@Toaste No, this was not inspired by or based on anything. However, given how many fictional aircraft designs there exist, I'm not surprised that it resembles something you've seen previously.
You know how airbrakes work, right? Well, if you take a bunch of airbrakes and set the position, scale, and max exactly right, you can create some interesting variable-geometry shapes.
And I don't have Discord, or any other social media account, for that matter. There aren't enough hours in the day to socialize and get things done....
One, it doesn't matter how many tags you put on your build, if it has fewer than ~100 upvotes it won't show up in the first few pages, so there's no point.
Two, people who download the aircraft after the first few days almost never upvote it, so there's no point.
Thanks. Well yeah, this is just about the closest thing to a P-51 replica you'll get out of me. The canopy profile is exact, I just left out the metal lip around the rear bubble because why would you want to obscure your vision? The fuselage profile is also accurate, it's just a bit thicker from side to side, because I like my airplanes muscular. As for custom landing gear, it's about part count, me not liking rotators on aircraft, and so on. And what good are weapons if they're not overpowered?
Not bad, but I'd recommend making taking off a little easier. Maybe a downward-pointing engine placed at the CoM coupled with a gyro for vertical takeoff?
@Freerider2142 Thanks. I just wish there were more things to blow up, though. Some ammo/fuel dumps would be nice. Maybe even some nuclear power plants...
@Treadmill103 Chase just makes me dizzy; I like to have the world stable and the airplane moving. I do like flyby view for one thing, though: when the airplane flies towards the camera, then banks and peels away when it comes close.
Thanks, @Freerider2142. I know what you mean, I had those crude diecast models too. I often wish there was an economical way to 3D print or CNC-machine builds from SP with a high degree of accuracy.
If you don't want to upvote it, I'd rather you not comment either.
Logical, articulate, concise.
And this was my response to his "point":
Surely it's my right to choose whom to interact with? If someone thinks my builds are not even worth an upvote, I explicitly have no interest in them or anything they have to say.
Oh? Did I tag you on my post? Or are you saying I shouldn't respond to comments by you and other mods?
Dorian cares about you as much as any other user
(scoff)
giving the advice of trying to build something from scratch was just a kind gesture.
Whatever kind of gesture it was, I didn't ask for it. Let me be very clear: in my book, anyone who thinks like you do is not even wrong. I sincerely believe that you and your friends are not even remotely qualified to give me advice on any topic whatsoever. If you think that makes me egotistical/arrogant/whatever, that's fine by me.
deleting comments that you personally disagree with does seem a big egotistical and arrogant
That's your misconception to bear.
Funny how you didn't mention dorians first point however.
Surely it's my right to choose whom to interact with? If someone thinks my builds are not even worth an upvote, I explicitly have no interest in them or anything they have to say.
I have as much of a right to comment on your builds as you do.
Then why is there an option to remove comments? That fact implies that the developers think some comments are worth removing.
You're a mod and I can't remove your comments, so feel free to pollute my posts with them. I'll just block them. With a script :)
Try building something from scratch without your script once in a while.
More unsolicited advice.
Over time, it becomes less impressive, so people need to be reminded of what you're actually capable of without a script.
Oh, and who are you to decide what people need to be reminded of?
If someone thinks what I do isn't impressive, they're free to not upvote my builds. And I'm free to not like them, or to not respond to them, or delete their comments, or block them.
Did I ask you for advice? Let me assure you, I'm more aware than anyone else of how I come across and what the consequences are. So I don't need your help to understand that, or anything else. I'm acting the way I want to act, with full knowledge of the consequences.
Don't criticize other people for being arrogant if you yourself fall under that.
I've never criticized anyone for being arrogant, I'm not that much of a loser. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy of accusing me of arrogance when he himself is content to be part of a group that labels itself "masters" of SP.
However, you seem to be unable to handle criticism or even questions about a build.
And the sky is green, and the sun rises in the west. I've replied to every criticism I've ever had with logical, well-reasoned, well-articulated responses. If you interpret that as "antagonizing people" and being "unable to handle criticism," I can only say you're so wrong that you're not even wrong.
Treat others how you want to be treated.
I do that consistently -- I only say nice things when commenting on other people's builds, I don't offer unsolicited advice or criticism, or hold other people to my standards. But certain people seem entirely incapable of returning the courtesy.
If you respond to basic criticism the way you do, no one will like you.
Why are you assuming my desire is to be liked by people who think like you? If people like you started liking me, I'd be questioning what I was doing wrong. No, I explicitly only want the approval of people who think like me.
Finally, for hopefully the last time, I really do not want to hear from you, your friends, or anyone else who thinks like you. Can... you... leave... me... alone?
For a builder of ur status and ur bio I was expecting a fully-functional bomber with a ton of details and cool stuff on it. On the contrary, all I get is badly shaped roundels, broken ldg, no turrets, no camo, no panelling, nothing.
What you expect is your business and your problem. I build to my standards, which I consider far higher than yours.
What people like you fail to understand is that there is no one universal standard that everyone must build to. My builds don't meet your expectations? Your builds don't meet mine either. The difference is I'm not arrogant enough to assume the right to tell anyone else what to build or how to build it.
If I held everyone's builds to my standards, I'd be upvoting maybe ten builds a year. But unlike you, I'm not narrow-minded and self-righteous, so I can appreciate that other people have different goals when building.
To me, this build (like all others of mine) looks beautiful, flies well, does its job well, and is unblemished by unsightly decals that don't follow the contours of the airframe. I looked at your latest build and it looks downright ugly to me. But I wouldn't dream of commenting on your build to tell you that, unless you asked me for a critique.
Moral lesson: Being humble, self-conscious and open to constructive criticism helps a lot with many life's aspects of a responsible adult.
First, it's you and people like you who think that their standards are somehow universal and presume the right to impose them on everyone that are the arrogant ones. And (ohh, this is good) allow me to point out the delicious irony and immense hypocrisy of accusing me of arrogance when you belong to a group that calls itself "SimplePlanes Masters Chat."
Second, first figure out what "constructive criticism" actually means, before you presume to offer some.
Third, I can promise you I'm infinitely more self-aware (note: self-conscious means something else entirely) than you. For instance, you're the one acting arrogantly by assuming that your standards are the "right" ones.
Finally, you're in no position to be giving me moral lessons (or any other lessons for that matter). Before you offer anyone advice, make sure you're actually in a position to do so.
Note: If you want to be taken seriously as an adult, refrain from using "words" like "u," "r," "ur," and "urself." Separating paragraphs and using correct grammar also helps.
@CRJ900Pilot Yeah, it's funny how so many people go out of their way to make themselves miserable.
And as for code, well, programming is just a way of giving inanimate things a kind of intelligence. First, you solve the problem in your head, then you teach a machine to solve it, leaving you free for newer and more interesting problems. So it's not just smooth shapes -- I could write a function that takes parameters like mass, length, thrust, roll rate, and wing loading, and generates the XML for a flight module with those parameters.
The ability to program computers is the closest thing to a superpower we can realistically possess....
Thanks, @Hedero. I use code to generate complex parts, whether that's a smoothly curved fuselage, or "turkey feathers" for a variable nozzle. I also edit a lot of XML directly in a code editor. In this case, I was using a different landing gear during building, and before uploading I simply replaced Wheel-4 with Wheel-5 in the XML, and forgot to adjust the orientation and rotation.
@CRJ900Pilot Oh, right. Totally forgot to mirror the landing gear. I was wondering why it was canted to one side upon spawning. The pitfalls of building airplanes using code...
@KrAkenAtomic Thanks for saying that :)
+1@Veronica Congratulations.
+3@Toaste No, this was not inspired by or based on anything. However, given how many fictional aircraft designs there exist, I'm not surprised that it resembles something you've seen previously.
@KrAkenAtomic Thanks for the upvote spree :)
@Wakescar Sure thing, bud.
@VVMC I'll think about it.
@DEVINBOSS Thanks :)
You know how airbrakes work, right? Well, if you take a bunch of airbrakes and set the position, scale, and max exactly right, you can create some interesting variable-geometry shapes.
And I don't have Discord, or any other social media account, for that matter. There aren't enough hours in the day to socialize and get things done....
+1@Amazjul Well, considering how new you are, you did a pretty good job.
@SkyCloudGaming
One, it doesn't matter how many tags you put on your build, if it has fewer than ~100 upvotes it won't show up in the first few pages, so there's no point.
Two, people who download the aircraft after the first few days almost never upvote it, so there's no point.
Not bad, but flight handling has taken a big hit.
Thanks, @Trainzo
@ToastyTaco Thanks, dude :)
+1@Shippy456 Nope, not the first, but thanks anyway.
@Alta2809 For dogfighting, you probably want a ~200 part build, but yeah, this one should do quite well.
+2@Freerider2142 Exactly... what a missed opportunity.
+1@CRJ900Pilot 'cause you said "mate." Is it a US thing now?
@FuriousChicken Glad you like it.
@ThomasRoderick
Thanks. Well yeah, this is just about the closest thing to a P-51 replica you'll get out of me. The canopy profile is exact, I just left out the metal lip around the rear bubble because why would you want to obscure your vision? The fuselage profile is also accurate, it's just a bit thicker from side to side, because I like my airplanes muscular. As for custom landing gear, it's about part count, me not liking rotators on aircraft, and so on. And what good are weapons if they're not overpowered?
+2@F104Deathtrap Well, well, look who's back... thanks.
+1Thanks, @CRJ900Pilot. You from the UK or AU by any chance?
@Belloaka Thanks. Hopefully in a future update we'll get some.
+1Not bad, but I'd recommend making taking off a little easier. Maybe a downward-pointing engine placed at the CoM coupled with a gyro for vertical takeoff?
+1@Freerider2142 Thanks. I just wish there were more things to blow up, though. Some ammo/fuel dumps would be nice. Maybe even some nuclear power plants...
@AWESOMENESS360
Actually....
Also....
And out of my 4 previous uploads, 3 have props and landing gear. Do try to keep up :)
Thanks, @Enderhawk
+1Thanks, @XAircraftManufacturer
Thanks, @KrAkenAtomic
@FastRacer023 It does, now that you mention it... it wasn't intentional, though.
+1@Gbhole I had to Google "chamber of secrets," so... no.
@ThomasRoderick Thanks. As the saying goes, when life gives you airbrakes, make smooth variable-geometry shapes...
+2@KrAkenAtomic Thanks :)
@Treadmill103 Chase just makes me dizzy; I like to have the world stable and the airplane moving. I do like flyby view for one thing, though: when the airplane flies towards the camera, then banks and peels away when it comes close.
+2Thanks, @Treadmill103. You don't use orbit view? I pretty much only use orbit view. Guess we can't be friends anymore :)
+1@Belloaka
Let's say the link URL is https://website.com/page and the link text you want to use is this is my airplane. Then use the following code:
+1[this is my airplane](https://website.com/page)@Makerofplanes Airbrakes.
Thanks, @Freerider2142. I know what you mean, I had those crude diecast models too. I often wish there was an economical way to 3D print or CNC-machine builds from SP with a high degree of accuracy.
+1@Tully2001
This was my response to the comment he linked to:
Logical, articulate, concise.
And this was my response to his "point":
Hope that helps.
@Tully2001
Oh? Did I tag you on my post? Or are you saying I shouldn't respond to comments by you and other mods?
(scoff)
Whatever kind of gesture it was, I didn't ask for it. Let me be very clear: in my book, anyone who thinks like you do is not even wrong. I sincerely believe that you and your friends are not even remotely qualified to give me advice on any topic whatsoever. If you think that makes me egotistical/arrogant/whatever, that's fine by me.
That's your misconception to bear.
I did.
+2@SupremeDorian
Surely it's my right to choose whom to interact with? If someone thinks my builds are not even worth an upvote, I explicitly have no interest in them or anything they have to say.
Then why is there an option to remove comments? That fact implies that the developers think some comments are worth removing.
You're a mod and I can't remove your comments, so feel free to pollute my posts with them. I'll just block them. With a script :)
More unsolicited advice.
Oh, and who are you to decide what people need to be reminded of?
If someone thinks what I do isn't impressive, they're free to not upvote my builds. And I'm free to not like them, or to not respond to them, or delete their comments, or block them.
@SupremeDorian
Did I ask you for advice? Let me assure you, I'm more aware than anyone else of how I come across and what the consequences are. So I don't need your help to understand that, or anything else. I'm acting the way I want to act, with full knowledge of the consequences.
I've never criticized anyone for being arrogant, I'm not that much of a loser. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy of accusing me of arrogance when he himself is content to be part of a group that labels itself "masters" of SP.
And the sky is green, and the sun rises in the west. I've replied to every criticism I've ever had with logical, well-reasoned, well-articulated responses. If you interpret that as "antagonizing people" and being "unable to handle criticism," I can only say you're so wrong that you're not even wrong.
I do that consistently -- I only say nice things when commenting on other people's builds, I don't offer unsolicited advice or criticism, or hold other people to my standards. But certain people seem entirely incapable of returning the courtesy.
Why are you assuming my desire is to be liked by people who think like you? If people like you started liking me, I'd be questioning what I was doing wrong. No, I explicitly only want the approval of people who think like me.
Finally, for hopefully the last time, I really do not want to hear from you, your friends, or anyone else who thinks like you. Can... you... leave... me... alone?
+4@Dimkal
What you expect is your business and your problem. I build to my standards, which I consider far higher than yours.
What people like you fail to understand is that there is no one universal standard that everyone must build to. My builds don't meet your expectations? Your builds don't meet mine either. The difference is I'm not arrogant enough to assume the right to tell anyone else what to build or how to build it.
If I held everyone's builds to my standards, I'd be upvoting maybe ten builds a year. But unlike you, I'm not narrow-minded and self-righteous, so I can appreciate that other people have different goals when building.
To me, this build (like all others of mine) looks beautiful, flies well, does its job well, and is unblemished by unsightly decals that don't follow the contours of the airframe. I looked at your latest build and it looks downright ugly to me. But I wouldn't dream of commenting on your build to tell you that, unless you asked me for a critique.
First, it's you and people like you who think that their standards are somehow universal and presume the right to impose them on everyone that are the arrogant ones. And (ohh, this is good) allow me to point out the delicious irony and immense hypocrisy of accusing me of arrogance when you belong to a group that calls itself "SimplePlanes Masters Chat."
Second, first figure out what "constructive criticism" actually means, before you presume to offer some.
Third, I can promise you I'm infinitely more self-aware (note: self-conscious means something else entirely) than you. For instance, you're the one acting arrogantly by assuming that your standards are the "right" ones.
Finally, you're in no position to be giving me moral lessons (or any other lessons for that matter). Before you offer anyone advice, make sure you're actually in a position to do so.
Note: If you want to be taken seriously as an adult, refrain from using "words" like "u," "r," "ur," and "urself." Separating paragraphs and using correct grammar also helps.
Have a nice life :)
+5Thanks, @AnthB
+1Thanks, @AnthB
+1@ACEPILOT109 You get it :)
Thanks, @Belloaka. Yeah, that's why I missed it, it's not very noticeable.
+1@Hedero No problem. Always happy to answer polite questions.
+1@CRJ900Pilot Yeah, it's funny how so many people go out of their way to make themselves miserable.
And as for code, well, programming is just a way of giving inanimate things a kind of intelligence. First, you solve the problem in your head, then you teach a machine to solve it, leaving you free for newer and more interesting problems. So it's not just smooth shapes -- I could write a function that takes parameters like mass, length, thrust, roll rate, and wing loading, and generates the XML for a flight module with those parameters.
The ability to program computers is the closest thing to a superpower we can realistically possess....
+3Thanks, @Hedero. I use code to generate complex parts, whether that's a smoothly curved fuselage, or "turkey feathers" for a variable nozzle. I also edit a lot of XML directly in a code editor. In this case, I was using a different landing gear during building, and before uploading I simply replaced Wheel-4 with Wheel-5 in the XML, and forgot to adjust the orientation and rotation.
+1@CRJ900Pilot Yeah, fun is more or less my guiding principle in SP, as in life :)
@CRJ900Pilot Oh, right. Totally forgot to mirror the landing gear. I was wondering why it was canted to one side upon spawning. The pitfalls of building airplanes using code...