Developer Diary, Part 130 - Discussion

[Quax]

name="pilotpierre" post="379166" timestamp="1471651718"]Great news about the unlocks Jason, when will the &$@)(?, Pilot Level be made selectable or done away with altogether?

 

Just found this:

 

 

 

.... PWCG in BOS/BOM was funded by 777 to give hardcore users an option. Anyways, I plan to do away with the level system and all that in the future.

 

Jason

Edited August 20, 2016 by Quax

[ShamrockOneFive]

For me i would think the Med/North Africa would be a natural choice for the next theatre.

 

As many of the Aircraft needed are already available.

 

We more or less have all the German aircraft needed.

 

And we have the P-40 and Mc.202.

 

So with some basic Desert Air Force aircraft (B-25,Martin Baltimore,A-20,Beaufighter,Hurricane and Spitfire etc)

as well as maby  some more Italian aircraft (Mc.200,Cr.42,Sm-79 etc)

 

 

As well as the possibility of them adding Carrier functionality later on (RN carriers with F4f Martlets and Fulmars etc).

 

And its a Theater with great possibilities and also represent one of the easier non soviet theatres to implement when it comes to the aircraft that are already available while also adding many aircraft that could also be used in the current theaters.

 

Someone suggested that the next stages (seeing as they have said they know the next two) will be a dual Med and East Front release. A lot of aircraft development can be shared between the two.

[Tomsk]

For me i would think the Med/North Africa would be a natural choice for the next theatre.

 

As many of the Aircraft needed are already available.

 

The Med/North Africa makes a lot of sense, for all the reasons you give and it seems like a very natural transition from the Eastern Front. The only real downside is of course that it was recently announced that the next Team Fusion update for CloD, TF5, will be set in North Africa ... so they would be sort of directly competing with each other. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it might make it less attractive for the developers.

[Rjel]

I've been squirreling away my funds since they mentioned the probability of another addition. The recent announcements and additional flyables that are coming are just icing on the cake for me. I'm ready to order the next installment sight unseen as a lot of us have done twice previously. I haven't been disappointed yet with the results. I don't expect to be this time either. 

Edited August 20, 2016 by Rjel

[[CPT]Pike*HarryM]

Future for Il-2 is looking good!

[=362nd_FS=Hiromachi]

 

 

If they do this, they could recycle content and charge full price for those who didn't buy BOS or BOM, and discount for those who already bought those. That way new players who only care about the Western Front can join the community and pay a fair amount for what they are getting without making us double-pay.

 

You mean in terms of aircraft ? That's a cheap way and I dont think thats actually ever going to happen, I think they are rather keen on expanding the content (thus also adding more aircraft) and enhancing the experience. 

 

I dont care for half-solutions, I can pay full price as long as they keep rolling the stuff. PTO is my preference, but I wont cry with Med either. Though as pointed there is that TF Tobruk going on now. 

[BraveSirRobin]

Med makes the most sense. Lots of nations fought there. Lots of aircraft can be used in Eastern front.

[CF-105]

Yeah, with 10 new aircraft, as well as what we have now, the MTO would be very fleshed out.

[ShamrockOneFive]

And... if they intend to on doing some more in the war of armored warfare at some point. There were just a few tank battles fought there

[=362nd_FS=Hiromachi]

I found it over the internet and just couldnt resist myself - watch out for its size:

 

 

 

 

 

But afaik, if I'm not mistaken it wasnt so simple to bring new aircraft but 109s had to be fitted with dust filters which affected performance. That would call for development of separate flight models for those maps. 

[URUAker]

I have been thinking about this and I really really like where this is going. 

you will have muy support be sure, i´ll start by getting BOM next week even if i haven´t been able to jump in the cockpit for months.

 

Good times ahead and I want to be a part of it!! 

[TWC_Ace]

Fantastic news Jason, bot on cheaters and new content and unlocks! You have my full support. Thank you.

[pilotpierre]

name="pilotpierre" post="379166" timestamp="1471651718"]Great news about the unlocks Jason, when will the &$@)(?, Pilot Level be made selectable or done away with altogether?

Just found this:

.... PWCG in BOS/BOM was funded by 777 to give hardcore users an option. Anyways, I plan to do away with the level system and all that in the future.

Jason

 

Thanks Quax. I missed that one, how long ago was it?

[kendo]

It's from a post Jason made on Sim HQ:

 

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4288528/Re:_Update_2.003#Post4288528

[Feathered_IV]

Now I remember why I haven't visited SimHQ for 5 years! 

[kendo]

Don't visit too often myself.

 

....place reminds me of one of those old, beat-up towns in the Old West down near the Mexican border, full of 'on the runs' and people with histories, where a fella don't ask too many questions and you watch your back in the shadows...

 

 

But in the spirit of reconciliation...let's hope the latest news sees people there happier for the future too....

Edited August 21, 2016 by kendo

[ST_ami7b5]

It's good Jason is back on SimHQ.

[-IRRE-Icare]

Thanks a lot for sharing your WIP, future looks bright for the game !

[E69_geramos109]

Great news.

 

About cheaters you have to make public a list of banned people. 2 weeks is to low price and this way the all community can know what to expect when we find one of this person on a server.

Edited August 21, 2016 by E69_geramos109

[-IRRE-Icare]

My men i think the same for cheaters but we don't need a list just a real ban life if they try a second time after warnning them.

[ITAF_Rani]

A new mod for cheaters

Edited August 21, 2016 by ITAF_Rani

[Rjel]

Great news.

 

About cheaters you have to make public a list of banned people. 2 weeks is to low price and this way the all community can know what to expect when we find one of this person on a server.

It's already been written it isn't going to happen. Most of us hide behind an online moniker anyway. How many folks around here do you know personally or even by their real names? There isn't much chance for a real life penalty other than not being allowed to play. Those who cheat aren't going to be put off by the public exposure. If they were, I doubt they'd be the types who would cheat in the first place.

[Bearcat]

EXCELLENT news.................. 

[Jaws2002]

Two week ban for lame idiots caught cheating online??

 

 

People who complained about the bs unlocks, that you now realized was a stupid idea, got longer bans in this forums.

 

That's bloody laughable.

 

So you watch them cheat for the last three months and you only give them two weeks ban?

 

Pathetic.

[Rjel]

Two week ban for lame idiots caught cheating online??

 

 

People who complained about the bs unlocks, that you now realized was a stupid idea, got longer bans in this forums.

 

That's bloody laughable.

 

So you watch them cheat for the last three months and you only give them two weeks ban?

 

Pathetic.

They were all warned too. The first ban for cheating is a more severe warning than those folks got for complaining the first time. What else would you have them do to start?

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

I'm on board for a thirty day ban, then 90, then life. Two weeks is a little short.

[Jason_Williams]

The amount of cheaters is like .000001% of the active users. Trust me. They will get the message.

 

Jason

[6./ZG26_Gielow]

Cheaters should have nav and landings lights on forever online 

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

Double like

[Cybermat47]

Cheaters should have nav and landings lights on forever online 

Brilliant

[Jaws2002]

They were all warned too. The first ban for cheating is a more severe warning than those folks got for complaining the first time. What else would you have them do to start?

There are two kinds of cheaters out there. The ocasional cheater, who tries once or twice a hack, when is very easy to cheat and then, there's the pathological low life cheater, who will cheat, or try to cheat, in any game he will ever play.

The ocasional cheater, should be baned for about a month for the first offense. Second one maybe three months and after the third time ban him for life.

 

We have perfect examples of the second kind around here, like that lameX dude, who cheated from day one and cheated in all other games they played.

They got caught time and time again, and they kept doing the same thing, laughing at everyone else, even having a youtubw chanel showcasing their "skills".

For this kind of pathological hacks, after all this years of in your face hacking, there shouldn't be a second chance.

Their account should be terminated at once and for good.

Who wants to play online in the same server with this scumbags, knowing what they are doing, any time they have a chance? Anyone who thinks two weeks ban for cheating will scare anyone, is delusional.

If they really feel like ruining someone's fun, they'll do it even knowing they'll get banned. Two weeks is nothing. They'll just go cheat in some other game for two weeks.

 

Anyway. To me this looks more like a "hug a thug" campaign, than serious anti cheating measures.

Edited August 22, 2016 by Jaws2002

[Jaws2002]

The amount of cheaters is like .000001% of the active users. Trust me. They will get the message.

 

Jason

If it's so few of them, kicking them out for good won't affect the business....

..... And no, I don't think those who caused most of the problems will get the message.

Edited August 22, 2016 by Jaws2002

[150GCT_Veltro]

I agree 100% with Jaws2002, and two weeks for cheating are not enought however, and it doesn't matter if they are only few players.

 

Cheaters should have to be also listed to the server admins via PM, so they could ban them for a long time....just to make clear that we are reallly, really, really tired of these kinde of people after the first IL2 experience. It has been more than enough!

 

Zero tolerance does mean zero tolerance.

 

Personally i would try a solution also with the 1C - 777 legal stuff, and if possiible i would delete their account and license, at least for the hackers who have violated the copiryghts law hacking the code.

Edited August 22, 2016 by 150GCT_Veltro

[Juri_JS]

Is it already known, which armament / modification options the ju-52 and Yak-1b will get?

[Freycinet]

I was just giving some perspective on things over there. I haven't posted there in a long time because it became pretty hostile with BOS, but with the new developments I decided to stop in and I got hammered as expected.

 

I haven't really mixed it up in the forums in quite a while. Sometimes I miss it. LOL

 

Jason

SimHQ turned itself into an irrelevant web site a couple of years ago, with all the hating, first against RoF, then CoD, then Il-2:BoS. Happily this place and the ATAG forums took up the baton as good forums for people who actually like and support flight sims.

[Freycinet]

The Med/North Africa makes a lot of sense, for all the reasons you give and it seems like a very natural transition from the Eastern Front. The only real downside is of course that it was recently announced that the next Team Fusion update for CloD, TF5, will be set in North Africa ... so they would be sort of directly competing with each other. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it might make it less attractive for the developers.

The upcoming TF map doesn't cover Tunisia, Sicily and Malta. If Il-2 does those the two sims will complement each other nicely.

[Livai]

The amount of cheaters is like .000001% of the active users. Trust me.

 

Jason

 

.000001% / .000001% = 10%

The smaller value is an order of magnitude larger? A probability theory, does not mean everybody does......

[Jade_Monkey]

.000001% / .000001% = 10%

The smaller value is an order of magnitude larger? A probability theory, does not mean everybody does......

Look at how smart you are.

[Boomerang]

Hi,

Just wondering ... (just wondering),  If DirectX11 is going to be .. Has "Vulkan" 1.0 been given a look? (It's for software Developers).

What seemed attractive, was: Multi platform, (even WinXP compatible), next generation GPU APis, better performance for OpenGL, etc..

More information can be found via the Khronos Group.

 

I'm just dreaming about future large: Bomber formations, navel sorties, tank battles, etc..

Regards

[xvii-Dietrich]

Odessa sounds nice. I really hope we might see torpedoes soon.

Agreed.

 

Had the same thoughts and floats to the JU 52 would be nice.

THIS!!!