How about those stars?

[jasondef]

How well done are the details in this game! I looked up on a starry night, and even the constellations were up there in they're proper positions. Most noticably was the Big Dipper and then the North Star. Nice to know if I lose my compass, maybe I can make it home at night.

[redsolo]

I always like games that do put in the real stars. The best game I know of was Operation:FlashPoint, one of the first team and realisitc FPSs. In one mission you escaped out from the enemy's prison, you dont have anything, no gun, no map, no compass, nothing. The only thing you know is that home is southward, and you have only the stars to look at for guidance. So you end up running, looking at the sky, trying to evade enemy groups. That was one of the best game-moments I had, I was so taken by that I had to learn a new way to find my way around.

But I guess if the sub would lose its compass, map, etc; then it would just be a floating iron coffin.

[Torplexed]

Wish the stars would twinkle though. Plus I would love to see the Milky Way and the Northern Lights. Guess there is no end of detail you can possibly add.

[Inajira]

Not to mention the moon slowly sinking at dusk and below, in its reflection in the water, the merchant you crippled an hour ago slowly sinking too!

[winters]

Did someone say "Operation Flashpoint"?

http://www.wintersofppub.com/

:rock:

[Dowly]

I always like games that do put in the real stars. The best game I know of was Operation:FlashPoint, one of the first team and realisitc FPSs. In one mission you escaped out from the enemy's prison, you dont have anything, no gun, no map, no compass, nothing. The only thing you know is that home is southward, and you have only the stars to look at for guidance. So you end up running, looking at the sky, trying to evade enemy groups. That was one of the best game-moments I had, I was so taken by that I had to learn a new way to find my way around.

But I guess if the sub would lose its compass, map, etc; then it would just be a floating iron coffin.

That was great mission! :rock:

[winters]

If you liked that mission and like Operation Flashpoint, check some of the missions i have done and watch the vids for upcoming projects.

I am currently working on a campaign for Operation Market-Garden for the Invasion 1944 mod team, the first phases' campaign is going to feature the Dropzones and the Oosterbeek defense by the 1st and 3rd battalions of the British 1st Airborne Division.

You can even have a looky look at the campaign trailer here:

Hi Res - http://www.inv44.com/screens/2006_Januari/Videos/I44OosterbeekTrailer.zip

Lo Res - http://www.inv44.com/screens/2006_Januari/Videos/I44OosterbeekTrailera.zip


Enjoy :up:

[Greatgraddage]

OFP is probably my favorite game ever. So many possibilitys with it. Can't wait for the falklands mod and especially Invasion 1944 (Winters, I'm jealous!) to come out.

[blackdog_kt]

I'm a physics student,with my major objective being astronomy. First time i saw a night sky in SH3 i thought "hmmm let's see if it's accurate enough".

It was, but i was not yet satisfied,so i thought "let's see if they really do move the way they should around the north pole"...i crank up time compression while sitting on the bridge, lo and behold the stars did infact move :up:

Now if they had the correct colours as well, with a couple of nebulae tossed in, it would be awesome. It's too much but that's the nature of the simulator gamer,always asking for more accuracy.

This reminds me of a quote i saw once in the IL-2 forums (my favorite WWII flight sim):

"One day the devs will reach such a level of detail that you will be able to see dead bodies of civilians in the wreckage while bombing Stalingrad, and gamers will complain that the demographics are wrong!"

:rotfl:

[jasondef]

Never heard of that Flashpoint game before. Maybe its worth getting.

[STEED]

How well done are the details in this game! I looked up on a starry night, and even the constellations were up there in they're proper positions. Most noticably was the Big Dipper and then the North Star. Nice to know if I lose my compass, maybe I can make it home at night.


My last two patrols in bad weather were a wash out yes are saw more stars than targets thats for sure. :yep:

[Hartmann]

The game with the best sky is "Orbiter simulator" a free space simulator :rotfl: .

it have about 100.000 stars in his database, and a very accurate sky and planets movement.

http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/gallery.html

[Greatgraddage]

Never heard of that Flashpoint game before. Maybe its worth getting.You can get the game of the year edition for a tenner easilly. More than worth it, such a good game still with a very stron community. Just wait for the avon lady to see this thread!

[zombiewolf]

:|\ I saw Orion :doh: trip.
Hope i don'r see Ur-anus!(yes vey juvinile but....what the hey! :smug:

[jasondef]

Is there klingons around Ur-anus?

[zombiewolf]

:yep: Yepers :rotfl:

[redsolo]

Another thing I like with the game is the simulation of the sun up/down times that we up in north has to live with. Its no fun seeing the sun for 6 hours (at most) in december, but I guess its no much more fun in a uboat to hunt in darkness all the time. Im wondering if they simulat that during midsummer (mid june) its almost bright the whole night. I actually checked the sun up/down times and compared to what we got now, and they were accurate.

Good job on a good simulation outside the sub!

[Salvadoreno]

that would be incredibly cool if there was a way to model navigation in SH3. I know its been talked about before, and with the real stars and real rotation and all that it seems to be possible. It will definately keep me from using time compression most of the time. With a map but no indication where u are and just using star positions and navigators tools, it will add sooo much to realism. It will be a total exprerince, like OpFlash. I had that game for a while and lost the cd..argg!! gotta buy it again.