Developer Diary 305 - Discussion

[Jason_Williams]

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Attention Pilots!

 

Today’s DD is both informative and interactive! First, we have a couple shots of our new Recon GUI that heralds our re-establishment of interactive elements into our in-game environment. We had this feature in ROF and used it for recon and artillery spotting duties. We are bringing it back for the Great Battles series and it’s starting to take shape. These shots are WIP, but you can see it will add some cool new mission types to our various modes of gameplay.  

 

 

 

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On a much different note, we are working on some changes to the engine and it might require an increase in certain minimum system requirements. Especially in the video card category. So, we would like everyone to take this special poll below and answer the questions. This will give us some insight into what video cards you are currently using, or if you plan to buy a particular card quite soon go ahead and select what you are planning to own say within the next 30-60 days. We know upgrading cards right now is tough due to shortages, but we’d like to know where you currently are or plan to go soon with a new card to give us a snapshot. Thanks in advance!

 

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Jason

[354thFG_Leifr]

Ahh! Really nice, I loved flying with my friend(s) back in RoF and spending time running photo reconaiisance. Thank you for reintroducing this Jason, much appreciated! I can safely assume that it will also transfer in to BoX series too?

 

Also (as I forgot to write this initially), if the aircraft allowed for the capacity, it would be amazing for the second player/co-pilot to have access to the camera function. I am desperate, as a bomber pilot, to offhand the bombardier position to my friend (who usually navigates/gunner).

Edited January 28, 2022 by Leifr

[Enigma89]

Nvidia for life

[Jade_Monkey]

Very nice surprise! I never got to use this with ROF so a small explanation of how the mechanic worked would be interesting.

 

I also hope it can also be used with the WWII modules eventually.

[JGr2/J5_Hotlead]

Voted! ✅ Thanks for bringing this feature from ROF into FC! @J99_Sizzlorr will this mean no more need to have the destructible trucks on Flugpark to get credit for recon missions? ?

[richarrrd]

This is exciting. I really hope that recon mode makes it to WW2 modules. Picturing a server like TAW with blank intel on campaign start, and players having to manually refresh recon photos as a game mode would be *incredible*

[Asgar]

seeing how small the Radeon user base is.... can we have have DLSS support? ? 

Edited January 28, 2022 by Asgar

[Lord_Strange]

Very excited to see proper recon mechanics on the way, since it was such an important role for the two-seaters in WW1. And the fact that Flying Circus is integrated into Great Battles gives me hope that we'll see more WW2 recon planes in future (I would pay an UNREASONABLE amount for a collector's Fw-189).

Edited January 28, 2022 by Lord_Strange
poor grammar from feverish typing

[Avimimus]

  

18 minutes ago, Leifr said:

Ahh! Really nice, I loved flying with my friend(s) back in RoF and spending time running photo reconaiisance. Thank you for reintroducing this Jason, much appreciated! I can safely assume that it will also transfer in to BoX series too?

 

 

Yes, hopefully someday this will expand to WW2 (complete with some metrics for photo quality for photo-recon). The same goes for artillery spotting from a U-2VS (and maybe an Fi-156 or Fw-189)? It'd be great to be able to control multiple different types of AI ground artillery units with multiple different firing schemes... lots of potential for interesting gameplay and integration with Tank Crew.

 

That said - anything in the recon department is wonderful! It was such an important role in both wars - and the phrase 'alone, unarmed, and unafraid' stays with one... there is nothing quite like a single aircraft (or occasionally a pair) penetrating deep behind enemy lines for that sense of heroism and daring.

Edited January 28, 2022 by Avimimus

[Blitzen]

Well a little bit of news, but honestly I was hoping for a little more…?

[No_Face]

19 minutes ago, Leifr said:

Thank you for reintroducing this Jason,

On the other hand, it will be necessary to consider the visibility of objects on the ground.

If my memory is good, in Stuka, at 2000m, I do not see the targets on the ground, they appear only when I get closer. I would have to redo some tests to confirm my statements.

Edited January 28, 2022 by No_Face

[40plus]

Fantastic new feature and a big thank you to the Dev team for considering everyone's current GPU before making an impactful change. I have been trying to buy a modern card at a reasonable price now since the launch of the 30xx series and the 6xxx series. I consider myself lucky as the 1080ti I have is still pretty capable but I imagine many others aren't so fortunate and a big change in the engine would have a significant impact.

 

Cheers for caring about your user base 

[Avimimus]

Amusing thought: Once we get artillery spotting back in... the aircraft with the most firepower in the game will be from WWI!

[[F.Circus]Gorn_Captain]

Perhaps one of my most wanted features, I'm extremely excited for this, will make a huge difference to FC, particularly if there's artillery spotting to go along with it! And here I was thinking no dev diary could be more exciting than the one with pictures of the Handley-Page in...

[Jooyz]

Oh yesss ! some changes, modernisations in game engine ❤️
Would love to have more info about it.

[SYN_Vander]

Great to see these interactive elements back in the game! Photo recon and Artillery spotting missions were the primary missions for WW1 and photo recon can now also be added to WW2 scenarios.

One big question though: Will we be able to use it in Multiplayer?

[jeanba]

Happy to see Arty spotting and recon missions back, they were the bright spot of RoF for 2 seater lovers

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

SUPER great news!

This recon feature open a new branch of mission possibilities!!! Bravo! 

Can this be combine with rescue missions? Maybe a couple of floatplanes in the future ... collectorwise?

Could be also possible that it takes a real picture WW2 vintage style in a gif, jpg, etc file so that if you play in a server such as TAW you can post the pics taken for future bombing or strafing missions?

 

Has anyone a video of how this feature worked in ROF? Thanks in advance

Found these ... any other?

 

 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by =gRiJ=Roman-

[Diggun]

Here's hoping the PRU Pink & Blue Spits will finally have a purpose!

[ZachariasX]

Nice to see those new features in FC!

[No_Face]

17 minutes ago, Jooyz said:

Oh yesss ! some changes, modernisations in game engine ❤️
Would love to have more info about it.

I would like it to benefit the ground. Maybe for a TC 2 for example. More beautiful vegetation, (grass and tree), nicer building textures etc.

[Jooyz]

2 minutes ago, No_Face said:

I would like it to benefit the ground. Maybe for a TC 2 for example. More beautiful vegetation, (grass and tree), nicer building textures etc.

yeah maybe we would have better textures without shimmering etc., or even some changes in flying engine

[=621=Samikatz]

Oooh the U-2VS is going to be even better, now

[J99_Sizzlorr]

1 hour ago, JG1_Hotlead_J10 said:

Voted! ✅ Thanks for bringing this feature from ROF into FC! @J99_Sizzlorr will this mean no more need to have the destructible trucks on Flugpark to get credit for recon missions? ?

This is some great news. Right now I am as clueless as you are. Let's wait and see if it is meant for multiplayer at all and hope for the best.

[jef32]

Hi

 

In this sad times, we have a big shortage to buy new graphic cards. I have a Titan X and I wanted to change my computer on last christmas but with the CG shortage, I couldn't. Do you think that it's time to deprive the old graphic cards owner from using IL2 wwhen it's impossible to update the graphic hardware ?

[FuriousMeow]

2 minutes ago, jef32 said:

Hi

 

In this sad times, we have a big shortage to buy new graphic cards. I have a Titan X and I wanted to change my computer on last christmas but with the CG shortage, I couldn't. Do you think that it's time to deprive the old graphic cards owner from using IL2 wwhen it's impossible to update the graphic hardware ?

 

1) You have a Titan X.

2) It's a survey.

 

[migmadmarine]

Yea, mate, I'm still on a 970. If you do find an upgrade can I have your titan? XD

[Fafnir_6]

Hello,

 

I'm really stoked for the recon and arty spotting functions.  Those were great fun in RoF.  Will the the recon and arty spotting functions be active from the observer's cockpit rather than the pilot's (as I believe they were in RoF)?  Also, will this work in multiplayer (specifically co-op)?  I'd like my rear-seater to be performing these functions while I fly the plane.  That would be historical as well.  There's a chance to improve and build upon what was in RoF here...and give the RoF-only holdouts another reason to buy in the FC.

 

Cheers,

 

Fafnir_6

[ChauveViking]

I think that just like me, many people are wondering where you are going with "certain engine modifications" a little hint that could help us? ?

[LLv34_Temuri]

@Jason_WilliamsPretty please with sugar on top: have the recon photo taking make a log entry with the needed IDs to connect the event to the pilot who took the photo. Online wars need this.

 

Edit: and coordinates too.

Edited January 28, 2022 by LLv34_Temuri

[JG1_Etzel]

2 minutes ago, LLv34_Temuri said:

@Jason_WilliamsPretty please with sugar on top: have the recon photo taking make a log entry with the needed IDs to connect the event to the pilot who took the photo. Online wars need this.

 

+ 1 !!!

Yes please! That would make this anyhow great news even more exciting ones! ?

[Voyager]

I am intrigued, but the new systems will definitely need explanation to work well. 

[Cybermat47]

Any plans to add recon capabilities to WWII aircraft (like the Bf 109F-5, which was a Bf 109F-4 with no cannon and a hand-held camera issued to the pilot), or would that detract too much from more important work?

[Enigma89]

11 minutes ago, LLv34_Temuri said:

@Jason_WilliamsPretty please with sugar on top: have the recon photo taking make a log entry with the needed IDs to connect the event to the pilot who took the photo. Online wars need this.

 

Edit: and coordinates too.

THIS

[102nd-YU-devill]

27 minutes ago, LLv34_Temuri said:

@Jason_WilliamsPretty please with sugar on top: have the recon photo taking make a log entry with the needed IDs to connect the event to the pilot who took the photo. Online wars need this.

 

Edit: and coordinates too.

Please this. +1

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Always great to see new features added to the series.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[IRRE_Axurit]

This function is interesting, is it a step closer to Air Marshall?

[SCG_Kimi]

This Jason! ❤️

[PatrickAWlson]

Artillery spots were always my favorite 2 seater missions.  Coding them was a PITA (hoping new system is easier to use) but they were fun to fly - picking the grid and watching the arty fall.

 

For WWII recon fans, this opens up possibilities for WII recon collector planes like the Piper, Storch, FW189, maybe use the Po2 for this role, etc. 

[C6_lefuneste]

1 minute ago, PatrickAWlson said:

Artillery spots were always my favorite 2 seater missions.  Coding them was a PITA (hoping new system is easier to use) but they were fun to fly - picking the grid and watching the arty fall.

 

For WWII recon fans, this opens up possibilities for WII recon collector planes like the Piper, Storch, FW189, maybe use the Po2 for this role, etc. 

Or, who knows, capacity for mission maker guys to setup more interaction with IA units...Eg : you are requested to clear a strong point, if you did it you send a message to free a convoy to go ahead. More immersive than having a trigger...