Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[philip.ed]

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.

Hahah

No, but seriously, his position looks correct (I can see what you mean) but his size looks off...Maybe it's the angle? I'm not sure.

How about this:


I would imagine the seat is lowered and the pilot leans forward in combat. I doubt the pilot would be lowered down for take-off, Luthier, so maybe a small change may be needed? It's no biggy for me though.

[Dozer_EAF19]

Who'd have thought that the relative size of the pilot figure could be so controversial??

I have a more serious question. That Blenheim in the first pic, evidently flying over Britain because that's a British train in the background - so why are the bomb-bay doors open?

[Tanimbar]

Some have wondered what is odd about the scenery but couldn't put their finger on it - it's the lack of hedges.

English field boundaries, roads and rail lines are nearly always delimited by hedges, unless you are flying over limestone or upland regions.

Yes, I know, this is WIP. I'm not complaining, just pointing out. It's still brilliant work.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Tanimbar

Some have wondered what is odd about the scenery but couldn't put their finger on it - it's the lack of hedges.

English field boundaries, roads and rail lines are nearly always delimited by hedges, unless you are flying over limestone or upland regions.

Yes, I know, this is WIP. I'm not complaining, just pointing out. It's still brilliant work.

+1

i said this a while ago. But don't fret! I think this could still appear in the sim



too green for summer, but a good example IMHO.

And per the pilot discussion: +1 Dozer Luthier; whatever you do, we'll still be happy. But the thought of the pilots seat-position that I raised does make me want to ask whether we'll be able to change the seat position that way...

Originally Posted by Tanimbar

Some have wondered what is odd about the scenery but couldn't put their finger on it - it's the lack of hedges.

English field boundaries, roads and rail lines are nearly always delimited by hedges, unless you are flying over limestone or upland regions.

Yes, I know, this is WIP. I'm not complaining, just pointing out. It's still brilliant work.

Well, if we look closely at the screenshot , we see that the "terrain" is blurred and seems to lack definition, like roads edges and so. The trees, the train and other objects are very defined...So the contrast between those two "levels" of images give the impression that the terrain is a bit out of focus , while the objects are not...And it is more obvious with distant trees...
So it looks imcompatible...for the moment...WIP...We know...

But nice work !

[airmalik]

I would imagine the seat is lowered and the pilot leans forward in combat. I doubt the pilot would be lowered down for take-off, Luthier, so maybe a small change may be needed? It's no biggy for me though.

I wonder if it's something to do with how the hurricane pilot (screenshot) is modeled or scaled. Maybe his head's too small That could happen if the model originally was say 6' tall and was shrunk uniformly to his new height of 5'6". I can't find any pics from the same angle looking down slightly so it's hard to compare. Doesn't bother me too much. Just seems a bit off.

I have no idea how tall the pilots in the following pics are or whether they are sitting on cushions. Personally, if I didn't have to look through the gunsight to shoot other planes, I'd rather be sitting higher in a taildragger for better visibility especially on the ground. Perhaps thats why the pilots in non war pics appear to be sitting higher in the cockpit.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by airmalik

I wonder if it's something to do with how the hurricane pilot (screenshot) is modeled or scaled. Maybe his head's too small That could happen if the model originally was say 6' tall and was shrunk uniformly to his new height of 5'6". I can't find any pics from the same angle looking down slightly so it's hard to compare. Doesn't bother me too much. Just seems a bit off.

I have no idea how tall the pilots in the following pics are or whether they are sitting on cushions. Personally, if I didn't have to look through the gunsight to shoot other planes, I'd rather be sitting higher in a taildragger for better visibility especially on the ground. Perhaps thats why the pilots in non war pics appear to be sitting higher in the cockpit.

Well, I know that spits had rubbish visibilty for take-off, and I think the Hurribus did too. The pilots here are probably sitting up to get a better view, but I'd imagine they'd remain that way as they won't be using the gunsight. In combat, I know that the pilot would probably lower his seat; both for a better gunsight view and also for safety

[Kyrios]

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.

Cm'on, now he's standing up in the cockpit
As previously said, the pilot looks too small rather than too low.
But most of the pics posted make me think the pilots will bang their heads on the canopy whenever negative Gs are involved

As for the rest, it's looking good, hopefully quality will not kill FPS... ^^

[philip.ed]

Luthier will have his revenge....

[Bloblast]

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.

This makes things clearer: