Brief Room Episode 2: 2023 In Review, Plans For 2024, A Glimpse At The Upcoming Title

[LukeFF]

Hey everyone!

In this video, Daniel (aka Han) and Viktor (aka =FB=VikS) talk about the 2023 releases and the IL-2 team's plans for 2024.
 

The Q&A part ended up being almost an hour long, so it will be in its own video that we'll be releasing soon (as soon as its English voiceover is done).
 

Happy New Year!
 

 

[deathmisser]

Let's go 

Edited December 30, 2023 by deathmisser

[tattywelshie]

B29 then!!! 

[deathmisser]

Just now, tattywelshie said:

B29 then!!! 

I seen the F4U too I idk what model. But I guess people can pick out the area by the visuals they gave us.  

[tattywelshie]

Just now, deathmisser said:

I seen the F4U too I idk what model. But I guess people can pick out the area by the visuals they gave us.  

Yeah it doesn’t look Korea to me! 

[deathmisser]

Just now, tattywelshie said:

Yeah it doesn’t look Korea to me! 

What do you think it could be ? Late war Japan is what I'm thinking

[=69.GIAP=VLADI]

Looking forward to it! ?

[tattywelshie]

Just now, deathmisser said:

What do you think it could be ? Late war Japan is what I'm thinking

Yup, that’s what I’m thinking as well!

[sevenless]

Just now, deathmisser said:

What do you think it could be ? Late war Japan is what I'm thinking

1945 Japan is my guess.

[deathmisser]

Just now, tattywelshie said:

Yup, that’s what I’m thinking as well!

keek I guess we need to look up what the B-29 doing before they went to Mainland Japan and Korea 

Well I guess it's China : D 

[blockheadgreen_]

F4U-4, B-29, IL-10 and late Yak-9 seem to indicate Korea to me!

[sevenless]

2 minutes ago, deathmisser said:

keek I guess we need to look up what the B-29 doing before they went to Mainland Japan and Korea 

 

B29 bases here:

 

[tattywelshie]

1 minute ago, Lythronax said:

F4U-4, B-29, IL-10 and late Yak-9 seem to indicate Korea to me!

Or Manchuria?

[Avimimus]

1 minute ago, Lythronax said:

F4U-4, B-29, IL-10 and late Yak-9 seem to indicate Korea to me!

 

For me it was the USATC locomotive... that was when I went 'Oh, it is then'! ?

 

However, that is my personal belief... no official confirmation obviously. But it seems pretty obvious.

[deathmisser]

Just now, tattywelshie said:

Or Manchuria?

What was the Mustang ? 

[JG_deserteagle540]

I can't wait to see all those goodies coming in 2024!

Did I see a 4 engine allied bomber passing by? The TA152 high altitude interceptor makes sense against those bombers.

 

Thanks for this very positive update!

[deathmisser]

Here is some of the new things shown 

 

 

Spoiler

 

Well the F4U is this 

Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair"

https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=63321

 

 

[migmadmarine]

Neat to hear that the Odessa map is back on the menu, and that it and Karelia are to get career mode. 

[sevenless]

3 minutes ago, migmadmarine said:

Neat to hear that the Odessa map is back on the menu, and that it and Karelia are to get career mode. 

 

Yep. Odessa 1944 career mode and planned La-7, Yak-3 and Ju-87 D5 are something to look forward to. 

[Avimimus]

It sounds like:

- Updated engine will have some new terrain features, improved atmospheric lighting, PBR textures, improved trees, improved damage model (for vehicles as well as aircraft), and larger formations in single-player.

- Some ongoing support for existing modules is planned: Odessa map as well as Karelia (with early and late war scenarios), and they announced tentative plans for three more potential Collector Aircraft (Ju-87D-5, Yak-3, La-7). The remaining land-based aircraft from Rise of Flight weren't mentioned, but I assume they are also on the list.

 

What else? What did I miss?

 

22 minutes ago, JG_deserteagle540 said:

Did I see a 4 engine allied bomber passing by? The TA152 high altitude interceptor makes sense against those bombers.

 

Now that is an interesting thought! Well, the Ta-152H was designed to intercept the B-29... so it'd work, weirdly enough. A bit of alternative history... but that is fine by me (if people even slightly tolerate alternative histories, it opens the path for a He-162 afterall)!

 

 

[migmadmarine]

8 minutes ago, Avimimus said:

It sounds like:

- Updated engine will have some new terrain features, improved atmospheric lighting, PBR textures, improved trees, improved damage model (for vehicles as well as aircraft), and larger formations in single-player.

- Some ongoing support for existing modules is planned: Odessa map as well as Karelia (with early and late war scenarios), and they announced tentative plans for three more potential Collector Aircraft (Ju-87D-5, Yak-3, La-7). The remaining land-based aircraft from Rise of Flight weren't mentioned, but I assume they are also on the list.

 

What else? What did I miss?

Sounded like the improved engine is to support larger numbers of aircraft/assets in a mission.

[Avimimus]

 

  

43 minutes ago, deathmisser said:

I seen the F4U too I idk what model. But I guess people can pick out the area by the visuals they gave us.  

 

I suspect that they are just showing us a few objects - not the new terrain. That is my guess anyway.

 

  

1 minute ago, migmadmarine said:

Sounded like the improved engine is to support larger numbers of aircraft/assets in a mission.

 

It does sound like that. They've also shown a four engined heavy bomber too!

[Trooper117]

Well the Ta 152 never intercepted a B-29, and they won't be venturing into the IL2 1946 alternative history, and looking at those pictures you all now know where this is going.

[DD_Arthur]

4 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

and looking at those pictures you all now know where this is going.

Excellent! Looking forward to it very much.?

[Avimimus]

4 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

Well the Ta 152 never intercepted a B-29, and they won't be venturing into the IL2 1946 alternative history, and looking at those pictures you all now know where this is going.

 

All true. Although a few slight changes in decision making (e.g. deploying the B-29 to Europe) could've changed that. If both exist in the same game engine - you know I'll try it (and probably most of us will).

[Koziolek]

Well, if they are going PBR direction in a new project it means it will not be compatible with the GB. I remember they said before that it was impossible to change all the existing objects to PBR. Do I get it right?

[Gambit21]

43 minutes ago, Lythronax said:

F4U-4, B-29, IL-10 and late Yak-9 seem to indicate Korea to me!

Ding ding!

 

 

[Avimimus]

 

  

18 minutes ago, sevenless said:

Yep. Odessa 1944 career mode and planned La-7, Yak-3 and Ju-87 D5 are something to look forward to. 

 

I wonder if they could add two more 1944 aircraft and make it a 'half module'? Might increase sales if we have to buy all of them to get one? It'd be nice if they found a way to fund another twin-engined aircraft for that period (A-20G? Tu-2? Ju-188?)... that is what I'm thinking.

 

  

Just now, Koziolek said:

Well, if they are going PBR direction in a new project it means it will not be compatible with the GB. I remember they said before that it was impossible to change all the existing objects to PBR. Do I get it right?

 

I'm not sure. Does anyone know more about rendering pipelines? Isn't it possible to have an engine that can run non-PBR textures alongside PBR textures?

[R33GZ]

Well, if it isnt Korean War, then thats one hell of a wind up lol

[deathmisser]

10 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

and looking at those pictures you all now know where this is going.

Yes Late war Japan with a bigger map mean bigger plane set cost over over 100 quid lol

[tattywelshie]

Well, the tank is an IS-1 isn’t it? That didn’t see action in Korea did it?

[deathmisser]

4 minutes ago, R33GZ said:

Well, if it isnt Korean War, then thats one hell of a wind up lol

I mean there is one base where the B-29's can reach most of Asia 

[Trooper117]

8 minutes ago, Koziolek said:

I remember they said before that it was impossible to change all the existing objects to PBR. Do I get it right?

Yes, Han said that in another interview...

[migmadmarine]

2 minutes ago, tattywelshie said:

Well, the tank is an IS-1 isn’t it? That didn’t see action in Korea did it?

IS-2 mod 44, China had them, and I think might have sent some to Korea. 

[deathmisser]

Did they also say they couldn't do 4 engine'ed bombers ? 

 

and boom a B-29. I guess this new engine has allowed them to do things they couldn't do before.  

[Koziolek]

2 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

Yes, Han said that in another interview...

Ok so one question answered

[Avimimus]

  

Just now, Koziolek said:

Ok so one question answered

 

Well, we know it'd be excessive work to upgrade all existing assets. However, we still don't know if they will be able to be used in the same engine (i.e. mixing old and new assets). Do all DCS assets have PBR textures? I don't think so... so it is still possible.

[deathmisser]

Just now, migmadmarine said:

IS-2 mod 44, China had them, and I think might have sent some to Korea. 

"Small number of IS-2s; unknown number deployed in combat in the Korean War. Remains both active and reserve within the KPA."

[Gambit21]

Just now, deathmisser said:

I guess this new engine has allowed them to do things they couldn't do before.  

That’s not it

[tattywelshie]

1 minute ago, deathmisser said:

"Small number of IS-2s; unknown number deployed in combat in the Korean War. Remains both active and reserve within the KPA."

Ooooo interesting