Oleg Maddox's Room #2 QUESTIONS & REQUESTS TO OLEG ABOUT BOB SOW

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Oleg,

First I'd like to express my thanks to you and your team for giving us such an amazing simulation as IL-2. The detail you put into that sim is incredible.

I realise that many folk want only combat action and none of the "boring" systems management that real pilots had to know (if they wanted to stay alive). However, I know there are quite a number of us who play almost exclusively off-line and really enjoy the immersion of being able to operate an aircraft according to the manual.

What you've given us with complex engine management is already fantastic. I was stunned when I first ran a mag test and excersised the prop and it responded according to the manual - simply brilliant.

My wish list would be the following. If all you do is provide a means for third party developers to add more complex systems then I'd be happy. Personally I'd happily pay the same again or more just for the ability to control my favourite plane type in a more immersive way.

Engine management - Auto Lean / Auto Rich / Idle Cutoff settings on US planes would make a big difference for me - especially if fuel consumption was affected.

Fuel management - having to know the distribution of your fuel load and be able to switch tanks when required.

It would be great to be able to save state mid-mission. This would enable longer missions to be flown over a number of sessions for those who don't have enough spare time in one sitting.

Having bombers stay together in formation when under attack, rather than turning in all directions to escape like a fighter might.


I know I'm going to take some flak for the above but I think learning an aircraft's systems and applying that knowledge to get through a mission can be just as rewarding as the combat itself. On a real mission, knowing how to keep an engine within its limits (temps, pressures, rpms etc) and how to conserve fuel was just as important as watching for the enemy in my opinion.

Thanks again for a great sim!