Point 2. If you have ever seen a good topo map (I bet you did) - you know that finding out the height above sea level usually is not a problem. However in Il2 the maps are very heavily "pixelated" and you generally neea to count the number of horizontals from the neares water level - which is not easy on some maps, Especially on recent ones. So I would prefer the maps with 5x resolution OR the vector maps OR the "elevation reader" tool.

Point 3. Suppose you are flying a TB-3 carrying 4*FAB-500 and 20*FAB-100. Now you have no choice but to release 500 kg bombs first and then 100 kg. I do doubt that it was not possible to vary - say, to release 2*100 to hit the minor target or to check the aim, then 500s, then remaining 100 kgs.

I completely agree. There are a number of planes greatly in need of better skins (A6M!!!). If TD is interested in adding better default skins, I am sure the guys at Axis&Allies Paintworks are willing to help.

here very helps - sometimes even with descriptions, manuals, etс for our performances and FM - peoples who love models, even 1c did, does and will do 3d models with help and consultation of these researchers...

for example, work for yak-1/1b, i think it's could be very helpful if DT will do new markings...

have and other works, but, if i'm not mistaken, they are not finished how and "yak-1"...

New numbers for Soviet aircraft would probably be easier than new default skins for every Allied aircraft in the SW Pacific.

Edit: Looking at the default numbers for Soviet aircraft in 4.11, they're not fancy, but they have been improved for most planes. The only plane which still uses the old "Comic Sans Serif" number markings is the I-16.

If there's a complaint, it's that the default numbers are a bit smaller than they were historically on most WW2 era Soviet planes.

But, it seems that there was no standard for Soviet aircraft numbers or squadron markings as there for most other air forces. Numbers were sometimes applied at the factory, but more often applied at the squadron level, sometimes with no sequential order. Furthermore, the "font" used for the numbers, and its size, could vary widely.

The location where numbers was applied could also vary - nose, fuselage or tail were all options. Color was usually white, occasionally rimmed with some other color, or occasionally yellow or red. Blue or green seem to have been rare, although anything might have been possible.

if you about real life, yes, although i'm not specialist in this question, apparently standards are often not respected, we even have a bad joke - "там где заканчивается порядок - начинается военная авиация" - ie in VVS no order...:)

so, it's can be not easy...

and just for fun, naive soviet pin-up...

More than the I-16... they show up on a bunch of aircraft including early Yaks. The size correction might not be a possibility as you'll get unpleasant stretching.. but the font itself could be done more historically.

Dear Team Daidalos
I have some further slight suggestions which came up recently.

1.) If I bellyland a stricken plane with engine allready dead, the prop does not need to bend like if its spinning blades hit the ground.

2.) In FMB if I open an existing mission and pick on one of the allready existing waypoint or object, it would be great if the "viev-object" pane pops up automatically.

Did not mean to disturb..... and away ;-)

The reason all the blades bend back is because there are only two damage states for props; Undamaged or Bent Back(Wooden props may break instead, but the issue is the same).

As you can't just bend the blade that's actually touching the ground, it's either all or none.


For this to change, either multiple prop models need to be modelled for various damage states, or the blades made individual parts.
Even if the old models are reused and adapted this is not a small task.

In addition, for full realism the unbent blades should rotate downward(provided the engine isn't seized up).


Another feature would be in-flight prop damage, where the propeller could get unbalanced and induce vibration at higher RPM.
This could be done with a damage texture so the pilot knows why the effect is produced.

Change pilot (keys) in game.
 

I think i mention this before(sorry), but here it goes: I have assigned several pilots (key and axis assignements, like the ones when we "create new pilot" comes John Mad Doe by default). I have more that one pilot because of the types of aircraft i fly.
E.g.: if i fly bombers, i have assigned all those keys for the bombsight, and if i fly fighters, the same keys are assigned to diferent things.

My wish is: When flying, can we be able to change the selected pilot? If i am online and i forgot to change the previous pilot,(or playing in turns with a friend in my house), i have to close the game, open it offline select the pilot i want and connect to server again.

Maybe this is not very difficult to implement... ... and it is painfull to change keys one-by-one each time i change fighters to bombers.