B24D Project for IL2

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by Monguse

As I had noted before, the B24D is in fact finalized, all models are complete, textures done, template for skins and void done, max animations done.

Left to do is exporting the max models and allot of coding and testing.


Weather this can be put out in a "quick" patch is to be seen. Allot depends on how tired everyone on the team is after 4.12.

Guse, any chance we might see the J version in near future (i.e. 4.13)?

[Monguse]

Only if I give up sleeping and eating.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Monguse

Only if I give up sleeping and eating.

LOL

That many changes between the D model and the J model eh?

[Buster_Dee]

The "difference gap" is partly my fault. I decided to model the early D cockpit so the D and J would be distinctive. If I had made the later D pit, replacing the boost levers with the Honeywell unified control would have been enough to update the pit to a J. You probably already realise the J would need a new bombardier/navigator pit, new nose turret (MPC or Emerson), new tail turret (MPC; only a few used the same D tail turret), reworked top turret (sight and dome), and probably major waist changes depending on which J. Monguse has done all the research and knows better than I how much new work would be needed.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Buster_Dee

The "difference gap" is partly my fault. I decided to model the early D cockpit so the D and J would be distinctive. If I had made the later D pit, replacing the boost levers with the Honeywell unified control would have been enough to update the pit to a J. You probably already realise the J would need a new bombardier/navigator pit, new nose turret (MPC or Emerson), new tail turret (MPC; only a few used the same D tail turret), reworked top turret (sight and dome), and probably major waist changes depending on which J. Monguse has done all the research and knows better than I how much new work would be needed.

Oh is that all?

Yeah, I realized there were quite a few differences externally between the D and J and of course having ANY B-24 flyable would be amazing and the D is definitely a very useful model to have for nearly every theatre that this game has. But it is quite a realization when you list some of the key details that change... quite a lot.