vivalavendredi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Found something interesting in Trailer 1. When the Hikers show up the clouds above the mountain are moving… Haven't seen moving clouds like this in GTA before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaseedful Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Lol, wtf why is this even a thread. We should really be concerning ourselves with other things IMO. OT: The clouds look nice. I don't see room for improvement, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 In the trailer, the clouds were moving nd changing shape as they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialzGTAS Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 They are only clouds. well be goood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfred Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Why do you think the clouds are so damn important?! Because atmosphere is important. I've never paid attention to the clouds in IV, the game still had a brilliant atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I guess you missed trailer 2. Clouds looks brilliant. Nothing like Gta IV, but like Red dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo0852 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 BF3 clouds is just a picture ... No, have you played it in Ultra settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beee Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 the sky realism? really??? hmm i really couldn't care less bout how the skies are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWH1T30UTx Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) I think the main thing here is that it's not necessarily just the clouds, but the overall sky, atmosphere, weather and lighting within the game. Think about it, would Vice City be the same without the classic lens flare and tropical storms? Would IV be the same without the fairly depressing clouds blocking out the sun sometimes? And most importantly, would this image look as stellar as it does without the clouds? Skies and clouds add a lot more to a game than you may think. Edited November 24, 2012 by xWH1T30UTx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanbashaw Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I hope the clouds are white and fluffy and the sky is light blue and the sun shines while I ride my bicycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWH1T30UTx Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I hope the clouds are white and fluffy and the sky is light blue and the sun shines while I ride my bicycle Ask, and you shall receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWH1T30UTx Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Another thing I had thought of is that the night sky should be greatly improved as well. Now, obviously, you wouldn't be able to see a whole lot of stars from Los Santos. (With the pollution and such) But, just think, you'd be able to see a lot more stars from the more rural areas of the map. Imagine traveling out to the desert and seeing something like this! Now, obviously, this pic is a bit extreme, and it isn't quite what you'd realistically see if you looked outside. But in rural areas, it's somewhat possible. And personally, I think this looks beautiful. I'd love to see something like this added to the night sky. EDIT: Found another thread related to the topic of night skies & stars. Woops. Edited November 25, 2012 by xWH1T30UTx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifflom112 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 For god's sake, it's clouds! Is it really that big of a deal to make clouds more realistic? Why should anyone care? You can't interact with them, and they are totally pointless. IV's clouds were spot on. If it's on V, it wouldn't be bad. I wouldn't want R* to spend time on making something not important more realistic. If you weren't so damn closed minded, you'd would understand that some of us care about the little details and pay especially good attention to detail. But obviously that's too much for your tiny brain to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorider420 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Stop looking up at the sky so much, you'll burn your eyes out, lol. The clouds are not a concern (for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipGore Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 "For god's sake, it's clouds! Is it really that big of a deal to make clouds more realistic? Why should anyone care? You can't interact with them, and they are totally pointless. IV's clouds were spot on. If it's on V, it wouldn't be bad. I wouldn't want R* to spend time on making something not important more realistic." I care because I will be flying often. Players often observe the ground and outstanding scenery as they drive. I want to be able to feel the same feeling while flying. "The clouds look nice. I don't see room for improvement, really." But they can be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipGore Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'm not going to conclude from this image because Trevor is so high up. I've been in a jet and clouds actually look like that from up high. I sure hope those clouds have DEPTH instead of being flat when you see it closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipGore Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Funny, I was just about to post a topic similar to this. (GET OUTTA MY HEAD!) Anyway... I agree with the fact that IV's sky was pretty meh. But it seems Rockstar have improved on this a bit since IV, looking at Red Dead and MP3. Sure, with the screenshots you posted, the clouds look fairly sub-par. However, I was recently looking at all of the newer screenshots from V so far, and I have to say, I am very impressed with how the sky looks. For whatever reason, I've always wanted an incredible sky in GTA, and I really like it when games have good-looking skyboxes. From what we've seen so far, it looks like V delivers on that aspect. With the lighting engine being revamped, the sun, sky, and clouds look better than ever. (With lens flare!) I think we'll be flying over Los Santos, and admiring the skies & beyond. And for anyone who hasn't played Red Dead, here's a wonderful timelapse of the world: Keep in mind that this is just the Xbox 360 version, which is pretty impressive. IMO of course. I think we can expect to see something similar to, or better than this as far as skies go. (I like skies.) EDIT: Also, thanks for reminding me that my PC will never be able to make BF3 look that amazing. Thanks a lot! Damn thats Red Dead? I never played it but I'm impressed how Rockstar made the sky look more appealing. Yes, they gotta use this in V. I'm kinda sure they took it into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) GTA V: altocumulus cumulus cirrocumulus cumulonimus nimbostratus clear skies volumetric cumulus layer BF3: cumulus cumulus cumulus cumulus cumulus You don't know sh*t about clouds. Edited November 25, 2012 by Hardly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I just schooled everyone in this thread. Schooled you in clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyHead Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 i want to walk on the clouds and feel free. fuk ill even do it naked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFranchise Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well they still have time to improve ,as these are beta (or alpha) screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well they still have time to improve ,as these are beta (or alpha) screenshots. Show me a game with more realistic clouds. You can't. Because you don't know sh*t about clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFranchise Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Show me a game with more realistic clouds. You can't. Because you don't know sh*t about clouds. The f*ck is your problem homeboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The f*ck is your problem homeboy? You know nothing about clouds. Go back to cloud school before you start talking sh*t about clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFranchise Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The f*ck is your problem homeboy? You know nothing about clouds. Go back to cloud school before you start talking sh*t about clouds. This CLOUD topic is CLOUDING your intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) So many ignorant people in this thread... The cloud system in GTA V is very complex and models many classifications of clouds volumetrically. Stop comparing it to your bullsh*t static skyboxes in BF3 or whatever the f*ck because that's the kind of crap a baby could do like 10 years ago. The clouds in BF3 might look "cooler" to you but that's because they're all big puffy cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds that don't even move. When I'm shooting mans with bullets in a videogame I don't want to be distracted by giant towering pillars of cumulonimbus because some asshole photographer thought it looked epic. The clouds aren't even volumetric. You can't even fly a jet through them. How is that more realistic? It's not it's just dumb. Edited November 25, 2012 by Hardly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifflom112 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The f*ck is your problem homeboy? You know nothing about clouds. Go back to cloud school before you start talking sh*t about clouds. Cloud School? Hahaha! Tonight's one fun night on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFranchise Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The f*ck is your problem homeboy? You know nothing about clouds. Go back to cloud school before you start talking sh*t about clouds. Cloud School? Hahaha! Tonight's one fun night on this forum. Oh Man..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kifflom112 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 That's just hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardly Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 That's just hilarious. Get off my cloud, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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