July 10, 201213 yr I just spent an hour with Flight, and hardly even flew! I started out trying to bump my Gravel Bar landing challenge from silver to gold, then thought it would be fun to grab the Icon and try some river landings. On my first landing, I went down some rapids, and thought, hey, that was fun! I turned around and went back up, and back down again. I ended up going a long way down the river, and there are some pretty good rapids there. I had spray coming up over the cockpit and everything. When I have some more time, I'll follow it all the way to the ocean. Its starts out at 1400ft, so there is bound to be lots of rapids along the way. If you give it a shot, keep it between 30 and 40 knots to still be maneuverable, and make sure to slow down for some of the bigger waves, or it might register a crash. If you end up belly flopping onto the shore, just drop the gear and roll back into the river. Damn if that wasn't a lot of fun! MS needs to release a rubber raft, I'll even take a cockpitless one, as long as the oars are animated.
July 10, 201213 yr Commercial Member Im sure it would be a lot easier without those pesky wings getting in the way! Wish they animated the retraction system the Icon has... Grumble grumble. Kevin Miller 3D Artist and developer
July 10, 201213 yr Good point Kevin, that'd be cool. Where's a good location for the rapids, sounds fun! Simmo W, Melbourne, Ozhttp://www.youtube.com/user/id5556
July 10, 201213 yr Yeah, Kevin, that's a good point. Why didn't you animate the wings? :LMAO: Oh, by the way, you didn't do the overhead panel either. Just a small detail in case you ever want to release an update! Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
July 10, 201213 yr Author Where's a good location for the rapids, sounds fun! If you start the Gravel Bar landing challenge, then you should be able to quit the mission, enter free flight and you should be in the right location. The river comes out of the glaciers, and just follow it down stream. I spent some more time with it last night, almost forgot I was in a flight sim! Im sure it would be a lot easier without those pesky wings getting in the way! On the contrary, drop one tip in the water, and its much easier to turn
July 10, 201213 yr I tried boating up a stream in Hawaii and was doing great until some fool planted a tree right by the bank... Why no wing-folding? :Doh:
July 10, 201213 yr Commercial Member Some things are left on the cutting room floor for only god knows why. Kevin Miller 3D Artist and developer
July 10, 201213 yr Hi Folks Maybe the animation is still present in the model, but wing-fold is currently lacking a valid key-combo assignment. ATB Paul ODG Preview
July 11, 201213 yr Some things are left on the cutting room floor for only god knows why. When it comes to Flight I don't think even god knows why. :lol:
July 11, 201213 yr Author Wish they animated the retraction system the Icon has... Maybe MS is waiting to to release a dashboardless SUV so you can tow the Icon back to your unfurnished, wallpaperless, empty house.
July 11, 201213 yr your unfurnished, wallpaperless, empty house. Ah, I see you play The Sims too! :D Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
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