4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[SPITACE]

hi all the Wellington looks great will it be flyable?

[Alien]

I'd like to ask if there will be major AI changes for ground attacks, especially kamikaze. By now you must select their target (except fighters and divebombers) and when they destroy it, the remaining units will slowly belly-land next to other targets. I understand that, they have just ONE target. So perhaps an alternative waypoint would be a good option? And for the other types that don't need target selection, I'd suggest to create a ,,value system" which tells the AI how important a close target is, and to overwrite the default ,,distance system" with it. That should fix the problem, IMO.
,,Values" could be like this:
CV- 10pts
CVL/CVE- 9pts
BB- 8pts
CA- 7pts
CL- 6pts
DD- 5pts
SS- 4pts
Transport ship- 7pts
Small units like PTs- 2pts
Damaged units would have the value increased by 1pt to make the planes attack them primarily, and if an AI's target was destroyed, it would immediately pick up another one.
I don't know how hard can it be, but if you find it a good idea, I think it could be done in a couple of weeks by 1-3 person squad.

[magot]

Originally Posted by SPITACE

hi all the Wellington looks great will it be flyable?

Not planned.

[Fighterace]

When will 4.12 patch be released?

[ElAurens]

I have zero inside knowledge of such things, but 4.11 is not that old yet. And judging by what I see of new items/features they are working on, I'd say it is a good ways off.

Just my opinion mind you, but the kind of work DT are doing is very time consuming, and they all do it on their own time, for free, between their day jobs, family, and normal life obligations.

[secretone]

In one word: no. So why do I shoot off vertical stabilizers of certain aircraft (offline) only to see them continue flying? This morning I shot the vertical stabilizer off of a Ju-87G Kanonenvogel (offline) with a 37mm shell from a p-39 and it kept right on going on its merry way! I am thinking that something must be wrong with certain flight models.

[IceFire]

Aircraft can fly without vertical stabilizers... just not very well. The fuselage itself provides some of the stability that the vertical stabilizer provides in many types of aircraft.

Try shooting the stabilizer off the Go229... it doesn't have one

[Luno13]

Originally Posted by secretone

In one word: no. So why do I shoot off vertical stabilizers of certain aircraft (offline) only to see them continue flying? This morning I shot the vertical stabilizer off of a Ju-87G Kanonenvogel (offline) with a 37mm shell from a p-39 and it kept right on going on its merry way! I am thinking that something must be wrong with certain flight models.

It's not that easy to fly without the stabilizer. Any input in roll adds adverse yaw which cannot be corrected. As a result, the aircraft skids strongly and can fall into an unrecoverable spin.

It's a very precarious situation, and if he managed to land it that way, he deserves a congratulations

[Fighterace]

Will the P-40 w/ Lagg-3 engine ( Sorry, i cant remember the name of the engine) be a new model too?

[Sita]

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