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Open Falcon F-16 block 50 Thunderbirds Skin...

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:05 am
by Razor-71
Finally I've found a TB skin for OF here: http://www.f4forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9897
The results are very very good (and THIS is an F-16 !! :D ):

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Nice!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:11 am
by Frazer
Too bad it can't be used as what it is ment for :lol:

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:21 am
by Razor-71
Simply perfect (not for the skin but only for the position :) )... :

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:D :D :D

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:07 pm
by STRIKER
Simply perfect, except for...

-No Pilots name on the canopy rail
-Lets Roll logo not used anymore (placed a little off regardless)
-No United States Air Force on (I assume) each side of the backbone of the Jet.
-The canopy rails don't have black edges on them anymore... purely white (old A models only used to have that)
-Blue paint could be a little darker

Weapons? Couldn't take those off for the shot?

Trust me when I say compared to the rest of the VTB I'm not the one nit picking it here. I think the skin looks absolutely great, but to come in here and say it's perfect in this forum is just asking for it. :wink: Good Job though on the skin!

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:19 pm
by Razor-71
STRIKER wrote:Simply perfect, except for...

-No Pilots name on the canopy rail
-Lets Roll logo not used anymore (placed a little off regardless)
-No United States Air Force on (I assume) each side of the backbone of the Jet.
-The canopy rails don't have black edges on them anymore... purely white (old A models only used to have that)
-Blue paint could be a little darker

Weapons? Couldn't take those off for the shot?

Trust me when I say compared to the rest of the VTB I'm not the one nit picking it here. I think the skin looks absolutely great, but to come in here and say it's perfect in this forum is just asking for it. :wink: Good Job though on the skin!
Ehm...
My 'simply perfect' was referred to the airplane position ;) compared with the photo! :D
I know that this skin is not 100% as the VTB skin, but it's awesome, and his creator has done a good job. (The skin is NOT my work... I've found it on the link posted in the first post of this topic).
Obviously my 'perfect' affirmation is intended as a 'exclamation'...
The weapons were loaded for the mission, only after I decided to take a picture shoot... Next time I'll unload weapons before start a demo fly :D

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:22 pm
by Panther
As I said before, it maybe a real F-16 with the cockpit but falcon lacks the net code for close formation flying. Tried for several months and didn't get anywhere.

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:25 pm
by Razor-71
Panther wrote:As I said before, it maybe a real F-16 with the cockpit but falcon lacks the net code for close formation flying. Tried for several months and didn't get anywhere.
I've tried only online flight with a maximum of 3-4 airplanes , but with very good results. Now I'm only trying some position and maneuvers with the F-16 in 'solo' flight. Unfortunately I'm not in a demo team... For now I'm practicing alone, but maybe in the future ;) ...

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:45 pm
by Panther
Sorry I should have explained a little more in detail.

Falcon lacks the netcode for when 6 aircraft are close in formation. What happens is aircraft number 2 can being fly off of number 1 and see themself in position. But if number 1 looks over at 2, he'll seem them either too far forward or too far aft. Next all other wingman will see something different, not one person sees number 2 where number 2 sees himself or the same as all wingman in formation.

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:19 pm
by Razor-71
Panther wrote:Sorry I should have explained a little more in detail.

Falcon lacks the netcode for when 6 aircraft are close in formation. What happens is aircraft number 2 can being fly off of number 1 and see themself in position. But if number 1 looks over at 2, he'll seem them either too far forward or too far aft. Next all other wingman will see something different, not one person sees number 2 where number 2 sees himself or the same as all wingman in formation.
Argh! This is a real problem... We have never tried in close positions, so now I understand why VTB can't use OF...
It seems to be a great bug of the OF software... :(

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:33 pm
by Lawndart
Razor-71 wrote:I know that this skin is not 100% as the VTB skin...
Our current skin/model is far from perfect, but "close enough"! The new one will be very accurate though... :wink:

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:47 am
by Razor-71
Lawndart wrote:
Razor-71 wrote:I know that this skin is not 100% as the VTB skin...
Our current skin/model is far from perfect, but "close enough"! The new one will be very accurate though... :wink:
I'm sure your skin is the best I've seen around the internet world.
I'd like to fly with this skin in LOMAC, but I experienced some problems because LOMAC is brand new for me. :D
Using only OF until now, make me a little more difficult to fly with another air model, but I'll trying again. So maybe I'll be able to do a little something good... ;)

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:39 am
by Razor-71
STRIKER wrote:...Weapons? Couldn't take those off for the shot?...
Reshot without weapons loaded ;)

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:30 am
by Rhino
Hey Panther, those skins look kinda familiar dont they. :wink:

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:56 pm
by STRIKER
Looking better there without the weapons! Such a shame it has no future for online aerobatic flying, but you don't have to take my word for it (Panther, Rhino). :wink: :wink:

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:47 pm
by Panther
Rhino wrote:Hey Panther, those skins look kinda familiar dont they. :wink:
Yeah! ;)