Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[winny]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

So, I've come to the conclusion that the virtual pilot is the correct size.

But maybe I just need a new pair of glasses.

Your pictures are wrong. The canopy lines you've put into the second pic should run parallel to the line of the canopy. You've put them in the same perspective as the top photograph so it's not at all accurate. The line should meet the frame work line of the open canopy, if you do that, the head is then smaller.

[nearmiss]

This is turning into the thread for "normalized human head and body sizes".

It would be nice to make everyone happy. So... normalized body and head sizes have got to be the way it's done in SOW.

That means we should start by researching human body and head sizes that were common during the time periods the war was fought. We have to ignore the men that were smaller or larger than the norm, because of the way the non-normalized humans will look in the SOW.

I sure don't want to be shooting down some AI enemy that is too short, or has a little head.

[Romanator21]

Is there anything other part of the plane you would like me to compare this to?

[Hunger]

And of course I don't want porked .50cals this time, we can all see what fatal damage those APIT round do - I can't face another 7 years whining lol[/QUOTE]



Eh sorry pal, I dont know what guns you are using but if you set your convergence two 200 m and aim well you can shred a 109 in half in less than 2 seconds using any aircraft with 6 puny 50 cals.

Nice vid by the way.

Regards
Hunger

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

Suggest a good book on perspective and paralax would be a good place to start.

[Romanator21]

Suggest a good book on perspective and paralax would be a good place to start.

I hope you've read one yourself.

[Romanator21]

I can do this all day...

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

Is there anything other part of the plane you would like me to compare this to?

I think we won't know for sure until we see a clear side-on view where the pilot's head isn't obscured with the fur collar. For me, as long as the head is at least as big as the panels in the sliding canopy then we're OK. Here's a couple of ground crew shots where heads are close enough to the canopy for accurate comparison.

The last picture I include is a nice side shot from an earlier update and to me the helmeted head looks pretty darn good. As mentioned before, I'm sure seat position does play a factor in wartime shots where the head is up against the top of the canopy.

Poor Oleg and Luthier, we must drive them to drink. I do know Oleg will have the last laugh when the final product is delivered though. He's got stuff in store that will blow us away..I'm sure of it.

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

I can do this all day...

With respect, you have some crazy ideas with regards to taking scale references. Your lines mean absolutely nothing.

[Romanator21]

And just in case you missed this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj7nEL1ekzM

Tiny head? 1/2 as small as it should be? What anatomy course did you take?