TZeer Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Remember this is very, very, very early work. And we will most likely not see anything remotely close to the finished product until next year. But yeah, looks interesting.
beaupower32 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah. Looks pretty good. Cant wait to start testing it. "There is always a small microcosm of people who need to explain away their suckage" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Mt5_Roie Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 I don't envy the guys who have to do the coding. That touch screen alone is going to be a lot of work. I programmed a user intereface for an account managment tool at work a couple years back and as simple as that was, still took like 6 months. Coder - Oculus Rift Guy - Court Jester
sylkhan Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) I don't envy the guys who have to do the coding. That touch screen alone is going to be a lot of work. Lol, sure But, is the DCS engine, ready for this task? not sure. If it isn"t, it will be a lot of work for ED too :) Edited July 5, 2013 by sylkhan
ED Team NineLine Posted July 5, 2013 ED Team Posted July 5, 2013 Seeing as this thread is all over the place anyways, and as much as I love the F4U, if you are going to form a relationship with Lockheed maybe you should do the P-38... just saying :) Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
531-Ghost Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=156808594&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=MchB&locale=en_US&srchid=2455212431373059343324&srchindex=1&srchtotal=378&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2455212431373059343324%2CVSRPtargetId%3A156808594%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary VMFA 531? Really? :joystick:
metheluckydonut Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Why is everybody saying that the touchscreen will be "hard" to code. Isn't it just the same as the A10 MFCD's with the clickspots ON the screen instead of buttons around it? DCS Wishlist: Ka 26
ED Team NineLine Posted July 5, 2013 ED Team Posted July 5, 2013 I am sure a touch screen will be way more code than an MFCD... just the function of clicking, dragging and such, let alone what all that clicking and dragging does... Why is everybody saying that the touchscreen will be "hard" to code. Isn't it just the same as the A10 MFCD's with the clickspots ON the screen instead of buttons around it? Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
NRG-Vampire Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Seeing as this thread is all over the place anyways, and as much as I love the F4U, if you are going to form a relationship with Lockheed maybe you should do the P-38... just saying :) yeah, Lightnings all the way :thumbup: old and new names
SkateZilla Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Why is everybody saying that the touchscreen will be "hard" to code. Isn't it just the same as the A10 MFCD's with the clickspots ON the screen instead of buttons around it? it's not just the touch part, or the hiding of clickable helpers dynamically as you bring up one screen and hide another, but the touch and drag to move windows, the touch and drag to re-size windows.. etc etc... You'd have to code dynamic polygons that can be scaled and moved on independent axes while still being able to render the information on it and be able to be hidden and restored. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
npole Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 ...reading the latest news, it looks like that this aircraft (at least in the current form) wouldn't see the light in the end. They made public their own (USA) report, and it's laughable.. give a look at the section 3.1 especially: http://pogoarchives.org/straus/ote-info-memo-20130215.pdf Nor that it would mean anything for a simulation: used or not used in real life, wouldn't change its usage into DCS, so this consideration is NOT directly linked to the development of the module. 1
metheluckydonut Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 it's not just the touch part, or the hiding of clickable helpers dynamically as you bring up one screen and hide another, but the touch and drag to move windows, the touch and drag to re-size windows.. etc etc... You'd have to code dynamic polygons that can be scaled and moved on independent axes while still being able to render the information on it and be able to be hidden and restored. Good point. Moving and resizing windows could be quite complex. DCS Wishlist: Ka 26
Flagrum Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 it's not just the touch part, or the hiding of clickable helpers dynamically as you bring up one screen and hide another, but the touch and drag to move windows, the touch and drag to re-size windows.. etc etc... You'd have to code dynamic polygons that can be scaled and moved on independent axes while still being able to render the information on it and be able to be hidden and restored. Yes, it is more complex. But not because it's a touch screen, more so as the functionality is way more complex as such. But I don't see any engine/platform specific issues here - from that perspective it is just another MFD. All the 3d math is already done elsewhere - thats just a basic feature of our 6dof cockpits. But we, erm, KI can be glad that the touch screen has no "dynamic finger pressure sensing"-abilities (there is surely a better tech term for that, sry :-), like for distinguishing between "hard" and "soft" touches ... *g* ... or is it!?
LexiconG2 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 So how many years do you think it's going to be in development? It's great we have old era aircraft and also some other aircraft that spring up. However it seems like advanced aircraft are going to take years and years I don't know if I have the patients. We also need F-16 and a F-22 the f-35 currently has to many real life problems to model accurately IMO. It's used for training which Obamanation has cut 203,000 hours of flight time from our Air Forces. 1 Dell XPS 8500 Modified 700 Watt PSU Windows 8 Pro MCE Intel I7 3770 3.8 GHZ TR (stock) 16GB DDR 3 PC12800 Gigabyte 760 OC 2.0GB 2x 2TB HD
OzStriker Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 That round thing at the very bottom of the console ... that is the start button for the a/c? :joystick: Gasper!
XtraChrisP Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 That round thing at the very bottom of the console ... that is the start button for the a/c? :joystick: Looks like an AC vent. But that brings up an interesting question. Where IS the start button? Are the engine controls on the touchscreen?
Mike Busutil Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Arrival of F-35B to MCAS here in my town of Yuma Az [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Checkout my user files here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/user-is-Mike Busutil/apply/
sobek Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) It's used for training which Obamanation has cut 203,000 hours of flight time from our Air Forces. Don't go there. No politics, please. Edited July 6, 2013 by sobek Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
cichlidfan Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 I thought is was the Auto-RTB button. In emergency just push and the plane goes home. :D ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
jazjar Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 I think he already said that his team would be up to the challenge of making the DCS code work for them, AFAIK. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
LostOblivion Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 But we, erm, KI can be glad that the touch screen has no "dynamic finger pressure sensing"-abilities (there is surely a better tech term for that, sry :-), like for distinguishing between "hard" and "soft" touches ... *g* ... or is it!? It is electricity anyway. Nice plane on that gun... OS764 P930@4 MBUD3R M6GB G5870 SSDX25 CAntec1200 HTMHW
beaupower32 Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Its actually a electrical connector port next to the A/C vent. The engine start switch is on the left side of the pilot. Its just a simple 3 position switch. "There is always a small microcosm of people who need to explain away their suckage" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Flagrum Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Its just a simple 3 position switch. "Off - On - Kick Ass"? :D 1
cichlidfan Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Its actually a electrical connector port next to the A/C vent. Cool, a place to charge my phone! :P ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
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