Friday 2010-07-09 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by C_G

Clearly what the engine should do is calculate the quantities of precipitation and sunshine received with respect to a calendar of seasonal crop planting/harvesting and extrapolate the level of colour saturation and height of the grass and crops.

It should also take into account whether Farmer Jarge has decided to plant more wheat rather than mustard seed depending upon the predictions of the 1939 Almanac and war-time production priorities. It should estimate the likelihood of Farmer Jarge having taken in the crop depending upon the prior days' weather, local ale festival dates (two day hangover recovery-time), and whether his ewes came down with foot-and-mouth disease (the likelihood of this would have to be determined by a separate but reklated algorithm, obviously) and precluded him from attending to his crops. In addition, the algorithm used to calculate the breakdown/wear rate of aircraft could be applied to Farmer Jarge's farm equipment and horses/oxen to assist in the determination of field colour and length.

Finally, it would be nice to see derelict cars/poles/other obstructions placed in Farmer Jarge's South-East English fields in response to mandated precautions against German invasion gliders. Naturally, the number of said obstructions should gradually increase over time as it would be a total immersion killer to see the fields suddenly populated overnight with obstructions that had not been there the previous day.

While I'm thinking of it, it would be nice if the trees could bud/bloom/blossom in spring in accordance with their type and, conversely, change colour and lose their leaves in the fall in accordance with their type, the weather, the altitude of said trees, and local microclimates.

I hope this is not too much to ask, Oleg. All I really want is for the most realistic flight simulator possible. One which would be virtually identical to the real world, only I would be 6'1" and have a slight sexy scottish burr notwithstanding an education at Eton.

.. and phases of the moon, plant growth should be correct according to bio-dynamic principles.

More importantly the fishies should be correct with accurate swim models and respond appropriately to the bait used by the player

[AndyJWest]

Since Oleg is modelling the entire globe, I assume he will be allowing for continental drift in his maps too.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

Since Oleg is modelling the entire globe, I assume he will be allowing for continental drift in his maps too.

Indeed, also the large movement of the magnetic pole over the last 60 years needs to be taken into account.

http://www.physorg.com/news8917.html

[mungee]

You know, whilst I accept that the majority of requests for "fine detail/tuning" are made in jest, some are no doubt made seriously.
As far as I 'm concerned, I would like to see a flight sim released that has good FM's, graphics etc (ie by Oleg's standards ... which we know are excellent!).
I want to see SOW before I get too much older and would be happy to pay reasonable prices for subsequent add-on's.
So what I'm suggesting is that we encourage Oleg to get the product done (to his very high & exacting standards) and let the sim "develop" further thereafter.

[Splitter]

Bingo.

Originally Posted by mungee

You know, whilst I accept that the majority of requests for "fine detail/tuning" are made in jest, some are no doubt made seriously.
As far as I 'm concerned, I would like to see a flight sim released that has good FM's, graphics etc (ie by Oleg's standards ... which we know are excellent!).
I want to see SOW before I get too much older and would be happy to pay reasonable prices for subsequent add-on's.
So what I'm suggesting is that we encourage Oleg to get the product done (to his very high & exacting standards) and let the sim "develop" further thereafter.

[Rodolphe]

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Congratulations to the villagers of Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire.

Following the publication of our last friday update, these special guests have received the extreme honour, of becoming exclusive virtual members of the BoBSoWNoSe * community.




Ellesborough Neighbourhood looking southbound :



* BoB SoW North Sector : ))




At 51°N, even during winter solstice, I doubt the sun peeps above the horizon, to the south ??

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[Blackdog_kt]

The earth's ecliptic plane (ie, the plane where the sun's trajectory in relation to the earth lies, if we where to consider the earth as stationary and the sun as moving in relation to it) is near the equator. The equatorial plane doesn't coincide with the ecliptic one because of the tilt in the earth's axis, but it is close.

As such, the sun might move east to west during the day, but its apparent trajectory is always offset towards the equator, regardless of where the observer is standing. What this means is that for an observer in the north hemisphere the sun's apparent trajectory is still an east to west arc across the sky, but this arc is offset to the south. Notice, the arc is offset...the rise and sundown points are still east and west, it's the arc that connects them that exhibits the shift towards the equator. For a southern hemisphere observer it's similar but offset to the north.

Now, i don't know exactly how high the sun should be, or how much to the south the arc of its apparent trajectory lies in the place we see in the screenshots, but there definitely should be a shift to the south in regards to the sun's trajectory across the sky.

Pretty impressive that they model such things if you ask me, as that could hint at more nifty features for the future...night bombing missions and navigating by the stars anyone?

[_RAAF_Stupot]

Originally Posted by Rodolphe

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Congratulations to the villagers of Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire.

Following the publication of our last friday update, these special guests have received the extreme honour, of becoming exclusive virtual members of the BoBSoWNoSe * community.




Ellesborough Neighbourhood looking southbound :



* BoB SoW North Sector : ))




At 51°N, even during winter solstice, I doubt the sun peeps above the horizon, to the south ??

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It would, as it is below the arctic circle.

How did you figure out that Ellesborough location?

I think you are right about the location, BTW. You can see a river doing a bend in the screenshots, and if you check on Google maps you can see that the River Thames does that same bend!

It's funny becuase I would have guessed that the screenshots would have been taken from a location much further to the south - but maybe I am forgetting that England really is quite a small place - there is some statistic like no place in England is more than 100 km from the sea....... (or something like that).