Aquila Bird Flight Simulator: Difference between revisions

|Infobox Updated=04/18/2017

*White tailed sea eagle*Bald eagle*and the Harpy eagle.*Simulates an 8kg bird with a 2.5m wingspan. (cosmetic difference only at present).*Steer your bird using:

*An Xbox360/One controller*Your VR headset*or Motion controllers (experimental).*Satellite photography scenery for:

*13km x 13km for Northwest Scotland*Columbia and British Columbia, of equivalent size.*Day/Night cycle using UniStorm.*You have thermals and ridge lift to make flying easier.*Configurable wind direction and speed, shown as 'dandelion seeds' in-game.*Free looking in VR, along with selectable views on the birds back and a chase view.*You can land and take off, and walk around on the ground.*Options to start in the air or on the ground.*Tutorials for gamepad control and motion controllers. (headset steering tutorial to come)*Comfort mode:  This levels the camera, and limits your pitch and roll to produce a more comfortable experience.  It is on by default, but can be turned off.*Some relaxing music to go with the flying.*Observer mode: The in-flight menu allows you to select a view that is displayed on your main pc screen while you play in VR.  This can impact performance, but allows people not playing to watch your flight.*Non-VR ... the game will run without a VR headset connected, and defaults to a chase view, but it's just not the same as VR!

*Satellite photography is best experienced with a bit of height.  The illusion will not work when you're near the ground.*Currently ugly if you look behind you, if you don't move your own head up, as you'll look through yourself!*If you fly too fast, you pitch down. With comfort mode on, it is rare as your pitch is limited.*You can't currently 'trim' in pitch, although you can fly just fine without.*The white tailed sea eagle does not have a ground walking animation, but has more flexible animation in the air.  The other two eagles use normal Unity animations.*Observer mode does not output sound to your normal pc speakers, if you are using the Rift headphones.

*(PARTWAY THERE) More dynamic landscape with things to do of course (challenges).*Trophy/achievement support.*(PARTWAY THERE) Maybe one large landscape, or many smaller ones. I'd love to be able to add more trees!*(Plan in motion!) I am looking at supporting the Next Level V3 motion platform.*Possible survival simulation including weather, defending your territory, nest provider, etc.*Expanding the tutorial to be narrated, perhaps from another bird flying with you nearby.