Friday 2010-09-03 Dev. update and Discussions

[philip.ed]

I still can't get over how good those trees look close up If you can nail how that look from a distance, luthier, then you're sim will be futureproofed for years to come. I mean, those planes look photo-realistic. I think the only aspects of the sim which may need more work are the terrain and the smoke-effects, and I know that you will be able to nail these two aspects anyway.

So Luthier; will smoke change and move in the wind? I was watching a scene from Piece of Cake (not a cooking program BTW) and also Apocalypse Now where one can see the smoke swirling when the planes/helicopters fly through. I know there is a word for this, which I think begins with a 'V', but my memory fails me at this point. Seeing as this sim will be able to have the features of DX-11, I wondered if an effect like this would be possible? I'm sure it could be.

But Luthier; please, don't trouble yourself trying to nail every bit of detail. Stuff like this can appear in patches for the game in the future. I'm sure SoW will have a long future and so these things can come later.
Look at Il-2 or BoB2. Both those games have come leaps and bounds from the initial release.

I wonder if the buildings windows behave the same way the canopy windows of the planes do when you shoot at them? Will the windows of buildings burst?

Would love to have an answer on philip.ed's question, too.

And also on the question sombody else already asked:
Will the grass be effected by the prop wash?

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Hecke

I wonder if the buildings windows behave the same way the canopy windows of the planes do when you shoot at them? Will the windows of buildings burst?

There are two types of windows: "real" glass ones and painted. Please see the hangar in picture #2: the big transparent windows of the main hall "could" burst, in technical matters. The lower side buildings only have painted widows wich couldn't burst.

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

There are two types of windows: "real" glass ones and painted. Please see the hangar in picture #2: the big transparent windows of the main hall "could" burst, in technical matters. The lower side buildings only have painted widows wich couldn't burst.

I meant the real windows not the painted ones for sure.

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Hecke

I meant the real windows not the painted ones for sure.

I think that's what the real windows have been made for

[Kyrios]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

[...] where one can see the smoke swirling when the planes/helicopters fly through. I know there is a word for this, which I think begins with a 'V', but my memory fails me at this point

Is that word you're looking for "vortex"? As in this vid from 1:25?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA2FU...eature=related

It sure would look really good

[philip.ed]

Yes, Vortex is the word I was looking for

Annoyingly, I can't find the videos on youtube that I wanted to post. But a youtube search of Vortex (or smoke vortex, aircraft vortex etc ) will show the effect quite well too

[Insuber]

Boblast, nice one ... LOL!

[Fergal69]

This reminds me of my childhood......

Me: I want, I want, I want
Parents: You'll have to wait & see what Father Christmas bring you.

Unfortunately, they didn't say which Christmas......