Tw1 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) I saw the changes to the Dirt Runway Island in the preview videos, and it was pretty much the first time I was disappointed with an update. If you haven't seen it, it's in this video here. With the runway being narrow, and far of the ground, most of my landings are made on the flat space around it to ensure safety.Plus, it's a nice place for people testing boats (stock and jet powered, or otherwise) intended for Laythe or Eve to make a run to. The new, cliff edged site does not look very boat friendly. The old one had a nice, beachy island kind of feel. It had wide ocean views. From the preview, it looks like any other place on Kerbin.I say it is worth reconsidering the changes to that island for the released version, or if it is too late, reverting it for the version after that. For the record, this is the only disappointing thing, so that's probably a good sign. Edited July 20, 2013 by Tw1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREEDOFTROLLS Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Edited February 11, 2023 by CREEDOFTROLLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJEN Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Protests are always sucky.BRING IN THE RIOT-CONTROL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterII Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Why did they remove the easter egg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leax256 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I don't understand what there is to not like. not like proper boats are a stock feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themohawkninja Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 You are going up a hill side, or over a hill to land on it. That doesn't really increase the level of difficulty all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leax256 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 You are going up a hill side, or over a hill to land on it. That doesn't really increase the level of difficulty all that much.I think he's more or less complaning about the lack of "boat friendly-ness" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) True, but boats and amphibious vehicles are still something many of us do. And there's still the option to recover a landing that didn't go so well by landing beside the runway, if the ground is a lot flatter.It seems odd to remove usefulness.Plus it's less interesting to change it from beach like, to plain old Kerbin grass. Edited July 20, 2013 by Tw1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custard Donut (In Space) Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I wonder why it was changed, you're right i prefer the old runway, i hear magic boulder is gone too and i never saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themohawkninja Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 i hear magic boulder is gone too and i never saw it.That was unintended. Nova replied to a post about that, not knowing it got removed, so it might be in .21 if he got around to fixing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyace65 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I don't even care that the location got moved because the new ASAS will make flying 10x easier. what I don't get is why they removed the easter eggs and changed the runway color to green. what was the point? that runway was the only thing this game had as a nice decoration of civilization. and now it just blends in too much with the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 I thought the green was just they hadn't rendered it properly for the preview version. Perhaps its the same with the terrain, and something mucked it up, and they didn't go an flatten it in time. It would be nice to get some confirmation for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 That was unintended. Nova replied to a post about that, not knowing it got removed, so it might be in .21 if he got around to fixing it.Not really touched the game since early in .20 when my time off started, so I think it might still be gone. I haven't looked recently, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TouhouTorpedo Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Good lord the far edge of that runway and texture choice. I sure hope it isn't like that on release, it's horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Of_Spades Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Man I really liked the old runway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyrunner27 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Its the same runway since .18 they just changed the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREEDOFTROLLS Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Edited February 11, 2023 by CREEDOFTROLLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yes, it's the changes to the island that are the negative thing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Hopefully the tweeks Bac9 is makeing, mentioned in the news thing, include some landscaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 If possible, I would like to know what motivated the change. Something to do with the way terrain is generated? Did they lose the flat area that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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