Beta Patch – and we mean BETA!

[Jotaele]

Originally Posted by klem

This may havebeen reported, I have a lot to do today and no time to read all 23 pages - a good sign that many are testing

Multiplayer - Client
The beta patch has taken away those naked text boxes for Spawn Aircraft group and replaced them with properly tailored menu items although they do the same job.
You no longer have 'Change your plane' on the multiplayer pick-list. A map now appears on which, having chosen your side, you click on one of the airfields that the mission creator has populated with a/c and then pick from what's available.

One problem is there is nothing to tell you which fields they are unless its somehow in the brief (which I haven't tried) but they should at least be highlighted, say Red or Blue like they were in IL-2.
Also I didn't get a list of existing Flights already created by the mission or new ones created by others in the game, it seemed I could only create a new Flight but I could be missing something.

FPS
Its hard for me to say on this as I had pretty good FPS before although much lower over London. My impression is that it is a little smoother (or I am just getting used to it?) but my low level FPS did seem to be a little improved over London but not by much. I'm sorry I can't be more objective.

Views
I had TrackIR problems originally where the TIR seemed to be unpredictable and repositioned my head very often, especially left and right. It still does it but either its not so much or I am just getting used to it. It is a pain though and if there's anything that can be done that would be great. I am constantly pressing my "Centre TrackIR" button. I get a similar but far less effect in IL-2 (I know thats a mod but its also a reference). Worst of all is the vertical range I get with TIR. It seems I can only look up and down by a limited amount. If I centre TIR on my gunsight I can move my view quite a way upwards but only down to the bottom of the instrument panel. If I centre it on the instrument panel I can then look down at the lower controls but I can't look much above the front canopy frame. I don't think it's a TIR problem as the TIR scale/grid view continues to move beyond the cockpit range.

ASUS Sabertooth mobo
i7 950 @ 4GHz
6Gb DDR3 RAM
EVGA GTX570 GPU
850W PSU
Coolermaster HAF912+ case
Samsung 22" 226BW @ 1680 x 1050
X52 HOTAS
X45 miscellaneous controls

You have to set the head translaton in x y and z, very low in trackir software, like 1 or less, and notice that your head in game is leaning due to pilot body compensating when the planes banks, that can confuse you, im starting to be used to contrarrest with my body leaning in the oposite side , like in a bicicle.The up down movement is very limited like in the most of the game , due that you are stucked into a chair and its supposed that you can raised or down too much.

[Buzpilot]

Views
I had TrackIR problems originally where the TIR seemed to be unpredictable and repositioned my head very often, especially left and right. It still does it but either its not so much or I am just getting used to it. It is a pain though and if there's anything that can be done that would be great. I am constantly pressing my "Centre TrackIR" button. I get a similar but far less effect in IL-2 (I know thats a mod but its also a reference). Worst of all is the vertical range I get with TIR. It seems I can only look up and down by a limited amount. If I centre TIR on my gunsight I can move my view quite a way upwards but only down to the bottom of the instrument panel. If I centre it on the instrument panel I can then look down at the lower controls but I can't look much above the front canopy frame. I don't think it's a TIR problem as the TIR scale/grid view continues to move beyond the cockpit range.

Could be 'TrueView', if it's on try disable it in your Trackir profile.

[senseispcc]

I see that the flaps and landing gear has been fixed, thanks.

A fine GAME nearly a simulation.

[mayestdo]

Before installing the patch, a question: Can it be uninstalled if things get worse? How do I uninstall it?

[Flanker35M]

S!

You can make a back-up of the game in Steam. OR you can first extract the patch in a folder, check which files/folders it has and copy originals to a safe place

[plokkum]

I run a

QX6800
8GB RAM.
XFX 8800GTX

Never had any trouble running any game on maxed out settings, but Il-2 COD runs at an awful 2 to 5 frames per second. Even though I'm above the recommended specs. The beta patch didn't fix anything for me.

It's so unplayable I'm going to put my CH-joystick setup back in the closet until everything is fixed. I'm thankful for 1C releasing COD, though. Let's just iron out those bugs (of which I didn't know until I bought the game).

[dragon9]

Firstly only getting a slight inprovement in fps up high but at ground level there is still stuttering in graphics. My settings are 1680x1050 at medium settings.The game is playable but needs further improvement.

My main concern atm is Multiplayer I had it working fine until the patch. We do not have a Menu anymore to change planes and spawn new aircraft.Once i get in on the mission i can only look from the outside. I can not spawn in any aircraft.

my specs
windows 7 64bit home premium
intel dual core 6850
4 gb ram
gigabyte nvidia 560 TI 1gb ram
xfx 680 lt motherboard

thanks and goodluck with the next patch

[adonys]

Originally Posted by mayestdo

Before installing the patch, a question: Can it be uninstalled if things get worse? How do I uninstall it?

Use JSGME. There are a few utils all gamers should know about and use. This is one of the most important of them.

right click on your game in steam-select properties-select update and click on verify game cache. It will revert it back to original game.

When offical patch comes out its signed so you wont be able to revert this way.

[meltac]

the new beta-patch very slightly improved my performance ingame.
Nevertheless i get very good fps rates in all situations:

config:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 3,2GHz
4GB RAM
Asus HD6950 2GB RAM

Game config:

anti-aliasing: 8x
model-detail: full
effects: full
damage-model: full
trees: very low
buildings: few
shadows: off

any other details level on "mid"

resolution: 1440x900

FPS over Water with 12 planes: between 90 and 120

FPS over ground with towns: 50 - 80

well, this is very acceptable for me and i think that it depends to 90% on the graphics card that it is running so well. So as the already mentioned in the manual, that u need the latest hardware by 2011, u mainly need to upgrade ur graphics card to get acceptable playable fps . thats the main spot u should consider.
The game itself is great and evertime i shoot a spit/hurri my breast fills with pride (flying under 95% realistic conditions).

i only can go down on my knees before the 1c team for doing such a great game and i'm sure that it will be better and better with every new patch!