4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by majorfailure

Health - I don't know. I'd think that most pilots were fit. And it would not make much of a difference if Average Joe or Superfit Bob would be hit by gunfire, they'd both be severly incapacitated. And if the AI can endure G-stress for 3:30 or 4:00 - not worth the effort of having to programm it. And as long as the player can endure it indefinitley its plain unfair to limit the AI.

Perhaps. I was thinking more along the lines of pilots who were flying while sick or otherwise not qualified to fly. It didn't happen often, though, so perhaps its not worth modeling.

What would be worth modeling in a campaign is pilot/aircrew readiness. Units living in crummy conditions with poor supplies would have more men rendered temporarily or permanently unfit for flying duties. This could represent anything from casualties due to malaria, dysentery and dengue fever in the tropics or desert to colds and accidental injuries in more temperate climates. After all, during WW1 Eddie Rickenbacker was sidelined for much of the war by persistent ear infections. During WW2, Johnny Johnson had to sit out most of the Battle of Britain due to a shoulder injury.

Originally Posted by majorfailure

Morale on the other hand could be more useful -at least for campaigns. Use general numbers for airforce and theatre, add losses/victories of unit and other units in the area over the last few missions, progress of war in general, some psychological affinity, different reactions depending on personality type(some pilots seeing their comrades killed will lash out, acting agressive to suicidal, others will lose the will to fight).

This would be very interesting and much more applicable. Psychological breakdown was a much more subtle factor than simple illness. Incipient or actual PTSD was quite possibly a factor in the deaths of WW 1 aces such as Albert Ball, Mick Mannock, Werner Voss and Manfred von Richtofen. I can't think of any WW2 casualties which were directly related to "combat fatigue," but I'm sure there were a lot of them.

[nic727]

Can we have some new development update, because you made the last video 2 months ago and we want the patch

[TexasJG]

2nd that request. It would be nice to have an update. I actually check this thread almost daily for updates and new information.

[Fighterace]

Originally Posted by nic727

Can we have some new development update, because you made the last video 2 months ago and we want the patch

Possibly of a video showing the new P-40s

[Malkav]

Originally Posted by nic727

Can we have some new development update, because you made the last video 2 months ago and we want the patch

Originally Posted by TexasJG

2nd that request. It would be nice to have an update. I actually check this thread almost daily for updates and new information.

Originally Posted by Fighterace

Possibly of a video showing the new P-40s

Not at all. Teh Patch only.

[Nil]

Originally Posted by nic727

Can we have some new development update, because you made the last video 2 months ago and we want the patch

Originally Posted by TexasJG

2nd that request. It would be nice to have an update. I actually check this thread almost daily for updates and new information.

Originally Posted by Fighterace

Possibly of a video showing the new P-40s

Do not worry Guys,
Just trust the future,
I am as exited as you, but, this silence is the proof that Daidalos Team are really working hard to make a wonderful update, even better than we can expect!
Christmas is coming! I am sure they will make the best update ever!
You know how much they love what they are doing.
You know how much they are focused on quality updates.
That will be a wonderful gift for the entire IL2 community.

I wish I can meet them face to face to give my gratefulness for their superb work.

[Buster_Dee]

You'll have to settle for virtual faces

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Buster_Dee

You'll have to settle for virtual faces

Only if I do not take the decision to meet them,
However we never know what can happen tomorrow and who we can meet, sometimes, the world is smaller than we think.

[nic727]

Originally Posted by Nil

Christmas is coming! I am sure they will make the best update ever!

You think the update will be in December? I can't wait one more week

[Asheshouse]

Have you not heard? v4.12 is to be released on the 12th anniversary of the first release of IL2 Sturmovik.