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Mig-21Bis Update

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DCS MiG-21Bis NewsFlash - Issue No.9

External Model

Rudel is still working on unwrapping the exterior mesh and building the master textures. He has nearly finished the wings. Check out the images below to get a good idea of what to expect detail-wise. These are, of course, without speculars and normals, which will massively benefit exterior texture artwork, once finished.

The aircraft will likely come in a few variations of weathering. Of course we will release a paintkit with the normal compliment of layers once the aircraft has been released.

Internal Model

The Cockpit diffuse texture set is currently at around 95% completion. Only some small details on the main canopy remain.
More importantly, however, the first normal and specular maps are being built. These maps will allow for massively increased fidelity and detail.

We have also begun initial deployment of the new cockpit artwork into the DCS engine. This is a labour-intensive project, as various parts need to be updated to fall in line with new development.

Please enjoy a selection of screenshots from a VERY Work in Progress version of the MiG-21 cockpit below. I've tried to showcase it in a wide variety of conditions to give you a good idea of the current look.

Please keep in mind, that there will most certainly be considerable improvement before the cockpit is considered Final. I cannot stress enough how important specular and normal maps are in our workflow. There are also many various bugs still to be ironed out (rampant fresnel, seams, etc.), so as always-- Work in Progress!

AFM

At the coding side things are progressing rapidly. Dolphin and Roland are working heavily on completing the MiG-21 codebase.

The duo is primarily occupied with implementing the last missing features in various Avionics, including failures simulation.

The Weapons system has been extended with the implementation of the SPO and weapons managment has been further improved. The Radar and ASP optical sight are now operational, and are waiting for final tuning.

The AFM has been optimized, tuned, and is now waiting for finalization of weapons integration for its' final iteration.

Various other improvements, such as panel shaking and ground occlusion for Radar and other Avionics has further advanced the aircraft's fidelity and complexity.

AFM + Coding

The roadmap remains the same. We're all crunching VERY hard at this point for you all to enjoy the Fishbed this year.

Others

As Always-- thank you all for your support, patience and encouragement. We can't wait to share our work with such a great group of people.