Friday 2010-10-08 Dev. update and Discussion - Page 22

choctaw111 · #**211** 10-09-2010, 01:40 PM

Amazing as always. I am greatly looking forward to seeing some in game movies.

philip.ed · #**212** 10-09-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by swiss

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Why did they use celluloid instead of glass?
What were motorcyclists lenses made of?

I don't know really. The Mark II's had laminated glass, the mark 3 series celluloid, and then the mark IV's laminated glass with split lenses (which became quite a fashion for subsequent goggles).
This is why the mark II's were quite popular with many pilots, as the lenses didn't scratch easily, and didn't distort their vision

Splitter · #**213** 10-09-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MD_Titus

tire is when you get fatigued, tyre is what goes on wheels.

The language may have been invented over there, but we perfected it over here....ain't I right?

I know a lot of goggles were disposable. Weight would also maybe have been a factor. Glass would have shattered if struck by a fragment. Maybe some services/pilots went for lighter weight? On the other hand, cellulose is very flammable and I would hate to have it so close to my face.

Another one of those cool little trivia mysteries from that time.

EDIT: I missed Phillip's post prior to this post, good info there. He answered the quesstions I asked here beffore I asked them lol.

Splitter

swiss · #**214** 10-09-2010, 02:43 PM

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Igo kyu · #**215** 10-09-2010, 03:36 PM

This heretic prefers diesel shunters, but his (nice, fairly big when you click on the thumbnails) pictures show the track fenced off from public access.

http://www.hondawanderer.com/Class_08.htm

This appears to be all youtube stuff, I don't do flash so I haven't seen it, but it appears to be all steam trains.

http://steamontheweb.co.uk/GWR/Glouc...20Warwicks.htm

This is the homepage, notice the fencing in the (fairly small) picture:

http://steamontheweb.co.uk/

peterwoods@supanet.com · #**216** 10-09-2010, 05:59 PM

Regarding tyre tracks - they don't have to be aircraft. They could be from any wheeled vehicle.

Re runways - most fighters airfields were grass, no defined runway as such (check out contempory newsreel movies with up to 6 aircraft in line abreast takeoff. Couldn't have been done with tarmac runways!). This permitted takeoff/landing directly into wind. Hence the need for a windsock showing current wind direction. Hope that will be modeled accurately or one could really be in the poo.
Pete

Insuber · #**217** 10-09-2010, 06:34 PM

I like a lot the details of the Spitfire, like this one (I don't care about the dented shadow, as I assume it's a WIP issue):

Radiator fins and internals, half open damper in the back, wheel well in 3D ...

... a real artwork ... passion is behind all this, not business!

_AH_Prop · #**218** 10-09-2010, 06:36 PM

Hello Oleg and 1C group!

Awesome awesome awesome looking update so far. Just rendering the screenshots makes my computer want to melt down

I have some questions about the damage model, but I'll save that for when more updates are shown with damage. Thanks a million for all your hard work!

Osprey · #**219** 10-09-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Splitter

The language may have been invented over there, but we perfected it over here....ain't I right?

Actually no dear chap. The main reason that our spelling is different is because in Britain the english language continued to evolve throughout the 18th, 19th and even 20th centuries, a living language, from cultural influences of mainland europe, in particular the French.
When the english language arrived in North America through the 17th century it was before these influences and shielded from them, in effect separated. So we see words like centre and center, colonise and colonize etc. Unfortunately globalisation and American made computer companies are teaching much of the World the Americanised spellings.

Of course this has little bearing on grammar and I have no doubt made many mistakes of my own here, however "ain't I right?" is surely in breach of many rules of english.

Languages in use change and evolve, dead languages, like latin, are a constant.

Chivas · #**220** 10-09-2010, 09:21 PM

Questions for Oleg...

How big will you be able to model new maps?
Will the other theaters be a series of small maps? or
Will you be able to model the whole Mediterranean Theater with one large map?
Will you be able to model a map from England too Germany for a Bomber Campaign?
Or will all this have to wait until computers are powerful enough to handle large highly detailed maps. Although by the time you are able to make these theaters, computers may be strong enough.