Developer Diary, Part 168 - Discussion

[pilotpierre]

Great skins and the snow capped mountains are truly eggs Celent.

[smink1701]

beautiful work.  Nothing says Friday like an update!

[ZnarF]

Very nice. Thanks to your wonderful work and implementation of VR, BoX became my favourite sim. I wish one day you will consider adding full control of these planes/clickable cockpits....ultimate sim!! Nice pics, in all case.

[Chomp]

Skins and Environment's look fantastic. Great stuff all involved!

Feeling inspired to make some skins too now. Are they all made with 2d painting? If so, how do you deal with the seams?

[III/JG2Gustav05]

Great job guys!!

 

Im assuming these are still 2K skins?

I know Jason was against it recently so slower systems wouldn't be alienated but i would love to see the day when we can have the 4K as default through an option in the settings such as "Skin texture size".

 

Panzerbar, is it possible to take a look at the FW190 A5 skins? I love your work and the detail you put into them but i feel like they have a much different finish than the rest of the skins in the game (A5 is more matte). That's also noticeable in the little preview images in the skin selection screen.

I would love to see more consistency on the alpha channels for these skins as they are truly pieces of art.

Interesting, Fw190A5 alpha channel is directly from dev team w/o modified and alpha channel's gray scale is exactly same to the A3's. 

[Juri_JS]

The snowy mountain peaks look fantastic.

 

Though I am a little worried how the AI will cope with the mountainous terrain. This was already a problem in Il-2 1946.

[unreasonable]

Good point. The AI will have to anticipate it's altitude rather than just looking down....   still we shall soon see. I am looking forwards to sightseeing the Kuban very much indeed. 

[HippyDruid]

Nice skins. I'm looking forward to the update.

 

Also on another note, I tried IL-2 with the Rift for the first time today.  

And, Holy mother of crap it was freaking amazing! 

 

You lot did a fantastic job on the VR implementation. Thanks so much!

[fergal69]

Great looking skins.

[Jade_Monkey]

Interesting, Fw190A5 alpha channel is directly from dev team w/o modified and alpha channel's gray scale is exactly same to the A3's.

Ok, i was just assuming it was the alpha channel. It must be the different brush like Panzerbar said.

Just to be clear i was referring to the skins announced in DD140 made by panzerbar, not the ones shown in the latest DD.

[Uufflakke]

The snowy mountain peaks look fantastic.

 

Though I am a little worried how the AI will cope with the mountainous terrain. This was already a problem in Il-2 1946.

 

The AI behaviour in mountainous areas has been improved already by Team Daidalous in one their patches.

Can not imagine that in BOK it is still an issue.

 

Great screenshots in this DD.

In September's  BOK Announcement they spoke about  'Haze Improvements' and 'Liquid effects on Canopies'.

How atmospheric would that be when flying through the snow covered mountains with low clouds settings.

[II/JG11_ATLAN_VR]

NICE WORK

[MadisonV44]

High altitude mountains and summits are breath taking ! Awesome

[Bombzey]

Great work guys, I'm so excited about BoK,

 

I don't suppose any Dev's have any Kuban screenshots at 21:9 ? I think its time for some desktop wallpaper to get the juices flowing   

[dburne]

Great job on the skins, looking awesome!

[sport02]

détails are very interesting , salt or not salt water ,  bank , but for screenshots  using to much zoom is not very good for a amazing look of the map , also I prefer the last screen  .

Edited August 19, 2017 by sport02

[Munaz]

Awesome stuff thanks for the continued hard work!

Edited August 19, 2017 by Munaz

[JG4_Sputnik]

Thanks for the skins, folks!

[Trooper117]

The views of the Kuban map were super... great work devs!

[Ribbon]

Days till 2.012 are passing too slow!

[616Sqn_Johnny-Red]

Those are some fine looking war machines. As always they inspire in me a degree of 109 envy - fine colours to compliment handsome and purposeful lines. Good job on the reskins gentlemen.

 

...and BEAUTIFUL diverse scenery - the thing that simmer's dreams are made of.

 

I'm especially impressed by Beißwenger's F-4 shot off the coast near Gagry, and the stunning shot of Gollob's F-4 beating up that gorge near Krasnaya Polyana - The winding watercourse shaped by interlocking spurs of the gorge sides - the upper reaches disappearing into the mist...

 

Perfection.

 

This is where I need to go. Just me, an A-20, and my mad-eyed bombardier enjoying the trees shooting past under his seat while I sing him my happy song.

[1./KG4_OldJames]

When do we see the ground-pounders' skins? (111, a10, 88, il2, 87 etc.)

[707shap_Srbin]

 

 

 When do we see the ground-pounders' skins?
Ju87 etc

???? 

 

You have 10 new skins for Ju87D in ths DD.

[Danziger]

When do we see the ground-pounders' skins? (111, a10, 88, il2, 87 etc.)

I don't think we are getting an A10.

[LLv24_Zami]

I don't think we are getting an A10.

I can confirm that, not in the 2.012.

[SYN_Haashashin]

Emmmm keep it on topic, cleared all that nonsense about trains and cranes.

Haash

[AcesHigh]

Looking very good.  I'm coming back to IL2 from the "dark side" due to VR and the BOK map and campaign, very excited by the updates. 

[ShamrockOneFive]

I keep coming back to this image...

 

 

The skin is superb of course (so are many of the others) but the way that the shot shows everything from water in the foreground through to the dock and the town, down the river valley and into the deep cut mountainsides with the fog and the clouds... That's a jaw dropping moment right there. IL-2 already does a great job of it but that is exceptional.

Edited August 21, 2017 by ShamrockOneFive

[Gambit21]

Damn

[Yogiflight]

 

 

post-19-0-40144600-1503077443.jpg The skin is superb of course (so are many of the others) but the way that the shot shows everything from water in the foreground through to the dock and the town, down the river valley and into the deep cut mountainsides with the fog and the clouds... That's a jaw dropping moment right there. IL-2 already does a great job of it but that is exceptional.

But what I am concerned about in this image, to me it looks, like there is no connection between the river and the sea.

[Ribbon]

I keep coming back to this image...

 

 

The skin is superb of course (so are many of the others) but the way that the shot shows everything from water in the foreground through to the dock and the town, down the river valley and into the deep cut mountainsides with the fog and the clouds... That's a jaw dropping moment right there. IL-2 already does a great job of it but that is exceptional.

I think i'll spend hours flying on empty kuban map just enjoying the view.

I hope next week devs will suprise us with 2.012!

[tailwheel]

Very nice all the way around. Would it be difficult to get the 87 with an option to go without spats? would that be a big speed decrease?

[Dutchvdm]

Very nice all the way around. Would it be difficult to get the 87 with an option to go without spats? would that be a big speed decrease?

Look for the Ju-87 skin thread. There are quite some skins without the wheelpants. It's only cosmetic though.

 

Edit: Like here 

 

Grtz M

Edited August 22, 2017 by I./ZG1_Martijnvdm

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Very nice all the way around. Would it be difficult to get the 87 with an option to go without spats? would that be a big speed decrease?

It would cause the exact opposite actually. The aerodynamical covers did help even though their aerodynamic advantage was insignificant compared to the practical issues that came with the muddy airfields at the eastern front.

 

Edit: My bad, I read increase in your post.

Edited August 23, 2017 by 6./ZG26_5tuka

[=WH=PangolinWranglin]

When will we see Yak 7 or P39 screenies like these? 

[SOLIDKREATE]

Great work Panzer and Gustav. I hope one day I will be called upon to make some skins.

[Brano]

Great work Panzer and Gustav. I hope one day I will be called upon to make some skins.

"For many are called, but few are chosen."

Matthew 22:14

:D

[Ropalcz]

Great job on skins and map!

 

Looking forward to update release 

[sergio_]

I think the Kuban map is going to improve many players experience:

This terrain really allows a much easier visual navigation. I won't ever tell anyone how they have to play their game, but this map is inviting to dive in the immersive experience of shutting down the GPS.

It's gonna be a blast.

[CanadaOne]

Mountains!