Latest ROF Patch Due today

[Freddy Chickenbatter]

Patch 1.010 will be available to download from 16.00 GMT approx full details of changes and bug fixes below.


http://riseofflight.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=4988




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[imp]

Aye, just flew the D.VIII. Camel and Se5a AI can go home now :idiot::D Also managed to land it with a third of the wing missing after i tried to "shave" an Se5a, the thing became so slow in a zoom climb it was hard to evade.

The performance data ingame is not that impressive though, similar climb to the Dr.I low but towards higher altitutes it loses, maybe due to the less lift and less relevance of the drag. Then again we will probably rarely fight at 5km ;) It is definetly alot easier to fly than the Dr.I, no snap stalls and spins, but that actually made the Dr.I fun to fly somehow :D Anyway, let's see how it will turn out in MP, going vertical against a low camel might now work even better than it did already with the Dr.I though having to fly the Dr.I on the edge against a good camel driver was always fun.

[Freddy Chickenbatter]

yeah the new plane is tough I flew against 4 AI planes the first one a camel shot wing to bits ..looks like it was hanging off but it stayed on there long enough for me to shoot down the camel an SE5 a N17 and a Dolphin , it fell off while I was chasing a Spad :)

[epoch]

Server updated.

[Masaq]

1.14 has been released, along with a new plane - the Fokker Eindekker. Finally a proper adversary for the DH2, Nieuport 11 and Nieuport 17 :)

[Freddy Chickenbatter]

we must have a joust or two sooner rather than later

[Masaq]

Yeah definitely. Unfortunately I'm busy all weekend - got folks visiting - but the good news is I'm on training all week, which means 9-5 Mon-Fri for once. Assuming I can blag a few nights off from the g/f, I'll be up for a spin.

What nights work best for others this week?

[MadTommy]

Gonna dust off this baby and take to the air... updating now. (295mb)

Dear Rise of Flight project customers!

We are happy to inform you that we have completed our work on the next update of our project and now version 1.016 will be ready for you to update and play in 14:00 UTC.

This version is a very important milestone in the evolution of 'Rise of Flight' as it contains many new technologies and improvements which we have developed for you during the last six months. And now that we are ready to bring to your attention these changes we sincerely hope that you will enjoy the results of our hard work.

The main feature of version 1.016 is a set of technologies which have been developed to create different multi-engined and multi-seater aircraft models of the WW1 time period. Version 1.016 also contains the first crewed representative of this new (for us) section of our Great War simulation. We introduce <fanfare> the much-anticipated British heavy bomber of 1918, the Handley Page 0/400. This aircraft is a real giant: its wingspan is over 30 metres with more than 6 tons of takeoff weight, its crew includes 3 gunners in addition to the pilot-commander. The bomber can carry up to 16 112lb bombs- or alternatively it can carry one huge 1650lb bomb which is able to ruin a whole town quarter with one hit. Flying the Handley Page 0/400 you may take the role of the pilot, bombardier, nose gunner, tail gunner or belly gunner. In multiplayer mode it is possible for other players to join your bomber crew as gunners. The Handley Page 0/400 is already available in our store and you may purchase it for your own account or as a gift for your friends.

One more very important feature of version 1.016 is a substantial 'Rise of Flight' graphics system update, which includes numerous new improvements in rendering quality and to realism. With these improvements you will see for yourself the more realistic terrain close-up views (rough terrain), improved night-time views, an improved sun, improvements to aircraft materials (environmental shaders) and many other improvements to the game's graphics.

In addition, along with this version 1.016 release, Volume 4 of the Community Skins Packs will be available to use in the Mods OFF game mode. In total new Skins Packs provides you with 407 new aircraft paint schemes.

The 'Rise of Flight' development team hopes that this new milestone version will draw you closer into the immersive world of WW1 France, we very much hope that you will enjoy the fruits of our labours and that you will be happy with the result of our efforts.


Features list of version 1.016

GENERAL FEATURES:
1. Handley Page 0/400 was added
2. Bomb sight was added
3. New player-controlled turrets in single player mode
4. Multiplayer-controlled turrets with ammo and health inheritance (from last player-gunner)
5. Flare direction now depends on the pilot's direction of sight
6. Community Historical Skins Pack (vol.4) was approved
7. Community Fictional Skins Pack (vol.4) was approved
8. Official skins pack was updated to v.1.016

GRAPHICS FEATURES:
9. Point lights: lights from fires, flares, vehicles' headlights and explosions are now dynamically lighting up the terrain, water, objects and smoke
10. All trucks, staff cars and trains now have headlights
11. Terrain 3D micro-detail (parallax-mapping technology)
12. Cube-map based reflections on planes [a cube map includes the object's environment: reflecting the terrain, water, sky and clouds, these reflections are dynamic, look for high-reflective planes, 'glints')
13. Cube-map based ambient lighting: objects can now be lit by lights from different directions simultaneously, and so all objects (planes above all) look much more embedded in the scene, more naturalistic)
14. Advanced sun glow
15. Improved sun glare
16. Color correction post-processing shader (look for the High Contrast option in Settings)
17. Improved haze
18. HDR effect adjustments (high dynamic range lighting)
19. Advanced gamma correction (if your screen is too dark for example, do not forget to adjust gamma correction)
20. Cloud shadows (for terrain and objects)
21. Moving clouds (these are driven by the wind in the mission, don't forget that clouds are large objects and you will need to use time acceleration or a high wind speed setting in order to see scudding clouds)
22. Gamma-Correction: this setting is now available in Windowed mode, but is not available when Post Effects are turned OFF
23. Cockpit lighting on the Handley Page 0/400 (this lighting may be seen in darkness)
24. Navigation lights on the Handley Page 0/400
25. New 'big bombs explosions' effects

VIEW SYSTEM FEATURES:
26. Cockpit view (turret cockpit too) now tracks more slowly when zoomed in (when controlled by mouse)
27. New cockpit view smooth setting in Settings->Cameras (x10 setting also helps to avoid TrackIR + MSFFB2 stutters)

PLANE FEATURES:
28. Engine fire may now be extinguished by diving + side-slipping
29. Pilot and aircrew now do not die immediately upon entering water, but they will be slightly injured
30. Ammunition weight and drag are now affecting aircraft dynamics

GUI FEATURES:
31. Simple gauges now support multi-engined aircraft (showing the engines selection, and all engines parameters)
32. Hand gauges (compass, clock) and engine controls positions indicator now may be displayed by RCtrl+I when the Simple gauges option is off
33. Simple gauges positions now may be customised and reset by a double-click
34. Simple gauges now store their on/off condition between missions, this switch was added to the Widget menu
35. An 'Aircraft Reference' section in the main menu

OTHER FEATURES:
36. Player-Gunners now add to the 'Quorum' in CTF game mode
37. Player-controlled plane turrets now affect the flag capturing balance in the same way as separate fighters (so if I'm in an HP400 and I'm alone near the flag - you need at least 5 fighters to outweigh the flag-capturing numbers on your side)
38. Pup and Triplane, new scenery missions
39. Pup and Triplane, updated existing scenery missions
40. Mods On/Off warning in the Settings dialog

[Masaq]

Best of all, the Handly Page 400 is coming out - multicrewed. Anyone want to fly while I gun? :D

[MadTommy]

Best of all, the Handly Page 400 is coming out - multicrewed. Anyone want to fly while I gun? :D

Would love to.. but i still have several planes i have not flown at all.. refuse to buy more presently.

I'll try to shot you down though.

[Freddy Chickenbatter]

I will be about on Wednesday and am gaging to fly or gun in the page