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What aircraft do you think is missing from FSX?
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Z-DarthVader
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F-86!
A truly native F-86 Sabre.
How's the Section F8 one coming along anyway??
A truly native F-86 Sabre.
How's the Section F8 one coming along anyway??
I think most are missing the point, if you want it get off your arse and do it, this must be the most useless post ever, Tim the Skyraider AEW would be nice but in your own time but I will be ok with busy on other things, I can do odds and ends but knackered with the whole thing so anything offered is accepted, as many modelers have said before if you do'nt like it delete it, Mike Stone I think was one.
As some one aready said, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of planes out there that need their FSX debut. So we need more modellers, not "I want xxxx"Love 1920's Berzerkistan Air Corps Laundy Wing aircraft? Build it!
Unless some one knows how to clone plane builders. Well, there is the hot babe/9 months method...
I'm sorry if I have upset a few of you out there, but at the end of the day all it is is a general concencus as to what era/ genre that people perfer, and if they could influence the modelmakers/devs what would they like to have, at the end of the day I'm not saying to the model makers and companies out there to "make this or that".
It's just that there is a great load of fantastic aircraft out there made for the previous versions of FS, that don't either port over very well or not at all. You may have noticed in the last couple of weeks people have been asking about various aircraft, and with no disrespect to the various companies but how many versions of Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs and Boeing 73- or 74-'s can we have?
I have tried my hand at modelling, and I find it impossible, It's taken me 3 years to almost undertand the jist of painting and I understand that you can't please all of the people all of the time, but maybe just some of the people some of the time. If you look at the results so far there are 2 distinct leaders First Gen Jets and others and that is what I was trying to find out.
Hopefully this explains better the reason of the thread.
Bruce
It's just that there is a great load of fantastic aircraft out there made for the previous versions of FS, that don't either port over very well or not at all. You may have noticed in the last couple of weeks people have been asking about various aircraft, and with no disrespect to the various companies but how many versions of Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs and Boeing 73- or 74-'s can we have?
I have tried my hand at modelling, and I find it impossible, It's taken me 3 years to almost undertand the jist of painting and I understand that you can't please all of the people all of the time, but maybe just some of the people some of the time. If you look at the results so far there are 2 distinct leaders First Gen Jets and others and that is what I was trying to find out.
Hopefully this explains better the reason of the thread.
Bruce
Cleartheprop
Charter Member
I think this one would be great in the FSX living museum : The Supermarine S.6B, a wonderful racing seaplane of the early thirties.
For those who love the Spitfire (which has already been modelled for FSX I guess... ) here is the Wikipedia link to the Supermarine S.6B).
I am afraid this kind of airplane is not as popular as the Spitfire, P51, Bf109 etc etc etc etc...
For those who love the Spitfire (which has already been modelled for FSX I guess... ) here is the Wikipedia link to the Supermarine S.6B).
I am afraid this kind of airplane is not as popular as the Spitfire, P51, Bf109 etc etc etc etc...
If I pursued modeling my experience from years ago and took the time to adapt and grow for flight simulator, I would not be saying anything here. I would be contributing to a love of flight, and making what "I" wanted to fly. All considered and wanting this to happen, the real world did not allow this and I could not make the time. Let alone have the patience in conversion from 3DSmax to whatever it took (Gmax) to get it to flightsim authoritative stature for usability. Not saying I was good at modeling, but at the time I was being taught by someone that was very good at it who designed and modeled for a living. It's all babble at this point anyway.
If I had a choice, my vote is for the Golden Era and the times that made aviation what it is today.
...I can think of many.
If I had the time and patience, there's only one legend I would do. Mentioned on many other forums in the past years, and there was no desire to make it happen. That included several payware developers also. All I'll say is, this virtual reality as we know it, is a money grab. Can't say as I blame those with the skills of what they do either.
It's easy to say what you want to see in flightsim. But developing something to a virtual reality standard, takes research & documentation to the nth degree.
If I had a choice, my vote is for the Golden Era and the times that made aviation what it is today.
...I can think of many.
If I had the time and patience, there's only one legend I would do. Mentioned on many other forums in the past years, and there was no desire to make it happen. That included several payware developers also. All I'll say is, this virtual reality as we know it, is a money grab. Can't say as I blame those with the skills of what they do either.
It's easy to say what you want to see in flightsim. But developing something to a virtual reality standard, takes research & documentation to the nth degree.
The C-46 Commando would be really a nice plane to have. In my opinion, based on seeing the show "Ice Pilots", it´d be a really tricky plane to fly, especially in the crosswinds. Mikey from Buffalo Airways is probably a simmer himself. I recall him commenting a flaw in a BA repaint.
ColoKent
SOH-CM-2025
Interesting post for two reasons....
1. It shows what other people are craving aircraft-wise (and it does seem to have a bell-shaped curve to it), thus providing a general trend of what those who inhabit this board think is missing.
2. In a few cases, it revealed the attitudes of a few key people out there
Bruce-- good series of posts cause it provided some enlightenment-- and some good intel!
Kent
1. It shows what other people are craving aircraft-wise (and it does seem to have a bell-shaped curve to it), thus providing a general trend of what those who inhabit this board think is missing.
2. In a few cases, it revealed the attitudes of a few key people out there
Bruce-- good series of posts cause it provided some enlightenment-- and some good intel!
Kent
CodyValkyrie
Charter Member 2016
I would also opt for some Golden Age planes. Not necessarily my "favorite" per say, but certainly an area of simulation that I dearly enjoy. Those beautiful metal biplanes are to DIE FOR. A Staggerwing is the cat's meow!
Ok... I need to calm down.
Ok... I need to calm down.
Just about to start watching Ice Pilots, Wiltzei. Never heard of it until it was mentioned at CBFS, with a link. It looks exactly the sort of flying that FSX and Orbx PNW would replicate very well.
spatialpro
SOH-CM-2025
I agree with this also and am itching to give it a go when I'm not fiddling about with scenery. There are a lot of "I would like" (of which I have a fair few myself), but a thread like this could also serve to bring people together who might be on the verge of starting out with modelling (in the Flight Sim sense!) and may also find they have similar favorites and can agree to collaborate on a particular aircraft. I for one would love to find individuals/groups to team up with. Based on my scenery experience a lot more can be achieved by a group or partnership than by an individual (and there is a much greater chance of it actually seeing the light of day). There is little chance I'll embark on developing a model on my own.
However, to finish I can't help but also mention the Skyraider AEW...!
Bjoern
worst developer ever
Totally forgot about those, added them to my list.
So we need more modellers, not "I want xxxx"
I'm propagating that as well, but I get the feeling I'm screaming in a hurricane.
Takes too long.
I'd clone myself if I could, but that would also require a RAID-1 mind mirroring device.
I could also lock myself up and make payware, but that's against everything I stand for.
If it's just variations of models, it might help asking devs politely for the source files, doing your desired variation to the model and crediting them properly in the readme.
Until the well of money runs dry.
Then you didn't try hard enough or picked the wrong model.
If you want an aircraft in the sim BADLY, it's easier to climb that learning curve instead of just doing...something in Max/GMax.
Also, why would you have to please anyone?
Either people like your creations or they don't, who gives a rat's arse (except payware developers who'd starve if they pumped out an unpopular model
)? The most important thing is that *you* like it!Modeling per se isn't impossible, I even find it easier than it's usually regarded. The worst thing is knowing your tools, say find out which function gives you which effect and what you'll have to use in what way to achieve this and that and of course getting your workflow up and running.
The only things really necessary for creating FSX addons is perseverance and desire. Nothing more, nothing less.
Portover but compatible:
http://calclassic.com/commando.htm
The only advantage working in a team has, is getting things done quicker.
Fortunately, MSFS always had a fairly open architecture (except for the models), so you basically just need to do the models and throw them out. If others have licked blood and find room for improvemets in editable areas, they'll do them. Texture upgrades, a new FDE, a custom soundset, a modified VC panel, etc...
If not, it's either up to you to do updates if you want to or you shrug it off and focus on a new project.
You're developing primarily for yourself after all.
michael davies
Charter Member 2012
Soon.
