Visual Effects: Big impact particles

[Plokkum]

This is purely for aesthetics and of course not a priority. But I would really love to see a big impact mushroom-ish cloud when an aircraft impacts the ground. It would look amazing from the ground to see an aircraft disappear behind the trees, hear a vague impact sound and then see the initial impact's cloud rise to a thousand feet to confirm your suspicions.  Maybe even a thickness scalar based on the amount of fuel that was left on board. 

I spend most of my time crashing, so it would really enhance my experience, lol.

[sirrah]

22 minutes ago, Plokkum said:

This is purely for aesthetics and of course not a priority. But I would really love to see a big impact mushroom-ish cloud when an aircraft impacts the ground. It would look amazing from the ground to see an aircraft disappear behind the trees, hear a vague impact sound and then see the initial impact's cloud rise to a thousand feet to confirm your suspicions.  Maybe even a thickness scalar based on the amount of fuel that was left on board. 

I spend most of my time crashing, so it would really enhance my experience, lol.

ED already updated/improved smoke during the past years, but I agree, it would indeed be nice to at some point see further improvement. Not only the stuff you described, but it'd be awesome to for instance also see:

• Different colored impact-smoke/dust depending on soil at that location (e.g. dark dustclouds on Caucasus, beige/brown-ish dust on desert maps)
• Different/more random shapes
• More difference in height

 

Though there are more pressing matters, these would be nice to have at some point  

Edited November 3, 2021 by sirrah