19.05.2008, 20:09
I think that Slow means you don't realise the amount of work that is actually involved.
It is not a trivial mod to create a new slot aircraft, even for a single different loadout.
I don't know the technicals of coding a new loadout mod for IL-2, but I would make an educated guess that a new torpedo loadout would require at least the following:
None of these are going to be easy to get right even individually, so put together as a working mod they would be a fair amount of work for modders who already have a lot on their plates.
EDIT: I obviously spent too much time on this post, since Scharnhorst got in first!
It is not a trivial mod to create a new slot aircraft, even for a single different loadout.
I don't know the technicals of coding a new loadout mod for IL-2, but I would make an educated guess that a new torpedo loadout would require at least the following:
- flight model adjustment (plane with torpedo handles and performs differently from unloaded/bomb loaded),
aircraft mesh and/or torpedo object modifications (for the hardpoints, mounting the torpedo in accurate location and attitude),
weapons loadout changes (obviously!),
and creation of a new aircraft slot.
None of these are going to be easy to get right even individually, so put together as a working mod they would be a fair amount of work for modders who already have a lot on their plates.
EDIT: I obviously spent too much time on this post, since Scharnhorst got in first!