4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[Fighterace]

Any updates on the P-47 cockpit and etc?

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Originally Posted by Fighterace

Any updates on the P-47 cockpit and etc?

Is in work by 3rd party. We don't know the current status though.

[Mysticpuma]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

Is in work by 3rd party. We don't know the current status though.

That's temptingly good news. Is there anyone who can get in touch with the '3rd party' and ask where progress is at? Seriously, the P-47 is/has always looked a little sad internally?

Just one more question regarding the P-47. Is there a chance of seeing an 'N' model one-day?

Cheers and thanks for all the work...it's much appreciated

[Fighterace]

Originally Posted by Mysticpuma

That's temptingly good news. Is there anyone who can get in touch with the '3rd party' and ask where progress is at? Seriously, the P-47 is/has always looked a little sad internally?

Just one more question regarding the P-47. Is there a chance of seeing an 'N' model one-day?

Cheers and thanks for all the work...it's much appreciated

Or the "Hot Rod" M version

[ohasha]

Great work TD you guys are awesome. Just wondering if a BOB map can be brought out featuring England, channel and western France. Also is it possible to bring in a spitfire mk1 and a BF-109E3 like the old BOB planes. Also can you guys make some of the pacific torpedo planes available like the TBF and the Jill's or Kates.

[csThor]

Originally Posted by ohasha

Great work TD you guys are awesome. Just wondering if a BOB map can be brought out featuring England, channel and western France. Also is it possible to bring in a spitfire mk1 and a BF-109E3 like the old BOB planes. Also can you guys make some of the pacific torpedo planes available like the TBF and the Jill's or Kates.

B5N2 Kate is in the process of creation (as seen in the recent video). On the rest of your questions the answer is no. Any BoB content has been ruled out for 1946 due to the gentlemen's agreement between TD and Oleg. Any Grumman-related aircraft or ship (such as the TBF) is out, too, because of license issues. We won't touch any of them with a ten-meter-pike.

[Lagarto]

Originally Posted by csThor

Any BoB content has been ruled out for 1946 due to the gentlemen's agreement between TD and Oleg.

But hopefully this doesn't mean a ban on any future western Europe maps, like France or Low Countries? Or Battle of France aircraft like Fairey Battle or French fighters/bombers?

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by csThor

Any BoB content has been ruled out for 1946 due to the gentlemen's agreement between TD and Oleg.

Does this mean that TD can't do anything associated with BoB, or just that they can't do a 1940 map of Southwest England/Normandy?

It seems quite artificial to not allow the Bf-109E1 and E3 variants, since both were used for campaigns other than the BoB, starting with the Spanish Civil War!

Likewise, the Spitfire MkI was in service from the beginning of the war and was used during the Battle of the Netherlands and the Battle of France.

Originally Posted by csThor

Any Grumman-related aircraft or ship (such as the TBF) is out, too, because of license issues. We won't touch any of them with a ten-meter-pike.

Does the fact that N-G subsequently spun off its shipbuilding business as a separate entity make it possible that further U.S. ships could appear in the game?

Would there be any possibility of getting a separate license from Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to model these craft?

[csThor]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Does this mean that TD can't do anything associated with BoB, or just that they can't do a 1940 map of Southwest England/Normandy?

It seems quite artificial to not allow the Bf-109E1 and E3 variants, since both were used for campaigns other than the BoB, starting with the Spanish Civil War!

Likewise, the Spitfire MkI was in service from the beginning of the war and was used during the Battle of the Netherlands and the Battle of France.

Yes, that means anything BoB-related (including a Channel Map, Spit I, Bf 109 E-1, E-3 etc) is out.

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Does the fact that N-G subsequently spun off its shipbuilding business as a separate entity make it possible that further U.S. ships could appear in the game?

Would there be any possibility of getting a separate license from Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to model these craft?

Not at all, since 1C and Ubisoft have accepted NG's claim by signing an agreement. That agreement still stands and includes anything that was built by companies now or previously owned by Grumman.

You can wriggle like the mother of all cans of worms but it won't change the basic fact that there is something that keeps TD from doing NG-related aircraft/ships and that there is an agreement between the TD core people and Oleg which excludes further things.