@Brencool35
Thanks!
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Hidden in the fuselage is a weight/piston apparatus that keeps the center of mass in place when the 3K lbs payload is dropped. Not quite the same feel/performance as before, but it helps!
@ThomasRoderick Thanks! I had a working FT powered sight, but eventually it ran into too many issues.
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I originally was going to have the gear located in two forward "blisters", but I was getting irritated by issues involved and amount of time it was taking me to build, so this is what I ended up with. I may eventually change it back though.
Do I understand correctly that ": 60" defines the radius around the target that the shell must be within to trigger detonation?
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Just trying to tweak the FT to prevent my fighter equipped cannon from becoming O.P.
@SteelwingAerospace
My Sturmteufel Siege Bomber Airship
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/NT4Uox/SA-1-Sturmteufel-Mk-III
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I need to fix the flak gun on it though!
@asteroidbook345
Not a true brain, but a ganglion cluster(s)!
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I remember studying microscope cross-sections of these guys in college. Basically they're just a large, fluid-filled cuticle sack that do some very cool things. Annelids are awesome!
@Thueerra
Depends on what you're thinking of. If it's a "homebrew" critter, I'd prefer not, so as to better fit the "Appearance" criteria. If it's a well-known fictional critter like a Unicorn or Jackalope (Western U.S.A.) then it'll be fine. What do you have in mind?
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You make some really neat/well-built jets, so I'm really interested to see what you'd come up with!
EDIT
For those who are building in a cartoon/anime style, it still has to fit the appearance criteria: that is, it still needs to be recognizable as the particular animal. If a cartoon-y/anime build is heavily based off an image or style, please include a sample or reference image in your upload!
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Thanks!
@Tbyte Funky Trees are bits of code that can be inserted into the "inputs" section of various parts that preform functions: anything from guns to pistons, lights and hinges. This vastly increases the usefulness/versatility of said parts, allowing the user to make such things as working instruments, elegant walkers, timed explosives and the like.
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This was introduced fairly recently, which is why there are comparatively few builds using them, though they're rising in popularity as people familiarize themselves with them.
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There are a few good tutorials out there to help you learn, try using these:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1042680/Funky-Trees
https://snowflake0s.github.io/funkyguide.html
Also, try downloading creations that use them and see what they do.
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You can easily attempt this challenge without them though!
@ChillDood Movement could be through air, on land or in the water. Water would probably be easiest: I could see, say, an otter made out of buoyant blocks with a hidden (or Not-so-hidden!) jet or propeller for movement (maybe incorporate it as a beanie or jet-pack!). A snake could use hinges for slithering motion and actually be moved via wheels hidden in the head, for example. This challenge is really all about getting out of comfort zones and learning/attempting new things.
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Use of gyros could help.
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There's so many WWII challenges and Jet Challenges that I'd thought I'd spice things up and offer something different. After all, that's why it's a challenge!
@CrazyPenguin1306 If you can't make something walk, you're welcome to enter aquatic creatures! Perhaps a fish or a floating duck using buoyancy parts? You could even hide wheels/propellers if you need to...
@Treadmill103 Thanks! Last one I'm doing for a while.
+1@Tookan
Huh! Looks like I need to make the "manual" a bit clearer and improve the cockpit a bit.
Nicely Done! I'd forgotten how big those night scopes used to be.
+1@Brencool35
Thanks!
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Hidden in the fuselage is a weight/piston apparatus that keeps the center of mass in place when the 3K lbs payload is dropped. Not quite the same feel/performance as before, but it helps!
Real nice!
@Something5353 @jselbach @Treadmill103
Thanks!
@ThomasRoderick Thanks! I had a working FT powered sight, but eventually it ran into too many issues.
+1.
I originally was going to have the gear located in two forward "blisters", but I was getting irritated by issues involved and amount of time it was taking me to build, so this is what I ended up with. I may eventually change it back though.
@Type2volkswagen
+1Heh, so it was. My mistake!
I misread notifications all the time.
Hot Dang, that's magnificent!
+1@Shippy456
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Partially inspired by the French Breguet 693
@MetalManiac54
+1Huh, you're right!
@FrostyYeti
+2Animal Farm and 1984
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And they probably love Soylent Green...
@Treadmill103
Nice engine/prop!
+1Hot Dang that's impressive!
S M O L
+1"fuseInput="TargetSelected ? TargetDistance / (1250 - rate(TargetDistance)) : 60"
Do I understand correctly that ": 60" defines the radius around the target that the shell must be within to trigger detonation?
+3.
Just trying to tweak the FT to prevent my fighter equipped cannon from becoming O.P.
@SteelwingAerospace
My Sturmteufel Siege Bomber Airship
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/NT4Uox/SA-1-Sturmteufel-Mk-III
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I need to fix the flak gun on it though!
I LOVE PILOT PAL !
+1@Treadmill103 I would've included a snarling Grey Wolf for nose art, but the curve of the fuselage killed me.
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Points for humor, but I can't judge this!
Great!
Great!
Wow. Worm's popularity exploded!
+1(!!!)
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Points for humor, but I can't judge this!
Beautiful build! It's so true we tend to forget our hard-working, blue-collared logistics workers!
@GrFrog We have Wormsign!
+1Like the tumble-home design!
+1@asteroidbook345
+1Not a true brain, but a ganglion cluster(s)!
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I remember studying microscope cross-sections of these guys in college. Basically they're just a large, fluid-filled cuticle sack that do some very cool things. Annelids are awesome!
Great!
+1Very Nice!
For the Federation! Remember Klendathu!
Heroic!
@winterro Dang! Hard luck. Corrupted saves are the worst.
@Thueerra
Depends on what you're thinking of. If it's a "homebrew" critter, I'd prefer not, so as to better fit the "Appearance" criteria. If it's a well-known fictional critter like a Unicorn or Jackalope (Western U.S.A.) then it'll be fine. What do you have in mind?
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You make some really neat/well-built jets, so I'm really interested to see what you'd come up with!
EDIT
For those who are building in a cartoon/anime style, it still has to fit the appearance criteria: that is, it still needs to be recognizable as the particular animal. If a cartoon-y/anime build is heavily based off an image or style, please include a sample or reference image in your upload!
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Thanks!
@Macrophage
+1Well, as long as it meets the criteria, you'll get the points! Keep up the good work.
Can't really tell if it does or not from just an image.
+1Does it fit the criteria?
What animal are you creating?
:D
Great!
@realSavageMan @winterro
+1Looking forward to it!
Shiny!
+1"The only good bug is a dead bug!
Great!
Neat idea!
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Huh, guess I went straight to the fuselage parts.
@Tbyte Funky Trees are bits of code that can be inserted into the "inputs" section of various parts that preform functions: anything from guns to pistons, lights and hinges. This vastly increases the usefulness/versatility of said parts, allowing the user to make such things as working instruments, elegant walkers, timed explosives and the like.
.
This was introduced fairly recently, which is why there are comparatively few builds using them, though they're rising in popularity as people familiarize themselves with them.
.
There are a few good tutorials out there to help you learn, try using these:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1042680/Funky-Trees
https://snowflake0s.github.io/funkyguide.html
Also, try downloading creations that use them and see what they do.
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You can easily attempt this challenge without them though!
Edit: You make some cool stuff, +1 on the rifle!
+4@ChillDood Movement could be through air, on land or in the water. Water would probably be easiest: I could see, say, an otter made out of buoyant blocks with a hidden (or Not-so-hidden!) jet or propeller for movement (maybe incorporate it as a beanie or jet-pack!). A snake could use hinges for slithering motion and actually be moved via wheels hidden in the head, for example. This challenge is really all about getting out of comfort zones and learning/attempting new things.
+2.
Use of gyros could help.
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There's so many WWII challenges and Jet Challenges that I'd thought I'd spice things up and offer something different. After all, that's why it's a challenge!
@CrazyPenguin1306 If you can't make something walk, you're welcome to enter aquatic creatures! Perhaps a fish or a floating duck using buoyancy parts? You could even hide wheels/propellers if you need to...
+1Magnificent!
Wow, deadline was so short, didn't have time....
Found your problem piece!
Looking at the notepad document for the aircraft, it's part id 1645, a rouge beacon light with dimensions .04,.04,.04.
Deleting this piece from the document fixes the explosion!
+1