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There is a certain set of planes I want to get into the first release of this game. This thread will be updated as a progress log, showing all the new planes I've added.

Creating a new plane takes from anywhere between 1/2 a day - 2 days, of solid work, depending on the complexity. I create all the graphics myself in GIMP, and then I add some XML to the game's resources indicating how the plane performs, etc. I'm also developing a new resource editor to make this job simpler, and also allow third party modding at some point.

I'll try to get a good range of WW1 planes in there, and also include several from WW2 and the very early jet age. These non-WW1 planes wont be used in any campaigns, but can be used in the deathmatch mode, hopefully making some fun scenarios possible. The reason why I've not included any more modern planes is the current game engine cant handle things like missiles, ejector seats, complex radar / imaging hardware, etc. This will all come, with time.

If you think I've missed anything, or would like to see other planes, let me know by replying to this thread! (this list is subject to change)

WW1 planes

GB

- Airco DH.2 (early fighter) - completed
- Airco DH.4 (reconnaissance)
- Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 (multi-role)
- Avro 504 (trainer)
- Handley Page H.P. O/400 (bomber) - completed
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 (light bomber & reconnaissance) - completed
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (fighter) - completed
- Sopwith Camel (fighter) - completed
- Sopwith Snipe (late war fighter) - completed
- Sopwith Triplane (fighter)
- Vickers Vimy (late bomber)

Germany

- Albatros D.III (fighter) - completed
- Albatros D.V (fighter)
- Fokker D.VII (late war fighter) - completed
- Fokker D.VIII (late fighter)
- Fokker Dr.1 (fighter) - completed
- Fokker E.III (early fighter) - completed
- Gotha G.V (bomber) - completed
- Junkers CL.I (late multi-role)
- Pfalz III (fighter)
- Rumpler C.I (light bomber & reconnaissance) - completed
- Zeppelins?

France

- Morane Parasol (the first ever purpose-built fighter plane to record a kill)
- Breguet Br.M5 (early bomber)
- Nieuport Nie.17 (fighter)
- SPAD VIII (fighter)

US

- Nieuport Nie.17 (fighter)
- SPAD VIII (fighter)

Other planes

- Hawker Fury (British pre-WW2 fighter)
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 (German WW2 fighter) - completed
- Spitfire (British WW2 fighter) - completed
- Hurricane (British WW2 fighter) - completed
- Grumman F4F Wildcat (US WW2 fighter)
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (US WW2 fighter) - completed
- Vought F4U Corsair (US WW2 fighter) - completed
- Hawker Tempest (British WW2 fighter)
- Messerchmitt Me 262 (German WW2 jet fighter) - completed
- Gloster Meteor (British WW2 jet fighter) - completed
- Grumman F9F Panther (US jet fighter)
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (North Korean jet fighter) - completed
- North American F-86 Sabre (US jet fighter) - completed

More aircraft will appear in subsequent versions of the game, including more modern aircraft and weapons!

New method for showing of the plane art:

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With the WW1 fighters, I want to recreate all the important fighters from the arms race that occured. New fighters were developed constantly, and a technology advanced at such a rate that a new type would be obsolete wihin a few months.

The order of appearance of some of the major planes (subject to change!):


1914

Morane Salnier L (Fr) - 1st ever plane intended to shoot machine guns
Pfalz A.lb (De)
RAF FE.6 (GB)

1915

Fokker E.III (De) - Fokker Scourge
Nieuport 11 (Fr, GB)
RAF B.E.2 (GB)
Airco De Havilland D.H.2 (GB)
RAF FR-2d (GB)
Vickers F.B.5 (GB)
Morane Salnier N (Fr)

1916

RAF FE.8 (GB)
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter (GB)
Sopwith Pup (GB)
Sopwith Triplane (GB)
Nieuport 17 (Fr)
Albatros D.III (De) - Bloody April
Spad S.VII (Fr, GB, US)
Fokker D.IV (De)

1917

Bristol F.2b (GB)
RAF S.E.5a (GB)
Sopwith Camel (GB)
Nieuport 24 (Fr)
Nieuport 27 (Fr)
Nieuport 28 (Fr, US)
Spad XIII (Fr, GB, US)
Fokker Dr.I (De)
Pfalz D.III (De)

1918

Fokker D.VII (De)
Sopwith Snipe (GB)
Junkers D.1 (De)

Some nice links on this subject:
Century-of-Flight.net - World War 1 Aerial Combat
[url-http://www.wwiaviation.com/toc.html]WWIAviation.com[/url]

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Added the ME 262 Shwalbe (Swallow), the world's first operational jet fighter.

I intended to record the process of doing the graphics & adding it via the Storm Clouds resource editor, but the video file got corrupted & I lost most of it Never mind, I'll do another one next weekend hopefully.

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A nice article about how zeppelins were used in WW1

http://www.firstworldwar.com/airwar/bombers_zeppelins.htm

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Added the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, iconic USAAF fighter of WW2.

I also have a timelapse video of me creating this plane.



I'll be adding a blog post about this process by the weekend hopefully.

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Added early fighter Fokker E.III, and another early fighter, the Airco / De Haviland D.H.2.

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Added some reconniasance / light bombers: RAF B.E.2 & Rumpler C.I, and some late war fighters: Sopwith Snipe, Fokker D.VII.

Also some of the most famous fighters of WW2: Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Messerschmitt Bf 109.