Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[AdMan]

Originally Posted by peterwoods@supanet.com

Forget how tall the pilot is. It is the headsize (with or without helmet) that is so wrong.

Compare this upscaled version with the original. This is far from perfect but should serve to illustrate what many are saying. And, for Luthier, the pilot's eyeline is pretty well centred on the the reflector sight.

very nice, looks much better

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by Bloblast

This makes things clearer:

Ah, that is a more relevant picture! The pilots in the two modern Hurricanes look larger because they are wearing modern flying helmets, which almost double the size of the head.

[Friendly_flyer]

Thank you for the pictures, Luthier! The flames in that Heinkel looks downright scary!

I have a small comment on the British markings:

The colour of the squadron code is too bright. It was in a grey shade, not white. The below picture is a comparison with a modern interpretation and may be affected by ambient light, but I think it shows quite clearly that the codes ought to be a bid darker.

The font for the serial looks very strange. Please compare the numbers 3 in the two picture below. In earlier screenshots, the font for the serials looked right.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by luthier

So this is what you guys are asking for?

I'll ship it that way you know. Try and stop me.

Any screenshots of our first person avatar holding flight controls? I certainly hope we dont get stuck with the invisible man view in pit again, like in IL2

[philip.ed]

Guys, don't forget that Tree and I came from the future...

[Novotny]

Some future where an apocalypse has rendered a generation utterly ignorant?

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Any screenshots of our first person avatar holding flight controls? I certainly hope we dont get stuck with the invisible man view in pit again, like in IL2

better the invisible man and visible instruments, don't you think old boy?

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by MD_Titus

better the invisible man and visible instruments, don't you think old boy?

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

[BG-09]

Originally Posted by PeterPanPan

Am curious to know how/why this particular Hurricane (the one with the small pilot) was chosen. The real Hurricane s/n L1833 came to a sad end on 3 October 1940 when it collided with another Hurricane on a training flight. Both pilots were killed. See, http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=16274

The detail in design, right down to historically accurate serial nos. is impressive.

PPanPan

You really astonish me with this discovery!