I.P. for sale?

[fd ski]

I suspect the open source community would have access to the needed skill set. 

Why no discussion on open source? Is that a bad word around here? If it is the filter didn't catch it...

i work in software development, hire people etc. You'd be very hard pressed to find anyone willing to dabble in C. And once you did - they would name the price. Given HiTech's experience and knowledge, it would take months if not years for that person to understand the code they have to maintain. Idea that someone would expand upon it is a dream. Unless HT starts working on the game again, nothing will change. Unless you got couple millions to spare and don't expect a return.

Most of todays mods/expansions and such are written in things like Java or scripting languages. There are thousands of developers for those. For C - i doubt you'd find 1000 people worldwide that would have sufficient experience to understand HT's code.

 

[CptTrips]

XBox controller came with my Oculus headset. Finally found a use for it with the DCS AH-64D (front seat).

True.  I use one for that.  But it would get ugly if I was having to fly with it.

[edge12674]

True.  I use one for that.  But it would get ugly if I was having to fly with it.

Isn't there a player in DCS who flies regularly with an XBOX controller?  Thought I saw him post tutorials etc.

[CptTrips]

Isn't there a player in DCS who flies regularly with an XBOX controller?  Thought I saw him post tutorials etc.

It wouldn't surprise me.  If you are young enough to have grown up with them it would feel natural.

My thumbs just don't have that muscle memory. 

[Dadtallica]

It’s hard to manage a rudder with a console controller. 

[hazmatt]

Maybe the answer lies in ai. Seems like with all the stuff ai can do these days coding might be there at some point.

[AKIron]

I put extensions on my Warthog stick and now my Virpil stick. Finer control. It'd be hard to extend an xbox stick.

[AKIron]

There's a reason they don't put PC FPS in the same arena with console FPS games. A mouse has a big advantage over a thumbstick.

[hazmatt]

I put extensions on my Warthog stick and now my Virpil stick. Finer control. It'd be hard to extend an xbox stick.

Which stick do you like better and did you buy or make you extension?

[Tumor]

Which stick do you like better and did you buy or make you extension?

Virple's a dream compared to Warthog.  Much finer control, especially for Helo's and say, Refueling.  Warthog is a fine stick by any measure but very stiff compared to Virple.  Only issue I've had with Virple is sometimes I have to work at getting the Trim-hat to work.

[AKIron]

Which stick do you like better and did you buy or make you extension?

I like the Virpil better. I bought the extensions. Not expensive.

[Dadtallica]

AI can most likely build the code but you will still need humans to implement it for now.

[fd ski]

Maybe the answer lies in ai. Seems like with all the stuff ai can do these days coding might be there at some point.

not in terms of "improving" existing AH code. AI needs a ton of source data to "learn". Given how specific this code likely is, there is literally no reference to "learn" from. 

You might try to use AI to implement new game of this type, but performance might be bit of an issue.

[edge12674]

There's a reason they don't put PC FPS in the same arena with console FPS games. A mouse has a big advantage over a thumbstick.

Just goes to show there are always alternatives:

[AKIron]

I'm sure there are some who could learn to do air refueling with an xbox controller but I'd rather listen to a Brandon speech than do that myself.