-Rudel-

pictures.....please guys

You have provided nothiing but words. Please provide some better feedback with tracks and/or video. Be a bit more technical for our programmers. Testing was made before release, unfortunately ED dropped a bomb on 3rd parties releasing this patch without letting us know, so proper testing could not be accomplished.

Center tank hangs 1.2 - 1.5 degrees down.

I initially atlased the 4K textures together to lower drawcalls on materials. Perhaps too soon, since average users were still using 3GB cards, compared to the 11GB Titans I use. The resolution of my textures never changed since day 1 of me working on the MiG21. Just an atlas procedure.

Yes, our Bis is export version. Laivynas helped make stecil corrections.

Im done working on that texture. The animations to make it flicker are present, they just need programmed.

Rivets, texture size too low. Need bigger size texture for better detail. Or, check for very opaque color around rivets.

We require test key from ED....still no reply. Not because we don't want to hire you.

Lovecar, new cockpit will not be release. It is not ready. You seem really active lately regarding MiG-21, so I'll assume you are new to it, and don't know much of the history. 2006-2009: Our MiG-21 was originally created for LOMAC. Long time ago in ''computer hardware'' years. 2010-2014: Now, MiG-21 exported to DCS, and in 2011 new artist join team. External model rebuilt. Cockpit gets new textures. Cannot remodel cockpit, as it's too complex with switches and gauges. We also had deadline to make. 2006-2017: VR is not really used, and computer hardware not as good now. So parts of plane are made invisible to save computer processing power. 2018-Present: ''Phase 1'' external model is in next patch. The ''Phase 1'' cockpit is still the current version (same model/textures), but modified to fit the airframe for VR users. It is band-aid. The ''Phase 1'' cockpit is not ready for release due to some animation errors and RoughMets / Lights needing adjustments since the release of 2.5.6. So, next patch will be the cockpit now still in use, unfitted. 2020-beyond: Phase 2 is complete new cockpit and airframe using Laser scan service. )

It's not a bug. MiG-21 developed long ago, before VR use. But.... https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4347136&postcount=21 Unlinked several parts from Argument 114 dummy to make whole airframe visible from cockpit.

No no...the resolution will not change. The original textures were atlased together to fit in a 8K texture. The original textures will maintain their original size from v1.2.x

Current main textures are actually 8K; with atlas 4K textures. The resolution is not changing. They are simply being split back to 4K sections

Artists' life :lol:

Trust me, compared to 2010 and now, we've gained much more experience and acquired more resources than ever. With the advent of 3d scanning and photogrammetry service, the MiG-21 will e better than ever in the coming years.

With the commercially available programs to see speculated aerodynamics such as MatLab and/or Simulink, this project could be made. Of course the FM data would be derived from those programs' tests, but it's better than nothing. As others said though, finding competent aerospace engineers that do programming are rare in the gaming-flight sim genre. Where more profit can be had at top tier aerospace companies.

Indeed, but newer Max takes advantage of latest hardware tech. Sometimes 2014/16/17 gets so sluggish with 1,500,000 tri-count and more , it's un-usable. 2019+ can handle the instructions much better. And with larger textures. As graphics cards get better, so does the art....and the Art departments are constantly innovating as hardware becomes better suited. Personally, I dont mind an upgraded plugin every 2-3 years, but it's time for a new one for sure.....before our old files become corrupt. At least for 3rd parties.

Use blend map render to texture https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-141A0825-9FA9-45C7-B8E6-276B6F74C670-htm.html

Delfin887 is using his own experience to develop the FM and have proven to ED time and time with graphs. The recent UFO-FM data collected from openBeta users, helped him make it better in new patch. (it was no mistake to release UFO-FM...it was test) The MiG-21Bis created for DCS is an exported version. It is thought, true information about flight dynamics and radar in documents supplied to exported countries are untrue. To keep Soviet secrets getting into American hands. Delfin887 has told ED of this, and compromises were made. Also, we recently came across information that true Russian RP-22 SM is better than exported RP-22 SMA. So we try to find documents now. )) I'm just an artist, I can't debate any points here. Just passing friendly information.

Yes that's correct, Phase 1 corrections line up , but the Phase 1 Internal is not ready for release due to some animation errors and RoughMets / Lights needing adjustments since the release of 2.5.6. It's still the old cockpit, just fitted. Next patch will be the cockpit still in use, unfitted. Phase 2, is complete new mesh/textures of external/internal

What we have planned for release is in the change log...Phase 1 External https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4347136&postcount=21

Are you saying the latest plugin supports 2021?

Stable Release is out of our control..no date, sorry.

Phases pretty much came to be, with the steps listed in the link below: http://leatherneck-sim.com/2019/01/23/looking-beyond-the-horizon/ Phase 1: for external model is finished. Cockpit is still WIP pending canopy animation issues. Phase 2: complete new 3d/textures for the external and cockpit. Phase 1, are basically band-aides, until Phase 2 is release. And no, there is no estimated time yet. The patch released today is just a hotfix for the Super Carrier and anything ED module related.

Please provide a track from the stable release, so that we can send it to ED

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4347567