How about those stars?

jasondef · 02-21-06, 04:11 AM

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 · 02-21-06, 05:44 AM

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 · 02-21-06, 07:28 AM

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 · 02-22-06, 08:30 AM

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 · 02-22-06, 09:27 AM

Did someone say "Operation Flashpoint"?

http://www.wintersofppub.com/

Dowly · 02-22-06, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

That was great mission!

winters · 02-22-06, 10:03 AM

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_Ja...eekTrailer.zip

Lo Res - http://www.inv44.com/screens/2006_Ja...ekTrailera.zip

Enjoy

Greatgraddage · 02-22-06, 12:30 PM

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 · 02-22-06, 01:53 PM

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

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 · 02-22-06, 05:17 PM

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

STEED · 02-22-06, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

Hartmann · 02-22-06, 06:30 PM

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 · 02-22-06, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jasondef

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 · 02-23-06, 02:07 AM

:|\ I saw Orion

trip.
Hope i don'r see Ur-anus!(yes vey juvinile but....what the hey!

jasondef · 02-23-06, 04:43 AM

Is there klingons around Ur-anus?

02-21-06, 04:11 AM	#1
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How about those stars? 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.

02-21-06, 05:44 AM	#2
redsolo Seaman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I agree 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.

02-21-06, 07:28 AM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-22-06, 08:30 AM	#4
Inajira Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 90 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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! __________________ ---- Lt(sr) Wolfgang Schmidt U-108 Der Lechtturm 94% Realism, DiD Career: 13 Patrols Fate: Sunk Dec 1941 in the North Atlantic, W of Gibraltar by depth charges from a British destroyer. All hands lost. "Torpedo treffer!"

02-22-06, 09:27 AM	#5
winters Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 63 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Did someone say "Operation Flashpoint"? http://www.wintersofppub.com/ __________________ \"We\'re paratroopers. we\'re supposed to be surrounded\" ~ Cpt. Richard Winters ~ Bastogne Belgium, Winter 1944

02-22-06, 10:03 AM	#7
winters Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 63 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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_Ja...eekTrailer.zip Lo Res - http://www.inv44.com/screens/2006_Ja...ekTrailera.zip Enjoy __________________ \"We\'re paratroopers. we\'re supposed to be surrounded\" ~ Cpt. Richard Winters ~ Bastogne Belgium, Winter 1944

02-22-06, 12:30 PM	#8
Greatgraddage Watch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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.

02-22-06, 01:53 PM	#9
blackdog_kt Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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 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:

02-22-06, 05:17 PM	#10
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never heard of that Flashpoint game before. Maybe its worth getting. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-22-06, 06:30 PM	#12
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

02-23-06, 02:07 AM	#14
zombiewolf 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 270 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:\|\ I saw Orion trip. Hope i don'r see Ur-anus!(yes vey juvinile but....what the hey! __________________

02-23-06, 04:43 AM	#15
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is there klingons around Ur-anus? __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones