Target visibility

[6S.Manu]

Update...

I've done some calculations today...

From the blueprints of the planes and the help of some tool here's what I got.
Sadly some weren't really detailed (he 111 was a image of 1400 x 1000) so there could be some marginal errors.

squared meters squared feet
Plane front side belly front side belly
bf109g6 7,9 9,9 23 85,03 106,56 247,56
spit mk1 8 11,3 28 86,11 121,63 301,38
He 111 17,2 36,5 124 185,13 392,88 1334,72

Our engineer has drawn a mathematical function for the graph:

y = 1,833 + 0,0167x (100<x<190)
y = 0,011x + 2,9 (200<x<300)
y = 0,009x + 3,5 (400<x<500)
y = 0,007x + 4,6 (600<x<700)
y = 0,007x + 4,5 (800<x<900)
y = 0,006x + 5,3(1000<x<1100)
y = 0,005x + 5,8(1200<x<1300)

Here is the new graph with meters and the new planes:


FV = front view
SV = side view
BV = belly view

[CaptainDoggles]

For those, like me, who couldn't read the list

Plane        front   side   belly    front       side       belly	
bf109g6      7,9      9,9     23     85,03      106,56     247,56
spit mk1      8       11,3    28     86,11      121,63     301,38
He 111      17,2      36,5    124    185,13     392,88     1334,72

[Insuber]

This thread is very interesting, I like the quantitative arguments. Manu and Tamat show a big love for CloD, otherwise they would not take the time and pain to do all the research, math and graphs .
My only concern is that probably the developers will drop all this good work down the pipe.

Cheers!

[Kodoss]

If it doesn't comes is this sim, then maybe in the next one

[robtek]

Originally Posted by Kodoss

If it doesn't comes is this sim, then maybe in the next one

This opinion takes much, much, much optimism, as insubers opinion takes pessimism.

[Kodoss]

It shouldn't be so complicated to let the cpu do some small calculations for the visibility and use it for the distance DOT.

For the distance where the dot becomes a model, you could use the box of the whole A/C and calculate the angle according to the resolution and FOV.
Also add a softer change from dot to model, by putting them on top of each other until the model becomes bigger than 6 dots in length equal which angle (horizontal/vertical).

And to free it from "I can see you clearer in 640x480 Res" just make it lesser visible to the background (contrast) according to resolution. Which means the higher the Res, the higher the visibility one tiny dot.