- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: The Gunshark 360
Why not make it affect every aspect of gameplay?
Warthogs skidding across city streets and getting stuck in the mud. Water puddles growing in real time. An ever-changing time of day. Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail and Wind.
Why not have the option to set the time of day your match will be in and it can take place in real-time, on the 360's clock and go from there. Or one can have the option to speed the day up (25 - 30 minutes = 6 hours in game).
Imagine the possibilities for the map if we were able to go into a sunset on Earth and fight until dawn. This would be great for machinima as well, in a battle situation, which would allow for machinimators to create a battle that is truly coherent.
Rain would probably drip on your visor, cause skidding, mess with your motion sensor, and almost negate active camoflauge.
Hail would probably slightly damage your shields or make little dents in your armor depending on the intensity and size.
Clouds would block out sunlight and make the level darker.
One problem: The weather would have to be region-specific, you cannot expect snow in a desert.
The best solution is to randomize weather patterns during the battle and make a constantly changing skybox. Fighting from sunrise to sunset, a combination of wind and rain would cause bullet physics to go off the wall and rain would be a lot of fun to play in (or use as cover).
This would be truly next-generation and I hope that they include this.
That about covers my idea of how it should be, kudos to you!