Game version 4.705 discussion: Mosquito and some improvements

[moustache]

@albérich
this was a voluntary change, but an upcoming patch will bring the compass back

[Gunbus]

I Think the Merlin engines on the Mossie needs to be tweaked sounds Just a little bit ilke a Griffon please make them sound ilke RR merlins 

[Hotdognz]

Ii the Mossie trim broken ??, after take off I hit trim re-set and the Mossie started to climb so gave it nose down trim, I had to move the nose down trim full forward and even then the Mossie was still climbing, only way to get it level was to move the stick by hand.

[E69_Alberich]

8 hours ago, Han said:

Se arreglará lo antes posible en hotfix

me ocurre lo mismo en TC no hay cañones anticarro ni ametralladoras en trinchesras en cambio disparan

 

Here are the translations. Please post English in the English forums.

 

Smith

 

"It will be fixed as soon as possible in hotfix"

"the same thing happens to me in TC there are no anti-tank cannons or machine guns in trenches instead they shoot"

[Yankee_One]

4 hours ago, Han said:

 

Which grpahics setting you have had before the update?

 

3440x1440

 

FULLSCREEN

ENABLE 4K textures

Interface autoscale

Enable mods

 

 

I had these settings a long time ago, never had any problems so far

 

 

QUOTE:

"Everyone who have this problem, please respond:

 

1. Do you have these files in your \IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles\data\graphics\textures folder:"

 

YES

 

2.

Windows 10

Amd Ryzen 7 1800X

NVIDIA Gtx 980ti 

32 gb ram 

4K Monitor

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Give back the hud to the tankers…

any tanker can have a compass in his pocket ?

[Sneaksie]

Just now, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

any tanker can have a compass in his pocket ?

Magnetic compass won't work inside or near the tank?

[JG4_Moltke1871]

3 minutes ago, Sneaksie said:

Magnetic compass won't work inside or near the tank?

Than we have to live with deal much more different tanking ?

The Commander have to risk more often his head while watching the sun?

I don’t know so far…. The tanks have a watch?

[Sneaksie]

The compass in the tank HUD on Expert difficulty will be returned in the hotfix due to popular demand.

[KeyCat]

Just updated to 4.705 but get the following error when trying to start....

 

Quote

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Il-2.exe - System Error
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The program can't start because D3DCOMPILER_47.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
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OK   
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Anyone else seeing this?

 

[BMA_FlyingShark]

4 minutes ago, KeyCat said:

Just updated to 4.705 but get the following error when trying to start....

 

 

Anyone else seeing this?

 

Yes, me, I reinstalled the program and to no avail.

I did a clean reinstall of windows and the game but the problem still persists.

I'm doing a windows update right now and I'll post the result.

Otherwise I hope the coming hot fix will solve the issue.

 

Have a nice day.

 

Edited June 1, 2022 by FlyingShark

[firdimigdi]

17 minutes ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

Give back the hud to the tankers…

any tanker can have a compass in his pocket ?

 

16 minutes ago, Sneaksie said:

Magnetic compass won't work inside or near the tank?

 

No magnetic compass in pockets or otherwise (well you could carry it but you'd need to be quite a distance from the tank to use it and expect it to show a reliable reading), however I've read that gyroscopic compasses were a thing in german tanks.

[-DED-Rapidus]

1 hour ago, alberich said:

after te update problems in the hud of the tank only shows no ammo no turret no compas no speed also  i dont see now the pak in the trenches other players yes but

i dont see the i hope solution because i am a user all produts IL2

chat sound not working

Is the option enabled? (Sound settings)

[BMA_FlyingShark]

42 minutes ago, KeyCat said:

Just updated to 4.705 but get the following error when trying to start....

 

 

Anyone else seeing this?

 

Sorry, I did a clean windows (7) install, updated windows and reinstalled the game but the problem persists.

 

I hope you'll have more luck.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[moustache]

44 minutes ago, Firdimigdi said:

I've read that gyroscopic compasses were a thing in german tanks.

yes, we already have it in game

 

example in Pz IV:

[BMA_FlyingShark]

I now found a solution.

I downloaded that dll file and the game now starts on my pc.

This is where I found it:

https://www.dll-files.com/d3dcompiler_47.dll.html

 

Put it in: windows/system32.

Be careful to choose the right version (64bit or 32bit).

And don't shoot me if for one reason or another it won't work for you (computers you know).

 

Have a nice day and good luck.

 

[moustache]

5 hours ago, Yogiflight said:

And, BTW, when I don't activate the Autopilot in driver position, there should also be no gunner AI taking over control of the turret and gun, turning the turret to a target, he could IRL not even know, it is there, as it is outside of his limited FOV, and shoot on his own, even at distances, that don't make any sense, like with the Panzer 3, shooting at a T-34 front at a distance of 1300m. When I don't activate the Autopilot, I want to do this all on my own. As it is now, you are only passenger in your tank.

is there a fix for this? (among others...)

[ER*Wumme]

Mossie-  endlich-..  well done devs.  

By.the way no problems with update and my 8 comrades..

[ATA_Vasilij]

Hi, 

 

after "update" (actually we should call it downgrade) are invisible artilerry and flaks on the maps. No mesh, no icons, no visible tracers from shotting. Ale killing the planes.

 

Thanks for your hard work. I am really looking forward for your any updates. 

third last update with clouds: fps down by 20

second last update with sky colors: fps down by 10-15

very Last update: invisible AAA.

 

I am playing VR. so be so kind and test your updates for VR players.
 

Last question: Did you EVER try your update at least once, before publishing?!?!?!?

 

 

[354thFG_Panda_]

Mosquito is lovely, a real joy to fly. Thank you Developers!

[WIS-Redcoat]

I am the first to vote for no HUD type realism but when you spawn into a tank you don't even know which way your facing.  This can make it arbitrarily difficult to begin navigating.  

 

So I agree that the compass should remain visible to the high realism players.

[Falcon41]

After the update I can no longer open the mission editor.  Anyone else having this issue?

Falcon 41

[Ribbon]

51 minutes ago, ATA_Vasilij said:

Hi, 

 

after "update" (actually we should call it downgrade) are invisible artilerry and flaks on the maps. No mesh, no icons, no visible tracers from shotting. Ale killing the planes.

 

Thanks for your hard work. I am really looking forward for your any updates. 

third last update with clouds: fps down by 20

second last update with sky colors: fps down by 10-15

very Last update: invisible AAA.

 

I am playing VR. so be so kind and test your updates for VR players.
 

Last question: Did you EVER try your update at least once, before publishing?!?!?!?

 

 

 

There are better ways to give feedback than in a attack tone!

 

But i second that last few updates downgraded VR performance greatly for barely noticable graphical improvements, very bad tradeoff IMO.

Sun glare also being overdone even after they reduced it.

And it's not just VR, other members from my squad playing on flat screens report the same (overdone sun glare and performance went down greatly for barely noticable graphical improvement).

 

Last night i tried Mossie in QMB (empty BoBp map with few trucks) and fps drop reached new record, down to 30 fps with horrible stutters (Before on higher settings with reprojection it never dropped bellow 45fps and without reprojection it avereged ~75-90fps).

I already dialed down graphic settings but now it asks more ?.

Since clouds hotfix and skybox performance went down roughly by 20-40%.

All that makes me barely touch il2 anymore.....it should get better not worse.

 

I7 10700k 5.1ghz, rtx3080, reverb g2 at 60% steamVR resolution.

[Ala13_UnopaUno_VR]

1 minute ago, =VARP=Ribbon said:

 

¡Hay mejores formas de dar retroalimentación que en un tono de ataque!

 

Pero en segundo lugar, las últimas actualizaciones redujeron en gran medida el rendimiento de la realidad virtual por mejoras gráficas apenas perceptibles, muy mala compensación en mi opinión.

El resplandor del sol también se exagera incluso después de que lo redujeron.

Y no es solo la realidad virtual, otros miembros de mi escuadrón que juegan en pantallas planas informan lo mismo (el brillo del sol exagerado y el rendimiento se redujeron considerablemente para una mejora gráfica apenas perceptible).

 

Anoche probé Mossie en QMB (mapa BoBp vacío con pocos camiones) y la caída de fps alcanzó un nuevo récord, hasta 30 fps con tartamudeos horribles (antes, en configuraciones más altas con reproyección, nunca cayó por debajo de 45 fps y sin reproyección promedió ~ 75-90 fps ).

Ya bajé la configuración gráfica, pero ahora pide más ? .

Dado que el rendimiento de la revisión de las nubes y el skybox se redujo aproximadamente en un 20-40%.

Todo eso hace que ya apenas toque il2... debería mejorar, no empeorar.

 

I7 10700k 5.1ghz, rtx3080, reverb g2 al 60% de resolución steamVR.

+1, same for vr, low FPS 

[Yogiflight]

27 minutes ago, WIS-Redcoat said:

I am the first to vote for no HUD type realism but when you spawn into a tank you don't even know which way your facing. 

In QMB the map icon of your tank shows the direction you are facing, but you are right, without a compas, this has to be made clear by the mission designer. The problem is, most players never were trained as tank commanders, or they were trained in a modern MBT, which has computers giving them the informations, they want to have. This makes it difficult to find their way in the game.

1 hour ago, moustache said:

is there a fix for this? (among others...)

I can't remember, having seen any request for this, apart from mine. So I am not sure, the developers even see this as an issue.

[PB0_Foxy]

22 minutes ago, Falcon41 said:

After the update I can no longer open the mission editor.  Anyone else having this issue?

Falcon 41

I don't have any problem to open the mission editor.

You may use the "open last mission used on start" option and if something changed regarding the mission you were currently working on that could be the problem.

Best advice to fix this is to go in the IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles\bin\editor folder and use the ResetEditorSettings.cmd file to restore default settings of the mission editor. That should fix it.

 

9 minutes ago, =VARP=Ribbon said:

 

There are better ways to give feedback than in a attack tone!

 

But i second that last few updates downgraded VR performance greatly for barely noticable graphical improvements, very bad tradeoff IMO.

Sun glare also being overdone even after they reduced it.

And it's not just VR, other members from my squad playing on flat screens report the same (overdone sun glare and performance went down greatly for barely noticable graphical improvement).

 

Last night i tried Mossie in QMB (empty BoBp map with few trucks) and fps drop reached new record, down to 30 fps with horrible stutters (Before on higher settings with reprojection it never dropped bellow 45fps and without reprojection it avereged ~75-90fps).

I already dialed down graphic settings but now it asks more ?.

Since clouds hotfix and skybox performance went down roughly by 20-40%.

All that makes me barely touch il2 anymore.....it should get better not worse.

 

I7 10700k 5.1ghz, rtx3080, reverb g2 at 60% steamVR resolution.

I don't have any performances problems in a reverb G2 with an I7 -9700k and a RTX3080.

I'm using openXR thought so that's may be why

[Falcon41]

PBO_Foxy,

     Tried the Reset Editor Settings, but with no fix.  I get the attached error me

[Knochenlutscher]

No Start Bug

 

Textures are there in that location, the dll I have

 

I haven't changed ingame Graphics or my NVidia Settings for a while

 

I'm running a Win11, no Log no Error Message no clue what is going on.

 

[Props]

1 hour ago, ATA_Vasilij said:

Hi, 

 

after "update" (actually we should call it downgrade) are invisible artilerry and flaks on the maps. No mesh, no icons, no visible tracers from shotting. Ale killing the planes.

 

Thanks for your hard work. I am really looking forward for your any updates. 

third last update with clouds: fps down by 20

second last update with sky colors: fps down by 10-15

very Last update: invisible AAA.

 

I am playing VR. so be so kind and test your updates for VR players.
 

Last question: Did you EVER try your update at least once, before publishing?!?!?!?

 

 

I noticed this morning on Combat Box the missing AAA guns, both flak and smaller caliber weapons, in gun emplacements at both Allied and Axis areas /targets. I did not see any muzzle flashes or tracers at enemy target areas, but there was flak bursting around me all the same.

 

As far as graphics and other issues (like the perenial Steam update issues which just makes me glad I don't use it!-), I have experienced no framerate drops, and graphics look great on my monitor with everything running fine online and in SP for me. It does seem as though the VR crowd has had some issues of late since I have seen a number of posts in this regard

 

Thank you devs for bringing us the Mossie!

[PB0_Foxy]

3 minutes ago, Falcon41 said:

PBO_Foxy,

     Tried the Reset Editor Settings, but with no fix.  I get the attached error me

There is something weird in your mission editor folder.

I only have one .exe to launch the mission editor and it's called STEditor.exe

here is what my mission editor folder looks like

Try to double click on STEditor.exe please.

I don't know where you other exe is coming from ?

[Falcon41]

PBO_Foxy,

    I tried double clicking the STEditor.exe with no luck.  The other exe just showed up after the update.

[LukeFF]

7 hours ago, Han said:

How to achieve this? How can we reproduce the issue?

 

It's a mod issue that comes up with every update.

[moustache]

44 minutes ago, Yogiflight said:

I can't remember, having seen any request for this, apart from mine. So I am not sure, the developers even see this as an issue.

It's an old problem, already reported since...

this afternoon's vote gave me some hope...

[Blitzen]

7 hours ago, Han said:

So... Emmm... Everything is ok?

 

How to achieve this? How can we reproduce the issue?

 

 

This is a Mod problem, but as yet I haven't determined which one it is. It doesn'r occure with "Mods Off." The same "pilot out of the cockpit"  occurred with the A-20 and the Typhoon and/or Tempest some time ago with a particular mod , but I have forgotten which Mod or conflict in Mods it was. If I stumble upon it , I'll post it, but it will be just a matter of luck if I I can put my finger on it...

Flying the Mossie is a pure joy even with the crew's idiotic behavior!

[Ribbon]

1 hour ago, PB0_Foxy said:

 

 

I don't have any performances problems in a reverb G2 with an I7 -9700k and a RTX3080.

I'm using openXR thought so that's may be why

Thnx, will try with openXR but i also hope devs will also try to improve and bring back performance as it was before clouds hotfix.

[Kerhuon]

20 hours ago, moustache said:

did you just reboot? I may do it, I only have the ammunition counter... and I'm not the only one apparently...

 

 

do some of you have an absence of sound in Pz IV in the gunner position, looking through the scope? I can only hear the sound of my main engine (and not the ventilation, or the plane/tank engines...) and the messages from the radio...

 

 

I"ve been induce in error restarting my computer & testing the game only in a single mission,!

 

=> The compass is available on single mission but in multiplayer mode , some servers seems to have deactivated this item ! 

 

I think some people smarter than me and some others players are considering they can navigate on these huges maps without using such an item ! 

 

We can do it but I dont understand why they removed it  !...

 

Also : "Magnetic compass won't work inside or near the tank?"

 

About compass and the tank ...   I'm just smiling when reading this ! 

Plane are in plastics ??   What about ships ? ...  

 

dont believe that tanks or ships are like inflatables unicorns at the beach..

 

 

In the end , I dont call this an upgrade but a downgrade ! ..

 

About the mossie ? same feeling as a dead  man ... I'll exchange it for a compass !

 

 

 

 

[PB0_Foxy]

No need to be that salty when devs already said few post above that the compas will be back in the incoming hotfix

 

[jlan5031jlan5031]

I've been away awhile and just returned. Has this current update altered some scripted campaigns? For example, Lullaby for a Dream show only the first mission active. The rest of the listed as xxxx. Others haven't been affected at all. I updated using the Tools method. and it changed none of the affected campaigns. I tried to search it without success. Do I have to complete each mission before the next one is revealed? Have I missed something?

[Ribbon]

12 minutes ago, Kerhuon said:

 

 

Also : "Magnetic compass won't work inside or near the tank?"

 

About compass and the tank ...   I'm just smiling when reading this ! 

Plane are in plastics ??   What about ships ? ...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

In planes magnetic compass is placed in the place with least magnetic interferance (mostly from devices that can cause electromagnetic spikes and give false readings).

Even so compass will be affected by those same devices neverless and metals but than aircraft is placed on the ground pointing true North and compass deviation is than adjusted to it.

I guess ships and tanks would go same magnetic compass adjustment.

[CountZero]

6 hours ago, Barnacles said:

It probably is something like that. I was using 9lb 2850 rpm for combat but I couldn't repeat the phenomenon today. So as it stands I'm OK with it. 

This is how i expirianced it when i was checking speed of it, i used 90% probably for 15min, it said its combat but it is realy higher value so it waisted timer faste. After some time flying like that i used full power untill i got message that emergancy expired and when i slow down to 90% i got imidiatly message that combat expired. This is what should happend how system works in game, so probably you expirianced same thing, combat tech limit is probably higher then on other airplanes so its easyer to waist it if not sticking to gauges.