My first lightning!

jasondef · 03-25-06, 02:02 AM

Way cool, i just saw my first lightning strike while on patrol last night. Not that I was ever really looking for it before, I just got lucky and happened to be looking in my external view when it happened.

It was the worst storm I've ever seen, sailing up the African coast from my Freetown patrol grid heading for a stopover around Gibraltar to get rid of those last few fish on my way home. 15 wind, heavy rain, high seas, pitch black thick clouds, and fog as dense as pea soup. Around midnight, so dark you couldn't distinguish the horizon nor the sea from the sky, or your hand in front of your face! Switched to external view just to enjoy the rugged scenery for a moment, and there she was, a bolt from the sky!

Made me think if anyone ever got a screen shot of lightning, that sounds like it'd be very difficult to do.

How rare is lightning in the game, I wonder? First time seeing it in almost 20 patrols, but then again I've never been looking for it.

I've marveled at this game's starry skies, I'm now in awe of how it models those un-starry nights.

03-25-06, 02:14 AM

I see plenty of lightnings.

They are just as hard to take as in real life with a camera.

con20or · 03-25-06, 08:36 AM

The strange thing with lightning is, (maybe its just on my system) if you minimise the game without pausing it, and start doing something else like browsing the web, the thunder sound effects keep going, not the engine sounds, not the gramaphone, just the thunder.

its quite odd when someone comes into the room and the think your are browsing the web listening to thunder....

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-25-06, 10:12 AM

What I dislike about lightning... is that it is so hard to capture on a screenshot.

ironkross · 03-25-06, 07:45 PM

I finally got a ss of my sub w/ lightning in the background. It took me over 100 tries to get it tho. Don't know what I did with it now.

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-26-06, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ironkross

I finally got a ss of my sub w/ lightning in the background. It took me over 100 tries to get it tho. Don't know what I did with it now.

DOH!!!

Oh well, at least I know now that it can be captured!

03-25-06, 02:02 AM	#1
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My first lightning! Way cool, i just saw my first lightning strike while on patrol last night. Not that I was ever really looking for it before, I just got lucky and happened to be looking in my external view when it happened. It was the worst storm I've ever seen, sailing up the African coast from my Freetown patrol grid heading for a stopover around Gibraltar to get rid of those last few fish on my way home. 15 wind, heavy rain, high seas, pitch black thick clouds, and fog as dense as pea soup. Around midnight, so dark you couldn't distinguish the horizon nor the sea from the sky, or your hand in front of your face! Switched to external view just to enjoy the rugged scenery for a moment, and there she was, a bolt from the sky! Made me think if anyone ever got a screen shot of lightning, that sounds like it'd be very difficult to do. How rare is lightning in the game, I wonder? First time seeing it in almost 20 patrols, but then again I've never been looking for it. I've marveled at this game's starry skies, I'm now in awe of how it models those un-starry nights. __________________ "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

03-25-06, 02:14 AM	#2
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Re: My first lightning! I see plenty of lightnings. They are just as hard to take as in real life with a camera.

03-25-06, 08:36 AM	#3
con20or Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 269 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The strange thing with lightning is, (maybe its just on my system) if you minimise the game without pausing it, and start doing something else like browsing the web, the thunder sound effects keep going, not the engine sounds, not the gramaphone, just the thunder. its quite odd when someone comes into the room and the think your are browsing the web listening to thunder.... __________________ QA Lead on Scourge of War - http://www.scourgeofwar.com/index.shtml (98% rating on Armchair general) - http://www.armchairgeneral.com/scour...ame-review.htm SoW Waterloo Announced for 2015!!

03-25-06, 10:12 AM	#4
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	What I dislike about lightning... is that it is so hard to capture on a screenshot. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

03-25-06, 07:45 PM	#5
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	I finally got a ss of my sub w/ lightning in the background. It took me over 100 tries to get it tho. Don't know what I did with it now. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.