[UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK 1stEdition (WIP)

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UPDATE (2016/12/17):
  • added names of stock sounds
  • improve chapter about tools
  • many additions and improvements in chapter about DAT-files
  • improve chapter about DNM-files
  • small design improvements
  • other small fixes & improvements
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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK 1stEdition (WIP)

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UPDATE (2017/02/09):
  • added new options in "LAUNCH SETUP" paragraph
  • improve chapter "TOOLS for ADDONS CREATING"
  • many additions and improvements in chapter ".DAT file for AIRCRAFT
  • added paragraphs about malfunction simulating (MALFUNCT & REPAIRFN) variables in .DAT and .YFS for missions
  • added table with STA's for aircrafts in paragraph "Static Positions for Animations & Parenting"
  • improve chapter ".IST file" about instrument panel
  • update usefull links on last page (ysupload.com replaced by ysu.ysfhq.com)
  • design improvements
  • other small fixes & improvements
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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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UPDATE (2017/03/03):
  • many additions and improvements in chapter naming and its structure;
  • improved paragraphs about DAT-files;
  • added & improved paragraphs about mission design;
  • design improvements, other small fixes & improvements.
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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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Hi there. An ambitious project, i must say! Is it still going?

Just a few things for page 45-46 about TURRET commands... here are some you didn't include:
TURRETPW gunpower for the turret
TURRETNP name of DNM node for pitch animation
TURRETNH name of DNM node for heading animation
TURRETWP name of weapon type eg. RKT AGM65 AIM9X etc.

Update: These are for GROUND OBJECTS ONLY.

Keep the manual coming. If you can write a good manual for the last good, stable version, it'll be a great thing.
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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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Update 2017/05/03:
  • added chapter with links to 3rd party books & manuals;
  • many small fixes & additions;
  • design improvements.
P.S.: removed original text of Decaff_42's scientific papers (instead added links to related pages on Decaff_42's website)

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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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I'm working on next handbook revision now, but has plans soon fully rewrite it using Markdown, that will give me possibillity later host it as repositary on Github (currently in handbook development I use LibreOffice, but its bad way for community documentation development process).
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YSFLIGHT-HANDBOOK_20170503.zip
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WOW! Latest edition of "YSFlight Handbook" downloaded more than one thousend times now!

Previously, for write this book I use LibreOffice office suite, but now I'm working on rewriting source of it using Markdown markup (possibly Wiki too).

Firstly, I thought to use LaTeX, but it's too heavy and not so simple, so Markdown was choosed.

So, it would be usefull for collaboratve work on book writing without dependency to office suite. More details coming soon.

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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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I would love to help with the documentation. Also; I'm up on github. Got a link?
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YSFLIGHT-HANDBOOK_20170503.zip
updated 2017.05.03 (857.61 KiB)
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More than 3000 downloads — I'm surprisingly shocked :shock: Well, it's time to update handbook ;)

YSFlight Handbook now online! (WIP)
I'm working on update YSFlight Handbook and publish it online as: At this moment only few chapters available, but in few weeks I will rewrite entire handbook and publish it online and as PDF. Sources hosted on GitHub, so if you will find mistakes, please, submit issue report:

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Re: [UPDATE] YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK

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Golden advice on page 24 of the handbook concerning user created addons:

Use only lowercase characters in folders and filenames for new add-ons

Yet, all addons I have seen so far, do not follow this rule.
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