Introducing TASK FORCE ADMIRAL Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

[Gusington]

So damned sexy.

There I said it.

[hellfish6]

I want to sink her. Again.

[Toonces]

Man alive, that's a big, beautiful ship.

That's what a warship is supposed to look like, not that fancy pants sci-fi crap we have now!

[GroggyGrognard]

I would torpedo that hull any day.

Groggy

[The_Admiral]

Happy to know there are still people of taste out there with an appreciation for them fine curves 

Today something different - some sort of micro VFX breakdown, where you get to see the team hard at work on the shadows & the lighting. We gotta prepare a few screenshots & video reels for a big announcement, so better make the most of it  ^-^
Here's the Akagi fighter unit flying low over its homebase. You see the "naked" phase, the "material" phase & the "reflection" phase - and the final result. I can assure you it looks even better in motion 









Say hi to the First Air Fleet 

[Gusington]

Hi!

[MOS:96B2P]

Wow!  Impressive work.

[SirAndrewD]

 :D

This is too much for my heart to take.

[Old TImer]

Just beautiful!

[The_Admiral]

Thank you boys!   ;)
Here, as our recording session for the teaser continues, a lot of content has to be cut - it would be a shame not to share a few highlights, wouldn't it 
I can't tell you, it's waaay better in motion. But I am pretty proud of our VFX for the flak I must say  ^-^
Cheers and enjoy the PTO pr0n  >:D

[Staggerwing]

I've often wondered what the reason was that the dive brakes on SBDs were painted red inside. Was it to warn others friendlies following behind that the plane's airspeed would be dropping off quickly and not to run into it or not to fly past below it and hit any releasing ordinance?

[The_Admiral]

Good question - no idea. I am not sure I've ever seen a reason mentioned in the documents I have. I might investigate 

[Tripoli]

My uneducated guess is that it was for collision avoidance in a dive.  A squadron in a dive had aircraft separated by only 100-150 yards.  The blue SBD in front for the squadron would blend in with the blue sea below, making it more difficult to establish its position/range, especially with AA fire and the miscellaneous other distractions that is typical of combat operations.   Additionally, the pilots would be concentrating on aiming their aircraft, and would be relying on peripheral vision for situational awareness of the proximity of nearby aircraft  The red dive brakes would stand out more in this situation, assisting the trailing pilots in avoiding the aircraft in front.

[The_Admiral]

Aye, seems logical indeed! 
Although I don't know if white painted planes would receive the same treatment - but well I guess white, black or whatever would blend in the ocean all the same. You both gentlemen probably nailed it, as a rear light system for the guy behind (although as Tripoli says it's more of a positioning/range thing probably, when it comes to ordinance they usually have a good idea of who dived before them)

You shouldn't be worried to be hit by release ordnance, the fuse and altitude somewhat preclude this. It's no "Midway"  ;)

[The_Admiral]

Hey kid.

Want some awesomeness?



(give it time to load and loop, it's a rather chunky baby...)

Some little bugs left & right, but we're getting there. Obviously it's nothing like what should happen IRL - but hey, it's for the teaser - on n'attrape pas les mouches avec du miel if you will pardon my french ;)