>> In-world flyable demo at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Procyon/199/51/2502
Update 1.01: added FREE texture templates!
Built upon the feedback and experiences gained from the XF-2 Raven Fighter, The Spectre is a brand new single-seat gunship that combines agility with realistic aerodynamic handling. In addition to the highly detailed surface and interior aesthetics, the Spectre is also very customizable, featuring dynamically-linked hardpoints for the optional attachment of fuel tanks, searchlight, cannon, and missiles.
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Features
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~ Fully customizable weapons and utility loadout
- 1500 L fuel tank
- Searchlight
- AGM-154 Missiles
- Wildfire Mk2 Rockets
- GAU-52A Cannon
~ 5 Included liveries
- Stealth
- Navy
- Olive
- Police
- Desert
~ Free vehicle service trailer! (repair + rearm + refuel)
~ Gesture hotkeys to control various functions. No need to type commands midflight!
~ Functional detailed cockpit displays (HUD, Loadout and Ammo display, Health and fuel display)
~ Auto-speed and flare features
~ Materials enabled (normal + glow + spec) **
~ Robust scripting for high customizability
~ Mod + Copy perms
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FAQ
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Q: Can I change vehicle permission?
A: Yes! Click and hold on the canopy for at least 1 second to display vehicle menu. Available permission options include Owner, Group, and All.
Due to script permission constraint, only the owner may change the loadout of the plane. However, the owner can setup different loadouts for guest use.
Q: How do I start the plane?
A: Hold E or Page up until engines spin up.
Q: How do I mount/dismount weapon attachments?
A: Rez weapon or attachment on the ground within 5 meters of the aircraft. Click on weapon for attachment menu. To dismount weapon, click on the weapon and click CONFIRM.
Q: Why am I able to mount multiple weapons to the same hardpoint sometimes?
A: It takes amount 1-2 seconds for the aircraft to refresh its loadout after attachment. Attempting to link weapons too quickly may not provide enough time for the process to complete.
Q: How do I fire the AGM missiles?
A: Make sure the aircraft is equipped with missiles. Arm weapons and press Q to switch to missiles. In mouselook, click and hold for 2 seconds to lock either target avatar/vehicle or position. Release mouse to fire once audio beep is heard. (Tip: target selection may be easier if you pause mouselook controls by pressing shift + M)
Q: How does the fuel system work?
A: The fuselage contains enough fuel for 37 minutes of idle flight or 15 minutes at full throttle. Each 1500L external tank adds an additional 2/3 fuel. You may refuel, rearm, and repair at a compatible service area (included in the package).
Q: How do I repair, refuel, or rearm the gunship?
A: You must land near a compatible Vehicle Service Trailer, turn off the vehicle, and click the trailer to begin the vehicle service. A progress bar will be shown over the service trailer.
Q: What is speed hold?
A: Hold W and press S to enable this feature. When enabled, the speed-hold mode will lock the engine axis so your aircraft will hold the current throttle for a constant forward velocity. You can fine tune the speed with W or S. Slowing below 5 kmph will automatically disengage speed hold.
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Tips
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1. Be sure to activate all of the included gestures
2. You can generally turn off engines simply by landing and holding down C / Pgdown. If that fails, press Shift + End
3. To quickly save loadout configurations, simply pick up a copy of a fully loaded aircraft and rename it as you like
4. The aircraft is built to be highly customizable. In addition to the freedom of the scripted attachment of weapons to hardpoints, you may also manually link more weapons or cosmetic components onto the exterior or interior!
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Acknowledgment
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Special thanks to my friends and contributors who helped in the completion of this project, including but not limited to:
Burnha Firehawk ---------- Sound FX
Drextastic ---------- Sponsor, test pilot
Ifrit Skytower ---------- Motivation officer!
Keliana Tuqiri ---------- Sound FX
Travis Amaterasu ---------- Sound FX
Wolferein Foxdale ---------- Mesh & texture (vehicle service trailer)
For more information, or if you have any questions, suggestions, and requests, feel free to send a notecard or IM to Isilmeriel.
Visit Isil's store at https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/135577
- 5 included liveries
- 5 optional weapons / utility attachments
- Free vehicle service trailer
- Realistic flight dynamics
- Detailed textures and interior
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Quite literally, you can hook in the VTOL, Line your shots, and Sink those ships! my favorite part is in mouse look when you get in, the roof is canvas, but when you start the engine it bursts into a screen canvas on the inside only so you feel like a true Sci-fi warrior pilot :D
The AV-5 Spectre
The AV-5 is a masterpiece of aircraft in SecondLife. For starters, VTOL is a rather uncommon vehicle choice, the closest thing with a wide market being helicopters. This product blew it all out of the water. Unique weapon loading system, easy to understand controls, a realistic repair station, and an awesome police skin! The cockpit, upon startup, is absolutely gorgeous. And the ability to test-fly before use is, as always, an extremely important touch.
Holy Details Batman!
I am so impressed with the way the light hits it to tthe fine details on the weapon attachments. I can't wait to get this thing in the air. Keep making amazing things Isilmeriel... you are genial!
5 Stars? Agreed!
This is an awesome piece of equipment; I was already unsuccessfully hunting for more liveries and weapons/attachments. Hopefully the designer will consider making some add-on packs in the future. Please make more! ♥
Nice!
For SL environment, its really cool. Model and textures are almost perfect. Cockpit is exremely awesome, many choices, realistic physics and so on. However it was difficult to manage tools. Like, when you want to add some missiles, you need to rez them on the ground manually first. Theres no HUD to control things. There are some gestures instead or some letters. My viewer wont let me use these keys by default and i dont know how to solve that. In the old viewers, it was possible by default but its not with the one i have right now (Firestorm). I dont understand, why didnt you guys make it so it can rez the object from its own inventory and attach to the aircraft?
Please, consider adding textures, management keys, tools and missiles to a HUD. I'll give five stars because i believe you guys can solve these issues. Then i believe you can sell millions of copies of this vehicle. When it comes to me, I cant use it unfortunately and it will probably stay in my inventory :\
its perfect
its just perfect too bad there's only 5 awesome livery's and cannot find more (and im bad making one :| )
