4.12 Patch - Comments

[Aviar]

If you open the IL-2 Setup (the Setup icon in the conf file, not the Setup in-game) and change a setting, you will lose your custom video mode setting, if it is not one on the list. This was a problem in the past and I'm wondering why it wasn't addressed.

For instance, if I go into the Setup and change the Texture Compression (just as an example) and click on OK, I will lose my video mode setting, which is 1920x1200. This is because that resolution is not available as a choice (See screenshot). I would have to start the game and change it back from the in-game Setup screen.

I would think that the Video Mode choices in the Setup program would be the same as the choices in-game.

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[Spinnetti]

I think you just set it in game.... I don't even use il2setup any more. I had deleted mine, and it worked fine setting in the options menu... I have widescreen etc.. It showed all my monitor resolutions in game

[Aviar]

A lot of players like to experiment and test the various video settings available on the Setup screen. Because of this 'issue', we have found that we need to make our changes manually in the config file. (Otherwise, we lose our custom screen resolutions that we set up manually in the config file.)

It's not the end of the world but I thought that this 'issue' would have been addressed in 4.12 because of the new widescreen feature. Since the game now supports a greater array of resolutions not included in prior versions of IL-2, I was expecting the same options in the Setup program.

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[Pursuivant]

I've noticed a very minor bug in the 4.12 patch.

When one AI plane kills a plane that another AI plane was lining up to shoot, the AI plane breaks off the attack and flies straight and level for a moment rather than immediately shifting targets to another enemy plane in the same formation. Still, I can't complain too much. After all, the AI just pauses for a second before switching targets.

And it's a joy to see historically accurate kill markings.

[Aviar]

Bug Report:

When using the new Taxi to Takeoff option, planes totally ignore the first waypoint immediately after takeoff. This can even be seen in the test mission that came with 4.12.

See the screenshot below of this mission. The white plane is the Player's plane on autopilot. As you can see, it ignores the first waypoint after takeoff and plots a course for the next waypoint. I looked at the mission further and all the other planes do the same thing.

I made some test missions on my own and all of them had the same issue. Basically, if the new Taxi to Takeoff option is used, that particular plane/flight will ignore the first waypoint directly after takeoff.

*When makings test missions WITHOUT the new Taxi to Waypoint option, all planes/flights follow all of the waypoints normally.

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[mmaruda]

Haven't played much, but the patch looks good. Too bad sounds were not updated. One thing I noticed just right now is that the Mustang has it's fuel shut-off valve in the off position - guess that is an old mistake. Maybe in the next patch? Anyway, thanks for the patch TD.

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Originally Posted by mmaruda

Too bad sounds were not updated.

But you can put your own sounds in now.

[Pershing]

It seems that bug with barrel fire infiltrated in official update from mods...
Take a look at SB forward gunner's fire:


Also - fire with no smoke (propan?))

[rickster]

When I go to start the game with 4.12 installed,it won't start,even with the IL246 disc installed.Did they come out with a new exe.?

[_1SMV_Gitano]

Originally Posted by rickster

When I go to start the game with 4.12 installed,it won't start,even with the IL246 disc installed.Did they come out with a new exe.?

No new .exe

Does the game loads, at least to a certain percentage?