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wakeup tailgunner
Pilot
posted 08-20- 07:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for wakeup tailgunner   Click Here to Email wakeup tailgunner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, with Razer updating the P38, a new P51, thought I'd update you all on what Farmer Joe and I have been doing....

The new DM is done, mailed that off to FJ today for testing and feedback. Next step is to insert the models for crew mwmbers. These are detailed and look like people up close. Important for those waistgunners!

What we have now is more realistic wing and engine damage, gear damage - when engines 2 & 3 take too many hits, the gear won't fully deploy. Engines will fail from battle damage and now also have simple damage lods when destroyed. Before, they just blew up and ripped you wing off. Now you can still fly a while. Props only come off when the engine is a gonna.

Smoke on startup has been removed for now, ran into some problems with breaking DOF's which I am still looking at. I Wanted to do a lot more, but with framerates an issue, It's gone as far as it can for now.

Watch This Space......

If I could post screenshots, I would. Got some good ones of shot up B17's. Up till 2am last night shooting lumps out of B17's over Midway......mmmmmmmmmmm burning B17's

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ArgonV
Pilot
posted 08-20- 09:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ArgonV   Click Here to Email ArgonV     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great news! (thank God for my fast-ass system) Im glad the old bird got some new insides. If you want, send those pics to me and I'll post them for ya.

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Raider
Pilot
posted 08-20- 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Raider   Click Here to Email Raider     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am really looking forward to this one. Glad to see the ol' B-17 getting what it needed.

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wakeup tailgunner
Pilot
posted 08-20- 12:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wakeup tailgunner   Click Here to Email wakeup tailgunner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote


[IMG]http://fallingfortress.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/downshegoes.jpg
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Check these out, quality is poor, but you can get a good idea.

Pic one shows an outer wing tank ignited by cannon fire. A few seconds later, the tank fire burned out the wing, and down she went.

Middle one is a B17 with it's whole tail shot away. She turned across my bows and got both barrels

Last one is a messy belly landing. Both Starboard props a still, cos the engines are shot to hell, the gear wouldn't come down, so it was belly or bust. Still, any landing is a good one.....

Might post it if there is enough interest. Otherwise, I'll wait till Farmer Joe gets his 'people' on board.

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darthbob
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posted 08-20- 01:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for darthbob   Click Here to Email darthbob     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
can't see em

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wakeup tailgunner
Pilot
posted 08-20- 02:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wakeup tailgunner   Click Here to Email wakeup tailgunner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bugger....

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wakeup tailgunner
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posted 08-20- 03:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wakeup tailgunner   Click Here to Email wakeup tailgunner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Try it now....my fault, screwed it up. Didn't wait for the picture to load before I copied the address over. Live and Learn....

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Hawk
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posted 08-20- 09:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hawk   Click Here to Email Hawk     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Gosh, I wonder who started this :-)

What! No Smoke?

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