[Flightgear-devel] flightgear takes forever to load :o(

2009-04-10 Thread Forums Virgin Net
The most recent flightgear binaries (fgrun+fgfs-osg-win32-cvs-20090404.zip) take forever to load, their are far too many errors what has happened to flightgear? I have updated my CVS to the date of the binaries but it is none functional. I have been waiting 20 minutes so far for flightgear to l

[Flightgear-devel] Thermal model improvement

2009-04-10 Thread Patrice Poly
I have been working on refining the thermal modelisation. This is a first attempt, with still a lot of limitations, but it gives the thermal a much better shape and behavior yet. These thermals lean in the the wind, the more wind, the more they lean. They are surrounded by a global, gentle sink,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RFC: graphics effects files

2009-04-10 Thread LeeE
On Wednesday 08 April 2009, Tim Moore wrote: > LeeE wrote: > > I've been following this but I don't remember anyone, in either > > camp, pointing out where it brings a significant performance > > increase, or where the failure to adopt it will result in a > > significant performance drop. I specif

[Flightgear-devel] surface wind hook in

2009-04-10 Thread Harry Campigli
Hi all, I have been building up a network protocol to sync up my slave screens, additional items like clouds etc. One thing I have trouble with is which propeties for the surface wind speed to use, on the slave screens it makes the windsock the same. I can pick the speed and direction up from th

[Flightgear-devel] New/Changed controller config files

2009-04-10 Thread Peter Most
Hi everybody, I've made some changes to /Input/Joysticks/Logitech/extreme-3d-pro.xml because my joystick string is "Logitech Logitech Force 3D Pro" (notice the 2 Logitech). I also made/added a minimum config file for the PS3 Sixaxis-controller for the helicopter in Input/Joysticks/Sony/ps3-six

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [ANN] - Aircraft Carrier Improvements

2009-04-10 Thread Ron Jensen
On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 09:35 -0600, Ron Jensen wrote: > On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 14:47 +0100, Vivian Meazza wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Alexis Bory has added some wonderful detail to our model of the Nimitz > > class. I think he's mad :-) but see for yourself: > > > > ftp://ftp.abbeytheatre2.org.uk/fgfs/N

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [ANN] - Aircraft Carrier Improvements

2009-04-10 Thread Ron Jensen
On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 14:47 +0100, Vivian Meazza wrote: > Hi, > > Alexis Bory has added some wonderful detail to our model of the Nimitz > class. I think he's mad :-) but see for yourself: > > ftp://ftp.abbeytheatre2.org.uk/fgfs/Nimitz/Vinson-1.jpg > ftp://ftp.abbeytheatre2.org.uk/fgfs/Nimitz/Vin

[Flightgear-devel] [ANN] - Aircraft Carrier Improvements

2009-04-10 Thread Vivian Meazza
Hi, Alexis Bory has added some wonderful detail to our model of the Nimitz class. I think he's mad :-) but see for yourself: ftp://ftp.abbeytheatre2.org.uk/fgfs/Nimitz/Vinson-1.jpg ftp://ftp.abbeytheatre2.org.uk/fgfs/Nimitz/Vinson-2.jpg The new model increases the vertex count by an order of mag