Waristheonlyway Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, goduranus said: I may have noticed a few features not documented, or are they documented somewhere I never noticed? 1.Radar module displays relative altitude, if the target is significantly higher it will show up as blue on radar, and if it is significantly lower it will show as brown on radar. Targets shown in blue can be locked on earlier than targets in brown it seems, simulating effect of terrain clutter? 2.Targets can become less visible by going perpendicular to the radar, seemingly because the air radar is modeled after the F-15 radar from DCS? Maybe the target has to be lower than the radar for this to happen, but I've definitely noticed targets turn invisible once they turn perpendicular during missile evasions. I'm not sure but 1.Probably,that means we can use terrain masking! 2.Yes,because it has a smaller cross section Edited July 26, 2017 by Waristheonlyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 2 hours ago, goduranus said: 1.Radar module displays relative altitude Hi, just checked in case I'd missed something, but there's no facility for the radar to display any color apart from green. Not sure what you're seeing there. 2 hours ago, goduranus said: Targets can become less visible by going perpendicular to the radar Thats the way the radar has always worked. Radar sees the world as black and white , craft being white, radar return is calculated from the number of black pixels obscured by white pixels. so there are various positions relative to radar in which the target craft is blocking very few pixels, and therefore has a much diminished return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goduranus Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, SpannerMonkey(smce) said: Hi, just checked in case I'd missed something, but there's no facility for the radar to display any color apart from green. Not sure what you're seeing there. Thats the way the radar has always worked. Radar sees the world as black and white , craft being white, radar return is calculated from the number of black pixels obscured by white pixels. so there are various positions relative to radar in which the target craft is blocking very few pixels, and therefore has a much diminished return 1. Color coded relative altitude is a definitely a feature, see this screenshot: Might have to go to full resolution to see that there are 3 targets, leftmost enemy is high, it's the highlighted target near the top, and is a blue blip on radar; center is about same altitude as the player's plane, right around where the nose is pointing, and is a green blip; rightmost target is low, it's left slightly left of the radar interface, and it's a brown blip on radar. I've been noticing that with default settings in BDAContinued 0.2.1.2, the AI will fire AMRAAMS on blue blips 1 km further than it will fire on brown blips. 2. I checked, and the planes have bigger side profiles than front profiles, but they disappear from radar when flying perpendicular. According to some simulation game community this is apparently a real world phenomenon resulting from how early radar on an F-15 works. It's called "Notching". I suspect radar detection is not just based on number of pixels being blocked as I have always thought, but may have modifiers depending on relative altitude and heading. Maybe BD left some legacy code that simulate this effect but didn't document it? The radar in BDArmory is even called AN/APG-63, the same model as on old F-15s. Edited July 26, 2017 by goduranus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Next_Star_Industries Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I sure hope issue #171 is being worked on as people are getting very frustrated by it and have started removing BDA, which is affecting the rest of us building stuff for it. Nothing more annoying then spending all that time setting up stuff to produce Youtube content only to have it ruined by explosions following vessels. Nobody is wanting to sit back and let the AI do everything. This issue is absolutely ruining the BDA experience for people and it's going to start showing soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodriguez Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Next_Star_Industries said: I sure hope issue #171 is being worked on as people are getting very frustrated by it and have started removing BDA, which is affecting the rest of us building stuff for it. Nothing more annoying then spending all that time setting up stuff to produce Youtube content only to have it ruined by explosions following vessels. Nobody is wanting to sit back and let the AI do everything. This issue is absolutely ruining the BDA experience for people and it's going to start showing soon. Well, if you want a fix for it the best you can do is to clone the repo and get your hands dirty playing with the emitters. Otherwise, You will need to wait for some of us to get bored enough from our adventures to start working on a fix for it. Of course if you are willing to pay for it I might reconsider my priorities Edited July 26, 2017 by jrodriguez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Next_Star_Industries Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) 31 minutes ago, jrodriguez said: Of course if you are willing to pay for it I might reconsider my priorities That's to good! I would definitely consider this if it's a legit claim. I would clone and see what I could do, but that doesn't mean it would get implemented into the release if I did fix it and I'm not in the habit of wasting my time. In the mean time I'll just keep pushing everyone sending me complaints to the issues page. You guys aren't paid for making this mod hmmm I get paid for mine through downloads and Youtube. Edited July 26, 2017 by Next_Star_Industries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 3 hours ago, SpannerMonkey(smce) said: Hi, just checked in case I'd missed something, but there's no facility for the radar to display any color apart from green. Not sure what you're seeing there. Thats the way the radar has always worked. Radar sees the world as black and white , craft being white, radar return is calculated from the number of black pixels obscured by white pixels. so there are various positions relative to radar in which the target craft is blocking very few pixels, and therefore has a much diminished return @goduranus is right, ive noticed it too. https://youtu.be/hoFfcTjwTIE Skip to 1:59, and pay attention to the radar screen when I switch vessels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, dundun92 said: Skip to 1:59, Well fair enough, I've really never noticed, but then i spend more time devising ways to shoot aircraft down than flying them, most aircraft get an AI enough attention to get it airborne .and left to it's own devices . 1 hour ago, Next_Star_Industries said: but that doesn't mean it would get implemented into the release if I did fix it If it works it works, why would it not be included?. ( bit of an attitude problem?) Just take a look at the github pull /commit history to see how many people have and do contribute. Spoiler 1 hour ago, Next_Star_Industries said: You guys aren't paid for making this mod hmmm I get paid for mine through downloads and Youtube. would that be the one with the models and FX hijacked from NKD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Next_Star_Industries Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, SpannerMonkey(smce) said: Hide contents would that be the one with the models and FX hijacked from NKD? You refer to version 1.3 no it didn't get many downloads and they weren't hijacked it was a simple work around that allowed NKD to work is all. As soon as harpwner returned all the NKD stuff was removed. Credit was given to @harpwner and everyone was told it was NKD. Edited July 27, 2017 by Next_Star_Industries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 @SpannerMonkey(smce), you may remember me asking "why is my RWR not working" when i used the 1.2.2 version on 1.2.0. Well, now I have 1.2.2 and 1.2.2 version, and its not working properly. You see, it sometimes works, sometimes not. It will work for say a week, and stops working for about the same time. Then the pattern repeats. Ill post a log from both scenarios when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDog Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, dundun92 said: @SpannerMonkey(smce) You see, it sometimes works, sometimes not. By "not work" do you mean the rwr window is invisible? This can happen after fresh installs, cause being: In the settings.cfg there is a line for rwrwindowposition which specifies height and width = 0.0. Manually changing that to 300x300 pixels makes the window appear again. Edited July 27, 2017 by TheDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 5 hours ago, TheDog said: By "not work" do you mean the rwr window is invisible? This can happen after fresh installs, cause being: In the settings.cfg there is a line for rwrwindowposition which specifies height and width = 0.0. Manually changing that to 300x300 pixels makes the window appear again. Yep, invisible. The noise is there though. But this isnt a fresh install. Ive had it for a couple of weeks, and it has worked sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I have a question about BDMk22. Is it possible to add the hud to the stock cockpits? And, is it possible to have an IVA mfd with radar and RWR displays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomker Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 hours ago, dundun92 said: I have a question about BDMk22. Is it possible to add the hud to the stock cockpits? And, is it possible to have an IVA mfd with radar and RWR displays? Replace the Internal node from the part you want the IVA on with INTERNAL { name = mk22Internal } Now the IVA / Prop question. I investigated doing this and it is not trivial to implement. I researched how ScanSat an others get the data in RasterProp and it would require a significant amount of coding in areas most of the team is not familiar with. 20 hours ago, dundun92 said: Yep, invisible. The noise is there though. But this isnt a fresh install. Ive had it for a couple of weeks, and it has worked sometimes. I've had this happen to me on occasion when my screen does res changes or windows does its janky handling of display port. The window gets set to coordinates that are outside view. Clear out your "BDAWindows" entries in settings.cfg and see if that helps, usually does for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, gomker said: Replace the Internal node from the part you want the IVA on with INTERNAL { name = mk22Internal } Now the IVA / Prop question. I investigated doing this and it is not trivial to implement. I researched how ScanSat an others get the data in RasterProp and it would require a significant amount of coding in areas most of the team is not familiar with. I've had this happen to me on occasion when my screen does res changes or windows does its janky handling of display port. The window gets set to coordinates that are outside view. Clear out your "BDAWindows" entries in settings.cfg and see if that helps, usually does for me. OK! Could I get permission to distribute it the BDMk22 plugin in my pack here, it would be perfect. Edited July 28, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomker Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 v0.3.0.0 - Naval Combat Update New DLL Changes - Full reinstall required! BDArmory Core : modularization of systems and features to ease integration for other mod makers Performance refactor and garbage collection improvements for better memory utilization New Features Adding new weaponClass - SLW - Ship Launched Weapon - intended to target surface vessels (splashed) and submarines (splashed and underwater) weaponClass.SLW is set by missileType torpedo or depthcharge New "Sonar" Implementation - If RWRThreatTypes is Sonar will not detect flying vessels, only surface ships and submersibles MAX_ACTIVE_RADAR_RANGE & MAX_ENGAGEMENT_RANGE added to settings.cfg for more control over ranged combat Updated checks for Landed and Splashed to be more accurate and account for sumbersibles Renamed "Ground" engagement option to "Surface" to better reflect behavior MM Patches updated for engagement options and torpedo types Issue Reference #201 for Sonar, RWR Types, engagement Types, torpedo targeting Increased Radar Range #170 Logic for Smart Targeting should correct #216 fixing issue with throttle mirroring when switching vessels adding gaurd mode back to editor, Solves #156 Ballistic Missile guidance improvements Terminal Guidance will switch back to GPS target if no radar target is found Detonation damage code updated to correct for zombie missiles after OnCollision Update of Test craft New Parts New parts by @SpannerMonkey(smce) BDA MK1 Sonar Pod Sting Ray BDA LightWeight Torpedo For a full complement of sonar, torpedoes, depth charges and submarine parts see Notes on Naval Combat Features Current implementation of "Sonar" reuses the current Radar code. Future state will have dedicated windows and naming convention Activating a "Sonar" pod still says "Activate Radar" A Sonar is defined by setting the rwrThreatType = 6 Sonar rules Will only detect vessels that are underwater (> 20meters) Sonar will not function if vessel is in flight Sonar does not detect "Landed" vessels, only splashed Normal Radar does not detect underwater vessels, still detects "Splashed" i.e. Boats Engagment type "SLW" only targets underwater (submarines) and Splashed (Boats) As always, BDA need PhysicsRangeExtender to work properly: https://github.com/jrodrigv/PhysicsRangeExtender/releases Demonstration Videos Note - parts for these vessels are mainly found in SM Marine and Large Boat Parts There is a new torpedo and sonar parts included in this release Submarine and Sonar demonstration Spoiler Dipping Sonar Thanks to @XOC2008 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathpuff12 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) 49 minutes ago, gomker said: v0.3.0.0 - Naval Combat Update -snip- You might want to update the release notes on the first page. I've seen a lot of people who are unaware of updates, because they only check the first post. Edited July 28, 2017 by Deathpuff12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 7 hours ago, gomker said: v0.3.0.0 - Naval Combat Update New DLL Changes - Full reinstall required! BDArmory Core : modularization of systems and features to ease integration for other mod makers Performance refactor and garbage collection improvements for better memory utilization New Features Adding new weaponClass - SLW - Ship Launched Weapon - intended to target surface vessels (splashed) and submarines (splashed and underwater) weaponClass.SLW is set by missileType torpedo or depthcharge New "Sonar" Implementation - If RWRThreatTypes is Sonar will not detect flying vessels, only surface ships and submersibles MAX_ACTIVE_RADAR_RANGE & MAX_ENGAGEMENT_RANGE added to settings.cfg for more control over ranged combat Updated checks for Landed and Splashed to be more accurate and account for sumbersibles Renamed "Ground" engagement option to "Surface" to better reflect behavior MM Patches updated for engagement options and torpedo types Issue Reference #201 for Sonar, RWR Types, engagement Types, torpedo targeting Increased Radar Range #170 Logic for Smart Targeting should correct #216 fixing issue with throttle mirroring when switching vessels adding gaurd mode back to editor, Solves #156 Ballistic Missile guidance improvements Terminal Guidance will switch back to GPS target if no radar target is found Detonation damage code updated to correct for zombie missiles after OnCollision Update of Test craft New Parts New parts by @SpannerMonkey(smce) BDA MK1 Sonar Pod Sting Ray BDA LightWeight Torpedo For a full complement of sonar, torpedoes, depth charges and submarine parts see Notes on Naval Combat Features Current implementation of "Sonar" reuses the current Radar code. Future state will have dedicated windows and naming convention Activating a "Sonar" pod still says "Activate Radar" A Sonar is defined by setting the rwrThreatType = 6 Sonar rules Will only detect vessels that are underwater (> 20meters) Sonar will not function if vessel is in flight Sonar does not detect "Landed" vessels, only splashed Normal Radar does not detect underwater vessels, still detects "Splashed" i.e. Boats Engagment type "SLW" only targets underwater (submarines) and Splashed (Boats) As always, BDA need PhysicsRangeExtender to work properly: https://github.com/jrodrigv/PhysicsRangeExtender/releases Demonstration Videos Note - parts for these vessels are mainly found in SM Marine and Large Boat Parts There is a new torpedo and sonar parts included in this release Submarine and Sonar demonstration Reveal hidden contents Dipping Sonar Thanks to @XOC2008 Reveal hidden contents Ah, that explains why the latest RBDA had the bda.core, the max ranges, and slw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodriguez Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, dundun92 said: Ah, that explains why the latest RBDA had the bda.core, the max ranges, and slw. RBDA is always a dev/beta branch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, jrodriguez said: RBDA is always a dev/beta branch So the features are in the RBDA release?(to the full extent) Edited July 29, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodriguez Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, dundun92 said: So the features are in the RBDA release?(to the full extent) Maybe not all of them at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 1 minute ago, jrodriguez said: Maybe not all of them at the moment. Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdodders Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, gomker said: v0.3.0.0 - Naval Combat Update New DLL Changes - Full reinstall required! BDArmory Core : modularization of systems and features to ease integration for other mod makers Performance refactor and garbage collection improvements for better memory utilization New Features Adding new weaponClass - SLW - Ship Launched Weapon - intended to target surface vessels (splashed) and submarines (splashed and underwater) weaponClass.SLW is set by missileType torpedo or depthcharge New "Sonar" Implementation - If RWRThreatTypes is Sonar will not detect flying vessels, only surface ships and submersibles MAX_ACTIVE_RADAR_RANGE & MAX_ENGAGEMENT_RANGE added to settings.cfg for more control over ranged combat Updated checks for Landed and Splashed to be more accurate and account for sumbersibles Renamed "Ground" engagement option to "Surface" to better reflect behavior MM Patches updated for engagement options and torpedo types Issue Reference #201 for Sonar, RWR Types, engagement Types, torpedo targeting Increased Radar Range #170 Logic for Smart Targeting should correct #216 fixing issue with throttle mirroring when switching vessels adding gaurd mode back to editor, Solves #156 Ballistic Missile guidance improvements Terminal Guidance will switch back to GPS target if no radar target is found Detonation damage code updated to correct for zombie missiles after OnCollision Update of Test craft New Parts New parts by @SpannerMonkey(smce) BDA MK1 Sonar Pod Sting Ray BDA LightWeight Torpedo For a full complement of sonar, torpedoes, depth charges and submarine parts see Notes on Naval Combat Features Current implementation of "Sonar" reuses the current Radar code. Future state will have dedicated windows and naming convention Activating a "Sonar" pod still says "Activate Radar" A Sonar is defined by setting the rwrThreatType = 6 Sonar rules Will only detect vessels that are underwater (> 20meters) Sonar will not function if vessel is in flight Sonar does not detect "Landed" vessels, only splashed Normal Radar does not detect underwater vessels, still detects "Splashed" i.e. Boats Engagment type "SLW" only targets underwater (submarines) and Splashed (Boats) As always, BDA need PhysicsRangeExtender to work properly: https://github.com/jrodrigv/PhysicsRangeExtender/releases Demonstration Videos Note - parts for these vessels are mainly found in SM Marine and Large Boat Parts There is a new torpedo and sonar parts included in this release Submarine and Sonar demonstration Reveal hidden contents Dipping Sonar Thanks to @XOC2008 Hide contents what mods are being used in the vids? Edited July 29, 2017 by Cdodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notsure_jr Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 26 minutes ago, Cdodders said: what mods are being used in the vids? Demonstration Videos Note - parts for these vessels are mainly found in SM Marine and Large Boat Parts There is a new torpedo and sonar parts included in this release also looks like scatter and eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpannerMonkey(smce) Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 26 minutes ago, Cdodders said: what mods are being used in the vids? Hi almost all the equipment with notable exceptions is from SM Industries, Rotors are KRX, various flight control plugins etc. All the ships and weapons are either SMA or SMM, the helis are part of a developing project , and awful lot of stuff there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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