[WIP] Playable PT-109 Elco MTB

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Charlielima

Currently I'm Trying to figure out how to tell my significant other why we need to spend 1K USDs for an RC PT boat. It's only 3 feet, Ok maybe 4 feet long honey.

I had the same problem when I was into RC planes, but my problem was trying to convince my better half that I needed to rebuild one that I'd flown into the ground a little harder than intended or found a tree with:rotfl:

Originally Posted by Xantrokoles

I heard about invisible gun crew?
.... <execellent explanation snipped to save room>

Thanks for the tip, Mr X. Yours and Mikhayl's creations have been excellent examples of how to set things up. My problem was not having a good grasp of how many file interactions there are that you don't see at first (like the relationship of the upc and the upgrades files). I think it's finally starting to come together in my head (lots of room in there, 'cause it's empty:rotfl.


What we have now is basically a toy with 2 AA positions, 2 overly large deck guns, 3 1500 hp motors that sound "mahvelous", 4 torpedo tubes (with TBT) and a partridge & a pear tree. She's a lot of fun to play with, but has a long way to go before we'll consider her "complete".

To do list:

• Complete damage modelling and equipment setup.
• Complete sensor setup.
• Possible total remodelling from the deck up
• Modelling of the below decks areas
• Texturing
• Weapons selection/cloning and upgrade evolution
• Complete setup of fuel economy and range
• Rework of wakes
• Try to solve the launch position of torpedos
• Add a third prop shaft and rudder to go with the third prop.
• Adjust firing angles on all guns.
• If possible, add controllable smoke generators for cover.

• Rework of "on board" sounds (she's not a submarine, she doesn't need sub sounds)

Problems:

• Deck and AA guns will not fire on seperate targets (game limitation, I don't think there is a solution other than you manning the aft deck gun or either of the AA guns and firing on a different target)
• AA guns will only fire on aircraft (not sure if it is possible to modify the guns to fire on either aircraft or surface vessels, I know the AI guns will do that, so I'm going to look into that one)
• Anything else that I've forgotten to mention.

Pics to follow in next post Will probably release a beta to play around with shortly.