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I work ~4 hours a week making aircraft add-ons for X-Plane, releasing one product every 3 months, net profit ~$5k a month total. It's fairly simple: 1) Commiss
by Stevvo 6y ago
I work ~4 hours a week making aircraft add-ons for X-Plane, releasing one product every 3 months, net profit ~$5k a month total.
It's fairly simple:
1) Commission Russian 3D artist to make model of aircraft -$1000
2) Commission Audio Engineer to do sound - $500
3) Tweak model to work well with simulator + animation - 12 hours
4) Paint model in Substance - 12 hours
5) Set up flight model in X-Plane's "Plane Maker" - 8 hours
6) Coding - 12 hours
7) Misc loose ends & testing - 12 hours
I don't talk about it because I don't want too much competition figuring out what an easy way this is to make money.
- mrfusion 6y agoSo cool. How do you even think of an idea like this?
- Stevvo 6y agoBefore I started out I was already a pilot, X-Plane user, and software developer so the market was obvious; looking at other add-on planes I realized with a little learning I could make better products with less work by limiting scope to simple GA aircraft and working smart.
- zerr 6y agoIt's not a zero-sum game, and it doesn't easy at all :)
- zerr 6y ago*sound
- taphangum 6y agoI LOVE little niches like this. Good job man.
- M5x7wI3CmbEem10 6y agoSorry, I don’t quite understand. XP is a flight simulator. You outsource a 3D model of a plane and the relevant audio. Then you code and paint the plane in the application, which is then sold? How can you be reassured that the outsourcers won’t steal your idea? This is interesting and sounds like it could be applied to game plugins in general.
- Beefy1 6y agoNow that you talked about it, list what you've made. Because I call bullshit.
- supercabbage 6y agoI don't suppose you worked at a large digital agency in the Northern Quarter in Manchester for a while before leaving for the BBC did you? I think I might have an inkling who you are if so, the hobbies and professions line up with what I assume is a manipulation of the name Steve as a username!