Bushfires + wood in forests + packs of animals + fishing

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edit- since I saw the fire running at that size without fps loss, would it not be possible to just scale the flames at a distance, and when you get close enough to the forest, just use already existing elements to effect?

an example would be to

-lower visibility to a minimum (fog)

-apply screen effects utilizing gamma / contrast

-tint in yellow/red/white/whatever colour fits

-use heat distortion effects

-play loud fire sfx when in the forest

suggestions:

-bushfires

-wood available in the forest (seems logical)

-bears/packs of wild dogs in forest/something with random chance of encounter

-fucking fishing

-change low temp results to hypothermia, infection from wounds or viral transmission

-gore / dismemberment

just played in a server bugging out with fires, and it reminded me of an idea I think would add cool gameplay..

bushfires, player made and random (lightning) would be an awesome way to hunt animals and players

i attached some pics, also have video but the fires were alot more glitchy than the pics suggest

will upload the video later when it wont take so long, there was a decent amount of fire (most of it in the sky) which shows that it could be done from a technical level

[dale 11]

Bush-fires are definitely not possible sorry :/

wood in forest easy.

Wild dogs +1(maybe even zombie dogs)

Fishing is easy.

Dismemberment possible but not in the way your thinking

The bush fire is not possible because it would be a massive load on your system, think how smoke grenades are and times that by 2 and youll get your minus frame rate.

Dismemberment is possible but not show able, so you could lose an arm but it wont show in game, it will just give you major aim problems etc.

[Leechman 8]

Bushfires would probably overload either the server or your game lol. It'd a cool thing to hope for though.

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sucks that bushfires are impossible due to engine, maybe arma 3 will have an easier time handling something like this. i initially thought it would be too much for the engine, but after seeing the fire bugs, there was hope since all that would be needed would be to move it down into the forest. was running without fps loss btw.

dismemberment would be a cool addition, ive seen other mods with it working - is it because those were single player?

but yeah thanks for the replies

[dale 11]

the fire your seeing is from a vehicle which has bugged out when destroyed (most prob heli which been destroyed).

The dismemberment in SP is very much indeed different in MP as you would (like the bandit) need to swap skins to say lose an arm :/

Also Arma 3 is going to even more demanding than Arma 2 so I wouldnt expect anything there :D

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Oh well, cant say it wasnt expected. cheers

edit- since I saw the fire running at that size without fps loss, would it not be possible to just scale the flames at a distance, and when you get close enough to the forest, just use already existing elements to effect?

an example would be to

-lower visibility to a minimum (fog)

-apply screen effects utilizing gamma / contrast

-tint in yellow/red/white/whatever colour fits

-use heat distortion effects

-play loud fire sfx when in the forest

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found this video of the same issue, just to illustrate that large flames would not be that much of a drain on your resources -

found in this thread - http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5734

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also would dismemberment not be possible considering the bandit/survivor model switch already proven to work? it would just create the need and strain of different models for different combos of dismemberment - effectively moving us forward one step but still killing the idea

[Nyla 27]

I came here through your signature. Bushfires is an awesome idea and the way you desribe it makes it seem as if it can be done. I've seen that fire glitch too and it ran as well as anything else in the map. +1

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i really dont think its a technical limitation, since there are options that exist that present the area in a fashion consistent with the scenario that dont rely on excessive graphics - eg fire sprites everywhere - though some could be utilized since ive run the game with everything on high and had fire bugs that filled my entire fov without noticeable fps loss

[Dreamseller 0]

Fishing seems like a terrible idea, unless bait was rare. If everyone can find a rod and fish, then food will be very easy to come by...even easier than it currently is.

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not if you restrict the chances of catching the fish.. it would also leave you out in the open while you are waiting

it would be another option ontop of the cows, goats, rabbits.. personally I'd love to snipe someone then steal their fish