Friday 2010-07-09 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[Richie]

It's beautiful. Tree have you figured out I'm Hackl?

[Friendly_flyer]

I'm used to seeing the dawn being more bluish in hue, like this:



Is that just me coming from an area with less air pollution (I'm from Norway) or is a different time of the morning? I've always thought the early dawn in IL2, with haze clinging to the low ground was rather well done.

[baronWastelan]

Noticable improvement in colors of terrain over previous. Looks like we'll have BoB for Christmas this year. Thanks for the great update Oleg, you've earned your vacation!!!

[jocko417]

Dawn? This isn't a sunrise, I think it's a set moment in time (near sunSET, look which direction the sun is located) and the only thing changing in each shot is the altitude of the camera. I've taken off just after sunset heading west, seen the sun 'rise' in the west while climbing, then set 'again' after leveling at altitude. It's just the perspective you get at a higher viewing point.

[Friendly_flyer]

Originally Posted by jocko417

Dawn? This isn't a sunrise, I think it's a set moment in time (near sunSET

I think you are right, a sunset looks far more like it. SunSETs are usually more colourful than sunrises, at least where I come from. I suppose the reason is that the day see a combination of sunlight and wind, drying up the topsoil and sending particles up into the lower atmosphere. Also, industry, road traffic and other polluters are most active during the day. When night comes, wind subsides, temperature drops, water in the air condensates and helps clean the air.

Imagine flying over such a landscape when taking off for a night mission! I wonder what Oleg manages to get out of London burning...

[Skarphol]

The images is taken more or less due south seen from a little north of Portsmouth. The sun seems to be straight to the south. Thus it should be in the mid of the day. It is a little bit weird that the sun isn't higher on the horizon.

Skarphol

[deadmeat313]

On the highest altitude screenshot you can see an east-west line in Northern France, beyond which there is no terrain drawn. That looks like map-edge to me.

Either that or its the point where the engine stops drawing the map. The line looks to be about 150 miles away from the viewpoint.

T.

[Rodolphe]

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Same feeling here, Deadmeat.



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What about the "WIP settlement" of the three models of hangars on the first Do 215 screen.
Those hangar main doors are sitting intimately face to face) .






A comparative study with the following aerial pictures of Thorney Island airfield(1945).





During an attack on Aug 18th, 1940, the luftwaffe (Stuka) has damaged two hangars, one of which remained a burnt-out shell until after the war.






These "siamese" hangars at Andover drome, in 1918 've loved to keep a respectful distance from each other. (())



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[holdenbj]

Oleg: Very nice update - just stunning - thanks
Have an excellent holiday.

Sun over the Isle of Wight - thats home for me.

Any chance of a screenie of Stukas over Ventor downs radar station on the island in the next update

[Il2Pongo]

I hope they keep the grass strips looking like grass, not like dried out harvested wheat on a wheat field that used to be grass.

I like how the fighters on the airfield are rendered in the distance.