Dynamic Weather & Time of Day Changes

Instead of static weather, battles would shift as conditions change. Imagine starting a match in clear skies, only for a storm to roll in, forcing players to adapt.

Types of Weather Effects:

1. Rain & Thunderstorms

Heavy rain reduces visibility and makes gunfire harder to track.

Mud slows down vehicles and infantry, making roads more important.

Thunder masks the sound of approaching enemies, perfect for stealth attacks.

2. Fog & Mist

Limits visibility, making snipers less effective.

Encourages close-quarters combat and ambush tactics.

Aircraft become nearly useless for spotting targets.

3. Snow & Blizzards

Slows down movement and affects weapon handling.

Ice-covered terrain makes vehicles harder to control.

Footprints in the snow allow enemies to track movement.

4. Sandstorms (For North African Campaigns)

Complete chaos—visibility drops to almost nothing.

Radios and communication could be disrupted.

Players must navigate by sound, maps, and landmarks.

5. Strong Winds

Affects bullet trajectory for long-range shots.

Smoke grenades and artillery smoke disperse faster.

Paratroopers might get blown off course when dropping in.

Time of Day Changes

Instead of preset “day or night” maps, battles could transition over time.

Dawn Raids – Limited early sunlight, forcing players to rely on flares and flashlights.

Sunset Combat – Shadows and lighting change dynamically, making it harder to spot enemies.

How This Would Change Gameplay:

Tactical Adaptation – Players would have to adjust their playstyle mid-battle.

Better Immersion – Matches would feel fresh, even on the same maps.

More Variety – No two battles would feel the same, keeping things unpredictable.

Lets hear what you’s all think gang :sweat_smile:

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Im still waiting for night battles :saluting_face:

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Hopefully we will get them soon. The time changing from morning to night would be cool or visa versa. Thick fogs, snow & dessert storms would be great to implement it would make flying aircrafts and calling bomber runs more of a challenge. A challenge im totally down for! :saluting_face:

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That makes it even easier to implement if all we need is a button to switch them on/off.

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I think Fortified District has some of that, you can land a variation with a snowstorm, that over the course changes from clear weather to storm that limits visibility to like 100m and the other way around, doing that every 2–3 minutes.

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Yes!

Would love to see a sunset on the Pacific maps, while the enemies fail to attack so that I can take out my guitar and tell stories about mankind

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Hahahaha thats brilliant :tired_face::rofl::rofl::rofl:

It would be nice, if they get rid of the AI’s random aimbot capabilities. It’s really annoying to get lasers through bushes or from bots you can’t see in the blizzard in fortified district. The AI should be more accurate when they have LOS and less accurate in concealment, instead of the current system.

That already tested night/weather with the zombie event, so there’s no reason not to.

This is already the case for some moscow maps, however I’d like to see this idea expanded to others as well.

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maybe night battles will give darkflow a reason to add the M3 carbine or the STG44 night vision scope

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That would be an awesome feature :100:

Yes I played in Hürtgen forrest awhile ago and it was darkish and cloudy then it got really sunny. Their are improvements tbf

if night vision scopes ever get added, they should ideally take up the backpack slot to carry the massive batteries n shit so they aren’t too overpowered

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Thats very fair id miss my large ammo pouch :tired_face::sob::rofl:

I am actually pretty sure this once was planned already by the devs, even in a post. If i remember correctly, they decided that the idea of changing time and weather during a game was scrapped, because of performance issues…

i am SURE they already planned on doing that before…

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Well I like that they considered it. Hopefully they find some way to make it work. I played a match today it was dull, suddenly it got really sunny it was pretty neat so I think it is being worked on.

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The Halloween event showed that the game already has a variety of weather events in the game including tropical storms in the pacific and great looking hazy sunsets in Tunisia. They also had night time missions if I remember correctly.

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