4.11 and Engine Overheat

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Originally Posted by Treetop64

Also, as has been stated nearly a hundred times in different threads, the triggering of the ENGINE OVERHEAT HUD message is very, very conservative. Unrealistically so. It's display does not indicate imminent engine destruction if you don't immediately pull back on the levers. One should either turn off HUD messages and learn to use the gauges, or simply ignore the OVERHEAT message. Trust me; you'll find that you can reliably push your chosen aircraft much harder, and for a much longer period of time, than you could if you make yourself a slave to the HUD message.

Exactly, people are used to old model where they were able to game the game. Overheat message was sign that timer has started and they could push their plane at full power for the next 3-8 minutes (depending on plane) without the slightest worry.

It is not so now. Overheat message only indicates that damage is possible , higher the temperature bigger are the chances that damage will occur. But if you are just a fraction of degree above the temperature limit "Overheat" message will be displayed but you have better chances to win the lottery than to damage your engine.

OTOH even if you overheat your engine a lot you might get lucky and get away with it without the damage. Just like in RL, you never know what is going to happen, you can't use the stopwatch and exploit simple overheat model like before.

Originally Posted by Pips

Absolutely. Well overdue. The overheat parameters have been changed/modified, and Team D really does need to put some specific information out on the subject.

There is too many planes in the game for that, we can provide free patches but community should do its part too and help with the things like this. You can take your favorite plane and find best settings for it. If some others do the same for their favorite planes, very soon, we will have comprehensive database which might help other players.

Originally Posted by E.Z.I

I hope so!

Daidalos team has from the beginning just a job. Complete removal of the red side. 10.1, the Spitfire took from the game and 4.11, the P40 and others. I and many others are out.
Thank you and have fun

We will probably release two more patches this year but as you are out you don't have to worry about it any more. And that's not all, we will not stop until whole planet is blue,hm, maybe it is blue already?