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Very nice replies Masaq, nice and professional. Seems like some people that don't have fun with this sim would be happier if nobody was having fun with it.

I learned the wind was opposite when I read the mission editor tutorial. It didn't actually say they were opposite, but whatever it did say let me figure it out.

For takeoff I usually just take off whatever direction it is pointed, or whatever direction is necessary to avoid obstacles.

For landing if there is a wind you can just make some turns while watching the ground and figure out the wind direction.

I have also noticed that the flares look like they drift with the wind, I haven't tested this, but if they indeed do drift with wind, then that would be a great way to check direction and speed.

If I get wounded or damaged to the point where I can't fight efficiently then I will head back to friendly skies and land. I don't always go back to base, but just get on the friendly side of the front and usually land. Don't want captured after all, even though it's hard to ruin a kill streak of 0

If I ever get above 0 that's usually when a flak shell hits me in the face.

No worries HT - nice to know that even with our current (admittedly, rather haphazard) mission list, we're still topping out the list of playable servers for most of you guys.

I've got to edit the missions anyway - going to put our TS and website details at the start of each mission, along with the mission's creator - so I'll try and slip the weather into the briefings then.

The revision won't go live for a week or so though - this weekend is being spent visting my gf, a good 550-600 mile round trip that I only get to make every three weeks or so... opening up the mission editor on my lappy won't be on the list of priorities

Thanks for sharing. I must have missed this post.
As you perhaps know, I visit these forums frequently, but it's still very easy to miss posts like this (or forget them!)
This is why I suggested a RoF Wiki when Neoqb asked the community for features/services.

I may have to set this up myself for the time being!

Those posts were from the rof.com forums. . .my mentioning that they were quotes was more to explain why my comments weren't exactly specific to the comments in this thread. I'm just awful busy @ work!

For now, try the Aerostats as windsocks guys! Sometime just watch them from the F11 camera to see the interesting ways they respond to wind, and if you set up an array of them you can see even more interesting things about how RoF wind works. . .it's just a shame that with that fairly dynamic and somewhat realistic wind that we don't have windsocks to show it!

The funny thing is that just having a windsock that weathervanes would be a boon...they could add drooping for wind velocity later on.

Can the static object be rotated in the mission builder?

And, um, what's an aerostat?

Balloons?

No, it's part of an airfield object. Perhaps if I could ungroup it, but I think that is impossible.
Anyway, that would be the simplest solution: Make the windsock a seperate object and have the mission builder set it up correctly...problem solved!

Make the windsock a seperate object and have the mission builder set it up correctly...problem solved!

Why hasn't this been done already I wonder, yes it seems a very simple solution Vanderstok. But only now you've come up with the idea I mean

It wouldn't have to sag or be expressing the wind's force initially but would be a simple directional indicator to begin with: to be upgraded at a later date perhaps

Ok where do I sign the Static Windsock Objects For RoF petition

Where a sagging/filling animation means the later dynamic windsock model which supercedes the mechanic sucking his index finger and pointing

I can create a dynamic windsock animation if someone has plans/photos etc of a real WW1 windsock, I have access to a wind-tunnel

Ming

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o63/M...InTheCrunch.flv

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o63/Mington/?action=view&current=MoreSilkLike_1.flv

I'll post the idea on the official RoF suggestions forum. Then, if there is no reaction we'll make a poll of it. If there is still no official answer, we'll switch to ranting, moaning and posting threads with lots of capitals in the title...

I think this is the proper form isn't it?

If only there were a tiny windsock-shaped aerostat on a short leash...

I mentioned this back during the alpha testing, so I'd switch to the moaning right off.

That would be kinda cute :p