Avro Vulcan B2 - BETA release
Well ladies and gentlemen the time has finally come.
We are incredibly pleased to show off this masterpiece which has been brought to life from years of hard work.
Eagle and Gary Brown have done the heavy lifting here and those of us happy enough to contribute our little bits are very pleased to be a small part of it.
This release is for testing, bug finding and comments suitable for improvement in the next release which will hopefully be before Christmas.
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Comments
Looks amazing, I will definitely check it out after I finish my lunch. Great work @eagle @GaryB and all others involved.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI
Starts with brakes off.
Limited clickable hotspots.
Autopilot 'hunts' like the previous version.
Starting livery was splinter not traditional 'camo' but changed to traditional without intervention.
Wheels look like they are made of silver.
Can't see a lot of rivets on the body - did they not use rivets back then ?
BUT - bloody hell, who cares ? She's a beauty, isn't she?
More comments tomorrow.
The rivits are there, but the sheer size of the frame means you pretty much are not seeing them unless your right close up to it.
The Cockpit is incredibly well done - the textures for the switches and surrounds are really nicely done, the dials are well represented and the little tags/labels by them are nice.
The seats are well done and the stitching in the fabric lining adds even more realism. Even the wear & tear on the yellow paint makes it even more realistic, like you are really there.
A VERY nice place to be in.
Auto-start works but how do you shut it down ?
Aah, found it.
Terrain Following Radar:
How do you do it?
During my test flight I had to remove all fuel.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI
To toggle TFR, something like this is needed:
<item>
<label>TFR</label>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>
var node = props.globals.getNode("/afcs/tfr/engaged", 0);
if ( node.getValue() == 0 ) {
node.setValue( 1 );
setprop("/autopilot/locks/altitude", "vertical-speed-hold");
} else {
node.setValue( 0 );
setprop("/autopilot/locks/altitude", "");
setprop("/controls/flight/elevator-trim", -0.1);
}
</script>
</binding>
</item>
eg: in AvroVulcanB2/vulcanb2-menu.xml
or something similar as a key-binding
Just hit auto start again...
Oh, I tried that and it just started the engine start cycle again, I’ll try it again today.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI