Game version 4.702 discussion: P-51B, Two new Flying Circus Campaigns, improvements

[Denum]

That was worth the wait. It's amazing. The clouds look great on my AMD cars right now!! 

 

 

@ICDP @Oyster_KAI

 

Superb work there. Those little details! 

[=STP=Darrylx444]

54 minutes ago, AH_Hollywood said:

Will this help with system resources..  I would think so, if the monitor only needs to render on eyeball…

 

I don't think it will make much difference for that. The resource-intensive 3D rendering is done by the PC (not the monitor) and has already taken place for both eyes anyway (for VR HMD use, of course). Sending any portion of it afterwards to the monitor (aka mirroring) is a very, very minor task.

[CountZero]

18 minutes ago, CUJO_1970 said:

lol that’s 434 mph on the deck there’s no way that’s correct.

Winter map, P-51B with 50% fuel 150m alt, V7 engine 81"MP 2750RPM, 0% oil rad 37% water radiator and auto mixture and i did 702kmh on ato level, no overheat only thing stops it is engine timer after 5min.

 

On kuban autumn 671kmh on 50m, P-51B with 50% , V7 engine 81"MP 2850RPM, 0% oil rad 37% water radiator and auto mixture.

P-51D 75" similar settings can do 655kmh after previous update.

 

[DD_Arthur]

33 minutes ago, Regingrave said:

What structure?

 

Here you go;

 

 

 

 

[ACG_Cass]

34 minutes ago, CUJO_1970 said:

lol that’s 434 mph on the deck there’s no way that’s correct.

DC K4 can do ~410mph on the winter maps

 

[maxbear123]

This updated made it so the sky is now filled with large flashing squares (I play on intel integrated graphics), is there any way to change the version back? These flashing squares were not there before.

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by maxbear123
Added photo of bug

[Monkie85]

2 hours ago, moustache said:

no bug correction for TC ?

 

Oh of course, they wouldn't treat TC like second class citizens now would they?  ?

[kissTheSky]

Saw it totally by coincidence! Whooo P51B with the Malcom hood! And just days before the new year’s!

 

 Thanks team! 
 

Also thanks for the “render_eye” option! Just saw it in the full notes!

Edited December 28, 2021 by kissTheSky

[Jason_Williams]

2 minutes ago, maxbear123 said:

This updated made it so the sky is now filled with large flashing squares (I play on intel integrated graphics), is there any way to change the version back?

You’re able to play with Intel Graphics? What chipset? Are you on a laptop? We don’t officially support Intel graphics. 
 

Jason

[AKA_Hollywood]

I want to give a big shout out to Jason and crew for the chain mechanism on the Malcolm Hood.  Cool sh*t!

 

I know that was one reason for the delay and just want to again, say thank you for all your hard work and high level of exceptionalism!!!

 

 

 

 

[senseispcc]

This is a great release. The P51B is a very primary plane to have in the simulation.  It had so many roles in the war even personal transport for a general...OK in biplace version.

And for me the feel of the game is less and less of a game and more so of a simulation, Thanks ! 

Edited December 28, 2021 by senseispcc
correction and precisions

[Billsponge1972]

It's getting better all the time!

[Avimimus]

The Malcolm hood was worth the wait!

 

I also really appreciate the FC campaigns - the Camel and the Dr.I are quite unforgiving aircraft to fly - so having official missions and campaigns for other aircraft is a really positive addition.

[maxbear123]

15 minutes ago, Jason_Williams said:

You’re able to play with Intel Graphics? What chipset? Are you on a laptop? We don’t officially support Intel graphics. 
 

Jason

Full details are here. Fair enough, but it ran well before. Is there anyway to change the version?

[Rjel]

The P-51B is a dream to fly so far. Fast and agile. The model looks accurate and is well detailed. Anyone who might be concerned having "only" four .50s to pop away with at enemy fighters can rest easy. I didn't touch my 300 yard convergence from the D model setup but on my first QMB mission, I got a PK doing the initial head on with an A model 190. I haven't exploded any fighters yet but all went down when solidly peppered. I honestly had to double check my settings to see if the aim assist was checked. Fortunately that was not the case.

 

This B/C Mustang was worth the wait.

[oc2209]

The new P-51 feels very responsive and graceful. The reduced weight compared to the D is noticeable.

 

I thought the quad .50s would feel weaker, but early impressions indicate they're actually a little more accurate than six guns; maybe from the reduction in recoil? Probably a bit of a stretch there, but in 4 quicks versus a 109K, I got two pilot kills, an explosion, and a fuel tank fire. And the explosion was from a good distance away:

 

 

From the 109's perspective:

 

 

Also, the first thing I did was get rid of the ugly and obtrusive American gunsight.

 

American:

 

 

British:

 

 

The giant dial and the ring and bead sight are way too large for such a small forward view. Thus the British version is the only way to fly for me. Needless to say, the Malcolm hood is a great improvement as well. Only thing I resent is that I can't remove the mirror altogether. I find mirrors extraneous and distracting.

 

Finally, here's a quick flaming of a 109:

 

Spoiler

 

 

112 rounds spent in total.

 

So far, I like the B much more than the D. Which I'm a little surprised by. But it's a good surprise.

 

PS: I know my framerate takes a dive several times during the clip, but that's my PC's fault, not the game's.

Edited December 28, 2021 by oc2209

[No_Face]

I thought it was in this update that there would be the drop tanks but an update is an update, I take everything. ??

[Spaz-505]

Absolutely Awesome!!! Thank you to the entire team for bring the "B" to life before years end!.. what a great Holiday gift!!! 

 

May the entire IL2 Development Team have a Very Safe & Happy New Year!!!.. looking forward to even a better year coming up!!!

 

... and don't forget Asia and the Pacific

[-=PHX=-SuperEtendard]

1 hour ago, Jason_Williams said:

You’re able to play with Intel Graphics? What chipset? Are you on a laptop? We don’t officially support Intel graphics. 
 

Jason

Yeah, the newer intel graphics in the 11th gen CPUs are quite decent, and they would be better in the 12th gen ones iirc, making it viable to play at least in 1080p. Next quarter dedicated intel desktop GPUs will come to market so it would be nice if IL-2 could support them for the people looking forwards to get them.

Edited December 28, 2021 by -=PHX=-SuperEtendard

[CountZero]

22 minutes ago, oc2209 said:

The new P-51 feels very responsive and graceful. The reduced weight compared to the D is noticeable.

 

I thought the quad .50s would feel weaker, but early impressions indicate they're actually a little more accurate than six guns; maybe from the reduction in recoil? Probably a bit of a stretch there, but in 4 quicks versus a 109K, I got two pilot kills, an explosion, and a fuel tank fire. And the explosion was from a good distance away:

 

 

From the 109's perspective:

 

 

Also, the first thing I did was get rid of the ugly and obtrusive American gunsight.

 

American:

 

 

British:

 

 

The giant dial and the ring and bead sight are way too large for such a small forward view. Thus the British version is the only way to fly for me. Needless to say, the Malcolm hood is a great improvement as well. Only thing I resent is that I can't remove the mirror altogether. I find mirrors extraneous and distracting.

 

Finally, here's a quick flaming of a 109:

 

  Hide contents

 

 

112 rounds spent in total.

 

So far, I like the B much more than the D. Which I'm a little surprised by. But it's a good surprise.

 

PS: I know my framerate takes a dive several times during the clip, but that's my PC's fault, not the game's.

It takes you so long to fire, you would be eaten alive online if your that slow at seting up aim on a target that is not even trying to evaid you.

D model is still beter option, better view and not mutch slower, beter set up for all alts, not just down low speed.

Edited December 28, 2021 by CountZero

[oc2209]

1 minute ago, CountZero said:

It takes you so long to fire, you would be eaten alive online if your that slow at seting up aim.

D model is still beter option, better view and not mutch slower, beter set up for all alts, not just down low speed.

 

Yeah, I don't really care if it works well in multiplayer, because I don't fly multiplayer.

 

The point is that bullets hit stuff and the stuff dies.

[Beazil]

I'm shocked to see this update here already even though Jason said it was almost ready..... Take a well deserved break team!  Thank you for all your hard work and effort.  I wish you all the best in 2022!  Two new campaigns too!?

 

Just wow.

[Avimimus]

Anyone else finding that they are having trouble warming to the new fire effects?

[Jade_Monkey]

Great update as usual!

 

Love the Pony, I like it so much more than anticipated, definitely high up on my list of favorite planes.

[Chief_Mouser]

5 minutes ago, Avimimus said:

having trouble warming to the new fire effects?

 

? Hehe. Subtle.

[oc2209]

6 minutes ago, Avimimus said:

Anyone else finding that they are having trouble warming to the new fire effects?

 

You mean the flying torch effect is a little much?

 

I'm not sure why it flamed so much in my clip. The fire wasn't that large after the explosion in the screenshot.

[Wilhelm_Heidkamp]

Thank you

[ZachariasX]

Beautiful update! Thank you guys!

[J2_Nedo]

thanx for the VR Update!! now i can live stream just one view that just looks much more natural and not both eyes ?️?️‍?️

 

[AgroAlba]

Don't see too many people saying it, but thank you for the Flying Circus campaigns! Can't wait to try those out! :} Have a happy holiday!

[[ER]Nordseefischer]

Thank you for the last update in 2021.

[ScotsmanFlyingscotsman]

Delighted to see this aircraft, I've mapped throttle mixture and separate Prop axis, but not getting much past 245mph, so time to RTFM. Christmas has come again yay!

Can anyone advise how to do you pronounce Gentile, is it Gen Tile...or Gen TILLY? Thanks in advance

[357th_Dog]

4 minutes ago, scotsmanFlyingscotsman said:

Delighted to see this aircraft, I've mapped throttle mixture and separate Prop axis, but not getting much past 245mph, so time to RTFM. Christmas has come again yay!

Can anyone advise how to do you pronounce Gentile, is it Gen Tile...or Gen TILLY? Thanks in advance

Gen-teel

 

[[CPT]Crunch]

I had the canopy frame gone too, but it came back when I deselected the 150 octane fuel, weird.  It's an attack pilots dream ride, so fast in and even faster out with the ability to swing the fight.  So many options, its faster than a D even on regular grade fuel in the cruise.

[Crockett]

I do appreciate your ongoing work on this flight sim, both WW II and WW I -- and the free campaigns for Flying Circus Vol 1. However, I'm still waiting for the long ago promised Career Mode for Flying Circus!

[Avimimus]

2 hours ago, Denum said:

That was worth the wait. It's amazing. The clouds look great on my AMD cars right now!! 

Superb work there. Those little details! 

 

My clouds are fine too.

[Jaegermeister]

22 minutes ago, scotsmanFlyingscotsman said:

Can anyone advise how to do you pronounce Gentile, is it Gen Tile...or Gen TILLY? Thanks in advance

 

According to what I've seen... Gen-tilly

 

Thanks to the IL2 crew for distributing the new FC1 Campaigns and the new P51-B / Mustang iii is awesome! Great work!

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Jaegermeister

[Jaws2002]

Great update! thank you very much. Now I may have to make myself a skin for the new pony.

 

Hello "Sleepy Ann" 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Jaws2002

[oc2209]

57 minutes ago, CountZero said:

It takes you so long to fire, you would be eaten alive online if your that slow at seting up aim on a target that is not even trying to evaid you.

 

Is this fast enough?

 

Spoiler

 

 

Or do I need to get him to explode in 30 seconds or less?

 

I'd also like to add here: the new 109 skins look good. Some are more obvious improvements than others.

[DBFlyguy]

The B has finally arrived ? thanks to the dev team!

 

Was not expecting Lee Archer's P-51 to be included in the default paints, THANK YOU for doing that! I got to meet him before he passed away and he even signed my copy of Osprey's "Mustang Aces of the Ninth & Fifteenth Air Forces & the RAF" book.  He was an awesome and inspirational man.