Friday 2010-08-13 Dev. update and Discussions

[dflion]

Great pics Oleg, the detail is fantastic.
I was particularly interested in the map insert. I got out a very old copy of a USAF map of England and Europe and instantly saw the accuracy of your map depicting the coastline and topographical features around Eastbourne and Hastings.

The bf110's tangling with a flight of Spitfires with an airstart. The map detail is going to make a huge difference when creating accurate missions/campaigns. Throwing in your upgraded weather/wind changes, we will really have something going here.

I would be interested in getting a bit more detail on the in-flight map, particularly if any pilot can change his course while flying? Will orders and requests by pilots that are approved (by radar control or squadron leader), automatically give the pilot permission to amend his map flight bearing. Can the leader change his AI aircraft bearings in flight to take advantage of an unexpected situation? If you are not a leader and your aircraft is badly damaged can you seek permission to amend your map bearings in-flight to find the nearest airfield without being 'yelled at' by the leader?

These are just a few things you cannot do with the current IL-2. I could go on with a lot more questions - it would be very good if you could give us some answers on these questions, if you can! I apologise if some of these questions have been covered on previous forum topics.

DFLion