IL-2 Birds of Prey Sequel Wishlist

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OK 1C Company, now that Apache Air Assault is out, can we please get some updates to BoP?

The console market works well for a lot of us that don't want a PC in the living room connected to the TV. We also use the PS3 for Netflix and other media player purposes. The graphics are excellent and the game is a classic already. I would again pay the $60 for a decent sequel or about half that for a decent patch set.

My biggest improvement desires relate to Realistic and Simulation modes:

- Fuel loading control, particularly for escort fighters like the P-51D and P-47. This is a real pain for dogfights when la-5s and Spits are loaded with 40 minutes of fuel and the P-51 with 5 hours of fuel.
- Flight model updates: at around sea level there seems to be 3 max speeds: ~280 mph, ~305 mph (most planes including the Spit, Mustang, G model bf109s), and ~330 mph (bf109K, la-7, fw190D). The P-51D should have a 367 mph sea level speed for instance.
- Better mode control, locked cockpit or HUD mode
- A few Pacific theater planes and missions.
- Frustrating model tweaks: eg, the P-51B is pictured as the RAF Mk1a with 4 Hispano cannons but performs like a slightly lighter P-51D with 4 50 cal mg's. If it is a Mk1a, then it should have the Allison engine and a sea level max speed of 345 mph and 4 Hispano cannons. This would be an interesting contrast to the P-51D. Otherwise the MkIII had the Merlin engine and four 50 cal mg's as the P-51B. The visual model should be updated to remove the cannons if the MkIII is used for the model.

Since the PC Il-2 flight model engine is used, it would seem these changes could be implemented with very little development time. There is also the PlayStation network to distribute updates.