Developer Diary, Part 72

[Finkeren]

What happend when I hit the bomb that the plane has inside or outside mounted? Nothing?

If I understand you correct, you are asking what will happen if the bomb itself is hit.

 

I actually don't know how it is in BoS, but I can tell you how it should be: Most of the time if a bomb is hit by a projectile, nothing in particular should happen. Maybe the shell will be punctured, the fins destroyed or the bomb become stuck, but unless the armed detonator is hit directly, it would be very rare for the bomb to detonate. For obvious reasons WW2-era bombs were quite hard to set off except by way of the special detonator, and it was a rare occurance for them to go off by damage or accident.

[Neil]

Thank you for the update!

This simulation is getting so wonderful!

You guys are doing an outstanding job!!

I am so happy to have spent money for it!

[PantsPilot]

Fw-190A3 looks just like a ..........Fw-190A3 - everything comes to those who wait.

[Zak]

I actually don't know how it is in BoS, but I can tell you how it should be: Most of the time if a bomb is hit by a projectile, nothing in particular should happen. Maybe the shell will be punctured, the fins destroyed or the bomb become stuck, but unless the armed detonator is hit directly, it would be very rare for the bomb to detonate. For obvious reasons WW2-era bombs were quite hard to set off except by way of the special detonator, and it was a rare occurance for them to go off by damage or accident.

That.

And such bombs in such cases don't detonate in BOS.

[Voidhunger]

 

DM - it is now possible to cause damage to enemy’s machine guns and cannons

Problem is that the guns in this game are so powerful that I dont care if my guns are disabled if I dont have wings or my engine is smoking badly after a few hits by enemy machine guns

[Lensman]

Nice work but are you sure the bf109e ammo counters are defect free? I did a test mission and they decreased as expected whilst I fired but then reset to full whilst I was still flying and before I'd used all the stored rounds! Is it just me?

[II/JG17KaC_Wolfe]

The sim is just getting better and better.  Seems to be an occasional bug when you have a "please wait in between spawns"...you wait...and wait...and...wa. 

 

Then you have to exit the game an re enter.  Anyone else got this ?

[=38=Tatarenko]

yes, I've had that once.

[II/JG17KaC_Wolfe]

yes, I've had that once.

thx 38. hopefully they will fix it then

.

[Finkeren]

I've experienced it a couple of times lately. I'm pretty sure it's reported.

[FuriousMeow]

Problem is that the guns in this game are so powerful that I dont care if my guns are disabled if I dont have wings or my engine is smoking badly after a few hits by enemy machine guns

 

Machine Guns didn't do that. I know, I've lit up a 109 with MGs and it kept puttering along with a few holes. The cannons, on the other hand, are lethal as they should be. They are literally grenades penetrating the skin of the aircraft and exploding. Any wing ribs will be broken ribs, or missing ribs, in short order.

[=jg52=yobbo89]

Thanks devs for the vid of the butcher.Looking good.

 

 

 

(watched it twice xd)

Edited July 18, 2014 by =jg52=yobbo89

[71st_AH_Cujo]

Will the contrails be visible by other players? Its seem right now you can only see your own contrails.

[vx111vx111swift]

Ammo counters are working. Have not seen any vapor trails from any plane as of this time.

[71st_AH_Hooves]

OK so the Con trails look really cool, EXCEPT  you can only see them on your own plane which makes them UTTERLY worthless.  Please let us see them on ALL planes above 4500 m

[HippyDruid]

Looking good. Keep up the good work.

[Voidhunger]

Machine Guns didn't do that. I know, I've lit up a 109 with MGs and it kept puttering along with a few holes. The cannons, on the other hand, are lethal as they should be. They are literally grenades penetrating the skin of the aircraft and exploding. Any wing ribs will be broken ribs, or missing ribs, in short order.

[Voidhunger]

Look at the gun camera footages, how many shot off wings do you see? 95% of the kills are just smoking victims. also accounts from the pilots didnt mentioned shot off wings too often. But in BOS im cutting off both wings like butter and the engine is damaged or in fire after a few hits by the Machine gun.

[Seren77]

fw190 looking great

[FuriousMeow]

Look at the gun camera footages, how many shot off wings do you see? 95% of the kills are just smoking victims. also accounts from the pilots didnt mentioned shot off wings too often. But in BOS im cutting off both wings like butter and the engine is damaged or in fire after a few hits by the Machine gun.

 

That's because most shots were to the fuselage. Can't shoot a wing off when all of the cannon rounds hit the fuselage and you also have to study the gun cam footage. Some were just MGs, others were cannons or a mix of the two. Can't just say "look at the gun cam footages." There are gun cam footage of cannon rounds de-winging planes, not to mention .50s hitting the cannon rounds in the wings of 190s and blowing their wings clean off. What do you think happens when you hit an engine with machine guns? It doesn't not take damage. It isn't just a few hits either.

 

Again, cannon rounds are grenades. They do a ton of damage.

Edited July 19, 2014 by FuriousMeow

[UncleHajo]

Things are looking great! :-) 

 

When I see the 109 in the BoS virtual hangar, I get the same feeling as being near the real thing  

 

http://youtu.be/h6lRisIDF_U?list=UU3XXYaM-Bottwym3fpQ7J-w  (The unrestored 109-E at Chino, CA.)

[AbortedMan]

Contrails look great, but I and the two others I fly with are EXTREMELY disappointed in the fact that they're only visible on your own aircraft...essentially negating the coolness factor they have on high altitude flight.

 

PLEASE tell us they will eventually be on other aircraft in multiplayer as well!

[Jaws2002]

Please, for the love of the Wurger, fix that A3 skin. We talked about this a long time ago and a lot of evidence was presented. That skin is wrong on many levels.

Please, at least don't make it the default one.  

[SeriousFox]

Hey guys, I just tested ammo counter but it seems like middle one is bugged. Or is it normal?

 

http://youtu.be/H03XRh36dqQ

 

Check the 0:22

Edited July 19, 2014 by resmania

[Tektolnes]

Do contrails show up so low during a Russian winter? You'd normally expect contrails at around 8000m and not at 4500m. Though if it's - 40C and relative humidity is 60% or more at 4500m they'd probably show up. 

[71st_AH_Mastiff]

Soon very Soon!

[Finkeren]

OK so the Con trails look really cool, EXCEPT you can only see them on your own plane which makes them UTTERLY worthless. Please let us see them on ALL planes above 4500 m

If that is true, then I totally agree. That's gotta change right away.

[pilotpierre]

Hey guys, I just tested ammo counter but it seems like middle one is bugged. Or is it normal?

 

http://youtu.be/H03XRh36dqQ

 

Check the 0:22

Not sure if its a bug or not, it cycles through twice then stops. Only ever used to do it once in the original.

[Voidhunger]

Again, cannon rounds are grenades. They do a ton of damage.

True, but i still think that wings fall off too easily.

 

and if you start a fight you can can easily mark all enemy AI by a few hits from the far with just machine guns. Enemy planes starts to smoke and are easily to spot.

and if they model AI behaviour like in ROF, that enemy AI turn to home base after damage, the fight will end in few seconds.

[=38=Tatarenko]

Re Ammo Counter - it seems to me that the middle one is too high. Does anyone know for sure how it worked in reality? Were the labels 500 on all three positions?

 

Re MG's - the other night I was facing 5 Messers in a Yak and was just using MGs for some kills. Hits into the Messer engine with MGs can cause fire, so they should be respected!

[SeriousFox]

It's 500/100/500 but the middle one cycles twice.

 

Re Ammo Counter - it seems to me that the middle one is too high. Does anyone know for sure how it worked in reality? Were the labels 500 on all three positions?

 

Re MG's - the other night I was facing 5 Messers in a Yak and was just using MGs for some kills. Hits into the Messer engine with MGs can cause fire, so they should be respected!

[=38=Tatarenko]

Thanks for the info.

[SeriousFox]

Anyone noticed new sound of attack siren on Ju-87?

 

I think sounds are still WIP? Current sound is really weird though. 

[III/JG11_Tiger]

Problem is that the guns in this game are so powerful that I dont care if my guns are disabled if I dont have wings or my engine is smoking badly after a few hits by enemy machine guns

Are you sure that isn't canon fire, you may also be taking other damage that you have not noticed as it hasnt caused smoke or your wings to fall off, I know ROF has a pretty detailed DM with both critical and non critical damage, I cant see BOS having any less.

 

In reality if you took any damage in the real war you would probably high tail it for home at the first opportunity.

[bzc3lk]

Anyone noticed new sound of attack siren on Ju-87?

 

I think sounds are still WIP? Current sound is really weird though. 

I preferred the higher pitched original siren.

[Nankeen]

Woops! This method of sight seeing is highly not recommended

 

LA-5 toasting a 109

 

 

[Mikey]

I wanted to play at this moment when I have posted here  the game. I started the Launcher and what happend no play button but it is Checking for a Update then it said failed to update. Grrr. every time the same with the updates.............

 

 

Yes, I have all updates installed. How can this happend when no update is released but the game try to download a update and failed to do it. Result cant play and need to reinstall the game if I want to play or not. 

 

 

What happend when I hit the bomb that the plane has inside or outside mounted? Nothing?

Hey ghost that happens to me sometimes, i just exit out of the launcher and re launch it. usually corrects itself and downloads the update

[limeymcscrote]

i'm not sure, but I think the ammo counter cycled the first time on gun pods, then again after they ran out

[Jade_Monkey]

Soon very Soon!

Oh daamn! That's more like it! That is a more crowded virtual hangar 

[=38=Tatarenko]

The sim is just getting better and better.  Seems to be an occasional bug when you have a "please wait in between spawns"...you wait...and wait...and...wa. 

 

Then you have to exit the game an re enter.  Anyone else got this ?

 

 

Yes I'm getting this more and more - Waiting for Mission Results takes forever.