@frogbot4000 Oh, you're talking about your plane, not the plane in this post here? If I get some spare time I'll test your craft out and see what I can recommend.
Oh, and to link something just put [text you want to appear](link)
For example, [Sea Frog FP-001](https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/HC7bRC/Sea-Frog-FP-001)
@frogbot4000 I was using this ocean mod to do @Tingly06822 's screenshots. I'm pretty sure you're using the same. I had the exact same issues while positioning the aircraft for the shots, and had to use a very rough workaround.
Tingly, by the way, this post has very similar issues. Slightly better, but will still flip quite often. What did you do in your attempt to fix the issue?
@NathanMikeska, I think the main addition I would like for part mirroring would be to be able to mirror around a custom axis. For example, if you were designing a missile currently attached to an aircraft, you would be able to select the item you want mirrored, then select the missile body as the mirror axis to mirror the item to the other side of the missile. This would be good for main landing gear as well; select the wheel, make the gear strut the axis, and viola. My idea for this style of mirroring comes mainly from my tinkering with Autodesk Fusion.
@PlaneFlightX Very nice! Just wondering, are you planning to make the exterior interactable as well? It would be interesting to somehow pair this with the FPS Camera as well to be able to do a full pre-flight walkaround.
@Seeras Oh, you're not a mod anymore? Sorry, I didn't realise. It's a shame to see you go.
@MrSilverWolf Are you able to help instead? See my comment below.
@RestlessGalaxies I'll be sure to join the discord. Personally, I wouldn't give out spotlights as prizes as it entirely depends on whether we have higher points than them.
@Seeras, I think we have a bot here.
Also, if you look at the top two comments on THIS post, another user (Natasha11) replied to this user whom I also suspect to be a bot.
@RestlessGalaxies I read down a bit further and it appears that you are getting help from other users? If it doesn't disqualify me from entering, I might be able to find the time to help out.
@RestlessGalaxies Just making sure you're certain you can give those prizes? At least 180 upvotes and 20 more for each valid entry, you're going to be there for years waiting for the cooldown between upvotes. Not to mention the user will need to have 100/50/30/20 (respectively) posts of their own for you to upvote.
To clarify, I'm not trying criticize - I just want to ensure you're aware of all that.
@AndrewGarrison When do you expect to notify successful signups? Are you already selecting and notifying users for the playtest, or will that be upcoming?
@32 What do you think about my latest screenshots, for the BMW-M340i by Tingly? Here are the shots, using the new reshade preset.
I found taking off SCurve (Whatever that is - I saw it was recommended by a few people and just threw it in) improved it quite a bit. I also added a bit of far DOF, and a few other bits and pieces.
@Monarchii I just asked JSTQ and Christiant2, the main (perhaps even the only) members of the Reformists. They both said they have no navy, nor do they intend to produce/acquire any.
Hold on, if its all inland skirmishes, whats our navy for then? The best application I see for ships would be AA defence, but thats still pretty limited.
More navy? At least we're on the Loyalists side together, so I don't need to out-navy you. Our enemies don't have any navy! Nor do they even intend to. Thats fair, I guess - they're a revolution.
@JSTQ You mean to say you don't even have a navy? Wow....
I can give you a little pointer there. Try do what the MDA did in the previous M-War, when our enemies had a massive navy and we had none. I made Assault Dinghies. They can be fitted with torpedoes, to take out large craft, and mass produced because they are so cheap.
@32 I entirely agree. The first and last shots are the preset itself, but for the middle two I had to add Adaptive Tonemapper to brighten the scene. The scene was so dark, even at midday, you couldn't see a thing.
That's the one issue with the preset, its too dark, making it struggle in low light environments. Any suggestions other than AdaptiveTonemapper to enhance the lighting?
@TheMouse I see what you mean. The issue was that the scene was way too dark from that angle, so I had to add something extra to boost the light. This preset does best in high light environments, but fails at things like sunrises and sunsets.
@Monarchii That is true though, most of your naval technology is pretty obsolete now. You're going to have to step up quickly, I currently have two ships under development - a massive 680ft cruiser and a large nuclear flagship (that was the one I released a teaser for ages ago and forgot to complete lol). I also have plans to restart 'Project Cornucopianism', a project for the development of a fleet of cargo ships (Look up the word, do you like the name?). I might also begin construction of some smaller frigates/corvettes using the hull of my upcoming cruiser.
@Monarchii I looked through your posts and you have around 15 ships! As for mine, I would disqualify the dinghy (too small) and my cruiser (poorly built, my first try), leaving us with only two subs, one aircraft carrier (which is almost too simplistic), and one destroyer. The rest of the MDA's ships are....... lets just say they could do with some work. Lets face it, none of the MDA's members are ship builders, and even though I can put together a decent ship, it just takes me way too long.
@frogbot4000 Oh, you're talking about your plane, not the plane in this post here? If I get some spare time I'll test your craft out and see what I can recommend.
Oh, and to link something just put
[text you want to appear](link)For example,
[Sea Frog FP-001](https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/HC7bRC/Sea-Frog-FP-001)becomes:
+1Sea Frog FP-001
@WinsWings That painting just never gets old. I could stare at it for hours
+1@WinsWings I hope you don't mind, but your 'Dawn of Aviation' painting had long since been my discord profile picture. I just love your art!
+1@frogbot4000 I was using this ocean mod to do @Tingly06822 's screenshots. I'm pretty sure you're using the same. I had the exact same issues while positioning the aircraft for the shots, and had to use a very rough workaround.
Tingly, by the way, this post has very similar issues. Slightly better, but will still flip quite often. What did you do in your attempt to fix the issue?
Mirror around a custom axis
@NathanMikeska, I think the main addition I would like for part mirroring would be to be able to mirror around a custom axis. For example, if you were designing a missile currently attached to an aircraft, you would be able to select the item you want mirrored, then select the missile body as the mirror axis to mirror the item to the other side of the missile. This would be good for main landing gear as well; select the wheel, make the gear strut the axis, and viola. My idea for this style of mirroring comes mainly from my tinkering with Autodesk Fusion.
+1@WinsWings Wow, that is truly amazing. Your drawings are stunning, great job!
Stunning ;)
@PlaneFlightX Very nice! Just wondering, are you planning to make the exterior interactable as well? It would be interesting to somehow pair this with the FPS Camera as well to be able to do a full pre-flight walkaround.
@AndrewGarrison Hey, perhaps you could release a clip of the intended SP2 sountrack as a teaser?
@Seeras Oh, you're not a mod anymore? Sorry, I didn't realise. It's a shame to see you go.
@MrSilverWolf Are you able to help instead? See my comment below.
@RestlessGalaxies I'll be sure to join the discord. Personally, I wouldn't give out spotlights as prizes as it entirely depends on whether we have higher points than them.
+2@Seeras, I think we have a bot here.
Also, if you look at the top two comments on THIS post, another user (Natasha11) replied to this user whom I also suspect to be a bot.
@RestlessGalaxies I read down a bit further and it appears that you are getting help from other users? If it doesn't disqualify me from entering, I might be able to find the time to help out.
+1@RestlessGalaxies Just making sure you're certain you can give those prizes? At least 180 upvotes and 20 more for each valid entry, you're going to be there for years waiting for the cooldown between upvotes. Not to mention the user will need to have 100/50/30/20 (respectively) posts of their own for you to upvote.
+2To clarify, I'm not trying criticize - I just want to ensure you're aware of all that.
@AndrewGarrison When do you expect to notify successful signups? Are you already selecting and notifying users for the playtest, or will that be upcoming?
T!
@Rocketguy2079 I got those tags, I mean I didn't get tagged on the new craft yet
@Rocketguy2079 Certain? I haven't gotten the notification
@Rocketguy2079 Still good for the screenshots? I'm ready to do them now, but the post you linked me to appears to have been removed
@Rocketguy2079 Sure, I'd be happy to - but only if you can wait until monday. I'm currently overseas right now, hence the late response.
+1@AndrewGarrison SP2 photoshoot?
@TheMouse @TheUltimatePlaneLover
Chief of Allied Naval Operations reporting for duty!
+1@TheUltimatePlaneLover Here's my arsenal
Aircraft
Fighters:
Helicopters:
Rockets:
Ships
Surface vessels:
Submarines:
Tanks
- Schnellerpanzer - Fast tank
+1@32 What do you think about my latest screenshots, for the BMW-M340i by Tingly?
Here are the shots, using the new reshade preset.
I found taking off SCurve (Whatever that is - I saw it was recommended by a few people and just threw it in) improved it quite a bit. I also added a bit of far DOF, and a few other bits and pieces.
@Tingly06822 You're most welcome. I enjoyed doing it, this is a really great car
+2This looks amazing, I can't wait!
T
+1You could probably add that Christiant2 is supporting the reformists.
@IDK0 You could possibly join the MDA General Administration. @TheUltimatePlaneLover how would you best describe it?
+2@Boeing727200F The point of this war is that we dont know who is going to win
T
+1@FickleGhost I meant the map, it looks like an extra army base on Maywar. What mod is that?
Great work!
What mod plugin did you use for the screenshots?
@Monarchii They said they had no navy at all.
@Monarchii I just asked JSTQ and Christiant2, the main (perhaps even the only) members of the Reformists. They both said they have no navy, nor do they intend to produce/acquire any.
Hold on, if its all inland skirmishes, whats our navy for then? The best application I see for ships would be AA defence, but thats still pretty limited.
More navy? At least we're on the Loyalists side together, so I don't need to out-navy you. Our enemies don't have any navy! Nor do they even intend to. Thats fair, I guess - they're a revolution.
@JSTQ But I ain't selling you mine! Either make your own, or even better, just have Anti-Ship outposts on the shores of your territory.
+1@JSTQ You mean to say you don't even have a navy? Wow....
+1I can give you a little pointer there. Try do what the MDA did in the previous M-War, when our enemies had a massive navy and we had none. I made Assault Dinghies. They can be fitted with torpedoes, to take out large craft, and mass produced because they are so cheap.
@JSTQ What do you have for ships?
I'm not the Chief of Allied Naval Operations for nothing ;)
@Christiant2 TRAITOR!
You were once MDA! How dare you assist our enemies!
But lore aside, are you officially chosing to side with JSTQ?
+1@Graingy The MDA is not in any way inactive, nor was it ever. In fact, we just became even more active in recent days due to the upcoming war.
What is going on here??!!! Am I going mad or are there 15 of you now?
@32 And thanks on that last part!
@32 I entirely agree. The first and last shots are the preset itself, but for the middle two I had to add Adaptive Tonemapper to brighten the scene. The scene was so dark, even at midday, you couldn't see a thing.
That's the one issue with the preset, its too dark, making it struggle in low light environments. Any suggestions other than AdaptiveTonemapper to enhance the lighting?
@TheMouse I see what you mean. The issue was that the scene was way too dark from that angle, so I had to add something extra to boost the light. This preset does best in high light environments, but fails at things like sunrises and sunsets.
@MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26
Use the following effects:
MXAO (Ambient Occlusion set to 2)
Scurve
SMAA
LevelsPlus
In certain scenes you may need extra light. If so, add the following:
AdaptiveTonemapper
Oh, and they're all the same preset! The one you pointed out just used the AdaptiveTonemapper as well because it was too dark.
@Monarchii That is true though, most of your naval technology is pretty obsolete now. You're going to have to step up quickly, I currently have two ships under development - a massive 680ft cruiser and a large nuclear flagship (that was the one I released a teaser for ages ago and forgot to complete lol). I also have plans to restart 'Project Cornucopianism', a project for the development of a fleet of cargo ships (Look up the word, do you like the name?). I might also begin construction of some smaller frigates/corvettes using the hull of my upcoming cruiser.
+1@Monarchii I looked through your posts and you have around 15 ships! As for mine, I would disqualify the dinghy (too small) and my cruiser (poorly built, my first try), leaving us with only two subs, one aircraft carrier (which is almost too simplistic), and one destroyer. The rest of the MDA's ships are....... lets just say they could do with some work. Lets face it, none of the MDA's members are ship builders, and even though I can put together a decent ship, it just takes me way too long.
+1@Monarchii And still I have only ever made two subs, one dinghy, one cruiser, one aircraft carrier, and one destroyer.
@Monarchii You've always had a superior navy to us (even though I tried my hardest to counter your navy)
+1