[Release] IL-2 Tactical Map - Android App

[Redglyph]

Fantastic tool, thanks a lot for making this!

[MAGNUM_PT]

Version 1.4.0 has been released. This release includes:

• Updated aircraft data according to release 3.001
• Career and PWCG integration

Career and PWCG integration requires the use of the newly released too IL-2 Integrator. You can find more information about it here:

 

This integrations allows you to load career and PWCG missions instantly from your campaigns. You no longer need to input the route manually!

 

[SnoopyPilot]

Great app Magnum! Very well done with a wealth of information. Looks like something the developer would release as an official companion app. Thank you! 

[G_Schwarz]

hey I am enjoying your app but the last update just keep crashing not even showing the UI at all I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 T819 with the Exynos CPU 

 

Edit: a full reboot fixed the issue

Edited January 1, 2019 by Shattered
issue fixed

[MAGNUM_PT]

On 12/29/2018 at 2:00 PM, Shattered said:

hey I am enjoying your app but the last update just keep crashing not even showing the UI at all I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 T819 with the Exynos CPU 

 

Edit: a full reboot fixed the issue

There is indeed a problem that I found due to your feedback. I'll try to fix this problem in the next release. Another fix might be to force close the application. 

[HammerCed]

Hi Magnum, 

 

The app doesn't work even with IL2 Integrator installed. The app never connects to the IP adresse given by IL2 Integrator?  

 

Can you fix it or make a tutorial to explain how it works. 

 

Thank you for your time and your app! 

Edited March 4, 2019 by HammerCed

[MAGNUM_PT]

5 hours ago, HammerCed said:

Hi Magnum, 

 

The app doesn't work even with IL2 Integrator installed. The app never connects to the IP adresse given by IL2 Integrator?  

 

Can you fix it or make a tutorial to explain how it works. 

 

Thank you for your time and your app! 

Hi HammerCed!

 

Do you have, by any chance, multiple network connections on your PC? For example, one using Wi-Fi and another one using cable. I remind you that both your Android device and your PC need to be connected to the same network. If you wish, we can keep solving this issue through private messaging.

Edited March 4, 2019 by MAGNUM_PT

[HammerCed]

Big Thank to Magnum who helped me solve my problem. 

 

This wasn't an app problem at all!

 

Magnum thanks again for your patience and help!

 

I am enjoying this app on my tablet now!!

 

Hammer

 

[KG66manta]

This looks like a great app.  Unfortunately my old Acer a200 won’t run it but off to get another tablet. Can’t wait cheers 

[Dakpilot]

Testing/Using standalone on Sony Xperia XZ premium phone.. Works great, and very impressive! thanks for all your effort. 

 

Cheers, Dakpilot 

[312_JS]

Thanks a lot!
Any ETA on Bodenplatte update, please?

[MAGNUM_PT]

15 hours ago, 312_JS said:

Thanks a lot!
Any ETA on Bodenplatte update, please?

 

I have the map ready but unfortunately I have reached the maximum storage limit on the server. I will need to use another service for storage. I hope to have it ready by tomorrow or, at worst, Saturday.

[MAGNUM_PT]

The Rheinland map is now available for download!

[Habu]

Where is the download and do you have Prokorovka ?

[Pict]

The download is withing the app, under settings/maps

[Habu]

Ok, thx, i though we can have it outside the app, which is what i'm looking for.

[MAGNUM_PT]

3 hours ago, Habu said:

Where is the download and do you have Prokorovka ?

 

I can add that, as well as the Arras map. But Flying Circus aircraft information won't be included just now. Tank mission planning (if that even makes sense) and tank information will take a long time to come.

[ZG15_Steven_McWayne]

Hello,

I like the Idea to have an App external to plan flights, especially when your fingers are to fat for Missionplanner on a tablet .

But i might have some issues.

I can't login and because of that i can't synchronize my flight with my mates. I get a error message: "Error:Server error", also i can't create a Account, tells me that it already exists. I installed it on my Phone too, to check for my own mistakes but have the same errors.

 

Also i have a Idea/proposal.

It would be nice, if we can synchronize the flightplans etc between your tool and the Missionplaner. That would allow to share to ppl who don#t have Android tools.

Also it would be nice if i could save multiple targets etc., like in Missionplanner for later use without a flight plan for repeating maps.

 

p.s.

If you want to slap Sofa for his non informative reply on the first pages..

Just do it

 

[MAGNUM_PT]

Hey Steven! Thank you for your feedback!

 

Regarding the error, I can't find anything wrong with but app BUT I'm having problems accessing the platform where the server is hosted. So, they might be having some problems. I will ask you to try again and, if it still doesn't work, contact through PM so that we can sort that issue out.

 

Regarding sharing routes with Missionplaner, I once briefly spoke of that idea with cirousGamblerr (also to have a common functionality that would allow missions to be loaded from multiplayer servers) but we went no further than that. And it won't likely happen.

 

About saving missions, you can already do that. Once you have your mission laid out, you can click the menu button (the 3 dots on the corner of the screen) and click "Save route". However, you do need to have at least placed the airfield.

[WWSandMan]

Giving this app a try, as a knee pad map. So far, looks very promising. I find myself often leading a section or flight, having quick access to a map of the area I'm flying is nice. The in-game map functionality is a bit intrusive and distracting. Hoping this will allow easier navigation. 

 

Side note... Where did you get the maps themselves? 

[MAGNUM_PT]

38 minutes ago, WWSandMan said:

Giving this app a try, as a knee pad map. So far, looks very promising. I find myself often leading a section or flight, having quick access to a map of the area I'm flying is nice. The in-game map functionality is a bit intrusive and distracting. Hoping this will allow easier navigation. 

 

Side note... Where did you get the maps themselves? 

 

Thank your for your feedback!

 

Most maps were provided to me by curiousGamblerr, the creator of IL-2 Mission Planner. But more recently I started to extract them from the game files using the same tool modders use.

[IMMENSEMOUNTAIN]

Hi, just downloaded the map app and loving the ability to load career missions with the integrator. One small request. The U-2/Po-2 has a very low cruising speed, can the range on the TAS slide on the right of the map be lowered to 100 kph? 

 

This would help with estimating the flight duration for this very slow biplane.

Edited December 4, 2019 by JakeTheDoge
Grammar error

[MAGNUM_PT]

On 12/4/2019 at 7:34 PM, JakeTheDoge said:

Hi, just downloaded the map app and loving the ability to load career missions with the integrator. One small request. The U-2/Po-2 has a very low cruising speed, can the range on the TAS slide on the right of the map be lowered to 100 kph? 

 

This would help with estimating the flight duration for this very slow biplane.

 

Hi!

 

Yes! That feature has also been requested by other users and will be included in the next update.

[IMMENSEMOUNTAIN]

1 hour ago, MAGNUM_PT said:

Yes! That feature has also been requested by other users and will be included in the next update.

 

Woo, thanks so much!

[Sudkan]

Hi MAGNUM_PT. I have checked your app in my android tablet and is great. But I have a question... can you create a version for the Ipad that supports the apple pencil?, I usually fly with an Ipad and the first gen apple pencil (I like to take notes of some things and so far no android tablet is as good as the Ipad for taking notes IMHO) It would be great to be able to draw on top of the maps.

 

[MAGNUM_PT]

19 hours ago, Sudkan said:

Hi MAGNUM_PT. I have checked your app in my android tablet and is great. But I have a question... can you create a version for the Ipad that supports the apple pencil?, I usually fly with an Ipad and the first gen apple pencil (I like to take notes of some things and so far no android tablet is as good as the Ipad for taking notes IMHO) It would be great to be able to draw on top of the maps.

 

 

Unfortunately, that's not possible. iOS development requires some expensive hardware and the 100$/year App Store fee is not really viable for a free app.

[SCG_Rinfret]

Bonjour,

I like your App A LOT.   I would LOVE IT if I could switch the speeds to MPH.  For exemple, flying the P-40E,  my airspeed indicator in the cockpit is in MPH  but your App give me the stall speed, max speed, etc.. in KM/H. ?

Thanks for your great work M. MAGNUM_PT.

[Tattvadarzin]

This is a very handy app.  Thank you.  I used the measuring tool, got a course and time, followed the course but was way off due to wind drift.  Is taking drift into account a possible future upgrade?  If not, is there a simple app to calculate a new course based on app-calculated map course, plane speed, wind direction and wind speed?

[MAGNUM_PT]

On 11/21/2021 at 5:14 PM, Tattvadarzin said:

This is a very handy app.  Thank you.  I used the measuring tool, got a course and time, followed the course but was way off due to wind drift.  Is taking drift into account a possible future upgrade?  If not, is there a simple app to calculate a new course based on app-calculated map course, plane speed, wind direction and wind speed?

 

I don't think there's anything like that. I'll see if adding such a feature is possible.

[Tattvadarzin]

Would it be possible to modify the speed for each leg in planning and display it in the gray box?  As a bomber I never fly at cruise speed on the bomb run but slow down.  Then it is throttle to the firewall for a time, then back to cruise speed.

 

When I finish planning the planning route colour does not change to the flight route colour.  Also I can add waypoints and their legs appear in the flight route colour.  I think there is no point in adding waypoints after the flight is frozen.

[moeburn]

Is there a manual or something on how to use this app?  I can't figure it out. 

 

I can draw a bunch of lines on the map and it shows total km and ETA, but that's it?  Where is the km per waypoint, or the headings? 

 

So far the only way I have found to get a heading on the map is with the measurement tool.

 

And I do not understand the difference between the yellow lines that you draw in "planning mode" and the orange lines that you draw in "flight mode"? 

 

I'm trying to use this tool to plan out basic routes for online bombing runs but so far the only tool I've figured out how to use is the measurement tool that draws purple lines.  I cant get anything useful out of the other lines. 

[MAGNUM_PT]

Hi @moeburn!

 

There is no manual, but I'll try to make it as clear as possible.

 

You can see the distance, heading and ETA between waypoints when you zoom in. The reason that this information is not visible when zoomed out is because the information panels would overlap a lot, making the text difficult to read. I understand that this might be specially inconvenient for bomber runs since they usually have longer routes and having the map zoomed in to see the waypoint information can be somewhat restrictive. I'll see if there is any way that I can make the information visible with less zoom while keeping the information readable.

 

There is no practical difference between the planning and flight modes. However, the planning mode was designed to for you to plan your route and the flight mode was design for you to track your route. This way, you can keep track of your path and mark on the map your last known position so that you can find your current position more quickly while keeping your original planned route intact. In flight mode you also have the timer tool. If you have adjusted the TAS of your plane correctly, you can use it, for example, to measure your progress between waypoints.

 

Let me know if you have more questions!

[moeburn]

4 hours ago, MAGNUM_PT said:

Hi @moeburn!

 

You can see the distance, heading and ETA between waypoints when you zoom in.

 

 

 

 

I've been using this app for 3 weeks now and I never noticed... lol...  well I feel like an idiot but THANK YOU!  That'll... that'll solve all my problems right there.

BTW the app is awesome, I just started playing this game online a few weeks ago and it has been a godsend on the Finnish server.  Thanks to your app I can fly for 15 minutes and still end up right on top of my target.

[Mtnbiker1998]

Is this app still being worked on? Would love to have Normandy on it!

[Alfred_Tupper]

On 9/10/2022 at 1:27 AM, Mtnbiker1998 said:

Is this app still being worked on? Would love to have Normandy on it!

 

Yes indeed, and I would also love to see the Arras map too.

[MAGNUM_PT]

Development has definitely slowed down, but I'll try to keep the app up-to-date. The Normandy map is now available for download. Hopefully I'll find some time to add the new aircraft to the app.

[Lomaster]

Switching measure units to imperial in settings only switches km to miles, but the airspeed is still in kph. I wish there was a way to set it to mph.

[Shadowed]

Is there any assistance you need to get Arras map and FC planes added? Happy to help! The app works great on my old tablet - Thanks for this!

[Bolo_]

Hey, is it possible to implement setting that show height above sea level ? On the map ? It will be very helpful for bomber pilots to properly set bombsight altitude, like in IL2 map editor ?

[GOA_Karaya_VR]

39 minutes ago, Bolo_ said:

Hey, is it possible to implement setting that show height above sea level ? On the map ? It will be very helpful for bomber pilots to properly set bombsight altitude, like in IL2 map editor ?

We need this.

 

Regards.