Curving of the earth in Battlefield 2 ?

Skybuck Flying · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 284

Hi,

I wonder...

Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth
???

Bye,
Skybuck.

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David Vair · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 40

"Skybuck Flying" wrote in message $47bb3a66$541983fa$19348@cache6.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Hi,
>
> I wonder...
>
> Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth ???
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.
>

No, actually most are pointed, like your head.
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Dasuraga · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

On Feb 19, 9:25 pm, "Skybuck Flying" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder...
>
> Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth
> ???
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.

I doubt it.

TheBoffin · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

Skybuck Flying wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder...
>
> Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth
> ???
>

The Earth is flat I tell you!

Dasuraga · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

On Feb 23, 4:09 pm, TheBoffin
wrote:
> Skybuck Flying wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I wonder...
>
> > Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth
> > ???
>
> The Earth is flat I tell you!

Gameplay-wise, it makes sense to have flat levels, especially
considering that, in real life, the curvature of the earth isn't
really obvious(except for specific cases, like a boat going into the
horizon)

RF · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 56

>"Dasuraga" wrote in message
>>4929ca52bfd5@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>On Feb 23, 4:09 pm, TheBoffin
> >wrote:
> >The Earth is flat I tell you!
>
> Gameplay-wise, it makes sense to have flat levels, especially
> considering that, in real life, the curvature of the earth isn't
> really obvious(except for specific cases, like a boat going into the
> horizon)

Well... I would say that it is obvious, otherwise you'd be able to see
mountains, tall buildings, and other such things from much, much farther
away.

Okay, maybe it's just obvious to me, because I think things like that.

RF.

John Nagle · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Dasuraga wrote:
> On Feb 23, 4:09 pm, TheBoffin
> wrote:
>> Skybuck Flying wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I wonder...
>>> Are the levels/maps in Battlefield 2 curved ? like the curving of the earth
>>> ???
>> The Earth is flat I tell you!
>
> Gameplay-wise, it makes sense to have flat levels, especially
> considering that, in real life, the curvature of the earth isn't
> really obvious(except for specific cases, like a boat going into the
> horizon)

Some of the large scale virtual worlds have a curved surface. "There" did.

John Nagle

Daniel Pitts · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

RF wrote:
>
>> "Dasuraga" wrote in message
>> >4929ca52bfd5@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> On Feb 23, 4:09 pm, TheBoffin
>> >wrote:
>> >The Earth is flat I tell you!
>>
>> Gameplay-wise, it makes sense to have flat levels, especially
>> considering that, in real life, the curvature of the earth isn't
>> really obvious(except for specific cases, like a boat going into the
>> horizon)
>
> Well... I would say that it is obvious, otherwise you'd be able to see
> mountains, tall buildings, and other such things from much, much farther
> away.
>
> Okay, maybe it's just obvious to me, because I think things like that.
>
> RF.
Not really, because perspective would make them appear smaller and
smaller over a distance until they are no longer visible.

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Miles Bader · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Daniel Pitts writes:
>> Well... I would say that it is obvious, otherwise you'd be able to see
>> mountains, tall buildings, and other such things from much, much
>> farther away.

> Not really, because perspective would make them appear smaller and
> smaller over a distance until they are no longer visible.

And in practice it often seems to be haze that ends up doing the job.

-Miles

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