Game version 5.002 discussion: Churchill IV, Tactical Codes, New Propellers, DVD for everything.

[kendo]

3 hours ago, FAW-Tromplamort said:

Hello great patch.

 

One minor complain is that in Quick Mission Bilder if you choose for example the Normandy map the Spit V, Hurricane and A-20 at least are only available with russian dynamic markings.

As a skinner it is not very convenient in order to test blank skins with dynamic markings for english squadrons...

 

Don't think so. Think you need to select a British skin in the first screen, not later in the pre-flight hangar screen

[1./SG2_Wolfert]

@Jason_Williams Hi I want ask about Ju-87D-5 with Stuvi and 2xMG151/20, Could you please tell, is it in your plan? We wait long time this plane. Thanks

[MisterSmith]

2 hours ago, SV7_Wolfert said:

@Jason_Williams Hi I want ask about Ju-87D-5 with Stuvi and 2xMG151/20, Could you please tell, is it in your plan? We wait long time this plane. Thanks

 

Please stay on topic. This is an update/release thread.

 

Smith

[FAW-Tromplamort]

13 hours ago, kendo said:

 

Don't think so. Think you need to select a British skin in the first screen, not later in the pre-flight hangar screen

Ah ok it's weird but you are right.

[Elem]

On 10/15/2022 at 7:53 PM, Jade_Monkey said:

 

 

+1, they seem to be climbing on verticals and stalling.

 

Saw that in Bf109s in career mode

True, but doesn't it make them easy to kill!?

[jojy47jojyrocks]

It seems not only 109s...in career mode, most other fighters too always goes vertical and stalls. I mean, almost all the fighter class planes are doing this - Going vertical in fights and go stall. If there are like 4 flights of them, they and we are meeting head on, they all go vertical just before the merge.

Edited October 18, 2022 by jojy47jojyrocks

[duruk]

Sorry if it has been mentioned before but trying to use the multiple-aircraft quick mission builder makes the screen freeze while the cursor keep turning forever. 

As far as I can see there is no problem when using single-aircraft quick mission builder or the advanced mission builder.  

[Mysticpuma]

On 10/12/2022 at 1:16 AM, Luftgangster said:

 

Yes and there is also the issue with numbers and markings being too small compared to how they were in reality. This is especially prevalent with German aircraft.

 

 

 

 

Images taken from the Russian forum because I am far too lazy to gather my own.

 

[MarcoPegase44]

On 10/13/2022 at 1:07 PM, Regingrave said:

The size of the symbols is technically limited by the size of the texture sheet.

Two-number codes has almost no use, as currently in the game size of the group is limited by nine planes.

Good evening,

Actually 2 digit tactical codes would be useful for BON's Career mod.

Indeed the tactical markings of the planes of Gruppe staff officers have been replaced most often by the numbers "22", "23", "24" instead of the too conspicuous chevrons. (example the BF 109 of the JG26).

In addition often the planes of formation leaders carried the number "1".

[vonGraf]

A short question; when I equip the Me410 with the 30mm cannon MK108 modification I get a special gun sight that has an additional scope.

Can I use it and how do you switch from collimator sight to the scope? I've tried several things out but no luck until now.

 

I remember seeing this sight in A.Gallands old 109 on photos where he used it for observation.

 

[Regingrave-]

56 минут назад, vonGraf сказал:

Can I use it and how do you switch from collimator sight to the scope? I've tried several things out but no luck until now.

By default it's LShift+V.

[-332FG-SGTSAUSAGE138]

Is there an issue with pilot career? I've played a few missions and the target triggers sometimes dont work and sometimes no enemies spawn. These were old campaigns, some from a few patches back and some from a few years back.

 

[fogpipe]

Getting random ctds on a tempest career from before the patch. When restarting monitor sometimes puts itself to sleep or il2 stays minimized and mouse loses desktop focus and pointer disappears.

Will check back in a few weeks to see if there is a patch.

 

[vonGraf]

17 hours ago, Regingrave said:

By default it's LShift+V.

 

Thank you

But for what is the entry Lshift+V? Sight mode or move sight?

Sorry, my game is in German plus I have rearranged all the keys.

 

Edit: Found it, it's the bombsight normally.

Edited October 20, 2022 by vonGraf
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[czech693]

I'm seeing all the aircraft with low idle rpm's showing a static prop flicker almost like you see on a video of a RL prop taken with a camera recording slower than the prop rpm.  Tested 5 FC aircraft and they all have it.  Tested Bf-109F and P-40E in GB and they don't have it, but U-2 does.  Tried quick changes in in Nvidia Control Panel using Performance, Balance, and Quality to see if that made any difference, but it didn't.  Is anyone else seeing this?  Not sure if this started with the previous game version or this latest one. I recorded some. Are those the .trk files?  Can I just stick one in here are does it have to be massaged by a video program?

[DD_Arthur]

10 hours ago, czech693 said:

I'm seeing all the aircraft with low idle rpm's showing a static prop flicker almost like you see on a video of a RL prop taken with a camera recording slower than the prop rpm.  Tested 5 FC aircraft and they all have it.  Tested Bf-109F and P-40E in GB and they don't have it, but U-2 does.  Tried quick changes in in Nvidia Control Panel using Performance, Balance, and Quality to see if that made any difference, but it didn't.  Is anyone else seeing this?  Not sure if this started with the previous game version or this latest one. I recorded some. Are those the .trk files?  Can I just stick one in here are does it have to be massaged by a video program?

The prop animation has been changed in the last update.

 

[Zanzibar]

I haven't had much time to fly lately, but I do want to take a moment to say a big thank you to the dev team for updates like these. I especially want to point out how great it is that the visibility of navigation/formation lights has finally been adjusted. Thank you!

[301fsSeoyeon]

still flying i have same issue, pilot death or plane dead in 5-8 round of 20mm EVERY SINGEL TIME. My time fly il2 is done, fight against plane wich turn fine after hit by 37mm, or 2x hispanos only to be kill from tiny burst just absurd and not match any guns cameras footage. flying many years simulators no other had such abusrd overmodel bf109. Il2 it is time for replace by something better, but nothing will come :c

[Art-J]

19 hours ago, czech693 said:

I'm seeing all the aircraft with low idle rpm's showing a static prop flicker almost like you see on a video of a RL prop taken with a camera recording slower than the prop rpm.  Tested 5 FC aircraft and they all have it.  Tested Bf-109F and P-40E in GB and they don't have it, but U-2 does.  Tried quick changes in in Nvidia Control Panel using Performance, Balance, and Quality to see if that made any difference, but it didn't.  Is anyone else seeing this?  Not sure if this started with the previous game version or this latest one. I recorded some. Are those the .trk files?  Can I just stick one in here are does it have to be massaged by a video program?

 

Yeah, I saw it as well - full static prop image flickering over new animation intermittently in idle RPM. Interesting thing is - it happened after cold start, but when I took a short flight and landed, it stopped happening (unless "hot" idle RPM is slightly higher than "cold" idle?). Don't remember If I saw it before or after 5.002b hotfix, however - haven't played the game in many days. Maybe I'll check it again today.

Edited October 22, 2022 by Art-J

[CrazyhorseB34]

Please stop the unwanted and usesless tac codes. 

[71st_AH_Rob_XR-R]

Tactical codes are the greatest addition to immersion yet. Please continue to improve and refine them.  They also lead to improved performance and reduce demand on precious SSD space by eliminating the need to download custom skins.

[Guest deleted@50488]

Big and Great update !  THANK YOU 1C / 777 !!!

 

Honestly, I don't even play IL-2 anymore becauase I am too busy with RL stuff and have setteled for X-Plane 12 now that it was finally releaased in Beta, but IL-2, just like DCS before it, I diverted from non-combat flight simulation sinmply for the pleasure of using a flight simulator that better than any other can provide me with the best "feel of flight" I have experienced among all the flightsims I have used since 1982 !

 

For some reason Microsoft picked one of the 1C/777 team developers for their ASOBO / MFS Team.

 

Keep the excellent work, and as usual whenever I have the time and want to taste the "feel of flight" like in no other sim, I'll surely load IL-2 for a ride ?

 

[BlitzPig_EL]

58 minutes ago, CrazyhorseB34 said:

Please stop the unwanted and usesless tac codes. 

If you don't like them, don't use them.  Seems simple enough.

[Eisenfaustus]

1 hour ago, CrazyhorseB34 said:

Please stop the unwanted and usesless tac codes. 

I want them, I use them and I like them - they added a great deal of immersion for me. 

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

Agree.  However, wish paint and TC would be remembered/saved for each plane so we'd not have to reconfigure each time unless we want to change.  As is now, must be reset each time.

[szelljr]

24 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

If you don't like them, don't use them.  Seems simple enough.

?        ?         ?        ?       ?        ?         ?

 

 

[AEthelraedUnraed]

3 hours ago, szelljr said:

?        ?         ?        ?       ?        ?         ?

 

 

If that's a Quick Mission, you shouldn't really configure AI flights to use pre-marked aircraft anyhow as you can't specify it per plane and hence it'll only result in several aircraft with the same markings.

 

If it's an Advanced Quick Mission, you can't even adjust the skin of AI flights.

 

If it's a "human-made" or multiplayer mission, switching off tactical codes is really only 5 clicks or so and not hard at all.

[czech693]

12 hours ago, Art-J said:

 

Yeah, I saw it as well - full static prop image flickering over new animation intermittently in idle RPM. Interesting thing is - it happened after cold start, but when I took a short flight and landed, it stopped happening (unless "hot" idle RPM is slightly higher than "cold" idle?). Don't remember If I saw it before or after 5.002b hotfix, however - haven't played the game in many days. Maybe I'll check it again today.

Well, I warmed up an SE5 on a train attack and after landing it still flickered bad at idle.  Worse, I had some momentary static prop images on a P-51 this evening.  Reported this earlier on a Bf-110 starboard enginer (but not the port engine).  I have a petty robust graphics setup so I don't think it's my PC.  I think it started after the new prop images were put out.

[Snoop_Hogg]

In the Normandy career mode 175sq RAF has the squadron code "OV" but that's not correct as far as I know.

 

197 squadron should have "OV"

175 squadron should have "HH" at this point

[LukeFF]

33 minutes ago, Snoop_Hogg said:

In the Normandy career mode 175sq RAF has the squadron code "OV" but that's not correct as far as I know.

 

197 squadron should have "OV"

175 squadron should have "HH" at this point

 

Thanks, I'll get it fixed.  

[-332FG-Cue-Ball]

On 10/22/2022 at 7:43 AM, RNAS10_Mitchell said:

Agree.  However, wish paint and TC would be remembered/saved for each plane so we'd not have to reconfigure each time unless we want to change.  As is now, must be reset each time.

This would be a big quality of life improvement. Having to set the tac code every single time is a bit of a pain, and it would be really helpful if the game at least remembered what you used last, or even better, what tac code was assigned to each particular plane the last time it was flown.

[MarcoPegase44]

On 10/26/2022 at 6:04 PM, LukeFF said:

In the Normandy career mode 175sq RAF has the squadron code "OV" but that's not correct as far as I know.

 

197 squadron should have "OV"

175 squadron should have "HH" at this point

Thanks, I'll get it fixed.  

Spoiler

 

 

 

Same bug with the 19Sqn

 

Misttake code "YT" in place "QV" code

Edited October 28, 2022 by MarcoPegase44

[Trooper117]

20 minutes ago, MarcoPegase44 said:

Same bug with the 19Sqn

 

Misttake code "YT" in place "QV" code

 

How dare they!... first RAF squadron to get the Spitfire, and they get the codes wrong... the bounders!  

[LukeFF]

7 hours ago, MarcoPegase44 said:

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Same bug with the 19Sqn

 

Misttake code "YT" in place "QV" code

 

Thanks! Will get it fixed.

[BryceEl-juez-justo]

It appears that I now need to redownload the whole game twice ( once for the version of Steam that I use and another for the standalone version that I use for Bodenplatt, Normandy, etc ).

It would be appreciated if an update would be published that does not require a complete reinstall.

As it stands currently, I will just accept not using IL-2 BOS thanks to the mandatory reinstall. ?

[DD_Crash]

I think you must be doing something wrong.(not a Steam user here)

[9./JG52_J-HAT]

3 hours ago, El-juez-justo said:

It appears that I now need to redownload the whole game twice ( once for the version of Steam that I use and another for the standalone version that I use for Bodenplatt, Normandy, etc ).

It would be appreciated if an update would be published that does not require a complete reinstall.

As it stands currently, I will just accept not using IL-2 BOS thanks to the mandatory reinstall. ?

Link your accounts. It sounds like you have BoS on Steam, which already is the base game. And use it there. The DLC you bought here will be available. That’s only one install on the end. From Steam. Don‘t use the standalone launcher.

[nachinus]

I never had to reinstall the steam game after an update ever. Also, you don't need to have 2 separate installs, just link the accounts.

[czech693]

On 10/11/2022 at 5:22 PM, Avimimus said:

Hey, so is the stroboscopic effect of the prop accurate to the human eye or to cameras? I'm curious. I don't spend much time close to propellers.

I have been flying in RL for 50 years and have seen a lot of props.  If you are talking about the momentary static prop images, no that's not the way the eye sees them.  All of the FC aircraft and the U-2 in BOX has this stuttering, static prop image at idle with the new change to the propeller images.  It only shows up for aircraft with low idle speeds, although I've seen a couple of brief appearances with some BOX aircraft.  Now, the appearance of a shimmering prop that stays nearly in one place happens in real life if the light is right.  But you don't see the blade.  I ran an old 2018 copy of FC on my NAS and the stuttering blades didn't appear back then.

[czech693]

This is what I'm talking about.

 

https://imgur.com/a/oeGmCpp)