Developer Diary, Part 76

[RCAF-De_Havilland]

mien gott shes beautiful.

the plane i've been waiting for.

   

 

look out below and beware of low flying overloaded he111s

[Brano]

Zeus,perfect.Finally I can use that plotter I have in office to print smtg usefull

[Freycinet]

Just tried the 111, what a beauty, fantastic detail.

 

Came in for a lovely landing approach, good speed, glide angle, everything spot-on, good flare, then -- both engines cut, both props broke, stopped very quickly.

Forgot to lower the wheels, duh.

Suggest you fly the Stuka... ;-)

[Gort]

Use your checklist!

[dburne]

Just got a chance to try out Zeus's team new map in the QMB, it is gorgeous!!

Thanks so much for all you guys efforts on this for us!

[clayman]

Agreed!! And though I had read about it in advance I was still pleasantly surprised with the bit o' green! 

 

This map alone peaks my confidence in the future ....

[FuriousMeow]

The cowling fasteners on an airplane I am building use a hinge like that to fasten the top cowl to the bottom halves. A lot of homebuilts are like that- you pull the hinge pin to separate the cowls.

 

Clearly OT for this thread, but would you mind posting what you're building and any pictures of it in the free subject area? I'm working towards pooling enough money together for a kit plane myself, and I'm about two to three years out for having the funds for, hopefully, 90% of the build (very small kit plane) and would be very interested in your build - if you would like to share it of course! Thank you!

Edited August 25, 2014 by FuriousMeow

[Desode]

A little behind on this , But GREAT STUFF !  and Wonderful Work !

 

Sincerley Desode

[Bulkhead]

Great work. I love driving bombers. And this turned out just plain awesome. In the dev diary they say "we release it without bomb load this week". To my happy surprise I see bombs and they seems to detonate too. Maybe more loadouts later then?!

I have a small question.

Is the oil-radiators (on top of engine cowling) working? In IL2 CoD I can see the doors moving. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about lack of animation or anything, I just curious if they work because I don't see any animation external and internal.

 

Thanks for this wonderful big bird

[Brano]

Ther are new keys for oil radiators which are set up in stages.Check your Engine control settings.Should be smtg like oil radiator next stage/previous stage (dont remember exactly)

[hiro]

thank you thank you thank you 

 

that's pretty awesome! 

[keeno]

Hey,

 

just a bit thanks to all concerened for the amazing work on the HE111, it is a beautiful work of art. Handles great and to me anyway "feels" like you're flying a big heavy plane. Simply stunning.

 

 

Thanks again.

[RaFiGer]

I really appriciate the work you did here!

 

And with this Kind a semi historical maps so there are some nice Mission with different Skins in reach

[PantsPilot]

Awesome update, probably the best ever. Game 70% completed too! 

[Bulkhead]

Ther are new keys for oil radiators which are set up in stages.Check your Engine control settings.Should be smtg like oil radiator next stage/previous stage (dont remember exactly)

Thanks. Didn't think about that. From the pilot seat I can see the tiny doors at the back of the oil-cooler moving together with the back yellow levers. It got a little easier now

[smink1701]

Finally had a chance to DL and fly last night.  The  HE111 is beautiful.  Never been a big bomber guy but I find myself just enjoying studying it in external view and appreciating all the details.  Really impressive work!  Thanks for the great effort!

[I/JG27_Rollo]

I love the new startup sequences in the fighters!

Great job, devs!

[312_strycekFido]

Fullsize Stalingrad map (3 x 1,5m):

 

crop:

Stalingrad_map.jpg

 

47mb pdf here

 

 

is it possible to get even bigger version? for this http://312raf.com/bos/map2/

[pilotpierre]

Finally had a chance to DL and fly last night.  The  HE111 is beautiful.  Never been a big bomber guy but I find myself just enjoying studying it in external view and appreciating all the details.  Really impressive work!  Thanks for the great effort!

I agree with everything you said. I've never been a bomber guy either. I tried the HE 111 in the original Il2 and it didn't do anything for me. However, this one has won me both in its looks and FM. I will be getting some air time in her for sure, especially if they include some resupply missions.

 

Also most impressed with the new map.

[6high]

This sim has gone epic with the last update....190 Pit is as good as can be done, the new map is a beauty (thnx Zeus), and the bomberboy in me gets his toy at last. Congrats on a stunning He111 and thank you for your hard work dev`s ¨!

 

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[zeus--]

is it possible to get even bigger version? for this http://312raf.com/bos/map2/

 

Is it necessary? It simply will be bigger in filesize, not more detailed.

[SR-F_Winger]

Hi Zeus. Flew the map quite a few times already and like it very much. Thanks for the effort!

What i dont like is how the woods higher LODs "pop in" all the time. This wasnt as abvious with the lapino and Stalingrad maps since there isnt as much woods.

Wether this can be optimized by you or is up to the devs i cannot say.

 

Thanks!

[Brano]

Visibility was scaled down by devs,I guess.It was better few updates ago.We will see if we could change it in final release.Option like we have in RoF = forest visibility has 3 scale options (like low-medium-high)

[BlackDevil]

Fullsize Stalingrad map (3 x 1,5m):

 

crop:

Stalingrad_map.jpg

 

47mb pdf here

 

Thanks Zeus !

 

Does anyone know an app to use this big map on an iPad ?    My f%&%"§  pdf app´s crash because of the size of this map 

Edited August 26, 2014 by BlackDevil

[Livai]

 

 

What i dont like is how the woods higher LODs "pop in" all the time. This wasnt as abvious with the lapino and Stalingrad maps since there isnt as much woods. Wether this can be optimized by you or is up to the devs i cannot say.

 

Wow, this great map push the Game Engine to his limits.

[Bussard_x]

The He111 is fantastic great work! Eye for detail and convincing FM. All we need is fog to cover up transport mission. Fog is better than fighter escort. 

[3instein]

The He111 is fantastic great work! Eye for detail and convincing FM. All we need is fog to cover up transport mission. Fog is better than fighter escort. 

 

While I am certainly no FM expert,surely the Heinkel behaving like it wants to be a fighter isn't realistic or convincing.Not taking anything from the devs here as BOS is a great sim and the HE 111 is awesome,I think this must be at least looked at,IMHO.

 

Mick.

Edited August 26, 2014 by 3instein

[zeus--]

Thanks Zeus !

 

Does anyone know an app to use this big map on an iPad ?    My f%&%"§  pdf app´s crash because of the size of this map 

 

Try this file or direct link to map.

[Bussard_x]

While I am certainly no FM expert,surely the Heinkel behaving like it wants to be a fighter isn't realistic or convincing.Not taking anything from the devs here as BOS is a great sim and the HE 111 is awesome,I think this must be at least looked at,IMHO.

 

Mick.

 

I assume you are talking about AI. I agree all panes in QMB behave like fighters, not desirable.

They won't do that in missions, stock JU87 mission (currently not available) proved that.   

[312_strycekFido]

Is it necessary? It simply will be bigger in filesize, not more detailed.

 

Well, if you have the map in bigger resolution, I think it would be useful to have more zoom levels for "blind" people like me

If it's not too much trouble for you of course. Any standart file format will do.

[UB_Toast]

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WOW....you guys saved the best for last. The He-111 is a joy to fly.  Thank you for another great plane. Looking forward to hours of fun in this bird.  And the new map is excellent too. Having fun exploring. A big SALUTE to you guys.  Thanks!

[Reflected]

I don't know if it came with this update, but I love the new startup procedures. It's a perfect balance between playability and immersion. The real procedure is there, without having to assign 100-s of buttons to different switches.

[BlackDevil]

Hi Zeus,

 

thanks for that link. It did work and allowed me to view it on my iPad. However, I did need connex all the time, as I couldn´t download the html files and it is a bit slow that way.

 

Try this file or direct link to map.

 

In the meantime I found an iPad App, that can flawless display the big pdf file:

 

Fullsize Stalingrad map (3 x 1,5m):

 

crop:

 Stalingrad_map.jpg

 

47mb pdf here

 

 

And this is now the perfect way for my kneeboard navigation.

 

I hope you will provide the same pdf for your new map, whenever it is finished  

 

Thanks for all your efforts     

Edited August 27, 2014 by BlackDevil

[Livai]

I assume you are talking about AI. I agree all panes in QMB behave like fighters, not desirable.

They won't do that in missions, stock JU87 mission (currently not available) proved that.   

 

After they drop their bombs I notice. For example the AI fly the He-111,Pe-2,IL-2,Stuka to his target like a bomber drop his bombs and then the AI starts to dogfighting me like a Fighter. I dont think that you can fix this in a mission. For example want if you have multi-targets like search and destroy then return to base.  A IL-2 or Pe-2 and a Stuka can do dogfighting like a fighter. But the He-111 100% no dogfighting like a fighter

[Feathered_IV]

Which app did you use? My pdf readers don't let me zoom in very far unfortunately.

[BlackDevil]

If it displays the map, it´s good already    I had three different ones, and all crashed due to the big size.

Now I use PDF Reader from Corporate Smalltalk (black on green logo). I can zoom and move very fast and it didnt crash so far.

[Bussard_x]

After they drop their bombs I notice. For example the AI fly the He-111,Pe-2,IL-2,Stuka to his target like a bomber drop his bombs and then the AI starts to dogfighting me like a Fighter. I dont think that you can fix this in a mission. For example want if you have multi-targets like search and destroy then return to base.  A IL-2 or Pe-2 and a Stuka can do dogfighting like a fighter. But the He-111 100% no dogfighting like a fighter

 

In QMB the bombers do not have home base to fly to, that might be the difference. In the Ju 87 mission they went for home after dropping their bombs.

[Clickenhof]

Thank you very much guys

[pilotpierre]

What suburb chickenhof?

 

And a very warm welcome to BoS.

Edited August 29, 2014 by pilotpierre

[Feathered_IV]

If it displays the map, it´s good already I had three different ones, and all crashed due to the big size.

Now I use PDF Reader from Corporate Smalltalk (black on green logo). I can zoom and move very fast and it didnt crash so far.

Thanks! Installing now...