Clouds online - no sync (?)

[sniperton]

You should also add the possibility that You hide in a cloud where your Enemy sees blue sky, but his cloud (X) is blocking his line of sight to the pattern of

OYXEO

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by sniperton

You should also add the possibility that You hide in a cloud where your Enemy sees blue sky, but his cloud (X) is blocking his line of sight to the pattern of

OYXEO

Your explanation is elegant, indeed.
Yet until people who can see in the game code will explain, we probably can just theorise. Or to experiment online to gather practical evidence. I''m going to look through my old track records to check how adversaries reacted when I have been in the clouds.

[sniperton]

Originally Posted by dimlee

Yet until people who can see in the game code will explain, we probably can just theorise.

Sure, my explanation is pure maths. I don't even know whether clouds are static or move with the wind, and whether they are generated at once on mission start, or dynamically in run-time.

[Tolwyn]

Um.
They are static objects tied to the map. (Did no one read my post above?)

Originally Posted by sniperton

Sure, my explanation is pure maths. I don't even know whether clouds are static or move with the wind, and whether they are generated at once on mission start, or dynamically in run-time.

[sniperton]

I did. It seems clear that clouds are generated on a "one cloud / one tile" basis according to the CloudType (density) and CloudHeight properties specified by the mission designer. What is not clear is how and when they are created and why they are not synchronized online. TypeClouds only affects their visual appearance, not their density or exact position.

[idefix44]

Hi,

Here are some screenshots (10).
Me (idefix44) and my mate (crapouillot) played online several missions via HyperLobby.
The host is the stock Dedicated Server 4.13.3m.
The clients are the stock IL2 1946 4.13.3m.
We used TeamSpeak to synchronise the screenshots and the result is that we have the same clouds...

[sniperton]

1. Someone who've seen the code said there's no synchronization between clients.
2. Your evidence seems to support the opposite.
3. I don't fly online, just tried to explain what's on.
4. I'll watch with attention whatever this discussion will evolve to.

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by idefix44

Hi,

Here are some screenshots (10).
Me (idefix44) and my mate (crapouillot) played online several missions via HyperLobby.
The host is the stock Dedicated Server 4.13.3m.
The clients are the stock IL2 1946 4.13.3m.
We used TeamSpeak to synchronise the screenshots and the result is that we have the same clouds...

Thanks. It's hard to judge based on screenshots only but I assume that you made some observations in flight as well.