Oleg Maddox's Room #1

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Dano

It's been known for ages and is caused by the camera shaking.

I think tracers like that appeared in B17 The mighty 8th. I really liked them, but i never thought of the logical explanation behind the effect, so another question pops to mind...if i shoot i will be seeing straight lines, but is it possible to render S lines when we playback a track?
Of course this is not a really important thing, just eye candy, but this sim is looking like it will contain a whole lot of impressive effects, so why not.

As for the modding issue, i'm very glad that the new game is made with an open architecture. This way people can add things into the game without the need to "hack" the whole code and open up FM/DM to modification. It will be really nice to have varied theaters and operational environments, i'm especially looking forward to RAF's night bombing campaign, luftwaffe nightfighters and primitive radio devices to use.

The news about the HTML briefing is very encouraging as well, now imagine if we could also edit the briefing in some online modes.
We could have an online mode that will play on a big map and one side tries to conquer the other, or meet a certain objective set by the map maker.

Then each team would break down this objective into individual strategies and missions. Some players would set up missions for other players to fly and influence how the frontlines move.

Just imagine that we need to know the situation in the frontlines so we can order CAS missions. Someone types a small text outlining the mission and maybe even gives a basic flightplan and all this is in HTML. I read the mission brief and select "copy mission to pilot's notes" and another editable sheet opens up where i can modify my flightplan, loadout and maybe even make some notes that i can see inside the cockpit when i fly (for speeds and altitudes for each waypoint, since these are not visible in WWII era navigation systems). In short, i prepare my mission just like a real pilot would do and i'm doing it online, against other players with the time ticking away against me.

I take my nice blue photo-recon mosquito and make a good run over the front, taking photos of anything i might find. If i manage to land back at a friendly base, i have my film processed and i can see some black and white screenshots of the area i photographed. I mark the targets on the photos and place them on the team's bulletin board for the rest of my guys to see, so they can then plan the ground attack missions that we need to fly. And if the attack is successful, our troops gain a little ground on the front. Sounds good?