Friday 2009-10-23 Screenshots Update discussion thread

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by F16_Petter

Thank you Oleg & Co for the nice updates.
Here are a couple of questions.

Q1. Could you please tell us something about light rendering in SoW regarding "after sunset" that means nighttime. As of now, I have not seen any PC simluator that simulates pitch black night conditions.
(only real "industrial" full flight simulators at the academy).

Take IL2 versus reality for example, there is no way that you could navigate in the air @ 23:35 on a Octobre night in Europe region without instruments. You would not see the horizon, or anything at all.. unless perhaps three conditions applied:
A) Lots of groundlights giving away the contour of terrain and horizon.
B) Altitude was 65.000 feet and above and you might get a glimpse of dawn or sunset far far away.
C) There is moonligt or bright stars and you are flying over the artics..

In IL2 I cannot recreate any night time condition where it is difficult to see the ground or navigate... regardless of time, season or location.
The only time I get problem navigating is when I am above overcast or when flying inside a cloud. (ofcourse)

So to get back to the question, please tell us something about differances with IL2 and SoW regarding night conditions.

I know that there are many "experts" out there that would like to wave off this question by just saying..
"well, during world war 2 they never flew at night, or they did very seldom because it was so difficult.. so why even bother making this realistic.. its just a waste of developer time... its not worth it, its not interesting bla bla bla."

All I wish for is a combat flightsim where it IS difficult or nearly impossible to fly during nighttime.



Q2. Regarding CEM. etc... Will it be possible to select feeding from different fuel tanks in the planes that have this ability? (tank selector valve)

Thank you very much for the efforts you are putting into this simulator.
Best wishes from a cold and very dark Scandinavia.

1. Can't say you all details at the moment. the night should be tuned as all these things with the wathe conditions, movement of clouds, type of clouds, etc. Technology existed, but need fine tunings its what the part of my guys doing. I only can say that all these things are far of representation such things in Il-2, however I don't remember other WWII sims that was making better than in Il-2...

2. Possible. Even to start separate gasoline engine of air compessor for the brakes with exhaust of gazes under the pilot seat in Italian bomber posssible... However when I saw that it was done already by programmer, I said for what? Do you think somebody will use it or even know about such a feature of Br.20? His answer was - its fan and crazy! Then I told and how we will model the bad feel of crew due to exhaust gazes in a cockpit?

[F16_Petter]

Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox

2. Possible. Even to start separate gasoline engine of air compessor for the brakes with exhaust of gazes under the pilot seat in Italian bomber posssible... However when I saw that it was done already by programmer, I said for what? Do you think somebody will use it or even know about such a feature of Br.20? His answer was - its fan and crazy! Then I told and how we will model the bad feel of crew due to exhaust gazes in a cockpit?

I was thinking it could be useful for other airplanes in future, as I understand the SoW engine will be used for future releases other than Battle of Britain.
(If I understood you correct earlier in other interviews)
For an example...
Lets say the P51 has ability to select what tank to empty first and it changes weight and balance (performance and stability) of the aircraft, I do not know to what degree these things are modelled in the SoW flight model but it was just an idea. There are other examples of aircraft that you wanted fuel in the wings for as long time as possible and center or auxilary tanks were emptied first. Also vice versa situations existed.

Not all aircraft featured self sealing fuel tanks, so some aircraft that get fuel leak could use this feature to select leaking tank as main fuel source to minimize fuel spill.

Again, I do not know what aircraft are being included in BoB or other sim from you, its just an idea for the future.

Thank you for your quick response.

[6S.Manu]

Originally Posted by F16_Petter

I was thinking it could be useful for other airplanes in future, as I understand the SoW engine will be used for future releases other than Battle of Britain.

Tempest?

Your programmer is right Oleg, we fans are crazy!!!

Poisoning, freezing... we want it all.