4.11 General debugging

[UWBurn]

Hello, first post here, even if i'm a long time Il-2 user.
Congrats for the patch, DT keeps giving new life to Il-2.

Even if it's not strictly related to 4.11 (was already the same in previous patches), the SM.79 damage model should be revised. Currently it's a flying tank, completly off for a plane largely made of wood and fabric. It's really hard shoot down a SM.79 using planes without cannons (i.e. Huricane) and also with 20mm one have to expend a lot of ammo on it. I took a look on the armour values in the fmd and some of them are in fact higher than B-29 ones! The SM.79 has been detailed very much and is very nicely crafted in every other aspect, is a shame the DM has been overlooked.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by UWBurn

Hello, first post here, even if i'm a long time Il-2 user.
Congrats for the patch, DT keeps giving new life to Il-2.

Even if it's not strictly related to 4.11 (was already the same in previous patches), the SM.79 damage model should be revised. Currently it's a flying tank, completly off for a plane largely made of wood and fabric. It's really hard shoot down a SM.79 using planes without cannons (i.e. Huricane) and also with 20mm one have to expend a lot of ammo on it. I took a look on the armour values in the fmd and some of them are in fact higher than B-29 ones! The SM.79 has been detailed very much and is very nicely crafted in every other aspect, is a shame the DM has been overlooked.

This has been in question before and its all down to how you attack the SM.79 with mg's

Read this thread it contains the information you need

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=10343

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrvWwm1TqGk

[Lagarto]

Could you possibly provide a quick fix for the new lighting effects, namely restore the old ones? The new "changes to darkness of night" are terrible. I have to skip every third mission or so because it's too dark to fly. The sky is strangely dark with white clouds or the other way around. Clouds are occasionally solid brown, or white on top and coal black when you look at them from below. Quite distracting.
Yes, I know it's been reported before.

[Aviar]

Originally Posted by Lagarto

Could you possibly provide a quick fix for the new lighting effects, namely restore the old ones? The new "changes to darkness of night" are terrible. I have to skip every third mission or so because it's too dark to fly. The sky is strangely dark with white clouds or the other way around. Clouds are occasionally solid brown, or white on top and coal black when you look at them from below. Quite distracting.
Yes, I know it's been reported before.

Of course you are correct. This problem has affected a number of my coop missions. As you mentioned, DT is aware and so there is not much more we can do.

I think we need to be patient and let DT handle the situation. We all want 4.11 to be perfect, but these things take time. Hang in there.

Aviar

[RPS69]

Originally Posted by Lagarto

Could you possibly provide a quick fix for the new lighting effects, namely restore the old ones? The new "changes to darkness of night" are terrible. I have to skip every third mission or so because it's too dark to fly. The sky is strangely dark with white clouds or the other way around. Clouds are occasionally solid brown, or white on top and coal black when you look at them from below. Quite distracting.
Yes, I know it's been reported before.

What's wrong with this? Clouds do look clearer from top when there is a full moon. And IL2's nights are always full moon...

[Lagarto]

Originally Posted by RPS69

What's wrong with this? Clouds do look clearer from top when there is a full moon. And IL2's nights are always full moon...

The start of the mission is at 14:15 (02:15 PM), that's what's wrong with this.

[Treetop64]

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[6BL Bird-Dog]

Flying the Beaufighter on the Burma map both Pedro & myself had grey square patches on the cockpit glass instead of the bullet holes.

Also Would it be possible to put a map dimmer in the next update as in night flights the regular lighting on the map messes up your night vision ?