Maybe one day we can see something similar in BoX?

[sevenless]

140 B17s and 56 Mustangs as escort. WOW! Maybe in 2 or 3 years we could have something similar in BoX?

 

 

[Finkeren]

Sure.

 

As soon as the devs decide not to give a crap about the FM and DM of AI planes, we can have whatever we want.

 

It looks nice though, but tbh. we have absolutely no idea about the performance of this, until we get some opposition. What exactly is gonna happen, when 50+ German fighters swoop in, well over 1000 AI gunners become active, and the sim has to start hit and damage calculations for tens of thousands of shots fired, hitting dozens of planes at a time?

Edited April 6, 2018 by Finkeren

[Mauf]

I can tell you from the perspective of ~15 bombers with 6 axis players and 10 allied players. 4 of the 6 axis players lose their engines to "one hit -> Engine Gov dead -> Overrev -> Bang" DM, 3 or so B17s break apart from 13mm fire. The remaining 2 axis players dive for home, 10 allied players continue circling around the bombers because they're A. not needed and B. unable to reach the axis players anyhow:)

 

 

 

 

 

[Herne]

in 2019 you should be able to fly a p51 escorting some B25's in BoBP. Is that similar enough ?

[Eicio]

3 minutes ago, =FEW=Herne said:

in 2019 you should be able to fly a p51 escorting some B25's in BoBP. Is that similar enough ?

 

And in 2020 we'll take some R&R over the Pacific !

[sevenless]

5 minutes ago, =FEW=Herne said:

in 2019 you should be able to fly a p51 escorting some B25's in BoBP. Is that similar enough ?

Yep for me that´s fine. I was thinking what we possibly might get further in the future. If the game engine can handle that in a sensible way, of course. 

39 minutes ago, Finkeren said:

Sure.

 

As soon as the devs decide not to give a crap about the FM and DM of AI planes, we can have whatever we want.

 

It looks nice though, but tbh. we have absolutely no idea about the performance of this, until we get some opposition. What exactly is gonna happen, when 50+ German fighters swoop in, well over 1000 AI gunners become active, and the sim has to start hit and damage calculations for tens of thousands of shots fired, hitting dozens of planes at a time?

True. It only makes sense if FM and DM are up to par of what we already have with BoX. And of course if the game engine can cope with that insane amount of calculations needed in such a large scale scenario. 

16 minutes ago, Mauf said:

 3 or so B17s break apart from 13mm fire.

Makes no sense. 

[Herne]

Just now, Eicio said:

 

And in 2020 we'll take some R&R over the Pacific !

 

Yes, that is going to be awesome. Wonder if the dev's will let me buy a premium Hawaiian shirt to go flying in

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[216th_Jordan]

I'm sure there can be more fundamental AI tweaks to severely reduce performance impact in the future (mainly for bombers).

 

for one I'd think that they could get rid of the AI gunners animations (leave it for the player piloted planes) and simplify them accordingly, as I understand it thats a major performance hog. Also the planes could use sonething like a "light autopilot/ fm/Systems" for cruising flight and as long as they are not having obvious damage. Once they do get damaged the system can change to full real. In a group of 80 bombers its likely that 2/3rd get out unharmed or that the amount of damaged planes at a time will not be that high.