Dear Pilots,

Below is a little sneak peek of some what we are working on for version 1.026. In this video you see some of the interesting changes we have coming that add a bit immersion to ROF. This video shows:

1.) The Sharper Image setting which makes texture a bit clearer.
2.) Our new Synchronizer technology which affects rate of fire.
3.) Camel Weapon Mod (Wider Overwing Window Cutout) which is helpful in a dogfight.
4.) Heat Blur Effect for fires.



1.026 is an important step in the continued evolution of ROF. Probably the biggest since the Career release. I have purposely not shown many other features due to the constant tweaking and WIP nature of our current work. We are in Beta and slowly, but surely marching to release. We are a couple weeks behind schedule, but progress is being made every day. You will definitely enjoy 1.026 and the weapon mods when they are released.

Your continued support is crucial and appreciated thoughout the long, hot summer months. After 1.026 we will pivot to concentrate our work on release of the Channel Map and associated features and seaplanes.

:S!:

Jason

P.S. I filmed this with video capture software DXtory and tried to max out quality and maintain good frames. There are some hiccups in the video, but in-game framerate was fine. Neither Sharper Image setting or Heat Blur had any noticeable affect on performance.

P.S.S. Yes I hate Invulnerable set to On in the dogfight. :-)

That was very nice.I appreciate all the hard work that has been done to make ROF such a solid sim, even though Im not playing it right now.All I wish is for you guys to keep expanding more and more.

This is really interesting update.
So the fire rate of the gun we have now is fixed to specific value?
Does this mean, after update, it'll be more easier to hit target at higher rpm (and run out of ammo much faster than before?)

Looks interesting and nice work. No more flight model fixes after the SE5a, Nieuport 11, and Nieuport 17?

Very nice!
The heat blur effect looked just right. I have never seen a burning D.VII in real life, but that's what I'd imagine it would look like ;-)
I didn't read the change list before I watched the movie, and was caught off guard when I saw the heat blur. "MAN! Was that heat blur?!" :-)
Can the synchronizer fail, so you shoot your prop off?

Looking forward to it, it looks great.
+1 on the flight model fixes though, they are important.

Yes, in short, the firing rate of your guns will now depend in large part on the RPM of your engine.

A real sync gear! I've been waiting for 3 years for that



But then again, higher RPM can also decrease your rate of fire. There's a good wikipedia article on it:
Wikipedia
In short, as the guns are triggered once per revolution or so, there's a sweet spot where RPM best coincides with the reloading cycle of the MG, go faster than that and the guns are still cycling the bolt at your next trigger impulse, thus in effect only firing every second revolution.

This, afaik, is also why for example the Albatros D3 has the tachometer mounter in such a skewed fashion, so the RPM sweet spot for firing is at the top, go above 1280 or so and your firing rate would drop markedly.

And the British complained about their Vickers sync gear going pop-pop-pop as opposed to the German's ratatatata

As the weaponsmods affect the FM, there was much to do FM-wise ...

Sorry if I wasn't clear. I wasn't asking about the effect of the weapon mods on performance. I keep waiting and hoping that Petrovich will have a chance to fix some errors that are well known; the new SE5a and Nieuports (not the 28) were the best thing that happened to Rise of Flight in the last year. Here's to Petrovich!