New planes requests (from other threads/please pin it)

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Typhoon (late version with bubble canopy)
Mosquito bomber version (just needs a slight cockpit revision and bomb aimer's position)

Typhoon would be an entirely new project.

Mosquito bomber variant would essentially be a new project due to scope of 3d work required.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Ki-44 (a big omission)

There are plenty of omissions in the IJAAF line-up. This is one of them. But, basically a whole new plane. The mod version might be acceptable, however, if the creator wishes to share his work with DT.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Helldiver

This exists as a mod. I think that DT was/is still working on an official version.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Halifax/Lancaster/Stirling

Those are three, big, huge requests.

I believe that an official Lancaster is in the works.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Judy
Irving

Again, new projects, but often requested additions to the IJN order of battle.
The J1N would be particularly useful if night fighters ever get added to the game.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

P-61

Very frequently requested but off limits due to NG Consent Decree. Exists as mod.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

B-26

Basically 2 different aircraft depending on whether you want the B-26/B-26A or B-26B late block production. Would be another big, complex project, but also represents the one big hole in the US bomber line-up.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

B-17

?? Most of the major B-17 variants are already in the game.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

Me-410

Quite possibly the most requested Luftwaffe plane not yet modeled. Exists as a mod, which could be added as an official model since the quality is quite good.

[Orangeman]

Thank you Poursuivant for a very complete answer.

I guess a Hellcat and Lancaster are possibles then.

If it is not a taboo question, does DT have contact with Japancat who produced the modded Ki-44?

Another goodlooking mod is Ranwer's updated P11 cockpit which looks good. I don't know if DT has contact with him either.

With the B17 I meant A17 (Nomad) but I guess there aren't so many sources.

[mcmmielli]

Some planes in games flayable:
- Fiat G-55
- MS406/410
- HS-123
- Ki-21
- B-17F/G
- Mosquito B IV
- Su-2
- S-328
- Swordfish

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Orangeman

I guess a Hellcat and Lancaster are possibles then.

Since it's a Grumman product any further development on Hellcat variants is off limits.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

If it is not a taboo question, does DT have contact with Japancat who produced the modded Ki-44?

Not a taboo question, but I don't know. Some modders don't like DT. Other modders appear to have lost interest in the game and have moved on.

Originally Posted by Orangeman

With the B17 I meant A17 (Nomad) but I guess there aren't so many sources.

That's a rare bird! Variants were used in combat by Netherlands and Iraq with minimal success. Other variants were ordered by Sweden, Argentina, Peru and other nations but never used in combat. Another variant was ordered by France but arrived too late, so the French order was taken over by the RAF and then the RCAF, which used it as a trainer.

I guess it could be used as a hack for similar hapless, single-engined attack bomber types, such as the CW-22 and A-27.

Since there are surviving A-17s, theoretically there is sufficient data to add the plane to the game. But, consider that if you're asking for someone to spend several hundred of hours building a 3d model, wouldn't you want the same effort to go into a more common plane, or at least one which more development potential or played a more critical role in the war?

[Orangeman]

I think the Spitfire XIV and the Ki-44 would be top priority for me. The former as the RAF has no 1944-46 state of the art fighters and the Ki-44 as it is the biggest gap in the Japanese line-up.

I'll see if I can get in touch with Japancat

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Since it's a Grumman product any further development on Hellcat variants is off limits.



Not a taboo question, but I don't know. Some modders don't like DT. Other modders appear to have lost interest in the game and have moved on.



That's a rare bird! Variants were used in combat by Netherlands and Iraq with minimal success. Other variants were ordered by Sweden, Argentina, Peru and other nations but never used in combat. Another variant was ordered by France but arrived too late, so the French order was taken over by the RAF and then the RCAF, which used it as a trainer.

I guess it could be used as a hack for similar hapless, single-engined attack bomber types, such as the CW-22 and A-27.

Since there are surviving A-17s, theoretically there is sufficient data to add the plane to the game. But, consider that if you're asking for someone to spend several hundred of hours building a 3d model, wouldn't you want the same effort to go into a more common plane, or at least one which more development potential or played a more critical role in the war?

[Marabekm]

I have a request.
Get rid of the dates on the plane names. That way individuals will stop the misguided thinking that a plane that saw service in say 1943, was immediately obsolete and not used any more in 1944 or 45.

Lets take for instance the Hurricane Mk1. Labeled as 1938 in the game. This plane was the main British fighter in north Africa until slowly being replaced by the Tomahawks and then Kittyhawks in 1941-42. Quite capable of holding its own against Italian fighters such as Cr-42 (1939), Mc-200(1940-41), etc. Though a bit harder to fight against the 109E/Fs.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Marabekm

I have a request.
Get rid of the dates on the plane names. That way individuals will stop the misguided thinking that a plane that saw service in say 1943, was immediately obsolete and not used any more in 1944 or 45.

This is a very, very easy fix that you might even be able to do yourself. All that is required is editing the appropriate ".ini" file.

While the year of introduction is useful info for mission builders and people using dogfight servers, it could be moved to the "view objects" screen.

Other than that, just assume that an aircraft might have remained in service long after it was introduced despite being progressively obsolete, like Brewster B-239 and Hurricane Mk. I in Finnish service.

But, if we're talking about upgrading the the "view object information" feature of the game there's lots that could be done.

* Reduce or remove the historical section. It's irrelevant for a particular plane model.

* Add a screenshot of the cockpit for aircraft, along with a numbered list of positions for relevant gauges.

* Add useful information that you'd want to know when fighting or flying a particular airplane - like best cornering speed, maximum manifold pressure, take-off manifold pressure, take-off and landing distances, amount of ammunition, location of vulnerable points, armor location, etc.

* Add useful information for mission builders, like month and year of introduction, month and year of withdrawal from active service, units which used the type, and total units produced.

[sniperton]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

This is a very, very easy fix that you might even be able to do yourself. All that is required is editing the appropriate ".ini" file.

The appropriate '.ini' files are not accessible in the stock game, I'm afraid. What you mean is probably the plane.properties BTW.

As to the rest, TD would only need to create a form and a protocol how external data could be imported, and the rest could be done by the community. But honestly, the object viewer is far not as handy as good old AircraftViewer used to be.

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by Orangeman

I think the Spitfire XIV and the Ki-44 would be top priority for me.

+100!!!

For German side, I'd add flyable Ju-88C6a (day fighter) variant.

[iMattheush]

Any chances to add at least one plane marked with "*"? It's important, because we're talking about IL-2 1946