1CGS Popular Post Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 1CGS Popular Post Share Posted April 6 Dear Pilots and Tankers! Today is my birthday and to me it’s just a regular birthday as most usually are. I typically don’t do much to celebrate, but I have realized that this year marks some important, personal milestones that pertain to my favorite hobby. It seems like yesterday, but it has been 30 years since I started playing my first flight-sim on a family PC and began my love affair with this amazing hobby. And it’s been 20 years since I began playing the original IL-2 Sturmovik that we all know and love which took this hobby to a new level of fun. If you would have told me that a couple decades later, I would be in my 5th year as Executive Producer of this great PC gaming/simming franchise with such a hard working team in Moscow and contractors spanning the globe, I would not have believed you in the slightest. The universe works in mysterious ways indeed. As the saying goes, when your job is your passion, you are never truly at work. Thanks to all of you in the community that make this labor of love possible. To celebrate 30 years of fun, I have launched a FLASH SALE FOR 24 HOURS in the IL-2 Official Webstore! The following titles are on sale for April 6th 12:00am PDT to 11:59pm PDT. Tank Crew = 50% Off Flying Circus = 75% Off BOBP = 75% Off In addition to the sale, I’ll spend this morning answering questions from you guys here on the forum in this thread. Please keep it civil and please ask brief, concise questions (one Q per person please) so I can answer as many as possible from as many of you as possible before I try to have some birthday luck at my nearest casino. And speaking of marking time, let’s take a fun trip down memory lane and give away some stuff!! Here are a few personal sim-related questions and if you are the first to post the right answer, I’ll give away a key-code of your choice as a prize. If you already own everything, you can give them away as gifts. Please only once guess per person. Let others have a guess. - How old am I today? I gave a hint in a recent DD. 48 years old. - What was my very first taste of virtual air combat in a video game? Name the title and system. Combat on Atari 2600 circa 1980 - What was my favorite air combat game on the original Nintendo system? Name the title. Top Gun circa 1987 - What was my favorite air combat arcade game in an actual coin-op arcade? Name the title. Afterburner circa 1990 - What do I consider my first PC combat flight-sim and what kind of computer did I play it on? F-117 Stealth fighter for PC circa 1991 - Bonus Question: What notable event also happened on April 6th? U.S. Congress declares war on Imperial Germany April 6, 1917 *People who know me on a personal level outside of this community are not eligible to play. You know who you are. Enjoy the quick sale, good luck on the contest and commence asking the questions. And remember, the answer may very well be "maybe" and likely "if we have enough time and money" and always reserve the right to say "no comment". Jason 35 15 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Caudron431 245 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birthday, keep on, you and the team are doing great! Link to post Share on other sites
Barnacles 816 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday Jason! -48 * Please only one guess per person. Yes I am 48. Correct. Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickAWlson 5806 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Favorite coin operated game: Back in the day there was a coin operated video game called (I think) Red Baron. German triplanes and albatross would pop up in front of you bobbing and weaving and you had to get them in your sights and shoot them down. I'm going with that one although I also suspect it predates you by some years. Age: Younger than me. First flight sim combat: MS Flight simulator with the Sopwith Camel. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barnacles 816 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 8 minutes ago, Barnacles said: Happy Birthday Jason! -48 Would you ever consider it feasible to do carrier ops in a Med./ N. Atlantic scenario? 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon352nd 45 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Will the unpopulated extremes outside edges of the Normandy map be level and smooth enough to be able to place additional mission maker made airfields? All the other map edges are unpopulated but are very rough and un-level. And Happy Birthday! Edited April 6 by Deacon352nd Link to post Share on other sites
theRedPanda 104 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday Jason! Keep up the good work man 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites
[DBS]Browning 1203 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Happy Birthday Jason! Do you see IL2:GB being updated for a long time so that "IL2:GB 2.0" comes about slowly as a series of patches and content packs (much like that other sim), or would you prefer to make a completely fresh sequel one day? Edited April 6 by [DBS]Browning 3 Link to post Share on other sites
6FG_Big_Al 663 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday 😄 Link to post Share on other sites
=GEMINI=Hawkmoon98 155 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Happy Bday okey question, we will ever see a fleshed out mission editor more user friendly, and better integrated into the game? Edited April 6 by =GEMINI=Hawkmoon98 Link to post Share on other sites
DeadMeat0383 168 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birth canal escape day @Jason_Williams 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
-332FG-Razor_ 37 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Happy birthday! My question: Will we ever get a general flight model update? Edited April 6 by -332FG-Razor_ Link to post Share on other sites
CSW_FMF_Tommy544 52 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday! My question: Do you have any update you could share with us on the Marshal feature and the improvement of the internal aircraft systems like the fuel system? It has been quite some time we had any update on those and for example a DD about these topics would be very exciting. Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickAWlson 5806 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 6 minutes ago, DeadMeat0383 said: Happy birth canal escape day @Jason_Williams Men: we spend nine months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Raptorattacker 2577 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 @Jason_Williams May your Bidet be overflowing with things that aren't unpleasant sir!! Rap Link to post Share on other sites
Hypertexthero 9 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birthday! It is the same day as my dad’s birthday! Quote - What was my very first taste of virtual air combat in a video game? Answer: F-15E Strike Fighter on an IBM PC at your friend’s house. Link to post Share on other sites
1CGS Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 Author 1CGS Share Posted April 6 16 minutes ago, Barnacles said: Would you ever consider it feasible to do carrier ops in a Med./ N. Atlantic scenario? Consider? Med - Yes North - Atlantic - No Actual build - Maybe, time will tell. Jason 4 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryanair_buffoon5321 0 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday! - What was my favorite air combat game on the original Nintendo system? Name the title Definitely Ultimate Air Combat on the NES Question: How goes it with the Mosquito? Link to post Share on other sites
VBF-12_Pequod 128 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 ¡Feliz cumpleaños! - What do I consider my first PC combat flight-sim and what kind of computer did I play it on? That's easy: "Ace of Aces" (1986) on Commodore 64. Mosquito power! Link to post Share on other sites
1CGS Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 Author 1CGS Share Posted April 6 18 minutes ago, Deacon352nd said: Will the unpopulated extremes outside edges of the Normandy map be level and smooth enough to be able to place additional mission maker made airfields? All the other map edges are unpopulated but are very rough and un-level. And Happy Birthday! Probably the same, but sure why you want such airfields on the extreme of the map. Jason Link to post Share on other sites
theRedPanda 104 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Question: Are there any plans to revisit some collectors like Spitfire V? Mods like clipped wings, guns or later engine would be a nice to fit in a variety of scenarios. Similar to how hurricane has many mods for its designations. Edited April 6 by theRedPanda 4 Link to post Share on other sites
itsbillyfrazier 123 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birthday Jason. 🍻 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDome 0 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birthday! Flying circus bought! Link to post Share on other sites
AEthelraedUnraed 220 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy birthday! My question. What is the tech/improvement you'd like most to see implemented in IL2 (and of which you know it's possible, or at least not impossible)? So I'm not talking about new aircraft/theatres here (PTO) but rather about technical stuff. E.g. massed formations, MSFS-like graphics, wake turbulence, improved 3d resolution for the older BOS models, you name it. There's no need for any actual plans to do such a thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon352nd 45 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) We understand why you make limits on the extent of the map but if the edges were level and smooth, we could then add airfields that we wanted (for historical missions) which were outside the extent of the map (such as Bodney in the East Anglia area of England). Edited April 6 by Deacon352nd Link to post Share on other sites
ACG_Culee 22 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday Jason Can it be done and if so do you have an ETA for improving netcode and allowing more than 84 players per server please? Link to post Share on other sites
1CGS Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 Author 1CGS Share Posted April 6 16 minutes ago, [DBS]Browning said: Happy Birthday Jason! Do you see IL2:GB being updated for a long time so that "IL2:GB 2.0" comes about slowly as a series of patches and content packs (much like that other sim), or would you prefer to make a completely fresh sequel one day? Mmm... at some point we'll have to stop with this particular engine, but some parts of it will live on in an evolved form in a "new engine". Some parts may be completely new, which parts remains to be decided. Making an entirely new engine from scratch sounds good, but is actually a bad idea. Jason 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites
[F.Circus]sith1144 14 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 happy birthday! Do you know if, theoretically, the data would be available for a hypothetical fall of France scenario? or otherwise perhaps a continuation war one, with Fokkers and Gladiators and other wonderful planes, but I shouldnt get greedy and stick to one question Link to post Share on other sites
ACG_HardeKoning 38 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 11 hours ago, Jason_Williams said: - What was my favorite air combat arcade game in an actual coin-op arcade? Name the title. Going to go with 1942 Link to post Share on other sites
=GEMINI=IngegnerTommy 91 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Happy Birthday Jason! Would you consider add Italian Theater of Operation ? In terms of planes set this could be obtained with a nice mix of existing assets and new ones Thank you! Edited April 6 by =GEMINI=IngegnerTommy 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Stiggles 6 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 11 hours ago, Jason_Williams said: - How old am I today? I gave a hint in a recent DD. - What was my very first taste of virtual air combat in a video game? Name the title and system. - What was my favorite air combat game on the original Nintendo system? Name the title. - What was my favorite air combat arcade game in an actual coin-op arcade? Name the title. - What do I consider my first PC combat flight-sim and what kind of computer did I play it on? Happy birthday! In response to the questions: For your age, I'll guess 38. Since you said 30 years ago and a Nintendo system, that would make it probably something like Top Gun on the NES. As for favorite air combat game on the NES. It could be UN Squadron, the predecessor to the Ace Combat series. Link to post Share on other sites
1CGS Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 Author 1CGS Share Posted April 6 18 minutes ago, =GEMINI=Hawkmoon98 said: Happy Bday okey question, we will ever see a fleshed out mission editor more user friendly, and better integrated into the game? The ME will not be "simplified" as you are thinking. It may be a complicated tool, but it is very powerful. However, we are re-vamping the QMB to include what we call the Advanced Quick Mission (in development now) which is our previous campaign tech added tot he QMB. This will add a lot more options for actual missions in the QMB. All the current stuff will also remain. Also, some in the community have harnessed our mission tech like Vander and Pat Wilson so there are already some easy to use options for creating missions. Jason 19 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Eeafanas 89 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 When will GAZ-MM 72k be released? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ACG_Talisman 595 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday Jason and many happy landings Talisman Link to post Share on other sites
1CGS Jason_Williams 27685 Posted April 6 Author 1CGS Share Posted April 6 17 minutes ago, CSW_FMF_Tommy544 said: Happy Birthday! My question: Do you have any update you could share with us on the Marshal feature and the improvement of the internal aircraft systems like the fuel system? It has been quite some time we had any update on those and for example a DD about these topics would be very exciting. Marshal development has been tortured and unfortunately it involves someone leaving the company so I can't go into details. It's a less than ideal situation. The Marshal mode has parts built that work, but testing has revealed many bugs that need to be fixed. We are hopeful this summer it will be ready for release. It's been in beta a couple times, but did not perform well. unfortunately. Fuel systems is nearing the finish line, but will need to be tested. That is Mr. An.Petrovich's department. He is working hard on it. Jason 11 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites
=14HBO=Dammy 1 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Are there plans to release the "Pacific Ocean"? - 38 Wrote 38, this does not apply to the post above. Edited April 6 by =13NVO=Dammy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Requiem 1737 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy Birthday mate, hope you hit a good hand / jackpot in the casino! Link to post Share on other sites
Hypertexthero 9 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 My question: Would you consider making a fictional game campaign using WW2 airplanes and the IL-2 Sturmovik engine (or an updated one using IL-2’s flight and damage modelling combined with a “real world” platform like Cesium), perhaps air mercenary pilots with a home airfield and dynamic campaign missions to make money and access more planes, and so on? Or do you prefer to remain in the historical realm? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jaws2002 1615 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 11 hours ago, Jason_Williams said: What was my favorite air combat arcade game in an actual coin-op arcade? Name the title. Harrier, river run. Happy Birthday Jason! And the question. Are you aware of the bug with the new AMD 6000 series cards, that makes them slower than 5000 series? If yes, is there a chance to see some sort of fix in the next, let's say three months? Link to post Share on other sites
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