[Old thread] New feature: Part damage

[DanSteph]

FsP doesn't include a complex maintenance game with several differents parts to repair
this is not the goal and I think it would be boring (what's the fun to select gear -> repair then flap -> repair etc
etc ?)

so you have to repair all the damage and make the maintenance with one click...

Howewer, FsP include now part damage detection wich is closely linked with the failures
and the way you fly...

For example here I had a "bird strike in engine" failure at take off and landed off the landing strip
so you can see that the engine is damaged (due to bird strike) but also the gear (due to roll
off the landing strip) for a small total of $8mo...



Here below I exceeded the max speed for gear and they blowed out resulting in a belly landing,
nobody where injured but the bottom of the aircraft as well as engine, wings and of course gear
are destroyed...



So now every failure that you may have can be seen on the maintenance display: tank, gear, flaps,
hull, system , hydraulic and electrical failures. Also if you do bad things as rolling off, exceeding speed
or such you will see also the damages... (you may notice that exceeding gear speed will be a costly
error ... but it depend also of your belly landing, if you land with the slowest speed possible and very
gently the cost will be a bit reduced)

Dan



Post Edited ( 05-01-05 00:05 )

[david1964]

W O W

[jboweruk]

That looks neat Dan. This thing's coming along in leaps and bounds.

[david1964]

roll on mate

[pagir]

Its... oh boy...

Ok, what's next, NOW???

Pagir

[DanSteph]

pagir wrote:
Its... oh boy...
Ok, what's next, NOW???
Pagir

...A hand that come out of your Cd-Rom device to serve you a real coffee...

Cheers,

Dan

[jboweruk]

Can i get tea as well?

[Robjos]

Wow, thats amazing.

On another matter, Dan have you found anyone to record the voices for you yet...

Looking great, This really is a revolutionary addon!

Rob

[DanSteph]

Robjos wrote:
Wow, thats amazing.
On another matter, Dan have you found anyone to record the voices for you yet...
Looking great, This really is a revolutionary addon!
Rob

That was my lower priority during a long time because the text of crew changed often.
This said as most of crew text are now corrected and look like definitive the priority
is now bigger, I'll pass a message on the newsletter to see if someone is willing
or know someone that could record those voice (I'm ready to pay a small fee for that)

Could be of course better if they are real pilot and crew...

I will start to search this week,

Dan

[Japo32]

Great Dan, It is closer I was asking for. With this anounces if you don't repair the plane because you don't have to much money you will
know that maybe you could have a failure with that part of the plane so you will try not to estress it too much.

[DanSteph]

I'm sorry but you will not be allowed to fly an aircraft that have a damaged part (and not "used part")
A technician advise (that I'm doing right now) will come and tell you that you cannot fly this aircraft.

Dan

[jboweruk]

Aw Dan, just when I think this is the best add-on possible you go and tell me something new and even better is in there. You da MAN.

[Airliner]

You da man!

Here's a question: If you really suck as a pilot and have little money, which means these repairs would put your cash in the negative, will
you be able to make the repairs or will you have to sell and start over with a different plane? Further, can you sell a plane that's badly
damaged? I would imagine that the price you'd get would be WAAAAAY low, basically, "Let me take this off your hands..."

Good Stuff! I tried another addon that simulated a ton of systems failures but it, of course, didn't have all the other great features that FSP
has. VERY detailed though; specifics like: Airspeed gauge damaged, etc. Ever little thing. I guess it could get boring or tedious.

Here's another: I never had a gear problem (except that time I intentionally lowered it at about 300 knots and got it jammed half-way
down!) but, can you get bulb failures? I think it would be cool if the gear dropped but the dash bulb is blown out, so you have no
confirmation. Of course, you could go to outside view, unless you build an an option to block this view. Other bulb failures or iindicators
could give you the option to have a quick or thorough inspection on landing. A thorough one would cost more in addition to the repair, find
the real problem and fix it, be it an indicator or bulb or the full system. A quick check may result in fixing the wrong item. Example: fix the
fuel indicator while you have a gaping hole in your tank! Or maybe even a quality repair setup: Cheap repair might mean duck taping a
hole in the fuselage while a full repair will involve a full panel replacement and repaint.

Just thinking with the fingers again!