Weather

[Doc_uk]

I think were in for a long wait
Another 7 years comes to mind

Originally Posted by Doc_uk

I think were in for a long wait
Another 7 years comes to mind

The future looks bright! Must not take eyes off the bright shiny thing, must not take eyes off.......

[Strike]

I believe they plan to model a quite dynamic atmosphere. From earlier WIP dev commentary vids I recall clouds having thermal winds drifting upwards, the cliffs of dover creating a wall of vertical wind if the direction faced the cliffs, other aircraft creating turbulence/propwash in the wake of their paths etc..


It's all down the pipeline, but like they also stated, current hardware cannot cope with the calculatation of all these factors. Basically this sim is striving to re-create dynamic physics true to life to really take everything to the "next level".

I feel CloD is the only flightsim out there currently pushing the frontline in the simming community. They're really setting new milestones with their technology, both weapons, damage, physics, weather etc. Most games these days care about these few things : Pretty graphics, fast paced action and movie-theatre sounds. I respect the developers seperating from the mainstream willing to try something groundbreaking in a field many has already labeled as ancient history, namely flightsims.

[_RAAF_Mini]

Sounds very promising then!

Living in England i know for a fact that our summer is never so predictable!

Will enjoy having a play once it's installed and "eventually" fully operational =]

[skouras]

Originally Posted by Strike

I believe they plan to model a quite dynamic atmosphere. From earlier WIP dev commentary vids I recall clouds having thermal winds drifting upwards, the cliffs of dover creating a wall of vertical wind if the direction faced the cliffs, other aircraft creating turbulence/propwash in the wake of their paths etc..


It's all down the pipeline, but like they also stated, current hardware cannot cope with the calculatation of all these factors. Basically this sim is striving to re-create dynamic physics true to life to really take everything to the "next level".

I feel CloD is the only flightsim out there currently pushing the frontline in the simming community. They're really setting new milestones with their technology, both weapons, damage, physics, weather etc. Most games these days care about these few things : Pretty graphics, fast paced action and movie-theatre sounds. I respect the developers seperating from the mainstream willing to try something groundbreaking in a field many has already labeled as ancient history, namely flightsims.

totally agreed

[Vengeanze]

Did they really fly in bad weather? If not then why make a mission with rain and overcast just to be grounded?

[robtek]

Originally Posted by Vengeanze

Did they really fly in bad weather? If not then why make a mission with rain and overcast just to be grounded?

You might look up the movie "First light", the starting scene.

[Phazon]

I think alot of the mathematical and actual coding work has been done, you can see hints of it in the FMB. There is what appears to be a weather map overlay option although it doesn't do anything and there is also a weather menu with a flow and wind generator.

At the moment all you can really do is choose from 3 generic cloud cover types and set the height which is a shame but this is one of the key reasons the graphics engine is getting its overhaul is so they get the overhead to add more complex systems in.

[senseispcc]

Not the first time someone ask the same questions.

[BigC208]

Originally Posted by Doc_uk

I think were in for a long wait
Another 7 years comes to mind

I bought the Russian version while awaiting the US release. Running it on my duo core 6600 at 3.4ghz has me decided to buy the US version. It looks and flies great over the water but over land and with clouds enabled it's a slide show. Also many crashes to the point that it spoils the fun of even looking at all the eye candy.

I'll buy the US edition just to support the team but will leave it in the box untill's it's patched up to the point that it makes sense for me to get a new computer to run it properly. Dynamic weather was one of the things that really piqued my interest. It's a big part of what got me into real world aviation.

I, for one, will be happy if in 7 years this sim reaches it's potential. Untill then keep your fingers crossed that the hardware needed will arrive sooner than that.