CuriosFalcon5882

@Thbigmanscoop109 I would say the hydraulics are not switched on. Refer to the pictures in the description to turn them on.

@PlaneFlightX @PlaneFlightX aileron my bad

@Thbigmanscoop109 What do you mean by "not turning"? Are you referring to the nose gear steering, aileron control, or propellers?

why wont it turn

why wont it turn

@SWL120NEED Well in SP, part count is CPU bound, so for a normal plane, it's not so much about the GPU but actually single threaded performance. What I've done to kind of get around this (the cockpit is still very laggy) is export all my static parts (for example the 1800 part wings), do some processing with Unity and blender, and then add each static body (e.g. one flap segment) back as one part. Now, the CPU processes one part, and the GPU renders the complex mesh. This effectively transfers the load from CPU to GPU, such that I have been able to run what would be hundreds of thousands of parts (now just 50 for that test) with no issues, although my GPU usage was high.

You can view more information here and here. Although the content and status of the plane is older, the concept is still the same, although I now use scripting to get a more than one static body in one mod part.

@PlaneFlightX so .... It's going to make me 3090 go crazy? Because of the parts?;

@SWL120NEED I guess I am. I do have real life as well which slows stuff down, but I spend at least several hours every day working on the plane. I've spent the last week working on just the rear crew rest, to give you an idea of time. The rear crew rest currently has 1000 parts, a good chunk of that being curtains.

@PlaneFlightX gosh. .... Sounds like your working really hard if you still have to do all that after like 2-3 years of work...

@SWL120NEED It may look finished to you, but there's still so much I need to add. For example in the cockpit:
- Make modded screens that reduce lag a bit compared to the labels and also have a lot more information, especially the map screen (a month at least, maybe more)
- Update FMC to have more than one page on the setup screen, and add support for more mod plugins (a week)
- Finish making my waypoint map (a week)
- Add all the new waypoints and information for mod airports into the FMC (a week)
- Make full autoflight system (a month for the whole thing, and requires the above steps to be done first)
- Make SnakePad (a few weeks, and requires the documentation to be fully complete first)
I guess it doesn't really make sense until you actually work on it, but timeframes for stuff on this plane are stretched out compared most planes in SP due to the sheer level of detail of everything.

@PlaneFlightX so...... Is it really that heavily wip? Because I reallllyyyyy have been waiting for this ever sence a year but I just made a simple planes account yesterday

@SWL120NEED Just wait for the cockpit

@PlaneFlightX that photo of the interior.... That looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator.. .

@SWL120NEED Oh I see, welcome to the SP site in that case.

Without going into the sub-sub-projects, the main tasks for the plane that I can think of are:
- Finish remaking interior (current project) (a few months (??), The new interior has crew and pilot rest areas, an even more detailed cabin, and an electronics bay.
Make modded cockpit screens (a few months, this involves stuff like modelling the terrain of every island for a map, including various layers)
- Update various mod parts with my new scripting knowledge (a week I'd say, also mixed in with exporting the (what will be, without seats and overhead panels) 3000 part interior, processing it, and adding it back as a few parts)
- Make the SnakePad (this is an iPad but SWL edition, and is similar to the SWL-10's checklist) (a month??), this will have cool stuff like displaying full PDF documents thanks to modding
- Finish the general cockpit controls and details (not including any advanced systems or controls) (a few weeks)
- Finish and test all the advanced systems like the FMC, new mod options, and autoflight system (a few months)
- Fix random bugs and issues that will appear (a week in total over time)

That's to get the base plane finished by itself, with no instructions. Moving on:
- Supporting documentation, manuals, checklists, and videos (a month or two) (the SnakePad also needs this done as a clone of these will be included)
- Liveries (a few weeks of 3D modelling)
- Airport vehicles (pushback tug, catering truck, fuel truck, air stairs) (a few months)
- Keep the no mods cargo version updated with the main version, with various adaptions for vanilla parts, as well as making a cockpit only version (a month)

That's just a rough estimate based on my current progress and factoring in school and work, but I am making progress day by day and slowly the parts I work on are becoming complete, never to be redesigned again. Slowly.
As a bonus, here's a picture of the new work in progress interior. There are new ultra high detail economy and business class seats designed by MVC.

@PlaneFlightX its not actualy an alt i just made my first simpleplanes account. so before, during, or after christmas planned? and what do you even have to get done?

@SWL120NEED I was planning to release it for Christmas 2023 (not a typo), although I think it'll likely be 2025 due to the developments over the last few years. It's not just the plane I need to finish, but all the supporting documentation, instructions, and other related items.

On another note, who's alt is this lol

@PlaneFlightX do you think swl120 will be released on/before Christmas?

@PlaneFlightX Okay

@Potatoincanada201official A simple value that gets adjusted by the buttons and is clamped between certain numbers. Each rotator has code to flip at a certain value. You can check the variables with Checklist in the name and the button and rotator codes for more information.

@PlaneFlightX I meant the funky trees…

@Potatoincanada201official Thanks! I made the checklist using a few fuselages with rotators on them and a set of buttons.

I’m surprised my iPhone 8 isn’t crying. How did you make the checklist? This aircraft’s amazing.

@hotcakes What do you mean by unlock?

@PlaneFlightX By any chance do you have to unlock it or is it only in pc, im on mobile if that helps.