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Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on November 20, 2004, 01:34:58 AM
http://www.lockonskins.co.uk/files/movies/virtual_tb/USAF_Virtual_Thunderbirds_Video.wmv

These guys have it ... hats off to them.




Wolfala

If the link doesn't work goto http://www.lockonskins.co.uk/index.php?page=downloads&cat=84
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: mechanic on November 20, 2004, 02:15:38 AM
thats some serious dedication! ty for that sir!
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: JaniK on November 20, 2004, 03:59:01 PM
That was awesome :eek:  :)   for the makers...
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: United on November 20, 2004, 04:54:58 PM
Thats incredible! Absolutely astonishing.  Those guys almost have to have had past experience in aerobatics in RL.  Amazing.

Credits at the end were rather funny as well. :)
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: RedTop on November 20, 2004, 05:23:00 PM
Unreal....That is amazing and looks like a friggin BLAST to do.:aok
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on November 20, 2004, 05:26:48 PM
I do have to admit, the ending was kinda deja vu for those that remember Germany a few years back. But yea, i'm mostly speechless.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: mason22 on November 20, 2004, 06:10:12 PM
WoW!  :aok
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: United on November 20, 2004, 06:21:55 PM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
I do have to admit, the ending was kinda deja vu for those that remember Germany a few years back. But yea, i'm mostly speechless.

Not so sure, was that the one with the pilot (Phillips I think) doing a split S too low?
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 20, 2004, 07:58:19 PM
:eek: OMFG...what an amazing video.

I know that some people will just NEVER understand why we do what we do, but the next time someone asks me why I like to "fly" computer airplanes with other "geeks," I'll show them this video...

I almost thought it was one guy and 3 drones until I saw the blooper reel at the end.   :lol

A great job done by the guys at http://www.virtualthunderbirds.tk!!!

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THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VID!
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on November 21, 2004, 02:26:21 AM
Great disipline to get there

i liked it when the all 4 crossed over the rwy

exactly over the rwy :eek: :aok
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 21, 2004, 03:00:39 AM
i liked it so much, i went out and bought the game.  My P4 2.4 box doesn't run it...well, at about 4 fps.  :( :rolleyes:
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on November 21, 2004, 03:48:07 AM
TB - u gotta patch the **** out of it to get it running the way its supposed to.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 21, 2004, 03:55:24 AM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
TB - u gotta patch the **** out of it to get it running the way its supposed to.


cc.  the only update i saw at lo-mac.com was the patch to 1.02.  installed it.  quite disappointed.  :confused:
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on November 21, 2004, 05:18:58 AM
I'd goto the UBI fourms - they are pretty good at giving out the correct tweaks.  http://www.ubi.com
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 21, 2004, 11:39:31 AM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
I'd goto the UBI fourms - they are pretty good at giving out the correct tweaks.  http://www.ubi.com


will do.  thank u for the tip, Wolfala. :)

I wouldn't have bought the game had I known it wouldn't run well except for the highest end PC's & overclocking.  hehe

This quote from the forums says it all:
"You need $3,000 to run the game smoothly. Maybe that should be the printed requirements on the box."

:lol
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Nuke33 on November 21, 2004, 11:51:06 AM
That was one awesome video... Loved the out takes at the end!
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Kermit de frog on November 21, 2004, 04:27:12 PM
Excellent video editing, sound editing and camera angles.

Film was excellent.

I keep watching it over and over.   My roommates like it too.  Makes them want to use buy that game.

to the thunderbirds.

Bloopers were hilarious:lol

:aok :aok
I give it a 10 out of 10.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Dextry on November 21, 2004, 07:52:59 PM
Thats one sweet *** video!!!..two thumbs up:aok :aok   Makes me want to get the game but I know my poor little comp could never play it good:lol
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on November 21, 2004, 08:14:08 PM
U really gotta experiment with the settings - 1 graphics change will make a world of difference, i.e. AA, etc. Also, try to keep it at 1024x768 as a baseline refrence. If it works smoothly, step it up a notch and see how it works. Its a *****, but its the sure fire way to get it running well.

Wolf
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: mechanic on November 22, 2004, 01:47:26 AM
can you download this game for free?
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 22, 2004, 08:09:49 AM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
U really gotta experiment with the settings - 1 graphics change will make a world of difference, i.e. AA, etc. Also, try to keep it at 1024x768 as a baseline refrence. If it works smoothly, step it up a notch and see how it works. Its a *****, but its the sure fire way to get it running well.

Wolf


Rgr, Wolf.  I'll tinker with it on Thanksgiving Day.  Thank u again for the tips.    :)
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Dux on November 22, 2004, 08:41:24 AM
Wow... really great flying! Those guys must have been on a LAN... there's no way an internet connection could be that smooth and tight.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Dextry on November 22, 2004, 12:25:48 PM
You can get the demo mechanic.....lets you fly a Mig-29 mission and a A10 warthog. Hard though I can't get the buttons right and that dam Mirage jet keeps blasting me away :(
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: thebest1 on November 22, 2004, 01:44:53 PM
wooooooooow sooo reeeeaaaall
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: SilentEagle on November 22, 2004, 04:40:05 PM
Hey, glad to hear you guys liked the video. :aok

We will be making another one later on that will hopefully feature the full 6 ship delta formation. ;)

Oh...and yes that was online...there is a lot more lag then you would expect...you just don't see much of it from he ground.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: OntosMk1 on November 22, 2004, 05:28:28 PM
BAh!!! Pewp on those Thunder Chickens ;)  Lets see something from the Blues!! Nothing better than the Blue Angels :)
BTW simply AWESOME vid :aok
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: o0Stream140o on November 22, 2004, 05:29:22 PM
Hey SilentEagle,
  If you have any time I have some questions for you on Vegas. You can email me @ colonelstream14@virtualcheckertails.com

Stream
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: SilentEagle on November 22, 2004, 05:31:00 PM
OK, here is their video! ;)

http://www.lockonskins.co.uk/linkcounter.php?LID=125
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: JB73 on November 22, 2004, 06:27:45 PM
Holy $H**

only words i can type after that.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: warmcocoroos on November 23, 2004, 02:59:17 AM
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Dux     Wow... really great flying! Those guys must have been on a LAN... there's no way an internet connection could be that smooth and tight.


:eek:  are u kiddin i thought that was programmed!

rldskgvynesaff r HOLY ****
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Free on November 24, 2004, 06:12:47 PM
Awesome Video.

I laughed so hard at the ending credits I almost pissed myself.

-Free
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Kato217 on November 25, 2004, 12:40:08 PM
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Originally posted by SilentEagle
OK, here is their video! ;)

http://www.lockonskins.co.uk/linkcounter.php?LID=125


Thanks for the link Silent (I think - wasn't sure about the use of the winky face)!!

Just a reminder for those making comparisons, that the Virtual Blue Angels made that movie over 7 months ago at a time when people were having trouble just joining up in formation with 2 jets, let alone flying 4 jets in formation.

The Virtual Blues 2nd movie is one the way, hopefully before the New Year :aok

Kato217 - Virtual Blue Angel #3, Left Wing
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: SilentEagle on November 25, 2004, 06:19:05 PM
OKAY!!! Ruin everything why don't you...!!! LOL...You weren't supposed to tell them that wasn't recent.;)
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Dextry on November 25, 2004, 08:33:32 PM
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Originally posted by JB73
Holy $H**

only words i can type after that.


JB73's avatar Wheres the good looking chicks man!:(
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: SOLAS on November 26, 2004, 07:43:41 AM
yes , great movie and skilled pilots , i play this sim without problems on a p4 2.4 , with patch 1.2. also the nuclear option (watch pic) is worth to play this sim


http://www.md-kuhnt.com/globalpics/2004/solas-nuclear-attack.jpg (http://www.md-kuhnt.com/globalpics/2004/solas-nuclear-attack.jpg)
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Post by: o0Stream140o on November 26, 2004, 08:51:27 AM
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Originally posted by SOLAS
yes , great movie and skilled pilots , i play this sim without problems on a p4 2.4 , with patch 1.2. also the nuclear option (watch pic) is worth to play this sim


http://www.md-kuhnt.com/globalpics/2004/solas-nuclear-attack.jpg (http://www.md-kuhnt.com/globalpics/2004/solas-nuclear-attack.jpg)

I don't have to many problems running Lock-On either.  I am running at 1600x1200x32.  I get a couple hiccups once and a while but nothing worse than AH2.  Actually Lock-On sometimes runs smoother than AH2.  I have 3.2 Pent, 2.0G ram, Ati 256mb 9800xt. I am thinking about starting a squad on Hyperlobby, 325th Fighter Wing.

Solas, you know where the in game render is in Lomac?

Great Movie Silent, I hope one day to get the hang of Vegas like you do.

Stream14
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: SilentEagle on November 26, 2004, 11:13:52 AM
Sorry Stream, there is already a 325th...that was actually the 2nd squad i was in for LOMAC... here is their site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/fightclub/index_page.htm
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 26, 2004, 12:06:10 PM
Hey, fellow-AH pilots...

Have you guys tried to replicate some of the moves that are in the Thunderbirds movie, yet?

I tested myself on a few maneuvers offline yesterday morning, & failed.  Lol.  :)  I simply tried to hold the nose straight while making 4 or 5 high-speed aileron rolls.  I was hoping to come out of the last roll in the same direction, but, by the 3rd roll, I was flying about 30 degrees off course.  hahaha

After trying a few moves & then watching the film again, I realized that these TBirds are actually much better than I had realized.  i.e.: high-speed zoom climb with aileron roll...stopping the roll with the tail lined up on the runway centerline.   :eek: - how?!?

Anyone else tried anything?

Practice, practice, practice.  I guess I've been flying props too long.  :lol
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: JB73 on November 26, 2004, 01:24:48 PM
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Originally posted by TBolt A-10
high-speed zoom climb with aileron roll...stopping the roll with the tail lined up on the runway centerline.   :eek: - how?!?
i have tried this soo many times while in a base supression pattern i sometimes think i forget about possible planes upping....

not ONCE have i managed it to be in the center, a few times kind of close to the edge but still on the grass next to the runway.
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on November 26, 2004, 01:31:24 PM
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Originally posted by JB73
i have tried this soo many times while in a base supression pattern i sometimes think i forget about possible planes upping....

not ONCE have i managed it to be in the center, a few times kind of close to the edge but still on the grass next to the runway.


:rofl ;)   Smart arse...I was talking about flying maneuvers in Lock-on.  

By the way, your new avatar gives me the same stomach ache I get when my 109G2 has a busted wing & I see 5 La-7's coming up on my six.  :o :(   :D
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: mars01 on November 29, 2004, 06:20:18 PM
Great Films!!!!!!


Much skill SilentEagle and the Team!!!   Nice work!
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: RedBeard on November 29, 2004, 08:43:03 PM
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Originally posted by SilentEagle
Hey, glad to hear you guys liked the video. :aok

We will be making another one later on that will hopefully feature the full 6 ship delta formation. ;)

Oh...and yes that was online...there is a lot more lag then you would expect...you just don't see much of it from he ground.


Absolutely excellent work, but I have to know more about what you went through to do that.  It looked like some of the pans were perhaps done using TrackIR.  Am I right or was that fancy hat work?

It sounded like there might have been some Tbird audio tracks laid over the video or did you actually use mics and your own voices?

The credits listed the Tbirds as sticking with you through the project.  Were they teaching you the proper controls for the aerobatic manuevers, providing show sequencing, or what?

How long did it actually take to work through the project and what were the most difficult parts to work through?

How many hours of video did you take to edit down to 13 minutes?

Was there any comparsion you could make between the amount of practice it took to get that versus how much the real Tbirds put in?

I assume that the video was pieced together from single instances of good execution for each manuever, but were you ever able to fly the whole show all the way through?

Why'd you pick Lock On for the sim to use or put another way, how'd you come to choose Lock On?

Anyway, thanks for all the effort you put in.  It was definitely an eye opener.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Urchin on December 07, 2004, 04:51:10 PM
That was absolutely superb!  

Probably the best video I've ever seen of that nature... hell, maybe in general.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: FalseHope on December 18, 2004, 04:46:35 AM
ok.. dumb question for the day..

What game are these made with?

And were can i fidn it at? =D
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: thebest1 on December 18, 2004, 08:00:59 AM
Lock on: Modern Air Combat,  Go to UBI.com.  Its not that bad just very confusing.  Try downloading the Demo 1st.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: FalseHope on December 18, 2004, 09:31:02 AM
got the demo.. flying aint that hard.. but i cant get any of the weapons to fire.. not even the cannon on the A-10, useing a Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 =D
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: mechanic on December 18, 2004, 10:22:36 AM
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Originally posted by FalseHope
got the demo.. flying aint that hard.. but i cant get any of the weapons to fire.. not even the cannon on the A-10, useing a Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 =D


i had the same problem, and that damn mirage kept shooting me down. couldnt lock on to him or even fire my guns.
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Post by: Jish102 on December 18, 2004, 02:14:01 PM
wow! awesome video!:aok
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Sp4de on December 18, 2004, 03:27:27 PM
That was sick! and they played breaking benjamin!!!!!!
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Wolfala on December 18, 2004, 04:43:34 PM
If you bought it - you'd better patch the **** out of it.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: FalseHope on December 21, 2004, 06:08:13 AM
lol i plan to =D may be getting lockon and the new pacific fighters game for x-mass =D
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: OntosMk1 on April 20, 2006, 08:12:28 PM
Man I simply cant get over how AWESOME these movies are. And Glowing Ammram's movies are absolutly jaw dropping...
Morpheus has he released anything new?
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: gnubee on April 21, 2006, 03:42:24 PM
wow! :O :O :O :O
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: [Sg]ShotGun on April 21, 2006, 07:20:59 PM
Im confused, when I played it many scenes were out of focus and there was  ALOT of shaking. These were very distracting. Was my download corrupted?
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Post by: Morpheus on April 21, 2006, 09:50:14 PM
lol.

Its his style, no its not corupted.

You have to watch these films with an open mind. Your idea of good, might not be someone elses.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Morpheus on April 21, 2006, 09:55:47 PM
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Originally posted by OntosMk1
Man I simply cant get over how AWESOME these movies are. And Glowing Ammram's movies are absolutly jaw dropping...
Morpheus has he released anything new?


GA always seems to have films out, or little bits of his films that he's doing. Yeah, they are good too. I'll have to check and see if he has anything new out now. I haven't been paying much attention to this stuff the past month or so.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: [Sg]ShotGun on April 22, 2006, 05:58:12 PM
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Originally posted by Morpheus lol.Its his style, no its not corupted. You have to watch these films with an open mind. Your idea of good, might not be someone elses.


Yes an open mind is a must, but with all the shakin its dificult to enjoy the tremendous work that was done to produce this film.
Title: The best aerobatic/formation display on a sim
Post by: Sp4de on April 23, 2006, 02:12:56 PM
Gah old post