Black Shark looks amazing

[toby23]

Hello to all of you,

 

I've been using FSX to satisfy my cravings for flying but after i found out about Black Shark, i'm speechless...

 

This game was made for me, it looks fantastic, sounds great and as long as i can play it without track-ir, i will be in heaven.

 

I just would like to thank the dev team for working so hard on a decent heli combat sim, i hope you can release it this year...

 

I can't wait to try this out :)

 

Toby

[thereminqblank]

"Black Shark looks amazing"

 

Yes. Yes it does

 

:)

[Vekkinho]

Hello toby23,

 

welcome to forums and thanks for kind words on the new sim!

[GGTharos]

You can, but you would be missing out. :)

The 6DOF can be commanded by the keyboard of course, but that's a lot of buttons to set up. It is extremely useful to raise your head and move it to the side, allowing you a high-view over one side of the nose, and thus loads more visibility.

 

Or you can look to the side, and bring your head forward, revealing much of your inner wing - your FoV becomes 270 (more or less) this way instead of just 180.

 

Of course, TIR is not cheap. If you want to try your hand at a somewhat DIY project, I reccomend: http://www.free-track.net/english/

 

Required a web-cam, some LEDs, and some unexposed (but processed) photographic film negatives (to blick out light, but allow the IR light of the LEDs through to your webcam - that way you don't have to permamently modify your webcam).

 

It would be a good idea to run this on a dual-core system.

 

This game was made for me, it looks fantastic, sounds great and as long as i can play it without track-ir, i will be in heaven.

Edited June 30, 2008 by GGTharos

[D-Scythe]

What GG said :)

[nscode]

Plus, you get a cool webcam that can record the near IR spectrum, and see cool stuff such as money protection features, remotes used as a flashlight, and... you didn't hear it from me, cotton is semi-transparent at those wavelengths ;)

[GGTharos]

Damnit, you're letting out all the secrets of us peeps who have worked with IR/NIR cameras! ;)

[Legolasindar]

In Longbow2 have a key (ALT believe) that when the hold, the joystick controls the sensor. In this way besides using another system we can use the same joystick (X and Y axes) to move the sensor with great sensitivity.

[sobek]

some unexposed (but processed) photographic film negatives

 

Not necessarily, old floppy disks work just as well and are IMHO more readily available. Works fine with me ;)

[Vekkinho]

I used semi transparent glass ashtray as a filter while experimenting with free-track:

[Avimimus]

'ecause it is...(seriously, its not just the looks)

Edited June 30, 2008 by Avimimus

[CAT_101st]

You can, but you would be missing out. :)

The 6DOF can be commanded by the keyboard of course, but that's a lot of buttons to set up. It is extremely useful to raise your head and move it to the side, allowing you a high-view over one side of the nose, and thus loads more visibility.

 

Or you can look to the side, and bring your head forward, revealing much of your inner wing - your FoV becomes 270 (more or less) this way instead of just 180.

 

Of course, TIR is not cheap. If you want to try your hand at a somewhat DIY project, I reccomend: http://www.free-track.net/english/

 

Required a web-cam, some LEDs, and some unexposed (but processed) photographic film negatives (to blick out light, but allow the IR light of the LEDs through to your webcam - that way you don't have to permamently modify your webcam).

 

It would be a good idea to run this on a dual-core system.

 

+1

I use it in FS9

[multiviper]

i know i am excited about BS cant wait for its release...

[CrashEd]

and... you didn't hear it from me, cotton is semi-transparent at those wavelengths ;)

 

:lol::lol::D