How deep can TD go into the core of IL2? Just read this post? Is it possible?

Luno13 · #1 01-07-2013, 10:32 PM

It would really do wonders for Il-2 graphically, but I doubt it's possible. Besides having access to the source code, there really must be a deep understanding of it, and likely the only person to be able to make such changes would be the person(s) who wrote it.

Besides, I think DT have mentioned before that they aren't going to do it. I would really love to be proven wrong though.

Treetop64 · #2 01-07-2013, 10:51 PM

Anyone who has ever had to go into someone else's programming and change things, without their guidance, knows how much of a pain in the ass that can be. Every programmer has their own style of arranging code, and some writers are better organized than others...

One might consider the risks of breaking things as a result, and that the "core" of the game has already proven rock-solid over the years.

Jones · #3 01-08-2013, 09:58 PM

I was under the impression that they could alter the core of the program. They did so when the created the new dt.dll file in 4.10 which improved the AI by a leap and a bound. I think they could do something even deeper if they had the desire to. Doubt they have the time and inclination to do it except for the really big must haves.