Thanks for the update, Oleg.
I have to say that after all the trouble you went to to give us this Friday update with screenshots
and a video, considering you were up to your neck in office moving, I don't blame you for getting upset by some of the comments made.
I wouldn't blame you if you decided to walk away from this forum and forget about posting any future updates, but I really hope you don't.
I (and I would guess the vast majority here) really enjoy these updates and your input.
As for the screenshots I like them and can't really see what all the complaints are about.
In every screenshot that shows the terrain there is also an atmospheric haze. If you look at anything through a haze it will lose it's colour. Actually, I think the haze looks very realistic.
The bullet hole in the gun seems quite viable to me. What struck me more about that shot was that the gunner wasn't in a static position as if holding a gun (as Il2 does now). He looks as though he has been wounded, which isn't surprising given the number of bullet holes around his position.
The aircraft, as ever, look fantastic.
The video was very interesting. Had the upper gunner been killed and that is why the other crew were changing positions?
Thanks again for the update. Some of us really do appreciate it.