Developer Diary, Part 81

[dburne]

Thanks for the campaign. But i have to say i was "a bit" disappointed, when i tried.

EVERYTHING is locked. Ok, you said that we have to unlock it by playing the campaign - no problem.

But then i started the campaign:

No chance to change any settings regarding realism (only "normal" with Throttle auto limit ON etc).

 

 

Hmm maybe I will take a look tomorrow, not quite as anxious now...

[mikicaroll]

STEAM Download NOW !

[SYN_Haashashin]

Only one airfield available - ok, thats fine for me.

Only Lagg3 available - not acceptable for me.

 

After you are done with the tutorial, 4 first missions (3 with the LaGG and 1 with the 109) which takes no more than 20 mins to be done with, you have 3 airfields open and all planes available. I just did try it.

[Gizmo03]

I will......tomorrow. But anyway thanks for the info. Makes it a bit better

[FuriousMeow]

Thanks for the campaign. But i have to say i was "a bit" disappointed, when i tried.

EVERYTHING is locked. Ok, you said that we have to unlock it by playing the campaign - no problem.

But then i started the campaign:

No chance to change any settings regarding realism (only "normal" with Throttle auto limit ON etc).

You can only join the russian side when you start the campaign (why???).

Only one airfield available - ok, thats fine for me.

Only Lagg3 available - not acceptable for me.

I directly left the game and thought you are kidding.

I know it's still Early Access but i hope you will change something regarding the campaign - for me it's definitely a no go at the moment.

But ok - i must say its late, i'm tired and i'm frustrated! Time to go to bed. I will give it annother try tommorow morning.......

 

That is a simple 4 missions. That is the tutorial for the in-game mechanics. The campaign starts after.

[mikicaroll]

working well seems you can choose dificulty after the tutorial mission campaign

[soupdragon]

Is that Jeremy Irons doing the voice over? Sounds like it.

 

SD

[Feathered_IV]

Thanks for the update. The best news is that this is the last time I will have to completely uninstall the game. Downloading in this part of Australia is a painfully slow procedure. 140-220kbs is the best speed I can get.

[Schmalzfaust]

Thanks for the campaign. But i have to say i was "a bit" disappointed, when i tried.

EVERYTHING is locked. Ok, you said that we have to unlock it by playing the campaign - no problem.

But then i started the campaign:

No chance to change any settings regarding realism (only "normal" with Throttle auto limit ON etc).

You can only join the russian side when you start the campaign (why???).

Only one airfield available - ok, thats fine for me.

Only Lagg3 available - not acceptable for me.

I directly left the game and thought you are kidding.

I know it's still Early Access but i hope you will change something regarding the campaign - for me it's definitely a no go at the moment.

But ok - i must say its late, i'm tired and i'm frustrated! Time to go to bed. I will give it annother try tommorow morning.......

It's just the tutorial (4 missions). After that you have free choice.

[Dakpilot]

Lucky bugger, you are spoilt you lot ...140-220kbs that is positively 2nd world speed

 

I MAY be finished by morning

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[dburne]

working well seems you can choose dificulty after the tutorial mission campaign

 

Can you choose custom difficulty, or locked into normal or expert??

[FuriousMeow]

Alright Devs, I'll give it to ya - the missions in the campaign are interesting - but the lack of information starting off in the missions kind of makes it difficult to start the mission.

 

I am mid mission now, just alt-tabbed out on pause, but on an escort mission in a Yak. First point of failure for the campaign, I'm supposed to escort bombers - but what? How many? No info there - so I see Pe-2s taking off the base I follow them. Hit the first waypoint, 109s appear out of no where. Attack them and every one disappears. Shot one 109 down in a head on. I see bombers, I start heading towards them thinking they might be mine. As I close on them, I check 6 and see a plane closing quickly with the sun setting right behind so tell what he is - but he's coming in hot. I pull up and yaw left. Tracers start coming in, well it's a damn 109 again. Quick engagement and he's down. Go back to the bombers, they start firing back towards me. Break and look around, nothing. Go back to escort. They are 111s. I attack after realising it and hit one with a fatal shot, break off and try to figure out just where I'm at... and that's why I'm alt-tabbed out on pause. So you have an awesome campaign system, and it is great - could use more detail in the briefing (like what bomber am I escorting and from where), but it is a very active world.

 

But forcing me to play it for weapons, I don't like. Especially with the 190, that plane should be a 4 cannon plane. The mod should be 2 cannons. The mod should make it lighter, not heavier.

Edited October 4, 2014 by FuriousMeow

[Static]

Nice update team! I called it in my drunk thread reply post I made #3, lol http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/11083-woes-server-side-control-sp-aka-drm/?p=169160.

 

Thank you for all the hard work and dedication to develop a nice WW2 simulator for all of us WW2 aviation junkies. Sending good energy from the universe for a solid launch and fan base so we can get further development of the new IL2 series. 

 

Good luck team,

jMa

 

 

It will be a while for me to test out the new build, imaging the SSDs, shrinking the PT to installing this Windows 10 Tech Preview.

Be nice is devs could obtain extra Fiat from the investors to program their products to work with a Unix or Linux Distro.

 

Ok! Kickstarter for the stripped down Unix based OS that handles complex flight physics and data to build upon, GO!

Edited October 4, 2014 by Static

[Recon]

Does this mean every time you start a campaign you'll have to play 4 tutorial missions ?   Hopefully there will be a 'skip training' option with the release

[nevervne]

I must say I'm extremely disappointed that you have to unlock everything. I never liked it from the beginning. I'm not here to complain about it, but I miss what IL-2 used to be. This just seems like a step in the wrong direction to me. I'll still play it but.. how unfortunate.

[senseispcc]

It is nice, the campaign , Four tutorial missions, 3 in an Lagg-3 and one in an BF-109 f4 this I like less ( I do not like the Germans) in campaign itself not the tutorial I should never chose to fly an German plane, so I  hope it shall never be an obligation. Now it is 2 in the morning I let it go until later this morning. Six hours of sleep and back in the cockpit!     

The pilot logbook is there for the campaign a nice thing, one more in this game.

Edited October 4, 2014 by senseispcc

[FZG_Merlin]

I must say I'm extremely disappointed that you have to unlock everything. I never liked it from the beginning. I'm not here to complain about it, but I miss what IL-2 used to be. This just seems like a step in the wrong direction to me. I'll still play it but.. how unfortunate.

 

Im with this guy.

 

especially for people like me who like multiplayer. I've played 7 of these campaign mission and I almost fell asleep.. Its gonna boring to unlock everything. I dont see the point

[dburne]

It is nice, the campaign , Four tutorial missions, 3 in an Lagg-3 and one in an BF-109 f4 this I like less ( I do not like the Germans) in campaign itself not the tutorial I should never chose to fly an German plane,

 

What, you mean you have to fly for both sides?? I have no desire whatsoever to fly any of the German planes, only Russian.

[FZG_Merlin]

Can you choose custom difficulty, or locked into normal or expert??

 

locked. no custom.

What, you mean you have to fly for both sides?? I have no desire whatsoever to fly any of the German planes, only Russian.

 

Im glad. more people to shoot down online is always nice

[dburne]

locked. no custom.

 

Im glad. more people to shoot down online is always nice

 

Well I don't fly online, or am I going to be forced into that too now?

Sheese

[LukeFF]

What, you mean you have to fly for both sides?? I have no desire whatsoever to fly any of the German planes, only Russian.

 

Just in the tutorial. 

[Chuck_Owl]

The devs made it abundantly clear that they didn't care about what we had to say about the unlock system.

 

I hate this sp-dependent unlock system. I think "hate" is a strong word that I very rarely use... but it is appropriate for what I think of it. But whatever... I guess I'll just have to live with it.

 

Sigh.

Edited October 4, 2014 by 71st_AH_Chuck

[FZG_Merlin]

Well I don't fly online, or am I going to be forced into that too now?

Sheese

 

it would only be fair. we are forced into offline

[A_S]

Thanks for the campaign. But i have to say i was "a bit" disappointed, when i tried.

EVERYTHING is locked. Ok, you said that we have to unlock it by playing the campaign - no problem.

But then i started the campaign:

No chance to change any settings regarding realism (only "normal" with Throttle auto limit ON etc).

You can only join the russian side when you start the campaign (why???).

Only one airfield available - ok, thats fine for me.

Only Lagg3 available - not acceptable for me.

I directly left the game and thought you are kidding.

I know it's still Early Access but i hope you will change something regarding the campaign - for me it's definitely a no go at the moment.

But ok - i must say its late, i'm tired and i'm frustrated! Time to go to bed. I will give it annother try tommorow morning.......

 

 

If that is true (still downloading) then i really wonder, WHO and WHY came up with that stupid idea?

The devs made it abundantly clear that they didn't care about what we had to say about the unlock system.

 

I hate this sp-dependent unlock system. I think "hate" is a strong word that I very rarely use... but it is appropriate for what I think of it. But whatever... I guess I'll just have to live with it.

 

Sigh.

 

 

Works as long the community makes it abundantly clear, that they don´t care about BOS.

 

No offense 1C-777 Studios, obviously you had something very specific in your mind with the "Unlock" system, but if that was a wise choice is doubtfull to be honest.

 

Anyways....thanks for your efforts so far.

[dave9810]

Lucky for some, no matter how annoyed you are with the unlock system + tutorials.

 

My game loaded up once, I change some settings, restarted the game and now it will not load up, just instantly closes. So I'm downloading it again.

[GunfighterSIX]

I can't get mission number two of the campaign to start.  I keep getting the error 10037 when I start the mission.  I can not find a weapons load out rest to fix it. 

[Afwastus]

The devs made it abundantly clear that they didn't care about what we had to say about the unlock system.

 

I hate this sp-dependent unlock system. I think "hate" is a strong word that I very rarely use... but it is appropriate for what I think of it. But whatever... I guess I'll just have to live with it.

 

Sigh.

 

As much as I enjoy the game, I have to agree.

 

I have zero interest in SP, at the moment it feels like an extra job having to run through QMBs and it takes away from how fun/awesome the game is.

 

Not to say the missions aren't decent, but for those of us who came for the MP, the SP isn't made any more compelling by the need to unlock stuff. If anything it gives rise to frustration, irritation and a sense of stubborn teenage rebellion ("don't tell me what to do or how to play a game"  ).

 

If we could at least unlock stuff in MP, then it would at least allow those of us who prefer to fly online to do so without spending time (I am tempted to say wasting) in a mode we aren't particularly interest in.

Edited October 4, 2014 by Afwastus

[1./JG42Nephris]

Sry..but the campaign stuff is not worth, to be forced playing with it, to unlock stuff.

For being able to enjoy MP, the Devs force me to spend my free time in a uninspired trigger scripted campaign like this.

At least i hoped to spend my time in SP in a motivating campaign. But so far what i ve seen it is worthless.

Sorry to sound that harsh, but I guess you like to be honest as Loft said months earlier.

I really hope it gets any better in later missions....

Pls rethink the" singleplayer unlock for multiplayer gaming expiereince  nonsense".

I dont want to be forced playing a campaign like that for enjoying MP later on.

Rather disappointed of what turned out of the game, as the basics were actually promising.

Edited October 4, 2014 by 1./JG42Nephris

[indiaciki]

I#m at the shoot the stuka mission.... unless you make those 4 training missions into a free demo they are...well, arcade at least. like flying in GTA

[FuriousMeow]

The grind system works when there is llttle payment for the product. So for the F2P players, grind system works.

 

I'm not sure what player base was consulted that said they'll pay $90 for for just the base planes and then grind in (stupidest of all) Single Player for Multi Player content, because that is just beyond reasonoble rationalisation. If it was MP coop campaign to get MP items, that works. This is just unfathombly ridiculous. At least let us play together to achieve these XPs and goals, I can't play SP - I stopped back with RBII and that was an amazing dynamic SP campaign but I can't play SP. I want to play with real live people! Single player bores to me f**k*n t**rs. I want to play with real life humans, and now I'm limited on my loadout because I don't want to play by myself against my computer.

 

If we have to get XP or whatever to get skins or special weapons, then please - seriously - make it MP capable. I can't do SP. I had my fill tonight for the next six months of SP. I simply can't do SP unless it is something story driven like Half Life 3( or HL2 EP3, either way - not released, or the new DOOM).

Edited October 4, 2014 by FuriousMeow

[J2_Trupobaw]

I can't get mission number two of the campaign to start.  I keep getting the error 10037 when I start the mission.  I can not find a weapons load out rest to fix it. 

Same here. Maybe it's because I crashed my plane in mission number one and got only half of experience (30 instead of 60 points), so tutorial could not unlock bombs for use in mission two. Did that happen to you too, Gunner, or did you perform first mission without accidents / get regular 60 points?

Edited October 4, 2014 by Trupobaw

[pencon]

Great ! Now that I updated the game , all I get is a frozen Russian launcher . Can't change it to English . The launcher is frozen and does not respond even after I run it as administrator . Windows as usual is checking to see if there is a solution . Windows has never yet found a solution for anything . Game was working perfectly before this patch .

Edited October 4, 2014 by 6969pencon

[FuriousMeow]

Great ! Now that I updated the game , all I get is a frozen Russian launcher . Can't change it to English . The launcher is frozen and does not respond even after I run it as administrator . Windows as usual is checking to see if there is a solution . Windows has never yet found a solution for anything . Game was working perfectly before this patch .

 

There is a drop down to change the language from Cyrillic to English in the Launcher.

[GunfighterSIX]

I only got the 30 points.  How do I restart the first mission?

[J2_Trupobaw]

You don't, as far as I know . I think we are stuck between first and second mission until it's fixed.

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 2014 by Trupobaw

[pencon]

There is a drop down to change the language from Cyrillic to English in the Launcher.

Which in my case is frozen as well . If I go into the game folder in explorer the il2 exe will launch but in a box about 5 x 7 inches . At least it's not frozen , but I would need a magnifying glass to play . Edited October 4, 2014 by 6969pencon

[indiaciki]

why do we have to play the camaign in the first place? it's a great option. The RoF campain is great but I went from lerning to fly into MP. I want to be shot down by real pilots.

[J2_Trupobaw]

Which in my case is frozen as well . If I go into the game folder in explorer the il2 exe will launch but in a box about 5 x 7 inches . At least it's not frozen , but I would need a magnifying glass to play .

 

Go to data folder in oyur BoS installation, find file startup.cfg. Update your resolution in graphics section. In interface section, change language line to "eng", like in examples below.

 

[KEY = graphics]

full_height = 1080

full_width = 1920

fullscreen = 1

win_height = 1080

win_width = 1920

[END]

 

 

[KEY = interface]

language = "eng"

Edited October 4, 2014 by Trupobaw

[FuriousMeow]

Which in my case is frozen as well . If I go into the game folder in explorer the il2 exe will launch but in a box about 5 x 7 inches . At least it's not frozen , but I would need a magnifying glass to play .

 

Unfortunately, that appears to be localised to you so far. Maybe some others will come along with the same experience but if you are the sole person experiencing that then it is most likely, and unfortunately, an issue with your local system.

[GhostLine06]

You don't, as far as I know . I think we are stuck between first and second mission until it's fixed.

 

Oh man, seriously? I attempted to land my plane for "extra xp", banged it up a little, and now I can not continue or even reset my profile? What a horrible bug to find after so much anticipation for this update.

 

I am bummed out now.

 

Has anyone submitted a bug report about this issue yet?