Friday 2010-10-22 Dev. update and Discussion

[PilotError]

Fantastic update!

Those cockpits are works of art.

And I think your last shot of the scenery should silence all those who were critical of the terain.

Thanks for the update Oleg and team, but please hurry up and release this game before I turn into a gibbering wreck.

[Blackdog_kt]

Freaking awesome job! Thanks a million for providing us with the full extend of real, working cockpit instruments, switches and controls like it is in the REAL aircraft!

I'm getting a feeling that finally we've come to the point where IL2+civilian simulators+extra goodies= SoW, which is exactly what i was hoping for.
Not just the combat aspect, but also the "operating the plane" aspect. It's not just something with guns that you point around and shoot, it's a living, breathing machine and nothing gives this off better than a cockpit model which interconnects with the rest of the aircraft systems. Jesus, this is going to huge.

Originally Posted by Gustang

As always, incredible attention to detail that will be much appreciated every time we enter the office. I didn't think that I'd enjoy the full startup procedure so much, but now I'm not so sure. I'm very glad that you decided to make these clickable. It's going to be a joy and a half!

Thanks for taking the time to share the screen shots.

I know exactly what you mean.
I used to think it's a waste of time as well, until a friend of mine taught me how to fly a Catalina add-on in FSX a year or two ago. Then i liked it so much that i almost started a forum-crusade here to have similar features included in SoW

A beautiful cockpit where every single switch is modelled and functional goes a long way to making you feel like you are "inside" the simulator and in a real, working airframe.
Just seeing those 109 cockpit shots i got a feeling of "i'm home", it almost seems cosy and welcoming.

P.S. Holy freaking Batman, the bonus terrain shot on page 10

[Richie]

I have a question Oleg.

Will we be able to open the vent and sliding windows on the 109s?

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by Richie

I have a question Oleg.

Will we be able to open the vent and sliding windows on the 109s?

It is done in all models. Was in plan to make openable, but can't say will or not for all working. At least it is possible.
Canopy itself - openable for all.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

It is done in all models. Was in plan to make openable, but can't say will or not for all working. At least it is possible.
Canopy itself - openable for all.

Thanks for answer.

[Victorlz]

Oleg just one thing, the rest of the cockpit, with exception of the panel, wasn´t RLM-02 in E series cockpits?
Like:

[Boandlgramer]

Originally Posted by Victorlz

Oleg just one thing, the rest of the cockpit, with exception of the panel, wasn´t RLM-02 in E series cockpits?
Like:

I asked the very same question for an project of my own an expert ( Peter W. Cohausz )a few days ago:
Like you wrote , the cabine in 02 and the instrumentspanel in 66.

But we here have a own expert = csThor

[Bader]

I am wondering about the reflections in the instruments. Would you be able to switch them off?

To have those reflections, you would need to have your eyepoint on the seat. That's not where most pilots keep their eyes

It is quite impossible to have the reflections as currently portrayed as the instruments have flat, not convex, glass.

I have sat in both RAF types (Hurricane and Spitfire) in the last couple of years (on the ground, of course) and in neither could I see myself. You have a reflection of the inside of the cockpit-which is dark. So you don't see a reflection at all. It strikes me that this feature, lovely though it looks, departs from reality.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by Bader

I am wondering about the reflections in the instruments. Would you be able to switch them off?

To have those reflections, you would need to have your eyepoint on the seat. That's not where most pilots keep their eyes

It is quite impossible to have the reflections as currently portrayed as the instruments have flat, not convex, glass.

Answered page 22 of thread.

[Bader]

Ok, thanks. I am confused, though. If the reflections are rendered that way only when your eyepoint really *is* on the seat then that's fine (not that it ever will be).

But it appears that they are prerendered and do not change dynamically.

When you are flying (with your head on top of your neck ) you should see no reflections at all, excepting the Bf109 compass which has convex glass.