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Old 11-12-2010, 01:05 PM
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nice Moon

nice to see it in better quality

do i hear on 2:15 german voices?

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Old 11-12-2010, 01:13 PM
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This is looking sooo good Oleg. Thanks for posting.

Just one small but important point ... I don't think the cliff tops had trees on or near them in 1940. Today, the cliff tops just have plain green meadows, with no vegetation.

The frame rates were lovely and smooth and the detail over the built up areas was amazing. Everything's looking just superb.

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Old 11-12-2010, 01:14 PM
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:15 PM
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This is looking sooo good Oleg. Thanks for posting.

Just one small but important point ... I don't think the cliff tops had trees on or near them in 1940. Today, the cliff tops just have plain green meadows, with no vegetation.

The frame rates were lovely and smooth and the detail over the built up areas was amazing. Everything's looking just superb.

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To remove is more easy than to insert .
we will check with the map of diferent vegetbles and trees.
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:20 PM
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To remove is more easy than to insert .
we will check with the map of diferent vegetbles and trees.
Thanks Oleg, glad it's easier to remove than add!!

Also, please check the beaches below the cliff. I don't think there are any trees/vegetation there too - just plain white shingle (stones).

I hope the show went well last week.

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Old 11-12-2010, 02:12 PM
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To remove is more easy than to insert .
we will check with the map of diferent vegetbles and trees.
It is very nice to see that ecology is being taken into account.

Ideally, placement tools should allow transitional areas between different vegetation types.

It would also be very nice to have a tool which took into account the slope of the ground and whether it is concave or convex (important for matching plants to drainage ponds vs. exposed hill tops).

In any case - it is more than brilliant, as usual.
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Old 11-12-2010, 02:51 PM
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It would also be very nice to have a tool which took into account the slope of the ground and whether it is concave or convex (important for matching plants to drainage ponds vs. exposed hill tops).
You must be joking ! It's a FLIGHTSIM !!!
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Old 11-12-2010, 03:31 PM
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You must be joking ! It's a FLIGHTSIM !!!
I still remember the story of a bush pilot who was suffering vertigo - he figured out which way was up by looking at the orientation of a Caribou. The Caribou was above him. Patterns of vegetation can add variety - they can also be useful for navigation.

We model rivets with such detail - why not model the world they exist in? If we just wanted to model flight we would have the calculations with neither planes nor landscapes...

It isn't that hard to build a tool for altitude, latitude, concave vs. convex rules (compared to the other stuff Oleg is doing). Of course, it isn't a priority. I'm just impressed enough by what Oleg is already doing to let my imagination run wild.
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Old 11-12-2010, 03:40 PM
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Everything just looks stunning.

Can't wait to get my hands on the stick again.
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Old 11-12-2010, 03:51 PM
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Amazing work Oleg and team. The lighting effects are incredibly real and compare well to real period photos. Here's a few piccies for comparison. Love the ripples in the skin BTW.

Can some of our resident Lufwaffe experts enlighten me on the use of flat paints on german aircraft of this period please? I know many Allied aircraft of the time featured VERY flat non-specular paint that was specially designed using angular pigment particles to scatter light and prevent skin sheen/reflections. Just look at the belly of a wartime Lancaster as an example.
This paint would only develop a sheen in areas that had been rubbed or had oil/grease contamination.

I'm hoping our Spitfires and Hurricanes have a nice drab non-reflective finish much like my wartime jeep. Anything more glossy will start to look like a modern day warbird with low maintenance satin or gloss paint. Any chance you could confirm this please Oleg?

I'm not familiar with German finishes but the shots below clearly show quite a reflective surface on the Stuka which is replicated beautifully in SoW. Did all German aircraft have a satin finish like this?
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