Developer Diary, Part 75

[Beazil]

5040x1050 here but as of last patch I have to use a lower res. Will update when running the update.

[E69_Chipi]

Having triple screen setup myself, I'm no stranger to games not natively supporting our chosen over-the-top monitor configuration...and you shouldn't be either. Triple screen guys are an extremely, EXTREMELY small part of the customer base so we can't realistically expect this kind of support from today's games...Hell, even most of the game's that do support it only do it in a half-assed way.

 

In any case, BoS supports 3840x720 (forgot the actual width numbers) just fine and it looks decent...even runs well (60fps) on ultra with a single GTX670.

 

Since I agree with you that we are a small percentage, come on man... Its 2014. Flight sims have supported wide resolutions since years back.

 

Even BOS was working fine on triplescreen until they actually did something wrong and it stopped working.

 

ClOD works

DCS works fine on 3 monitors (even great if you have the power to render 3 different POVs)

ROF works

BMS works

FSX...well its FSX

even the old Il-2 1946 works fine.

 

triple monitor support is not an extra feature on a 2014 flight sim.

[Beazil]

 

 

triple monitor support is not an extra feature on a 2014 flight sim.

/Amen.

[JimTM]

Since I agree with you that we are a small percentage, come on man... Its 2014. Flight sims have supported wide resolutions since years back.

 

Even BOS was working fine on triplescreen until they actually did something wrong and it stopped working.

 

ClOD works

DCS works fine on 3 monitors (even great if you have the power to render 3 different POVs)

ROF works

BMS works

FSX...well its FSX

even the old Il-2 1946 works fine.

 

triple monitor support is not an extra feature on a 2014 flight sim.

Actually, I'm having a major triple-screen problem with CloD since the last TF update and a minor problem with DCS since 1.2.9 update. Maybe if I run one sim on each monitor...hmmm. :-)

 

Salut!

[39bn_pavig]

Hey, is it just me or have there been some tweaks to the bump maps on some of the snow textures? Something about the landscape looks slightly different, and to me more convincing.

[Beazil]

Okay, here is what I can report - running native res under triple monitor is still not working (fwiw).  I can run 3840x800 in ultra with no issues.  I get grey screen when I run under 5040x1050 (native) on ultra.  I get screen rendering on high settings to render, but the cockpit is off center as reported in numerous other threads.  Flight characteristics seem better.  Off to experiment.

[Neil]

Thank you for your wonderful work! keep up the good work!

[Nage]

It was a stuttering hell in MP....and lag....i7 3.7 Ghz, gtx 670 and 20 mb net speed....

Edited August 15, 2014 by tikvic

[BigPickle]

Still bad performance for me too. Had to reduce my graphical settings down to balanced with minimal AA.

 

[I./JG1_Baron]

Thanks for update! Keep up the excellent work!  ...and give to us some summer map too     

[BolsBlue]

So how do I activate it on Steam? My license key isn't recognized...

[Jade_Monkey]

So how do I activate it on Steam? My license key isn't recognized...

Unless you bought it on Steam, it won't be recognized.

 

At least for now (no promises made by devs) they will be two different sets of keys and therefore two different ways of distributing the game.

 

On the Steam forums some devs have said that they are looking into merging the accounts/serials but that is not a promise and it might not happen ever.

[216th_Jordan]

got a feeling that fire-effects, bumpmapping of landscape and a few small but nice details have been 'tweaked', overall i'm very pleased. Fires now also cause a far greater emergency.

 

Also the feeling of flight feels greatly enhanced, but that could also just be placebo...

[von_Greiff]

@BolsBLue

...try to activated over games, don't know what it's called in a english usersurface but in german it's s/thg. like "steam fremde spiele"...

[HippyDruid]

Congratulations on the steam news.

 

You gotta love the steam forums!

[SOLIDKREATE]

BTW, why thers no discount if we want to buy both La5 and FW190?

 

 

They have to make money in order to keep developing. Making SIM's is an expensive project if you have people who depend on you for their paycheck. I actually do mind paying $20.00 per plane. I know that it is going to a great cause and keeping our genere alive and kicking. Considering what the He-111 is, $20 USD is a bargain fro what you are getting. The Pe-2-205 is as well.

 

Being part of Steam is like having to pay taxes. I'll keep my raw jail-broken copy.

 

Can't wait to try out the update. I'm downloading now.

Edited August 16, 2014 by KOTP_SPEKTRE76

[themski]

How to activate the game on steam?

[SeriousFox]

How to activate the game on steam?

 

You can't..

[CreepiJim]

Any news on the firing delay bug?

[71st_AH_Hooves]

Hey it looks like the AA issue against clouds is fixed can anyone else confirm this?

[von_Greiff]

Steam-activation over games, gents!

Click on games and in the the last row u find s/thg. like actitvation of non-steam games or so, this works! (in my case)

[SeriousFox]

Hey it looks like the AA issue against clouds is fixed can anyone else confirm this?

 

It looks better.. but I can still see the white outlines.

Steam-activation over games, gents!

Click on games and in the the last row u find s/thg. like actitvation of non-steam games or so, this works! (in my case)

 

Sorry but that's not a activation. It's just adding non steam game into the steam library.

 

We're talking about "Activate a product on Steam" option. 

Edited August 16, 2014 by SeriousFox

[von_Greiff]

It looks better.. but white I can still see the white outlines.

 

Sorry but that's not a activation. It's just add non steam game into the steam library.

 

We're talking about "Activate a product on Steam" option. 

Sorry, didn't know! PC-nerd here!

[Panzerlang]

• Still no hit sounds.

[Trinkof]

 

• Still no hit sounds.

Raise the volume ingame to 100%, then lower the volume of the game via Windows sound panel (you can adjust volume separatly for programs ) and it will work

[ST_ami7b5]

So is the 109 rudder stIll rubberband-ish or not? Cant twdt myself since on the road...

Congrats for the steam release, hope it will draw a few more people to the sim

 

Much better for me.

[Panzerlang]

Raise the volume ingame to 100%, then lower the volume of the game via Windows sound panel (you can adjust volume separatly for programs ) and it will work

 

Lol, wut?

 

My in-game sound setting is at 100% How and why would reducing my sound elsewhere improve the situation? Sounds a bit like being told to press the accelerator and brake at the same time in a car to make it go faster.

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

Lol, wut?

 

My in-game sound setting is at 100% How and why would reducing my sound elsewhere improve the situation? Sounds a bit like being told to press the accelerator and brake at the same time in a car to make it go faster.

You do seem to be the only one experiencing it. I saw your thread and tested it myself and I had impact sounds. A "repair" function on the launcher would be helplful here. Edited August 16, 2014 by MiG21bisFishbedL

[Panzerlang]

You do seem to be the only one experiencing it. I saw your thread and tested it myself and I had impact sounds. A "repair" function on the launcher would be helplful here.

 

Really? Since the multitudes of posts complaining about the lack of them I've not seen multitudes crying "yay, hit sounds fixed!".

[SeriousFox]

Really? Since the multitudes of posts complaining about the lack of them I've not seen multitudes crying "yay, hit sounds fixed!".

 

There is a hitsound but I can't hear it all the time. 

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

Really? Since the multitudes of posts complaining about the lack of them I've not seen multitudes crying "yay, hit sounds fixed!".

Either way, a repair function might remedy this. Have you tried reinstalling?

[Panzerlang]

I did do a fresh install on the last update before this current one. I test the hit sounds after every update and did notice a sound like .22 air-gun pellets hitting my plane and a loud bang on my left wing after last fortnight's update, but today there is nothing again.

[Trinkof]

Well for me sound of the game is just crazy : 100%is like a hard rock concert. So I have to reduce it. If I lower the volume ingame, I loose the hit sound, If I reduce it via Windows everything is ok.

 

Sorry If my tip does not help.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Can you explain how you reduce it with Windows without interferring with other applications? I'm running Ts and other stuff so reducing overall windows volume is no solution.

 

Tried to figure this out myself but didn't manage to adjust any application volumes but for vlc player and few other stuff.

Edited August 16, 2014 by [Jg26]5tuka

[nocoat23]

Hi All.  Do I have to buy this again on Steam?  Although I have linked my version of the game up to Steam, Steam does not recognise it.  Will the updated continue to reach me over the next years, even though my version is not a Steam product?

 

Thanks.

[LuftManu]

Hi All.  Do I have to buy this again on Steam?  Although I have linked my version of the game up to Steam, Steam does not recognise it.  Will the updated continue to reach me over the next years, even though my version is not a Steam product?

 

Thanks.

 

Yes of course!, Steam is just another platform to get it

[Panzerlang]

Well oh my gawd, what happened to the 109's FM?!  Just had a go on MP and it's like flying a barge on marbles. Yes, the rudder's been fixed but at what cost?

[nocoat23]

Well oh my gawd, what happened to the 109's FM?!  Just had a go on MP and it's like flying a barge on marbles. Yes, the rudder's been fixed but at what cost?

Yes, that's right.  Can't yet get this off the ground!  Tried using the tail breaks too; nothing helps.

[IckyATLAS]

The last video that appears on the store page (Trailer #2), is just amazing in terms of visual quality. I suppose it is CGI animation and not taken from the game graphics, or is it?  Will the public final version allow such quality with all graphic options maxed on? Do not misunderstand me, the visual quality we have at the moment is excellent anyway, but that video is amazing.

 

I could see in that video a lot of animation on the airfield, people running around etc. Will we have any of these in the final game. After all the war plays as well as in the air as on the ground.

Edited August 16, 2014 by IckyATLAS

[Panzerlang]

Puh, my bad (or the game's), my stick wasn't registering properly. I tested the Yak, La5 and 109F back-to-back and while the Yak and La5 are stable as rocks the 109 can black the pilot out in a horizontal turn without flipping out. Just seems a bit wobbly overall compared to the Yak and La5.

 

Gunnery is vastly better, no more insta-hit at any range and deflection.

Edited August 16, 2014 by II/JG3Siggi