Nybble Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 Hi there, I'll try and keep this brief :) I'm trying to create a scenario where a player takes off from one airbase, and has to land at another. Catch is that en-route to the landing zone I want the weather to change into a blizzard with minimal visibility. I can make the mission start with such conditions, however I need a way for them to dynamically change. I would be happy with either a trigger based change, or just a few different weather zones. Is there any way this is possible? Thanks, Nybble. DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Stuka Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 No, not possible. The best thing you could do is start tampering with the lua code in the mission file, and have complete different weather on the 2 bases. Windows 11 | i9 12900KF | 64GB DDR4 | RTX 3090 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | TM MFDs + Lilliput 8" | TIR5 Pro
Druid_ Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 You could do it by setting low cloud with a thickness of 1000ft, fog and low visibility. take-off at a high altitude airbase which would be above the cloud layer and land at the lower altitude airbase that is right in the middle of your set weather. i7-7700K : 16Gb DDR4 2800 Mhz : Asus Mobo : 2TB HDD : Intel 520 SSD 240gb : RTX 2080ti: Win10 64pro : Dx10 : TrackiR4 : TM Warthog : ASUS ROG SWIFT PG348Q
Nybble Posted August 8, 2012 Author Posted August 8, 2012 Thanks for the speedy replies. RE: Stuka - Can you help me further with that method at all? RE: Druid - Can you set a max height for the fog? I could only see options for density. DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Stuka Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 That is nicely explained in this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=82610 Windows 11 | i9 12900KF | 64GB DDR4 | RTX 3090 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | TM MFDs + Lilliput 8" | TIR5 Pro
Grimes Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 If you fiddle with it you can get it so that the weather might be able to get localized weather. I've had it snowing in one area and have clear skies in another. Sadly there is no easy formula for getting those results and it was entirely random. The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
Nybble Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 Two more questions I've come up with - Can the weather be set to change after or at a certain time? - Can I set an a10c with more specific settings, for instance I would like to have multiple flight plans set in the plane. I'm working on having a play with the lua file from the linked thread, i'll let you know how it goes :) DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Eddie Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 - Can the weather be set to change after or at a certain time? No. Although with dynamic weather it will change over time, in the respect that each weather cell will rotate. Of course getting the dynamic weather to do what you want is far from easy at the moment. - Can I set an a10c with more specific settings, for instance I would like to have multiple flight plans set in the plane. Yes. Use the ME prepare mission function.
Oznerol256 Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Weather is currently pretty bad. There are no changes possible and also only very limited available conditions. Just think of overcast. Either there are overcast clouds over the whole map or they are nowhere. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Nybble Posted August 10, 2012 Author Posted August 10, 2012 I had a go with edit lua files, didn't work so well :p I'm going to work with two different airbases, with one at an altitude above the cloud-base. Does anyone know off the top of their head of an airbase with a high altitude? DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Stuka Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 I had a go with edit lua files, didn't work so well :p I'm going to work with two different airbases, with one at an altitude above the cloud-base. Does anyone know off the top of their head of an airbase with a high altitude? Vaziani, Tblisi, Soganlug are pretty high. Windows 11 | i9 12900KF | 64GB DDR4 | RTX 3090 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | TM MFDs + Lilliput 8" | TIR5 Pro
Nybble Posted August 11, 2012 Author Posted August 11, 2012 Vaziani, Tblisi, Soganlug are pretty high. Cheers, I gave Tblisi a shot. Unfortunately It's not quite high enough and is just inside the clouds when they're as low as I can put them. I'll keep playing around with it a bit later and post the mission file when it's done :) DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Weta43 Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) only very limited available conditions. Just think of overcast. Either there are overcast clouds over the whole map or they are nowhere. You haven't looked hard enough at the ME. 3 images from the same mission at different places on the map, from clear with occasional cloud, to effectively solid overcast. Edited August 11, 2012 by Weta43 Cheers.
Nybble Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 You haven't looked hard enough at the ME. 3 images from the same mission at different places on the map, from clear with occasional cloud, to effectively solid overcast. That's pretty much what I want to do, but I cant place the weather the way I want. Do you know an easier way to do it? DCS Multiplayer Highlights Reel -
Ripcord Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Weather is currently pretty bad. There are no changes possible and also only very limited available conditions. Just think of overcast. Either there are overcast clouds over the whole map or they are nowhere. Not true -- real 'dynamic weather' thread to learn more. Inputting the weather setting parameters to get a desired effect just requires some knowledge of meteo and so it's kinda complicated for regular blokes (like me). But read what others have done and you get some great ideas. EDIT -- here is the link to that dynamic weather overview thread. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=69481 Here is another very good thread.... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=82610 It gives several sample .miz files to show how they managed to accomplish some effects. Edited August 12, 2012 by Ripcord [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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