Amazing!

Pixy · Post by **Pixy** » 08 Apr 2009, 10:10

Hi, I have downloaded the MAIW Tyndall AFB, After I install it, I decompile the traffic file, Then, I see the Flightplan.txt. I,m shocked to see the flightplans inside it. I mean there is so many and you guys can make it is a short time. How do you guys do it?

(Sorry to disturbing and my language)

Post by **BadPvtDan** » 08 Apr 2009, 12:25

Hi Pixy and thanks.
The process is not really short at all. Sometimes it takes many, many months for a package to be created, tested and released.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 09 Apr 2009, 01:54

And some of us hate writing flightplans!!!

Pixy · Post by **Pixy** » 09 Apr 2009, 04:03

Thanks to reply. Anyway, if you guys don't mind, Where do you got the sources? I mean the aircrafts, airports, and the flightplans itself? After all the packages you have relased?

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 09 Apr 2009, 04:27

awwww whats wrong with writing flightplans! Send them to whereever you want. you should see a An-124 on a 2000ft runway hahahaha.

nickblack423 · Post by **nickblack423** » 09 Apr 2009, 08:38

Pixy wrote:Thanks to reply. Anyway, if you guys don't mind, Where do you got the sources? I mean the aircrafts, airports, and the flightplans itself? After all the packages you have relased?

Speaking for myself. I do alot of research into the bases that I am covering, my main source for where they go to is airliners.net where I can find the places they have historically been visiting from the location of the photos.

Nick

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 09 Apr 2009, 22:50

The sources are freely available to our contributors and we use mostly freeware software to put the packages together.

Here are a couple programs that we use on every package:

AFCAD V2.21
TTools
Edit Voice Pack

These are all freeware and are readily available. To create aircraft textures, one of our texture experts will use a program like PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro to create all the various repaints needed, sometimes from scratch. The models themselves are created with modeling software such as FSDS or Gmax. Same goes for the scenery. The aircraft flight dynamics are replicated by Mike MacIntyre. The flightplans are written from scratch and then compiled using TTools. Finally the whole package is compiled into an auto-installer using a freeware program from ClickTeam.

Like the others have said, our packages are made from scratch for the most part. That's what sets us apart from other AI groups.

Pixy · Post by **Pixy** » 10 Apr 2009, 02:55

Thank you guys. thanks to answer. Looks like I know how difficult to make a package. And you guys relase them as freeware. Keep up the good work and good luck