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

[JG4_Moltke1871]

In addition to the WWI additions and improvements, there will be a lot of other changes from the career mode including new mission types to the correction of certain aircraft such as the Tempest
 

New mission types…. Also for Flying Circus? I had a lot of fun with support/attack tank assaults in the WW2 careers.

Would be nice have this fun also at the Western Front 1916-18 😀

[tattywelshie]

2 hours ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

In addition to the WWI additions and improvements, there will be a lot of other changes from the career mode including new mission types to the correction of certain aircraft such as the Tempest
 

New mission types…. Also for Flying Circus? I had a lot of fun with support/attack tank assaults in the WW2 careers.

Would be nice have this fun also at the Western Front 1916-18 😀

To be honest, they are missing a massive part of the pre D-day missions that the Tempest did…IE…the destruction of radar sites, be good if these were added 👍

[sevenless]

2 hours ago, tattywelshie said:

To be honest, they are missing a massive part of the pre D-day missions that the Tempest did…IE…the destruction of radar sites, be good if these were added 👍

 

I guess lack of ressources to create templates is the bottle neck.

 

So much possibilities:

 

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Attacks on radar installations, wireless telegraph and navigation stations paralysed enemy telegraph and telephone traffic, and made air and sea reconnaissance almost impossible. A total of 49 coastal batteries that covered the sea lanes were also attacked with some success. An important side effect of the offensive against the railways was that 18,000 men of the OT (Organisation Todt, a construction division of the German Wehrmacht) had to abandon urgent work on the Atlantic Wall and repair railway lines.

 

Transportation Plan, the strategic bombing - D-day Info

[tattywelshie]

13 hours ago, sevenless said:

 

I guess lack of ressources to create templates is the bottle neck.

 

So much possibilities:

 

 

Transportation Plan, the strategic bombing - D-day Info

 

Yup, it was a massive part of it, do we have Freya and Wurzburg in the game, dont recall ever seeing them. 

[sevenless]

35 minutes ago, tattywelshie said:

do we have Freya and Wurzburg in the game, dont recall ever seeing them. 

 

We have, but there are no anti-radar missions in career mode.

 

 

[LukeFF]

Anti-radar missions should be in the next update. 

[JG4_Moltke1871]

6 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

Anti-radar missions should be in the next update. 

Sounds good 🙂

 

is there a chance get tank attacks in WW1? Support or attack em…

[LukeFF]

2 minutes ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

is there a chance get tank attacks in WW1? Support or attack em…

 

Not sure - testing for FC career mode is still in progress right now with the map being finalized. 

[BMA_Hellbender]

Really looking forward to this one!

[US103_Baer]

On 9/7/2024 at 8:06 PM, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

 

which cockpit?

 

strutter?

Hang on...Are we getting a version for right- handed pilots as well?🤣

I know the performance is identical but there has to be something to complain about.😉

Edited September 10, 2024 by US103_Baer

[BladeMeister]

So, I take it there will be no early access or preorders of FC IV?

 

S!Blade<><

[LukeFF]

3 hours ago, BladeMeister said:

So, I take it there will be no early access or preorders of FC IV?

 

S!Blade<><

 

Negatory

[Trooper117]

7 hours ago, BladeMeister said:

So, I take it there will be no early access or preorders of FC IV?

 

Correct mate...

[tattywelshie]

20 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Anti-radar missions should be in the next update. 

That’s great news!

[Trooper117]

So, anti radar missions are on the radar!

[Aapje]

[tattywelshie]

8 hours ago, Trooper117 said:

So, anti radar missions are on the radar!

They would be, but unfortunately the radar has been destroyed by marauding Tempests 😂😂

[Avimimus]

On 9/9/2024 at 5:14 PM, LukeFF said:

 

Not sure - testing for FC career mode is still in progress right now with the map being finalized. 

 

We really need infantry though  ...and horse drawn columns...

 

...well, one can dream! 😄

 

  

12 hours ago, tattywelshie said:

They would be, but unfortunately the radar has been destroyed by marauding Tempests 😂😂

 

Typhoons getting in the way of themselves is oddly plausible. Truly magnificent things, those Typhoons, but with a bit of a reputation at times... 

[Flashy]

Encouraging news - these are my favorite era of WW1 planes. But I will wait until we see how the DH2 flies before buying anything.. it was a completely useless aircraft in ROF (couldnt even hold its own against a EIII). I believe they have corrected a bug in the FM which they found this time around, so fingers crossed the FC vol IV is closer to the real thing and can actually fight..

[FTC_Darkline]

Ok so this is how many volumes of WW1 now with no WW2 maps or updates. Can we get some love too jeez not all of us like flying around in tight circles for hours then taking another hour to get back to base. I thought the next map was almost done a year ago...

[LukeFF]

2 hours ago, =WoVi=Widow27 said:

Ok so this is how many volumes of WW1 now with no WW2 maps or updates. Can we get some love too jeez not all of us like flying around in tight circles for hours then taking another hour to get back to base. I thought the next map was almost done a year ago...

 

I suggest you look at some of the recent updates we've posted - most importantly in the last week. 

[Avimimus]

7 hours ago, =WoVi=Widow27 said:

Ok so this is how many volumes of WW1 now with no WW2 maps or updates.

 

WWI received two new aircraft in twelve years... and there are three aircraft that aren't being added due to WWI having only the Western Front map (i.e. no Channel Map). WWII has received 27 stand-alone aircraft, and six modules (i.e. 48 aircraft and six maps) in the last twelve years.

[PatrickAWlson]

13 hours ago, Avimimus said:

 

WWI received two new aircraft in twelve years... and there are three aircraft that aren't being added due to WWI having only the Western Front map (i.e. no Channel Map). WWII has received 27 stand-alone aircraft, and six modules (i.e. 48 aircraft and six maps) in the last twelve years.

 

And the poor Eindecker and DH.2 pilots are still desperately searching for a 2 seater that they can catch  .  Actually, I can often catch an FE2b in an Eindecker, but only because they start zig zagging.

[Soilworker]

I've been waiting to fly a lot of these early Great War planes in VR for 10 years or more, since I first heard about the Oculus Rift on the RoF forums. Can't wait! 

[Rudini]

11 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

And the poor Eindecker and DH.2 pilots are still desperately searching for a 2 seater that they can catch  .  Actually, I can often catch an FE2b in an Eindecker, but only because they start zig zagging.

 

Yes, this is very important. Albatros B.I and II would be nice to train with. Also the early Farmans would bring some romantic steampunk elements to the sim

[YoYo]

On 9/6/2024 at 6:06 PM, LukeFF said:

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

 

No pre order?

[Trooper117]

3 hours ago, YoYo said:

No pre order?

 

No, it will be released complete with the next update...

[YoYo]

First day of purchase! I very like early biplanes and Fokker E.3. I hope only, that we will recive those models in campaigns too.

Edited September 17, 2024 by YoYo