[REL] 4.11m Guide

[Arrow]

Originally Posted by Lagarto

I'm amazed (positively, of course) at what you did to AI. If all of it works as supposed, it's going to be a completely new offline experience. Thank you. I'll be happy to test it thoroughly and report back

That is probably the most important work DT has done for Il2. Offline flying carriers and missions will now play out completely different and much more realistic. Finally we have orders for flight to drop bombs on command and force your flight to leave bombs on when only a single enemy appears. Amazing stuff from DT!!!

[Majo]

Alive and Kicking!!!

Thank you all.

Salutes Majo.

[_RAAF_Furball]

Oh, this is indeed wonderful news !
Christmas present (your info) gratefully received.

Thank you and Merry Christmas !!

[310_cibule]

Wow. I can't wait.

Improved radiator & overheat modeling
4.11 introduces a more detailed and more accurate radiator model. It is different from the
previous model in many ways, the main differences being:
• radiator settings now have an impact on both water/cylinder and oil temperature
• outside temperature now has an impact on oil temperatures
• engine rpm has a bigger impact
• impact of WEP is dependent on extra power generated
• mixture setting has an impact
• the density of the air has an impact
• aircraft speed has a bigger impact
• there is no longer a fixed period after which damage occurs in case of overheat
• introducing a random chance for damage depending on how strongly the engine
overheats
• type of damage is depending on if it is water/cylinder or oil overheating
You will generally find that the planes overheat a lot more, in particular if you are not on a cold
map in fast level flight. As a guideline, on hotter maps you can expect fighters to be able to
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sustain about 70% power at 70% pitch without overheating radiators closed, for bombers it is
somewhat more. The values in many cases are reasonably close to real life maximum
continuous settings (please don't go by cockpit gauges, they aren't always accurate).
If you start a low speed full power dogfight with a closed radiator, you can expect the engine
to overheat rapidly and to get damaged quickly. War emergency power settings should
therefore only be used in an emergency, otherwise your plane might get destroyed without
your enemy even firing a shot.
To keep engine temperatures low, remember:
• use low rpm (reduce pitch), in particular oil temperature are sensitive towards rpm
• use low throttle settings (and avoid WEP)
• open the radiator
• fly faster (don't climb at too low speeds)
• use an as rich mixture as possible

Today? Tomorrow? Hurry up pls

[Xeno]

Hi,

List of changes is impressive. Almost like new sim . Thanks alot for all the things you've done.

Also I have a question, are there any plans for FOV fix for wide-screen users (fully adjustable FOV would be marvellous). All the new monitors build in at least last 4 years are 16:9 or 16:10 ratio, it would be nice if IL2 would reflect typical todays display setup.

Thanks alot once again.

[BaronBonBaron]

Thanks guys!! Merry Christmas!

[BadAim]

That looks very cool. This new patch looks impressive.