FlightGear Newsletter November 2014: Difference between revisions
m (→Scripted AI objects: +gallery) |
|||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
== Scenery corner == | == Scenery corner == | ||
=== List of updated airports === | |||
These airports have seen new and/or updated models: | |||
*La Coruña Airport (LECO) | |||
*Nowe Miasto Airport (EPNM) | |||
*Heraklion International Airport (LGIR) | |||
*Flamingo International Airport (TNCB) | |||
*Porto Velho International Airport (SBPV) | |||
=== Updated cities === | |||
*Barcelona (La Monumental, and some skyscrapers) | |||
*Washington DC (US Capitol, and some memorials) | |||
*La Coruna (some landmarks) | |||
*Ho Chi Minh City (some skyscrapers) | |||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 17 November 2014
| This newsletter is a draft. |
|
Development news |
Scenery corner |
Events |
Development news
Scripted AI objects
For a long time, one of the popular requests has been to have more combat-related features in FlightGear. Although FlightGear is not a combat simulator, this has, at least partly, been made possible by the Bombable add-on. However, work has begun on a new framework that will enable easy creation of scripted AI objects using Nasal. This work, although available for scripts such as tanker.nas, will also be used for a more generic AI missile framework, but is not specific to just combat applications-the same modules can be used to create scripted drone/UAV scenarios. Continue reading at Scipted AI Objects...
Screenshot showing the ability of Red Leader's AI missiles script to instantiate an arbitrary number of AI models that can be independently updated/controlled (using the tanker 3D model here, which is rotated each frame using a simple/pseudo FDM, for illustration purposes).
Red Leader's AI missiles script used for instancing and controlling independent missiles, shown on the hard-coded Map dialog.
Scripted AI missiles used to populate the sky with independently-controlled AI objects, shown using the MapStructure TFC (traffic) layer (TCAS symbology).
The Scripted AI Missiles framework actually being used to instantiate and animate a number of independent Aim9 missiles.
In the hangar
Scenery corner
List of updated airports
These airports have seen new and/or updated models:
- La Coruña Airport (LECO)
- Nowe Miasto Airport (EPNM)
- Heraklion International Airport (LGIR)
- Flamingo International Airport (TNCB)
- Porto Velho International Airport (SBPV)
Updated cities
- Barcelona (La Monumental, and some skyscrapers)
- Washington DC (US Capitol, and some memorials)
- La Coruna (some landmarks)
- Ho Chi Minh City (some skyscrapers)
Events
FSweekend 2014
On the 1st and 2nd of November, the FSWeekend 2014 was celebrated at EHLE Leylstad Airport, and as always FlightGear was present! On the same dates, FG users held a festival on the Iberian peninsula with minigames and ATC'ing. Everyone had fun flying!
USA Tour 15th November
IHAM-COL has something special for us this month – a balloon/airship flight between KEWR and KJFK, a distance of only 20nm! He has also opened it for any towable/glider aircraft. Basically anything lighter than air, or that glides. Sign up here: http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24296