Developer Diary, Part 169 - Discussion

[Pilot_Rabbit]

Thick content! Still missing Han's tutorial series. Pls do a hs129!

[Pupo]

 

 

- Improved visualization of armored glass on all aircraft of the project;

 

 

This looks so great on the Hs 129. Can't wait to see its effect on the FW190 and Spitfire. The "bar" debate might be coming to an end with this patch :D

Edited August 25, 2017 by Pupo

[Jade_Monkey]

For a year now I have been pushing the team hard. It's not been easy on them and guys like Sergey our Lead Programmer has done amazing things in a short time and I drive him nuts with my requests. And Petrovich, poor Petrovich has been lost in FM hell for months plus he's been dealing with and issue with his apartment which isn't fun. Vitaly had to resurrect the Career mode from the dead and still found a way to innovate a bit and the modelers have had to make several brand new planes which is much harder than modifying existing ones. And I went through a divorce this year and lots of other unnecessary personal garbage that has been a huge distraction from my duties. So, a final big push through the end of the year should put us on a whole new level with the tech, features and content we have made the past year plus. Kuban is a huge turning point with our engine and product line. Please tell your friends to support the team whenever you can.

 

Jason

The team's dedication, sacrifice, and hard work has not gone unnoticed. It's palpable in all your DDs, the patches and the game itself.

IL2 is not just a product but a total experience that would be impossible without your efforts.

I play a lot of different PC games and i have NEVER come across a team so dedicated and open about their work. You guys are #1 in my book.

 

Keep it up, and also take a break when possible!

[Avyx]

So, today we are going to fly over Kuban ??

[Finkeren]

So, today we are going to fly over Kuban ??

 

Just the testers. The rest of us will have to wait a couple of weeks.

[Irgendjemand]

This looks so great on the Hs 129. Can't wait to see its effect on the FW190 and Spitfire. The "bar" debate might be coming to an end with this patch :D

 

I also wonder what exactly that means. Simulated refraction realized some smart unconventional performance saving way or simply a change in transparency.

[Avyx]

And who are the testers?

[Irgendjemand]

Just the testers. The rest of us will have to wait a couple of weeks.

No way it will be ready coming week?

[Finkeren]

No way it will be ready coming week?

 

Perhaps... But barely a week of testing for such a huge update? That seems optimistic to me.

 

Hope you're right though.

[Trooper117]

The map and the new fm's, that's all that's flicking my switch at the moment, really looking forward to them...

Well done Jason and team!

[Finkeren]

I also wonder what exactly that means. Simulated refraction realized some smart unconventional performance saving way or simply a change in transparency.

 

From the screenshots of the Hs 129 pit, it sure didn't look like there was any refraction. It's likely cosmetic. I thought the glass looked good in the shots.

[Asgar]

And who are the testers?

We are the testers   

<-- look for this

Edited August 25, 2017 by 6./ZG26_Asgar

[Avyx]

Okay Asgar,

I hope you'll post some videos / thoughts / about the Kuban map.

Thank you

[Asgar]

no

[Solty]

I am waiting for new FMs. Thats the most important to me. Hope it comes here soon.

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

I'm glad I'm on vacation right now with just a mobile phone otherwise it would be a really hard way to wait for the final release. Unfortunately, getting back to work on Sept 1st! But the bright side is the new patch. It will ease my pain

Edited August 25, 2017 by -=PHX=-Spartan-

[CanadaOne]

no

 

Fine, then I'll post some thoughts...

 

 

 

Mountains!

[Avyx]

We need testers like Asgar

LOL

Thank you, CanadaOne

[Dutchvdm]

We need testers like Asgar

LOL

Thank you, CanadaOne

 

I think Asgar will lose his testers privilege if he shows pre-released content. Which is completely normal and understandable. 

 

Grt M

[LuftManu]

Damm, I give myself to the Mountains! Hype

Edited August 25, 2017 by LF_Shinji_Ikari

[Avyx]

Okay, but he should answer " I can't / is not allowed "

[Asgar]

I think Asgar will lose his testers privilege if he shows pre-released content. Which is completely normal and understandable. 

 

Grt M

exactly

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

Okay, but he should answer " I can't / is not allowed "

 

I think "no" was perfectly sufficient.

[Jade_Monkey]

This looks so great on the Hs 129. Can't wait to see its effect on the FW190 and Spitfire. The "bar" debate might be coming to an end with this patch :D

I dont think it's talking about refraction.

My take is that it's referring to how armored glass looks (currently pretty meh). They probably improved the looks to make it feel more authentic.

[Finkeren]

Okay, but he should answer " I can't / is not allowed "

 

No need to make a big deal out of it. We are all aware that an NDA comes with the job as tester for any software company.

[ShamrockOneFive]

Okay, but he should answer " I can't / is not allowed "

 

Assumption should be that testers have signed a NDA (non-disclosure agreement). It'd be a surprise if they hadn't.

[Irgendjemand]

From the screenshots of the Hs 129 pit, it sure didn't look like there was any refraction. It's likely cosmetic. I thought the glass looked good in the shots.

 

cant tell many others but the armor glass of the 190 left you almost blind in the late evening hours. I hope this got better.

Smaller bars for all planes would be great as well!

[Finkeren]

cant tell many others but the armor glass of the 190 left you almost blind in the late evening hours. I hope this got better.

Smaller bars for all planes would be great as well!

 

I think what we have now is a workable compromise, except perhaps for the Bf 109Gs.

[CanadaOne]

I think "no" was perfectly sufficient.

 

You sound like my wife.

[LLv24_Zami]

cant tell many others but the armor glass of the 190 left you almost blind in the late evening hours. I hope this got better.

Smaller bars for all planes would be great as well!

I think the bars are correctly built. I base this assumption to my experience in VR. In Rift when sitting in the 'real' cockpit, I was surprised when the famous bars were not in the way of visibility.

[Rjel]

I think this development team and the testers involved have done a great job to this point in time following whatever NDA they are under. Anyone who was around for the original IL-2 remembers how wide open the testing of new patches was. Purportedly, entire squads were flying the original Betas of IL2. If one wanted to look hard enough, the patches were posted online. You didn't need to be a hacker to find them. I'm sure this lead to issues for that team. I'm glad this group is able to avoid all of that. It does lend to more anticipation for the next, newest version we all wait so impatiently for.

[Beazil]

The hs looks awesome. I think I'm going to enjoy this update immensely.

[SCG_Hobo]

So excited! Thanks for releasing the news early. It was nice to enjoy with my morning coffee. Great start to the day!

[C6-IceMakeR]

Great News!

I can't wait the new shadows! The actual are already wonderful!

[Voidhunger]

I think what we have now is a workable compromise, except perhaps for the Bf 109Gs.

+1

[smink1701]

Great, amazing job! I sincerely appreciate your efforts. And look forward to flying them!!!

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

The Hs 129 looks incredible.

 

Really looking forward to figuring that one out.

[J2_Trupobaw]

A plane with a bombsight I can understand  ? Now I'm excited.

(Oh, and mountains...)

[kestrel79]

This update looks great. Excited to fire up these planes in IL2!

[Benti]

looks very promising! Thank you for this beautiful sim, it came a long way