Sorry if my joke earlier was in poor taste. The short story is this sounds like a graphing function and you may not need to know how to use it in order to do what you want with FT. If I remember high school, they spent a whole semester drilling this sort of thing into our heads.
@ThomasRoderick I can only assume that a and b are coordinates on a graph. So a could be 3,2 and b could be 6,4. Lerp would take the number 4.5 and spit out 3. But that's speculation as I didn't read the article because it doesn't interest me. I also assume that any values have to lie along a straight line between a and b. Inverse lerp is probably values on that same line, but outside of the area between a and b. Again, all guesswork here. If this is in three dimensions, it may involve coordinates like 3,2,3 and 6,4,9 etc. It would also be a little more complicated.
@GuyFolk Yeah, but well within the limits of what we can now accomplish. Is the OP willing to spend the time learning, scripting, testing and fixing? We'll see.
Yes, everything you mention is possible. Some of it is actually pretty easy. But circling a target would take some advanced xml scripting that would involve the new Beta patch 1.10
Download highly-rated posts, take them apart to learn how they're made. There are guides on how to modify parts with xml and funky trees, but don't bother with those until you've learned how to do the basic stuff.
I like where your mind is going. I don't build cars, but this is innovative and thoughtful. Not just thinking about your current project, but all your future ones and other people. Nice!
@Noobybits123567 Naw, you good. Just something to keep in mind. Getting upvotes around here is all about pleasing the eye. The highest rated builds aren't the best, they're just the ones with the best pictures. Good luck with your bomber
@Heavy_Mause @Bombsmithfurry67 The math functions allow for this sort of thing but I'm not familiar with them. Have you read through Snowflakeos' guide?
I've got some cruise missiles on this strategic bomber. They don't lock on, but you can study them and probably figure out quite a bit. They're actually camera-guided.
There are going to be so many B-17's in the next few months... I just hope the Brit bombers get some love, especially the Lancaster and the Sunderland.
@ChrisPy Yes, I understand you can create a controller that will point you towards the target. But can you instead create a controller that points you where the target is going?
The big issue is leading a moving target. It sounds like WNP conflated target bearing (the angle the target is from you) with target heading (the direction the target is moving). We will need both of those in order to calculate a firing solution for most guns at most ranges unless the plan is to just close in to an absurdly close range.
@CharlesDeGaulle Oh come on, just fill the sprayer tanks with glitter and everyone will love you! It's ironic that you reacted this way because it was at the Paris Air Show that she earned the name Belphegor.
Sorry if my joke earlier was in poor taste. The short story is this sounds like a graphing function and you may not need to know how to use it in order to do what you want with FT. If I remember high school, they spent a whole semester drilling this sort of thing into our heads.
+1@ThomasRoderick I can only assume that a and b are coordinates on a graph. So a could be 3,2 and b could be 6,4. Lerp would take the number 4.5 and spit out 3. But that's speculation as I didn't read the article because it doesn't interest me. I also assume that any values have to lie along a straight line between a and b. Inverse lerp is probably values on that same line, but outside of the area between a and b. Again, all guesswork here. If this is in three dimensions, it may involve coordinates like 3,2,3 and 6,4,9 etc. It would also be a little more complicated.
+1@GuyFolk Yeah, but well within the limits of what we can now accomplish. Is the OP willing to spend the time learning, scripting, testing and fixing? We'll see.
@ThomasRoderick Here you go.
Yes, everything you mention is possible. Some of it is actually pretty easy. But circling a target would take some advanced xml scripting that would involve the new Beta patch 1.10
You should build the PZL M15 BELPHEGOR
Download highly-rated posts, take them apart to learn how they're made. There are guides on how to modify parts with xml and funky trees, but don't bother with those until you've learned how to do the basic stuff.
+2I like where your mind is going. I don't build cars, but this is innovative and thoughtful. Not just thinking about your current project, but all your future ones and other people. Nice!
Keep in mind, anyone that has the URL of your build can share it with anyone else, or even download, modify and upload a successor
+1@Noobybits123567 Naw, you good. Just something to keep in mind. Getting upvotes around here is all about pleasing the eye. The highest rated builds aren't the best, they're just the ones with the best pictures. Good luck with your bomber
Why not just hit Alt-F4? It'll waste less time.
+1TEASERS HAVE PICTURES
If you want people to give a crap, have something exciting in your post.
@Heavy_Mause @Bombsmithfurry67 The math functions allow for this sort of thing but I'm not familiar with them. Have you read through Snowflakeos' guide?
No. No one can get to it without a link.
+1You'll be back.
+2I feel like you would do a good job with RJ Mitchell's other masterpiece, the Supermarine S6
@F4f879 I have clues. The picture was likely 1916 or 1917. He was an Ottoman pilot and they got most of their 90 or so planes from Germany.
I've got some cruise missiles on this strategic bomber. They don't lock on, but you can study them and probably figure out quite a bit. They're actually camera-guided.
@TomekHellFire Consider yourself formally promoted to "pretty cool."
@StepBro lol
In a few weeks we'll have actual glass. Until then, you should download high rated builds and see how they handled it.
Can't you just handle the difference as part of the input rather than messing with the max range?
Hey Chief, I dunno when you'll read this but I hope things are good with you.
There are going to be so many B-17's in the next few months... I just hope the Brit bombers get some love, especially the Lancaster and the Sunderland.
+1Great
@ChrisPy Yes, I understand you can create a controller that will point you towards the target. But can you instead create a controller that points you where the target is going?
The big issue is leading a moving target. It sounds like WNP conflated target bearing (the angle the target is from you) with target heading (the direction the target is moving). We will need both of those in order to calculate a firing solution for most guns at most ranges unless the plan is to just close in to an absurdly close range.
@ChrisPy Just slap a camera on it and hit the trigger when it's within range.
@DarthAbhinav Most of my stuff is so old and behind the times, I'd need to rebuild anyway.
+1@DarthAbhinav You can't just activate it for one and then copy that block?
+1@StepBro rofl
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Bro. You stealing my joke?
+1@DarthAbhinav can the smoothing go side to side, like with the old panelling technique or is it only front to back?
+1@Chancey21
+4Next driver sleds will be level builds now
Sorry, I don't know. Funky trees guide here
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There are never enough of these on here and you did a great job.
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+3@BoganBoganTheWoman Yes! I remember that. A very nice build.
@CharlesDeGaulle @PoyuToyu Correct. This was a highly specialized aircraft designed for one job: spray liquid chemicals onto fields.
@CharlesDeGaulle Oh come on, just fill the sprayer tanks with glitter and everyone will love you! It's ironic that you reacted this way because it was at the Paris Air Show that she earned the name Belphegor.
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@RamboJutter I do not know. This seems like something he'd do.
@Highground "So uncivilized"
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