Friday 2010-07-02 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[Flutter]

Wonderful pictures Oleg!

Two questions which cannot be answerd by analyzing static screenshots:
1: Will there be wing-flex?
I know that WW2 fighters had very stiff wings, but ALL wings flex, and seeing this flexing from the cockpit adds seriously to immersion (optical feedback for g-load, turbulence and atmospheric effect induced by high speed combustiuon of airborne munitions (Flack). For an example of extreme wing flex, see below at around 3:50:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de54Rg30tGI

I believe that the simplest way to introduce wing flex would be to add a gpu vertex translation, warping the complete aircraft slightly.

2: Will the damage visuals include semi-attached bits and pieces (flaps /ailerons antennas) fluttering in the slipstream?

Looking forward to the reply.

Flutter

(which could also be visualized nicely using wing flex geometric modifier, although only if combined with motion blur, since wings of WW2 stiffness are reduced to a blur (high frequency flutter) just before they disintegrate completely)