Of all the 'niggling' damge model issues, this one is my greatest irritation :(

Blackdog_kt · #1 07-31-2011, 06:00 AM

Well, thanks for the screenshots Slatz. It seems to clear up the issue pretty convincingly.

White Owl · #2 07-31-2011, 06:59 AM

I posted this video once before, but I think it's relevant to this discussion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25xl0kZq0Do

There are two collisions in this video. The first is a midair between a Bf-110 and a Spitfire, in which the Bf-110's wing is cleanly severed, while the Spitfire very unrealistically takes only light damage. The second collision is when that Spitfire bellies into the ground, and the right wing is removed along a very jagged looking break.

I'm thinking the code for severing wings in flight must differ from the code for losing wings to collision with the ground and/or static objects.

furbs · #3 07-31-2011, 07:11 AM

Which ever way a wing is "torn" off it should not leave a cut like a laser has done it, i agree we might get the rip along weak point(so maybe its more of a snap?) but we should still see ripped and torn fabric and bent ends of struts.

It does smack of lack of "polish".

yellonet · #4 07-31-2011, 09:57 AM

It would be nice to have a more believable graphical presentation, it is probably quite fixable, but perhaps not very high on the priority list.

This was the result of a mid-air collision just now. It works sometimes.

JG52Uther · #5 07-31-2011, 10:52 AM

All the torn wing pics seem to come from collisions!
Perhaps wings ripped off by gunfire are somehow handled differently?

yellonet · #6 07-31-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JG52Uther

All the torn wing pics seem to come from collisions!
Perhaps wings ripped off by gunfire are somehow handled differently?

I'm not sure, you can at least get both straight and torn cuts from collisions.