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Amazing work Ricardo! Really getting excited about the final release! S!

IN-FREAKIN-CREDIBLE! :shocking: The hawks are my favorite line of helicopters! All I can say is... WOW!:surprise:

Yup, exactly, though I do occasionally fly BS. Waiting for DCS: Flanker. It'll deffinity get the A-10 (just to fly something sane!) but if an apache comes out next, I don't think I'm going to get it. And where's the Flaming Cliffs option? I know, here in the DCS forums it's easy to forget, but ED did make something other than a Ka-50 sim. out

but, just like IRL, the pilots flying the planes should actually be able to READ the labels. :D English option too, please ;)

Try this: It's called LOPE or LockOn Pilon Editor. it alows you add any weapon to any aircraft. However, do NOT use this on public servers in hyperlobby, or you'll be banned! Hope this is that you're rooking for. EDIT: damn, Boberro beat me to it

THAT IS AMAZING, SHAGGY. You are truly a photoshop master. Well, I might as well just put a stick of dynamite in my computer and detonate it, cause that's what a game of that quality would do to my rig. :D BTW, 100 pages of Awesome screenshots! :thumbup:

You may want to check this out: http://snomhf.exofire.net/leftyHOTAS.html

Nice work! I still think the pilots are seated a bit too far back and are a bit too small. But that's small potatoes compared to how you've really cheaned up the look of the phantom! As for the glass, I'm not sure, but maybe it's in one of ED's plug-ins? http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=18234 Aero

Umm, where's the mission file? It sounds really good and I want to try it!

How about the third option: a fast mover? I mean, lets face it, we have a helicopter. We're getting an attack aircraft next (the A-10C, which has been confirmed as the next aircraft) so what would logically be the next aircraft? Another helo? Ok, keep dreaming if you want. Point is, If we get a fast mover after th A-10C, then ALL ASPECTS OF AIR COMBAT WILL BE COVERED! There is an undeniably large following for fast jets out there (You just don't see too many of them here as it's a helicopter forum ATM) I would Vote for the Su-27 or F-15 as multiple countries use them and would make for good multiplayer (plus, DCS has its roots in the flanker). These aircraft are also dedicated in their rolls and would satisfy a large portion of the Lockon community! Of course, I have a whole list of reasons to do this, but I'll spare you :smilewink:

Ok, so assuming those are the latest pics... Ok, first, don't take the following as mean. I want to just point out a few things. ...First of all, the perspective is way off in A LOT of places. For instance, the fuel gauge. The knob should look a bit more like it is protruding to the right, not toward the pilot like it is now. The RPM gauge still says PRM when it should read RPM. I assume these are the old stock textures? The HSI is nice and all with its reflection, but I can't READ it, which is kind of important. A little less reflection would be good :D The Airspeed indicator looks cut off at the bottom, and while kind of nit-picky, It does take away from the effect. I understand you are taking the textures from this picture, but remember the perspective is different and the dimensions are a little bit different in lockon. Over all, very nice. These are just some things I noticed. I hope you can use it to improve as best you can. :) A hint on perspective, if the knob is at the bottom right of the cockpit, the knob should be drawn on the texture as if it was stretched down and to the right. Make it a little long as it will be foreshortened with lockon's view. Use the original textures as references. :smilewink: Hope this helps, and keep up this awesome work! I'm really looking forward to a final release!

do you have any pics or a release of your latest version? We'd be able to better help you then I think. Great work!

hmm, I'm just thinking, maybe if you subsurfed it once (Blender term, idk what it is in 3Ds Max, "surface subdivide" or something?) it will give you morr verticies to work with and you could smooth it out and then combine redundant faces? Just thinking out loud, cause parts seem kinda low poly. Also, a good skin can make a HUGE difference! I think the skin needs a bit of work. Also, maybe you could show us a few renders without any skin (Just the basic model) and maybe we could give some better ideas. Keep working at it Tomcatz!

Great work Tomcatz! Just some constructive criticism. The nose seems to be a bit off. I know you based this off of an actual photograph, but those can be misleading because the camera angles can be off. Try a 3-View drawing, as these give you the best dimensions. Just out of curiosity, what program do you use? I use Blender 3D and I have no idea where to even start doing something like this. Again, Awesome work! You are truly a 3D Modeling Machine!

Thinking out loud, but maybe there's some export for view angles/zoom and stuff and that could change it's orientation and position of the overlay. Of course, I really have no idea how to do this. Just an idea.

Hey, Happy Birthday X-man!

Alright, I'm going to just post this once. I don't intend to feed the fire or anything but... WTF guys! My god, you sound like a bunch of arguing High School Kids! (and I know what that's like :smilewink:) Look, I, like many others, highly respect the work that Yoda does for the community, and I understand his, and those who have worked with him, desire to defend the mod they have worked so hard on. I completely understand this. However, this doesn't make Kuky's and JohnX's opinions invalid. It could just be me, but the utter disrespect they appear (at least to me) to receive is completely unwarranted. Yes, they don't like LRM, does this mean they are not serious flight simulator enthusiasts and should be cast out of the lockon community to play Ace Combat? I don't think so. *stops to catch his breath* Alright, now to address LRM and my opinions surrounding it. I really hope I don't appear any less of a person then I already am in most people's eyes because of said opinions. First, my understanding of LRM: LRM is simply server based code that is used to prevent various exploits or "enhance" ""game play"" (note the double quotes, A.S) As such, the actual hard coded game engine, which is what actually runs the simulated Flight Model, Radar, and other systems, cannot be modified. Thus, workarounds are enabled. ie. A flashing HUD in the F-15 takes the place of an IFF X in the Target designator box, which was omitted from the official release of lockon and its subsequent patches. Realism?: The above example of F-15 IFF and the new low-level turbulence are the only LRM features that truly replicates a Real life system or real life events. Because of the before mentioned Hard Code, addressing Radar, ECM, ECCM, Countermeasures, etc cannot be changed with the desired amount of realism, which in this type of community, is absolute. Thus, workarounds are done. Example: when a jammer is locked, the estimated range an Russian fighters jumps around undoubtedly using the Ctrl+ and Ctrl- keystrokes. However, this has undesired effects on the Russian birds, which then have their unlocked, RWS mode elevation step changed and must be manually changed. Many don't have this mapped to a HOTAS or joystick, just as I didn't until the completion of my sim-pit. Also, when the pilot knows the jammer is in range, he cannot fire because he doesn't have Launch Authorization. The pilot must then use the dreaded override, Alt-W keystroke (Which is considered taboo online) ad then people get pissed, yada yada. Other examples, such as the anti-barrel-roll feature are once again forced to work not for the missile, but against the defending aircraft, where its g limit is set to something like 3-4 g. Opinions: LRM is, as far as I can see, one of, if not the largest undertaking of any modder the community has ever seen! Howerver, as with all mods in this limited sim, it has its draw backs. Unfortunately, these outweigh the benefits (once again, In my opinion) The Anti-Barrel-Roll feature is just pure and simply wrong. The fact that you limit the defending aricraft's proformance right at the point here he needs every bit he can get is simply incorrect. This isn't realism, this is a handicap! Also, with LRM, my radar locks, unlocks, you name it, with out my even telling it to do so. You can call it realism all you want, I wouldn't know, but it's just so different from the past 3 years I have dedicated to the sim. Suddenly you change the game, say it's the same game, give it to all the servers (namely the popular ones) and expect the whole community to welcome it with open arms is quite frankly ridiculous! Turbulence: Great idea, poorly done. I have had my fair share of small aircraft flights. All I can say is that turbulence feels nothing like what LRM portrays. Realism? No. Virtual pilots trying to cover their @$$ from exploiters? Yes. Conclusion: Sometimes I really do wonder what was so bad about the "old" lockon, which is why all of us are here, because the "old lockon" was good enough (and pretty damn good too!) Because LRM changes the very way we have played lockon for many years, there is going to be opposition. In my opinion, We have gone from a somewhat realistic sim to a slightly different sim at the same level or realism with a very "foreign" and buggy online play environment. I don't want to have to feel like I'm testing a piece of beta software every time I play online. In short, we're not going to see the changes we want until 1.13. I think that's they way it's going to stay. I could go on, but I've practically written a book, so I'll leave it here. However, remember I share these thoughts with the utmost respect for Yoda, GG, AS and all those others who have brought wonderful ideas and mods to the lockon community.

Hey! Welcome back!

I can confirm this. 2 people flying hogs did exactly this.

Bump

I don't think that's fake, a lot of kids are like that and will react like that. But I almost feel bad for the poor kid. He's obviously got some mental issues, and instead of canceling his WoW account, the best thing his parents could do is get him to a mental therapist. But never the less, quite a ridiculous reaction.

*cough 1.13 cough*

lol, why do you look at the cat and the computer case/monitor. Hello! There's a cockpit there! jk Thanks for the feedback guys! And the cat has pretty much secured her rights to the pit, though we do have to talk when I want to fly.:smilewink:

Insane work guys! Can't wait to see it finished!

Yup, you wouldn't believe how much fun it is to pull too. lol