Rudel still working on the exterior model UVW and texturing. Now he placing thousands of rivets for the full '21 experiance. More pics and info can be found here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?...59&postcount=1
Cockpit
Razbam-Cobra is finished the new cockpit, now he's working on to port/test it into the game and very soon he will create a video how it looks like in the game.
AFM
At coding side Dolphin and Roland working on the radio as the last system to be implemented. With this last system finishing our code migration so moving to c++ allowed us greater control over implementation, and as a result our already complex base received a general overhaul. After Radio is finalized we will start final bugfixing and test than we reach internal beta.
AFM + Coding
Not significant changes on the roadmap. Later on we should post the possible schedule of our project remaining actions.
Others
Diveplane working on the MiG-21 sound creation. Here it is an early wip progress video of the engine samples completed and mixed beautifully ingame, authentic Tumansky R-25-300: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKeISATc28
Afternoon pilots! Big update today; for me at least.
Between Newsflash 7 and 8 a lot has changed on the model with regards to accuracy and how the damage model works within ED's engine.
The entire time spent creating the three 3D meshes for just bullet damage, has been scrapped. Although time wasted, the best part is knocking of nearly 80,000 polys to free up space for more detail in other areas.
As such, UV & texturing has begun. While I was laying down panel lines a lot of areas were not matching up. I took the opportunity to reshape the landing gear doors. A small glitch came about using the bomb-racks. They interfered with the gear doors. The team came up with a solution to use custom arguments to set slotted or non-slotted gear doors based on the payload you choose. Proper holes and framing were added as well.
The landing lights are now in the correct locations and resized. Detailed hinges were added along with a new light holder shape based on real photos.
The external model's HUD has also been cleaned up.
And now what most of you have probably waiting for! Do keep in mind, these are still very much WIP with no Normal or Spec mappings. The best part once it's finished, is that I just practically copy it to the right wing and change the weathering.
podrías tratar las noticias sobre WWII en otro hilo?
Si bien se basa en lo mismo, es un proyecto en si mismo y no tiene mucho que ver con la mayoría de DCS
Sería mas fácil seguirle la pista, gracias.
No prometas cuando estés feliz, no respondas cuando estés enojado, no decidas cuando estés triste.
We have released an update 2 to DCS version 1.2.6.18933. Please use the auto updater and Module Manager as primary tool for updates and module installation.
DCS 1.2.6.18933 Update 2 Change Log
DCS World
Fixed a crash caused by AI in certain conditions.
Fixed crash caused by fullscreen mode failing to initialize when using multimonitor presets (fall back to windowed mode in case of fail).
Multiplayer. Fixed client crash caused by AWACS being killed.
Kh-22 missile 3D model corrected.
Su-25T. Laser Rangefinder doesn't turned OFF when Route mode selected is fixed.
DCS: A-10C Warthog
Fixed crash caused by Mission Prepare.
Flaming Cliffs 3
F-15C. Extra chaff loading has been corrected.
F-15C. Fixed Navigation Mode not updating after aerial refueling.
Fixed Kuznetsov aircraft carrier ATC not providing permission to take off.
Corrected position of smoke outlet of smoke generators.
Su-27. Sorbcya ECM pod 3D model - Fixed navigation light position.
Su-27. 3D model - Fixed canopy texture issue.
Su-27. Adjusted landing gear light cone.
Su-27. Fixed bug with tail numbering for Su-27 "Air Force Standard" scheme.
Su-27. Corrected landing gear animation.
DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight BETA
Corrected upper blister sections of the cockpit 3D model.
Updated animation of radio channel selectors.
Added animations for the RI-65 voice warning system control panel.
Added thumb button to the rotor brake lever.
Added wheel brake lever to the cyclic control handle.
Adjusted wheel brake sound.
Added bomb release command (B) to the default input profile.
Fuel shut off valves defaulted to off during cold start.
Corrected armament keys for joystick.
Corrected altimeter pressure limits.
Fixed audio volume adjustment when opening/closing blisters.
Removed audio volume adjustment when opening/closing fuselage door.
Fixed camera position issue caused by multiple presses of the Flight Engineer position command.
6 DOF now works correctly when switching to the right pilot position.
Corrected operation of dust protection device heating, engine heating.
Added rudder trimmer option.
Circuit breakers. Common turning-off functionality for auto-stop.
DCS: UH-1H Huey BETA
Fixed sticking commands in the left pilot position.
Engine Model - Looking really good and happy with it so far but definitely needs a more detailed evaluation. I've got engine startup and shutdown logic implemented and also pretty satisfied with how it looks so far. The engine model probably has more complexity in the modeling than the aero model. Simple fuel model coded up and more fidelity is being added to it this week.
I'm really excited about the engine model and how it can be quickly modified to fit any turbine type engine with minor modification (turboshaft, turbofan, etc..). If you guys want any more details on how it works I'd be happy to do a small write-up.
Flight Model - Not a whole ton of changes, working to add in dynamics of the actuators based on hydraulic pressure and electrical power status.
Landing Gear Model - More improvements made, looking better each day
Cockpit/Systems Integration - I have a ton of new stuff unit tested and integrated into the cockpit code (sensors, controls, indicators, etc...) once we have an updated cockpit model with more of the needles and switches animated we should have some cool stuff to show.
It's definitely coming together, the next major tasking for the upcoming weeks is the fuel, hydraulics, and electrical models and continuing cockpit integration alongside that.
I know the other guys are hard at work on upgrading the cockpit model and making a completely new external model so a ton of new things coming along!
The new Image Generator (IG) technology is currently in development and will be introduced to DCS World when it is ready. Elements of the new IG include:
- More detailed terrain.
- Better graphical effects
- Dedicated server
- DirectX 11 support
- Skeleton animation for infantry
Last night we released a patch to the public alpha testers with a few tweaks, a few bug fixes and have started to implement the fantastic audio from Diveplane.
Here is the change log:
* Added logic to detect start state (cold ramp/hot ramp/air start).
* Flap indicator
* Whiskey compass: added magnetic dip, acceleration error
* Tied custom canopy to ED canopy
* Fuel gauge now displays DCS total fuel state
* Re-worked ADI precession errors and tightened them up
* Re-worked ADI acceleration errors
* Re-worked navigation needle behavior
* Added audio for gyros, fuel pump and GTS (WIP)
* Resolved the FPS hit bug
We'd like to thank all of the public testers for their valuable feedback during this test period.
Work on the damage model is ongoing by Crow and you guys are going to love the work he's doing. We're not going to show it off but leave it as a surprise.
Derelor has stepped up to the mantle and is going through our flight manual and quick start manual to correct any grammatical errors. Thanks again very much to him for doing this.
We currently don't have a "launch" date as a few things still need to happen behind the scenes and ongoing work on the module. However; as soon as we're closer to knowing the date, you will be the first to know.
been given permission to go puplic on the DCS Hawk audio production.
progress is going very well , these videos below are very early wip audios of the hawk
adour engines air distortions , and some weapon sounds.
again they are very early wip and subject to change.
Now that we are getting very close to integrating EDGE into DCS, I can share a few more details.
1- DirectX 11 / DirectX 11 Windows 8 based.
2- Can support up to four GPU (either SLI or CF).
3- Uses clip maps.
4- Two cloud layers can be created with options for none, cumulous, cumulous nimbus, and stratus.
5- Terrain shadow projection is supported.
6- World can be as large as the designer wishes them to be, it is more of a question of development time / map detail.
7- Option to project map on globe surface.
Hey everybody!
Sven: We're kind of on the fence about this. By the way, you guys are really sharp. You pick up on important questions just about as soon as we do, and sometimes even earlier.
This is the very strange nature of the modular structure of the project.
What is DCS WWII? Surely it's the sum of all its parts, and taking the parts away destroys the whole? If seen this way, it's natural to sit on the planes that are ready, only make them available to kickstarter backers in alpha-beta, and launch another pledge drive for the B-17 in the interim.
But on the other hand, why not just release one or more of the new DCS WWII planes into DCS World, and use those funds to make the flyable B-17 instead?
This is something that requires a much larger backer-wide discussion I guess. We'll have it in a little while. In any case, we're months away from having any planes ready for release.
MP: I see multiplayer as a huge, huge part of any product's success. However it's not just the net code. It's the interface, the game modes, mission design, a gazillion components. Those of you who go back to the beginning of my early series will probably agree that the MP in Oleg's first flight sim was the bomb. It was so because Oleg had just created two absolutely amazing MP modes for his award-winning FPS titles (virtually unknown in the West, idolized alongside the likes of Doom and Duke3D in Russia). He had a whole crew of experienced MP programmers and designers that spent almost two years ironing out all the kinks.
So, we definitely have a long list of things we want to improve with multiplayer, but if we were to consider doing them for day 1 release of DCS WWII, we'd probably need to double our budget.
Since we didn't, the only thing I can really promise is that we'll try.
Also, trueSky looks really cool, but we're far too commited to making our own clouds and weather system to switch horses mid-jump.
Hopefully the stuff you'll see there will compare favorably to that video.
And regarding the Flight Sim show, we really should be doing a lot more stuff like that. There's always something happening somewhere, and a booth and some product boxes is a great thing to have. Unfortunately we just have no resources to attend most of them, no people to arrange and set up and man a booth, literally no one. So for the time being we'll probably just do a few major airshows, especially those connected with TFC and Duxford.
You think that Mk IX will make you an absolute winner?
I have bad news for those who consider P-51 too stick sensitive and thus prone to stall...
As Spitfire has neutral stability there is only 3/4" of stick travel to stall as it was reported by NACA. Really silk hands or full scale joystick required...
It will be no mercy, hardcore only - all will be as Mitchell designed.
Traducido....
¿Crees que Mk IX le hará un ganador absoluto?
Tengo malas noticias para aquellos que se consideran a P-51 tiene un stick demasiado sensible y por lo tanto propensos a entran en perdida ...
Como Spitfire tiene una estabilidad neutra de sólo 3/4 "de recorrido del stick hasta la perdida, ya que fue reportado por NACA. Se requiere realmente manos de seda o un joystick de escala completa ...
Esto será sin piedad, sólo para Hardcores - todo será asi, como fue diseñado por Mitchell.
La imagen anexa muestra el area cubierta por el mapa de Nevada en DCS. Este cubre un area de 300x300 km que incluyen tres aerodromos funcionales: Nellis AFB, Creech AFB, and Groom Lake (aka Area 51 / Dreamland).
Las areas inmediatas a las tres bases aeresa esta realizadas a un metro de resolución, la areas exteriores del mapa estan a una resolución de 16 metros, y el area entre ellas estan entre 2 y 4 metros de resolución. A nosotros nos hubiera encantado cubrir todo el mapa a 1 metro de resolución, pero teníamos que balancear la resolución contra el tamaño del archivo del mapa. Aun usando texturas de baja resulucion en algunos lugares, el mapa tiene como 26 GB de tamaño.
Despues de que el mapa sea released, es muy posible que nosotros lo expandamos, con con detalles adicionales, nuevos aerodromos, etc. Tal como nosotros hemos hecho en el mapa del mar negro.
Como mencionamos antes, nosotros estamos cerca de mover EDGE y este pama a DCS. Cuando esté hecho, nosotros empezaremos el proceso de debug y tuneado. Dar el primer mapa basado en EDGE en DCS, nosotros no estamos seguros cuanto tiempo podrá tomar este proceso.
Hola a todos,
Yo pienso que vamos a hacer dos actualizaciones de desarrollo a la semana.
El Viernes serán nuestras actualizaciones 3D de desarrollo: aviones, cabinas, vehículos, etc.
Martes habrá nuestras actualizaciones de desarrollo del escenario en donde vamos a estar mirando en nuestra Normandía, ya que toma forma.
Tenemos un montón de cosas que no has visto todavía, especialmente en la categoría 3D, así que espero que estos no resultar aburrido o pasado un tiempo.
Today the new F-15C advanced flight model (AFM) went into beta testing. This new flight model for the F-15C will be used for both Flaming Cliffs 3 and F-15C: DCS Flaming Cliffs. This short little video is provided to show some off the new landing physics (no more glued wheels to the runway!).
