Bell 412

I know, a little boxy here and there.  Just saving polys.  After all, everyone wants high frames per second, right?

King Air B200

I am finding it hard to not include every detail, so this has a little bit more of that than the RV-7.  I have to watch out for the polygon count, having the simulator's performance in mind, but I figure it is always easier to take a high detail model and scale it down than the opposite.

So far so good regarding the project plan.

RV-7

So tonight is the second night of work on the first task in the project, creating a 3D model of an RV-7. I have one more night, according to the plan, to finish this up. I plan on creating some basic textures (one of my weaknesses right now) to have some color on it. Can't wait to see what that looks like... For now, here's what the model looks like. I tried keeping the polygon count to a minimum, while adding enough detail. Click on each image for a full-resolution version.

Project Plan

The Project plan is done. If I am incredibly prescient, and have actually predicted every single activity right, it will take 219.5 days until I have a decently completed version of Tower Simulator. That sounds like a lot (and if that number is anywhere near accurate, I'd be very surprised. It could be a lot less or a lot more, who knows?), but it involves a lot. Here's what I have planned (in bold are the main sections):

Tower Simulator Project Plan

• Physics
• Collisions
• Motion
• Taxiing
• Parking
• Takeoff
• Climb
• Cruise
• Descent
• Approach
• Landing
• Driving
• Audio
• Aircraft
• Jet Engine
• Startup
• Running
• Shutdown
• Turboprop Engine
• Startup
• Running
• Shutdown
• Piston Engine
• Startup
• Running
• Shutdown
• Ground Vehicles
• Trucks
• Cars
• Tractors
• Voice Recognition
• Models
• Airports
• KCMH
• Runways
• Taxiways
• Apron
• Buildings
• LOWI
• Runways
• Taxiways
• Apron
• Buildings
• Aircraft
• Airliners
• Embraer 170
• Embraer 190
• ERJ-135
• ERJ-140
• ERJ-145
• Airbus 319
• Airbus 320
• Airbus 321
• Dash 8-Q400
• Boeing 737-300
• Boeing 737-700
• CRJ-200
• CRJ-700
• CRJ-900
• General Aviation
• Lancair Legacy
• King Air B200
• Bell 412
• Falcon 900
• Gulfstream V
• Cessna 172
• Cirrus SR-20
• Graphic Interface
• Splash Screen
• Main Menu
• Sub Menus
• Graphics Engine
• Load Models
• Terrain
• Skybox
• Clouds
• Shadows
• Rain
• Snow
• Input
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Custom Shortcuts
• Installation Package

Let's see what happens.