4.11 Development Update

[FC99]

Originally Posted by I/ZG52_Gaga

And Repair !!!!

and MDS is of great value not of certain value.

I was not talking about MDS, only about refuel and rearm ( but it would be interesting to know what exactly is MDS ) and I still stand by my opinion that rearm and refuel have certain value in improving the realism of the sim.

It is only certain value IMO because scenarios where refuel and rearm can be used in realistic way are limited. OTOH repair have very low realism value. It belongs to racing sims (even there only minor damage can be repaired in short time) not to flight sims. Sitting in the cockpit while your plane is repaired in couple of minutes is total arcade.

Anyway, this is update thread and if we have to discuss RRR than it would be best to start new thread.

Originally Posted by TinyTim

... but a free addon/patch is not making any money... and as far as I know making money with these models is what's the problem.

AFAIK it would be possible to add NG planes but somebody would have to pay fees to NG. As we are making patches for free than I'd say that it's easy to understand that we are not too enthusiastic to "burn" money that way.

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[TinyTim]

Originally Posted by FC99

AFAIK it would be possible to add NG planes but somebody would have to pay fees to NG. As we are making patches for free than I'd say that it's easy to understand that we are not too enthusiastic to "burn" money that way.

Ah, I see - the fees need to be payed even if these models are released for free.

Jesus are we really that far?!

[Stukadriver]

Very nice work. I am reluctant to ask, but..I have recently installed IL2 1946 and am wondering what would be the fastest way to upgrade the game to include all of your improvements. Does the most recent patch/upgrade include all past changes or is there a string of them that have to be downloaded?
Thanks.

[robday]

Originally Posted by Stukadriver

Very nice work. I am reluctant to ask, but..I have recently installed IL2 1946 and am wondering what would be the fastest way to upgrade the game to include all of your improvements. Does the most recent patch/upgrade include all past changes or is there a string of them that have to be downloaded?
Thanks.

If you have installed Il2 1946 you will have V4.07m. You need to download and install V4.08m, V4.09m, V4.10m and V4.10.1m. You need to install them on top of each-other in numerical order. The Mission4Today site has them all. Get them, install them and enjoy!
I almost forgot that there is also an optional skin pack for 4.09m which adds more paint schemes for your 'planes.

[Fritz X]

@ Stukadriver:

Originally Posted by robday

If you have installed Il2 1946 you will have V4.07m. You need to download and install V4.08m, V4.09m, V4.10m and V4.10.1m. You need to install them on top of each-other in numerical order. The Mission4Today site has them all. Get them, install them and enjoy!
I almost forgot that there is also an optional skin pack for 4.09m which adds more paint schemes for your 'planes.

Pretty much this.

In case you should have bought 1946 on Steam, the game will already be upgraded to V4.09m, including the skin pack (it's not optional on Steam, but installed automatically). So if you run this game through Steam, you only have to download V4.10m and V4.101m and install them manually.

[Ace1staller]

It would be nice to add the P-26 peashooter with out mods and I would also like the P-60 to be in the game. Also There is a CAC boomerang airplane (its austrailian airplane). Why is these planes not in, it would be a good time to put these planes in the game.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Ace1staller

It would be nice to add the P-26 peashooter with out mods and I would also like the P-60 to be in the game. Also There is a CAC boomerang airplane (its austrailian airplane). Why is these planes not in, it would be a good time to put these planes in the game.

Not saying that this is the case for any of these aircraft but some MOD aircraft are not built to specifications. Some are missing some or all levels of detail (LODs), have too many polys, or other problems that cause problems. It's fine for a MOD... MODs are a great way to experiment and put content in without worrying too much about finishing things off until ready. But to go in a official patch... the details need to be finished too.

There's a lot of behind the scenes effort that goes into making these things. Huge respect for everyone involved in making a cockpit or a external mesh or laying out the skin.

[aquila26]

Why no KI 21 fliable?

[Moritz]

Admittedly, I have not seen all of the screenshots, but a common error was made on the TBD Devastator: The interior is in chromate green.

The Devastator, like the Vindicator, were all built and delivered during the pre-war 'yellow wing' period. The interiors during that time were aluminium in color. When the medium blue was applied, the surfaces that can be seen from above had a coat of blue applied. Below these surfaces, they remained aluminum.

Here is a link to the sole surviving Vindicator.

http://collections.naval.aviation.mu...2FDtlQuery.php

[Viikate]

Originally Posted by Moritz

Admittedly, I have not seen all of the screenshots, but a common error was made on the TBD Devastator: The interior is in chromate green.

Video has old skin. No green on the new skins.