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Topic: Rebuilt from the floats up - 'Rufe' Seaplane Version 2.0
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mace:
Pilot
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posted 06-21- 07:35 PM
   
The original A6m2-n 'Rufe' seaplane was released as an 'Alpha' concept demonstrator. This aircraft and the 'water' take off / landing system have been significantly improved. 'Beta' features:
A6m2-n 'Rufe':
*Water 'bounce' and 'spouts' have been significantly reduced
*New undercarriage, wheels and gear well added (AI airfield landing characteristics improved)
*Wingtip lights added thanks to razer & nat. I've devised a system whereby they can be switched on /off via the aircraft loadout, i.e., AI aircraft can start with lights on or off. A keystroke command can also switch these lights on or off
*Bullet holes appear on wings and fuselage when 'hits' are taken
*Float shapes now historically accurate. New float rudder and pitot tube added
*Pilot's head moves in sync with stick position
*Realistic 'japan100 bombs used (thanks to mposis)
*New 'skin' of YII-105 flown from Lake Biwa (central Honshu) intercepting US bombers in late 1944
*Texture files reduced, number of LOD's rationalised to improve frame rates and a gear move sound included
'Mogami' Tender:
*Ship moves up and down and side to side to simulate a light sea state
*'Mogami' now has two launching / retrieving cranes and these automatically move up / down
*New superstructure, damage model and 'skin' added
Support Structures:
*Seaplane landing zone now extends over 80% of water in terrains allowing for the practical use of this seaplane
*Seaplane base constructed to allow seaplanes to operate quickly from land into water
*New plyon.sm file included for seaplane races
Nations Version 2.0 is required and the pacific terrain is optional (but desirable). Please read the 'Readme' and 'Seaplane_Ops' files. Download (1565k) includes fifteen training missions (three night) and is 1.5.2.9 compatible;
Available at www.simfiles.com also
http://members.nbci.com/sdoe_mace/rufe.zip
cheers mace
P.S. members.nbci.com is a bit cranky so you may have to try once or twice or even copy and paste the URL into your browser location box. IP: Logged |
Razer
Pilot
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posted 06-21- 08:21 PM
the P-51B lights are setup and can just be turned on and off with a key stroke. By default they are off so you don't have to worry about them being on during the day.IP: Logged |
mace:
Pilot
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posted 06-21- 10:25 PM
The Rufe's lights work the same way as the P51b's with the addition of being able to have them on at a beginning of a mission (if you select that option via the loadout). This is ideal for AI aircraft at night.cheers mace IP: Logged |
Aladar
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 11:07 AM
Its great! I love it!! Jou are incredible!!!IP: Logged |
Vau
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 01:13 PM
Very nice, very sleek, never thought this could be possible. Nice forecast for the PBY. Just one thing: Is the shadow of the plane missing due to a technical problem with that land-on-water-thing or is it just a beta-problem? A shadow would be nice to have an reference in the aproach. IP: Logged |
Commando
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 01:34 PM
Great plane, great missions, only trouble is Game stops and reports app.exe has 'APP caused an invalid page fault in
module OPSIM.DLL at 018f:00d4950f.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=018f EIP=00d4950f EFLGS=00010246
EBX=00000000 SS=0197 ESP=0152f1e8 EBP=00000000
ECX=00000000 DS=0197 ESI=00000000 FS=3b3f
EDX=00000000 ES=0197 EDI=0906a824 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 00 8b 5c 24 10 8b 6c 24 14 89 4c 24 44 8b 4c
Stack dump:
0906a75c 0906a75c 0906a824 03961c34 0906a75c 03961c34 0152f418 0000016d 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 At irregular intervals, can't seem to link it to an event yet but does seem to happen under fire so could be DM related. IP: Logged |
Loco
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 03:53 PM
Mace,Congratulations, Itīs a big and great Project done!
yesterday, Iīd fun playing the training missions and enjoying all the new stuff.
Really Itīs a great Job! Thank You.
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mace:
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 11:28 PM
Thanks for the kind words.There is a shadow for the original 'zero' but is not a very good one (based on the fw190). So it's on the list for the next update or hopefully someone else will make one for the other zero's so it can be incorporated into the 'rufe'. Commando thanks for the feedback I'll try to track this issue down. cheers mace IP: Logged |
Dinga
Pilot
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posted 06-22- 11:55 PM
Thanks Mace top job once again.IP: Logged |
Commando
Pilot
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posted 06-23- 06:09 PM
Mace, been trying to replicate that Prob, can't get it now, must have been a corruption in mem that cleared on reboot. Sorry if I got you on wild goose chase. Been fun though, running all those B17's into the sea even if they don't all sink  .IP: Logged |
Pye
Pilot
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posted 06-24- 07:17 AM
Can the sea plate be lower and the floats had invisible parts that were longer at the bottom maybe allowing the b17's to sink
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