Balloon....

**Napoleon Rimmer** · August 01, 2010, 07:40 AM

hey guys,

been playin NOW and come across this in game (pic attached) if you could find out how this got there does this mean planes could be added??
cheers

**crossjon** · August 01, 2010, 07:45 AM

well they could add planes, but they wouldn't do anything and they would be spinning like a hot air balloon.

**antisocialmunky** · August 01, 2010, 07:52 AM

They used obs balloon in WWI. A large zepplin would be pretty sweet though

... but I'm not sure if balloon can be customized by faction.

**Napoleon Rimmer** · August 01, 2010, 07:54 AM

Well this balloon was not spinning it was just free floating around the field, when i seen it i immediatley thought of bombers, i mean is it difficult to create bombs free falling?

**antisocialmunky** · August 01, 2010, 07:59 AM

The balloon happens when you get the hot air balloon trait. Not sure what it does. I think it allows you to see deployment or something.

**RO Citizen** · August 01, 2010, 08:42 AM

The balloon is not from NOW, anyway, so no one added a flying object before

**Geronimo2006** · August 01, 2010, 08:51 AM

Maybe at least it could be replaced with a reconnaissance aircraft?

**RO Citizen** · August 01, 2010, 08:52 AM

The spies-pilots is the most close to reality representation of aircraft atm

**crossjon** · August 01, 2010, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Geronimo2006

Maybe at least it could be replaced with a reconnaissance aircraft?

Well they could but it would look very stupid, it would look like a plane and act like a balloon.

**Napoleon Rimmer** · August 01, 2010, 09:19 AM

Not from NOW? sorry assumed it was as id never seen it before

, is there nothing that can be done to change the speed of which the balloon travels? as i said earlier it moved around the battlefield so if it can speed up then it may become an reconnaissance aircraft circuling above the battle revealing enemy soliders or something of the sort, i think its a good idea anyone else?

also is there a way to maybe create an aircraft from a land unit but elevate its position as if it looks like its flying and change the direction of the gun southwards so when it fires it seems as if its dropping bombs?

**RO Citizen** · August 01, 2010, 12:25 PM

don't think it's possible.

**Marshy** · August 01, 2010, 12:49 PM

Good idea but, I doubt it is possible.

**.Mitch.** · August 01, 2010, 01:44 PM

We can change the model of the balloon, so providing it doesn't spin and we can change the speed, this is entirely plausable. Though it would just be eye candy.

**Audacia** · August 01, 2010, 05:09 PM

I say we should make it a zeppelin, makes more sense than a reconnaissance aircraft imo

**Geronimo2006** · August 01, 2010, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by ♔Mitch, Your humble servant♔

We can change the model of the balloon, so providing it doesn't spin and we can change the speed, this is entirely plausable. Though it would just be eye candy.

Can you turn it into a zeppelin?

**King Sama** · August 01, 2010, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Geronimo2006

Can you turn it into a zeppelin?

It should be possible, and the spin can probably be removed with a new animation, but its low priority if its ever done.

**Audacia** · August 01, 2010, 09:40 PM

It would add WWI essence to the game my dear Sama, so make it a FIRST PRIORITY!!!!

**Hakomar** · August 02, 2010, 03:33 AM

The balloon is a trait that Napoleon has in Vanilla, which essentially lets you see the enemies formation irregardless of command level, etc. It does nothing in the actual battle however, it just hovers around. I can't see it being controlled to do any air-craft missions, it would be a plane floating around doing nothing.

**Darkhorse** · August 04, 2010, 05:22 AM

They used observation balloons in the 1WW anyway, tweaking them so they look like 1WW balloons is all we should do come to think of it. Let them do the same role and everything, just change the model to something more relevant