4.11 Development Update

[JG52Karaya]

Btw as TD is already spending quite some time on bombs and their fuzes, would it be possible to revisit all ingame bombs regarding their explosive contents, radii, etc.?

[SaQSoN]

Originally Posted by JG52Karaya

Btw as TD is already spending quite some time on bombs and their fuzes, would it be possible to revisit all ingame bombs regarding their explosive contents, radii, etc.?

This is being researched into. But it is not as simple, as it may seem. You pull one string and the whole canvas is affected. And this is extremely sensitive matter gameplay-wise. Hence, any changes here are possible if team will be absolutely sure, this changes will not bring more harm, then good.

[Lenchic]

Pe-8 and IL-4 very nice.
Good works.

[HARs_ASSOS]

At last IL-4 and Pe-8! (some Bomber pilots will be very happy)

Nice work!

Thanks for your dedication TD, ~S!~

[Avionsdeguerre]

Yes !
Nice works guys

[Fighterace]

That was awesome stuff TD, you have made my day and keep up the good work, you give so much life for an engine that is 10yrs old and still going strong.

BTW I love the music for the clips you put make, they go together so well

[sallee]

Originally Posted by Hunger

Il-2 is like wine, the more it matures the better it gets, more than anything to TD´s valiant effort.


Bravo


One thing that intrigues me is that you made the Devastator, wasn't this flyer among the "Untouchables" licensed by N-G.

Regards
Hunger

I wonder if it's anything to do with the fact that no-one is actually making money out of the intellectual property.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by NNFFL=YLB=

The team Daidalos will make a B-26 Marauder?

I'm not a member of TD, but my guess is no, since it was the MARTIN B-26 Marauder. These days Martin is part of the evil Lockheed/Martin Northrop/Grumman defense megacorp that smacked down 1C/Ubi over bogus intellectual property claims a few years back.

Since TD must abide by the terms of the same agreement that 1C/Ubi signed to get Lockheed/Martin/Northrop/Grumman off their backs, basically just about all WW2-era U.S. aircraft and ships are off limits.

[TinyTim]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

I'm not a member of TD, but my guess is no, since it was the MARTIN B-26 Marauder. These days Martin is part of the evil Lockheed/Martin Northrop/Grumman defense megacorp that smacked down 1C/Ubi over bogus intellectual property claims a few years back.

Since TD must abide by the terms of the same agreement that 1C/Ubi signed to get Lockheed/Martin/Northrop/Grumman off their backs, basically just about all WW2-era U.S. aircraft and ships are off limits.

... but a free addon/patch is not making any money... and as far as I know making money with these models is what's the problem.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by TinyTim

... but a free addon/patch is not making any money... and as far as I know making money with these models is what's the problem.

Technically, by offering new content which might increase sales of IL2, TD is making money for 1C. In any case, I believe that the TD members had to agree to work under the same restrictions as the 1C team.

Of course, now that I've gone and posted, it looks like Lockheed-Martin is still its own corporation, although they tried to merge with N-G about a decade ago when things were better for the world and not so good for weapon makers.

I think the real impact of the N-G affair was to make Oleg and company very wary of modeling any U.S. weapon system. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for any U.S. plane unless it's produced by a company that's been gone for at least 50 years. That still leaves a whole lot of Brewster, Curtiss, Stinson and Waco products which are fair game.