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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Wilco: Tilt Rotor (Bell Agusta 609)
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bazzar
Charter Member 2018
Yes I am sorry it is such a lottery when it comes to FSX.
I have to say that I run a dualcore with 2gigs of ram and an 8 series nVidia card at home and I actually get better framerates on that than I do on a couple of our quadcores running 4 gigs. Go figure that...:mixedsmi:
To be honest, the Tilt has a lot of features and options necessary to make the most of VTOL and VSTOL, so it is definitely designed for the bigger rigs. FS9 seems to be behaving well though, especially with the patch components now installed(ready soon).
As a dev, believe me, once you have tasted what is actually achievable with the FSX exporter, it is damned hard to leave stuff out!
I have to say that I run a dualcore with 2gigs of ram and an 8 series nVidia card at home and I actually get better framerates on that than I do on a couple of our quadcores running 4 gigs. Go figure that...:mixedsmi:
To be honest, the Tilt has a lot of features and options necessary to make the most of VTOL and VSTOL, so it is definitely designed for the bigger rigs. FS9 seems to be behaving well though, especially with the patch components now installed(ready soon).
As a dev, believe me, once you have tasted what is actually achievable with the FSX exporter, it is damned hard to leave stuff out!
bazzar
Charter Member 2018
Great looking scheme Chris. She changes with every paint...
On another note, we are working on the next upgrade, which, apart from fixing a few glitches, will now attempt to replicate the "correct" startup with cross-linked rotors.
We knew this was the way in the real aircraft but as any dev will tell you, coding that up for a variable pitch hub, VTOL/VSTOL turboprop rotorcraft with conventional prop aircraft FD may take a little while!
Anyone who has ever wrestled with engine/prop code for FS will know what I mean... see you all a bit later:costumes:
On another note, we are working on the next upgrade, which, apart from fixing a few glitches, will now attempt to replicate the "correct" startup with cross-linked rotors.
We knew this was the way in the real aircraft but as any dev will tell you, coding that up for a variable pitch hub, VTOL/VSTOL turboprop rotorcraft with conventional prop aircraft FD may take a little while!
Anyone who has ever wrestled with engine/prop code for FS will know what I mean... see you all a bit later:costumes:
forgeknight
Banned
Hopefully this thread is still being watched by someone. I just bought the bell 609, love it. However it is a frame rate killer for me. I found out by turning off the avionics, (ie the glass cockpit) however, boosts the FR by alot. Is there a way to shut off the center and co-pilot control screen and leave the main one on?
Definitely a bunch of fun. I realise that there is a lack of info about the cockpit, so I let all the speculative stuff ride when I reviewed this plane. In the meantime I am beta-ing nautical stuff and the military paint of the tiltywhatnot makes a GREAT carrier plane. Who needs hooks and arrestor wires, when you have one of these!
The VTOL / VSTOL is real fun - it is a simple plane to fly and I am pretty darn sure that the real world one is as well, despite the lack of info. I look at it this way: all self respecting flying machine makers are making their planes as easy as possible to fly these days. The computers do all the fancy stuff, the pilot just points - and in that, AH / Wilco have succeeded very well.
If you already have the Aerosoft Seahawk for FSX, you might care to try out the "shipyard" and plaster a few nautical landing spots around the world (frigates and things) AND there is a great moving frigate in Aerosoft's Helgoland too - landable!
FUN with a capital fun... er...
The VTOL / VSTOL is real fun - it is a simple plane to fly and I am pretty darn sure that the real world one is as well, despite the lack of info. I look at it this way: all self respecting flying machine makers are making their planes as easy as possible to fly these days. The computers do all the fancy stuff, the pilot just points - and in that, AH / Wilco have succeeded very well.
If you already have the Aerosoft Seahawk for FSX, you might care to try out the "shipyard" and plaster a few nautical landing spots around the world (frigates and things) AND there is a great moving frigate in Aerosoft's Helgoland too - landable!
FUN with a capital fun... er...
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cobrakev
Guest
Tilt Rotor so good but...
I have had this since Febuary when it was version 1.1 I have been waiting for the 1.3 patch to fix several issues with it. Such as lighting. Well 1.3 cam out and I downloaded it and Whoa there is still a lighting problem. When you turn on the cockpit lights the whole back half of the aircraft turns on bright white. This is on the out side. I think this is ogus on the part of the developer that has made a patch for this product. Does nobody test these things any more or are we so hard up for cash that we are willing to just push crap out the door.View attachment 80493
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I am using DX10 mode B/C Fsx acualy runs better on my system. I know if I use DX9 this problem would be resoved howver DX10 has been out for somtime now aswell as SP2 for FSX. I think its time for developers to get on board with SP2 and all of its features. But maybee thats just me...:faint:
Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate
ASUS Rampage II Extream
Core I7 965 EE @ 4 GHz AI Overclocked
Corsair Dominator DDR3 6gb ram
Corsair HX 1000 W
EVGA GTX-295 in Single GPU mode
CM Stacker 830 Full Tower
WD 160Gb Hard drive (for OS)
WD Velociraptor 300GB (for FSX)
WD 1TB (For storage)
I built this system for FSX...
I have had this since Febuary when it was version 1.1 I have been waiting for the 1.3 patch to fix several issues with it. Such as lighting. Well 1.3 cam out and I downloaded it and Whoa there is still a lighting problem. When you turn on the cockpit lights the whole back half of the aircraft turns on bright white. This is on the out side. I think this is ogus on the part of the developer that has made a patch for this product. Does nobody test these things any more or are we so hard up for cash that we are willing to just push crap out the door.View attachment 80493
View attachment 80494
I am using DX10 mode B/C Fsx acualy runs better on my system. I know if I use DX9 this problem would be resoved howver DX10 has been out for somtime now aswell as SP2 for FSX. I think its time for developers to get on board with SP2 and all of its features. But maybee thats just me...:faint:
Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate
ASUS Rampage II Extream
Core I7 965 EE @ 4 GHz AI Overclocked
Corsair Dominator DDR3 6gb ram
Corsair HX 1000 W
EVGA GTX-295 in Single GPU mode
CM Stacker 830 Full Tower
WD 160Gb Hard drive (for OS)
WD Velociraptor 300GB (for FSX)
WD 1TB (For storage)
I built this system for FSX...
Boomer
Charter Member 2015
Does anyone happen to know what the effect file names are for the tiltrotor? I can tell he built them into the model but I am wonder which files they reference?
I dont care for the current ones & want to swich them out but even after perusing my entire effects folder can not find which ones. I wish he would of used a naming convention that makes it clear which effects are his
I dont care for the current ones & want to swich them out but even after perusing my entire effects folder can not find which ones. I wish he would of used a naming convention that makes it clear which effects are his