Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[philip.ed]

Exactly, and luthier said the other week that he had the flu too.
Relax everyone. Your life doesn't depend on weekly Friday updates.

[major_setback]

I did some very painstaking calculations during the past week, and found out exactly what the correct size of head a 1.70 male should have. It differs from that you would get by merely scaling down from a taller male..difficult to explain. The picture tells it better:

http://www.hyperscale.com/images/spitsfiretm_1.jpg

[Insuber]

LOL! Ya ain't afraid of nothing, ain't ya?!?

[Insuber]

Back to serious things: it's time that the adults of this forum take back the steering wheel from the children.

Questions raised on this thread that deserve some attention from OM:


1. blending of 3D objects into the landscape (namely trees)
2. size of country roads
3. hedges
4. railroad bridges / tunnels / trenches
......
1001. Size of pilot

You are free to fill in the empty places from 4 to 1000, of course.

Cheers!
Insuber

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by major_setback

I did some very painstaking calculations during the past week, and found out exactly what the correct size of head a 1.70 male should have. It differs from that you would get by merely scaling down from a taller male..difficult to explain. The picture tells it better:

http://www.hyperscale.com/images/spitsfiretm_1.jpg

Through astute observation I concluded that Spitfire Pilots should have bigger heads!

Sorry Insuber, I was just trying to get a witty remark in before you called us to order! My bad!

[airmalik]

Originally Posted by major_setback

I did some very painstaking calculations during the past week, and found out exactly what the correct size of head a 1.70 male should have. It differs from that you would get by merely scaling down from a taller male..difficult to explain. The picture tells it better

Hate to break it to you Major but you can't base your findings on a replica. The original roundels didn't have numbers for one!

p.s. love the fratricide marking

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Insuber

Back to serious things: it's time that the adults of this forum take back the steering wheel from the children.

Questions raised on this thread that deserve some attention from OM:


1. blending of 3D objects into the landscape (namely trees)
2. size of country roads
3. hedges
4. railroad bridges / tunnels / trenches
......
1001. Size of pilot

You are free to fill in the empty places from 4 to 1000, of course.

Cheers!
Insuber

-Prop-Wash
-Changing colours of grass due to change in weather (affecting the way this affects landings too as well e.g if the ground is wet)
-Animation of pilot...putting his helmet on, plugging in his wiring loom and oxygen hose (unless they were already plugged in)

etc etc

[Avimimus]

Originally Posted by Insuber

Back to serious things: it's time that the adults of this forum take back the steering wheel from the children.

Questions raised on this thread that deserve some attention from OM:


1. blending of 3D objects into the landscape (namely trees)
2. size of country roads
3. hedges
4. railroad bridges / tunnels / trenches
......
1001. Size of pilot

You are free to fill in the empty places from 4 to 1000, of course.

Cheers!
Insuber

4. Oleg has already stated that the engine can handle tunnels, that they looked into it, but that they might not get a chance to do it with the initial release.

1001. I doubt Oleg will make a mistake here. Remember that people were smaller then.

[nearmiss]

Do you know why they often refer to gang bangers in LA, California as low riders?

One reason is..they drive their cars with the front seat as far down and back as possible. The driver can just barely see over the steering wheel. Why? so opposing gang members/bangers on driveby can't get a clear shot at them.

So... concluding from that I would say having a little head would be beneficial when you are getting shot at.. in East LA or in the virtual skies of IL2 SOW.

Therefore, SOW needs to have little pilots with little heads. It's logical... LOL

It make sense, afterall we have clickable cockpits, some are wanting virtual knees and knuckles...why not clickable pilots and head sizes.

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Exactly what instuments cant you see? The most important ones are visible.

all instruments are important.

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

In IL2, some of the Russian fighters have their turn and balance instruments obscured by the joystick. If your trying to trim your self for straight and level, you have to twich the stick to the side to see the ball. Other planes have similar problems.

If you put a pilot in there you'ld obscure a lot more.

6DOF in SOW will help some but then there is always going to be some switch or dial that is out of view due to the pilot.

cheers!

thank you for clarifying my point skoshi, you have more patience than i!

Originally Posted by Insuber

Back to serious things: it's time that the adults of this forum take back the steering wheel from the children.

Questions raised on this thread that deserve some attention from OM:


1. blending of 3D objects into the landscape (namely trees)
2. size of country roads
3. hedges
4. railroad bridges / tunnels / trenches
......
1001. Size of pilot

You are free to fill in the empty places from 4 to 1000, of course.

Cheers!
Insuber

not enough tbh.