RedBeard2 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) After going through the forums many times, fiddling with the Wunderluft sample, and trying to figure out how to go about adding a human flyable aircraft Mod, I have finally broken down and started to collect all the information I've had to learn into one spot. This is an on-going work in progress as I still have outstanding questions that are yet to be answered. I plan to continue to update this as more information becomes available. So far, it is over 70 pages of collected information and references and I have included 3DS Max models to illustrate the steps as well. The guide and samples may be viewed and/or downloaded here: Beginners Guide to DCS World Aircraft Mods 0.5.1 Beginners Guide samples zip 0.5.1 Edited October 26, 2021 by RedBeard2 Update old links to current Google Drive sharing links 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra847 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 This is a brilliant resource; and not really just a "dummies guide". Great work!!! 1 Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksolo Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Although I didnt read it in depth it doesnt seem like a "dummies" guide to me,looks kinda complicated. Are you saying someone with little to no programming experience could do this? If so I'm all over it! Intel i7 6700k OC 4.7ghz Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard Zotac GTX980ti 6GB Amp Extreme 32 GB DDR4 3200 RAM Oculus Rift CV1 Thrustmaster Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentEagle Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Excellent! I had some interest in making a guide like this myself, but I realized just how time consuming that would be. However, this is great for those looking to get started. Once you get into the programming is when this guide will have limited use, as much of that is up to the individual developer and many things would be covered under NDA. When I have some free time, I'll look through this more in depth and see if I have anything to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBS_Nero Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] DCS SQ° Italia Virtual Black Sheep VBS Fan Page Facebook You Tube Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Although I didnt read it in depth it doesnt seem like a "dummies" guide to me,looks kinda complicated. Are you saying someone with little to no programming experience could do this? If so I'm all over it! I've tried to make it as simple as possible, but adding aircraft does require a certain amount of knowledge and experience. Note that I started with no DCS or modeling experience at all (though I have 20+ years of programming experience). At a minimum, you need skills in algebra and geometry and some ability to understand conversion from one unit scale to another. Knowledge of calculus is an advantage, but I've tried to isolate that as much as possible. The above will get you far enough to add an AI flown aircraft using the SFM and possibly a human flown aircraft with some existing cockpit (e.g. Su-25T). Adding your own cockpit or using the External Flight Model instead of the SFM will require programming experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 you can tweak and extend the SFM Values in the LUAs to get "better" performance. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 I should probably point out, before someone notices, that although the stage 4 zip write up says the SFM has been tuned, it has not. I need more answers to questions in that regard before I can claim it has been tuned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted August 30, 2013 ED Team Share Posted August 30, 2013 Very nice guides! Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ells228 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Great guides!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentLaw Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I might dabble with this a little. Good documentation will go a long way to ease the learning curve. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fragger Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Thank you very much for this documentation ! :thumbup: 2D/3D Artist MILTECH-5 /PD Lead 3D Artist - TrueGrit Virtual Technologies [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] BO-105 PAH1A1/VBH / HKP-9A / BO-105 CBS-5 KLH Eurofighter Typhoon https://www.facebook.com/PolyDynamicsDCS/ Windows 10 (x64) 3x Corsair SSD GT 250 GB Mainboard: Asus STRIX Z390-F CPU: Intel Core I9-9900K @ 3.60GHz RAM: 64 Gb Graphics: MSI GForce GTX 980 TI 4GB HOTAS Warthog Hofmann Simpad Rudders Oculus Rift / Oculus Touch Heavy Metal is the law ! :punk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieboy Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Nice work, Very useful documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangloss Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Nice work! Thanks for sharing :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'm not sure exactly. Do you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed? Also, it looks like you are using Google Chrome. Have you tried IE or Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Just downloaded the PDF and scimmed through it and very good start. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetra Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Huge thanks for this, having the information in one place is absolutely invaluable! :thumbup: My Mods: Radar Warning Receiver Audio Expansion G-Breath Sound Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Wow, just had a quick skim through. Excellent work sir! i7-4790K@4.7GHz : EVGA 1070 SC : 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro : 2xEVO 840 SSD : EVGA 850W PSU : CORSAIR H100i Cooler : ASUS Z97-AR MB : CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D FULL TOWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ells228 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Just read this in greater detail. Outstanding work RedBeard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trietnguyen Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Thanks for sharing,Very useful documentation My example : yak-130 the subjects were separatedyak-130 split.rar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentLaw Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Some of the links in the pdf guide are broken. You may want to check them before releasing the next version. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 I just checked all the links and they work for me. Can you point out any specific ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Beginners Guide to DCS World Aircraft Mods After going through the forums many times, fiddling with the Wunderluft sample, and trying to figure out how to go about adding a human flyable aircraft Mod, I have finally broken down and started to collect all the information I've had to learn into one spot. This is an on-going work in progress as I still have outstanding questions that are yet to be answered. I plan to continue to update this as more information becomes available. So far, it is over 60 pages of collected information and references and I have included 3DS Max models to illustrate the steps as well. The latest guide and may be viewed and/or downloaded here: Beginners Guide to DCS World Aircraft Mods v0.4.pdf Beginners Guide samples zip file v0.4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Apologies for starting a new thread, but I couldn't figure out how to rename the thread title from the Dummies Guide thread. I'll be updating this thread in the future. I have renamed the guide due to feedback that the guide really wasn't targeted for "dummies". Although "beginners" is a rather vague term, it is intended to address those that want to get started in learning how to add an aircraft. It doesn't mean it will teach you all the prerequisites. See the guide for skills needed. Update 0.4 includes a number of additions and changes, but the main goal was to finish up the SFM tuning chapter. There may be additional changes to this chapter in the future, but at this point I'm declaring SFM tuning done. The next update will include a major overhaul of the 3d model including animations. In other words, I'm going to replace the block airplane with something that will be closer to reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard2 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 I couldn't figure out how to rename this thread, so all future updates will be occurring here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=116901. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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