Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[Space Communist]

Ok this is getting ridiculous. Clearly they are going to have to exhume the bones of the pilot of L1833, remodel his head with plasticene, then place him in a reconstructed Hurricane and do a full 3d scan.

Seriously guys this is such a pointless debate. I am confident that it is to scale, but even if it wasn't you'd have to be Rainman to see it in flight.

[Trumper]

If something is wrong ,it is wrong and better to get it right now than after being released,nothing wrong in constructive criticism.
Oleg ought to appreciate the amount of hours and research being provided on his behalf and for our end product and enjoyment.

[McHilt]

Feedback is essential to get a more objective view on details like... a head of a pilot, which is just as essential as the left wheel of the landing gear f.e.
Ok, maybe a bit farfetched but as long as the sim is not out we have to occupy our time other than flying BoB, but as closely related as possible which means:
giving feedback, no matter what the subject is.

[C6_Krasno]

Well, in this case they already said that the pilot was at the right scale, as well as the plane. I don't think that long debates with such trace-lines-on-a-picture proofs will really help them. They have the 3D models and can measure real distances on it.

[Insuber]

Given the complete lack of responses from Luthier & Oleg, I'm afraid that they're not overly interested in this kind of debate on pilot's size.

I guess that Flight Model, Damage Model, lighting and shadows, 3D modeling, landscape, clouds, campaign and online modes, testing and refining etc., have a slightly higher priority at the moment.

Cheers,
Insuber

[krz9000]

im pretty sure they model both planes and pilots on scale...its not very difficult to do that right. sizes of the planes are widely available so are average sizes for males in the 1930tees.
isnt there something else to talk about? ...like that we need more gore?

[zauii]

Omg another nitpicking discussion seriously...
If they'd actually listen to all your thoughts they'd never be close to releasing this thing within a decade.. but hey Duke Nukem Forever just got a release date so maybe this will also come out soon enough.

[Flanker]

I'm getting really angry beacuse people post such stupid posts like' oh i think the guy is 0.5mm too high or too small'. Shut up!The guys know what are they doing and they're doing it wright!

[Jimko]

Originally Posted by Flanker

I'm getting really angry beacuse people post such stupid posts like' oh i think the guy is 0.5mm too high or too small'. Shut up!The guys know what are they doing and they're doing it wright!

And I'm getting angry because instead of polite constructive observations or criticism, people like this have to denigrate others with juvenile expressions of anger! (wright?)!

[airmalik]

Originally Posted by Flanker

I'm getting really angry beacuse people post such stupid posts like' oh i think the guy is 0.5mm too high or too small'. Shut up!The guys know what are they doing and they're doing it wright!

Relax Flanker. No need to get so worked up. You'll live longer. Same goes to other's complaining about people nitpicking.

You've gotta realise people are here just shooting the shit, passing time commenting on the updates until the game's released. Think of it as mates with a common interest at a pub.

I personally don't think my five minutes of googling is sufficient to challenge work done by a team who breathe this stuff day in and out. However, it is possible for them to make mistakes or overlook things on occasion and in the case of the midget pilot, something doesn't look right. It could be a number of things but the bottom line is that there's something odd about that screenshot.

I doubt Oleg posts these updates to get feedback or criticism. They're posted here to keep us happy. Give us something to discuss and the confidence that the game is being actively worked on and isn't vapourware. Occasionally our discussions have actually resulted in changes (trim tab, pitot).

We're all fans of the game. Every single one of us on this forum will buy the game when it's released and every single update afterwards regardless of pilot size, grass colour etc. People may get passionate about little things but it's just because there's not much else to talk about these days.

And if these 'discussions' really bother you so much, just don't read the thread when it ventures into territory you find annoying or boring.