Nemeth: MBB/Kawasaki BK-117

[YoYo]

Sean..

Here's a list of things currently picked up on the release model..


- Missing Paintkit in Installer.

???

This is advantage I think.

If The paintkit has 700 Mb and I dont need it why it must be in installer?


Btw. I saw service pack 1.01: http://www.nemethdesigns.com/modules/newscore/news.php?id_entry=46-nd-bk117-patch-101.html .

The VC has tool tips? Mi-24 hasnt. I havent Kawasaki but always I like this kind of copter.

 

[DaveB]

Hi Dave,

Actually, sad to say but you are misinformed. Milviz did no coding on the Skycrane, the Huey, the AW-109 and the Chinook. All coding was done by the Nemeth's and that included the FDE's. Milviz only did the models. Now, however, we do both and are no longer involved with the Nemeth's though, at least with them, we remain on good terms.

Thank you.

Kat

Rgr that Kat and thanks for putting me right I'm guessing then that some artistic license was used when they were unable to sort out a particular issue. It's easier to blame 'the other half'

YoYo.. I'm not sure where you got 700mb for the PK from. There will probably be something like 6 maps that users will want to change. 2 for the 'normal' model.. 2 for the 'Med' model and 2 which will cover both models making 01, 02, 03 and 04. 700mb for that sounds ever so excessive!! The 1.01 patch resolves a small number of issues.. not least of all the thumbnails which still showed beta wording.

No.. the Mi-24 doesn't have tool tips. I found it easier to install the 'English' legend panel. Not as authentic I know but a lot easier to find your way around!!

ATB
DaveB

 

[YoYo]

Dave, it was an example, 1 PSD file its near 100 MB often, for example PK for AS F-14 has 2,6 GB (!), SSW F-84 its near 600 MB.
If it has 6 maps, it will be perhaps 400-800 Mb in PSD with layers. It isnt good idea to add PK for all cusomers in installer I think .
Link enough.

 

[DaveB]

Yes, I agree. Point is though.. it is advertised as coming with a paintkit.. be that a link or included in the main files. Many people won't bother with a PK so it should, to my mind, be a separate link

The choice to go for the 117 was finalised in Feb of this year but I still get a feeling it's been rushed out for Christmas. Incidentally.. the next model will be a Bell 429 (if their build schedule holds).

ATB
DaveB

 

[YoYo]

http://www.nemethdesigns.com/modules/newscore/news.php?id_entry=49-liver-pack-bk117-released.html

A livery Pack for the BK-117 is released. It adds 12 new paint themes to the BK-117.

 

[dvj]

Hello, I have purchased and downloaded the BK-117 files, which are split into parts with file extensions .z01, .z02,
z03, etc., what program would I use to join/unpack this because 7-Zip ain't doing it. Uggh! Why so complicated?

Thank you

dvj

 

[Fireball6]

dvj - WinRAR should do it

Greetings

Dirk

 

[DaveB]

Yup.. if you don't have Winrar, you can download a trial version. Personally.. I think this way of doing releases is unnecessary too.

Put all the downloads into one folder and run the main file. This will then find the others and un-rar them for you.

ATB
DaveB

 

[dvj]

Well WINRAR opened the .zip file, but none of the 5 other archive files. But the single .zip contained the installer. Seemed to load the model into FSX just fine. Not sure what the other 5 archives are for because I have all the liveries and full functionality. Strange.

d

 

[DaveB]

Hello Mate..

Well.. if it looks ok in the sim, it's worked. You only need to open the exe file and winrar magically see's the other files and decompresses and installs them in order. It's odd I know and why Nemeth have gone down this road is beyond me.

Marius has released a texture pack for it over at Nemeth (on the main site.. not the forums) so make sure you check that out

ATB
DaveB

 

[Fireball6]

Start to work with the paintkit - DHDSR is ready, the other is WIP .....