Dev blog #364: Flying Circus Vol. 4 update, testing progress

[LukeFF]

Dev blog #364 is now available for your reading: https://il2sturmovik.com/news/861/dev-blog-364/

 

[616Sqn_Tyggz]

Paris!

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Let’s read it 👀

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Those images of Paris look stunning.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[LuftManu]

From Paris with love! 

[Nickkyboy99]

PARIS!!!

[=621=Samikatz]

Didn't expect the map update! Lovely news

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Really nice to read this DD 🙂

Having Paris on the Map is excellent!!

 

 I really hope for some more City’s /Airfields/Targets in the rear 🙏🏻🙏🏻

 

Thanks to let us have a view of the current status of development 😀

 

Improvements and changes for the WW2 continent could be a good topic of the next DD 🙂🙂

[BigMotor]

Woo Hoo, thanks team!

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

Excellent!   Can't wait!  Thanks for the news and teaser pics..

[giftgruen]

Whow - early planes plus Paris.   That's cool 🙂

( especially cause I visited Paris once again just some days ago )

Edited September 6, 2024 by giftgruen

[Juri_JS]

Since we get Paris on the FC map, can it also be added to Normandy? Some of it would be outside the flyable area, but at least it would be visible. Copy and pasting the buildings would be easy to do in the mission editor, but we would also need the ground textures.

Edited September 6, 2024 by Juri_JS

[sevenless]

WOW! Just WOW! 👍

[Jaegermeister]

This update should be nice, they are unique planes for sure!

 

Don't forget there will be new single Scenario Missions released for the new FC vol. IV aircraft at the same time!

[plepew]

So excited to see these new early-war planes!!   But, I thought they were going to be sold individually as collector planes.  What's the story with FCV4? I mean is it an actual release with a set of aircraft or is it just a shorthand way of referring to the final batch of collector aircraft?  

 

[BMA_FlyingShark]

16 minutes ago, plepew said:

So excited to see these new early-war planes!!   But, I thought they were going to be sold individually as collector planes.  What's the story with FCV4? I mean is it an actual release with a set of aircraft or is it just a shorthand way of referring to the final batch of collector aircraft?

They never said they'd sell the planes individually as collector planes.

Actually, it has been stated several times that it's gonna be sold as one bundle.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[Winkelmann]

You kept this pretty secret, but so more the happy surprise.

 

[Rjel]

[plepew]

@FlyingShark

 

Check out Dev Blog #342  😉

 

7. The story of Flying Circus continues: plans for 2024 include additional improvements to the map and the development of seven new collectible aircraft:

 

Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter B
Sopwith Pup
Airco DH.2
Albatros D.III
Roland C.IIa
Fokker E.III

[Enceladus828]

Why isn’t the Albatross D.II lt coming?

[Sneaksie]

24 minutes ago, Enceladus828 said:

Why isn’t the Albatross D.II lt coming?

 

D.II is already available in Flying Circus Vol.III.

[JG4_Moltke1871]

 

Paris at war…. 

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

3 hours ago, Sneaksie said:

 

D.II is already available in Flying Circus Vol.III.

I think he's referring to the other Alb d2 variant.. if I recall correctly the radiator was moved to the right instead of being directly above the pilot so he wouldn't get scalded with boiling hot radiator water.  There may have been some other minor differences,  but don't really recall.  Both were available in ROF.  Iirc, one of them might have actually handled slightly better, but I don't recall which one anymore. 

Edited September 7, 2024 by RNAS10_Mitchell

[Rivfader]

Super exciting! Now just needs the the sea planes & english channel and the ilya muromets with eastern fron map, I'm ready.

[Enceladus828]

4 hours ago, Sneaksie said:

 

D.II is already available in Flying Circus Vol.III.

 

1 hour ago, RNAS10_Mitchell said:

I think he's referring to the other Alb d2 variant.. if I recall correctly the radiator was moved to the right instead of being directly above the pilot so he wouldn't get scalded with boiling hot radiator water.  There may have been some other minor differences,  but don't really recall.  Both were available in ROF.  Iirc, one of them might have actually handled slightly better, but I don't recall which one anymore. 

Yes, I am referring to the D.II lt, the other variant.

 

49 minutes ago, Rivfader said:

Super exciting! Now just needs the the sea planes & english channel and the ilya muromets with eastern fron map, I'm ready.

This is the way, along with a Gulf of Venice map. I’d like it to be in the GBs engine but if that’s not possible then after Korea is released a new WW1 series in that game engine, set east of France and Belgium, can be made 🙂

Edited September 7, 2024 by Enceladus828

[Jackfraser24]

44 minutes ago, Enceladus828 said:

 

Yes, I am referring to the D.II lt, the other variant.

 

This is the way, along with a Gulf of Venice map. I’d like it to be in the GBs engine but if that’s not possible then after Korea is released a new WW1 series in that game engine, set east of France and Belgium, can be made 🙂

I'd also like to see an Italian map of some sort. But I think that if they were going to do another map it would be one covering the Channel, Northern France, Belgium and Southern England (London included). I'd like to see Jason Williams dream realized when it comes to zeppelin bombers raining terror on London and RFC fighters trying to defend the city.

Edited September 7, 2024 by Jackfraser24

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Will the FC career mode completely overworked to its final stage with the next update and the placeholders replaced? 

 

 I don’t want hunting „jets“ like the DH4 with a Halberstadt D.II anymore 😅

 

Will the map have its final status or will it is still under construction beyond the next update? 
I ask for a friend 😅😎

[LukeFF]

2 hours ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

Will the FC career mode completely overworked to its final stage with the next update and the placeholders replaced? 

 

 I don’t want hunting „jets“ like the DH4 with a Halberstadt D.II anymore 😅

 

Will the map have its final status or will it is still under construction beyond the next update? 
I ask for a friend 😅😎

 

Wait and see. 🙂

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Good stuff 👍 

[Crazy76]

"de nombreux autres changements seront apportés au mode carrière " .....serait-il possible de revenir en arrière (je ne me souvient plus à partir de quelle mise à jour ) concernant les tir des avion IA très destructeurs pour les pilotes virtuels qui ne sont pas des "as "

 

GOOGLE traduction :

"many other changes will be made to the career mode" .....would it be possible to go back (I don't remember from which update) concerning the shooting of AI planes which are very destructive for virtual pilots who are not "aces"

[pasao]

Good morning all

When is it expected to be available for purchase? Ansiety is eating me
Great work!!!

[Trooper117]

13 hours ago, Sneaksie said:

D.II is already available in Flying Circus Vol.III.

 

He's talking about the D.II late variant, not the current one with the Windhoff radiators mounted on the fuselage sides, the late version had a Teves and Braun radiator mounted on the top plane above the pilots head, because the Windhoff's were at a lower level than the crankcase of the engine they were cooling, and a shot into either radiator was likely to drain the cooling system. This later version was represented in Rise of Flight as well as the one we have.

[JG4_Moltke1871]

 

which cockpit?

 

strutter?

[Trooper117]

At a guess, probably the Strutter!

[BMA_FlyingShark]

4 hours ago, pasao said:

When is it expected to be available for purchase?

Like they say in the topic, within a few weeks.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[tattywelshie]

This looks fab!!! Love the Eindecker as well, and Paris as well, looks amazing! 

[LukeFF]

5 hours ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

 

which cockpit?

 

strutter?

 

4 hours ago, Trooper117 said:

At a guess, probably the Strutter!

 

Aye

[sevenless]

6 hours ago, pasao said:

Good morning all

When is it expected to be available for purchase? Ansiety is eating me
Great work!!!

 

Usually within the next two weeks 🤣

 

No, seriously, I´m pretty confident before end of September. Most likely on a tuesday due to Steam coordination. 

[creamersdream]

I still need to buy flying circus III. But I will wait for another sale

[ericshark]

good new thx for great job the team👍