TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Hi all! I've recently starting modeling and decided to make airport signs to give the default airports in DCS more life & immersion. I'm currently working on runway markers which is still WIP and i plan to add a wider variety of object that you can use around the airport. If you have any pictures of signs that are used at & around airports feel free to share them as it would help a lot! Edited February 2, 2020 by TEMPER Correcting title [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
joey45 Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Looking awesome. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 Looking awesome. Thanks man! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Harker Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Looking good! Are you interested in pictures of signs only inside airports or also outside, such as "military zone, photos and videos are not allowed" kind of pictures? The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro
TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 Looking good! Are you interested in pictures of signs only inside airports or also outside, such as "military zone, photos and videos are not allowed" kind of pictures? All kinds of pictures are welcome in-outside airports & military zones. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Habu_69 Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 FAA has a downloadable manual on airfield signs and markings with lots of pictures. Don't have the link handy, but Google should find it.
TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 FAA has a downloadable manual on airfield signs and markings with lots of pictures. Don't have the link handy, but Google should find it. Thanks Habu, I'll have a search for it! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Morpheus Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Will wait your mod, give more realism and immersion :thumbup:
TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 Will wait your mod, give more realism and immersion :thumbup: Nice to hear!;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
flanker1 Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 nice work! please, do not forget a version for former eastern/warsaw block soviet cold war era airfields, there were no illuminated signs. i will try to provide pictures
TEMPER Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 nice work! please, do not forget a version for former eastern/warsaw block soviet cold war era airfields, there were no illuminated signs. i will try to provide pictures I'll do my best but i can't promise anything. Pictures would be greatly appreciated [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
TEMPER Posted July 27, 2020 Author Posted July 27, 2020 I've finished the runway markers for the following airfields; if you'd like different locations send me a pm or post a comment. Nellis AFB Kutaisi Al Dhafra I'll be uploading the modpack to user files and you can download it there. Installation is easy enough just put in your C:\Users\your_name\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Mods\Tech [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Emmy Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 If you can get illuminated signs to illuminate the ground on the illuminated side, you’re a rock star. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com
TEMPER Posted July 27, 2020 Author Posted July 27, 2020 I can work on it, it might pushback the release by a bit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
fagulha Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 I can work on it, it might pushback the release by a bit. Eager for try it! thank you for your work. Keep up. F. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
Glow Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 I use End_Runway plates from VPS mod as markers. I need those to visual distances in Tacview when analyze my landings. Works pretty well. Numbers? What I need are lights, diffrent shapes, sizes, power, colors, directional and beacons, etc. Would be cool if someone could do more lights.
Jalio Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 I use End_Runway plates from VPS mod as markers. I need those to visual distances in Tacview when analyze my landings. Works pretty well. Numbers? What I need are lights, diffrent shapes, sizes, power, colors, directional and beacons, etc. Would be cool if someone could do more lights. In short ED need to change the lighting and markings on the airfields, they are more than lacking to be polite. We have some mods like these in the works, other than these runway markers are we playing with lights and airfield signage. The issue with anything on the runway is the size of the lights ED have at the moment, especially on Caucasus are massive. From what you're saying doesn't make sense as Tacview is picking up the VPS object like it will pick up these objects, so in theory you'll analyze your landings the same way. Visually in the sim it will tell you how many thousand feet you have left and at night they will be lit up. Hope that helps. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
TEMPER Posted July 31, 2020 Author Posted July 31, 2020 I use End_Runway plates from VPS mod as markers. I need those to visual distances in Tacview when analyze my landings. Works pretty well. Numbers? What I need are lights, diffrent shapes, sizes, power, colors, directional and beacons, etc. Would be cool if someone could do more lights. Thanks Glow for your input, however this isn't about "what you need" this is a mod that's internally used in the 5VFW and will be released to the public at some point. You mentioned "numbers?" but IRL they use these markers next to the runway. You're mentioning lights, different shapes, power, colors, directional and beacons? Not sure what you trying to say... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Glow Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 I know it's a lot of working hours. I made just a little suggestion. I believe that having more light sources that we could place around would be much more useful, immersive and welcome. End_Runway is very simply and universal object, so you can palce a lot of those around and not be scare about fps drop. The one from your screenshot is actually called a runway distance remaining sign. The number on the signs indicates the distance in ft of landing runway remaining. The look is actually different - white number with white frame around on black bg. I don't think that you will find those in Caucasus, 'cos in that part of the world is a metric system in use. Not sure about other locations. IRL doing my landings, I don't have much time to read those numbers anyway. Lights give all the information at night, at day time there is no need for those imo.
Jalio Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 The one from your screenshot is actually called a runway distance remaining sign. The number on the signs indicates the distance in ft of landing runway remaining. The look is actually different - white number with white frame around on black bg. I don't think that you will find those in Caucasus, 'cos in that part of the world is a metric system in use. Not sure about other locations. I think you'll find they also have the name "runway distance markers". I also mentioned that the numbers indicate the distance remaining in feet, in thousands. The white number on a black background is correct, in fact if you did some research you will find these signs coming in different varieties. Your point about those not being in the Caucasus, seriously? It's DCS not real life we're talking here, it is a mod for users to enjoy. I am fully aware of what would be there or not however we have limitations within the virtual world in which we have to adapt, is that not obvious? I think next time we should all consult Glow on what we're allowed to do here or not? Whether he/she approves? What we're allowed to release? If it's not about Glow, no go! New callsign=No Go Don't like them? Move on. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Glow Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Jesus, calm down! I did not post in this topic to discourage, I like the mod and I'm waiting for it. Instead of ohs and ahs I put some of my needs and the other view. Your point about those not being in the Caucasus, seriously? It's DCS not real life we're talking here, it is a mod for users to enjoy. I am fully aware of what would be there or not however we have limitations within the virtual world in which we have to adapt, is that not obvious? We understand immersive in a different way, that's it.
Jalio Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 I do not need to calm down Glow. I don’t read your comments as input to the mod at all but more criticism. This is unacceptable. End of. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
TEMPER Posted August 24, 2020 Author Posted August 24, 2020 I've made a new post where you can download & read the install instructions. You can find it at. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=284162 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sn8ke Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 This the link to the FAA airport signage advisory circular. I preferred the advisor circulars when I was in flight school fir check ride prep, they go into extreme detail. https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/150-5340-18G.pdf Asus Prime Gaming Wifi7 // Intel 14900K @5.5GHz // 64Gb DDR5 6000MHz // 3090 RTX // 4TB Samsung NVME M.2
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