What a tracer should look like (before spazzing just look).

[SNAFU]

I read also read contradicting stories, that is right. I interpret these contradicting stories in a way, that the pilot could sense a structure-borne noise I, but not hear a distinct sound of the guns.

[bongodriver]

Well it would make sense, when I do formation flying the noise of the other aircraft is barely noticeable because of sound attenuation from my headset, and an aircraft up close is louder than most guns, yes I have the relevant experience.

[CharveL]

I will almost always opt for the more "realistic" approach.

However, it's a matter of degree and practicality. It's funny how some will want absolute realism in an effect for one thing while being completely content with some other effect that is less realistic.

At some point we have to realize that we are perceiving the sim through crappy colour LCD monitors (most of us) in 2D representing 3D and some "Hollywood" effects that aren't over-the-top might actually be welcome in some effects.

As for the framerate of the human eye, it is far, far more than 60fps in some circumstances and difficult to quantify anyway since it has little to do with the eye itself and more to do with the way the brain processes the information using a sort of "fuzzy logic".

Anyway, let's try not to get too anal about it - tracers are far down the list right now imho - and go for something that's mostly realistic and partly just "good" looking for the sake of immersion whether it be narrower laser blaster shots or a bit of squiggle even.

Personally, I'd be happier with more immersive sounds (not necessarily super realistic engine samples) but things like those deep low frequency flak bursts like in BoB:WoV for example.

I'll let the armchair experts debate the ultra-realistic aspects.

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by CharveL

I will almost always opt for the more "realistic" approach.

However, it's a matter of degree and practicality. It's funny how some will want absolute realism in an effect for one thing while being completely content with some other effect that is less realistic.

At some point we have to realize that we are perceiving the sim through crappy colour LCD monitors (most of us) in 2D representing 3D and some "Hollywood" effects that aren't over-the-top might actually be welcome in some effects.

As for the framerate of the human eye, it is far, far more than 60fps in some circumstances and difficult to quantify anyway since it has little to do with the eye itself and more to do with the way the brain processes the information using a sort of "fuzzy logic".

Anyway, let's try not to get too anal about it - tracers are far down the list right now imho - and go for something that's mostly realistic and partly just "good" looking for the sake of immersion whether it be narrower laser blaster shots or a bit of squiggle even.

Personally, I'd be happier with more immersive sounds (not necessarily super realistic engine samples) but things like those deep low frequency flak bursts like in BoB:WoV for example.

I'll let the armchair experts debate the ultra-realistic aspects.

Stop making so much sense Charv, would ya?

Oh, and I am utterly indifferent and in no way do I want mods in my stock install.

[ATAG_Doc]

If you want that squiggly gun camera tracer look then they need to cook up a gun camera feature that records as soon as you press fire and records for 3 seconds after you release it. Build it where it looks like it is indeed a camera that is bolted down where it gets all the vibration in the field of view. Blackdog is correct. Your eyeballs are surrounded by soft tissue and that helps to reduce this affect you normally see with all this old footage from WWII.

Speaking of this. How hard would it be to create a menu item that you could enable within CoD that would act as your guncam? Can't be all that hard.

Just add a recording view that is 30 degrees FOV record to gif file.

Does this get anyone else excited??

[Jatta Raso]

a tad thinner and just a little less glow? i find these ones pretty convincing (3:42)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CdXM...eature=related

[TheEditor]

Can we have some screen shots or vids in game of the tracer mod?

[jayrc]

gun camera recording option would be awesome, you could review just your shooting so you could see how you could improve gunnery

well, seems like those who saw real tracers and those who didn't agree that CODs tracers aren't right...
So what would be the good compromise here so everyone feels that we get
realistic impression of what would be real tracers as seen by humans in a real plane flying at 250 mph ?....What would be a common ground as reference in that case ? The best thing would be to have something on film or video that would bring unanimous agreement as a basis to work from....

Am I dreaming ?

salute !

[skouras]

Originally Posted by Jatta Raso

a tad thinner and just a little less glow? i find these ones pretty convincing (3:42)

that's a landscape that i would like to see in sim btw
nice video though