News from the Russian Front (IL-2 Part 53 Edition)

[=38=Tatarenko]

Less to report this time.
 
From the first 452 posts here:
http://forum.il2sturmovik.ru/topic/1198-obsuzhdenie-53-j-chasti-dnevnikov-razrabotchika/

• When is the Ju87 due? Prob late Feb Early March
• Do we really have to set up our controls again? Yes.
• Is the IL-2 gunner working? A bit but he needs a lot more work. For example, at the moment over-G affects him too much.
• What has happened to the smoke? We've lightened it and added fires
• Aren't the AA a bit killer? Not if you don't fly right at them and don't fly in predictable lines.
• Can we work on getting unlocks now? The code is done but not implemented yet.
• Do you plan the Yak-7 (as the engine and weapons are done for the 1)? No.
• Will you show us the offline campaign before release? Yes, nothing untested gets released.
• Yak, La screenshots? Nothing new to show externally yet
• Why was the stream late? Because everything happened at once in the office. We could guarantee to be on time if we only updated you once a month but we want to be better than that, so it will happen sometimes. Priority was making the new build for you.
• Getting hit by a searchlight doesn't seem to make the instrument panel brighter? It does influence it but it's not final yet. The closer you go the brighter it gets.
• Do we really have to set up our controls again (Part 2)? It's a lot quicker if you hit the default button then make your changes.
• What is next? The beta testers are checking multiplayer, QMB and Ju-87. They're ready when they're ready and tested.
• Joystick behaviour not final

How to fly/CEM an IL-2 ...
 
Loft wrote a long piece on IL-2 CEM but as it's likely to be in the game next week I won't translate it all. Instead here are the links to the manual and training film that explain it all. 
 
I will just add that take-off is a lot easier if you lock the tailwheel (lever up and back) and hold the stick back during the run until you get to 100kmh.
 
MANUAL:
http://www.allworldwars.com/IL-2-Illustrated-Flight-Manual.html
 
Same in Video form:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAYhJfNXZo

Edited February 17, 2014 by =38=Tatarenko

[PA-Sniv]

Thanks Tatarenko!

[=38=Tatarenko]

How do I embed a video??

[Finkeren]

Thanks for the work you do to bring us these news.

 

Not a whole lot of groundbreaking stuff this time, but still interesting perspective.

[PA-Sniv]

How do I embed a video??

 

Just paste youtube link (without time indication)!

[=38=Tatarenko]

Thank you!

[LLv44_Mprhead]

It's interesting that they are looking at joystick behaviour.

[Endy]

Thank you Tatarenko,  your translations are much appreciated.

[Rama]

Thank you Tatarenko,  your translations are much appreciated.

Yes, it's great information.

[Georgio]

Nice one, love both the manual and video of the IL-2.

First time I've noticed the 'piano keys' arming switches, are they ingame as it's a nice touch as is the bomb arming panels.

What was interesting is that prior to seeing that film I thought the 37mm gun barrels ingame looked a bit thin and unrealistic. However, it's obvious that they're just right.

[Kaenzdhi]

Thanks Taratenko

[Bando]

Thank you for doing this.

Great info.

I'm getting jumpy when I see how close the Stuka is.

 

Thumbs up

[JG4_Sputnik]

thanks for the infos. Always appreciated

[smink1701]

Thanks for the intel!

[71st_AH_Mastiff]

hey I got a question are we going to see the IL2 with the landing snow skids?

[[JG2]R7_Blackadder]

Less to report this time.

• Do you plan the Yak-7 (as the engine and weapons are done for the 1)? No.

 

Well that was disapponting... Maybe they want to go directly to 1B ?

[BMA_West]

Thanks Tatarenko!

+1

[pilotpierre]

Thanks mate, really appreciate you doing this.

[Volkoff]

All the info sounds great. I am not too disappointed by the Yak- 7 news. We are getting a very lovely Yak-1 Series 69 and I am very much look forward to taking her up in the virtual sky. The Ju-87 will be a very neat looking machine and I can not wait to hear the siren, while he is in a dive. I also can't wait to start practicing group tactics with my virtual squad in multiplayer, too. That will be a whole lot of fun.  MJ

Edited February 18, 2014 by =69.GIAP=MIKHA

[skline00]

 

Thank you Taterenko. Any news yet on support for multi-gpus?

Edited February 18, 2014 by skline00

[FuriousMeow]

Relax on the multi-GPUs. They will support it, just wait. There are far more important matters to be tackled than the 15 or so % that have SLI or Crossfire configs.

Edited February 18, 2014 by FuriousMeow

[dburne]

Great info thanks for all your efforts and time in doing this for us.

I am VERY glad to see the joystick control sensitivity may still be tweaked

[=38=Tatarenko]

hey I got a question are we going to see the IL2 with the landing snow skids?

I doubt it - it was a test version only, never flew at the front AFAIK

(re Yak-7) Well that was disapponting... Maybe they want to go directly to 1B ?

 

No, it's the standard answer they give now to all further plane speculation before release. They have mentioned a couple in the past but I think the official line now is to not ramp up speculation until they can judge the commercial success of this product.

Relax on the multi-GPUs.

They have discussed multi-GPU's a while back on the Russian board but I'm afraid I didn't much understand it (tech jargon) so I decided to skip it until they say something official rather than risk giving duff info.

Thanks mate, really appreciate you doing this.

Thank you PP and everybody.

[SCG_Neun]

Much appreciated!