IRIS: general

[Silver_Dragon]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=94266

Hi everyone...

 

Firstly, contrary to popular opinion, I'm not dead...

 

The last couple of months have seen some MAJOR movements within and outside IRIS which has resulted in me putting on my 'boss' cap and stepping away from specific developments to manage the business aspect of IRIS...

 

The good news is that these last 8 weeks or so have provided us with unparalleled new opportunities to grow as a business and a software development team. We've hired on new modellers, texture artists and more in order to meet the increased demands on us.

 

One element we're well aware of is our lack of presence here on the forums... whilst I was very active in the beginning, there does come a time when I have to 'knuckle down' and get down to work. As many of you know, we are committed to DCS: World and supporting the platform, and we're indebted to the other 3rd party developers as well as our contacts within ED and TFC.

 

To address your concerns with regards to the lack of news, we are looking at hiring on a 'community liason' member of the IRIS team who will basically bug both Karen and myself on a daily basis for news with which to share... even if it is something as mundane as 'David's fed up and getting a coffee!'

 

We're hoping that this will allow me to focus my energies where they're most needed, and provide us with the ability to share more news with you more often!

 

I will be speaking to Wags over the next few days to decide on a firm direction for the IRIS area of the forums, allowing us to focus news and information in a more easy to digest space.

 

If you see some posts or forums going missing, you know why..

 

If you have any other questions, concerns etc...drop me a line here via PM..

 

Regards

 

David.

[Silver_Dragon]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1 ... stcount=14

Further to my late night message last night, I thought I might give you all a heads up on what's going on behind the scenes...

 

First and foremost, the BD-5.... Work continues on systems and making some modelling changes here and there.. She's a fantastic little aircraft and great for aerobatics... Currently it's all about the tweaking! lol.

 

The F-22 is very early days, and we're hard at work on the cockpit and the exterior touches...we're anticipating a few months before we start development on the systems etc. The team is very enthusiastic about what we might be able to bring to the platform.

 

The F-15E is still very firmly on track. We're very proud to be developing it with Eagle Dynamics after coming to a joint agreement with the studio a couple of months back which allows us to make use of the existing F-15E external model. This reduces the development time and allows us to focus on cockpit and systems development and at the same time continues our support of the studio and their faith in us.

 

The Talon and Tomcat are both still in R&D stages, and we're investigating three turboprop trainers as possible aircraft for inclusion down the track.

 

As you can see, there are a number of items going on behind the scenes these days... including a number of elements for other platforms..

 

I hope that info shares a bit of additional light to last nights message..

 

Regards

 

David.

[Silver_Dragon]

Hacia tiempo que no viamos nada de IRIS

 

So... the end of the year is looming...albeit around 8 weeks away...

 

As 2012 draws slowly to a close, we've been able to reflect on a good year... we've put in place significant groundwork this year, contracts with The Fighter Collection now sees us developing for the DCS platform, whilst other new and exciting opportunities from a variety of other areas means that 2013/14 will be busy and productive for the entire IRIS team.

 

We've been recruiting new team members, some from within the industry and others from far afield, all bringing a fresh and unique element to our team.

 

Now where does that leave you and all your toys? Well, between now and Christmas, we're focused on the Pilatus PC-21. That's our Christmas toy... It's being focused on development for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D. Once we have those platforms released, we will also be investigating the use of DCS.

 

The F-14 Tomcat is a labour of love and will take a fair bit of time... we want it right..not right out now. So expect early betas around late next year all going well... there's a lot to learn as we've always said and we're working hard with ED and the DCS community to ensure it's up to scratch.

 

In the interim, we'll keep developing, and no doubt the community will keep on supporting as you always do.

 

Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today.

 

Regards

 

David.

[Silver_Dragon]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1 ... ostcount=1

So... the end of the year is looming...albeit around 8 weeks away...

 

As 2012 draws slowly to a close, we've been able to reflect on a good year... we've put in place significant groundwork this year, contracts with The Fighter Collection now sees us developing for the DCS platform, whilst other new and exciting opportunities from a variety of other areas means that 2013/14 will be busy and productive for the entire IRIS team.

 

We've been recruiting new team members, some from within the industry and others from far afield, all bringing a fresh and unique element to our team.

 

Now where does that leave you and all your toys? Well, between now and Christmas, we're focused on the Pilatus PC-21. That's our Christmas toy... It's being focused on development for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D. Once we have those platforms released, we will also be investigating the use of DCS.

 

The F-14 Tomcat is a labour of love and will take a fair bit of time... we want it right..not right out now. So expect early betas around late next year all going well... there's a lot to learn as we've always said and we're working hard with ED and the DCS community to ensure it's up to scratch.

 

In the interim, we'll keep developing, and no doubt the community will keep on supporting as you always do.

 

Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today.

 

Regards

 

David

[Silver_Dragon]

Nuevo comunicado de IRIS Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/irissimulations?ref=stream&hc_location=stream

- DCS Update - 9th August 2013

 

It's been a productive few months on the DCS side, slow but steady coding for the most part between other commitments. The news though is positive.

 

Over the last year we've been working hard to learn new skills in terms of DCS development. We admit that coming from another platform, it's been hard work learning not just how the DCS environment works, but also how to code, model and work behind the scenes with a brand new product platform.

 

However, we haven't taken the journey alone, we've been surrounded by support from the ED Team, always there when we need them, and the valued advice from many other 3rd party developers.

 

We have though, we feel, reached the end of the journey as far as experiments on the BD-5 testbed is concerned. We've determined a number of things on what to do and more importantly, what not to do whilst working on the aircraft. We feel it's time to put that item to bed and focus on one of our core DCS products.

 

Whilst many of you have seen images of the F-22 & F-14 in DCS in the past, we're in final discussions on which airframe will be the focus for the DCS development team moving forward.

 

We'll also be advising those interested in developing with us via email in the next few days. Many appplied for beta positions and only a small few were accepted, we'll be expanding that next week and inviting more people to join the dev team whilst keeping it small enough to manage effectively.

 

We have a wide variety of new positions opening up for this development which we're interviewing for. If you feel you can bring something to the team, I invite you to send a message to us via the 'Contact Us' tab under the IRIS banner at the top of the page.

 

I look forward to bringing together a bright group of like minded people for this new endeavour!

 

~David

 

Va ha haber un Q&A para los que deseen con el equipo de IRIS

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1 ... ostcount=1

Spanky from IRIS Simulations will be doing a Q&A on IRIS teamspeak at 9pm onwards (AEST)

 

Feel free to join

 

Teamspeak details are as follows

Server IP: ts36.gamespeak.com:9321

No password

[Silver_Dragon]

IRIS vuelve a la palestra con un comunicado:

 

www.irissimulations.com.au/forum/announ ... d-iris#p55

There has been a number of topics posted here and there about IRIS and our work on the DCS: World platform over the last year or so, some truthful, and some that I've seen from community members which borders on outright misinformation.

So I thought it prudent to clarify a few things 'from the horses mouth' so to speak.

Are you still developing aircraft x/y/z for DCS?

Yes, a resounding yes. Unless you hear something to the contrary from myself directly or The Fighter Collection, we are 100% invested in DCS: World as a simulation platform.

Why do I see lots of FSX and Prepar3D content and nothing for DCS?

Quite simply because we do more work in our FSX line than we do on DCS. Our developments for FSX and Prepar3D pay the monthly bills and keep the business running. Without that income, we would not be able to fund development on the DCS platform. This situation was outlined to The Fighter Collection right from the outset and was a condition of our development for the platform.

Why aren't you showing a/b/c plane any more

During development, Eagle Dynamics have worked hard with the 3rd Party Developers and are constantly changing and updating the core platform to best suit the needs of customers and 3rd party developers. Sometimes these changes result in us having to re-evaluate our product plans and subject matter. In all honesty, sometimes during the development cycle, we realise that we've picked up a subject matter we just don't have the technical expertise to complete at that time.

It's been x months and you've got nothing to show

Yes, often that's true. This is either due to the fact that we have to periodically shift focus onto other platforms for internal reasons or sometimes it's just that we have nothing new to show off. The DCS workload is a significant increase than what we're used to in other platforms. It's a steep learning curve for us, and well, sometimes that just means things are slow.

What happened to the BD-5J, will you still release that?

The BD-5J reached a certain point and we felt that our time was better spent working on other airframes instead. I had investigated the option of releasing what we had free to the market, but after discussing with the team, we felt that the quality of a proof of concept aircraft such as the BD-5 would be counter productive.

How's things going with the T-38C?

The principle modeler of the T-38C has taken a leave of absence to concentrate on furthering his education, something we are 100% behind. Until he returns, the T-38C will remain on hold, however we do have another project lined up for the DCS platform.

What is it?!?

Learning from previous mistakes of being a little over-enthusiastic in our announcements, we're not saying currently. We will of course work in the background as we have done for many months now, taking what we've learned and applying it to what we're currently working on.

Rest assured that when the time is right, we'll be sure to let you all know!