bfv lightning/shadows

KeysersozeH · 03-07-2004, 09:37 PM

Will there be any lightning/shadow effects? Im asking cuz i know bfvietnam will have nightmaps. The uglything bout bf1942 at night (custommaps) is that there are no lightning effects. Lightning effects like in "america's army" should be sufficient (like when u see a bullet travel at night.. its light lightens up its surroundings).

Imagin--> ur in vietcong base at night (u dont see much)... base is gettin bombed by a bomber... as the bombs impact u see faces of enemy hostiles around u but they fade as soon as the lightning effect of the impact fades.

Should be cool uh??

melee · 03-07-2004, 11:55 PM

There are actually light maps in BF, along with shadows.

every fly a plane, and notice that the cockpit changes in brightness depending on which way your facing?

Its just BF wasnt made for night maps, whereas BFV will. So i'm sure you'll get some midnight lighting goodness!

NavalLord · 03-08-2004, 02:55 AM

hope they put some VC flares in, otherwise it will be like EOD's Eclipse level where you shoot randomly and hope you hit something

carramrod01 · 03-09-2004, 01:28 AM

BF 1942 really has no lighting, sure it has some but they are very very "primitive."

I agree though I sure hope they have some light effects in BF:V like they do in Americas Army. At very least give the m60 tracers and such. But the thought of having a bomb go off somewhere near you and for half a second seeing everything within that 30ft radius or so illuminate would be awesome.

Or what about flares you launch into the sky? Say you launch one upwards, get your gun out and as the flare goes off and illuminates the battlefield you see this figure appear out of nowhere 10 feet from you that you had no clue was there otherwise. I doubt it would be that dark though.

That could make for some awesome nightbattles. Like the last battle in that movie "Platoon" oh yea....that would be sweet.

thunder_or_fd · 03-09-2004, 08:04 PM

theres an official bf night map ..

only i can't remember the name

its the SW one where u got the transport and 2 spitfires, and u try to blow up their generators in the well guarded building .. damn whats the name..

melee · 03-09-2004, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by thunder_or_fd

theres an official bf night map ..

only i can't remember the name

its the SW one where u got the transport and 2 spitfires, and u try to blow up their generators in the well guarded building .. damn whats the name..

That is true, SWOWW2 has one. Kelby Airfield I beleive (havent played it more than once). The AA did light up the map pretty well. Might want to try it KeysersozeH, think of BFV which is made for a night map!

SS [FIN] · 03-09-2004, 08:18 PM

I'll probably stick to the day time missions anyway, sure night maps can look great, i just like good visibility better. Some night maps in different games i've seen are very nice though, they get bad when they're made pitch black so you really can't see shit. At that point it's not fun anymore, only frustrating.
Let's see if they can get the night maps done the nice way

NavalLord · 03-10-2004, 04:48 AM

now i remember, one of the VC or NVA weapons is a flare gun, that means (hopefully) cool lighting effects on the night maps, hurray primitive light source!

03-07-2004, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
KeysersozeH Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Holland / GB Posts: 27	bfv lightning/shadows Will there be any lightning/shadow effects? Im asking cuz i know bfvietnam will have nightmaps. The uglything bout bf1942 at night (custommaps) is that there are no lightning effects. Lightning effects like in "america's army" should be sufficient (like when u see a bullet travel at night.. its light lightens up its surroundings). Imagin--> ur in vietcong base at night (u dont see much)... base is gettin bombed by a bomber... as the bombs impact u see faces of enemy hostiles around u but they fade as soon as the lightning effect of the impact fades. Should be cool uh??

03-08-2004, 02:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,101	hope they put some VC flares in, otherwise it will be like EOD's Eclipse level where you shoot randomly and hope you hit something __________________

03-09-2004, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
thunder_or_fd Master Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 525	theres an official bf night map .. only i can't remember the name its the SW one where u got the transport and 2 spitfires, and u try to blow up their generators in the well guarded building .. damn whats the name.. __________________

03-10-2004, 04:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,101	now i remember, one of the VC or NVA weapons is a flare gun, that means (hopefully) cool lighting effects on the night maps, hurray primitive light source! __________________

03-09-2004, 01:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
carramrod01 First Sergeant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: a little to the left Posts: 573	BF 1942 really has no lighting, sure it has some but they are very very "primitive." I agree though I sure hope they have some light effects in BF:V like they do in Americas Army. At very least give the m60 tracers and such. But the thought of having a bomb go off somewhere near you and for half a second seeing everything within that 30ft radius or so illuminate would be awesome. Or what about flares you launch into the sky? Say you launch one upwards, get your gun out and as the flare goes off and illuminates the battlefield you see this figure appear out of nowhere 10 feet from you that you had no clue was there otherwise. I doubt it would be that dark though. That could make for some awesome nightbattles. Like the last battle in that movie "Platoon" oh yea....that would be sweet.

03-09-2004, 08:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
SS [FIN] First Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 1,666	I'll probably stick to the day time missions anyway, sure night maps can look great, i just like good visibility better. Some night maps in different games i've seen are very nice though, they get bad when they're made pitch black so you really can't see shit. At that point it's not fun anymore, only frustrating. Let's see if they can get the night maps done the nice way