Friday 2010-09-10 Dev. update and Discussions

[the Dutchman]

Well,i hoped that zooming in to the cockpit from the outside would show the 3D version with working dials not a flat graphic representation,it's possible FSX has it!

[PeterPanPan]

Thank you Oleg. This is looking fantastic! Best update in ages. The icing looks terrifying - simply brilliant. Will the ice fall away visually at lower altitudes?

PPanPan

[johnnypfft]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

As I told that some of interesting features and details we will tune and/or insert up to the X day .

X day, i hope you dont mean Xmas/christmas day

[Bloblast]

First picture of London! Looks very good!

I like the 109 take off, nice camo on that closest 109!

[pupaxx]

A qustion haunts me since I play Flight Sims, AI pilot seem not affected by the load of work Humans are charged in flying a mission (ie reading gauges, acting on knobs and keyboard, recognise a dot like friend or foe before fire, mantain the situation awareness, and choise a correct tactic before engage combat, mantain formation, etc.). The picture showing frozen glass suggest me a question: is AI affected by this phenomenon and is it conditionated by this? My opinion is that AI ability should be reduced by a factor 0,xxx in several circumstances.
Do you agree?
Ciao

[Daniël]

Very nice update! Thank you!
Some questions:

1.Will droptanks explode violently if they are hit?

2.Will there be jamming stations in SoW, so the radiocantact can falter?

3.If planes are very much used in a campagne and the engine is almost broken and almost al the paint is gone, can the engine be changed and can the plane get a new coat of paint?

The trees look great, which leads me to wonder if we can have non-critical/fatal crashes with them in our planes. Can we skim trees and have them brush the underside of our plane and not lose a wing or explode, or is it like IL-2 where touching an object = fireball?

Also, In the third pic posted (the lone 109 flying with the gear partially up):

There is a windmill in the bottom centre of the picture. Will it's blade rotation depend on wind speed?

Still day=no rotation
Windy day=fast rotation

Even if they're static, that's ok in my book (I just want to fly), but I was interested in how much detail you are putting into it.

[PeterPanPan]

... and will the windmill have variable pitch and auto feather?

PPanPan

[PilotError]

Very impressive update.

The city shots look really good, but I can't help but wonder that my computer is quaking in it's boots looking at them.

I half expected to see the King out on the palace balcony.

It's looking better and better every Friday. Can't wait to buy my copy.

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

Also, In the third pic posted (the lone 109 flying with the gear partially up):

There is a windmill in the bottom centre of the picture. Will it's blade rotation depend on wind speed?

Still day=no rotation
Windy day=fast rotation

Even if they're static, that's ok in my book (I just want to fly), but I was interested in how much detail you are putting into it.

If you look in the picture quoted above the windmill has it's sails in the "X" position.
In the second set of screenshots, the one with the three 109s starting up, there is a windmill above the rearmost 109's tail with it's sails in the "+" position.
Maybe the windmills do rotate.

Thanks for the update Oleg and team.

[PeterPanPan]

Originally Posted by PilotError

I half expected to see the King out on the palace balcony.

... but then again the Royal Standard isn't flying so I guess the King was out that day

Originally Posted by PilotError

If you look in the picture quoted above the windmill has it's sails in the "X" position.
In the second set of screenshots, the one with the three 109s starting up, there is a windmill above the rearmost 109's tail with it's sails in the "+" position.

... superb spot. You've gotta love the detail!

PPanPan