Whirlwind tour indeed - going to photograph the Mirage F1AZ and CZ from pitot tube to afterburner petals. It's been a while since I did some updates but yep we are still steaming ahead as planned. I have 75% of the new terrain tiles done, otherwise been working on non DB related items. The most current DB is with Kasper at the moment to add the new airbases, features and update the new aircraft stores. Afterwards I just need to modify the new objectives and make minor changes to the new units.
I worked also on the version 2 of the Tactical Reference Section, we allready changed the TACREF section as per the screenshot below, but I have now redone them to the new style (see below). So with the Angolan Theatre you will basically be getting a "whole online multimedia library" about the war. (equipment, weapons, people, places, units, operations, history). I have posted screens of all the other UI screens before so you can get a look at the new UI - it is 100% changed from original Falcon.
Old tacref
New tacref
Mirage F1AZ over Ovamboland
Night flight testing - have posted some screens before about our "discoveries" about nightlighting. At the moment all aircraft feature new dynamic skin lighting (in other words strobes are seen miles away and it lights up the aircraft skin around the strobes location), new AB plumes that rotate, extend etc AND that can be clearly seen at night - a first for Falcon indeed. We have also added cockpit night lighting in all 3D external views... Testing on a proper heat plume is nearly complete so screens of that when done
Another night lighting effect we added was to gorund vehicles (see screens posted before), so that trucks etc have headlights that can be seen at night, and some switch off their lights when they become aware of your presence.
Whilst on the new list, you have seen the vids of the pilot animations, as in head, arms and legs move in all 3D views, also the helmet visor, and control columns are animated. Mirages with the "mice" shock cones in the airtakes move as well according to power settings, so do the turbines on all jet aircraft when viewed from the front.
More later
Update Threads:
Frugals >>
http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/show ... ge=2&pp=50
FreeFalcon >>
http://www.freefalcon.com/forum/viewtop ... 5c72326c82
CombatAce >>
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=8585
CheckSix >>
http://www.checksix-forums.com/forums/i ... opic=56496
combatsim >>
http://s7.invisionfree.com/COMBATSIM/in ... topic=4065
Website >> http://www.combat360.com>
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keep up the good work, Mac!
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