General Discussion (dev branch)

[metalcraze 290]

OK but it looked similar... In any case BIS should make the area it covers a LOT bigger. It's just really awesome.

[Macedonian gr 10]

Yup, has always been there. :) Oh and in fact, it's not sugarcane but a special kind of "grass" growing in greece. I can't remember the exact name now though it's definitely not sugarcane.

i think it is called "phragmites australis" that is the scientific name or simply at greek language "kalamies"

[bad benson 1733]

In any case BIS should make the area it covers a LOT bigger. It's just really awesome.

totally agree! i'd like a lot more of these areas scattered around the island. it looks really good at any time of day and makes for some awesome cat and mouse play against players and AI. been looking forward to it since the first screens i saw.

http://blog.realitygamer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Arma3_screenshot_1202_3.jpg

http://alabasterslim.com/files/gallery/ARMA_3/arma3_screenshot_1107_029.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/253/7/2/arma_3_screenshot_23_by_arma3-d49ffkn.jpg

http://www.armedassault.info/ftp/pics/news/pics1/Arma3_screenshots_forums_001.jpg

and one from arma 2 just because it's awesome

http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/06/Arma-2-DLC-5.jpg

so i think we can expect more of it on Altis or what ever it's called these days.

[EDcase 87]

DEV: 55.104.711

Underwater showcase: Looks weird with pink fog near surface and a bit too dark overall.

Infantry: When picking up a rifle why switch to pistol when I have the rifle in my hand already???

Infantry: Please fix the 'Aiming Deadzone'. (I miss it so much)

(PS. Great job improving fps)

Edited April 30, 2013 by EDcase

[Alo Keen 7]

i think it is called "phragmites australis" that is the scientific name or simply at greek language "kalamies"

So it's straw then? :)

[daze23 1]

speaking of Greece and lighting, does the sun really rise at like 4am in July there?

[DaRkL3AD3R 1]

speaking of Greece and lighting, does the sun really rise at like 4am in July there?

I was wondering the same thing... I mean I been up early here in the states on the east coast and at 5:00 am in summer, you can see the sky brightening up to get ready for sunrise, but in Arma 3 I can set the time to like 3:00 am and it's practically full lit lol. Have to wonder about the legitimacy of that.

[nikiforos 450]

5.30 or 6 am is more accurate and real !!

[DaRkL3AD3R 1]

5.30 or 6 am is more accurate and real !!

Well from our knowledge and location yes it is more realistic, but maybe in Greece the sun does rise at 4:30 am.... ah who am I kidding, tweak this BI :P

[metalcraze 290]

Dunno about Greece but sun does rise at 4 AM in July here.

[daze23 1]

5.30 or 6 am is more accurate and real !!

yeah, looking at a chart, sunrise is around 6am that time of year there. I understand it gets light before that, but more than an hour before that seems off

[Tonci87 163]

Sunrise should be around 6am the sky should start to light up around 5:15

[Dwarden 1124]

time of sunrise and sunset depends on Log, Lat (geographical position of the terrain) and day in year ...

[SaOk 112]

The new dedicated server seem to run missions very nicely. Before my dynamic mission was stuttering badly even when testing alone in MP mode. Now it seems to run smooth as butter. Looking very good. :)

[daze23 1]

time of sunrise and sunset depends on Log, Lat (geographical position of the terrain) and day in year ...

yes, and we're saying sunrise is around 6am in Greece in July

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=26&month=7&year=2013&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1

edit: this is ingame at 4:15am (the default date, july 8th?)

http://i.imgur.com/l6lT118.jpg

Edited April 30, 2013 by daze23

[Alo Keen 7]

I found a tool that seems to do a more precise calculation (by location at least) - http://www.suncalc.net/#/39.5571,25.0035,7/2033.07.08/22:29 - and the time is pretty close to the one I got in game.

Edited April 30, 2013 by Ceh

[bigpickle 0]

Dwarden, I love the new lighting, 22:00 hrs looks stunning, sadly tracers are near invisible both night and day. Will tracers get the lighting treatment too and be made a light source?

[Droikka 1]

Dwarden, I love the new lighting, 22:00 hrs looks stunning, sadly tracers are near invisible both night and day. Will tracers get the lighting treatment too and be made a light source?

Not possible until Someone decides to write the engine to support deferred lighting.

[Smurf 12]

Not possible until Someone decides to write the engine to support deferred lighting.

A1 had tracer mods that iluminated the ambient, dunno why it was never made for A2.

Tracer in the Dev Branch must go under the new lighting regime as they are working pretty well in the Stable branch.

[DaRkL3AD3R 1]

yes, and we're saying sunrise is around 6am in Greece in July

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=26&month=7&year=2013&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1

edit: this is ingame at 4:15am (the default date, july 8th?)

http://i.imgur.com/l6lT118.jpg

Excellent post. Think the devs need to really adhere to this time of day settings as really sun up at 4:00 am is just totally unrealistic. This is something that I truly hope to see implemented and corrected.

[Zorg_DK 10]

Dwarden, I love the new lighting, 22:00 hrs looks stunning, sadly tracers are near invisible both night and day. Will tracers get the lighting treatment too and be made a light source?

+1 for that, it looks great in arma2 with bd_tracerlights.

[10t 12]

Um, you "Sun rises at 6am in Greece in July" people aren't forgetting daylight savings/summer time, are you?

Wolframalpha shows a sunrise of 5:52am EEST on the summer solstice this year. So, "normal time" (and I'm guessing BIS haven't modelled winding the watch forward for summer time) puts sunrise at 4:52am. Followed by a 15-hour day.

[DaRkL3AD3R 1]

Um, you "Sun rises at 6am in Greece in July" people aren't forgetting daylight savings/summer time, are you?

Wolframalpha shows a sunrise of 5:52am EEST on the summer solstice this year. So, "normal time" (and I'm guessing BIS haven't modelled winding the watch forward for summer time) puts sunrise at 4:52am. Followed by a 15-hour day.

Either way sun is up in the sky casting hard shadows at 4:05 am. That's a problem.

[10t 12]

And don't forget Lemnos is 250km (150 miles) North East of Athens, so the sun's up there 12 minutes before it is in the capital.

FWIW, I don't disagree that the sun's up too early. daze23's screenshot is an obvious example. I just wanted to correct the notions that the sun should rise at 6am (mentioned by several in the thread) in the middle of summer, and that Greece is a single tiny place which sees sunrise all at the same time.

Edit - ninja'd twice while trying to edit posts with my phone.

Edited May 1, 2013 by 10T

[daze23 1]

Um, you "Sun rises at 6am in Greece in July" people aren't forgetting daylight savings/summer time, are you?

Wolframalpha shows a sunrise of 5:52am EEST on the summer solstice this year. So, "normal time" (and I'm guessing BIS haven't modelled winding the watch forward for summer time) puts sunrise at 4:52am. Followed by a 15-hour day.

I did. that's why I posted the pic of the sun clearly above the horizon at 4:15am