Flock Of Birds Mod for DCS World.

[diveplane]

early screen below. most of the credit goes to monotwix on this one , trying to figure if we can get the birds to

fly around waypoints on map , add collision model as well.

 

for now its tweaking the animation .

 

low poly flock of animated birds..

 

 

later on if the mod turns out well

for realism we would need to script in hours , night time roost no birds flying around.

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Edited September 26, 2012 by diveplane

[Kuky]

now that would be one really interesting mod to have

ED need to get involved in this

[MTFDarkEagle]

now that would be one really interesting mod to have

ED need to get involved in this

 

This!

[159th_Viper]

Interested to see the animation.

[diveplane]

close up the birds are very low in quality but, as u can see from a distance they look quite effective.

 

still adjusting the animation and what way to have it running in the sim..

[Grimes]

Duck hunt with an M1 Abrams anyone?

[159th_Viper]

Duck hunt with an M1 Abrams anyone?

 

:megalol:

 

Feature-request for the XM1028 to be submitted soon :D

[Chazz_BMF]

Now only missing is some cows, must admit ti have sent quite a few to the slaughterhouse in arma 2 :devil:

[joey45]

They don't need to be high poly anyway.

 

Great mod anyway.

[HungaroJET]

Duck hunt with an M1 Abrams anyone?

 

LOL Grimes :megalol:, sure we will able to hunt if it get collison model :gun_sniper::rotflmao:

 

now that would be one really interesting mod to have

ED need to get involved in this

 

http://www.lockonfiles.com/index.php/files/file/946-birds-mod/

 

Easy cake, i was brainstorming earlier about the same ^

Im removing the crane, converting to edm, adding collison model (same as birds meshes) re-numbering two animation Arguments to 40(chopper rotors),

puting into ME as a chopper, puting into mission around runways, adding wapoints, start enoute task, search then engage :D --> Hard Landings :lol:

Edited September 26, 2012 by HungaroJET

[Agg]

This is a very good idea, the more living the DCS world becomes, the better. I would love to see birds and animals when Im flying around.

[Pyroflash]

..search then engage..

 

Yeah, sounds about right for animals when it comes to aircraft :D

[HungaroJET]

Yeah, sounds about right for animals when it comes to aircraft :D

 

Sure :D

Hostile Angry Birds :lol:

[diveplane]

heres a screen of them quite close up , still look very good.

 

[159th_Viper]

What are they supposed to be? Almost look like Magpies at a quick glance.

 

Agree - looks good.

[diveplane]

What are they supposed to be? Almost look like Magpies at a quick glance.

 

Agree - looks good.

 

retexture them i think , to make them like a flock of crows / ravens

 

common species worldwide.

 

also could texture gulls for seaports, bay areas on map.

[badger66]

I would love to see animals when Im flying around.

 

How about little pink piggy's with wings ?

 

I reckon most fly with "birds" option switched off , so why would they want this mod ?

[badger66]

Sure :D

Hostile Angry Birds :lol:

 

Theres going ta be a lot of dem once FC3 hits the scene , F-15 EAGLES !!!

[diveplane]

How about little pink piggy's with wings ?

 

I reckon most fly with "birds" option switched off , so why would they want this mod ?

 

i rekon many users would like to see the visual aspect along with the birds % setting in the sims options.

Edited September 26, 2012 by diveplane

[HungaroJET]

i rekon many users would like to see the visual aspect along with the birds % setting in the sims options.

 

...but you wont be able to do (the visual) everywhere

Increasing birds % in settings is increasing (engine) failures by altitude - lower altitude means higher chance of failure, but this failure is valid all over the map - (i think over the sea also but im not sure coz im also not using the birds % in settings)

 

so the propably only way for visual is put birds as individual object into ME/mission

 

another idea: using all over the map just like smallshits :D ==> birds everywhere, wherever grass grow :smilewink:

[Kuky]

...but you wont be able to do (the visual) everywhere

Increasing birds % in settings is increasing (engine) failures by altitude - lower altitude means higher chance of failure, but this failure is valid all over the map - (i think over the sea also but im not sure coz im also not using the birds % in settings)

 

so the propably only way for visual is put birds as individual object into ME/mission

 

another idea: using all over the map just like smallshits :D ==> birds everywhere, wherever are trees :smilewink:

 

fixed it for you :smilewink:

[Agg]

i rekon many users would like to see the visual aspect along with the birds % setting in the sims options.

That's correct, I turn off the birds option now, simply because there are no birds around.

[diveplane]

...but you wont be able to do (the visual) everywhere

Increasing birds % in settings is increasing (engine) failures by altitude - lower altitude means higher chance of failure, but this failure is valid all over the map - (i think over the sea also but im not sure coz im also not using the birds % in settings)

 

so the propably only way for visual is put birds as individual object into ME/mission

 

another idea: using all over the map just like smallshits :D ==> birds everywhere, wherever grass grow :smilewink:

 

yes i was thinking those 2 options,

 

really the dev team would need to code the visual side of it up with the birds % setting in options.

 

our alternative for now is editor route, user can add them when creating a mission.

but may have to create the birds as a ai aircraft option so they fly around waypoints created by user.

 

..see how it goes.

Edited September 26, 2012 by diveplane

[HungaroJET]

fixed it for you :smilewink:

 

No Kuky, i wrote grass, coz of smallshit, and we can find grass in forests also.

We can find grass on slopes/hillsides. There are no smallshit above 2000 meters and on rough and high mountains, but no trees on fields.

So, i think this Birds-Smallshits comparison is good enough for start.

Moreover, as i remember Gransurf used animated Smallshits, so animated Birds also should be used - almost everywhere but of course not as dense as grass/smallshits. ;)

[KLR Rico]

This mod looks awesome. It would be neat if it could be generated as part of the ground clutter, but i suppose that would have to be done on ED's side.

 

As far as being collidable, what kind of damage would it cause? Instant death?