Re: [Flightgear-devel] AI versus Traffic

[syd&sandy <syd...@sh...>]

Durk Talsma wrote:
> Hi Syd,
>
> syd&sandy wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>> While messing around with AI , unsuccessfully so far , Ive noticed 
>> similar scripts in AI and Traffic.
>>   
>>     
> I'd say, go with traffic. :-). The aim of the scripts in Traffic is to 
> provide a basic (time-table) level of Flight information, from which 
> point on FlightGear takes care of traffic in a (hopefully) intelligent 
> way. Please have a look at 
> http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/index.php?title=Interactive_Traffic 
> for documentation.
>
> If you are using FlightGear cvs HEAD, sections 10 to 12 are slightly 
> outdated, as I have a drop in system now.
>   
>> Ive attempted to add an Alaska Airlines daily flight from CYVR to KSFO , 
>> just wondering which is more appropriate to use ... Im guessing the only 
>> difference is how they are activated in Flightgear...
>>   
>>     
> Well, there is quite a difference. The scripts in AI give you fairly 
> detailed control over the animation side, at the cost of intelligence, 
> whereas the scripts in Traffic don't give you that much control, but 
> allow FlightGear more intelligent control over AI traffic. Or at least 
> that's the plan. The "intelligent" part of the system is still in 
> development.
>   
>> Ive also noticed, while creating the Alaska Airlines livery , that the 
>> AI aircraft use a 1024x1024 texture.Isn't that a bit much for AI aircraft ?
>>   
>>     
> Innis Cunningham and I have discussed this offlist, and we decided to 
> start using 1024x1024, because it give the aircraft painter a bit of a 
> canvas to work on. It's easy to scale that down using a little script 
> centered around imageMagik, and this is something we had thought about. 
> Notice that I have already created some Alaska airlines at: 
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~dtalsma/flightgear.html Feel free to to use or 
> modify these. Also, if you have working traffic files that you would 
> share, please send them to me, so I can include them on the AI website.
>
>   
>> Finally got internet back , sorry if I havent answered anyone in the 
>> last few days ...
>> Cheers,
>> Syd
>>
>>   
>>     
> Cheers,
> Durk
>
>   

Hi , wow , quick reply ! :)
OK traffic it is. The only problem I see (because Im just learning 
Traffic) , is liveries . I try to use the AI / Models aircraft , but 
dont see  a way to select liveries like the AI setup... Im probably just 
not far enough along yet ...:)
As soon as I get a workable traffic pattern I'll be sure to send it ... 
also going to try out my webspace and see if I can put up some 
screenshots of CYVR
Cheers,
Syd