+Dave Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 So who do we have left to create aircraft? Dels ravenclaw007 Russo Who else? Quote
+Wrench Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Raven veltro2k we're just about out of modlers... Quote
Snailman Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I create, but im not a modder tho) Quote
+ravenclaw_007 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Florian , 76.IAP-Blackbird , JAT81500 Edited September 17, 2014 by ravenclaw_007 Quote
+RAVEN Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 OK I'll ask the question Dave. Why? :) Quote
+Monty CZ Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Even excellent Yak-38 has only 250 downloads, It takes too much time to build plane for about 100 downloads :-( Quote
+Stratos Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 OK I'll ask the question Dave. Why? :) Me thinks he plans to build a DCS F-4E rofl 1 Quote
+Dave Posted September 17, 2014 Author Posted September 17, 2014 Me thinks he plans to build a DCS F-4E rofl Yeah I wish. Its an SF2 project however. Just need an interested person. Quote
+daddyairplanes Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Biggest obstacle is the cost of Max 2009 for the newr folks and time for the old heads. I hoped that Max 12 or 13 would have backwards compatability to 09, but they only went back to 10. I'm currently using 15 for school and can get a two year license on the latest versions while in school. Others out there can do similar, the catch is finding the partners to try out FC's mentioned export import via Blender. Find an alternate route and i think many will start trying their hand at it Quote
Centurion-1 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I still make 3d stuff. But time has been in limited supply lately. Got a bunch of project sitting on the HDD waiting for some TLC. Plus, got to admit, the development time is starting to become very long if you want to get stuff right. I think the Thirdwire lack of support is starting to be felt too... But looking at modding instructions for DCS and well just thinking about the level of detail "required" by DCS makes my head ache. It is really fast approaching a point that it won't be possibly for a single modder to develop such an aircraft. Quote
+FLOGGER23 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I tried to get Daniel Back, and thanks to Martin, i'm SLOWLY begining with 3D, but it will take a while since all the skinning projects i have... Oh and i forgot Logan4, he's doing a nice modding too. Quote
+Stratos Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Sorry for hijacking the threat Dave, but talking about a possible DCS F-4E (even in FC3 style) makes me shiver. 1 Quote
+daddyairplanes Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Per what Centurion said, me thinks DCS wants it that way. How many of us have said of TWs DLCs "nice but we have it here at CA already".? Only DLC i can think of that wasn't easily moddable here was the F-4N and even then i only got it after he fixed for slotted stabs. DCS makes more money if you have to get the airframes from them Back to my original post, went to look up Max 09 after posting. Cant even find it for sale now, let alone price. The question might be how do we make a work around so some young blood can get in the game? Edited September 17, 2014 by daddyairplanes Quote
+ravenclaw_007 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 i have all F-4 max files and some F-4 cockpit max files but i know nothing about DCS and in the moment i´m bussy with my own problems Quote
Wil Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I still dream about one Saab Viggen! To bad I have none skills and knowege fo this :( Quote
CJLivesey Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 It would be really great to have exporter support to more recent version of 3dsmax as new people are more likely to have these as student versions rather than the 2009 version. Perhaps we should lobby TK for an new exporter? Quote
+Wrench Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 well, it's worth asking. Even if he's moved on the mobile-only, it can't hurt I'd LOVE to learn MAX; there's so many little things I'd like to do, that I have to keep calling in favors for. It's not just the aircraft or ships or vehicle items, there's so many more buildings and such that would be nice have. One can only repurpose what we have so many times... Quote
Wil Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Even excellent Yak-38 has only 250 downloads, It takes too much time to build plane for about 100 downloads :-( I see Monty, but even being excellent the Forger is not that great plane... I flew it a bit and at hard settings we got no chance against those Tomcats, so I guess it is na outstanding piece of work but unfortunatelly not much enjoyable. So everybody is waiting for SU-33s or bether versions from existing mods... 1 Quote
Centurion-1 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Perhaps we here at CombatAce should put our weight behind making a DCS F-4E? Even FC3 level or less to begin with would send a pretty big message to ED: THIS BIRD IS WANTED! The people making the Gazelle and Boh 105 have gotten quite far, so maybe modding for DCS is not impossible. If not easy. But it would take a TEAM, I stress this, because the level of detail for every individual bit is 2-10 times more than what we are used to produce. And that is just the visual side. Tho if we had Volkers models as a starting point, that would be 90% of the work done right there . And having the possiblity of using 60-70K tris for the external model would actually make many things easier. Sorry for the thread hijack. But the thought also gets me salivating 1 Quote
+Dave Posted September 17, 2014 Author Posted September 17, 2014 I was asking because I wanted a B-47 for SF2. We do not have one, we have one for SF1 but well....you know and it doesnt cut it anymore. Quote
+Stratos Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Would love to see that TEAM joining efforts together to get that F-4 flying on DCS. But again, I'm not a modder so I can only dream. Quote
+Stratos Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I think that a team creating such plane will learn a lot of DCS modding and will be able to reuse tons of parts for other mods. For example creating a F-5 after the F4 the team will be able to reuse must of the cockpit instruments. Quote
+Wrench Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Indeed, Dave. A new Stratojet would be welcome for the 1950s. edit: just checked, I DO have the Detail and Scale book on pdf, for a modeler that might need it. Edited September 17, 2014 by Wrench Quote
+Julhelm Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 One time long ago I started working on a Douglas 1211J. But between game development and being a daddy I have no time for hobby projects anymore =/ 1 Quote
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