DVD?

[Sybreed]

Is it something that needs to be activated? Just did 2 quick missions in a P-51D and don't see the effects of this. Looks like the old damage representation.

example:

 

 

[HerrBree]

Yeah, this is happening to me too. Regardless of caliber the only damage being displayed on the plane is always the same decals in the same spots.

[Sybreed]

No one?

[Nadelbaum]

DVD is not yet there for the planes

[[DBS]Browning]

Just now, Nadelbaum said:

DVD is not yet there for the planes

 

It is for the P51.

 

Strange it's not working for some people. It's working fine for me.

[Nadelbaum]

Ah, you're right, my bad. I misread the announcement. I had the impression that it was only implemented for the tanks at this stage.

[Avimimus]

It is working quite well (Try using the pistol to shoot holes in the wings of your own Nieuport 28!)

 

Just remember that the old damage system is still there too - and is needed to produce better looking damage from things like cannon impacts. If you just took one or two 20mm cannon shells - then it will probably look a lot like the existing damage system (with lots of skin torn away etc.) because that is mostly what is being used. If you get hit by machine-gun rounds it'll look quite different.

[Avimimus]

 

I just put a burst into the tail of a P-51 and it has entry holes and exit holes that match the firing angle of my burst - so it clearly is working.

[Hartigan]

Does this work with all custom skins aswell? i did a quick test yesterday and saw no new effects

[HerrBree]

Ive found that I was wrong when I said it wasnt caliber dependent. There is a problem with German 30mm not displaying proper damage.

[Dutchvdm]

I have the same issue here. Tested it against some P-51’s (was flying a G6 late with 20mm) and i’m seeing a mix of old an new damage visuals.

 

Gr M

Edited April 22, 2021 by I./ZG1_Dutchvdm

[Diggun]

38 minutes ago, I./ZG1_Dutchvdm said:

old an new damage visuals.

That is exactly what you should be seeing and has been stated multiple times by the devs. 

[oc2209]

Here's the result of my tests:

 

AP 37mm from the Yak-9T:

 

 

My verdict here is that 37mm probably aren't yet modelled. I'll try to confirm this theory later by using only 20mm AP in the La-5FN. The smaller holes in the nose are evidently from the old damage visuals; but you can clearly see the oblong hole made by a 37mm above the exhaust area, which is the new DVD system. The small holes in the right wing are 37mm. I only fired 37mm in this exercise.

 

37mm HE from the Yak-9T:

 

 

This damage is from one strike near the right wing root. It appears to create a smattering of 20mm-sized HE holes.

 

German 13mm from a 109G-6:

 

 

German 20mm from a 109G-6, fired after 13mm in the above screen:

 

 

British .303 fired from a Spitfire XIV:

 

 

I retract my above statement about the 37mm. At first I thought the holes from it looked far too small, but it turns out that solid 20mm AP looks even smaller.

 

This was from an La-5FN with only AP rounds:

 

 

He was more or less at 90 degree deflection when I fired at him blindly (over my nose). I should do another test to see if 20mm AP fired from a shallower angle will make oblong holes.

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by oc2209

[oc2209]

Here's some subtle close-ups.

 

20mm AP, from an La-5FN:

 

 

You can pretty easily differentiate the oblong strikes (DVD) from the generic damage. I fired from behind instead of above, to better show the difference.

 

Here's another shot of .303s:

 

 

If you look closely, you can see the indentation separately from the actual hole.