AH F3F GGrumman Barrel is out

[heywooood]

Simmarket has it and now so do I - but there are a couple of issues.

The elevator is almost fully deflected (animation) and barely moves with control input - but the plane reacts in flight model to those inputs - it's just the animation that needs to be fixed.

There is flickering canopy glass at the windscreen just above the telescope gunsight.

The ATC/radio cuts out and then is intermittent with the ATC window notice that 'Electrical system must be on for the radio to function' but it is ON

Some may also think the engine sounds a bit...light for a big radial

[bazzar]

Some issues are already being addressed. Also, some people are reporting extremely low frame rates flying off grass and dirt. We are currently looking into it.
With regard to the elevator, check that the elevator trim is in neutral.

[heywooood]

Thanks Baz - I have not flown it off anything but a concrete runway yet so I cant confirm the FPS issue - I did not note any problems with FPS in my flight

I'm sure you'll have it sorted soon enough - I'll post a video here in a minute of what I DID see

(there were a couple of click-spot issues as well)

https://youtu.be/bp_sf9GE3-Y?t=205

[bazzar]

For a first attempt that was pretty good mate. She's a handful at the best of times on the ground.

I'd just like to ask all people here PLEASE contact help@aeroplaneheaven.com with issues. We cannot and will not use this forum as a support site.

We are well through the fixes now so will be issuing a HotFix pretty soon. Major issue with grass fields now solved. Electrics nearly. SU7 was so good to us...

Happy New year everybody!

[DennyA]

Awesome, Baz! Congrats on shipping it! I'm going to pick this up as soon as it hits OrbX. A favorite in multiple previous sims.

Hey Heywooood, would love to hear more impressions than just the bugs noticed! I'm sure there's a lot more right than wrong. This read like getting a date with Hayley Atwell and reading "I was excited to pick her up, but her makeup was a bit smudged, she had a bit of food on her lip, and those shoes didn't go well with the dress. Plus she pronounced aluminum weirdly."

[bazzar]

Hi Denny, Happy New Year mate.

We have now developed a HotFix for the frame-rate Grass/Dirt field issue and a new Electrical system. This HotFix will be available for download as soon as we upload to vendors and our site. New customers obviously need to do nothing but existing need to download the package again, once notified. Should be available by tomorrow.

Sorry for the inconvenience, SU8 is just around the corner...yay!

[jankees]

VMF-2 has been uploaded as well
jk0351 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

happy flying!

[YoYo]

[Snurdley]

How are the sounds for this bird? That's one thing that is critical to immersion but seems to get passed by often (not necessarily AH).

Thanks

[bazzar]

The soundpack is WWise. We have done our best (so far) with the process. WWise is an evil monster to get to know fully. As we get more comfortable with it, upgrades will naturally come but so far we are happy with the results. The only thing we are planning for an upgrade with the F3F-2 is to deepen the pitch - some have been reporting it as being a little light.

[jankees]

What Tom says is correct I'd say. I can add a few more: Flying Iron and Big Radials have produced some nice aircraft (although I DO miss that bulletproof glass in the P-40...)

and in the meantime, I've uploaded my three VMF-2 paints: https://flightsim.to/file/25906/grumman-f3f-2-vmf-2

fun if you want to fly with two mates..
jk0757 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0738 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0369 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[jankees]

It's a fun little bird, I've been upsetting the city dwellers a bit..

jk0170 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0176 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0187 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0207 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0217 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[DennyA]

Hoping OrbX gets to this when Australia wakes up. I mean, I got Dino's F-35 and the excellent Freedomfox yesterday, so you'd think I'd be happy to just learn those, but this "Wildcat with an extra wing" has always been a favorite. Very cool to see you painting it, Jankees! If you're looking for ideas, this silver bird would be great to see, or the NAS Anacosta F3F.

DennyA - the purpose of the video was to show that pretty girl’s face, body, personality - AND the bit of lettuce in her teeth. I’ll happily date her again now she’s found her toothbrush. That’s the problem with distractions though - they’re …distracting.

Thanks for taking the post with the humor that was intended.

[LostPilot]

Didn't love the lack of bass in the internal sounds I heard in a review video, but I'm sure there's plenty to love otherwise. Hopefully I'll check it out next month, having to hang onto my cash for the Twotter this month.

[Twice43]

7.5/10 from AvengingAngel, pre Hotfix, I think.
Does the release mean the DC-3 is coming along?
T43

[bazzar]

Sounds for the DC-3 are getting closer.

[jankees]

I changed the tail markings to smaller, black letters as well

jk0589 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

link to paint: https://flightsim.to/file/26053/grum...2-us-navy-0993

[bazzar]

It's a fun little bird, I've been upsetting the city dwellers a bit..

Nice paint Jan. The various schemes, especially squadron position colours etc. can be very confusing.

[jankees]

Nice paint Jan. The various schemes, especially squadron position colours etc. can be very confusing.

This is VF-5, based on the Yorktown. But it's the fuselage texture layout that's confusing me atm I fear...

[bazzar]

Yes I'm afraid it's welcome to the world of Substance Painter...

[jankees]

Yes I'm afraid it's welcome to the world of Substance Painter...

I was afraid of that...what is the advantage actually, for you as a developer?
I've seen quite a few new releases recently that were (nearly) impossible to paint, so I see the disadvantage for people like me...I assume there is a positive side to it?

[jankees]

I've uploaded the Yorktown paint

jk0216 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

and this one:
jk0438 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0435 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

jk0421 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

but ran into the maximum allowable uploads on flightsim.to before the VMF-2 paint, so a bit more patience for that one please