10th March 2021 Developer Q&A: Begins at 10:30 AM PST

[Jeff Nielsen 1,385]

6 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

No, and it’s a mess, trees and objects popping in right as you fly over them. A blurry mess outside of the LOD ring, which is clearly visible. 

They did touch on that part.  It sounds like they know what to do.  Some good news there.   I take that back.  That was for terrain, not objects.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Jeff Nielsen

[erick 86]

1 minute ago, Jeff Nielsen said:

They did touch on that part.  It sounds like they know what to do.  Some good news there.   I take that back.  That was for terrain, not objects.

What did they say about terrain LOD?

[Jeff Nielsen 1,385]

3 minutes ago, erick said:

What did they say about terrain LOD?

I'd have to go back and watch it again.  They showed a video with wireframe side by side.  I don't think they specifically said what they were doing.  I know the last Q&A they said they were working on a math formula or something that was going to help with the entire planet.  Making mountains sharper, etc.  About the specific LOD, I really can't remember.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

11 minutes ago, erick said:

What did they say about terrain LOD?

It was more about the rounded appearance of mountains, but they also showed a video with the terrain LOD at around 11 minutes in: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/944290129

Live build looks nothing like that. Mountains completely change shape as you approach them, and not in a smooth way as shown in this video. Hopefully it's a newer branch, which means that terrain will be morphing in a smoother manner with a future patch...

 

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

1 minute ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

It was more about the rounded appearance of mountains, but they also showed a video with the terrain LOD at around 11 minutes in: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/944290129

Live build looks nothing like that. Mountains completely change shape as you approach them, and not in a smooth way as shown in this video. Hopefully it's a newer branch, which means that terrain will be morphing in a smoother manner with a future patch...

 

Seems these preview videos they use are always appear way better that the version we are using. It’s certainly not the first time. 

[erick 86]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Nielsen said:

I'd have to go back and watch it again.  They showed a video with wireframe side by side.  I don't think they specifically said what they were doing.  I know the last Q&A they said they were working on a math formula or something that was going to help with the entire planet.  Making mountains sharper, etc.  About the specific LOD, I really can't remember.

OK thanks. I know the part you are talking about. It was cool to see the wireframe side by side but.. they didn't mention anything to do with the terrain LOD issues. Unfortunately! It sounded like they were discussing how the detail of specific terrain will be improved with better initial Bing data. IMO that may actually make the problem of "pop-in" and "morphing" actually worse. How it is implemented, coded and streamed is the problem. Well fingers crossed they will figure something out at some point?!

[scotchegg 4,186]

49 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

I’m not picking, I just wish they would introduce some eastern European personality in to it, instead of this fake Americanism.

I’d be careful with the Piers Morgan analysis of others’ emotional states.

[Jeff Nielsen 1,385]

2 minutes ago, erick said:

OK thanks. I know the part you are talking about. It was cool to see the wireframe side by side but.. they didn't mention anything to do with the terrain LOD issues. Unfortunately! It sounded like they were discussing how the detail of specific terrain will be improved with better initial Bing data. IMO that may actually make the problem of "pop-in" and "morphing" actually worse. How it is implemented, coded and streamed is the problem. Well fingers crossed they will figure something out at some point?!

Yeah, the Bing data optimizations sounded really good too.  That's actually pretty significant as well.

[scotchegg 4,186]

2 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

France will have 5 to 1 meter DEM in some areas. New aerial imagery for all 4 countries.

Really looking forward to this. France has some of the most beautiful VFR areas in the world, just in time for summer.

[erick 86]

7 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

Live build looks nothing like that. Mountains completely change shape as you approach them, and not in a smooth way as shown in this video

100% agreed. That is my exact experience as well. I really, really hope that will be coming our way sooner than later! 

[109Sqn 1,557]

5 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

There will be three airports, all from Gaya:

...
LFMN

Oh, that'll be Nice to have!🤭

[FlyingInACessna 656]

Omg just watching this now. Working Title is working with Asobo now??!!! To fix up the IFR flying in general? Amazing! Cannot wait for this stuff to be included in the base sim!

Edited March 11, 2021 by FlyingInACessna

[regis9 4,012]

6 hours ago, kaosfere said:

Long story short, Working Title is becoming Working Title Simulations LLC.   The core founders are all leaving our jobs to work full time on the sim.

I am so jointly excited for the Working Title team and all of us simmers that will benefit from this!  Congratulations!

[Tuskin38 6,468]

5 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

instead of this fake Americanism.

Fake?

[hansb57 493]

WT going to Asobo might be a short term loss but a long term gain for this sim.

In long run I'd rather have everything included and not as a mod.

I Try to imagine how they feel. You buy a sim in august, think you can add somthing, start working on it in your free time and all of a sudden you have a job and  work on something that you love.

I want to congratulate WT, thank them and wish them all the best.