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SkyUnlimited P-38 Lightnings X Updated

stiz said:
glad you guys like the update :)

Jankees, yea the mapping is far from great but i didnt want to change the exterior mapping so the fs9 paints would still work (cept the spinner).
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Great stuff Stiz!! It's a whole new plane..........my favorite 38!!:engel016::applause:
 
I have not heard any additional bug reports since the new patch was released except the prop shadow. I guess people are enjoying it more now.
 
One thing I really like is that the transparency of the windows from within the cockpit is very high. I don't like really dirty windows, they obscure the scenery and clouds too much. Also I like the subtle use of internal reflections on the cockpit glass. :jump:

I've wondered why the change from highly reflective mirrors on the cockpit side of the engines to what seems to be bump mapped mirrors. Not a big deal. Guess it was easier to improve the overall look of the plane this way.

When exceeding some speed limitation, there is NO control of the plane and a crash is emminent. Sure would be nice if there was the capablilty to have some damage reduce the flyability of the plane as in some of the combat sims, rather than have a sudden complete disability. But that is probably not a capability with FSX.

The P38 is a great product and I love it.
 
The P-38 became notorious for the controls becoming ineffective to completely useless in a high speed dive. The dive flaps installed in late model P-38J's and all P-38L's helped alleviate the problem.
 
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Cerberus said:
...I guess people are enjoying it more now.
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Wholly understated. :)

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Loving her, Jesse & Stiz. Have been flying her all week & she is only growing on me.

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Just wanted to give everyone a heads up. My brother is in visiting from Qatar. He is getting a few days to visit after the business trip he had to make here to the U.S. I'll be visiting with him, but when he heads back on Tuesday I'll be catching up with website work like getting the upgraded P-38 images up, declaring winners for the monthly contest and starting a new one, and anything else that is unfinished that is bugging me.
 
I Just now got around to installing this new version. Well Done! :ernae: This is a fantastic plane now! Love it! I had only one primary issue with the last one, which I brought up with the Sky Unlimited people in private, and which nobody else ever mentioned here, which was very surprising to me, since this aspect of the P-38 was sort of famous, and "missing", as it were, in the first version. All the other improvements are most welcomed too! Bravo Zulu!
 
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Hoping the visit with your brother was a good one, Jesse. Could continue to gush about your work, though will let the image speak for itself, from yesterday...​

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Yes it was great. He left yesterday. Now I am back to catching up on things before other Thanksgiving activities take over lol. I very much like seeing the screenshots, it lets us know that others are enjoying it and that is always great motivation to work on other projects and updates.
 
Dang it, my engine is leaking oil! Where's the egine mechs?! Looks like some barrels of oil over yonder. Maybe I can borrow some...
 
~ Continuing on with the tribute...~

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...giving a night shot a try:​

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Departing Chadron, Nebraska - KCDR & heading for Fort Collins, Colorado.​

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Thanks Boxcar and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Glad you are enjoying the planes.
 
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