Friday 2010-02-25 Development update:Interview by Grégory Lemasson/Discussion Thread

[brando]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Oleg, if you need any more info on the oxygen mask (RAF) then I am happy to help.

BTW, during the Battle of Britain, the RAF were using the type d-oxygen mask. This was made a wool, similiar to barethea, and the mask itself had no real self-sealing capability on the wearer's face (unlike the later rubber masks).

Now, if you are to model oxygen effects, then the next part becomes very important Because the mask had no real sealing capablilities, a lot of the oxygen espcaped at the sides of the mask. In the event of a fire, if the pilot never turned off his oxygen then the mask would become a human-blow-torch, and the effects of this really speak for themselves; this was the fate of many BoB RAF pilots.
My question to you is, could SoW model this feature? It wouldn't be pretty, but it would be extremely realistic.

How ghoulish!

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by brando

How ghoulish!

It is rather isn't it? But then, so is war

[brando]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

It is rather isn't it? But then, so is war

I don't disagree with your statement. I just don't think it's necessary or desirable to depict such a gross image in a flight simulation. Pilots got burnt on any area of skin that was bare - we mostly know that. In Britain many seriously burnt pilots received pioneering skin-grafts and facial rebuilds from Dr Archibald MacIndoe - we mostly know that too. I just think that requiring to see the human torch effect of the oxygen mask is morbid and macabre. We're not asking for a snuff movie, we just want a flight sim.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by brando

I don't disagree with your statement. I just don't think it's necessary or desirable to depict such a gross image in a flight simulation. Pilots got burnt on any area of skin that was bare - we mostly know that. In Britain many seriously burnt pilots received pioneering skin-grafts and facial rebuilds from Dr Archibald MacIndoe - we mostly know that too. I just think that requiring to see the human torch effect of the oxygen mask is morbid and macabre. We're not asking for a snuff movie, we just want a flight sim.

Firstly, sorry for the smiley in my last post as it makes me seem really morbid.

I am with you here on this, as I would not like to see the pilot being burnt in such a way. However, the effect I think should be modelled. War is hell, and I am for full realism. I don't neccesarily want to be in a bomber and see this happen to one of the crew close-up, but I think it should be modelled as an effect in front of your face when in cockpit view. A flick of a button, and the flames stop coming out; just like turning the gas off of a bunsen burner.

[fireflyerz]

Good Greif philip what were you thinkin....now get out of MY forum.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by fireflyerz

Good Greif philip what were you thinkin....now get out of MY forum.

hero, is this you?

[SlipBall]

Oleg I just visited the site showing your photo's, very high quality, so crystal clear, so centered. What sea creature is #34, is #28 a Angler fish?...oh and by the way #8 is a favorite of mine

edit: not #8 with the bird, #8 of the lady underwater

[fireflyerz]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

hero, is this you?

Yes young padawaaaaaa....its all in the avataaaaar