A big Thank You to Team Daidelos
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcvrCfErUr4

It's been 10 years but finally a better single player experience is in sight!

This is amazing progress guys, I hope I'm not stealing your thunder by posting this here but I just had to share this clip because it's such an exciting development.

I'll certainly be dusting off my copy of 1946 and DCG when this patch hits the servers! As someone who has persistently and very vocally bemoaned the flaws of the AI in this game I wanted to be first to congratulate you on your excellent work.

AI is probably one of the most challenging things to tinker with so good on you all for having a go because it adds so much to the game.

~S! :grin:

If this is the case... about b.l.o.od.y time...
Yup... time to get the duster out.
;)

Agree, IMHO this is the biggest upgrade we've seen since FB for changing the core of the sim. It'll change all the existing campaigns and mission for better, leading to more replayability. I must have replayed that four plane break like 10 times now :)

I haven't been on the IL2 scene in a long time, before the modding really picked up speed, so I'm going to ask some really stupid questions.

Who is Team Daidelos, and how can I get this upgrade/mod/patch of theirs?

There are no stupid questions :grin:

Team Daidelos is a group of developers, who - with the official approvement of Oleg Maddox, 1c, and Maddox Games, in their spare time, and with no financial gain whatsoever - develop IL-2 further.

Oleg had developed IL-2 until version 4.08. After that TD took over and published 4.09 through 4.10.1m. Now we're all patiently and under gread suspens waiting for 4.11.

The "Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946"-CD contains version 4.071m and a patch to version 4.08.

So you'll have to (and exactly in this order):

1. buy and install "Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946" (make a backup, just copy the directory)
2. Execute patch 4.08 (in the CD) (make a backup)
3. Download and install patch 4.09b1m (make a backup)
4. Download and install patch 4.10m (make a backup)
5. Download and install patch 4.10.1m (make a backup)

Artist

After upgrading to 4.10.1m yo can then install UP3 giving access to a wide range of additional aircraft.

The v4.09b1m patch was the beta patch. The Daidalos Team v4.09m patch made the beta patch obsolete. You also forgot the v4.09m skins patch. :)

There is a mega patch uploaded at M4T that will take you from the CD version of v4.07 all the way to the current Daidalos Team version 4.10.1m. It includes the v4.09m skin pack.
IL-2 MegaPatch 4.10.1m_EN: http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...etails&id=4088

Here is a patching guide at M4T with the current patching order and links to the individual patches for those who don't want to use the mega patch.
IL-2 1946 Installation and Patching Guide: http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...p=show&kid=584


Wheels

What you see in the video is a preview. 4.11 is not out yet.

"What you see in the video is a preview. 4.11 is not out yet."

Exactly. Let's not forget what happened with the 4.10 patch. We were shown previews for several new 4.10 features that never made it into the patch.

So before everyone gets all excited about any new feature, let's wait and see what is actually included in 4.11.

Aviar

Good news, hopefully ai won't be "cheating" and pulling accurate and sustained lead on a plane that is below its nose though. On the other hand, a little rudder is enough to throw off ai's aim, this needs to be addressed for the higher ai skill levels. The kind of shooting in the video might actually be an accurate representation for skill levels below ace imo. Real pilots didn't have the a fraction of shooting practice we have :grin: