RAF / USAAF pilot option ?

[Tom_Weiss]

it would be so nice to have that option when customizing an aircraft like the P-39, P-40 and Spitfire MkV - will this ever happen ?

[RedKestrel]

3 minutes ago, Tom_Weiss said:

it would be so nice to have that option when customizing an aircraft like the P-39, P-40 and Spitfire MkV - will this ever happen ?

USAAF and RAF pilot models are coming with bodenplatte. Not sure that they will be able to be used for the P39, P40 and Spitfire V as those are in the sim as lend-lease planes. Maybe the pilot model will be determined by the allegiance of the unit you're flying for?

[MasserME262]

On 3/10/2019 at 3:45 PM, RedKestrel said:

USAAF and RAF pilot models are coming with bodenplatte. Not sure that they will be able to be used for the P39, P40 and Spitfire V as those are in the sim as lend-lease planes. Maybe the pilot model will be determined by the allegiance of the unit you're flying for?

I guess it makes sense to have the pilot model according the plane skin (if it was used by an american pilot, then the pilot model should be american, and so on), imo

[Trooper117]

In the old IL2 when you selected the country you were flying for for that particular aircraft, you then got to choose the appropriate pilot skin.

Would be good to eventually have that option...

[Dutchvdm]

12 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

In the old IL2 when you selected the country you were flying for for that particular aircraft, you then got to choose the appropriate pilot skin.

Would be good to eventually have that option...

 

That would be great! On top off that i would really like them to rework the older German and Soviet pilot models. Weirdly enough especially the summer ones look dated. The winter ones a lot less. 

 

Grt M 

[R3animate]

I would love the option to choose my radio language or country (within a given limit, I mean a Canadian Spitfire MkV -- sure. An RCAF BF109 is a bit silly, maybe just limit axis/allied planes to their respective countries/languages) in quickmatch.

 

In terms of career -- I agree with above, tie it to the squadron.

[RedKestrel]

1 hour ago, ME-BFMasserME262 said:

I guess it makes sense to have the pilot model according the plane skin (if it was used by an american pilot, then the pilot model should be american, and so on), imo

Honestly, I suspect that the pilot types are going to be hard-coded to the aircraft, though I don't think the devs have said one way or another. It would be cool to be able to select the model though. If you want that I'd suggest putting it in the suggestions forum (maybe with a poll to show that its a desired thing from the players) and maybe that will come.

[Gambit21]

2 hours ago, ME-BFMasserME262 said:

I guess it makes sense to have the pilot model according the plane skin (if it was used by an american pilot, then the pilot model should be american, and so on), imo

 

That will never happen - and it actually makes no sense if you think about it.

 

Now the game has to be coded to recognize what country a skin belongs to...how on Earth does that work?

 

No the logical thing, and what likely will happen at some point is the aircraft coalition setting in the mission editor being tied to pilot coalition.

 

Either that or an even simpler option from a coding standpoint - separate aircraft entries in the editor. “P-40 Russia, P-40 US” etc.

[MasserME262]

15 minutes ago, Gambit21 said:

 

That will never happen - and it actually makes no sense if you think about it.

 

Now the game has to be coded to recognize what country a skin belongs to...how on Earth does that work?

 

No the logical thing, and what likely will happen at some point is the aircraft coalition setting in the mission editor being tied to pilot coalition.

 

Either that or an even simpler option from a coding standpoint - separate aircraft entries in the editor. “P-40 Russia, P-40 US” etc.

It does have sense. That they dont want or cant code it, that's a whole another different thing, which I understand.

[Gambit21]

7 minutes ago, ME-BFMasserME262 said:

It does have sense. That they dont want or cant code it, that's a whole another different thing, which I understand.

 

I’m saying it makes no sense from a coding standpoint.

[Trooper117]

When you think of the many options we had on how we could play the old IL2, it beggars belief how this new version IL2 came out in it's initial form.

The game we play now has changed drastically from that initial release... (many thanks to Jason) so it's not beyond possibility that further changes could be made.

[Feathered_IV]

Perhaps if the pilot was selectable from a tab in the plane setup screen.  Much the same way as loadouts are selected.