A Tracer Static Effect!

A tracer static effect would be wonderful. Both for AAA and ground to ground.

I think this would be great for guys and gals making missions and they want a wide front ground offensive without the need for dozens and dozens of units and ammo resupply for them to continue to fire.

A what?

A function for ambient AAA tracer fire for immersion purposes

thats actually not a bad idea. it would also cut down on the need to trigger and place ground units.... why burn resources and ME time to create that firefight immersion?? I ahve struggled with this too. I wanted the immersion at night for particular missions/objectives but dont really care about the associated ground units as they would not be targts consequential to my mission...

in fact ... the more i think about it, its a great idea. Kind of like the smoke and fire effects.

+1

edit - double post... reply UI is acting very strange this AM>

Other games do have such an effect already: You define an area for ambient AAA fire somewhere on the map, adjust some parameters like the intensity of fires and there you go.

Bump. This is an amazing idea!

...looks great until you fly into it and nothing happens... immersion gone!

i'd be happy if they implemented a baghdad-style skyfiring routine to the AAA. would make a cool setpiece.

This is more like movie making, ofcourse all the other games "have" it already, it's not an advancement, it's a compromise.

OP idea could also be achieved by adding an infinate ammo option to the ME (as well as a barrage fire option for AAA units)

OP idea could also be achieved by adding an infinate ammo option to the ME (as well as a barrage fire option for AAA units)

That would require actual units being put in the mission along with the more resources being used for the whole scenario.

A simple effect like i.e. ArmA3's "tracers module" that allows you to put an entity (not rendered) somewhere and it will make an area of effect / textures only barrage of tracers randomly firing around. Place it far enough and you get that alive battlefield feeling without "wasting" computing power for it

That would require actual units being put in the mission along with the more resources being used for the whole scenario.

A simple effect like i.e. ArmA3's "tracers module" that allows you to put an entity (not rendered) somewhere and it will make an area of effect / textures only barrage of tracers randomly firing around. Place it far enough and you get that alive battlefield feeling without "wasting" computing power for it

I understand, but as mentioned earlier, it'd massively break immersion once you get too close. But hey, let's do both :D

I understand, but as mentioned earlier, it'd massively break immersion once you get too close. But hey, let's do both :D

[OT] In ArmA3 i usually put the tracers module along with some actual AI AAA tanks and use a little trigger magic sauce to disable the module and activate the units once you get close enough :D

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