Developer Diary 281 - Discussion

[migmadmarine]

22 minutes ago, Avimimus said:

 

All of Avimimus points above. 

Like the sound of much of this, though when it comes to night fighters I love the thought of a P-61, to go hunting the German raiders. 

[Juri_JS]

1 hour ago, Lofte said:

Btw., just read (in "JUNKERS JU 88 KAMPFGESCHWADER ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT"), that C-6 were widely used in 1942-43 on Eastern front as train-busters in so called "Eis." (Eisenbahn) staffels in KGs 1, 3, 51, 76.

And even in antishipping operations over Black Sea. Will be good plane for Kuban.

That's where the Ju-88C6 will be most interesting. There were also anti-shipping operations against ships on the Volga.

I've already tried to build train busting missions using the Ju-88A4 as a stand-in. Unfortunately at the moment the problem is, that the the railway AA-guns will fire at their own wagons when historical low level attack tactics are used.

[DarkWolf29]

On 5/21/2021 at 9:59 AM, Barnacles said:

Just one thing, you mention the 250 and 500lb bombs. At some point the Typhoon was cleared for 1000lb IIRC 

 

I too hope this was just an omission, surely the Tiffy will have a 2x1000lb loadout?

 

Edit : Actually that looks like 1000 pounders in screenshots 6 and 7 in the DD.

 

DW

Edited May 22, 2021 by DarkWolf29

[BlitzPig_EL]

 

Just sayin'.

[DBFlyguy]

57 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

 

Just sayin'.

Hopefully someday....

 

Jason!

 

 

[Lusekofte]

I wish for a flyable C 47 too, but that is not my point, I am in for praising the arrival of the Typhoon, Saying thank you for a great airplane will be somehow ruined if I asked for a flyable C 47, and of course I wish for a flyable C 47, but I am not going to ask for it here, because I am here to say thank you for the Typhoon

[LukeFF]

Man, the Typhoon really looks the part of a plane that's come to deal out some pain to the enemy (440 Sqn RCAF bird here):

 

[HawkerMkIII_]

The Hawker Typhoon and Tempest are my favorite planes of all time! Can’t wait for it to get added as it is my most wanted for this Normandy expansion!

 

Thank you for your teams’ continuous support and updates, I really appreciate it.

 

 

Edit: Buying BoN right now!

Edited May 23, 2021 by HawkerMkIII_

[LizLemon]

On 5/21/2021 at 11:24 AM, Jade_Monkey said:

It looks like the code Jason posted is not for the next BOX expansion, it's a"additional content". The wording to me means a new feature that we dont have, not more of the same . Some guesses:

• Controllable boats

 

 

There has been an island map in the game files for some time now. Along with stuff for driving boats but that might be debug related.

[Heliopause]

Nice little drawing of the Typhoon flown by Dutchman R. van Zinnicq Bergmann (Sqn 182). Drawn by the only American in that squadron Gordon Donaldson.

 

[Motherbrain]

I'd actually be more interested in controllable boats then I would be tanks for some reason.

 

Man if that's in the works Jason really is trying to take on Warthunder. ?

 

Edited May 23, 2021 by Motherbrain

[Bremspropeller]

Will we see the four prop-blades variant/ Tempest tailplane, too? ?

[smink1701]

17 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

 

Just sayin'.

It would be so easy. Just give it the P47s FM. 

[Motherbrain]

40 minutes ago, smink1701 said:

It would be so easy. Just give it the P47s FM. 

 

Pretty sure a C47 has a better turning radius... ?

 

Edited May 23, 2021 by Motherbrain

[Beebop]

12 hours ago, LizLemon said:

There has been an island map in the game files for some time now.

❓⁉️❓  Is it possible to view it at least in the ME even if nothing can be done with it?  I'd love to see that.  Possibly a left over from when the Team was thinking of trying a Pacific theatre? 

[Luftschiff]

11 minutes ago, Beebop said:

❓⁉️❓  Is it possible to view it at least in the ME even if nothing can be done with it?  I'd love to see that.  Possibly a left over from when the Team was thinking of trying a Pacific theatre? 

 

Isn't it just the old Island-map from RoF. It's the same engine so likely referencing the same file.

[ww2fighter20]

Any chance the Ju88C6 get's the BMW engines (Ju88R-2) and/or the 13mm rear turret/gun position as modifications?

[Jason_Williams]

5 hours ago, Motherbrain said:

I'd actually be more interested in controllable boats then I would be tanks for some reason.

 

Man if that's in the works Jason really is trying to take on Warthunder. ?

 

Not doing boats.

 

Jason

[Cybermat47]

27 minutes ago, Jason_Williams said:

Not doing boats.

 

Jason

Ships confirmed?  

[LachenKrieg]

On 5/21/2021 at 10:25 AM, Jason_Williams said:

 

I asked for some good community skins for TC a while back so I could add some as official. Some were quite good and others not so much. There are some other issues getting in the way of me doing what I planned. All community skins are available to users though. We have ideas for a new official Skin inclusion process, but we can't build it yet. We can't keep adding so many skins to the base game as it makes it's size unmanageable internally. Not trying to exclude more TC skins as official, it just got hung up on another issue. I should have communicated this sooner. Same with massive amounts of new official airplane skins which I would like nothing more than to do. 

 

No reason to get heated.

 

Jason

Really, thanks for the update. I was guessing something like this. When the new number system rolled out a few weeks back, I thought it might have something to do with that. But anyway, thanks for the heads up, a lot of us were wondering.

 

Edit: About the additional content thingy, I think there must be something wrong with the IL2 website. No matter how many times I reload the collector vehicles page, I keep getting the same 2 vehicles! Can this be fixed please?

Edited May 23, 2021 by LachenKrieg

[Beebop]

32 minutes ago, LachenKrieg said:

I think there must be something wrong with the IL2 website. No matter how many times I reload the collector vehicles page, I keep getting the same 2 vehicles! Can this be fixed please?

  You are kidding right?  There are (currently) only two Collector Vehicles.   They haven't even released the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 yet.

[LachenKrieg]

2 minutes ago, Beebop said:

  You are kidding right?  There are (currently) only two Collector Vehicles.   They haven't even released the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 yet.

No but seriously, you must be the one kidding right!

 

I was making a joke, as in, I'm hoping that the big announcement will be for more collector vehicles. That might not be the case, but we can all dream right.

[Fritz_X]

6 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

Will we see the four prop-blades variant/ Tempest tailplane, too? ?

 

About the prop variant: The devs confirmed in one of their diaries that we'll receive both three and four bladed prop options.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Fritz_X

[LizLemon]

3 hours ago, Beebop said:

❓⁉️❓  Is it possible to view it at least in the ME even if nothing can be done with it?  I'd love to see that.  Possibly a left over from when the Team was thinking of trying a Pacific theatre? 

 

Yes, height_prioliv.dat in graphcis/landscape. Chane the height.hini in /landscape to reference it and increase the height multiplier. Prioliv means straight.

 

This is the height map;

 

And in-editor;

 

3 hours ago, Luftschiff said:

 

Isn't it just the old Island-map from RoF. It's the same engine so likely referencing the same file.

 

No its not.

[SOLIDKREATE]

Man now that I see it put together, I can appreciate the gravity of what I created for this SIM. I actually remember exactly what I was doing making each of those emblems. 90% of these were created on my Surface Pro 6 until I got my Workstation. Sometimes it took over 20min to export to PNG with that thing, LOL.

 

I love the Ju-88C-6, it has been a plane I have been wanting to fly. This one on the Ju-88P-1 with the PAK-40 75mm. The Typhoon is going to decimate ground targets for sure.

[BlitzPig_EL]

I think I should drop this one here as well...

 

[Beebop]

Well, if Stereo is disabled then I'm not interested.  ?

Or does that mean that since it's a snow map there is only one color?  ??

 

Seriously, thanks for the info Liz.

 

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

15 hours ago, ww2fighter20 said:

Any chance the Ju88C6 get's the BMW engines (Ju88R-2) and/or the 13mm rear turret/gun position as modifications?

Why should it when it didn't have them in reality?

 

The C6 was entirely based on the Ju 88 A-4 feauturing the same Jumo 211J engines and weaponry.

Edited May 24, 2021 by 6./ZG26_5tuka

[-=PHX=-SuperEtendard]

3 hours ago, 6./ZG26_5tuka said:

Why should it when it didn't have them in reality?

 

The C6 was entirely based on the Ju 88 A-4 feauturing the same Jumo 211J engines and weaponry.

Wasn't the R-2 just a C-6 with the BMW engines? That would make it suitable as modification if the cockpit didn't receive major changes.

[Aurora_Stealth]

Completely agree, having the R-2 variant as an upgrade / modification(s) would make the Ju 88 airframe much more attractive to fly and more distinct from the A-4 we have in-game. It's a great airframe in my opinion, so I'd personally pay an arm and a leg and wait longer if we could have it.

 

The added power from those engines and the MG 131's as a defensive armament would give some well needed panache, otherwise it'll be another sitting duck in a 1944 environment. A smug, well absorbing duck, but a duck none the less.

[Juri_JS]

39 minutes ago, -=PHX=-SuperEtendard said:

Wasn't the R-2 just a C-6 with the BMW engines? That would make it suitable as modification if the cockpit didn't receive major changes.

On the few photos I've seen the R-2 always had the MG 131, so a different canopy would be needed too. Not sure if this can be added as modification or if a completely new model would be necessary.

[01Wingchaps]

21 hours ago, Jason_Williams said:

Not doing boats.

 

Jason

 

Ever?

[J2_Bidu]

17 minutes ago, 01Wingchaps said:

 

Ever?

 

I think he just means not until after the Zeppelin flight and damage models have been fully refined, and the community unanimously satisfied with it.

[LachenKrieg]

3 hours ago, 01Wingchaps said:

 

Ever?

Love the ambience, but keep reading next post down... Ships were confirmed

 

But we can still look forward to our hopes and dreams of more collector vehicles.

[DN308]

@Jason_Williams, if you don’t mind a positive criticism, the sound of the batterie Todt is a little bit too

shy.

 

380mm is huge and the sound is really brutal.

 

 

Please check this video for comparison. I suggest to add another sound for it.

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by DN308

[LukeFF]

40 minutes ago, DN308 said:

Please check this video for comparison. I suggest to add another sound for it.

 

Do realize those sounds were stock audio clips dubbed in by the film studio after the filming was complete.

[=PCM=Newtz]

12 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

 

Do realize those sounds were stock audio clips dubbed in by the film studio after the filming was complete.

Yup, using this sort of video as evidence is not very accurate.

Edited May 25, 2021 by Callsign_NEW

[Avimimus]

On 5/23/2021 at 10:56 AM, Jason_Williams said:

Not doing boats.

 

Jason

 

Can't you add a 'yet' or 'in the plans'? Some of us have hopes for torpedo boats in some distant far off future ?

[DN308]

7 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

Do realize those sounds were stock audio clips dubbed in by the film studio after the filming was complete.

Maybe, but if the flash is nice, the sound is the same as any other tank or artillery gun in the game. It could be nice to put another one.

Sorry, I would love to be able to record the actual sound by myself but I don’t know where I‘ve put the key of my time machine.

[Dutchvdm]

On 5/23/2021 at 2:00 AM, LukeFF said:

Man, the Typhoon really looks the part of a plane that's come to deal out some pain to the enemy (440 Sqn RCAF bird here):

 

 

Man this thing looks cool! Maybe it's just me, but i think the Typhoon looks so much cooler than the Tempest. I just don't know why that is. Maybe the the thicker wing and gun barrels?

 

Grt M