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[BlackSix]

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[5./JG27.Farber]

QUESTION 1:

Does the ".cs" file have a character limit?

OR

Is the ".cs" file limited to so many functions or abilities?


QUESTION 2:

"Ghosts" or LOD dots that vanish when you get closer. Using triggers and actions and a "despawn" script seems to highley aggrevate this. Why are there "ghosts" and do you have a better example of a script to despawn aircraft. Are we creating this problem ourselves?

 Despawn Script
  private bool isAiControlledPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) 
  {
		if (aircraft == null) 
        { 
			return false;
		}

		Player [] players = GamePlay.gpRemotePlayers ();
		foreach (Player p in players) 
        {    
			if (p != null && (p.Place () is AiAircraft) && (p.Place () as AiAircraft) == aircraft)
            { 
				return false;
			}
		}

		return true;
	}

	private void destroyPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) {
		if (aircraft != null) { 
			aircraft.Destroy ();
		}
	}

	private void explodeFuelTank (AiAircraft aircraft) 
  {
		if (aircraft != null) 
        { 
			aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.FuelTank0Exploded);
		}
	}

	private void destroyAiControlledPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) {
		if (isAiControlledPlane (aircraft)) {
			destroyPlane (aircraft);
		}
	}

	private void damageAiControlledPlane (AiActor actor) {
		if (actor == null || !(actor is AiAircraft)) { 
			return;
		}

		AiAircraft aircraft = (actor as AiAircraft);

		if (!isAiControlledPlane (aircraft)) {
			return;
		}

		if (aircraft == null) { 
			return;
		}

		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsElevatorDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsAileronsDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsRudderDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.FuelPumpFailure);

        int iNumOfEngines = (aircraft.Group() as AiAirGroup).aircraftEnginesNum();
        for (int i = 0; i < iNumOfEngines; i++)
        {
            aircraft.hitNamed((part.NamedDamageTypes)Enum.Parse(typeof(part.NamedDamageTypes), "Eng" + i.ToString() + "TotalFailure"));
        }

        /***Timeout (240, () =>
                {explodeFuelTank (aircraft);}
            );
         * ***/

        Timeout (300, () =>
				{destroyPlane (aircraft);}
			);
	}

QUESTION 3:

Which map/s can we expect to see in the sequal? Will Smolensk and Stalingrad be included?


QUESTION 4:

Why is there not a gladiator static object?

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

QUESTION 1:

Does the ".cs" file have a character limit?
OR
Is the ".cs" file limited to so many functions or abilities?

QUESTION 2:

"Ghosts" or LOD dots that vanish when you get closer. Using triggers and actions and a "despawn" script seems to highley aggrevate this. Why are there "ghosts" and do you have a better example of a script to despawn aircraft. Are we creating this problem ourselves?

QUESTION 3:

Which map/s can we expect to see in the sequal? Will Smolensk and Stalingrad be included?

QUESTION 4:

Why is there not a gladiator static object?

1) No and no
2) Can you show me track with the "Ghosts"?
3) No comments, waiting for the announcement
4) We'll add this plane in the next patch maybe

[Continu0]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

4) We'll add this plane in the next patch maybe

Only as a static object, right? Not flyable?

Is everything alright in Moscow? No news for us?

Thank you!

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by Continu0

Only as a static object, right? Not flyable?
Is everything alright in Moscow? No news for us?
Thank you!

Only as a static object. And CR.42 too, maybe.
No news for you, sorry.

[Anders_And]

Thx Blacksix!
Not even any new screens from the sequel?

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by Anders_And

Thx Blacksix!
Not even any new screens from the sequel?

I've a lot of new screens, but I've no permission to publish them)

[Bloblast]

Hello Black6,

Any news on progress on the AI?
There are still a lot of crashings of AI, in the air and on the ground.

Frustrating if you do a succesfull escort and the bombers crash during landing.

[adonys]

Hello Black6!

I would like to have an update on the following topics, please:
- clouds: shadows and self-shadows, reflection on water, source light influences, etc.. are you working on them, and when they will be added (back)?
- Radio Comms.. any progress in this area? is some programmer assigned to and working on it, or it was postponed?
- AI.. any progress in this area? is some programmer assigned to and working on it, or it was postponed?

thank you!

[BlackSix]

Originally Posted by Bloblast

Hello Black6,

Any news on progress on the AI?
There are still a lot of crashings of AI, in the air and on the ground.

Frustrating if you do a succesfull escort and the bombers crash during landing.

Could you give me links with bug-reports about crashings of AI on this forum? I'll show them to our programmers if they didn't see.

Originally Posted by adonys

Hello Black6!

I would like to have an update on the following topics, please:
- clouds shadows and self-shadows, reflection on water,source light influences, etc.. are you working on them, and when they will be added (back)
- Radio Comms.. any progress in this area? is some programmer assigned to and working on it, or it was postponed?
- AI.. any progress in this area? is some programmer assigned to and working on it, or it was postponed?

thank you!

I'll ask