by flycanarias » Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:52 pm
Hey, I recently found time to review the latest version a little...
I think the achievements already got are very great, and I think we are definitely able to create one of the best jets in FG...
Well, here are a few suggestions, to make this plane even better. I mainly focus on the "eye candy", respective little details and features, that make flying it nicer and cooler...
- What you may know, is that the wings and the tail are not really rendered like the fuselage, they lack a little of the reflection the fuselage has.
- About the wings, I think the basis color should be a little more grey, and if you'll find time, giving the flaps a little different color than the rest of the wing would
be really great. If you'll find even more time, maybe you can model the emergency exit paths on the wings...
- The remaining parts of the wing, which weren't recolored by the last update, would look nicer with other textures, I'm sure you know what I mean
- Another huge improvement would be to have a light map. On the one hand, on the exterior, making the logo, landing and wing lights really effective.
On the other hand, in the cockpit. A light map in the cockpit with useable and variable lights e.g. on the panel, would be incredibly impressive.
If you want, take a look at the CRJ series for FG, and you'll realize what I mean...
- Could it be possible to add window reflection, and rain window effects as well?? Would be cool!!!
- Finally, this is now REALLY going into sophistication...
But, wouldn't it be nice to have the captains/ crew announcements fit for the airline you fly, or at least in the right language. That would mean to separate
different announcement-folders, and connect them to the chosen livery.
So if I choose e.g. American Airlines, the announcements would be in english, but if I choose e.g. TUI or Air Berlin, I'd hear them in german. Also the safety
instructions and boarding music could be airline specific.
I know that this is really more of a nice-to-have-thing, but if someone could code a connection of the livery.xml with the announcement system, and create one example announcement folder for me, I'd try to find matching sound files for the airlines and create them one after another...
These are a few suggestions for improvements,
as always, please take this as an attempt to help developing this aircraft, NOT to put pressure on you developers. I know that there are more urgent things that need to be done, than the ones I mentioned. But finally, I hope that my suggestions help you, and bring the project forward.
Regards,
flycanarias
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