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I'm bad at building, help?

409 PizzaCowDragon  8.5 years ago

Hi, I joined simple planes a long time ago and I've tried many times to make something that works. Just wondering if anyone has tips for getting better at building things. Thx

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    Oookkk thx @phoenixzis

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    And I saw you moded some of Delphinus's builds. They are good but not for beginners. try mod the stock twin prop, kicking sheet and f18. that can help you get the hang of fuselage. the game changed a lot since 1.2.

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    HAHA, king's jokes. I started out by hyphenating but shifted from style to style lately....it's important for you to observe the patterns in the game. one trick for stucking or clipping is to make it red and then go in flight then go back and turn it. worked for me. other ways are to make a cone and attach it to other parts over the slopes and then simply make the front of it bigger so it will clip into others and not red. and I recommend you to build on some pcs because android screens are not sensitive enough and ios's are too much so the pointer / mouse in pc is best. also it might take some time to get used to the controls because it's so different form mc so you might want to use the in-game pointer instead of turning it off. lastly, study closely at the system planes and don't stock up on fuel or engine. simply make it sleek and beautiful. Ditch the stock cockpit ASAP. you will be fine after several builds.

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    King why u comment with such a big font? xD

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    Thx @yeolde1rishman :)

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    Body first, wings second, fuel third, astethics last. Ps, try rip modded parts, I've wings fuselage etc off other planes and use them. Ask @dsr1aviation for modded parts

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    @PizzaCowDragon same here

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    1,865 Lucasmah

    @PizzaCowDragon use fuselage blocks, they are very easy to work with.

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    37.2k Rohan

    Study other peoples planes. Keep trying to build and you will get there @PizzaCowDragon

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    Wow thx @KingDeadshot

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    Whoa @KingDeadshot

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    3,757 PuhBuhGuh

    @PizzaCowDragon also try to use some basic part clipping, I usually just make a part I want to clip into the side of a plane a lot smaller, then resize it. My hawker tempest is crap, but if you take off the nose it may be another helpful strategy to use in warbirds.

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    Thanks @Skua

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    Thx @Delphinus

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    26.2k Skua

    @PizzaCowDragon alright well in terms of performance, following a few basic rules normally solves most problems.

    • Make sure your Centre of Lift (CoL, the blue sphere) is behind the Centre of Mass (CoM, the red sphere), but not by too much. If it's too far behind, the plane won't turn very easily, and if it's too close the plane will be very unstable. If it's ahead of the CoM, the plane will be completely unstable in forward flight, and will try to turn itself around.

    • Keep control surfaces as far away from the CoM as possible, that's where they are most effective. Pitch surfaces go at the front or back of the plane, roll surfaces on the outside edges of the wings.

    • Control surfaces need to be the right size. If the plane is slow to manouevre, they are probably too small. If the plane jerks about and wobbles when you turn, they're too big.

    • Don't make your plane too short, I see quite a lot of people doing this for some reason. A bit of length gives you more control over the CoL and CoM, and also lets you position control surfaces further away from the CoM.

    As for appearance and ideas... that's a little tougher, since it's less objective. However, if you need inspiration, try things like replicas of really unusual planes (experiments, one-offs, prototypes and the like) or imagine what your replacement for an existing aircraft might look like. My very first plane was based on the Su-47, with a bunch of my own ideas added. With regards to appearance, that only really comes with patience. Don't be afraid of fuselage sections, though, they're really useful and definitely worth learning to use, especially the manual corners setting. They can also clip in to wings to make nacelles, which is pretty handy, and carry your fuel without looking like the old fuel tanks. You can add all sorts of details elsewhere too, like wings made of multiple sections to create more interesting shapes, dihedrals on wings (although this does affect your roll stability in various ways) and so on. My last bit of advice: use custom colour schemes! The standard one is fine, but it gets boring pretty fast. Experiment and see what works for you, you'll pick it up soon enough.

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    Kind of both @Kuka

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    26.2k Skua

    Do you mean your planes don't fly well? Or is it more about ideas or appearance?

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    Ok. I play too much Minecraft I'm not used to this kind of building.

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    7,745 tominator

    It's ok I am too. Just try to develops your own style.

    8.5 years ago