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#1398 |
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Ok, so I'm making the markings for the Edwards lakebed runways at their current configuration, which means, e.g., our RWY23 markings won't match the ones when STS-1 landed there.
The only way around this would be having several Edwards base files (in different folders) each having a different version of the lakebed markings... but that would require correct knowledge of how it looked and when... |
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Although runway 17/35 is currently unmarked, I'm adding it as it was used several times. Currently only 2 runways remain to "paint", leveling the lakebed runways so the markings don't sink/rise, and the big one: making the numbers look +/- like the real ones, some of which look like they have been hit by a plane... ![]() ![]() |
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#1401 |
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... and problems
![]() It seems I forgot one small detail: the Earth is curved ![]() A way to solve this issue is to break up the runway sides every 1000m or so, and then tilt them so they +/- follow the local curvature of the Earth. It's a total PITA, but IMO it would work wasn't a feature/bug in the base definition that makes the objects horizontal to the base location. So an object far from the base will be tilted, relative to the local surface, to match the base center surface. This makes the position and direction of the runways, relative to the base, important when deciding how much it curves. I'm tempted to file a request/bug report for this... |
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#1402 |
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AFAIR, there is a parameter in the surface base cfg to map it to the existing elevation...
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#1403 |
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#1405 |
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#1406 |
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Almost done with the lakebed runways: the mesh work is done (the numbers were an absolute total PITA
![]() On this final process I noticed that some parts (actual runway threshold and aimpoints) aren't currently painted (both Orbiter and GoogleEarth only have the runway outlines), and so I haven't "painted" them in the meshes. I'm inclined to add them, as they existed once and still are noticeable today, but I'd like more opinions before I embark on another day of work... |
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#1407 |
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#1408 |
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Another issue I'm working is the temporary runway only appearing on the high-resolution tiles, which makes it only visible at about 2000 ft.
![]() Instead of working quite a few tiles and replacing the whole area, I'm only blending the new runway into the tile level above. Not perfect but much faster. Here is the first tile worked: |
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#1409 |
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Edwards is open for business!!!
I'd like to post an image covering the whole thing, but the area is so large that the details aren't visible. ![]() Things to note: the runway meshes are pretty much correct horizontally, but in some areas they don't look so because they still don't follow the curvature of the Earth, which I'll do once this issue is worked one way or another. Another thing is that there are 4 .elv files at level 12 (didn't check but I'm almost sure they are from the Antelope addon) that for some reason were deleted by tileedit, even though I didn't touch them and they don't cover the edited Edwards area but are actually around the tiles I touched (yes I know about the margins and it shouldn't be that). Anyway, as our method of instalation doesn't allow for file deletions, and as they are level 12, I'm inclined to leave this as is. |
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#1410 |
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