posted 05-19- 11:21 AM               

Added exhaust stacks
Added opening canopy
Put spinner on prop
Reshaped prop and spinner
Changed spinning prop texture
Added 3D intakes for engine and radiator
Made tail surfaces 3-dimensional
Added moving joystick to cockpit
Animated US pilot figure replaces Luftwaffe pilot (still has oxygen mask though); opens canopy and head tracks targets

He also edited the loadout.ppf so that you can select just the two inside guns or the four outside guns or all guns.

I forwarded a copy to Zoycite. We hope to add

Optional reflective canopy
Improve instrument panel (add a gauge or two)
Landing gear indicator.
Hopefully a suprise or two.

Damage model

Visual damage to wings, fuselage and tail
Gear damage if lowered at high speed

Engine damage
- Sputter and reduced power
- Smoke from exhaust pipes
- Oil on the windshield

posted 05-19- 02:27 PM               

I think the FM needs looking at as well. It feels properly "squirrelly" inflight, although I havent' checked its raw performance numbers for accuracy. But on the ground, it's just too skittery IMO. The P-47, for example, is a BUS on the ground, very stable, and even the 190, which should be pretty Mustang-ish, is pretty well behaved on the ground. The Stang will ground-loop in a heartbeat on takeoff or landing (and unfortunately the Corsair has inherited this tendency).

On the bright side, this unstability translates into what feels like pretty realistic spin/stall behavior inflight on the Stang (which I managed to somehow lose on the Corsair). Getting the balance right between inflight and ground stability might be a job for the mighty Zur!