Developer Diary 307 - Discussion

[Jason_Williams]

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Hello Everyone!

 

Today we bring you some news from the Great War! We are nearing completion of the final trio of Flying Circus- Vol. II aircraft. The Gotha G.V., Handley-Page O/400 and Sopwith Triplane are coming along nicely. The Gotha G.V. will be released in our next update, which we hope will be by the end of this month. The HP O/400 and Tripe will be in a March update. The Western Front map for FC2/3 is also being worked on by Ugra Media, but it is not ready to be shown yet and will likely take more time to complete that we originally planned unfortunately. A clear estimate on its arrival is not possible at the moment, but will update you as soon as we get a better handle on it. Map making is a slow process in general.     

 

   

 

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Jason

[Ribbon]

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I'd like to thank @Rjelfor believing in me.

Edited February 11, 2022 by =VARP=Ribbon

[ZachariasX]

HP! Gotha! Yeah! Thank you guys, they look beautiful. Can't wait for having  them in the sim!

[ChauveViking]

I can't wait to see the photos of the 88 C6

[Rjel]

Those USAAF gunners look great as do the WWI crates.

 

Hoping too for an end to the pandemic. I hope it isn't replaced by more tragedy on the world stage. Thanks to the team for carrying on in the face of it all.

[Vortice]

Astro-navigation here we come.

[[CPT]Crunch]

May have to actually try and fly some of my unused WW1 kites one of these days.  For sure if the map they build is even half as good as their Syrian map is.

[Lord_Strange]

I was hoping we would see the Davis Gun return on the HP. I'm going to spend way too much time trying to get an air-to-air kill with it.

[Asgar]

gotta admit, i got 0 interest in the wooden crates or the 88 for that matter. I just want to see the Mossie and the 410 ? 

[[F.Circus]MoerasGrizzly]

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we want to say THANK YOU to all who have supported us during the last couple years as we have struggled to maintain a steady flow of content and improvements for the Great Battles series.

Hey, the Great Battles series has been one of the things that kept me sane throughout these couple of years, so thank you

[Diggun]

2 minutes ago, [F.Circus]MoerasGrizzly said:

Hey, the Great Battles series has been one of the things that kept me sane throughout these couple of years, so thank you

EXACTLY this. The chaps I fly with online have been, by far, my greatest social outlet during the whole mess of the pandemic. Without them, and the Great Battles series, I would have gone even more peculiar than I did. Wibble.

[Cpt_Cool]

5 minutes ago, Lord_Strange said:

I was hoping we would see the Davis Gun return on the HP. I'm going to spend way too much time trying to get an air-to-air kill with it.

I loved that thing in ROF. 

[[F.Circus]sith1144]

very exciting update! I wonder if the Flak vests will actually offer any protection the the gunners

[[RBRI]Khaela]

Oooooh I can't wait to take the Gotha for a spin in VR. Boy have I been witing for these big birds to be added ❤️

[Avimimus]

I really appreciate all the little updates to the WWI aircraft - they are not going unnoticed.

[=621=Samikatz]

So excited to get my hands on all those WW1 birds. Can't wait to drag all my friends into the HP's turrets so we can all perish in a terrible flying accident together while trying to hit other planes with the anti-sub gun

[Voyager]

Sorry to hear the map's taking longer than hoped, but the planes look really nice. Looking forward to seeing them in the air. 

[LukeFF]

19 minutes ago, Lord_Strange said:

I was hoping we would see the Davis Gun return on the HP. I'm going to spend way too much time trying to get an air-to-air kill with it.

 

12 minutes ago, Cpt_Cool said:

I loved that thing in ROF. 

 

That thing is a hoot. Nothing quite defines weaponry from the time like a weapon like that. ?

[Avimimus]

9 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

That thing is a hoot. Nothing quite defines weaponry from the time like a weapon like that. ?

 

I tried using it to attack the Ilya Murometz in Rise of Flight... it was pretty hilarious. It made me want the Murometz variant with the hand-loaded 37mm... the duels are somehow magical - with such enormous slow aircraft using such enormous slow-to-fire weapons.

[ROCKET_KNUT]

GREAT! Looking forward to those heavies! I´d love to say "THANK YOU TOO DEVS!!!" by purchasing several copies of something flyable... Makes a great noise, is as fast as..., name starts with "A-" and ends with "26C". You need any other clue? Here you go: 

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by ROCKET_KNUT

[Avimimus]

12 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Sorry to hear the map's taking longer than hoped, but the planes look really nice. Looking forward to seeing them in the air. 

 

Based on what Jason posted earlier, the update seems to imply that (if all goes well):

- Ju-88C6 and Gotha G.V in late February

- Sopwith Triplane and H.P O/400 in late March (and maybe AI B-26)

- BoN and FCII maps sometime in the Summer (and possibly some of the remaining BoN aircraft or the V-1, and the collector tanks)

 

I'm personally just excited to see any of this come to fruition.

 

I'm also looking forward to the post-summer collector aircraft, updated decals etc.

[Cpt_Cool]

18 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

 

 

That thing is a hoot. Nothing quite defines weaponry from the time like a weapon like that. ?

 

Hitting an idling Dr1 and six wings going all to pieces felt so right.

[Guest deleted@191198]

I hope new sky technology release in next update with Ju 88 C

[sevenless]

Yes! I´m interested to find out how it handles.

 

[JG4_Moltke1871]

I have to say thank you to the Devs, the Pandemic brings me to flight sims and Especially IL2 Great Battles/Flying Circus.

This great game/simulation makes the world much sweeter for me and I can forget the Chaos outside for a lot of hours. 
So I can’t wait the next update to enjoy your great works results and especially the Gotha and the Ju88C ?

But …-Jesus-.. this plane and gun will also get my attention when it comes out:

 

Attacking ground targets (and maybe submarines on a later map?) with it must be a great challenge ?

[Luftschiff]

GOTHA! HANDLEY! DAVIS!

I am so excited to relive our pirate-ship like bomber duels in those things. Thank you for doing those giants justice!

[Rjel]

1 hour ago, =VARP=Ribbon said:

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A lot to be said to being first. Gotta be nimble. Gotta be quick. Gotta jump over a candle stick. Or something like that. 

[Ala13_UnopaUno_VR]

We have also made more progress on our new sky technology and are currently working to put it into Beta soon. Next week we plan to update our Astro-dome (stars and planets) to be more accurate depending on the latitude of the map. This is a small, but interesting improvement to make our physical world a little more accurate.

 

thx¡¡ VR apreciate

[A-E-Hartmann]

Thanks for this great news.?

Can't wait to see the Ju88C-6.

[J2_Bidu]

Beautiful stuff.

 

We can't get rid of the Tripe's middle wing, I sPupose?

[JGr2/J5_Hotlead]

The Handley is looking beautiful! ? Thank you for continuing to work on the series. Flying in Flying Circus has definitely been one the bright spots for me during COVID. Hopefully you all can finally get out from under all the lockdowns and inconveniences. To 2022! ?

[JLean]

Thanks for the Friday update these are great starters for the weekend.

Those WWI "heavies"  might be enough to add one more product to my basket.

but that Zerstörer I am really waiting and those new ?⭐

 JLean

 

[[F.Circus]Gorn_Captain]

23 minutes ago, J2_Bidu said:

We can't get rid of the Tripe's middle wing, I sPupose?

 

I'm sure if you ask nicely and hold still a nearby Hun will help you remove it

[J2_Bidu]

23 minutes ago, [F.Circus]Gorn_Captain said:

 

I'm sure if you ask nicely and hold still a nearby Hun will help you remove it

Not exactly my puprose.

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

Attacking ground targets (and maybe submarines on a later map?) with it must be a great challenge ?

 

Yeah, it's been ages since I've used it in Rise of Flight, but as I recall it takes a lot of practice to get good with it. The funny thing is that this thing was also intended to be an anti-Zeppelin weapon. ? 

[Avimimus]

14 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

 

Yeah, it's been ages since I've used it in Rise of Flight, but as I recall it takes a lot of practice to get good with it. The funny thing is that this thing was also intended to be an anti-Zeppelin weapon. ? 

 

I recall it as a good climber, and only having somewhat of an edge in maneuverability. I also recall it being a bit limited in roll rate.

 

It is one of my favourites in just about any sim, but it certainly isn't a Dr.I (thank goodness!)

 

It'd be interesting to have a fly-off between it and the Sopwith Pup (with its low-wing loading bi-plane configuration)!

[ITAF_Rani]

Great update as always...

So B26 bomber release is confirmed?

[LukeFF]

Oh, one other thing I noticed about the Davis gun that I'm glad has been changed - now it has a Lewis gun on top to help with aiming. In ROF, it had an Aldis sight, which I think was done because at the time a gun turret couldn't have two different weapons. However, it looks like that the ability to have two weapons in a turret in Tank Crew has made it over to the aircraft side. ?

[easterling77]

We have to thank you and the whole Team  Mr Jason Sir

 

I'm so glad, that I  stumbled back on flight sims in 2019 and I will stay at it cause of your outstanding work that keeps my passion alive?

 

And Ju 88 C6 soon ? ? Big Bad Bird ?

[tbauchot]

Thank you very much for all your good work, but what do you mean exactly by that :

"The Western Front map for FC2/3 is also being worked"

Do you plan a FC3 ?

A new paid add-on, or an evolution of the current FC2 ?

 

Regards, Thierry.