Maybe the Hurricane pilot looks short because he's not modeled sitting on his parachute pack yet. Making things blend in at a distance should not be that hard I think. Less individual detail at a distance should be easier on the computer. The dammage modeling on the 111 is looking great and although the plane is being shot from underneath their behinds, the crew snoozes on;)
Not too violent but gunners and crew are clearly incapcitated enough that you can base you next move on it. Close in and set the thing on fire or go on to the next target. Stil a WIP but I'm enjoying the showings more and more.

+1

i said this a while ago. But don't fret! I think this could still appear in the sim ;)

http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/uploads...P22%231%23.jpg

too green for summer, but a good example IMHO.

And per the pilot discussion: +1 Dozer :D Luthier; whatever you do, we'll still be happy. But the thought of the pilots seat-position that I raised does make me want to ask whether we'll be able to change the seat position that way...

The trees are perfect !!! The grass looks OK but it should be affected by the propeller’s wash and the transition between the close view where grass is visible and the distance view where the grass is no more visible is too rough.

The ground on which the second hurri is standing where the grass is no longer visible seems to be as flat as my ex. And the shape of the grass should be visible on the bottom of the hangar, something like this maybe (I’m not a photoshop pro):

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2580/45742872.jpg



And the ‘brutality of war’ would be more realistic like this:

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2997/82699757.jpg

Well, if we look closely at the screenshot , we see that the "terrain" is blurred and seems to lack definition, like roads edges and so. The trees, the train and other objects are very defined...So the contrast between those two "levels" of images give the impression that the terrain is a bit out of focus , while the objects are not...And it is more obvious with distant trees...:cool:
So it looks imcompatible...for the moment...WIP...We know...:rolleyes:

But nice work !

Now that is interesting, I hadn't thought of those scenes even though I have seen the movie dozens of times (John Wayne fan). My pure guess would be that they used a real P-40 for those cheesy looking close ups, sitting in a studio of course. It would just be a financial decision.

John Wayne was something like 6'-4" which would be VERY tall for a pilot of the era. One would think he would be sitting up much higher. Maybe they modified the seat to make it sit lower? I know they tended to put him on smaller horses to make him look even taller lol. It's not like they were above altering reality :).

Personally....I could not care less about the size of the pilots lol. That' just me, I know others feel much more strongly on the matter.

Splitter

Well, I know that spits had rubbish visibilty for take-off, and I think the Hurribus did too. The pilots here are probably sitting up to get a better view, but I'd imagine they'd remain that way as they won't be using the gunsight. In combat, I know that the pilot would probably lower his seat; both for a better gunsight view and also for safety :)

Yep; I have read this mentioned in near on every account on the BoB or any part of the air-war in WW2 for that matter ;)

Cm'on, now he's standing up in the cockpit :mrgreen:
As previously said, the pilot looks too small rather than too low.
But most of the pics posted make me think the pilots will bang their heads on the canopy whenever negative Gs are involved :o

As for the rest, it's looking good, hopefully quality will not kill FPS... ^^

Luthier will have his revenge....

excellent update, lovely to see it coming along like it is. the reflections from the blenheims nose are spectacular.

oh but of course. after 7-8 years of reading il2 forums i would expect no less. our trolls>>>>>> any other internet trolls.

armchair game developers must be worse than armchair generals.

the patience of oleg, luthier and co is saintly. lesser men would've stopped interacting with the community long ago.