4.09 Beta Out!!!
 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here is another gift for you, guys. Beta version of 4.09 is out now, download it and post your opinions in this thread.

English beta
Russian beta
Skins
English Readme file
Russian Readme file

Ok thx lets see.

Merry Xmas to you too.

Whoa! :) Merry Xmas there too!
http://mbnet.fi/erkki_m/hyvaajoulua.jpg

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.thanks Evgeny.....and oleg. Great news. I'm DLing it now.

Once again 1C Thanks for all the support to one of the best gaming experiences on the planet. Well done.

Thanks for the years of hard work.

Thank you very much !!!

Well guys, this is great news... Thx very much for your work.

Spasibo!

Thankyou!.....thats a huge box

THX very much Great ...

thx!!!

Please let me express my heartfelt thank-yous for this patch. The new maps are without doubt the best ever!

A Christmas gift? Ohhh my goodness :):):):):):):):)

The zip's are really large and the d/l speed is about 7kb/s :p But I want to thank all people who made this patch possible. You have alot of free time in it, yes? It is going to take the whole day to download probably, but it is fantastic news :):)

Thanks Oleg and team, for making this patch :)
Thanks 1C for hosting it at this forum :)

I just came from Schiphol airport where another russian/ukrainian aviation miracle was present. The An-225 is there, it should take off any second now. :) A shame I can not witness it. Really beautifull aircraft (Y)

Thanks a bunch 1C and all!

Excellent!! :)
Any News on SOW ? :)

A very big thank you for you Mr. Oleg and your team!

Keep up your excellent work gentlemen.

I think the 1C servers are a little busy right now. :)

:)

Bessarabia and both its Online versions have a flaw. There are certain areas that are transparent and therefor allow to see through them.

Many thanks...a real christmas present from 1C
A pleasant suprise on the new default skins - though at 236Mb its a big download - the patch itself is just as big and i think that there are alot of people downloading currently as it seems to be going v e r y s l o w l y at the minute
Can't wait to see what it all looks like!

Im getting "" Service Temporarily Unavailable

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. ""..guess there's a rush on!

thanks anyway Evgeny :)

Sparty

mirrors?

nope... wait a moment, cause it should be a lot of Traffic there...

Well, how long did we wait for 4.09? (beta) we can wait a little bit more, yes?

My browsers default DL programm got stuck a few times. But the download is more stable with a download accelerator. I use Flashget Jetcar.

(Having posted this, the download got stuck again :P)

May someone copy and paste the English Readmefile here? Downloading Servers are totally overloaded now

Thanks

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here is another gift for you, guys. Beta version of 4.09 is out now, download it and post your opinions in this thread.

English beta
Russian beta
Skins
English Readme file
Russian Readme file



Patch 4.09mBeta

Patch includes:

* New maps:
Bessarabia
Iasi (online)
Odessa (online)
MTO
Slovakia
Slovakia (online)

* New default skins for planes

409b1m.zip contains maps only.
If you want to install replacement skins then download
409b1m_skins.zip and install over the map pack.
fb_3do20.sfs from the map pack have to be overwritten.


***** CHANGES in GRAPHICS ***********************

* Increased buffer size for stationary objects (buildings etc.)
to prevent freezes under some circumstances.

* Colors of water corrected for Water=2,3,4 modes.
Now when looking down it is no more black/dark blue.

* Optimized Shaders for Nvidia 8X00 series video cards.

* Added a new mode for increased visibility distance.
Visibility increased from 36 km to 72km
under "Clear" and "Good" weather conditions.

Note: This mode is not optimized for performance
(freezes and low fps are possible on low-end systems)
This mode is recommended for fast CPUs & powerful video
cards such as Nvidia 8800 series, ATI X1800 series or better.
With 512 MB of video RAM.

This new feature is available only in "Perfect" game graphics mode.

Also, there is a possibility to have problems with clouds and their
shadows at far distances, due to some engine limitations.

Modify your conf.ini string in the [Render_OpenGL] section
to use this mode:

LandGeom=3 (new mode is ON)
LandGeom=2 (back to normal mode).

hehe this means there is still a patch to be released... the 4.09 NOT beta ;)

Just posted in the UBI forums:

Mirror courtesy of MaXMhZ from Mission4Today hosted at Filefront. Thank you very much MaXMhz! Heart

http://hosted.filefront.com/MaXMhZ/

any other mirrors yet?

Ah, thanks MaXMhZ. Wow, 255mb!

Any mirrors for the skins? ;)

Although they forgot to mention it in the readme of the skins, the new patch contains also the new default that I made for the Macchi 202 and 205 (all the versions), the Fiat CR42 and the G50.

Well, at least I'm happy they're there, after more than one year ;)

Sorry bro - will tell kuzma to update the readme. Mega Oooops!

Torrent with Patch+Skins: http://home.arcor.de/michael-siryj/z...et.zip.torrent

Thank you Oleg!

it's ok, Thor. You know, it's been an long and suffered birth...

Torrent:

http://mbnet.fi/erkki_m/409b1m.zip.torrent

Oh boy, oh, boy oooohhooooo! Presents! Thanks to everyone involved!

I love the new turbulence model!

Cheers Abraxa, beautiful work all round for the new defaults

Slovakia map is GORGEOUS!!!!

Eh... what?

I think that Oleg added a new turbulence model. Last patch Oleg added random variation in gun RoF so that they desync over time. So its not impossible... Try flying...

Cheers m8, will do some more testing later. I haven't had the time for anything but a quick flyaround on the Slovakian map yet - and absolutely stunning it is indeed - but will test bad weather conditions, etc. later on when I get back home...

S!

thx Oleg & team 1c!!!
hope that patch will stop mods in online fights!!!

Those torrent files don't work guys - they are recognized as zip files. better get rid of the ".zip."

Dlding and will try it tonight.
Thanks everyone for the hard work. Merry Christmas to all at 1C.

Both files are available here through Mission4Today

NOTE the blue link to the skins zip... Both files are cross-linked to eachother. click the blue crosslink to reach the other file.

Awesome! Thanks 1C! Are there any mirrors up? Bandwith looks like it was exceeded.

oops, just gotta look a the post above me. I = idiot.

Thx Oleg and Team.

D-loading now

Both files available at Filefront:http://hosted.filefront.com/MaXMhZ/

Screens!
 

I demand screens!! (on vaction still, not near rig)

MTO!!

Soilder objects!!

EVERYTHING!!! :cool:

Cheers!!

green with envy, TS

Thanks a bunch Oleg & 1C... Looking forward to the final... and SoW series.... ~!S!~

Thank so much for this christmas gift!!!:grin:

One naive question: is it possible take out the cheating to prevent people to warp miles away into the orbit when they are being shot at? :rolleyes:

Thats not a cheat, thats a bad connection to the server.

As has already been stated, make sure to back up your 4.08 files as there is not yet dedicated server software and you won't be able to fly online with the 4.09 version until there is.



TB

Slovakia maps are good, MTO and the rest is a desapointement again..

They forgot to actually to take off some haze at cloudy/storm/overcast and snow..
They should call those weather Overcast with fog/ snow with fog etc..

A desapointement again or maybe i'm too used to others sim with better terrains and weathers

This should be in a different thread...but I'll give my 2 cents.

II/JG54_Emil ... Warping in servers is entirely preventable by the host/Server side and has been for a long time. (Regardless if the player is doing it unintentionally or "helping" it happen)

If you are in a server that has warping going on, its not a well managed server for dogfights. With proper settings the players warping would get the auto-boot. Many servers have their settings way to loose. This is because they dont know the right settings or because they want to allow their friends with lousy internet connections and poorly maintained PCs the ability to join. (Sacrificing the quality of play for everyone)

If you're in a server that does have players warping, tell the admin. If the admin is unwilling to fix it or isn't knowledgeable enough to fix it, move to a better server.

Warp free servers do exist. If you or your friends find and like one with a low ping, but keep getting kicked (while many others are having no problem on it) then look at fixing your own internet connection and/or PC issues.

In Summary... there is no need to tolerate warping. It is easily preventable already and not something you need to wait for in 4.09.

Did anyone notice the way the AC "jump" and brake when strafed? Is this a new one?

Thank you!

Thank you very much. :grin:

That's splendid news! Your skins are top notch work, and Fiats and Macchis are great planes to fly!

Thanks a lot for that new inofficial patch!

Though, I noticed kind of bug on maps with water above 0m in perfect mode, water=2.


The waves with the reflections appear to be at 0 meters, although the surface of the lake is much higher. One can see through the mountains, so to speak.

Same counts for the small lake on the relatively new desert map.


On some areas of the slowakian map fps are heavily dropping, even in excellent mode.

Most non-clipped wing Spitfires have new skins aswell, which is not noted in the readme.

For some screenies take a look here:
http://www.battle-fields.com/commsce...t=16657&page=2

Greetings
Sonko

if that´s not cheating, why does it only happen when you fire at them? :confused:

Thats most likely because the gunfire and the tracers n stuff hasen't loaded before you fire the first burst, hence the lag.

Thank you a lot guys for the new maps!

Slovacchia? A dream...........a work of art. Thank you!

http://www.150gct.it/users/150GCT_Ve...LOVACCHIA4.jpg

=> II/JG54_Emil Sent PM
Both warping and freezes that occur when you go to fire at someone are already preventable. **Regardless of if its a convenient coincidence or a form of cheat. **

There is no need to wait for or expect a change in 409 with regards to this.

Thank You so much! I had mentally prepared myself to wait much longer. Good Christmas present to go with my BFG 8600 GT Factory Over Clocked Graphics Card! I am one Happy Camper! Thanks Again for the years of hard work done by Oleg & Crew.

Excellent and Thanks 1c!
 

WoW - unexpected news - d/ling now

This sim should easily surpass RB3D among others for longevity and popularity

The Slovacchia map is indeed beautifull......thank's again Oleg & crew

Maps are a work of art! Thanks gentleman!

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I absolutely love the rolling hill of the farm lands. The objects are really a nice touch to the realism.

Are the big round white oil tanks new? I don't remember seeing them before, and I'm not a mission maker so I could have missed them.

I've had no issues with missing tiles or starting up with the supplied dlls of this IL2 patch.

All in all VERY VERY nice work gentlemen! Thanks go to the map makers...the skin makers and 1 C Maddox. Your work is appreciated.


Anyone got a mission built yet? ;)

Downloading still But Im sure the new maps are gorgeous. Thank You once aggain Oleg.

thanks

Thank You Oleg Maddox and all the team!

For this patch, for all the previous ones since original IL2 and for this excellent sim!

S!

Good God!
 

That screenshot has GOT to be the best I ever seen in this game of any map! Fellas, I vote to have 1C have the same team who did this also do any future 3rd party map stuff after the last official patch release!

My congratulations to the map team who I believe have breathed some much needed fresh air into this sim we all love. Also congrats to the skinners who made some new default skins which sadly I was not part of as it was too late when I found out to do anything.
Finally, to Oleg and Co for creating this sim in the first place, you guys ROCK!

After installing 4.09m my install is ALL in Russian. How do I get the English version happening again please?

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../slovakia2.jpg

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/slovakia.jpg

Thank you Ian Boys and Team for your ongoing generosity. Still exploring the Slovakia map and the details with variety which changes from village to village ... it's more than I expected.

ok - incase you guys haven't checked it...the new visibility range?....
------------------------------------------------------
* Added a new mode for increased visibility distance.
Visibility increased from 36 km to 72km
under "Clear" and "Good" weather conditions.

Modify your conf.ini string in the [Render_OpenGL] section
to use this mode:

LandGeom=3 (new mode is ON)
LandGeom=2 (back to normal mode).
---------------------------------------------------------
Well - It allows you to see the carriers from a proper distance....no more pop up task force!

Oh yeah - that alone is worth money to me

Impressed, as always, by the dedication of the IL2 team.

Does this patch add new maps in the quick mission mode too?

4.09 will not load up at all! anyone else having probs?Uninstalled everything and reloaded in patched order, but 4.09 will not load? disk spins ok then stops ands thats it!Anyone got any ideas?

Try the older dlls from 4.08 installation.

thanx jurinko will give it a go.Cant wait to see this work of art!

Yeah I got the same problem... loads up to 95% then just stops...what are the dlls from 4.08 and how dose this work...?

Just read this here

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...026#9421087026

Enjoying it so far, the new maps are absolutely wonderful!

Thanks a million 1C you have re-developed the the worlds impression of PC flight simulation, especially WWII flight simulation (my favourite).

Cheers, CrazySchmidt. :)

success! Maps look great

thank you Oleg and team

Hopefully there will be new default desert skins in the finalized version.

No go, Finn. Maddox Games did not wish for any programming work so defaults tied to specific maps are out of question. :(

Does anyone know if i can install the new default skins over version 4.08?

no changes in FM or in weapon loadups?

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My game loads to 95% and stops responding :( despite JG53Harti's suggested link. Still won't load past 95%

Wow, Bessarabia and Slovakia are simply stunning maps!

A big thank you to all (...Juraj Vanovcan, Martin Kubani, Peter Balaz, Ian boys, Joerg Wiedemann, 1C etc, etc...) involved in making these great maps. I read yhey took a very long time to make, but it definately shows. Highly detailed and some great textures.

I'm now searching the 20+ Easter eggs.....

Mark

I will install the patch but only just to be current. It only has maps and skins, nothing else.
What is supposed to be a big deal??

I just watched the video, it's really stunning stuff! I really appreciate it when people like these here make something that is so totally suited to what mission builders like about maps, in this case they can easily be used for other countries and they can even be adapted - just to mention a little thiing here ;)
These people have thought in possibilities instead of in limitations and I thank them for it. Your work is well appreciated!!

Besides, dont forget it's a beta!!;)

What's the big deal you say? Free patch created by top artists for the best combat sim in the flight sim genre. It's a given that ingratitude is a sign of the times regarding this generation but you have other options folks. You can stay with the software you paid for and leave the freebies alone.

Try driving through one of the beautiful new villages and enjoy the sights.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Slovakia3.jpg

Hehe, thought i was the only one doing that. Looks even better from the ground, especially with the new view distance. Feels almost like a new sim.

Best way to see the place - though I'd recommend a lighter, slower biplane for this purpose :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The new distances reminds me alot of 1C's Theater of War (tm). A really good game. Well worth the money.

DerAlte

Is this pactch supposed to be write straight over 4.08?

My game hatls in 95 % complete and will not proceed.
Maybe corrupted zip file?

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