Subtle Graphic Requests

[bonesvf103]

I was wondering are there any plans to add the Mach cone that occurs when you approach supersonic on a day with enough humidity? Or even the cone when you actually break the barrier? By this I mean the cone shaped cloud that forms about the fuselage as the moisture gets squeezed out of the air at high speeds.

 

 

 

Also, I was wondering about the physics of some weapons as they travel through the air after drop/launch. I would imagine that a Mk82, subject to airflow and its natural induced drag would rotate about its longitudinal axis as it falls like how and GBU that you drop does when you go to external view. But dumb bombs, JDAMs, cluster bombs before deployment, all seem to stay the same static objects as they fall. In short, the attachment point of the weapon to the pylon is always on the top of the weapon as it falls, the weapon doesn't rotate as it falls. Maybe I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem right. Maybe the same as missiles, but for that I'm not so sure it would rotate.

 

 

Just wondering because there are so many subtle details that DCS accounts for that I am so impressed with I wonder if they can add these things too. Adds greatly to the already great realism and detail!

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

v6,

boNes

[BIGNEWY]

Hi

 

Mach cone is on the list to do, but low priority at the moment.

 

I am not sure about ordnance rotating as it comes off the rack, although if my memory serves me, in some situations I have seen GBU-12 rotate.

[bonesvf103]

Hi

 

Mach cone is on the list to do, but low priority at the moment.

 

I am not sure about ordnance rotating as it comes off the rack, although if my memory serves me, in some situations I have seen GBU-12 rotate.

 

 

Cool!

 

 

Yes, the GBU does rotate---I don't know which one specifically or if it is all of the laser guided ones, but at least one laser guided GBU does rotate.

 

 

Also it would be great if the ball on the carrier was brighter and more distinct--the whole IFLOFS really. Even Victory remarked about this in a way saying the radar dome above it needs to be painted a different color like in real life and as it is now it is easily mistaken for the meatball. Plus the meatball and datum lights are hard to see even in the groove. I find myself "spotting the deck" most of the time rather than looking at the ball because of that.

 

 

But like I said, subtle details. 99.9% of everything else is so great, thanks so much!

 

 

v6,

boNes