Patch 4.10 - Development Updates by Daidalos Team

[nozedyve]

Yep, the Solomons and New Guinea campaigns from mid 1942-early 1944 was where the IJN and IJA air arms were chewed up and destroyed in a battle of attrition. One of the best periods for IL2 campaigns, as the opposing forces are pretty evenly matched and you have to make the best use of the aircraft that you fly (although shame about the FMs and DMs currently in the game) to survive.
The Slot map together with Lowengrin's DCG are a great combination to recreate this struggle. The New Guinea map will be a fantastic addition to the game and open lots of new possibilities.
Almost obligatory reading for anyone interested in aerial warfare in the SW Pacific during this period, and anybody else who likes reading a well written history of aerial warfare in general, is "Fire In The Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific" by Eric M. Bergerud (2000). Its a fantastic read, and I highly recommend it. Great sections on the aircraft involved, tactics, and interesting pilot interviews. Actually I just noticed that you can read the entire book on line at http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=82355094!!

[albx]

Hi Daidalos Team, my first post here, sorry if it have been asked before, i would know if in the next patch will be a better widescreen support. thanks

[FlyingShark]

Hmm,...I don't think it will be in 4.10 yet but maybe in one of the next updates, who knows.
For now what you can do (if you haven't already), is opening your confini file and copy the following:

width=1680
height=1050
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

In the first lines set your desired screenresolution.

~S~

[albx]

Originally Posted by FlyingShark

Hmm,...I don't think it will be in 4.10 yet but maybe in one of the next updates, who knows.
For now what you can do (if you haven't already), is opening your confini file and copy the following:

width=1680
height=1050
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

In the first lines set your desired screenresolution.

~S~

thanks FlyingShark, already done that, but i noticed is just a 4:3 cropped view.. i lose my artificial horizont and other instruments... hope TD will address this soon

regards

[jermin]

The LOD issue should as well be fixed along with the widescreen bug. I'm still using 800x600 resolution on my 19" 5:4 LCD online in order to see the dots.

[Eldur]

Originally Posted by jermin

The LOD issue should as well be fixed along with the widescreen bug. I'm still using 800x600 resolution on my 19" 5:4 LCD online in order to see the dots.

Oh yes. I used to use () 1024x768 on my 22" CRT. Now with Vista 64, I can't get around the 60Hz bug anymore (probably because M$ thinks everybody has a TFT anyway, there aren't even CRTs on the market anymore). This issue is solvable for DirectX by setting a complete refresh force for all resolutions, but this doesn't kill the bug for OpenGL renderer. Tools like RefreshForce or the override function of ATi Tray Tools that worked like charm in XP or Vista 32 don't work with 64bit anymore... bummer.

So I have to use my desktop resolution which is 1280x960 - well, I had it set at 1600x1200 in the past, but I want to save some lifetime of my CRT, it's getting blurry there, but it's still 100% fine at 1280. But I can't see shit with those little dots now... only 109s, Las, Stukas etc which have those 5 times bigger LOD models

It's also extremely hard to spot ships... usually I see their fire before I can find the dot... it's too late already when the whole ship pop out of nowhere

[Ernst]

Originally Posted by albx

Hi Daidalos Team, my first post here, sorry if it have been asked before, i would know if in the next patch will be a better widescreen support. thanks

Try this! IL2FOVCHANGER

[albx]

Originally Posted by Ernst

Try this! IL2FOVCHANGER

tried this also... but it's me or it only change the FOV not adding the missed lateral parts of screen?

[Novotny]

I'd really appreciate it if TD could comment on the aspect ratio/fov issue and whether or not it's something they can fix.

Thanks in advance.

[ZaltysZ]

I don't think it is hard to change the FOV (i.e. allow more degrees for widescreens). However, wider FOV may reveal "holes" in planes, so this can be an obstacle for fixing wide screen. The same is for 6DOF - reworking lots of planes needs too much work.