Friday update and discussions 2011-03-11

[1.JaVA_Sharp]

Originally Posted by Former_Older

I stopped by the forums to see the latest video. It looks quite good; in my opinion showing this type of thing is a very good indication that the little things, the necessary details, are being taken care of

But I felt I had to comment on your comment as it were.

In common English usage, your comment may not be what you intended to mean. I mention because not everyone speaks English as a primary language, and English confuses even native speakers at times. Right now, for example, in the USA, I have noticed a disturbing trend for the word "anymore" being used to replace the word "now".

But, "nice attempt" means about the same thing as "nice try" in many English speaking lands, and it is usually a slightly derisive, or in other words, mocking term that means "You failed and it wasn't a very good attempt really, but at least I recognized that you are trying".

"Foreshadowing" is a dramatic event in which a hint of things to come is mentioned or shown.

So your comment may most commonly be read as:

"Your attempt at showing us what is coming wasn't good but at least you made some small effort".

I'm not sure you want to say that

Let me explain in a little more detail then.

In the age the game/sim (your choice) depicts, flying was considered an adventure and, most of the people that joined the RAF/Luftwaffe at the time wanted to tale part in said adventure. The scene depicted in this video (to me) shows that love of of flying that joy of being a part of said adventure. But then there's the setting sun, that casts its shadow, and that's the shadow of war.

and you're right, I love the details too, but I also look at the bigger picture. Oleg wants to show what's coming without revealing all of it. So I figure he attempts to show what's coming without revealing all, and in my opinion that's an attempt.

any more questions?

[[URU]AkeR]

Hi, could you plaese direct me to the IL2 COD forum?
I was trying to get there but i ended up in this Grand Prix Legends forum somehow.

Thank you


PS: Thank you Oleg for the beautiful video, looking forward to be the first to get COD in Uruguay!!!

[dali]

speaking of "lasers" - you can see on

this footage

how the impression of "laser beams" depends on the lightng conditions...

I was shooting with almost the same guns from jet aircraft and I know how they shoudl look like...

[wildone_106]

Will we see the rounds bouncing off the ground like that does anyone know?

Originally Posted by dali

speaking of "lasers" - you can see on this footage how the impression of "laser beams" depends on the lightng conditions...

I was shooting with almost the same guns from jet aircraft and I know how they shoudl look like...

[engarde]

at 0:47 in that video, Mrs Smith is sitting at the table quietly enjoying a nice cup of tea and strudel whilst 50 cal rounds punch through her roof, demolish her kitchen, pulverise the cat and blow a hole through pretty much everything she owns.

i pictured straight away the teacup being blown to bits whilst she holds it.

[Damixu]

Originally Posted by engarde

at 0:47 in that video, Mrs Smith is sitting at the table quietly enjoying a nice cup of tea and strudel whilst 50 cal rounds punch through her roof, demolish her kitchen, pulverise the cat and blow a hole through pretty much everything she owns.

i pictured straight away the teacup being blown to bits whilst she holds it.

You mean Frau Schmidt?

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by dali

speaking of "lasers" - you can see on

how the impression of "laser beams" depends on the lightng conditions...

I was shooting with almost the same guns from jet aircraft and I know how they shoudl look like...

Pause that video at any point and you will see that the tracers are not perfectly even like the ones we have seen in the updates. They are quite uneven squiggles.

Originally Posted by major_setback

Pause that video at any point and you will see that the tracers are not perfectly even like the ones we have seen in the updates. They are quite uneven squiggles.

Hi Major,

The "squiggle" effect is a camera issue while shooting the guns...In real life , the tracers are straight as a pen....Many real soldiers have come forward regarding the tracers...You can make a search on this forum and the conclusions were :

In COD:

Very good representation of real life tracers but:

1-They are indeed too much "even" as the right and left guns were mostly asymertric as seen in WW2 guncams

2- They are too "thick" or " fat" and not enough "string-like" for the daytime effect....For night-time, they would be ok as they are now...

3- Squiggling does not appear in real life shooting...It comes from the camera shaking wen the guns fire.

Salute !

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by kalimba

Hi Major,

The "squiggle" effect is a camera issue while shooting the guns...In real life , the tracers are straight as a pen....Many real soldiers have come forward regarding the tracers...You can make a search on this forum and the conclusions were :

In COD:

Very good representation of real life tracers but:

1-They are indeed too much "even" as the right and left guns were mostly asymertric as seen in WW2 guncams

2- They are too "thick" or " fat" and not enough "string-like" for the daytime effect....For night-time, they would be ok as they are now...

3- Squiggling does not appear in real life shooting...It comes from the camera shaking wen the guns fire.

Salute !

Yes, but a squiggle is what you would see in real life, as the plane is jolting around and so are you (as the pilot).

Originally Posted by major_setback

Yes, but a squiggle is what you would see in real life, as the plane is jolting around and so are you (as the pilot).

That is what I also tought...Until real pilots wrote on this forum that they did not experienced that effect while firiing guns from their planes... ...And Oleg also stated thet after many reaserch and interviews, WW2 pilots did not see the squiggles...But I will agree with you that maybe a very tiny squiggle f/x could also be correct for WW2 planes since the pilot did not have that much of a "suspension" underneath his seat...SO can we really extrapolate that today's planes weapons recoil have less effect on pilots ? Maybe...
But this is all the info we have here....for now..

Salute !