THIS CHALLENGE IS CLOSED
Aircraft Cockpit Challenge - Due May 31st 2023
The focus of this challenge is to inspire more players to build better and more advanced cockpits into their aircraft.
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUILD:
Rules and regulations:
- Must be a successor, or send me the link in the comments. I can't mark your submission otherwise.
- Must be a new aircraft, specially made for the challenge. No submitting old builds.
- Can be any aircraft, fictional or a replica.
- Only airplanes will be accepted - No boats, helicopters, tanks or other vehicles.
- Part limit: 50+
- Make the aircraft a reasonable size
- Must be under 5000 performance cost, that is the max my computer can handle so anything more than that cannot be downloaded and marked.
- While appearance does not count for much marks, please do not make ridiculous submissions like egg planes, flying tanks or flying submarines.
- No mods please, only XML (Finer tuner and Overload) mods allowed.
- Three entries per participant. All decent submissions will recieve 1 upvote, but only the best will be awarded.
Tips:
- This is not a VR challenge, feel free to resize any of the cokpit parts as you desire, reasonably.
- Funky trees code is a great way to make modern cockpits look awesome. Based on my personal prefence, aircrafts with Funky Trees code used for the displays in the cockpit will have a higher chance of winning. If you do not know how to write Funky Trees code, I highly recommend you look at these three help sheets, in the order given:
1) https://snowflake0s.github.io/funkyguide/
2) https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1616068/Tutorial-The-Basics-Of-Creating-Digital-Flight-Displays-Using-Text-Labels
3) https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1042680/Funky-Trees
- You can copy Funky Trees code from other aircraft by selecting the text part and dragging it into the subassembly section at the top left. To put it into you aircraft, go to the sub-assembly section in the parts menu and find the text part again. Note, I will ONLY allow copying of Funky Trees code from the pre-loaded aircrafts (e.g. Wasp, Vertigo, Pigpen). Under NO circumstances are you allowed to copy Funky Trees code from other submission or community contributed airplanes.
MARKING CRITERIA:
- Cockpit detail: 20 points
- Cockpit decoration: 20 points
- Aircraft controllability from cockpit: 20 points
- Cockpit organisation: 10 points
- Cockpit field of vision: 10 points
- Flight handling: 10 points
- Appearance: 10 points
AWARDS:
- 1st place: 10 Upvotes - If you have lower points than me, a spotlight.
- 2nd place: 8 Upvotes
- 3rd place: 6 Upvotes
- 4th place: 4 Upvotes
- 5th place: 2 Upvotes
- For all above winners (1st - 5th place), and any other planes deemed worthy, 2 screenshots taken using realistic enhanced Reshade Effects that can be used without attribution anywhere.
- All decent entries: 1 Upvote
INSPIRATION:
Here is an AMAZING aircraft made by @Leehopard
The cockpit is ridiculously detailed. You should aspire to have a cockpit as awesome as his!
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/e6zXvN/Fc-912C
Please alert me if I have left anything out.
DEADLINE: MAY 31st, 2023
Happy building! - Windshifter
Here are the image prizes:
Jetmaker:
NoblePlanesLTD:
LimeAir:
Specifications
Spotlights
- Leehopard 1.6 years ago
- Aditiaa 1.5 years ago
- ShootsPlanes 1.5 years ago
- Khanhlam 1.6 years ago
- Dracul0Anderson 1.5 years ago
- CR929thenewSPplayer 1.6 years ago
- Bryan5 1.5 years ago
- PZLAgencies 1.6 years ago
- YourLocalPerson 1.6 years ago
- Gabriel747 1.6 years ago
- ToeTips 1.4 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 4 airplane(s) +84 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 2.8ft (0.9m)
- Length 5.0ft (1.5m)
- Height 2.6ft (0.8m)
- Empty Weight 553lbs (251kg)
- Loaded Weight 553lbs (251kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 291
Parts
- Number of Parts 2
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 10
@JetMaker @LimeAir @NoblePlanesLTD
RANKINGS:
1st Place (90/100): SEF-1 & F-16C
2nd Place (83/100): AE-5 & A330
3rd Place (80/100): A350
COMMENTS:
FIRST PLACE: F-16 – (90/100)
PROS:
Incredibly detailed cockpit, wonderful fuselage art and accurate replica of the F-16.
CONS:
The cockpit is slightly confusing, so in-game aircraft instructions are necessary to fly this plane. One elevator is not working, so safe and normal flight is impossible. I know this is a cockpit challenge, but handling and appearance was also included in the marking criteria because a plane with a good cockpit but can’t fly properly has no use for the cockpit and as a plane. Also, a good and detailed cockpit is of no use to the pilot if he does not know how to operate it.
FIRST PLACE: SEF-1 – (90/100)
PROS:
Love the idea of the ‘Scrap aircraft’! Taking main external parts from other planes, genius!
CONS:
No faults with the cockpit. The stall speed and max speed are too close, making it difficult to climb. No back landing gear, making for a bumpy landing. Tips over too much when landing. I know this is a cockpit challenge, but handling and appearance was also included in the marking criteria because a plane with a good cockpit but can’t fly properly has no use for the cockpit and as a plane.
SECOND PLACE: A330 - (83/100)
PROS:
Detailed cockpit, accurate replica. Handles very well too.
CONS:
The windscreen is too dark, making it hard to see out. Fuselage smoothing would make the fuselage look less disjointed.
SECOND PLACE: AE-5 – (83/100)
PROS:
Nice exterior design. I also love the radar screens in the cockpit!
CONS:
Must look down too much to access flight controls.
Handling a bit exaggerated
THIRD PLACE: A350 – (80/100)
PROS:
Detailed cockpit, accurate replica and good fuselage art.
CONS:
The windscreen is too dark, making it hard to see out. No yaw control in the cockpit, even though it is necessary for airliners so they can stay on the runway.
Well done!
Because there werent many submissions, and some people got the same number of points (Wow!), everyone is winner! Everyone got at least one plane in first or second place!
AWARDING
Upvotes will be awarded shortly, but the reshader rendered screenshots will take some time.
MARKED! Results and rewards will be posted within 24 hours.
5 Submissions from 3 people so far! Please keep em rolling in!
@Jacob30x Here are some tutorials to help you make a cockpit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGhJwjL14_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDQQTZavYb4
@windshifter1 very good I love it
@JetMaker @LimeAir @NoblePlanesLTD please find at the bottom of the description the reshader photos prizes. no attribution required for using them elsewhere
@JetMaker @LimeAir @NoblePlanesLTD Your reshader screenshtos will be ready soon
@windshifter1 wow I’ll be honored
@Jetmaker Ok, Ill tage you in any new ones! I was thinking of making a scrap plane challenge, inspired by ur sef-1.
@windshifter1 hey anywhere and anytime there a challenge you know where to find me
@Jetmaker Yup! keep up the good work
Holy hell I had second a first place wow
@JetMaker @LimeAir @NoblePlanesLTD Remember the upvotes is only part of the prize. Please anticipate 2 reshader-rendered images for each aircraft. It will take me a while tho to get them as I have to get it real nice. if you dont want them please let me know because it then wastes my time. But by default I will provide them within a few days
@JetMaker @LimeAir @NoblePlanesLTD If I have not given the correct amount of upvotes please notify me.
@BluestBoi
Aight
@ToeTips no thanks, I will learn from experience
@Bluestboi
If I had seen this earlier i would have notified you. But I think this is a learning opportunity.
@windshifter1
I will help with upvotes if you need em
@windshifter1
Damn if only I was early to the party I would have spotlighted.......
Eh, I'll do it anyway.
@Jetmaker @NoblePlanesLTD @LimeAir grading begins!
Oh boy I wonder who will win!
@windshifter1 Thank you! Took me over a months time and I learned so many things about labels.
@windshifter1 okey
@Jetmaker Yep please submit it by tomorrow, if you have another one! (You have 1 submission left) Same for you @CR929thenewSPplayer (3 submissions left)
Oh boy 1 more day left