Developer Diary, Part 191 - Discussion

[blitze]

Brilliant!!

 

You guys rock.  Now be gone and enjoy Easter.

[Enceladus828]

Since the U-2/ Po-2 is made by a third party team (according to a dev update) will it be released for free, or at a cheap price.

[AndyJWest]

1 minute ago, Novice-Flyer said:

Since the U-2/ Po-2 is made by a third party team (according to a dev update) will it be released for free, or at a cheap price.

 

Why would you expect it to be any cheaper? They are professional developers.

[HenFre]

2 hours ago, II/JG17_HerrMurf said:

Not sure why there are so many "Po-2 is still in the works?" posts here and in other threads. Of course it's moving forward. They hand selected the external team to produce it. If they didn't have faith it would meet standards they wouldn't have handed the project off in the first place.

 

The doubt about the project comes from this statement made by Jason when he announced the Battle of Bodenplatte, Flying Circus, Tank Crew and more... Here is a link: 

And here is what he wrote about it at the time:

"Last but not least, part of our overall plan is to work with one of our long-time professional development partners to produce airplanes. This is not a guaranteed success and much work needs to be done to make this a reality, but we are giving it a shot. There is much more to our airplanes than just the model. Much training will need to be done to pull this off. If successful, we plan to make the Li-2 next. We are making NO PROMISES, but here are a couple very early WIP pics."

[Tag777]

Clipped wings? Yeeeeaaahhhhhhh!!!!

[Falcon41]

Great News, you guys are the best.  

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Glad to see we're also getting the clipped wings version of the spit MKIX.

 

Have a nice day.

 

 

[Rjel]

I'm not a big fan of the pointy tailed Spits. Aesthetically, in my mind anyway, the older rounded tail better fits the gracefully designed airframe. But what the Hell? It's a Spitfire just the same.  I'm sure I'll enjoy it all the same. I'm looking forward to the G-14 too. I find it the most attractive of the series.

 

Good update. Good to see more tweaks are headed our way in a few weeks. 3.001 has been running great for me from the day of the release.

[ShamrockOneFive]

So excited to see Bodenplatte kick off and the Spitfire IX is just fantastic. Clipped wing, pointy tail, E-type wing, this is great!

[Lensman]

5 hours ago, StG77_Kondor said:

 

The Po-2 looks fantastic! Hopefully you guys are enjoying your well deserved rest.

The point made was that the 'rest' is a return to a normal tough 5 day week rather than a life-threatening super-tough 7 day week. Hardly 'rest'.

[NETSCAPE]

It's nice to see 2.SS Das Reich marking  

[SOLIDKREATE]

I cannot wait!!!! I am so torn between starting a P-38 unit or a Jug unit.

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

Why so many people glad about this ...

https://goo.gl/images/1c1TXa

[migmadmarine]

All great stuff, beautiful Tiger shots, just please be sure to take the headlamps off as they were removed before combat whenever possible, as they blocked the gun. 

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

3 hours ago, HenFre said:

 

The doubt about the project comes from this statement made by Jason when he announced the Battle of Bodenplatte, Flying Circus, Tank Crew and more... Here is a link: 

And here is what he wrote about it at the time:

"Last but not least, part of our overall plan is to work with one of our long-time professional development partners to produce airplanes. This is not a guaranteed success and much work needs to be done to make this a reality, but we are giving it a shot. There is much more to our airplanes than just the model. Much training will need to be done to pull this off. If successful, we plan to make the Li-2 next. We are making NO PROMISES, but here are a couple very early WIP pics."

 

Sure but it is clearly a long term relationship with a deep learning curve for many aspects of the design expectation as well. I wouldn't expect much news unless it was going well and I wouldn't expect it to die on the vine unless the DEV's said, "Sorry, boys. It just didn't work out." As neither had happened, I assumed no news is simply no news regarding the P0-2 and it was progressing quietly................as it obviously is.

[Ribbon]

Can't wait for beeing a clown in that Circus!

Flying Circus preorder when?

[Raptorattacker]

WoooHOOOOO!! The hair on the back of my neck still hasn't gone down from the last update yet!! Keep on keeping on guys, thanks!!

[KoN_]

Thank you gents for your hard work , glad to see fix coming to multiplayer yeeehaaaa!!!

[-TBC-AeroAce]

So is that Po2 different to the textured one we have already seen? Seems strange that they have shown it like this when we already have seen the textured one.

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

I looked around for that old thread, so I could compare, but couldn't find it. Maybe that original was just a proof of concept and the DEV's sent them back to the drawing board with new tools and direction.

Edited April 7, 2018 by II/JG17_HerrMurf

[Gambit21]

When did we ever see a textured Po-2 model?

[-TBC-AeroAce]

 

12 minutes ago, Gambit21 said:

When did we ever see a textured Po-2 model?

It is here

 

Edited April 7, 2018 by AeroAce

[Gambit21]

Ahh...thanks.

[TheBlackPenguin]

6 hours ago, Rjel said:

I'm not a big fan of the pointy tailed Spits. Aesthetically, in my mind anyway, the older rounded tail better fits the gracefully designed airframe. But what the Hell? It's a Spitfire just the same.  I'm sure I'll enjoy it all the same. I'm looking forward to the G-14 too. I find it the most attractive of the series.

 

Good update. Good to see more tweaks are headed our way in a few weeks. 3.001 has been running great for me from the day of the release.

 

Agree, and clipped wings? What did they do that beautiful wing? It looks like someone barnstormed through a hanger which wasn't quite wide enough.

 

Same though, I'll enjoy it all the same.

[TP_Sparky]

I can't wait for Flying Circus.  Also love the Po-2.    I'm having a blast with career mode, BoK, and am delighted more content comes soon.

 

I was ready to order Flying Circus the day it was announced.

[Field-Ops]

It seems that his new PO-2 model is a bit higher poly than the old textured one in the announcement. The wheels and some of the engine components seem more rounded and less jagged. 

 

Excellent update Devs! This is what I come here for!

[HBPencil]

Sweet! Those 3D models are looking great

[Winglesschip209]

O man my spitfire is looking good 

[EAF19_Marsh]

Fantastic stuff. The Spit looks lovely (defs. 25lb boost model if we have an E-Wing, tall tail ) and you have really managed managed to capture the power and menace of the Tiger.

[Royal_Flight]

Glad to see the Po-2 isn't an urban myth. I hope it isn't far from release. 

Good to hear there is going to be some action taken against bugs too.

 

And the Spit looks predictably awesome. Glad we've got a clipped-wing option too, I wasn't expecting that.

All looks great. 

[=GW=Golan_34]

 The player has increased，so,we need a good friend list to chat 。 

[Danziger]

Is it just me or is that tank way more high definition visual quality than the current ones? 

[I./JG1_Baron]

13 hours ago, NETSCAPE said:

It's nice to see 2.SS Das Reich marking  

 

Yeah im glad too. I hope that we`ll have Wittmann`s 1331 Tiger from 1. SS Leibstandarte too  I really looking for to furious battle of Prokhorovka.

 

...and ofcourse i cant wait to RoF 2. Ahem, Flying Circus  Oh my lovely D.VII...

[senseispcc]

Thanks for the news.

The Po2 shall be nice addition to the games, all of those on the eastern front because it is maybe the only plane that flew from 1941 to 1945 and beyond. And in so many versions and roles, training, reconnaissance, harassment, ambulance, supply, liaison, etc.

The Spitfire and Me109 G14 are great additions to the already fast collection of planes in the IL2 BOX games. And the Spitfire clipped or not clipped wings versions presence are good news because historically the two versions where present at the front during the same periods.

And finally thanks to the development team to try to iron out the last problems with the actual 3.001 version. 

[I./JG1_Baron]

43 minutes ago, BorysVorobyov said:

Is it just me or is that tank way more high definition visual quality than the current ones? 

 

You are right Boris, that new, much better models. Anyway is hard to compare actual models, when we have not Tiger in current game 

[JG4_Sputnik]

" Graphics, Career, AI, multiplayer and some other stuff will be addressed."

Soo glad to hear that!! I have high hopes that the career will even get better 

 

Bodenplatte and Flying Circus - can't wait to preorder it

[I./JG1_Baron]

9 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

When did we ever see a textured Po-2 model?

 

Can be? 

 

 

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

Why do we have two models or is it the same one?

In those pictures, it seemed almost done ...

[dburne]

58 minutes ago, JG4_Sputnik said:

" Graphics, Career, AI, multiplayer and some other stuff will be addressed."

Soo glad to hear that!! I have high hopes that the career will even get better 

 

Bodenplatte and Flying Circus - can't wait to preorder it

 

You don't have to wait on Bodenplatte, it is available now for pre-order - also 10 bucks off retail.

[csThor]

Interesting. Are the differences in 3D between a "normal" Bf 109 G-14 and a Bf 109 G-14/AS too large to allow it to be a modification for the G-14? The G-14/AS were quite numerous in Reich Defense units in autumn 1944 (i.e. the loss list of III./JG 300 contains almost only G-14/AS entries in September 1944).