4.11 General debugging

[Cattail]

^^^^what he said!!!^^^^^

[dFrog]

Disappearing of user created bases can be avoided by turning "realistic navigation" off.

[RCAF_FB_Bozo]

Thank you from the RCAF_FB ~S~

thanks from Air Chief Marshal Bozo for your help ~S~

[JG27_PapaFly]

The FW190-D9 '44 engine overrevs in power dives, this results in engine damage in prolongued dives. RPM reaches 3400 instead of 3250. This used to happen with the TA152-H in 4.10 and earlier, but never to the D9.

Here's a track: http://www.mediafire.com/file/5jmz9r...ngine_bug.ntrk

No idea whether the D9 '45 has the same issue.
Would be great if you guys could have a look at this.

[Luno13]

You really shouldn't be doing a "power dive". The air rushing over the propeller is going to impart a pinwheel effect, making it spin faster. If you have the power set to a high level, the Kommandogerat in German aircraft will keep the RPMs high too (reducing prop-pitch with high manifold pressure causes over-boosting and quickly damages or destroys the engine). The Kommandogerat is a mechanical system and probably not "smart" enough to keep power and RPMs at a specified setting when in extreme modes of flight (ie, dive).

Reduce power in a dive; problem solved.

For allied planes you must reduce power and prop-pitch in a dive. However, Il-2 doesn't care if prop-pitch is too low with respect to power. In effect, you only have to adjust prop-pitch and leave power alone.

However, it's not really fun to cheat and it gives one a better impression of how much easier it was to manage German aircraft engines.

I think DT mentioned that at some point this would be fixed, and that "power dives" won't be possible in any aircraft as they are now (don't quote me on that though).

[sniperton]

Hi, I'm new here. Many thanks to DT for their excellent work!

Originally Posted by MR_G

I've noticed that the CantZ 506B seems grossly underpowered. With a few bombs, and a full tank of gas, the AC can't get more than 10 feet off the water. With no bombs, and 50% fuel, it climbs extremely slow, but does reach proper altitude, but without bombs, the AC isn't much use.

Problem confirmed. Something is seriously not OK with 506B's flight model. With 50% fuel and 50% bomb load it is unable to take off at all. And if the next waypoint is above ground, it continues its way like a land vehicle. Funny to see a floatplane strolling around in the desert...

[Whacker]

I saw something recently that struck me as a bit odd.



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Black smudge on the right rear stabilizer? Dunno what that means... Damage? Partial damage? Complete damage, shot out (like the rudder)?

Edit - Spoiler tags don't seem to work here, sorry about image size.

[Luno13]

Geez, how big is your monitor?

That probably a mistake in the alpha-channel. There should be a hole there with a black ring of burnt metal or fabric, like the rudder.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Luno13

Geez, how big is your monitor?

That probably a mistake in the alpha-channel. There should be a hole there with a black ring of burnt metal or fabric, like the rudder.

We have a winner

There are a bunch of much worse damage models if you look closely. Mostly with older aircraft and IL-2 originals. It's somewhat inconsistent... the IL-2 itself and the Bf109E have some great detailing while others are broken or poorly done.

[Treetop64]

Originally Posted by IceFire

We have a winner

There are a bunch of much worse damage models if you look closely. Mostly with older aircraft and IL-2 originals. It's somewhat inconsistent... the IL-2 itself and the Bf109E have some great detailing while others are broken or poorly done.

One of my faves is the misaligned texture for the damaged fuselage access panel on the LaGG-3.