Weather info

Obsolete · Post by **Obsolete** » Sat May 14, 2011 12:33 pm

I've read a few times on the forum about wanting changes on how the weather is displayed.

I just wanted to point out, that at the beginning of the turn instead of having an ugly black screen to look at, one could put a background image of weather. For example, if it's raining show a huge puddle with giant raindrops forming (or something)...

If it's snowing, throw in a snowstorm, etc.

That way, there are no surprises when the weather suddenly changes from one turn to the next when the prediction is off.

lordzimoa · Post by **lordzimoa** » Sat May 14, 2011 12:53 pm

I like this idea...

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Sat May 14, 2011 2:50 pm

lordzimoa wrote:I like this idea...

This idea hangs in the "Graphics checklist" topic since January...

lordzimoa · Post by **lordzimoa** » Sat May 14, 2011 3:57 pm

Yes, we were thinking still weather pictures first or just authentic pictures, but I was thinking real animated weather. But getting the style fit the rest of the game... a tank driving on clear grass, one in heavy rain, one in mud, one in snow leaving tracks... we have not much time left, though.

Obsolete · Post by **Obsolete** » Sat May 14, 2011 5:30 pm

Well, couldn't you just do what PG-III did? And actually show the rain & lightning strikes over the map? They didn't have to make a whole new terrain set of tiles.

BTW, as for the two weather images in the top right, I was going to suggest earlier you may at least want to animate those at least.

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:08 pm

Pacific General had a little box in the upper corner that had a looping video of the current weather. Maybe a little window like that beneath the strat map?

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:24 pm

dshaw62197 wrote:Pacific General had a little box in the upper corner that had a looping video of the current weather. Maybe a little window like that beneath the strat map?

How is it different from weather "windows" we have? Only they are round.

BTW, we do plan to animate them.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Sun May 15, 2011 1:52 am

tHAT WINDOW IS CRAP. You can not see the wheather pattern.

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Sun May 15, 2011 5:31 am

How is it different from weather "windows" we have? Only they are round.

My biggest issue with the current weather circles is they're too small and look to similar. Either make them a bit bigger or simplify the weather icon in each. Also, it would be convenient to have the current/forecasted weather appear in a pop-up box when you place the mouse over each.

Obsolete · Post by **Obsolete** » Sun May 15, 2011 7:09 am

Razz1 wrote:tHAT WINDOW IS CRAP. You can not see the wheather pattern.

LOL, come on Razz, be honest now and tell us how you really feel about that window

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Sun May 15, 2011 7:28 am

I actually agree with Razz, the PacGen weather window was pretty difficult to understand. But I figured the good folks behind PzC could come up with something more helpful.