Daidalos Team's Room -QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS ONLY - For 4.11

[Romanator21]

Another thing that would be nice would be opening up the default skin for replacement or editing. If possible, this should be done in a way that doesn't affect the appearance of other default skins online, ie. replacing the default skin with a pink one in order to spot online players more easily.

If not, please continue to update the default skins for some of our older planes as well as adding alternates for winter, desert, and pacific maps.

Secondly, I was wondering if it would be possible to expand the visibility distance for those running in "Excellent" or "Good" in addition to "Perfect" settings. I can't run perfect because my card doesn't run Open GL, but I think it can handle increased visibility distance/loading buffer size. It's a little displeasing to see shape-shifting mountains and obvious pop-in of objects as I fly around them.

[swiss]

He129
Proppitch assigned to an Axis

The way it is right now, I'm pretty sure no one uses it.
What sucks even worse is the fact i cant really tell whether manual is on or off without proppitch% on display.

[Romanator21]

I use it, generally for cruise. From what I've been told, manual settings were never used on the Hs-129. Activating this gives you access to max power, but if you're not careful, you risk ruining the engine. It's also a lot of workload during hairy ground attack missions.

The current system approximates the real thing which had switches rather than a lever. Just check your manifold pressure and rpms.

I see what you mean with regards to setting manual though - there is no hud text indication. It only tells you when you've switched to auto. However, if you look on the instrument panel, you'll see two red switches: up means manual, down is auto.

But I suppose an option is always possible for those who want it.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

I use it, generally for cruise. From what I've been told, manual settings were never used on the Hs-129. Activating this gives you access to max power, but if you're not careful, you risk ruining the engine. It's also a lot of workload during hairy ground attack missions.

The current system approximates the real thing which had switches rather than a lever. Just check your manifold pressure and rpms.

I see what you mean with regards to setting manual though - there is no hud text indication. It only tells you when you've switched to auto. However, if you look on the instrument panel, you'll see two red switches: up means manual, down is auto.

But I suppose an option is always possible for those who want it.

Uh, yes, I know how it works.
I actually intended to use the manual PP as some kind of an airbrake, diving from 800m @ 40° builds up speed fast - and that's the angle you need for later tanks with the MK.
Not sure if this really works, but right now it's just a joke.


It get'0s even worse if you look at the logic of it:
We have several dozens of aircraft in the game - pp can be adjusted for ALL of them via an Axis, makes things simple right?
But no, just because the freaking Henschel uses a switch, now we have to assign keys to it - I don't have any freaking key left for it! I am going to use another profile for single plane either.
It just makes everything unnecessarily more complicated - and no, it does not add to "immersion" at all.

[Romanator21]

Uh, yes, I know how it works.

Sorry, no insult meant. However, your wording is misleading:

What sucks even worse is the fact i cant really tell whether manual is on or off without proppitch% on display.

From that I assumed you didn't know how it worked, but, I apologize.

But no, just because the freaking Henschel uses a switch, now we have to assign keys to it - I don't have any freaking key left for it! I am going to use another profile for single plane either.

You're the second person I've seen post about how few keys there are on a keyboard...Frankly, I'm surprised. I have no problems whatsoever, and I could easily program twenty more commands. I imagine that we have similar keyboards. If a dummy like me can do it, I'm sure you can.

We have several dozens of aircraft in the game - pp can be adjusted for ALL of them via an Axis, makes things simple right?

Well, I don't know of another axis plane that uses toggle switches in the cockpit like the Henschel. Maybe I'm wrong? In that case, then I sure wouldn't mind if DT added keyboard controlled pitch settings for those.

It just makes everything unnecessarily more complicated - and no, it does not add to "immersion" at all.

There I disagree. However, as I said before, I don't see anything wrong with an option. I'll keep mine the way it is, you assign an axis. Everyone's happy. It's just up to DT if they think it's fair in an online scenario.

Anyway, I was just trying to help, not start an argument in any way. Let's see what DT come up with.

[Phabius]

I used to play (and program missions in) MS CFS Series and was particularly attracted by the way CFS2 Mission Builder worked with events and triggers. It opens so much more possibilities for different situations than we have with IL2 FMB.

Any chances?

Otherwise this is the best combat flight simulator I've ever played! Keep up the excellent work!

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

You're the second person I've seen post about how few keys there are on a keyboard...Frankly, I'm surprised. I have no problems whatsoever, and I could easily program twenty more commands. I imagine that we have similar keyboards. If a dummy like me can do it, I'm sure you can.

The problem is - I would need them on the stick(throttle), fast change.
Probably not so important anyway.
I was just pissed because I wrecked the engines several times right before I posted.
Easy.


Got a new need:

Fiat G55 in standard 4.11 - beautiful fighter and sooo rocks, given you take the fm from hsfx....

[daveballmh]

For me a good future development woud be Attack on the West 1940

France

Hawk 75
D520
Bloch 152, 155
MS406
Potez 633
Potez 63.11
LeO 451
Farman 222
Amiot 143
Mureaux 117

UK
Battle
Lysander
Hampden
Wellington
Whitley


Belgium
Fox II & VI

Holland
Fokker G1
Fokker TV

Germany
Do17
Hs126

Big wish list, but with a map and career would be fun

There are of course many other aircraft but these are already in place


For China in the future

Hawk75M
Mit Ki51
Mit Ki30
Kaw Ki36

[catch22]

Hi everyone,

IMHO, the following improvements would be fine in future upgrades.

Night fighting:

The best soft&screen combination will never get close to RL night vision (RL move detection by human eye in the dark). As a compensation, exhaust flames would benefit in-game night fighting (and be historically accurate, as early night fighters used to detect ennemy A/Cs by this mean - among others).

Radar antennas (and exhaust flame suppressors) on night fighters would be great. Either as separate A/Cs or option (in the weapon list?).

Svastika:

I don't know if this respects the national legislations forbidding the public display of the svastika, but an option enabling the svastika to show on German & Finnish A/Cs when markings are selected would content the players interested in historical accuracy, and respect the convictions and sensibility of other players.

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A/Cs:

Of course, I'd like more. AFAIC, the game misses seaplanes, British bombers, Italian, French or late war German A/Cs. I guess there as as many A/C wishlists as players...Keep it that way, Team Daidalos, you're doing fine!

[csThor]

Originally Posted by catch22

Svastika:

I don't know if this respects the national legislations forbidding the public display of the svastika, but an option enabling the svastika to show on German & Finnish A/Cs when markings are selected would content the players interested in historical accuracy, and respect the convictions and sensibility of other players.

I can already say that this won't happen. Due to the russian law situation it could create all kinds of unpleasant problems for 1C so we were asked not to fiddle with the swastika situation.