Flyby Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 can anyone speak to how BS will represent night missions? I mean will there be dynamic lighting from souces like missiles or rockets, similar to Longbow2? Will the night be almost pitch dark in the early morning hours just after midnight? Will blown up trucks illuminate nearby structures, and other vehichles? Will incoming anti-air missiles be illuminated by their rocket's flare? Just curious. Flyby out The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
hitman Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 Just like it is now? How bout night vision in the KA-50?
GGTharos Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 The Ka-50 in BS is not a night-attack aircraft. Yes, you get NVGs to fly with, so you don't smack into a mountain. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
weasel75 Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 And darkness? How dark? LockOn-Dark? Because ATM I have no big trouble to ID vehicles and other ground-stuff in the night without any NVG .. somehow the pitch-black darkness is missing - or do I have weird video-drivers? Salute! basic for translators ...
hitman Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 And darkness? How dark? LockOn-Dark? Because ATM I have no big trouble to ID vehicles and other ground-stuff in the night without any NVG .. somehow the pitch-black darkness is missing - or do I have weird video-drivers? Salute! Probably has to do with your machine cuz I always had bad problems seeing things in the dark.
hitman Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 The Ka-50 in BS is not a night-attack aircraft. Yes, you get NVGs to fly with, so you don't smack into a mountain. Never said it was night attack, just NVG's.
GGTharos Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 And darkness? How dark? LockOn-Dark? Because ATM I have no big trouble to ID vehicles and other ground-stuff in the night without any NVG .. somehow the pitch-black darkness is missing - or do I have weird video-drivers? Salute! I think the problem here lies in the fact that even if you try to simulate realistic darkness, the ability to alter brightness and contrast will defeat any attempt at doing so. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
Lixma 06 Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 ED's engine has always been a bit weird when it comes to lighting, especially at night-time. Some elements tend towards pitch black (smoke, vapours etc) while others (shadows, objects etc) remain overly light. It was the same in Flanker 2.x.
weasel75 Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 yes ... and sometimes even the trees are completely black .. (at least here on my 6600GT) basic for translators ...
Flyby Posted August 28, 2006 Author Posted August 28, 2006 interesting replies, guys. I hope this does not mean there wont be night missions though. Flyby out The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
GGTharos Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 There will be I'm sure. But they'll be tougher than day missions by far, I imagine :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
kydius Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 Is there a night pod on the Ka-50 just like the Mercury on the Su-25T?
GGTharos Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 There is not. THe night version of the Ka-50 uses a night-capable sensor system ... no pods. http://www.aeroworldnet.com/ka50n.htm [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
Disso Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 can anyone speak to how BS will represent night missions? I mean will there be dynamic lighting from souces like missiles or rockets, similar to Longbow2? Will the night be almost pitch dark in the early morning hours just after midnight? Will blown up trucks illuminate nearby structures, and other vehichles? Will incoming anti-air missiles be illuminated by their rocket's flare? Just curious. Flyby out I'm confused. What are you asking? All these features are already fullly implimented into the game! So if that's what you wanted from BS, well, ED have done a great job..already! SU-30MKI F/A-18F ...Beauty, grace, lethality.
britgliderpilot Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 I'm confused. What are you asking? All these features are already fullly implimented into the game! So if that's what you wanted from BS, well, ED have done a great job..already! Well, nearly. IIRC, Lomac still has a problem with TOTAL darkness . . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
Disso Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 Well yes, but I meant regarding all those effects, they have that covered. ;) SU-30MKI F/A-18F ...Beauty, grace, lethality.
Flyby Posted August 28, 2006 Author Posted August 28, 2006 well, OK I'm confused. What are you asking? All these features are already fullly implimented into the game! So if that's what you wanted from BS, well, ED have done a great job..already! I guess I'm a bit out of touch with thhe sim. My system has been down for a while, but I was thinking of how BS might look in a night attack, and that got me thinking of good old Longbow2's lighting effects. It will be nice to see the cockpit light up when a missile is launched.:D thanks all for replying:pilotfly: Flyby out ps imagine a night mission online in the lobby.:smilewink: The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
Disso Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Yup no worries. What kinda system are you running? Are you not capable of rendering such effects, or do you just not remember them since its been awhile. Such effects and eye candy, is one factor which gives LOMAC its position as one of the go-to sims out there. There are lighting effects on everything you can think of! And yes, you're right, night battles right now are amazing. Seeing the sky light up with missle launches, and watching the plume lit up by the flame, as it heads toward the ground...to subsequently impact a tank and light up the surrouding buildings is spectacular! SU-30MKI F/A-18F ...Beauty, grace, lethality.
Disso Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Went through my screenshots and couldn't find any true night shots, but this one demonstrates the light sources rendered in LOMAC. Here, the MAV plume lights up the side of the aircraft, the canopy, and from the inside, the launch is very noticable. Also, note the sun rendered on the MAV lens. Click, and click again to expand. Here is an example of fires lighting up their surroundings. SU-30MKI F/A-18F ...Beauty, grace, lethality.
Guest Cali Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Since I bought some good quality monitors, my nights have been pitch black. I'm on my third upper tier monitor and you can hardly see the ground in the middle of the night in LOMAC. Yep Rugg is right, on my monitor I can still see the ground very good. But on his it is pitch black and looks much better. But the montiors I have are old and need to be shot. But they still work and I don't have the money to get 2 LCD montiors at this time.
Flyby Posted August 29, 2006 Author Posted August 29, 2006 great replies, guys! I thinnk my BFG 6800 Ultra-OC can handle the special effects just fine. But it's b een a while since I've had my system up and I'm waiting right now for a great deal on a good lcd monitor (cash is kinda low at the moment). My trusty intel 2.8, and my 1.5gig of Kingston HyperX ram ran Lomac quite well with medium to high settings. About lcd monitors, check me out. I'm thinking to get a 20 inch or larger, but not wide screen, with 700:1 contrast or higher, 1600x1200 res, dot pitch of 0.025 or smaller, refresh of 8ms of faster. How's that? thanks, Flyby out The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
dynamocl Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 I am sure I can find one of my monitors where the night would be pitch black. Sure, the day is also pitch black as well, thats just semantics, its a broken monitor. You guys just need to calibrate the brightness and contrast instead of forking out money. Check your alpha levels as well. If the game is supposed to be black, and your monitor is configured correctly, the screen will be black. I am sure you can find correct calibration tools, pretty sure the driver developers give one away free.
Guest Cali Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 About lcd monitors, check me out. I'm thinking to get a 20 inch or larger, but not wide screen, with 700:1 contrast or higher, 1600x1200 res, dot pitch of 0.025 or smaller, refresh of 8ms of faster. How's that? thanks, Flyby out That sounds good, have you looked here http://www.newegg.com/ they have really good deals all the time. I have bought a bunch of stuff from there and have been happy with the sevice.
Flyby Posted August 29, 2006 Author Posted August 29, 2006 check newegg, rgrt Cali. thanks! :D Flyby out The U.S. Congress is the best governing body that BIG money can buy. :cry:
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