@Aldriech Thanks, you are really kind. My son also told me to start to built in blender instead Simpleplanes, but I want to fly my model at the end of the work. :)
I decided to entered a T-1000 based plane, leaving my ultra performing supersonic rotor based plane in the hangar. I'm pretty sure that a shaker or a rotor based plane will win, but it's time to put a stop.
I wish the cannons could also be used against other planes in flight. Reduced to the minimum caliber and with a rate of fire of 10 shots per second would be more than suitable to do it, but they should also appear in the air / air menu and be supported by prediction. And possibly used by the dogfigth AI
As predicted... the tournament is blocked @AndrewGarrison every time a glitched plane will touch water the tournament will crash. I suggest to disqualify ALL glitched plane (mine too) and redo a tournament in a couple of weeks
You need two opposed thing. first of all, you need - airplane like - the COM forward the COL, or at every bounce, when the wheels lift from ground, your car will be unstable. Second you need more downforce on front wheels.
To achieve this, I mixed the wings downforce with the rotors downforce, so when the car is in the air it's stable, and it have a natural tendence to return with the wheels on the ground.
A gyro give more stability and work sinergically with controll surfaces to "pilote" the car in air. The IA use both of them.
The problem was not to made it stable - at least, untill about 600/650 mph - but to made it enought sturdy to survive.
I published as public my car by mistake and there was a download when I removed it. I hope I will not see a copy or partial copy in the tournament... the idea for the downforce is easy to recognise.
Little absolutelly not mistery hint for all the player:
1) Disable suspension. It's the only way to survive and not to fly around bouncing like a crazy ball.
2) You need a lot of downforce. Try to imagine how much is "a lot" then do it at least
10x, maybe 20x
Little MISTERY hint (try to think about):
1) Not all the wheels must touch the ground.
2) Rotators and airbrakes are usefull and glitched.
Using this, I'm around 18 seconds, and the limit is not reached I think. Maybe 17 is possible.
@randomusername I can confirm that 23 secondo is more or less the point where the "climb" (the improving of the performance) become a "wall". Or ... near a wall. I think that it's not the real limit, but it need something special to be breaked.
:O
+1@ThomasRoderick my pleasure.
+1@ThomasRoderick Mate, thanks for all your kind upvotes. It seem you are enjoing my creations. :)
+1@Aldriech Thanks, you are really kind. My son also told me to start to built in blender instead Simpleplanes, but I want to fly my model at the end of the work. :)
+1Any prevision about the official relase? :) Days? Weeks?
+1@AndrewGarrison Thanks lot Andrew, you are really kind.
+1Thanks for the glass! (finally we have it!)
Teaser for the glass usage: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/753272132636770347/753272368633479199/I.jpg?width=780&height=609
;)
+1Really nice
+1In italy it was called "spillone" (big needle, more or less), or "fabbrica di vedove" (widow's factory, more or less).
It's a beautifull plane, and this is a beautifull replica. :)
+1Hi all. The deadline is reached and passed. I hope we will know the results soon :)
+1Nice April fool, Andrew
+1I decided to entered a T-1000 based plane, leaving my ultra performing supersonic rotor based plane in the hangar. I'm pretty sure that a shaker or a rotor based plane will win, but it's time to put a stop.
+1I wish the cannons could also be used against other planes in flight. Reduced to the minimum caliber and with a rate of fire of 10 shots per second would be more than suitable to do it, but they should also appear in the air / air menu and be supported by prediction. And possibly used by the dogfigth AI
+1As predicted... the tournament is blocked @AndrewGarrison every time a glitched plane will touch water the tournament will crash. I suggest to disqualify ALL glitched plane (mine too) and redo a tournament in a couple of weeks
+1@Firepower1000 usually the patience is rewarded with funny moments chatting with friends watching the streaming. :)
+1@Firepower1000 it depends. Sometime half hour is needed, some other one and half hour. And we must hope @AndrewGarrison do not forget it. XD
+1My the IA have mercy of the game's engine and not touch the water. Or this tournament will never end.
+1@Aweyer26 Yes, you are right, and more than this, the weapons mass messed up the CoG, and my perfectly balanced drone now flies like a brick. :P
+1@Omel Thanks mate.
+1:O a monster!!
:D Thanks for showing me the result.
+1@FCparis Thanks mate.
+1@Thueerra Thanks mate :)
+1@Riskitforabiscuit Oh... sorry then. English is not my language and some finesse lack to me.
+1nice idea
+1@AndrewGarrison 3 car tournaments in a row. Maybe something is coming about cars? Another game? A Simpleplanes patch?
+1@LeonardoEngineering lol, ti stavo già "seguendo" :)
+1@Mustang51 Thanks mate.
+1@Mustang51 Personal taste, I prefer the Tempest V, but Tempest II is nice too. :)
+1Nice work. I did the "son" of this project, the Hawker Tempest V that was a very good and fast low altitude fighter.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/8R2Hi8/Hawker-Tempest-V-Re-Upload
Try it if you want.
+1Only one day left
+1Now in the official Simpleplanes video!
https://youtu.be/qAsJr-UP7Ys
+1awesome
+1@Pietro E' un piacere essere di aiuto. :)
+1@Strucker six are the first day of work for me 😂
+1@Quazal16 "For this tournament, PC and Android players can check if their design is valid by using HellFireKoder's mod, Tournament Validator."
Every xml that pass tournament validator is valid. :)
+1@Sm10684 Look at the last tournament. I think ALL players will be "inspired" from my winning car.
+1@Mustang51 you are welcome. I already upvoted and commented the original one. :)
+1@Mustang51 you are welcome. My pleasure do it.
+1@Brendorkus downforce it's simple to explain:
You need two opposed thing. first of all, you need - airplane like - the COM forward the COL, or at every bounce, when the wheels lift from ground, your car will be unstable. Second you need more downforce on front wheels.
To achieve this, I mixed the wings downforce with the rotors downforce, so when the car is in the air it's stable, and it have a natural tendence to return with the wheels on the ground.
A gyro give more stability and work sinergically with controll surfaces to "pilote" the car in air. The IA use both of them.
The problem was not to made it stable - at least, untill about 600/650 mph - but to made it enought sturdy to survive.
Mods used:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Mods/View/524146/Overload
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Mods/View/483588/Fine-Tuner
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Mods/View/944185/DesignerSuite
whithout them, this creation would be simply impossible
+1At present 9.48 PM here in Italy... I fear I will lost the tournament if it will take place in the late night for me. :(
+1@SuperSanic I think there is no explaination... it's a bug, nothing more.
+1@SuperSanic good luck at you too, my friend.
+1I think those ugly miniguns on the wings are out of place in the original beautifull design.
+1I published as public my car by mistake and there was a download when I removed it. I hope I will not see a copy or partial copy in the tournament... the idea for the downforce is easy to recognise.
+1Little absolutelly not mistery hint for all the player:
1) Disable suspension. It's the only way to survive and not to fly around bouncing like a crazy ball.
2) You need a lot of downforce. Try to imagine how much is "a lot" then do it at least
10x, maybe 20x
Little MISTERY hint (try to think about):
1) Not all the wheels must touch the ground.
2) Rotators and airbrakes are usefull and glitched.
Using this, I'm around 18 seconds, and the limit is not reached I think. Maybe 17 is possible.
+1@randomusername btw I'm workng on the 0.22" version. ;)
+1@randomusername This is a sure thing, both we will have fun... :) Or why we are playing SP?
+1Thinking out of the box ("really" out of the box) I'm at 22 seconds, but I think I can go down to about 18
+1@randomusername I can confirm that 23 secondo is more or less the point where the "climb" (the improving of the performance) become a "wall". Or ... near a wall. I think that it's not the real limit, but it need something special to be breaked.
+1I did it! I have a replica in the tournament, and it flies nicely. :P
+1