Remember Continents? - Page 2

EightEightEight · 2011-07-17, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

I always liked Planetside's rain. While it might not have been great graphically, it always seemed to be the most immersive I'd come across. Maybe it was the sound effect they used or something.

They had an amazing audio track for it I tried to find it and rip it just to play without being in the game but they compress their audio a certain way and or it might be on the server

GTGD · 2011-07-17, 11:16 AM

I thought it was awesome to have weather like that. There have been multiple occasions where the empire I was playing had been pushed back to a defensive position, and as we were regrouping and awaiting the attack a storm would move in. Very cinematic.

And I am so glad to have Auraxis back. I still call them continents :P. While the bending was a cool event, it sucked to see Oshur get blown apart (I loved Oshur so much). Plus the lattice and home continents really got messed up. It's been so long that I've forgotten how the lattice was originally set up (though I distinctly remember there were 3 "home" continents, some that multiple empires had links to from their sanctuary).

I'm sure the map will be vastly different from what we're used to seeing, considering the footholds (probably so that players can play on any continent they want). However if home continents make a comeback, I'd love for the NC to have Hossin and Solsar again.

Hamma · 2011-07-17, 11:53 AM

Here is a real blast from the past from some of our old school exclusive screenshots:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=858

No lattice, and weather systems

Headrattle · 2011-07-17, 12:17 PM

That! That is exactly what I am talking about. Those things meant weather was coming. What is more, rain wouldn't occur over the entire continent, only the places that the circles were over. It was a very cool effect.

Geist · 2011-07-17, 01:03 PM

:'( This is a depressing thread. I really miss that weather system...

Headrattle · 2011-07-17, 01:29 PM

HA!

That is what I am talking about. Notice two things.
First, everything is easier to see (you could turn the clouds off if you wanted.)
Second, If you look east of Hossin and south of Forseral you will see green circles with an arrow of sorts. Those are rain storms. Over Ishundar there is an orange one. That is a dust storm. The storm on Forseral would occur on Hossin after it left Forseral.

That is so much better then the current PS system, on so many different levels.

And I am old! Nostalgia is all I have!

Coreldan · 2011-07-17, 01:59 PM

Wow, that indeed looks miles better.

Hamma · 2011-07-17, 02:29 PM

Yea it was awesome, the only downside was the no lattice thing.

Headrattle · 2011-07-17, 02:31 PM

AH, but they introduced the lattice before we went live. That stuff was there right up until the "bending" or whatever that horrible thing was called where everything turned into planets.

TerminatorUK · 2011-07-17, 03:15 PM

Continents were awesome - remember when they added Core Combat ther was a toggle to switch to the underground/cavern view where you'd see the brown earth around the caverns?

It continent map made it much easier to see what was going on and which warpgate connected to what.

Didn't like what the bending event did to the game, nor did the introduction of "Broadcast Warpgates" (static 1-to-1 warpgates added a degree of transport requirement that made being a Galaxy pilot more valued).

Loved the weather system too and I'm hoping the Forge Light engine will really improve on that.

For example, when it's raining, I'd like to see a droplet effect on your visor akin to the rainy boss sequence in the Duke Nukem Forever demo or coming out of the water in Crysis - something meaningful that would make it more difficult to fight in those conditions.

Love the weather fronts too but I recall something about them being removed as the agreement with with the 3rd-party company that implemented the weather fronts ended.

Valdae · 2011-07-18, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Headrattle

HA!

Ahh I'm in love. Why did they change something that would so perfect? Visually interesting, and uncomplicated to boot. I totally forgot about the sand storms too!

Hamma · 2011-07-18, 04:58 PM

"The Bending" changed it all around. I never understood that event.. such a massive change that made little sense and even less sense if you came into PlanetSide after the fact.