BladeMeister Posted June 2 Posted June 2 (edited) On 5/28/2025 at 3:03 AM, sevenless said: Well, yes. Tunisia, Malta, Sicily 1943 would be a really nice one. But I also have my doubts. Anyways, lets see what they actually mean with that recent announcement here and their plans for 2026. I guess we will learn in the next months: Dev blog #370 / IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles BOB, be sure, 2 weeks! From the end of 2026. S!Blade<>< Edited June 2 by BladeMeister 3
Jackfraser24 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) On 5/29/2025 at 8:57 PM, ITAF_Rani said: When news about 2026 new theatre will be release? I’d bet it will be a pack of Finnish and Soviet aircraft for the Leningrad-Karelia map. Reason why I say this is because we will be missing a lot of aircraft that fought on the Finnish and Soviet Air Forces if they don’t do this. But they have a knack for surprising us, so who knows? Edited June 6 by Jackfraser24
AEthelraedUnraed Posted June 6 Posted June 6 5 hours ago, Jackfraser24 said: I’d bet it will be a pack of Finnish and Soviet aircraft for the Leningrad-Karelia map. Reason why I say this is because we will be missing a lot of aircraft that fought on the Finnish and Soviet Air Forces if they don’t do this. But they have a knack for surprising us, so who knows? My guess as well. I give it a 50% chance they're going to announce the G.50 and Buffalo, which we all know are in development but haven't been officially announced yet. Of course, I'm hoping for that D.XXI however 1
Trooper117 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 5 hours ago, AEthelraedUnraed said: My guess as well. I give it a 50% chance they're going to announce the G.50 and Buffalo, which we all know are in development but haven't been officially announced yet. Of course, I'm hoping for that D.XXI however Don't be silly, it'll be a 109, be sure! 9 1
ST_Catchov Posted June 6 Posted June 6 48 minutes ago, Trooper117 said: Don't be silly, it'll be a 109, be sure! 36 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said: Sadly, I think you are correct Trooper117. Not sad. Any other choice would simply be too awful to contemplate.
Jackfraser24 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 12 hours ago, =gRiJ=Roman- said: TORPEDO BOMBERS!!!!! That would be nice.
Jackfraser24 Posted June 17 Posted June 17 On 6/6/2025 at 6:26 PM, LukeFF said: 🤔 Are we onto something? Is this a cryptic message of some sort?
Luger1969 Posted June 27 Posted June 27 Obviously I would like to own siege and liberation. Patience is virtue. The Finnish side aircraft would make sense. Build on what is there in progress. A book I really enjoyed and very possible- Again build on what is already there ito aircraft. Savage Skies, Emerald Hell: The U.S., Australia, Japan, and the Ferocious Air Battle for New Guinea in World War II So many options. 2
Jackfraser24 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 On 6/28/2025 at 4:16 AM, Luger1969 said: Obviously I would like to own siege and liberation. Patience is virtue. The Finnish side aircraft would make sense. Build on what is there in progress. A book I really enjoyed and very possible- Again build on what is already there ito aircraft. Savage Skies, Emerald Hell: The U.S., Australia, Japan, and the Ferocious Air Battle for New Guinea in World War II So many options. Personally, I'd like to see a Burma module for Great Battles, though I think if it were ever to happen it would be in the new series post Korea and Post PTO. But I would like to see Burma in Great Battles more because it would give the game somewhere completely different to go to, and so we can have Japanese planes in the game like they were originally going to (though I do appreciate how hard it would be to do the flight model because there aren't enough records left to instruct the dev team on how to make them). They (or a third party) could do somewhere like Tunisia or El Alamein in North Africa. And the thing is, is that we already have most of the planes available such as the Bf-109E, F and G, the He-111 and Ju-88, the P-40E and the Spitfire Mk.Vb, and the Hurricane Mk.II as well. All they'd have to do really is create a desert map (which I could imagine couldn't be too hard, though there is a lot I don't know about coding in general, I will admit, so I may be very wrong here so please forgive me if I am). 1
Colonel_Snoot Posted July 6 Posted July 6 On 7/4/2025 at 12:05 AM, Jackfraser24 said: They (or a third party) could do somewhere like Tunisia or El Alamein in North Africa. And the thing is, is that we already have most of the planes available such as the Bf-109E, F and G, the He-111 and Ju-88, the P-40E and the Spitfire Mk.Vb, and the Hurricane Mk.II as well. All they'd have to do really is create a desert map (which I could imagine couldn't be too hard, though there is a lot I don't know about coding in general, I will admit, so I may be very wrong here so please forgive me if I am). They even have some of the desert skins for planes! That said, creating a desert map would require a fair amount of new assets, of course - existing buildings and vehicles would need desert skins, and towns and villages would need models as well. Tunisia might look more European than the Western Desert, but it sure doesn't look like Kuban, the Netherlands, or Northern France. Then, it's time to make the map, texture it, and add all of the buildings and foliage! The last time I did anything remotely close to game dev was modding for Battlefield as a teenager, so I can't guess at how time-consuming this would all be on IL2. Given how long Leningrad+Karelia and Odessa have taken, though... I suspect any African theatre maps are probably a longshot I'd love to see it too, of course... especially if it brought the Italians with it! Flying alongside a sunset over Italian East Africa... that'd be pretty cool I suspect, like above, that it'll be a couple of new collector planes that'd fit nicely with the two new maps. 2
Jackfraser24 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) On 7/6/2025 at 12:01 PM, Colonel_Snoot said: I suspect, like above, that it'll be a couple of new collector planes that'd fit nicely with the two new maps. Agreed. Though if we are very lucky we might get another map coming our way in the likes of Murmansk or White Karelia, or maybe both. On 7/6/2025 at 12:01 PM, Colonel_Snoot said: Given how long Leningrad+Karelia and Odessa have taken, though... I suspect any African theatre maps are probably a longshot I'd love to see it too, of course... especially if it brought the Italians with it! Flying alongside a sunset over Italian East Africa... that'd be pretty cool Also agreed. Though I think it would have been well received amongst the IL-2 community. I mean I know we already have Desert Wings: Tobruk, but a desert module would look stunning in Great Battles and it would bring a new environment to the game. Also it would give a proper arena the Macchi 202 Serie VIII to be used in, and it would be a reason for other Italian aircraft to be added in like the Mc.200, G.50, and SM-79 to be made. Lastly I would really like to see somewhere like El Alamein or Tunisia recreated in Great Battles as my great grandfather and great great uncle fought there and it would mean a lot to me on a personal level. Edited July 7 by Jackfraser24
Jackfraser24 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 On 7/6/2025 at 12:01 PM, Colonel_Snoot said: The last time I did anything remotely close to game dev was modding for Battlefield as a teenager, so I can't guess at how time-consuming this would all be on IL2. It would take a really long time, or at least without the help of 1CGS giving you a massive boost.
YoYo Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Any news for career mode for I-153 and new LaGG-3? Still no this option.
Kubert Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Devs said, career modes for this module will be added in the winter as part of full release. Spring: Odessa map, I-153, LaGG Summer: Yak-1, Yak-3 Autumn: BF-109E, Stuka Winter: La-7, late IL-2, Gulf of Finland map + careers for both maps (hopefully also new planes added to older careers) 1
sevenless Posted July 20 Posted July 20 5 hours ago, YoYo said: Any news for career mode for I-153 and new LaGG-3? Still no this option. Yes, they announced career modes for final release in winter, when the Leningrad map is ready. 1 1
YoYo Posted July 20 Posted July 20 It's a pity, I thought things would move faster, but it's only winter. Korea will be out in winter... 1
Avimimus Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Moved discussions about system requirements for Il-2 Korea here:
Alexmarine Posted July 25 Posted July 25 On 7/20/2025 at 10:47 AM, Kubert said: Devs said, career modes for this module will be added in the winter as part of full release. Spring: Odessa map, I-153, LaGG Summer: Yak-1, Yak-3 Autumn: BF-109E, Stuka Winter: La-7, late IL-2, Gulf of Finland map + careers for both maps (hopefully also new planes added to older careers) No idea when the module’s planes will also be added to other careers as they become available (like the early Soviet fighters can definitely get added to the Moscow career), right? 1
Jackfraser24 Posted August 2 Posted August 2 On 6/6/2025 at 5:49 PM, AEthelraedUnraed said: My guess as well. I give it a 50% chance they're going to announce the G.50 and Buffalo, which we all know are in development but haven't been officially announced yet. Of course, I'm hoping for that D.XXI however Were the Finnish maps in IL-2 1946 a popular setting for multiplayer servers?
BlitzPig_EL Posted August 2 Posted August 2 I sure flew on them and made a couple DF missions for them. 1
Jackfraser24 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 12 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: I sure flew on them and made a couple DF missions for them. What do you mean by DF?
Jackfraser24 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 11 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: Dog Fight multiplayer missions. Thanks for clarifying. Did you? Thats pretty cool.
Jackfraser24 Posted August 9 Posted August 9 On 8/3/2025 at 2:36 AM, BlitzPig_EL said: I sure flew on them and made a couple DF missions for them. Were they popular back in the day? Sorry to be a pain but when you answered my question it was a bit of an obscure answer. Is one of the reasons why the IL-2 dev team are working on Karelia/Leningrad out of nostalgia and recreating that success of Forgotten Battles?
1CGS LukeFF Posted August 9 Author 1CGS Posted August 9 18 minutes ago, Jackfraser24 said: Is one of the reasons why the IL-2 dev team are working on Karelia/Leningrad out of nostalgia and recreating that success of Forgotten Battles? It's because a third party team is building the map, simple as that. 🙂 1
Jackfraser24 Posted August 9 Posted August 9 1 hour ago, LukeFF said: It's because a third party team is building the map, simple as that. 🙂 Got it. I think it will be really popular amongst multiplayer players once all the most relevant planes are made for the game. I highly suspect that what comes next after Odessa and Leningrad will be a Finnish plane pack. But I will admit theres a chance I'm dead wrong here. 1 hour ago, LukeFF said: It's because a third party team is building the map, simple as that. 🙂 Also, why can't third party developers make other maps for Great Battles? Is it too big or long of a task to do so?
BlitzPig_EL Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Get a team together (good luck), start now, and maybe, maybe, five years later you will have a finished map. By that time Great Battles will be nothing but a fond memory. 1
Jackfraser24 Posted August 9 Posted August 9 48 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said: Get a team together (good luck), start now, and maybe, maybe, five years later you will have a finished map. By that time Great Battles will be nothing but a fond memory. I get your point, but couldn't 1CGS lend a hand to the third party developers and giuve them a boost? Sorry if I have asked these questions before as I forget and don't have time to look for them.
BraveSirRobin Posted August 9 Posted August 9 1 hour ago, Jackfraser24 said: I get your point, but couldn't 1CGS lend a hand to the third party developers and giuve them a boost? Sorry if I have asked these questions before as I forget and don't have time to look for them. No, you obviously don’t get the point. What do you think it going on here? The developer is helping people who demonstrated that they have the skill to develop a map. Get yourself a competent team and they’ll help you, too. 2
1CGS LukeFF Posted August 11 Author 1CGS Posted August 11 Okay, some Siege and Liberation news for you all: the Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 are planned to be released tomorrow, August 12. Also, as a reminder, the early access discount will decrease as we add more content. If you plan on purchasing this module, now is a good time to buy it, as the current early access discount is the largest it will be. The Siege and Liberation module can be purchased here: https://il2sturmovik.com/store/siege-and-liberation/ 12 3 3
Varibraun Posted August 11 Posted August 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, LukeFF said: Yak-3 Series 9 are planned to be released tomorrow, August 12. Christmas in August as a decade+ of patience pays off...THANK YOU IL2 TEAM!! Edited August 11 by Varibraun 2
LF_Mark_Krieger Posted August 11 Posted August 11 (edited) On 8/9/2025 at 4:11 AM, Jackfraser24 said: Got it. I think it will be really popular amongst multiplayer players once all the most relevant planes are made for the game. I highly suspect that what comes next after Odessa and Leningrad will be a Finnish plane pack. But I will admit theres a chance I'm dead wrong here. Also, why can't third party developers make other maps for Great Battles? Is it too big or long of a task to do so? With the new engine of IL-2 Series almost released? I think it would be a mistake. Of course third parties can do new maps for Great Battles, but the results would be better (and easier) for IL-2 Series. Odessa and Karelia (in progress) are done because the enormous work started before 1CGS maked changes in the engine. Edited August 12 by LF_Mark_Krieger 1
Avimimus Posted August 11 Posted August 11 1 hour ago, LF_Mark_Krieger said: With the new engine of IL-2 Series almost released? I think it would be a mistake. Of course third parties can do new maps for Great Battles, but the results would be better (and easier) for IL-2 Series. Odessa and KArelia (in progress) are done because the enormous work started before 1CGS maked changes in the engine. It depends. If a third party is passionate about creating a European WWII aircraft, then it probably makes sense to do so for the Great Battles engine. An Fi-156 or He-162 would be out of place in Korea or in the Pacific... similarly a WWI era Roland D.VIb wouldn't fit. Great Battles provides relatively complete 1942-1945 Western European, 1941-1944 Eastern European, and 1916-1918 WWI theatres... this makes it possible to build single aircraft (or small packs of aircraft) that fit with these assets. On the other hand, if the third party wanted to do an L-20A or an AT-6 or F-82G - then the new Korea standards would make sense. Similarly, if they wanted to make an Aichi E13A, it would make sense to wait for a Pacific module to be relaesed... 2
I./JG52_Woutwocampe Posted August 12 Posted August 12 (edited) @LukeFF Will the Yak 1 series 23 be added to battle of Moscow career? What about that early Lagg3 introduced a couple of months ago Edited August 12 by I./JG52_Woutwocampe 5
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