4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[Pursuivant]

No news is good news. TD said that they wanted to get the 4.13 patch out relatively quickly and I think they're doing just that. They've given us "teasers" of all the features they're going to add for 4.13, and for the last few weeks they've probably been "stomping bugs" prior to final release.

[julien673]

2 week

Jk ... love your work

[Fighterace]

Will the new P-40s make it too 4.13?

[Feathered_IV]

Hope so. The poor P-40E and M series have the most innacurate 3D models out of any aircraft in the game. I'd love to see them updated.

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by Feathered_IV

Hope so. The poor P-40E and M series have the most innacurate 3D models out of any aircraft in the game. I'd love to see them updated.

Thats a huge exaggeration, there are other models which are far worse than the P-40s, like the He-111. But anyway, Im also looking forward, would be awesome if they were in 4.13. Especially if the K and N variants would be included too!

[ElAurens]

You don't remember the He 111 from V1.0 do you?

Now that was an awful model.

Currently the worst models in the sim are indeed the Hawk 87s and, interestingly enough, the IL2, with the Mig 3 a very close third.

[ben_wh]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Currently the worst models in the sim are indeed the Hawk 87s and, interestingly enough, the IL2, with the Mig 3 a very close third.

Not sure whether they are in the right order but good nominations ...

1) Do hope to see the new P-40 3D models making it to 4.13

2) There is a mod (by Aviaskins team) which gave the MiG-3 a new look ...



3) Curiously, it is the namesake of the sim - the mighty IL-2 - that has not received much cosmetic upgrade, stock or mod.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Currently the worst models in the sim are indeed the Hawk 87s and, interestingly enough, the IL2, with the Mig 3 a very close third.

Just about all the models from the original IL2 game are showing their age. Not only are the models blocky and in some cases inaccurate, in most cases the DM are wrong as well (e.g., engines that are very likely to stop instantly if they get hit, very high chance of getting multiple control surface disabled results, poorly modeled armor plate and armor glass), and butt-ugly damage textures (notably the Bf-109 heavy damage textures which literally make the plane look like moldy Swiss cheese, although the IL2 and MiG3 damage textures aren't far behind).

Also, while I respect DT's reasons for not making changes (requirement that IL2 run on 15 year old hardware), just about all the planes in the game could benefit from a few extra polygons around the engine and wheels. Mods to improve cowling and wheel appearance really make old models such as the Ju-52 look better.

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

You don't remember the He 111 from V1.0 do you?

Now that was an awful model.

Currently the worst models in the sim are indeed the Hawk 87s and, interestingly enough, the IL2, with the Mig 3 a very close third.

good old times... Original He-111 wasnt much better than the one in European Air War. (Microprose)
And yes, the Mig3, how could I forget that! Its indeed a terrible model.

[Notorious M.i.G.]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Now that was an awful model.

Currently the worst models in the sim are indeed the Hawk 87s and, interestingly enough, the IL2, with the Mig 3 a very close third.

I don't know, I'd put the MiG-3 as 1st, the P-40 actually has some semblance of curves somewhere

MiG-3 and IL-2 definitely do need a revamp, however. Looking at the IL-2 and IL-10 side by side is painful, and the MiG looks like it's made of Lego.