Weather

[Maxer der Grosse]

A couple updates ago there were major improvements made to the weather within the game. Besides the occational storm and periodical fog, there is mist that raises above the sea and visibility has been reduced due to humidity in the air. Very nice touches.

 

To make the game even more realistic, how about considering some of the following ideas?

 

- Completely clear sunny days with no humidity providing perfect vision until the horizon. It does happen in real life. Those are the days we dream about.

- Days (or a few minutes, at least) with no wind. Add a feature to send the long boats out and pull your ship forward. It would be great during a battle to see if officers would react fast enough to row their ship into position to fire?

- Storms that actually sink ships. That also happens in real life.

- High wind days. Only ships that reduce sail to the appropriate surface area would be able to maintain a course or even move forward.

 

Any other ideas?

 

[admin]

A couple updates ago there were major improvements made to the weather within the game. Besides the occational storm and periodical fog, there is mist that raises above the sea and visibility has been reduced due to humidity in the air. Very nice touches.

 

To make the game even more realistic, how about considering some of the following ideas?

 

- Completely clear sunny days with no humidity providing perfect vision until the horizon. It does happen in real life. Those are the days we dream about.

- Days (or a few minutes, at least) with no wind. Add a feature to send the long boats out and pull your ship forward. It would be great during a battle to see if officers would react fast enough to row their ship into position to fire?

 

 

1st definitely - more sun will be added - weather engine needs to be improved. 

2nd hard to do. Imagine you are planning to trade a bit and there is no wind. It stops all gameplay and people will just log off instead.

[Silen]

1st definitely - more sun will be added - weather engine needs to be improved. 

2nd hard to do. Imagine you are planning to trade a bit and there is no wind. It stops all gameplay and people will just log off instead.

 

Not only more sunny days but also brighter water, because speaking of the Caribbean the current water is way too dark. ^^

[Tief N Tote]

HURRICANES

[Bonden]

Stronger light reflections in backlight on water and on wet decks and hull (especially in storm/rainy weather, when water should splash on the deck)

 

Replica HMS Bounty

 

On the Hermione's deck

 

Visible darker rain clouds and oncoming storms

Bigger waves in storm/hurricane

Calm weather, which imposes slower movements and tactical choices (like in the historical Trafalgar battle)

 

 

Miami Beach 2009

 

Oncoming storm in Carribean

 

The Hermione in (dead) calm weather

[E.P. Juel]

Looks good. I would also prefer it to rain much much less in the game, because it is a tropical place, it is not London.

[Maxer der Grosse]

Fantastic images Boden!! Looks like we could improve the weather greatly.

 

OK, I agree having no wind would be counter productive for a sailing game, but maybe once a month the wind could disappear for 2 minutes.

 

More sunny days would be great!