Friday Update, February 10, 2012

[mazex]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

It was a deffinite promise, Oleg told me in a dream once.

Mmm, those Oleg dreams are good stuff. Makes those 16 year old dreams of the good looking young teacher feel boring

Mazex

[5./JG27.Farber]

HA! Brilliant!

[il_corleone]

Thanks luthier, you are going to move the sim in another "levels" now i will be happy if the flak is more "realistic" and chanign ammo like the planes, and later, the tanks and vehicles , Thanks

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

I learned about the fuel from Ilya.
Now we have simulated the performance of engines taken from public test. What kind of fuel they used - such fuel in our game. Please don't ask me to look and learn these particulars, I have absolutely no time for it.
In the future, it may be introduced by the separation of the types of fuel.

Thanks, BlackSix. This is good info which I will share with the ATAG Forum.

[klem]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

I learned about the fuel from Ilya.
Now we have simulated the performance of engines taken from public test. What kind of fuel they used - such fuel in our game. Please don't ask me to look and learn these particulars, I have absolutely no time for it.
In the future, it may be introduced by the separation of the types of fuel.

Thank you BackSix and thanks for the update.
If it is a question of development resources my I suggest a middle road for now (although selectable fuel in the long run would be appreciated). It would mean changing the modelling of only one Spitfire type.

Keep Spitfire I with 87 Octane and two pitch prop
Update Spitfire Ia to 100 Octane fuel and keep Rotol prop (most used type in BoB)
Keep Spitfire II with 87 Octane and Rotol prop (could have 100 octane later, not so many used in BoB)

This along with Ilya's forecast that the basic FMs are being corrected anyway (Spitfire I, Ia, and 109s).

Only the Spitfire Ia would need new power modelling.

[king1hw]

Black6,

This is like a non-answer to all the questions posed here regarding the issue of engine and performance. If this is to be a simulation (which I feel is still one of the best and done by a great company) of the real thing then why is the spitfire mk1a so way off. As to your not going to deal with the issue is evident. Maybe if your not going to deal with it then why not allow those that have the ability to do so or get the head dude in charge to address what plans he has for the Battle of Britain Arena. Because this is why so many bought the sim in the first place. to see all the movement to the BoM leaves us that bought the sim for this era of the war a little miffed.

If you came back and said king they are on it and they have plans for more with this area and the new engine would help in that development would have been a better answer to me. This does not mean that I will stop flying if I dont get the right answer it just means that when they MOD it i will fly on a server without VAC enabled. Hoping that someone in the British arena will compile the data need and begin to fix the error in both LW and RAF fighters.

Now I wish that the developer would be working on this issue so that you could come back with a friday update with a little more for this BoB game and not BoM.

Anyway I do like that you are fixing many bugs I was wondering if you are addressing the ghosting issue left by planes in online play? As well as the dreaded Launcher crashes locking up. These I feel are key to the tattered online community jumping back and forth from a modded 1946 to CloD.

I made the move back over because it is the era that I most wanted to fly in and enjoy. However 3 allied planes are not enough since that is where I want to fight and since no server will host the spit IIa then I am stuck in a rotol to do the work online.

Anyway keep working hard you have a TOUGH COMMUNITY TO PLEASE LOLOL.

King

[bw_wolverine]

Thanks for the update, BlackSix. Keep them coming!

[Talisman]

Hi Snapper,

I would like to thank BlackSix for his last reply regarding 100 Octane fuel. However, I do not fully understand all that he has said and am a little confused; I am a bit slow you know, LOL. From your post you appear to have understood him. Can you help me out here and let me know what your understanding is of what he said.

Happy landings,

Talisman

[BaronBonBaron]

Thank you Black Six and team for the nice update and video!!
We all appreciate your hard work and continued weekly communication!!

God bless.

[lothar29]

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