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Title: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: hitech on July 09, 2015, 01:57:16 PM
The current state. Getting close.

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/stories/dales/p51sunrise.jpg)

HiTech
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: PanosGR on July 09, 2015, 02:12:00 PM
First
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: SirNuke on July 09, 2015, 02:13:31 PM
drool  :x
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: glzsqd on July 09, 2015, 02:17:23 PM
OMG LENSE FLARE! :D
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: f35raptor on July 09, 2015, 02:20:10 PM
Cool
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Kazaa on July 09, 2015, 02:30:56 PM
thx for sharing.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Zoney on July 09, 2015, 02:36:14 PM
Tongue hanging out......."pant pant pant"
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Gman on July 09, 2015, 02:43:29 PM
Glad for this bit of news.  Good timing as well, summer is only what, 6 weeks from being into the Sept/fall season now, when a lot of guys will be back to gaming and outdoors less.  Should be a good new fall gaming season here, I'm sure there is a lot of guys waiting in the wings, to come out of that woodwork and check out what's new.  I know from a couple squad boards and the "board that must not be named", I've seen an increasing number of posts of x-players saying they are waiting for the new beta to come back. 


It's hard to get a sense of what it'll look like from a lower rez screen capture, but the past videos and new artwork on the home page show a vast improvement, as well as the effects in this new pic.   
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Skyyr on July 09, 2015, 02:52:10 PM
Now that looks awesome!
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Bear76 on July 09, 2015, 02:54:05 PM
No more Super Nova  :aok
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: ImADot on July 09, 2015, 03:03:32 PM
Very nice. I hope the lens flare effect is only from external views and not from inside the cockpit. Last time I checked, my eyes don't do that.  ;)
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: hgtonyvi on July 09, 2015, 03:31:40 PM
An eclipse? Nice..... :cheers:
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: PanosGR on July 09, 2015, 04:37:50 PM
OMG LENSE FLARE! :D
thats not lense flare thats Nibiru  :noid
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Wraith_TMS on July 09, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
The current state. Getting close.

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/stories/dales/p51sunrise.jpg)

HiTech

Hmmm... I adjusted the colors in the image HT posted and it appears below.  Look carefully at and around the airplane.  Please commence wild-eyed speculative discussion now... :)

(http://i.imgur.com/MBz8bA1.png)

FWIW, (Sorry folks, it's been a long week... I needed to distract myself)
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Wizz on July 09, 2015, 07:06:19 PM
The current state. Getting close.

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/stories/dales/p51sunrise.jpg)

HiTech
Well done
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: DEECONX on July 09, 2015, 07:13:40 PM
2 weeks right? Right??
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Bear76 on July 09, 2015, 08:35:11 PM
Hmmm... I adjusted the colors in the image HT posted and it appears below.  Look carefully at and around the airplane.  Please commence wild-eyed speculative discussion now... :)

(http://i.imgur.com/MBz8bA1.png)

FWIW, (Sorry folks, it's been a long week... I needed to distract myself)

UFO's obviously  :O
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: ImADot on July 09, 2015, 08:53:17 PM
Hmmm... I adjusted the colors in the image HT posted and it appears below.  Look carefully at and around the airplane.  Please commence wild-eyed speculative discussion now... :)

(http://i.imgur.com/MBz8bA1.png)

FWIW, (Sorry folks, it's been a long week... I needed to distract myself)

Yeah, I saw the IAS and ALT readout in the upper-left. Didn't notice the pitch indicator though. Probably part of HT's debug console. Can't believe that would be part of the new update to make it easier to fly in 3rd-person view.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: CAV on July 09, 2015, 09:17:45 PM
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Yeah, I saw the IAS and ALT readout in the upper-left. Didn't notice the pitch indicator though. Probably part of HT's debug console. Can't believe that would be part of the new update to make it easier to fly in 3rd-person view.


I too hope we NEVER SEE THAT IN GAME!

CAV
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Bruv119 on July 10, 2015, 01:08:02 AM
I think the pitch indicator will be an optional ON/OFF setting like stall limiter. 

Obviously external mode is disabled in the MA and it would be a helpful tool for newer pilots (or anyone who can't read an instrument) to appreciate whether they are climbing/diving.

One thing I noticed in HT's pic was the cloud colour,  do clouds reflect colour/light in the current version??   :headscratch:
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Charge on July 10, 2015, 04:51:31 AM
Please make the lens flare switchable. It is a useless effect IMO.

-C+
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: bustr on July 10, 2015, 05:33:39 AM
Hardcore gamers just don't appreciate the ethereal beauty of a long walk on a beach at sunset.

Many of these guys are going to turn off everything they can to gain a combat advantage. Then complain in the forums about how bad the game looks in their personalized game advantage modified mode. And blame it all on Hitech.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: TOMCAT21 on July 10, 2015, 05:37:32 AM
nice work.... :aok
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: pipz on July 10, 2015, 06:17:37 AM
Looks good!  :aok
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: ImADot on July 10, 2015, 06:30:40 AM
One thing I noticed in HT's pic was the cloud colour,  do clouds reflect colour/light in the current version??   :headscratch:

Currently, cloud color is simply an arena color setting and has nothing to do with sky or light color.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: BuckShot on July 10, 2015, 06:57:43 AM
That's purdy,

Nice job!
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Slade on July 10, 2015, 07:40:24 AM
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Hardcore gamers just don't appreciate the ethereal beauty of a long walk on a beach at sunset.

...with your P-51d
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: DmonSlyr on July 10, 2015, 07:59:31 AM
Great stuff Hitech glad to see it is coming along nicely! Can't wait for the release! It will definitely attract new players and get people excited. Keep it up!
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: SysError on July 10, 2015, 08:42:06 AM
looks great. :cheers: :cheers:

Question (maybe already answered somewhere): To get the new effects within the game are we going to have to (or perhaps encouraged) carry out an upgrade on our current vid cards?

Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: flatiron1 on July 10, 2015, 09:13:42 AM
looks great. :cheers: :cheers:

Question (maybe already answered somewhere): To get the new effects within the game are we going to have to (or perhaps encouraged) carry out an upgrade on our current vid cards?


Good chance of that. Looks like I will need a whole new computer.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: ImADot on July 10, 2015, 10:59:48 AM
One of the big changes I remember hearing about, is if your GPU is so old it does not support Shader2.0 functions. HTC ran a query and a very small set of systems fall into that category. Other aspects of the new engine, such as terrain mesh detail and the like, might cause some rigs to puke due to lack of resources.

It's possible you may need to upgrade some aspects of your rig, but I'd hold off until release, or the new minimum specs are published.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: 49Dallas on July 10, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Hmmm... I adjusted the colors in the image HT posted and it appears below.  Look carefully at and around the airplane.  Please commence wild-eyed speculative discussion now... :)

(http://i.imgur.com/MBz8bA1.png)

FWIW, (Sorry folks, it's been a long week... I needed to distract myself)

enhance.....enhance......enha nce.....
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Schwalbee on July 10, 2015, 08:59:43 PM
Relating to the speed displayed in the top left hand corner,I would love if we had speed in kph.😭been flying for 6 years using metric and its been a killer using mph,feet I can deal with but mph is a really wierd for me. I wouldn't think it would be 2 hard to have speed in kph and maybe meters for alt,but tat would just be icing on the cake 😊

Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: SirNuke on July 11, 2015, 04:46:40 AM
AH3 will make better use of your videocard's power, so wait till the game is released to buy anything, you might be surprised in a good way
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Reaper90 on July 11, 2015, 06:53:05 AM
can our pilot, like, have sunglasses? Because that sun is really bright, and staring at that bright sun on the screen could really, like, damage a person's eyes. I mean, seriously.


 :O
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Dichotomy on July 11, 2015, 12:49:08 PM
The current state. Getting close.

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/images/stories/dales/p51sunrise.jpg)

HiTech

I'm planning on taking a run at it when the new update comes out to see if I can 'fly' it w/o getting headaches and nausea again. 
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: jeep00 on July 11, 2015, 01:04:05 PM
Sunrise at 5:00 PM? .....







Just messin', it looks outstanding. Thx for the teaser.
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Krupinski on July 11, 2015, 01:57:52 PM
Relating to the speed displayed in the top left hand corner,I would love if we had speed in kph.😭been flying for 6 years using metric and its been a killer using mph,feet I can deal with but mph is a really wierd for me. I wouldn't think it would be 2 hard to have speed in kph and maybe meters for alt,but tat would just be icing on the cake 😊

Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

Go away Schwalbe.  :neener:
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: hitech on July 11, 2015, 06:35:23 PM
Sunrise at 5:00 PM? .....







Just messin', it looks outstanding. Thx for the teaser.
I was wondering who would notice that
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: APDrone on July 12, 2015, 12:18:09 AM
I was wondering who would notice that

Well, it's obvious you're testing the UTC time setting ( to minimize confusion with daylight savings time we colonists insist on following. )   This would be a screenshot from the Alofi Island map they must be working on. ( UTC - 11 )
Title: Re: P51 Sunrise.
Post by: Volron on July 12, 2015, 01:13:30 AM
enhance.....enhance......enhance.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqkclCJsZs

 :D