Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[luthier]

So this is what you guys are asking for?

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

[PeterPanPan]

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.

Lovely additional shot Luthier - point taken on pilot height too! I particularly love how the sea and sky blend into a non existent horizon. Very, very realistic and something we'll have to watch out for.

Thanks for the update

PPanPan

[Skoshi Tiger]

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.

Don't release it too soon, I'm still saving up for a new computer!

cheers!

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by EvilMonkee

AFAIK didn't pilots drop their seats when in combat - swear I remember a reference to this in First Light by Geoff Wellum....could account for the low appearance of the Hurricane pilot. Still, matters not the shots get me wet with anticipation anyway!

That makes a lot of sense!

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.

[Insuber]

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.

Yes but only the copies sold to the people complaining I'm keeping the list.

[airmalik]

I thought I recognised that pilot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IolXtL5piIM

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by airmalik

I thought I recognised that pilot!

Now that is interesting, I hadn't thought of those scenes even though I have seen the movie dozens of times (John Wayne fan). My pure guess would be that they used a real P-40 for those cheesy looking close ups, sitting in a studio of course. It would just be a financial decision.

John Wayne was something like 6'-4" which would be VERY tall for a pilot of the era. One would think he would be sitting up much higher. Maybe they modified the seat to make it sit lower? I know they tended to put him on smaller horses to make him look even taller lol. It's not like they were above altering reality .

Personally....I could not care less about the size of the pilots lol. That' just me, I know others feel much more strongly on the matter.

Splitter

[Space Communist]

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.

ahahaha game, set, match.

[Splitter]

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.

ROFL, that reminds me of my Dad. "Don't make me stop this car!". Awesome post!

BTW, I wouldn't put much stock in photos taken of aircraft in the foreground and scenery in the background. If the plane is in focus, the background will not be. The screenies posted actually show the power of the software and making distant objects less distinct would seem to be easy when the time comes (but I am not a programmer).

Splitter

[airmalik]

Originally Posted by Splitter

BTW, I wouldn't put much stock in photos taken of aircraft in the foreground and scenery in the background. If the plane is in focus, the background will not be. The screenies posted actually show the power of the software and making distant objects less distinct would seem to be easy when the time comes (but I am not a programmer).

Actually simulating shallow depth of field in software is computationally very expensive. Combine the infinite DOF with low detail in distant models and you get the effect we're seeing. Some games cheat by adding a lot of fog which has a blending effect but I'd rather have the great visibility shown in these pics than flying in pea soup with limited vis.