[Question] Aircraft Graphics Improvement

[GT182]

Just wondering. Is there a mod for SH5 that improves the graphics for the all aircraft, and adds aircraft usually not added into the sim by the Devs? I did a Search but found it's been done for SHIII, but not found anything for SH5.
Thanks.

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Originally Posted by GT182

Just wondering. Is there a mod for SH5 that improves the graphics for the all aircraft, and adds aircraft usually not added into the sim by the Devs? I did a Search but found it's been done for SHIII, but not found anything for SH5.
Thanks.

Hi Gary,

Open Horizons and probably MTNS add several new aircraft to the game. On the other hand, there are many aircraft available from SHIII/IV mods that are still waiting to be ported to SH5. This is a partial list I have compiled a while ago:

Bristol Beaufighter
Yakovlev Yak-1
Grumman F4F Wildcat / Martlet
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Supermarine Spitfire
Beriev Be-2
Beriev MBR-2
Lockheed Hudson
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Bristol Blenheim
Ilyushin DB-3
Heinkel He 111
Junkers Ju 88
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura / PV-2 Harpoon
Vickers Wellington
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Dornier Do 24
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nakajima A6M2-N
Supermarine Spitfire
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Lockheed Hudson
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Dornier Do 24
Nakajima B6N Tenzan "Jill"

Most of them are from Operation Monsun. Some are apparently yet available in SH5, but they are using the same 3d model as other more or less (much more "less" than "more") similar planes.

[V13dweller]

Indeed, I do believe the aircraft lack detail, and they also have difficulty using their turret guns.
They do not seem to tack at all, or elevate their guns to track targets.

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Originally Posted by V13dweller

Indeed, I do believe the aircraft lack detail, and they also have difficulty using their turret guns.
They do not seem to tack at all, or elevate their guns to track targets.

Unlike ships, whose guns are separate objects, aircraft guns are subsets of airplane's 3d model (in the same GR2). Their controller is nonetheless identical to the one used for naval guns, and they should be able to track their target in train and elevation. I didn't check every single aircraft featured in game, but for what I have seen, train and elevation angles are set to ±5 deg for each gun of each airplane I have checked.

Given this limited range, spotting their tracking abilities could be difficult. If you tell me which planes you are testing, I can tweak their guns for increasing this range.

[V13dweller]

I was testing the Ju 290 bomber, it's side mounted guns were firing over the targets with horrible accuracy.

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Originally Posted by V13dweller

I was testing the Ju 290 bomber, it's side mounted guns were firing over the targets with horrible accuracy.

their min/max train settings are (aircraft nose pointing to 0 deg):

left gun: 240/300 deg
right gun: 60/120 deg

min/max elevation -10/+60 deg for both of them.
So, do you mean that though being very accurate, they weren't visually tracking the target?