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#2956199 - 02/11/10 12:59 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: NattyIced]  
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Originally Posted By: NattyIced
This forum needs an emoticon that stomps it's feet, crosses it's arms and plops it's ass on the ground.

There were fewer children in my kindergarten than here.


Sorry man, your prolly referring to me, but this is a really good flight sim and can't stand folks trying to trivialize the workings of it. Developing a flightsim isn't rocket science, but it's a heck of alot more involved than "hello world" too.

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#2956251 - 02/11/10 03:15 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: piper]  
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#2956318 - 02/11/10 07:22 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: piper]  
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Originally Posted By: piper

Developing a flightsim isn't rocket science, but it's a heck of alot more involved than "hello world" too.


That reminds me. One of the devs in WWIIOnline has/had line something like this in his signature: "This is rocket science. It just looks like game" biggrin


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#2956321 - 02/11/10 07:37 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: MIG77]  
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Hi,
regarding rocket science, they flew to the moon with much less than we have ine ONE home PC today - all NASA, including ground control.

If they had tried to fly to the moon with Windows 98, or the first MS Excel versions which did not compute exact numbers with some processors, they would have probably reached Mars - if not intentionally.

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#2956352 - 02/11/10 11:41 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Catfish]  
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Regarding the usual "Do it yourself if you're so smart!" response: I'm positive that the community would create a DF server at least as good as IL2's in the matter of weeks if NeoQB released their coop server code to the public. (Of course only if it was in a common language like C++, C# or Java; if it was sufficiently independant and not commented in Russian).

#2956396 - 02/11/10 02:26 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: piper]  
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Originally Posted By: piper


Now since you seem to think it isn't hard to implement a DF server, go for it! Freshman college courses tell you how to make a server in 20 lines of code. How hard could it possibly be koala?

Com'mon superstar, be a part of the solution instead of just whining.



LOL, you don't know my background. I'd code you under the table in a heartbeat.

It isn't hard. Keep acting like it is. Like I said, it's obvious you don't have a clue. Give me the existing source code and I'll enhance it for DF servers quite quickly. I'll be a part of the solution. Give me the base code and I'll do it for free. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is. Are you?

#2956401 - 02/11/10 02:39 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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Well, we cannot even get along here ....... let along on a DF server !

nope ...or why I do not fly in MP or on a DF.


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#2956419 - 02/11/10 03:13 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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Originally Posted By: koala26
Originally Posted By: piper


Now since you seem to think it isn't hard to implement a DF server, go for it! Freshman college courses tell you how to make a server in 20 lines of code. How hard could it possibly be koala?

Com'mon superstar, be a part of the solution instead of just whining.



LOL, you don't know my background. I'd code you under the table in a heartbeat.

It isn't hard. Keep acting like it is. Like I said, it's obvious you don't have a clue. Give me the existing source code and I'll enhance it for DF servers quite quickly. I'll be a part of the solution. Give me the base code and I'll do it for free. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is. Are you?



koala, I'll make a public apology to you for my comments last night. Was childish even for me...

Would be nice for everyone to pitch in and help finish what neoqb started, but they will never give their source code away.
You would think in these times, they could encapsulate their models into some sort of library that could be made public.

#2956537 - 02/11/10 05:58 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: piper]  
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Hell, koala, brain surgery isn't hard if one is a brain surgeon!


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#2956550 - 02/11/10 06:13 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Dart]  
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I apologize too for the tone.

Yeah, I wish they'd release certain modules for mod'ing like other companies do.

Oh well, I'm still waiting. This sim obviously has a lot of potential so it's frustrating to have to wait so long for things that shouldn't be hard to do.

#2956554 - 02/11/10 06:20 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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OK Everybody!!!! Groupe Hug! Groupe Hug!! dancinfools



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#2956557 - 02/11/10 06:24 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Hiccup]  
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Originally Posted By: Hiccup
OK Everybody!!!! Groupe Hug! Groupe Hug!! dancinfools


Hmm. "Groupe" could either mean group or grope. The first one I'm on board with. The second one, not so much WinkNGrin

#2956589 - 02/11/10 07:42 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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It is always strange to me when people make comments about a program concerning how easy it is to implement a feature.

I have been a developer on BOBII since 2002 and worked on the Space Shuttle program for 14 years. BOBII is over 1 million SLOC of complex C++ code, BOBII design/code is undocumented and thrown together by game programmers on small budgets, and it is maintained by volunteer programmers. I find that nothing is easy in BOBII and I bet the same is true for ROF.

The On-Board flight software for the Space Shuttle was about 700K SLOC in a language called HAL (special compiler developed for NASA). It was well documented, well tested (verified as Man-Rated), and well maintained and re-verified before each mission on a hugh budget compared to games (or about anthing else).

We have strarted many volunteer programmers on BOBII for maintenance and implementing new features. We have had few stick around as the job is just too hard and takes too much time to understand the BOBII design and BOBII code well enough to implement anything. BTW, we are always looking for volunteer programmers to help us. Just stop by the A2A BOBII forum and ask to help and we will get you started.

I find all this big talk about how easy it is to do the ROF developers job is mostly just "big talk and no work".

Sorry about the small rant. BTW, these ROF developer have earned my respect by their performance on new versions/releases over that last 6 months.

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#2956632 - 02/11/10 08:37 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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Originally Posted By: koala26
Originally Posted By: Hiccup
OK Everybody!!!! Groupe Hug! Groupe Hug!! dancinfools


Hmm. "Groupe" could either mean group or grope. The first one I'm on board with. The second one, not so much WinkNGrin


I had no idea they were mutually exclusive!


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#2957016 - 02/12/10 09:19 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Buddye1]  
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Originally Posted By: Buddye1
I find all this big talk about how easy it is to do the ROF developers job is mostly just "big talk and no work".

Sorry about the small rant. BTW, these ROF developer have earned my respect by their performance on new versions/releases over that last 6 months.


It's just frustration. The bottom line is that at the moment you see very few people online, and as mentioned in this thread, some quite respectable people who fly offline have put the sim on the shelf.

We have one server in the USA. Some very nice people there, and I certainly apreciate that it is there. However, flying is frustrating with alot of time spent loading, short missions, etc.

As you say, 6 months. Some beautiful new planes, which generate revenue, and many fixes. But the basics of respawn are still a distant dream. TIR remains a problem for some and there seems to be no effort to work with natural point to get it working as well as it does in DCS BS, which really has set the standard for TIR, FMs, graphics, avionics, and ground war. Online it's still il2. For campaigns f4, after all these years, has never been remotely approached. No wonder there are a few grumps around.

Those who are complaining just want to fly, and the fact they are still around shows how much. Acting like they are being unreasonable in expecting functionality we have seen for years is crazy.

The devs are one the case. Good. But don't expect the frustration to end until the sim is up to reasonable expectations. And dissing the pilots as "tough nuts" because they really want a high fidelity WW1 sim with online capability good enough to support a community is really not the greatest PR. If the ROF guys have any desire to appease them, for business sake, the plan should be to agknowledge their concerns and keep them in the loop. A thin skin never helps in sales or public relations.

I have a few extra AC, camel etc., but at this point I will wait till I really have some fun online. Then I'll buy the rest.

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#2957026 - 02/12/10 09:57 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: koala26]  
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they flew to the moon with much less than we have ine ONE home PC today - all NASA, including ground control

Yes those 24 people did wonders didn't they with that 300 million dollar budget

I'd code you under the table in a heartbeat.

lol I've heard it all now Smile2

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#2957033 - 02/12/10 10:52 AM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Ming_EAF19]  
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Hello,

" ... they flew to the moon with much less than we have ine ONE home PC today - all NASA, including ground control ..."

This was written by me, not Koala. What i really meant is that the most simple piece of software today is a lot more complex, compared to with which they flew to the moon. So it IS indeed more complicated to develop a sim, than it was back then to fly to the moon - computer-wise, that is. Just reacting to this " ..it is not rocket science". It's actually much worse.
But Ming ole boy, i guess you know exactly what i meant.

Greetings,
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#2957052 - 02/12/10 12:25 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Catfish]  
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*sigh* I'm probably going to regret this...

"Yes those 24 people did wonders didn't they with that 300 million dollar budget"
Ming, as usual, your ability to completely 'muddy up the water' amazes me. It's very common to bemoan that the NASA program (and much of military aviation) has it's seemingly exorbitant costs. But, if you look into it, you'll find those costs were usually driven by requirements - the excess, if any, being in the requirements, not the attempts to meet the requirements.

Not to mention that they were doing something that really had never been done. Unlike this flight sim business, where -as has been pointed out many times in this thread - much of this stuff has been done, sometimes years ago.

I have to go with the "It's just not that hard, given what we know exists already" group here - and yes, I also work in technology; though I am not a Developer, proper, I do have a couple decades experience dealing with development and developers. It's neither a question of how many people, nor the budget...it's a simple question of the will to do something, and talent. In my estimation, NeoQB either lacks the will, or the skill.



"Those who are complaining just want to fly, and the fact they are still around shows how much. Acting like they are being unreasonable in expecting functionality we have seen for years is crazy. The devs are one the case. Good. But don't expect the frustration to end until the sim is up to reasonable expectations."

By God...well said, indeed. Take note, RoF team / 777 / all you die-hard rose-colored glasses folks.


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#2957069 - 02/12/10 01:11 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: KnowBreaks]  
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Hey Buddye1 ... I understand the complexities of what you're going through. I've tried early in my life to learn programming. Started wtih basic, went to assembly, then attempted fortran. I use to be able to work in lisp, and I've tried visual basic and touche lightly on C ... I feel for you guys.

Mebbe its time to put BoB aside and start from scratch and come up with a nice WW2 all enclusive bomber sim. *HINT* (I've been beating Scott over the head for this from before you joined the team ... ) I still have asperations that A2A will develope that sime of all sims I just mentioned.

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#2957093 - 02/12/10 02:26 PM Re: No update today, but some very tasty news none the less. [Re: Snuffy]  
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Quote:
" ... they flew to the moon with much less than we have ine ONE home PC today - all NASA, including ground control ..."

This was written by me, not Koala.

Yes I know

What i really meant is that the most simple piece of software today is a lot more complex, compared to with which they flew to the moon. So it IS indeed more complicated to develop a sim, than it was back then to fly to the moon - computer-wise, that is. Just reacting to this " ..it is not rocket science". It's actually much worse.
But Ming ole boy, i guess you know exactly what i meant.


Yes I know2 Smile2

Ming


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