The weather.....

[swampy11]

One of the most realistic scenarios was the original RO Grain Elevator. The reason was the atmospheric smoke. Months of fighting in the city leaves a haze from dust, explosions and possibly cordite. It really added to the earliness of the game. From my reading of the Battle of Stalingrad, the weather, most of the time, was the pits. Raining, overcast, cold as a mother, and snowing most of the latter part of the campaign. RO2 has too many sunny beautiful days. I know it makes the lighting and graphics more of an art form, but bring back the haze from the original Grain Elevator.
Thanks.
`swamp

 

[RGS]

Would love to see some rain and snow.

Sound effects of rain as it hits different surfaces (even just a light drizzle), can add massively to the atmosphere.

 

[ernst_barkmann]

Bad weather didn't set in until early Nov 42 when it started frosting up; until then the weather was on the most part fine. Check out photos of the grain elevator around the time of the fighting there (16-22 Sept 42) and you will see it was fine weather - so props to TW for that.

 

[Kirq]

I was a bit disappointed when I realised that there will be no rainy map in RO 2 (at least not at the release ).

 

[Hillstorm]

Was there rainy weather (actual rain falling) in RO1? I seem to recall there was, but I don't remember if it was a mod, or which map it was on.

 

[LHeureux]

Was there rainy weather (actual rain falling) in RO1? I seem to recall there was, but I don't remember if it was a mod, or which map it was on.

I know that there was some on Berlin in DH mod. But it was really low and had some bugs when you would go crouch it would disappear for a moment the come back.

 

[Kirq]

Was there rainy weather (actual rain falling) in RO1? I seem to recall there was, but I don't remember if it was a mod, or which map it was on.

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 - Krasnyi Oktyabr - YouTube

 

[psgchisolm]

You do know that it didn't snow the ENTIRE time in Stalingrad right? Gee I wonder why...it's not like there's season or anything? Or Russia? nahh

 

[Hillstorm]

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 - Krasnyi Oktyabr - YouTube

That's it! Awesome. Great storm sounds, too.

 

[DarkestEvil]

Don't know why everyone is asking for new maps, there will be loads of new ones made by people when the game is released! But about the dust/smoke, i think it would put a strain on low performance PCs.

 

[swampy11]

Dark*
The smoke is already in the original RO Grain Elevator and no strain on any PC I know of. It really adds an air of reality. Go play it if you can find it. Unfortunately, it is not offered all that often on servers on RO.
`swamp

 

[swampy11]

The Luftwaffe reduced the city to rubble in August and that dust hung over the entire city until the rains came in autumn. That is what needs to be added, IMHO, to Grain Elevator in RO2, just like it is in the original RO Grain Elevator.
`swamp