03:12:00 PM »
Contrails should start above 15k or so... Quite a lot of fights go above this. Hell, 90% of Rooks come in at 15k before diving to the deck to cherry pick. :D

Not to mention the stupid stupid STUPID maps with 10k mountains circling EVERY field (for no apparent rhyme or reason), so most cons climb up to 15k or more just to cross the mountains to the nearest enemy field.

It's more common than you think.
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« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2007, 03:22:07 PM »
To my knowledge contrails do not occur below 20k often with the norm being 25-30k. I agree with your statements otherwise.
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Offline blkmgc

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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2007, 04:35:40 PM »
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Like anyone gets that hi anyway???

I agree completly and would enjoy looking at them from my plane or the enemies. Having said that tho.....how many really go up that high? Id say less than 2% of all flights go above 20k and .5 go above 25k. I feel those are generous number too.

IMO Great feature but will only be seen by select few.


CFYA


Your joking right? When we do a bombrun, were always above 20k, and so are the cons we encounter. Plenty of folks up high,venture up there sometime and see. :)
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« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2007, 04:36:14 PM »
Oh, and yes to contrails.:aok
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Offline mensa180

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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2007, 04:12:52 AM »
Yes, I fly at 30k+ and would love to attract as many fighters as possible to their deaths :t.

Some times I stay at the seat the whole times, others I work and check back every so often.  When I get a sector or two out I calibrate and wait to drop.  Then I make that long RTB home, lol.  

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Offline MstWntd

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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2007, 07:52:49 AM »
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Contrails should start above 15k or so...
It's more common than you think.


maybe have them start above the cloud layer...
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Offline Daubie

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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2007, 09:37:54 AM »
From sea level I've chased bombers (B-17) over 30,000 feet.  I kept passing out because my plane had no OXYGEN mask.  I think I was in a C-205, well I was up there in something.  The really good bomber pilots are usually up over 20,000 feet, especially on their way out of the target area.

I get pretty good vapor trails from oil or gas leaks from taking hits.
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Offline Bruv119

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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2007, 11:33:00 AM »
good idea  make contrails  25k- 30k  

it's small touches like this that will add extra immersion
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Offline Mr No Name

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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2007, 11:58:39 AM »
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To my knowledge contrails do not occur below 20k often with the norm being 25-30k. I agree with your statements otherwise.


Rooks would spawn with contrails... where have you been? lol
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Offline Platano

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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2007, 03:52:26 AM »
I think someone said this would be an FPS killer.
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Offline Larry

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« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2007, 04:13:05 AM »
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To my knowledge contrails do not occur below 20k often with the norm being 25-30k. I agree with your statements otherwise.


It depends on humidity and temperature as far as I know. Theres no real set altitude. I would also like to see vapor trails on planes pulling Gs. Both of these have been brought up many times, and many times peoples only problem about it was it would impact performance. The answer to that is make a box in the video settings to disable it.
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« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2007, 06:56:06 AM »
As a rook I think this is a good idea. :p :p :D :t
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« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2007, 10:18:47 AM »
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how many really go up that high?


Yo! :cool:
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