FSD/Milviz P-38 Preview Screen Shots!

[Gibbage]

Its almost that time! I know you all have been chomping at the bit to see what we have in store for everyone! By this time tomorrow, im sure a lot of people will be flying the demo!!! For those who simply cant wait, or who simply like a good screen shot, here ya go!!!

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_01.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_06.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_09.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_12.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_13.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_22.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_19.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_23.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_25.jpg

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_30.jpg



Here ya have it! The FSX/Milviz P-38 is on final and over the fence! I really hope everyone enjoys flying it as much as our team have enjoyed creating it!

[crashaz]

WoW! Sitting here with card in hand. Guess I will be holding a vigil. Guess it is a good thing my contract ended yesterday giving me time to sit around here and wait! :wiggle:

[MenendezDiego]

Now that is what I'm talking about!

Those last few shots of 328-431 sold me!

Wow!

[deimos256]

im looking forward to the demo, as long as it runs decent on my rig ill be buying it. How does the demo work anyways?

[Gibbage]

The demo will be the full product, limited to 1 hour of flight time. Once those days are up, you will need to purchase a license key to fly it again.

As for performance, it will be harder on hardware then most add-on's but I was running 1920x1280 with everything cranked to the max, FSAA and all that and running 25-30FPS over Friday Harbor. It dipped below 10FPS in LA, but thats to be expected. All I need to do is lower the res or remove FSAA and its very playable. I only have a 2.4GHz CPU and the ATI 4850 sux for FSX, so I dont have the best rig for it. You will be able to test it out on your own system and see if it is frame friendly. The "restored" P-38 is a big more frame friendly then the warbird version. I put a LOT of detail into those turbo's =)

Also, these textures are in 4K format!!! For those who want to read stencils (and there are a LOT!). So if you have performance issues, I suggest lowering the external textures down to 2K. That should help out people with older cards a lot.

[Bomber_12th]

I'm really looking forward to this, Kevin, it looks extremely skillfully done! I too am simply sold by the last shots of "Happy Jack's Go Buggy" - which will fit very nicely together with another aircraft I have in the workshop. Now I'm just looking forward to seeing how she flies! ;)

[jankees]

That certainly looks good!!
and appropriate avatar, John!

[DennyA]

Any idea what the price is going to be?

[gajit]

NOw thats the way to do it!!! :applause::applause::applause:

[Gibbage]

Any idea what the price is going to be?

Not my department. We will need to wait till tomorrow for that.

[FlameOut]

What's the blemish on the "Left upper wing" American star on "both" YIPPEE & Happy Jack's Go Buggy ? ...prolly a common texture... I'm no repainter.

She is looking very sexy :jump:

[Slug Flyer]

Will it be possible to use the modern VC in variations besides the Red Bull racer?

[ryanbatc]

It looks good. The only thing is that from the shots it appears the modern cockpit gauges are just pasted on.... they don't look 3d like main models.

[DennyA]

Not my department. We will need to wait till tomorrow for that.
Okay, good to know it'll be announced before SkyUnlimited's P-38 sale is over. This one looks sweet, but we'll have to see what the premium is. :)

[Gibbage]

What's the blemish on the "Left upper wing" American star on "both" YIPPEE & Happy Jack's Go Buggy ? ...prolly a common texture... I'm no repainter.

She is looking very sexy :jump:

I think what your seeing is stencling. The P-38 is covered in it, and its readable. Things like "Remove power before removing wing tip" or "Use 100 Octane fuel or better" by the fuel caps.

As for the modern pits in the historical aircraft, its not a feature we have on the list. We can look into doing something like that though.

[Bjoern]

One rivet, two rivets, three rivets, four rivets, five ri-...*ZzzzZZZZZzzzZZz* :d


(Awesome details on that model!)

[Slug Flyer]

As for the modern pits in the historical aircraft, its not a feature we have on the list. We can look into doing something like that though.

Please do. I'd very much like to fly around with the aid of the modern instrumentation and navigation equipment in a "restored" P-38 in historical configuration/paint, instead of being tied to the modified racer.

[Gibbage]

Okay, good to know it'll be announced before SkyUnlimited's P-38 sale is over. This one looks sweet, but we'll have to see what the premium is. :)

I think, at whatever the price, it would be worth it. I did model both, but almost 5 years seperates the two. My skills have improved greatly, and also the power of PC's, so there is a lot more detail both model and texture in the FSD P-38. As mentioned, ledgeable stencils in the texture, and wheel hubs that are modeled and not just textured. All those little things count. Also, big things like a clean fillet between the wings and engine boom, and much higher resolution texture and model, plus much much more. The good thing is, youll be able to download it and try for yourself to see if its worth the extra money.

Ultimatly its up to the consumer to choose. In this day and age, its hard to beat a low price, but im more in line with quality over quantity. If your a fan of the P-38, youll want the best representation out there. But rest assured it wont be as expensive as some of the more recent premium releases. I find it hard to justify an add-on that cost's more then what I paid for the game.

[Gibbage]

One rivet, two rivets, three rivets, four rivets, five ri-...*ZzzzZZZZZzzzZZz* :d


(Awesome details on that model!)

Let me help you with that. Ill also give you some reading material while your at it.

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_34.jpg

[peter12213]

the VC looks amazing but still to be honest Yippee is never the right colour for me, I mean it was like an orange not a red colour!

I know I know its an old photo but its not that red, skyunlimited got it wrong too..
http://famousred.com/Yippee-P38-J.jpg
How can i explain it, its more of a creamy red colour in my opinion like Heinze tomato soup
look the colour in the bowl below...
http://heateatreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/heinz-family-favourites-tomato-soup.gif
Yours is just too red for my liking!!!!

[Gibbage]

Its really hard to call what Yippee looked like. Doing a google image search, you will get about 12 shades of red/orage on 14 images. Nobody seems to agree on what it really looked like.

Thats were having a paint kit comes in handy ;)

[PRB]

Well, it's kind of hard to tell by photos, many of which show varying degrees of red. Maybe the color in the photo if out of whack. Maybe the California sun faded it a bit over time. Maybe the time of day and current lighting conditions affect what the color looks like in a photo. basically, if it's red, it's probably about as close as you're gonna get. More or less... :)

[edit:] What Gibbage said...

[peter12213]

Na its Japanese sun, she flew over japan in 45 and I swear it wasn't that red it was orangie red if you know what I mean, I swear that one by milvis is wrong!

[MudMarine]

It's too red.

[c87]

Gibbage, the model looks great. I've been waiting for a good P-38 for a long time. Do you know if there's any option for glass reflection? My only knock from the screenshots I've seen is that from the inside of the cockpit it doesn't look like there's any canopy (aside from the frame). It's too clear if you know what I mean.

[Gibbage]

Like baked in reflection? Right now, no plans. If we get enough request's, it would not be that difficult to do. Also, the baked in reflection on the gauge face's have been toned down a bit.

As for Yippee, I will see about changing it. Its not my skin, but it seems that popular openion has it being more orange then red. Since the release is tomorrow, I dont think any correction will make it in time. We do plan on doing add-on/patches through the products life cycle to keep it fresh.

[Akatsuki]

Like baked in reflection? Right now, no plans. If we get enough request's, it would not be that difficult to do. Also, the baked in reflection on the gauge face's have been toned down a bit.

As for Yippee, I will see about changing it. Its not my skin, but it seems that popular openion has it being more orange then red. Since the release is tomorrow, I dont think any correction will make it in time. We do plan on doing add-on/patches through the products life cycle to keep it fresh.

These are great news.:applause:

[Chuck_Jodry-VJPL]

There is plenty of good news to relay , the modern pit can be added to any model desired by simply changing a couple of entries in the .cfg and your good to go , the paint kit is all ready up on the server and it’s a snap to use because of the way everything is laid out on 2 bitmaps .<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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If that isn’t enough good news we are also including a bonus to the first Fifty registered SOH forum members who buy the P38 ... a FREE YF 23 Black Widow will be yours for the price of an email with your username here so we can confirm membership , how’s that for fun ?

[gatlin7]

Everything I have ever read about "Yippee" describes the color as "vermilion". And everything I have ever read about vermilion describes it as "orangish red". Just sayin'...

The screen shots look great, Kevin! I can't wait for the release!

[MenendezDiego]

sounds like a great deal chuck, any idea how much the 38 will be?

[peter12213]

Yeah thanks guys oragnish red like tomato soup not ketchup red it should look really faided oragie .. you guys know what I mean.. this p38 needs to be perfect not like the SU one, Its had too much time and effort spent for it not to be perfect plus the milviz guys are asking and showing us there opinion which makes a big difference in my book! Good luck and I'm buying it!! :ernae:

[Gibbage]

sounds like a great deal chuck, any idea how much the 38 will be?

It will be well worth the asking price. :icon_lol:

[Bjoern]

Let me help you with that. Ill also give you some reading material while your at it.

http://www.gibbageart.com/files/p38/p38_34.jpg


*Faints*

:icon_lol:

[DaveQ]

This looks awesome - a must have for me, if only because it looks so beautifully modelled and the textures look amazing. A huge 'WELL DONE!!' to all concerned.:ernae::applause:

Will there be a paint kit with all those rivets and stencils on?? Please!!

DaveQ

[MCDesigns]

It's looking really great Kevin! Your thoughts on performance make me uneasy since I refuse to turn down any scenery settings to "accommodate" an addon aircraft, but since there's a demo, I'll definitely be checking it out. :ernae:

[jeansy]

ok, you ready for it

what no RAAF paints?

[Anneke]

Well it's today..where is it....:applause:

[crashaz]

We have 12 users just waiting in this thread for news of release. LOL !

Make that 13 now:wiggle:

[spotlope]

Fourteen.

[crashaz]

Now 17..... FSD must be a West Coast operation.:icon_lol:

[boxcar]

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Am finally allowing myself to get excited! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/cool/cool-smiley-021.gif Am oh-so-ready for this flying Art. As smooth a model ever seen & am betting she flies just as well.

No problem with me rushing to grab a YF-23, fellas. Already have her in my hanger. You first! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-009.gif

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[spotlope]

Same for me. No YF-23 necessary if I manage to get into the first group, because somebody forgot to attach props to it. Not sure how a plane can fly without props... :mixedsmi:

[fliger747]

A jet is like a woman, the "props" are hidden inside, still there and still very powerful.

T.

[Chuck_Jodry-VJPL]

Just messin with a few details , bit o toothpase for Marge's smile , some tomato soup color on Yippee , we dont rush things, clients like their stars pointing the right way.

[Quicksand]

Eighteen.....:jump::applause::icon29::guinness::me dals::running:

[Slug Flyer]

clients like their stars pointing the right way.

Ohhh, SNAP!

[Quicksand]

I hope the paint dries fast... The suspense is killing me... but I like it..:isadizzy:

[boxcar]

...some tomato soup color on Yippee...
Much better, imo. It was the only thing seen buggin' me, as well. Much beh-tor.


...we dont rush things...
Never was a time when there was no time. Time is not the problem. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/verkleidung/costumed-smiley-011.gif
Thanks for spending the time to get it all right, Chuck.
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[Henry]

Just messin with a few details , bit o toothpase for Marge's smile , some tomato soup color on Yippee , we dont rush things, clients like their stars pointing the right way.
If this thread degrades into anything negative
i will not close it i will delete it
and Ban certain people
H

[peter12213]

Just messin with a few details , bit o toothpase for Marge's smile , some tomato soup color on Yippee , we dont rush things, clients like their stars pointing the right way.

Thats a much nicer shade mate, much better in my opinion!

[guzler]

19 :jump:

[Gibbage]

Sorry for making everyone wait, but we are trying our best to make sure its fit for flight BEFORE we release it! The team is still working hard on testing the latest version. We will let you know when its up ASAP!

[stovall]

Thanks for the update Gibbage, I am sure it will be a great addition to FSX.

[Quicksand]

Thanks, Gibbage. All jokes aside, we respect that you guys want to be sure everything is right before release... Just let me know when to warm up the plastic....:kilroy:

[deimos256]

I hope its soon, im headed out in a couple hours then i gotta get to bed early for work all day tomm, not that anyone needed to know my life haha

[Gibbage]

It may be a few more hours. Still working on some last min bug killings.

[deimos256]

no worries i can always grab it when i get home tonight

[Quicksand]

Not a problem, Gibbage.. Re-reading parts of Warren Bodie's "The Lockheed P-38 Lightning" in anticipation of poking some good-sized holes in the sky with this rather sexy-looking fighter. If I had been training to be a pilot in WWII, I know I would have been lusting after the sleek curves of this classic fighter...... This is coming from a die-hard Mustang fan, too...........

[Gibbage]

I have the same book. Very interesting read and give great insight into the development of the P-38 and its outside stumbling blocks, like the War Commission insisting on certen aspects that hindered the performance of the aircraft. The P-38K is one of those "What were you thinking?" moments. Its performance far surpassed almost all US fighters, and all they did was change the props and up-rated the engine a little. The War Commission denied putting it into production because the changes would stop production for a few days. WHAT? That extra speed and climb would of saved lives. Makes me angry to know people sitting behind a comfy desk made a choice that cost's lives because of production concerns.

Anyways, back onto subject or the mods may also get angry, turn green, and swing the ban hammer =)

[Quicksand]

I thought I knew alot about the Lightning until I bought this book, and, like you, I was really shocked when I found that it could really have been a much more superior aircraft with only a few mods..... and you are right, Gibbage... to think that a pencil-pusher decided this planes legacy with, what else but the stroke of a pen... Angering, in many respects.. Anyway, at least we can fly her today under much more humane conditions...:medals:

[Gibbage]

Sorry its taking so long. We are trying to work out a small issue with the installer. No real ETA yet. We are hoping to still have it out tonight.

[Quicksand]

Roger that!

[Panther_99FS]

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Anyways, back onto subject or the mods may also get angry, turn green, and swing the ban hammer =)

We only get disturbed when one company takes shots at another :)

[Gibbage]

We only get disturbed when one company takes shots at another :)

Low blow, but I have been a good boy recently, havent I? Besides, compatition is a by-product of a free market.

[Panther_99FS]

Low blow, but I have been a good boy recently, havent I? Besides, compatition is a by-product of a free market.

Well Gibbage,
Since you brought it up...The below post is a "low blow" to Sky Unlimited...


Just messin with a few details , bit o toothpase for Marge's smile , some tomato soup color on Yippee , we dont rush things, clients like their stars pointing the right way.

[Panther_99FS]

Oh and one last thing...
I applaud the professionalism of A2A Simulations and Mike_CYUL who both have introduced fine Piper Cubs to the community....Both have great products and yet, neither has taken a shot at each other....:ernae:

[Henry]

Anyways, back onto subject or the mods may also get angry, turn green, and swing the ban hammer =)
please do not push me
1 warning should be enough
you get free advertising
H

[boxcar]

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For one, am looking forward to the day when we all begin to compete less & cooperate more. It's All Good.
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[Milton Shupe]

Low blow, but I have been a good boy recently, havent I? Besides, compatition is a by-product of a free market.

Gibbage,

Competition we all love and we appreciate all developers, payware and freeware for what they bring to the community.

We have no problem with your "marketing" here and it's great to see the oncoming products. What we will not tolerate is competitors who choose to do so at the expense of another on our forums.

We will always appreciate competitor interaction but we have a very low threshold for "grenade tossing". Respect for all developers efforts is a great way to win over potential buyers. Anything less simply creates "lost sales".

[deimos256]

Soooo, friday has come and gone, no release yet?

[Gibbage]

Sadly no. Looks like a Saturday release. Sometimes things dont go as planned. Like I said before, we dont want to release till we are confident its done. Good things come to those who wait. Sorry for the delay guys.

[deimos256]

well i gotta work today on a rare occasion so that should pass the time!

[MudMarine]

WAITING!!?? It's Saturday where is it?:engel016:

[crashaz]

It's close... you can go out to their webpage and there is a link to order.

$36.95 for the J and L models (great price I think)

HOLD OFF THOUGH until you hear the official word! I ordered... but the link to download is not working yet.
:wavey:

[boxcar]

...HOLD OFF THOUGH until you hear the official word! I ordered... but the link to download is not working yet.
Same here. Purchased already, but the download link in the confirmation e-mail from them is not working.

Standing by... http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/cool/cool-smiley-020.gif
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[Tim_FSD]

im looking forward to the demo, as long as it runs decent on my rig ill be buying it. How does the demo work anyways?

You will get the same aircraft and files. From the time you load it you have a couple of days and a total of about 1 hour in the sim to give it a good going over and check everything out. If you decide t go ahead and purchase it we will have a much smaller file that you can download to activate the license and use the files you already have in place.

Just let us know ifyou have any questions.

[Tim_FSD]

Same here. Purchased already, but the download link in the confirmation e-mail from them is not working.

Standing by... http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/cool/cool-smiley-020.gif
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If you have not checked the posts in the other thread, this was an error in the automated email sent by our server when you placed the order, which we have corrected.

You can download the P38 from here: http://www.fsd-international.com/Hangar/P38/download.htm