HighGround22
Charter Member 2014
Ok... some changes to the exhaust smoke, particular to the initial smoke and #1 radial has a different startup sounds.
Ok... some changes to the exhaust smoke, particular to the initial smoke and #1 radial has a different startup sounds.
It's definitely getting there, I'd like the see the electric fuel boost pump whine sound be linked to the fuel pump switches.
Is that an open cockpit window I see near the end of the video?
Tufun, a question. I'm not sure if its a result of being recorded on video, but the prop blade blur seems a little odd to my eyes. The prop turns over, looks great - it then catches and runs and for a second or two you see the normal blur - but after that it seems you can still see the actual shape of the propeller blades as they spin round. I can't describe it any better than that. Is that what you see ?
I notices that also. The fanning of the blades disappears at a certain point. That is one of several issues with current beta. It's on my list to ask Manfred when he returns.
That effect is RPM driven. I can tweak the propdisk file to be more transparent in specific parts like the blade. I can blur it more so that the blur effect is softer at cruise 22-27 K RPM. Stay tuned....
Remember that all prop blur that we see in these videos, and in the sim are what the CAMERA sees, NOT what the naked eye sees, which is nearly nothing once ignition occurs.
However, the effects & textures being created are fantastic.
For sure, those are great start-up effects. I hope the how-to of such realism can be applied, at least to some extent, on other aircraft besides the C-47. Especially the cranking and the slow blade turning before the engine turns over. Reminds me of cold afternoons at NAS Glenview, standing with a CO2 bottle while a P2V starts up.TuFun, just when I think things can't get any better you come up with something even better. I will probably not be flying the Gooney Bird much but just starting and stopping the engines. Fantastic work. Come on Manfred, we are all awaiting your return.
Remember that all prop blur that we see in these videos, and in the sim are what the CAMERA sees, NOT what the naked eye sees, which is nearly nothing once ignition occurs.
However, the effects & textures being created are fantastic.
I agree, the "pop" noise seems out of place on the DC-3 but it would work well in a F4F start-up sequence as the Coffman starter cartridge.Looks good, but the single, loud "pop" makes me think Coffman cartridge starter.