I like the work that Thorsten has done with the rating system, but you guys are getting all tangled up in the details.
Why not build a pretty objective score card and then rate the aircraft on that? For example, you can have a list like this: Exterior ----------- Animated Control Surfaces Animated Landing Gear Livery/texture for 3D model Model is generally representative of depicted type Exterior Lighting Interior ----------- 2D Cockpit 3D Cockpit Photorealistic Textures/Panel Photorealistic Textures/General interior Panel & controls generally representative of depicted type etc. Each one would add a point for a present feature and deduct a point for a feature it should have, but does not. No point would be awarded or deducted for a feature that doesn't apply. An example of this would be "Animated Landing Gear" - you would score that a zero on a Cessna 172 (if it's not the R model) since the 172 has fixed gear. These things are scorable based on the fact that either a model has this thing or not. It doesn't allow for "well it just kinda looks wrong" scoring. For the flight model, you can score it against how it compares to data in the POH or pilot's notes. I suspect a flight model evaluation script could be put together in Nasal that would prevent human interaction from ganking the flight test. :) Once the objective score is assembled, you could have another block that was strictly for the reviewers subjective opinon on the aircraft or vehicle being reviewed. Thorsten's made an awesome contribution here - quit flogging it and help refine it! g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.simpits.org/geneb - The Me-109F/X Project ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_! Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
