No it was documented in the patch notes. Historically the Blenheim Bomb bay doors were held closed by a bungee system. When the bombs are dropped the weight of the bombs opens the doors. Once the bomb are gone the doors snap shut by way of bungee action. So it is now correct

A snippet from the Blenheim mKIV pilots notes:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...mbombdoors.jpg

Doesn't sound right kakkola, my spec isn't that much more than yours and CoD doesn't hammer the Processor like IL-2 '46. Your video card is the same as mine and I run on High with Anti-Epilepsy off, SSAO off, Vsynch on, Grass off, Forest very low (it will run more but I don't like the effect), Buildings Amount Medium, Building Detail low. Texture quality is Original but you can play with that.

Are you running Windows 7 or XP?

Been away for a while. New patch? that demands a test flight on ATAG.

Shot up a friendly first run, muffin123 I think? sorry about that err... l'il bit rusty...

then ran smack bang into a 3-4 ship of 109E-3s. Hit 2 killed 1

took hits, pulled a turn too hard and spun. shortly thereafter crash landed with a canopy covered in oil. Last time that happened to me the 109 pilot followed me down as I spun emptying his guns into me. A bit harsh I thought, considering spits could no way get close enough behind the much faster 109 to get more than a long range pot shot.

Spits can now officially tangle with 109s, speed difference is minimal though vertical tactics still heavily favor the 109. Good relative performance albeit at low level 5-6k feet. This is much more like the reports from real pilots.

Merlin doesn't cook itself quite so quick now either.

Gotta get me a headset and team up, lone wolfing against teams is suicide. I was very lucky to score my hits, and to survive the crash landing.

But I'll definitely be spending some time on ATAG servers now.

Congrats Luthier, BlackSix & whole CLOD team. Best of luck with the sequel I shall keep an eye out.

Regards, Sam.

@ Klem,
Hey thx for reply,i tried everything,reinstalling,delete cache etc...if i fly alone is fine ,but if i have other planes gets worse,if i fly low stutters with grass and trees(1920x1080),at 1440x900 is decent but not really nice to look at.......maybe a problem with ram?(8gig)oh i have win 7 64
Thx!!!!cheers

Hi kakkola,

I'm away from my PC right now, and this may have already been covered (in which case please disregard with my apologies), but here's something to try if not done already:

Navigate to C:/Programs(x86)/Steam/Steam Apps/Common/Il2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover

Locate the Launcher.exe file and right click on it

Select the "Properties" tab in the menu pop up

Locate "Enable Desktop Composition" and uncheck it (ie you're disabling Desktop Composition)

Click "Apply" and exit

If you've not tried that already, I hope it helps!

Snapper

@ Snapper,
Yep already unchecked but tanks for help!
Cheers!

Now or never
 

So, this is apparently going to be my last post asking this question:

Should I buy the game now?

Two concerns:

1) Disappearing planes? This would seem extremely frustrating. Is this a problem for everyone? How often? Are there work-arounds?

2) Performance: My comp specs are: Intel Core i7 quad core 2.2 ghz, 8GB Ram, win 7 64 bit, NVIDIA GeForce GT630M 2GB dedicated. Will the game run smooth on my comp? What settings? Will track IR run smooth for me?

Is this an enjoyable sim now or a continued exercise in frustration? Your opinion is appreciated. It is now or never for me.

Thanks.

Thank you Bokononist!

Resolution is a big hitter and although 1920x1080 is common today my reading of posts over the past 18 months is that it can be a bit of a cliff edge for some systems, probably because of limited Video RAM and general Video Card capability. My screen is native 1680x1050 so perhaps resolution is one of your main problems.

Windows 7 is fine and implies you are running DirectX10 or 11. Directx9 has always been a problem in CoD but it was sold as Dx9 compatible and I suspect that has led to dumbing down the graphics to comply. I suspect the sequel will say Dx10 or better. 8Gb ram is more than enough. 1.28Gb Video Ram is just enough for my setup but probably not really enough for 1920x1080 on higher settings. The Video Card (GPU) is the biggest culprit when it comes to performance (if we disregard the biggest culprit of all which is generally believed to be a poor game engine - I'm not an expert on graphics).

Try reducing Textures, it may help without spoiling the look too much, and be sure SSAO is off.

Ok havent been on here since a very long time. Before i reinstall the game i need to know one thing. Is antialiasing working now or not cause if it isnt ill stick to DCS.