Has anyone experienced flying through a thunderstorm?

[x_CrazyBuns_x]

Hope everyones weekends going okay, but I was just wondering if they've ever experienced a full thunderstorm online yet, I think it's never happened to me looking back, and some of my friends say they've only ever seen one in the story mode where Trevor blows up the motorbike camp before going to L.S. Reason been I'm simply curious, always wanted to fly a plane in one, online more than anything because dodging lightning strikes is something haven't done yet with friends. If this already has a topic please link it to me and I'll read it there, just couldn't find one :3

Thankies in advance

[AscendantWyvern]

I've flown in stormy weather in the game for a great many times...but I've never gotten struck by lightning, so i can't say i know what would happen.

Edited March 16, 2014 by AscendantWyvern

[fish61324]

I have....

 

haven't dodged any lightning bolts.... but when the lighting strikes it looks awesome... as the whole planes reflects the light (lighting the plane bright white for a second or two)

 

Edit: This was ONLINE when this happened btw, and it was no more than 3 weeks ago it happened....

Edited March 17, 2014 by fish61324

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[I will pwn you newbs]

No once the storms started my flight was cancelled.

[Gridl0k]

There are no thunderstorms in GTAO.

 

Your friends are partly right though. For a while lightning was only seen in select missions, but was added to SP for your free roaming pleasures afterwards.

 

Sure I've been in a thunderstorm online, once or twice, but maybe my brain is lying.

[Malibu454]

I've flown in the storms. I don't think you can get struck by lightining though. I piloted a merryweather boat all the way up the coast from Vespucci with a passenger in a storm too. It's was really cool being a boater IRL. The swells were huge!! I'm surprised the dude that came along stayed on board that long. We went all the way up the river to the Alamo Sea and beached it in Sandy Shores.

The dude probably left and made a sammich half way through..

Edited March 16, 2014 by Malibu454

[Mr. Rocko]

I saw a thunderstorm on GTA: Online before back in December/January.

[x_CrazyBuns_x]

Not in online? D: suppose there'd be a reason to that, thank you guess I'll have to keep it to the story mode c(:

Or it's extremely rare since some say they have, guess just have to be lucky, I don't think been struck by lightning would do much while flying anyway.. I've heard it doesn't generally in reality since there's no earth underneath to discharge it to. At any rate thanks for replies, I'll just keep hoping ^_^

Edited March 16, 2014 by x_CrazyBuns_x

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[AscendantWyvern]

Not in online? D: suppose there'd be a reason to that, thank you guess I'll have to keep it to the story mode c(:

No, there definitely are thunderstorms (with lightning, and controller-rumbling thunder) in Online, I had one happen a couple days ago. They are not common, but they do happen.

Edited March 16, 2014 by AscendantWyvern

[Sir Michael]

I've seen thunderstorms Online, but I really doubt you'll get wrecked by lightning. You get intense turbulence in storms though.

[Synophrys]

I've seen a total of 1 thunderstorm in GTA:O, it lasted for a whopping 2 minutes...

[Malibu454]

I saw lightning online just last week. It's there. Just not very often..

[happygrowls]

There are Thunderstorms and Lightning in Online, I had it when me and my friend were trying to see if a bus could survive a huge fall from the cargobob and I shat myself.

[Franceska]

I have seen a thunderstorm in Online many times, but never got struck unfortunately.

[Mr. Rocko]

I saw a thunderstorm on GTA: Online before back in December/January.

Although I never seen lightning strikes, I did see the sky light up purple/blue at night while it was raining and thundering

[Gridl0k]

There are Thunderstorms and Lightning in Online, I had it when me and my friend were trying to see if a bus could survive a huge fall from the cargobob and I shat myself.

 

OK so now I have to recreate Swordfish next time I'm online too, damn you

[CrazyDog150]

I've seen some lightnings hit the ground,water or buildings (Maze Bank) but I have never been hit by one...

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[Gridl0k]

I've played Online for 15d 2h and seen it once, maybe twice - so yeah, rare is the right word.

 

Maybe it only happens when the Gods (R* devs) are playing..

[The Angel King]

I guess everyone has had lightning in some form Online except for me.

 

If that's that case, then it must be just flashes instead of the actual bolt, making getting struck by lightning impossible, online at least.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/665207-the-latest-108-patch-restores-the-lightning-bolts/

I never noticed lighting until a month ago or so. Then again I didn't notice con trails until a few weeks ago or so either.

[Gutslab]

I've flown in the storms. I don't think you can get struck by lightining though. I piloted a merryweather boat all the way up the coast from Vespucci with a passenger in a storm too. It's was really cool being a boater IRL. The swells were huge!! I'm surprised the dude that came along stayed on board that long. We went all the way up the river to the Alamo Sea and beached it in Sandy Shores.

The dude probably left and made a sammich half way through..

So you are saying you and a random stranger went up the coast in a boat during a thunderstorm? That just sounds awesome.

[iBUCKEYE]

Online needs more severe weather. Maybe a Tornado or a flood or hell how about an earthquake? The game takes place in California lol.

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I guess everyone has had lightning in some form Online except for me.

 

If that's that case, then it must be just flashes instead of the actual bolt, making getting struck by lightning impossible, online at least.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/665207-the-latest-108-patch-restores-the-lightning-bolts/

I never noticed lighting until a month ago or so. Then again I didn't notice con trails until a few weeks ago or so either.

 

LOL

 

I tend to not notice these things either, but my understanding was that lightning bolts (or even thunderstorms themselves) were not included in GTAO for unknown (technical?) reasons, kind of like how animals are absent and minimal traffic spawns in GTAO.

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[Malibu454]

I saw a bolt for sure. It was cool!!

[Con9mm]

I flew through the aurora borealis online.

[Art:Vandelay]

The storms make your plane shake a lot which is really annoying for realism except we have completely unrealistic driving and flying physics

[Shaundi.]

Not too long ago. I swear, I've never experienced such strong rain & wind, the fighter was so hard to control. But yes, there are storms occasionally.

[x_CrazyBuns_x]

I didn't know the aura borelois was on this, however you spell it <_< but yeah I guess general answer is yesh but t'is rare, guess I better keep hopeful c(: